mardi 25 mai 2010

Claus Porto soap

I'm a sucker for an expensive soap. If it's genuinely good quality then I don't mind paying. I thought I'd found one with the Iris soap from the Farmacia Santa Maria Novella, however shortly down the line I found that it really didn't have much oomph and it's beautiful just didn't last longer than a week or so.

Latest discovery? Claus Porto.

I lobbed this in the shopping basket on our final sweep of duty-free on our way home from Lisbon. Mr C gasped at the price but it's proven to be money so well spent:


Violet soap. Violet has to be one of my favourite fragrances of all time (I've considered trying to track down a Violet perfume) and this soap smells very strongly. And what about that beautiful packaging.

The first day I reverently unwrapped it I admired it, of cousre, but then when I came home from work and found the whole house smelling of it I was thrilled. And, weeks later I can report that it still smells lovely and is in turn making me smell lovely. I'm using it all over, and it's not drying at all.

The website for Claus Porto tells me it's been around since 1887 and has many more lovely looking products to discover, and I intend to find out a little bit more.

4 commentaires:

  1. lovely soapmaker, lovely packaging...though you really should try mine!
    x

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  2. Oh god that sounds and looks beautiful!

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  3. @FuturePrimitive - wow, I've had a quick peep at your blog - I really must try yours, it looks lovely. I will come back for a proper look later on

    @Lillian - isn't it just? The packaging alone drew me in

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  4. Bonjour, I found you through 'Next Blog' and have enjoyed perusing. I love good soap too, so much that my husband has to stop me buying every so often just so I can get through my stash. I will check out this gorgeous sounding brand. I think (hope) I have seen it here in New Zealand.

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