Stirling Oro Valley Shaving Soap is built around leather, warm spice and amber, and Stirling describes it as their interpretation of Tom Ford Ombre Leather. The listed notes are cardamom, leather, jasmine sambac, amber, moss and patchouli.
The leather here reads as soft and slightly earthy rather than the sharp, smoky kind, with the cardamom giving it lift at the start and the moss and patchouli keeping it grounded. It is a scent for the colder half of the year, and it holds on the skin well after the shave.
The soap uses the same tallow base Stirling has been making for years. Beef tallow and stearic acid provide the density, castor oil adds glide, and lanolin, shea butter, coconut milk and sweet almond oil are what leave the face feeling settled rather than stripped.
Key Features
- Leather, cardamom and amber over a mossy patchouli base.
- A cool weather scent that suits evening or weekend shaves.
- Tallow based rather than vegan, with lanolin included for post shave comfort.
- Dense lather that stays wet on the face through a full three pass shave.
How to Use
- Soak your brush and shake it out until it is damp.
- Load from the tub for around thirty seconds.
- Build the lather slowly, adding drops of water until it thickens and takes on a sheen.
- Leave the tub open for a while after use so the surface dries out.
Specifications
- Net weight 5.8 oz (about 165 g), supplied in a 170 ml tub
- Format: hard shaving soap in a screw top tub
- Base: tallow (beef tallow, stearic acid, castor oil)
- Made in the USA by Stirling Soap Company
