Chicago
Razorock
Razorock was founded in Canada by Joseph Abbatangelo, who in 2009 enlisted his uncle, Michael Luorio, to take a trip to Tuscany in search of alum stones for Joseph's father-in-law, a retired Italian barber. After falling in love with all things Wet Shaving, they launched the Razorock brand which has grown into a complete product line spanning soaps, aftershaves, razors, and accessories. The brand is known for quality at an affordable price, with many of its products sourced from local Italian artisans. One early partnership was with the Tcheon Fung Sin Soap Company, founded by a Chinese immigrant to Italy in 1945, which produces many of its soaps and aftershaves.
Scent Description
It's generally believed that the inspiration for Chicago is Issey Miyake's L'eau d'Issey Pour Homme. How true is up for debate, but Chicago is a light, floral scent with a modest amount of citrus blended expertly with amber and a hint of woods to create a gentlemanly melange which is soft, summery, sweet, and complex. It can be worn at almost any time for any occasion, and as the the scent strength is modest is discrete while maintaining an air of elegance and sophistication.
Scent Strength
5
Longevity
5
Scent Family
Floral
Subtype
Floral Oriental
Suitability
Daytime, Evening, Home, Work, Date Night
Inspiration
L'eau d'Issey
Country of Origin
Italy
Menthol
Non-menthol
Companion Products
Splash
Base Description
Razorock's Super Tallow performs similarly to the Super Vegan Formula in that both produce a buoyant and structured lather which ShaveSplash characterizes as Structured. The lather provides excellent Cushion with Medium-High Density, strong stability, and good slickness. Due to the quality ingredients which include Shea Butter, Coconut Oil and Aloe, the post-shave feel is also excellent. With such reasonable pricing, Razorock's are one of the best values in wet shaving.
Lather Properties
Cushion
8
Density
7
Slickness
7
Stability
Lather Type
8
Structured
Base Type
Base Name
Tallow
Super Tallow
Skin Food
Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, Aloe
Top Notes
Mandarin, Citrus
Heart Notes
Jasmine, Gardenia, Amber
Base Notes
Woods, Leather, Powder
IIngredients
Stearic Acid, Water(Eau), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Potassium, Hydroxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Tallow Acid, Hydrogenated Lanolin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea)Butter Fragrance(Parfum), Argania Spinosa (Argan)Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Extract(Aloe), Citral, Coumarin, Benzyl Salicylate.