Pasta & Love EN

ISSUE N. 03

the bonvivant way

The art of living well means enjoying small moments, and embracing the beauty in everyday life. Rediscover the grooming routine through cathartic and savoured moments meant to help you express your best self.

BONVIVANT ITALIANITY IN A MODERN KEY Italy is the home of good living.

The culture of speed finds here small pause brackets, which open sacred moments such as sharing meals, being together, enjoying small details, or a ray of sunshine.

In a world that has unaccustomed us to travel, but makes us live always connected soliciting quick answers, there are those who protect the quality of time, without giving up on enriching themselves with stimuli and experiences.

The bonvivant is the man who celebrates the beauty of life, in Italy as in every corner of the world. He chooses the bicycle, stops right in front of an espresso, appreciates the tailoring details, listening to a vinyl record. He is a lover of beautiful and meaningful things.

Pasta & Love was created to celebrate the lifestyle of the bonvivant and is now enriched with new products for self-care, designed for the pleasure of male grooming. Hair and beard styling is therefore experienced as a cathartic moment, capable of inducing a clear and serene mood.

With Pasta & Love, gestures repeated every morning rediscover value in the pleasure of small luxuries, citrus notes and sustainably design bottles. Not out of vanity, not even to conceal age, but for the pleasure of dedicating attention and ensuring a fresh and well-groomed appearance.

The bonvivant is a lover of beauty fragments, Pasta & Love is his daily wellness ritual.

LINE OF PRODUCTS FOR THE CARE OF BEARD HAIR, AND BODY. which celebrates living well with light irony, evoking two of the symbols that most denote the Italian spirit in the world, good food and love.

BODY PRODUCTS

HAIR BEARD & BODY WASH

NEW

Multi-purpose cleansing product formulated to wash hair, beard and body. It is enriched with Alkekengi, this extract is rich in antioxidants and contributes to promote a delicate cleansing with a distinctive citrusy scent.

Provides hydration leaving the skin soft. Suitable also to cleanse the beard prior to the shaving routine.

WHAT A STYLE!

The day was boring, repetitive, uneventful.

Nothing new on the horizon. Nothing exciting to do. I close the laptop, go down the stairs, go to her. Just seeing her gives me energy, my Vespa. We understand each other, we have been through many things together. I loaded the most beautiful girls in the city onto her saddle, never denied a ride to anyone, and sitting back there is a whole

other story. Change the perspective, you see buildings and trees that look new, but where were they before? Feel that unmistakable buzz. What pride, what style, 100% Italian, like me. Look at the sky, feel the wind on you. Here, I feel good.

Riding my Vespa makes me want friends.

From adventure and speed, but also of enjoying the breaks along the way, which are the spice of life. There is traffic? Better. I move around with her. With great

class I avoid the queues, swerve and go around a traffic jam, a little gas and I slip away from the traffic. This is style, gentlemen. This is personality, the most beautiful form of elegance. Time passes, but on my Vespa my charm does not change. Now the day has taken a turn.

STYLING PRODUCTS

MEDIUM-HOLD FIBER CREAM

NEW

Easy to use styling cream for all hair types.

Provides a medium hold, excellent pliability, and a natural satin like shine. The hair is left with a touchable and flexible movement and the hairstyle can be reworked without creating visible residues. The product is formulated to create a fibrous effect with resins, to give elasticity to the hair.

Made with vegetal oil, a completely natural substance that comes from castor oil and carnauba wax. It has a polishing and conditioning action on the hair.

the challenge

Come here, I challenge you to foosball.

Time to say it, and the whole bar gathers around us. The first time we were children, in the community center we played for hours, without a token it was a godsend, a continuous fetching of balls from the hole. Since then, we have never given up on foosball. I start, I roll up my sleeves and perform the ritual of throwing the ball on the pitch, in the middle, as per tradition.

My heart is already accelerated. In a few moments the table is on fire, the glittering rods move frantically and the knobs seem hot. We both want to score. The cast iron men now have human faces, a personality and a role, just like the players of a real football team. The doorman is a bit chipped, to be honest. The girls also approached, glasses in hand. The children around jump like crickets. Move that you get an elbow, you do not see that I move in jerks. The

rules? They are not written anywhere, but we all know them. There is only one prohibition: blending is prohibited! On the other hand, there is always a fight about fouls. I hear the unmistakable dry thud of the ball that goes into the goal. Goal! Roar.

One to zero for you, but don’t fool yourself.

Let’s start again and may the best man win.

STYLING PRODUCTS

MEDIUM-HOLD STYLING PASTE Workable styling paste for flexible and versatile styles. Gives a textured effect and medium hold, ideal for a controlled look with a natural finish.

It adds texture to the hair and maintains its natural shine and movement, never leaving it stiff or sticky.

A mixture of two dimensional resins reduce “flaking” effect, and guarantee a medium and invisible seal. Vegetal oil, a completely natural substance that comes from castor oil and carnauba wax. It has a polishing and conditioning action on the hair. Castor oil is known for its protective properties on the hair structure, being able to rebalance the amount of fat in the hair.

Observing the world

through the eyepiece is an experience capable of transforming the most common of objects into something interesting. If you choose a reflex camera, it also becomes a relaxing experience. Because analogue photography has a rhythm opposite to that of the daily frenzy, full of objectives to be achieved in the shortest possible time. My camera is a family gem that

I still keep in its original leather case.

Using it predisposes me to calm. Analog shooting has nothing compulsive about it, you need to observe and prepare the scene carefully, carefully evaluate the light and set the aperture, focus, shutter speed in manual mode.

A slow pleasure because, unlike when I use the smart-phone, before shooting I think about it. Once I have then captured the image, the process is not yet complete.

The development of the film is a further experience in terms of physicality, finally something tangible, and emotion. Because I’m never sure what the negative will reveal.

Although, for me, imperfection also has its charm. Shooting on film goes far beyond capturing an image, it has to do with the pleasure of details, the artistic gaze, the domain of time and the story of oneself.

STYLING PRODUCTS

strong-HOLD MAT CLAY Mat sculpting clay, adds texture and definition, with a strong durable hold.

It adds body, thickness and structure to dry hair, defining it in a strong way and giving it structure and stability.

Ideal for edgy hairstyles especially on short hair, it allows to create a messy look and a coarse separation of the strands. It leaves no residue and is dry to the touch, without greasiness.

Kaolin and bentonite are natural mineral clays that create the matte effect without residues.

The vinyl record

weighs 180 grams. A perfect weight, worthy of the pieces of music it welcomes, but light enough to be preciously fragile.

I carefully take it out of the case. A wipe with the microfiber cloth and place it on the turntable platter. The turntable, what a show. The pleasure has already begun, even before listening, in finding the time for this ritual. I let the vinyl spin on the

platter for a few seconds, unlock the turntable arm and gently lower it. I position the head before the start of the first groove. Here the sound fills the room, enveloping, alive, yet with a charm that comes from the past. I can catch small nuances, barely hinted, almost whispered notes that I would have lost in the studio, in the car, in the park. The disc spins fast, but it seems motionless. It turns around 33 revolutions per minute, hence

one of its names. When I was a child, my grandfather called him LP and it was a privilege to have one at home. At that time I was fascinated by the cases, in my eyes futuristic works of art more precious than the sound they contained. Today, I find in vinyl an invitation to enjoy time, a childhood luxury, and the pleasure of careful and profound listening

SHAVING PRODUCTS

NON-FOAMING TRANSPARENT SHAVING GEL This soothing brushless gel can be used to shave the full beard, or as a precision finishing step for details around the beard.

Designed with a transparent texture, it allows you to have the perfect visibility to shave precision lines with the razor in the beard and haircut contour, mustaches and goatees.

The gel texture brings a delicate freshness and ensures a fundamental condition for a satisfying shaving: the skin stays moist underneath, favoring a handy shaving for you and at the same time improving the comfort of the service.

With Alkekengi extract obtained from the fruit of the Brazilian plant, it provides a soothing effect which bestows immediate relief after shaving.

There is always someone I know.

How are you, where are you going, what will the weather be like. Hot macchiato, thank you. Here is my friend’s partner, at the bottom of the counter, on the right.

Did you see the game last night? Collapsed on the sofa. Sweet or salty croissant?

I go out, a table has become available outside. Salty, thanks. It feels good in the sun today. Goodbye Madam, have a

good day. Sorry, can I get the newspaper?

Even a glass of water. Hey, who sees you again! The dog can’t go in, sit here with me. Always fit, huh! It took. What do you take? My project is progressing well.

Waiter! The tennis tournament, I want to challenge you, a pizza together, a weekend at the beach. That time as children.

How angry he was, what laughter. Never forgiven! Here is the professor. A couple of tourists. Politics and the environment.

Forget it. This croissant is good. Your dog wants some. Or maybe he’s thirsty. Isn’t that biting me? The photography exhibition, you have to go there. I think that, you believe though, but maybe it’s better this way. I offer. The girl in the green dress. Look, you know her. I also pay his. I present it to you. Your dog breaks up. Maybe later. I can’t do it today. An appointment, a meeting, a breather. See you tomorrow.

SHAVING PRODUCTS

PRE-SHAVING AND BEARD OIL

Multi-functional oil formula. Can be used to prep the beard for shaving, or on dry beard to shape and soften.

As a pre-shave treatment, the oil gives extra protection even to sensitive skin. Giving softness and nourishment, it lets razors glide easily for a more comfortable shave.

As a moisturizing treatment, the oil gives the beard softness and shine.

With its light texture it does not leave residue or weigh beard down.

The product is formulated with Almond and Jojoba oil and enriched with Alkekengi extract for its soothing properties.

There was too much commotion

for my taste. Everyone had something to say but none of us said anything important. Someone raised their voice, someone stood up, a small group gathered around a laptop while another team argued loudly.

I looked out the window and realized that the sun was shining on the square outside. I grabbed my jacket and walked out without saying anything.

No one asked, no one saw me. The table at

the cafe was inviting, right in the sun, in the first row. I sat down to enjoy the show.

Everyday life happened before my very eyes, with voices of the people passing by, the birds flying high and sunlight playing on my skin. The warm intense aroma of the coffee hit my nostrils first, then my palate, and I felt like embracing the whole square. I slowly closed my eyes. I placed all my thoughts in that small cup of espresso, and with the last sip, my doubts had vanished. I was ready to

go back. I had found what I needed. Nobody could understand how. Someone assumed I’d been inspired by his words; another asked me for inspiration. I looked to the window: the sun was still shining on the square.

SHAVING PRODUCTS

SOFTENING SHAVING GEL Gentle shaving gel, suitable for all skin types.

When massaged with hands or a brush, it turns to a rich foam that helps soften the skin for a comfortable and effective shave.

The thick foam gives a luxurious feeling of pampering even for a quick daily use.

Formulated with gentle surfactants and enriched with Alkekengi extract for its soothing properties.

I promised we would meet.

We had to see each other. It had been much too long since the last time - a time now forgotten. Meeting now was a must, as essential as breathing. For both of us. If I’d been sick with fever I wouldn’t have cared. This was more important. I wouldn’t miss it. Nothing would keep me from this. I went down to the garage and got my bicycle, my faithful

companion that, more and more often, I enjoyed taking out on unfamiliar paths.

The feeling of air, natural light and movement gave me new energy. The adrenaline of anticipation rose and ran right into my legs that, with each push, became stronger, making me whizz fast, free and powerful. I smiled at the idea of how others would be surprised to see me arrive at the airport on a bike. The more I thought about it, the more I smiled. My body stretched

forward and out. I pedaled without touching the saddle; maybe I was flying. We would meet again, yes, and I would carry within, the triumph of another encounter torn from fate.

SHAVING PRODUCTS

AFTER SHAVE AND MOISTURIZING CREAM Delicate moisturizing formula, ideal post-shave to complete the daily routine, or as a gentle moisturizer.

Used after shaving, it is perfect as a last step in your routine.

Thanks to its soothing formula, the product is perfect to calm redness after shaving, leaving skin soft without residue.

It is also ideal as a daily moisturing cream, on days when shaving isn’t needed, to moisturize skin and keep it balanced.

Formulated with both Karitè and Babassu butters for nutrition and protection, with added Alkekengi extract.

You called and told me to come;

a new fabric you liked had just arrived.

I go, because if you say so, it’s true.

I started coming here as a child with my grandfather. I liked to hear you talk while you took his measurements and he laughed, and everything was good.

A gentle man like you - but don’t touch anything - a pat on my shoulder. Yet the spools of thread and the fabrics were so

beautiful that I sometimes stole a piece, sometimes even a button. I didn’t show it to anyone, just hid it in my pocket for myself. Today your hands look bigger than then - it’s unbelievable that they can handle a tiny needle. Yet you’ve always created masterpieces. With every shirt of yours, I wear a story that I wish will never end. It makes me feel good to dress up. It brightens my days and I’m sure it shows.

It’s a treat I love to give myself, it’s a

pleasure I love to show my friends, and if strangers compliment me saying “what a beautiful shirt”, I smile with pride and tell them that it’s unique and handmade, created by an artist and craftsman learned over generations - just for me.

I stop just before entering the shop. I can already see it, it’s exactly the kind of fabric I like.

SHAVING ROUTINE BEFORE

Use the hair beard & body wash for for an invigorating cleanse to the beard prior to grooming. Massage the pre shaving & beard oil into face to prepare for shaving. Help prep skin and open pores with a hot shower or a warm towel applied to the face.

DURING

Shave with gentle, careful movements using Softening Shaving Gel or Transparent NonFoaming Shaving gel depending on need preference. Follow the growth direction of the hair and create a smooth, taut surface to let the blade glide smoothly. Start from the area around the sideburns and follow down along cheeks in the direction of the chin.

For thin beards, for finishing and contours.

Non Foaming transparent shaving gel

You can apply Pasta&Love Non Foaming Transparent Shaving Gel directly to the areas to be shaved and shave with razor. Perfect to maintain your beard in between services.

Transparent Shaving Gel allows to refresh contouring thanks to its clear texture.

Smooth razor action even on sensitive skin, keeps your skin moisturized while shaving. » PRE SHAVING HOME TIP: Take small towel and pur into hot tap water. Drain and cover your face for 1-3 min. » POST SHAVING HOME TIP: Take a small towel and sumberge into cold water. Drain and cover face for 1 minute.

For all beard types.

SOFTENING SHAVING GEL

For an ideal shave, we recommend to shave under the shower, as heat and humidity opens up the pores so that hair softens for an easier shave.opens up the pores so that hair softens for an easier shave.

AFTER

Immediately after shaving, before applying aftershave or moisturizer, rinse your face with plenty of cold water. Gently towel off and apply aftershave and moisturizing cream with a light massage for ideal absorption.

EXPERT STYLING TIPS Strong-HOLD MAT Clay For styling: Apply product on damp hair and style using a blow dryer (with a flat air diffusor). Create a perfect look using the air stream.

For softer styling effect: mix the Strong Hold Mat Clay with a drop or two of Pasta & Love Pre-Shaving & Beard Oil. Apply on dry hair and style as desired. Mixing the clay and oil gives also additional shine effect.

MEDIUM -HOLD STYLING PASTE Wet Mediterranean Look: mix Medium Hold Styling Paste with Pasta & Love PreShaving & Beard Oil, apply on towel dried hair, comb using your fingers and let it dry.

Works perfectly with wavy and curly hair.

Can also be used on the beard by mixing the Pre shaving & beard oil and blow drying the beard to create softness.

MEDIUM-HOLD FIBER CREAM After applying the fiber cream to the hair, use a blow dryer to create volume, brushing it backwards with your fingers using the flow of the air.

On wet hair, apply the fiber cream to strands of hair twisting small sections to create wavy wet look. Air dry without moving the hair. For a more sculpted look, add a small quantity of clay to the cream, and apply only the ends of the hair with fingertips.

PRODUCTS FOR EVERY LOOK SATIN WET LOOK

For a matte satin finish, use the medium hold styling paste to create body and definition. For curly hair, on damp hair apply the pre shaving & beard oil for added hydration and a “wet look”.

For medium- short hair. Suitable also for defining the beard.

TEXTURED MAT HOLD

For a dry and opaque effect, use the strong hold clay for maximum hold and shape. Suitable also for fine hair to add body. Apply on ends using your fingertips and no not comb through for a more messy look.

For medium- short hair.

ELEGANT SMOOTH DEFINITION

For a classic smooth look, use the medium hold fiber cream to create definition and slight shine. Can be used also as a “wet look” or change the shape throughout the day by adding the pre shaving & beard oil.

For medium- short hair.

LINE FEATURES

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING The Pasta & Love bottles are partially made from recycled glass and the tubes are made from 95% post consumer recycled aluminum for a lower environmental impact. All the emissions generated by the packaging lifecycle are neutralized through Ethiotrees project which supports reforestation in nature reserves in northern Ethiopia at risk of desertification.

FORMULAS WITH HIGH NATURALITY Pasta & Love formulas were developed with the ideal balance between natural ingredients and technology in mind, creating light textures, without the use of silicones.

WITH CERTIFIED ORGANIC ALKEKENGI EXTRACT The Alkekengi fruit is native to Brazil, where the extraction happens through “green technology”. This allows for an even purer concentrate with reduced environmental impact compared to traditional methods.

The calming and soothing properties of the fruit make it particularly suitable for our shaving formulations. It can be found in the Softening Shaving Gel, After Shave, and Pre shaving & Beard oil.

KAOLIN AND BENTONITE A mixture of clays for a natural matte effect. Including Kaolin, a powder of sedimentary rocks that consists predominantly of kaolinite, a mineral clay allows to create the matte effect on the hair. And Bentonite, a natural clay that allows to create the matte effect with excellent pliability. It leaves no residue and is dry to the touch, without greasiness.

VEGETAL OIL A completely natural substance that comes from castor oil and carnauba wax. It has a polishing and conditioning action on the hair. Castor oil is known for its protective properties on the hair structure, being able to rebalance the amount of fat in the hair.

VIBRANT CITRUS FRAGRANCE Dominated by refreshing top notes of lemon, bergamot and orange blossom, complimented by warming touches of iris and patchouli, the fragrange is vibrant and lively yet soft.

the bonvivant way

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