Scent Description

80th Anniversary is an homage to Blue de Chanel. For a wildly popular fragrance which has become common enough to be considered mainstream, Bleu de Chanel is in its own way controversial. Many consider it an intensely woody scent, but as the name itself describes, it is also blue, which typically denotes aquatic accords. Chanel describes the scent as “herbal-woody” and indeed the scent notes support that with citrus, mint and pepper up front, followed by ginger, nutmeg, and jasmine at the center, and a base of cedar, sandalwood, musk and patchouli. Yet despite no aquatic notes mentioned, a sea-air freshness seems to blow through it giving the impression of the ocean. 80th is a masculine and sophisticated scent, which is intensely fresh and spicy, and versatile enough to be worn casually or dressed up for date night. An icon deserving of its popularity.

Scent Notes

Top Notes: Grapefruit, Lemon, Mint, Pink Pepper
Heart Notes: Ginger, Nutmeg, Jasmine
Base Notes: Incense, Vetiver, Cedar, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Labdanum, Musk

About Saponificio Varesino

Saponoficio Varesino was established in 1945 by Dante Bardelli in the small town of Brebbia (Varese) near the shores of Lago Maggiore in Italy. It is considered a premium brand among shave soaps and reknowned for its luxurious soap base and sophisticated fragrances, many of which are inspired by popular men's colognes. The brand has grown into multiple product lines including Shaving Products, which includes a line of artisan razors and brushes, and Bath and Body Products, which include Bar Soaps, Liquid Soaps, Shampoos and Shower Gels. 

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Saponificio Varesino 80th Anniversary soap

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Scent Strength: 7/10
Longevity: 5/10
Scent Family: Woody
Subtype: Mossy Woods
Suitability: Date Night, Daytime, Evening, Home, Work
Inspiration: Blue de Chanel
Country of Origin: Italy
Menthol: Non-menthol
Companion Products: Splash, Bar Soap, Deodorant, EDP
Type: Puck

Base Description

The Beta 4.3 soap base is prized among wet shavers for its luxurious lather and excellent post-shave feel. All of Saponoficio Varesino's (SV) soaps are triple milled and use the original process of mixing Meditteranean sea water with Olive Oil and plant extracts which are heated and mixed over several days then poured into a mold and left to set for up to a month. The Beta 4.3 creates a very dense lather classifid by ShaveSplash as Creamy, which due to its strong structure also has some properties of a Structured lather. Stability is extremely high and slickness is excellent. Key skin foods include Shea Butter, Glycerin, Castor Oil, Sunflower Seed Oil and Almond Oil. 

Lather Properties

Cushion: 9/10
Density: 9/10
Slickness: 8/10
Stability: 9/10
Lather Type: Creamy
Base Type: Vegan
Base Name: Beta 4.3
Skin Food: Shea Butter, Sunflower Seed Oil, Almond Oil, Glycerin, Castor Oil, Manna Ash, Vitamin E, Stearic Acid, Illipe Butter, Grape Seed Oil, Macadamia Oil

Notes

Top Notes: Grapefruit, Lemon, Mint, Pink Pepper
Heart Notes: Ginger, Nutmeg, Jasmine
Base Notes: Incense, Vetiver, Cedar, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Labdanum, Musk

Ingredients

Sodium Cocoate, Potassium Stearate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Rapeseedate Sodium, Sodium Sunflower, Aqua / Water / Eau, Shorea stenoptera Seed Butter, Fraxinus Ornus (Manna Ash) Sap Extract, Parfum / Fragrance, Ternifolia Macadamia Seed Oil, Sucrose Cocoate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch, Xanthan Gum, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Tocopheryl Acetate, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Citric Acid, Benzyl Salicylate , Limonene, Citral, Alpha Isomethyl Ionone, Linalool

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Saponificio Varesino 80th Anniversary aftershave

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Type: Splash
Scent Strength: 7/10
Longevity: 5/10
Inspiration: Blue de Chanel
Suitability: Evening, Date Night, Daytime, Work, Home
Scent Family: Woody
Subtype: Mossy Woods
Mentholation: Non-Menthol
Country: Italy
Price: $$$$
Companion Products: Shave Soap, Bar Soap
Skin Food: Aloe, Calendula, Eucalyptus Oil, Mallow, Date Oil, Chamomile Water, Lavender

Notes

Top Notes: Grapefruit, Lemon, Mint, Pink Pepper
Heart Notes: Ginger, Nutmeg, Jasmine
Base Notes: Incense, Vetiver, Cedar, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Labdanum, Musk

Ingredients

Rocket, Witch hazel, Lemon, Aloe, Malva, Calendula, Chamomile, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Vitamin E.