Dear fellow shavers,
In my reading of far more old threads than I should probably admit to, I have come across mention of some very interesting, very strange sounding scents of shaving soaps and creams. One that springs to mind is Vicco Turmeric, while another is St. Charles Shave Bacon.
My question to you is, what is the strangest scent of a shaving soap or cream you've heard of, and have you used it? Also, if you've used it, how's the performance?
Keep in mind that strange doesn't necessarily mean bad, just not something you would expect in a shave soap. Turmeric for example is a smell I quite like, though I can't imagine it in a shaving cream.
Let's try to limit it to scents that they were aiming for, or soaps that have a well defined scent (unlike the Arko "urinal puck" smell, which while unusual, is probably not the specific scent identity they were hoping you would associate it with. Granted, I don't mind that smell at all..). Bonus points for weird smelling soaps or creams that are pretty cheap or are available in far flung locations or only in very small regions (since I am someone who likes to experiment with weird stuff myself, but I'm an impoverished grad student, so I should be practical with my shaving purchases for the time being ).
Looking forward to what you folks come up with!
In my reading of far more old threads than I should probably admit to, I have come across mention of some very interesting, very strange sounding scents of shaving soaps and creams. One that springs to mind is Vicco Turmeric, while another is St. Charles Shave Bacon.
My question to you is, what is the strangest scent of a shaving soap or cream you've heard of, and have you used it? Also, if you've used it, how's the performance?
Keep in mind that strange doesn't necessarily mean bad, just not something you would expect in a shave soap. Turmeric for example is a smell I quite like, though I can't imagine it in a shaving cream.
Let's try to limit it to scents that they were aiming for, or soaps that have a well defined scent (unlike the Arko "urinal puck" smell, which while unusual, is probably not the specific scent identity they were hoping you would associate it with. Granted, I don't mind that smell at all..). Bonus points for weird smelling soaps or creams that are pretty cheap or are available in far flung locations or only in very small regions (since I am someone who likes to experiment with weird stuff myself, but I'm an impoverished grad student, so I should be practical with my shaving purchases for the time being ).
Looking forward to what you folks come up with!