Well this was an interesting experience for me... Let me preface by saying... it is really amazing how the mind will associate different smells to different events in your past- which will impact how you will feel about the scents... But first...
Price: 7.50 for a stick- very nice!
Quality: Typical QED/Charles offering- couldn't be happier!
Lather: Rubbed over my beard- whirled around my brush... presto chango simple easy lather... Its interesting- the lather (atleast on my face) does not feel very dense... almost "light"- but man does it work wonders!!!
Efficacy: On my mug- nothing tops QED- period
Moisturizing: I always get BBS smooth- but on rare occasions my girlfriend will say something like...my god your face feels amazing!!! She did (and always does when I use QED)...12 hours after I shaved!
So...the scent... I got the stick yesterday and opened it, and both my girlfriend and I both smelled it together... This was the conversation that followed:
GF: Well...that's curious- you know what this smells reminds me of?
me: India.. It smells like the luggage people come back with from a trip to India when you put the bags in the car... Or... monks at Palitana (a temple in India)...
GF: Exactly! It smells just like luggage brought back from India!
(BTW- We are both first generation Indian/Americans and our parents immigrated from India) For anyone that is not familiar with this smell- it is not a bad smell at all- I'm sure most people would say: Woah- that's a curious earthy powerful clean smell... I love it! But for me... I'm already familiar with it... and just have grown not to love that smell over the years because I associate it with the Mumbai airport and the 2 hour walk up a mountain to get to Palitana...
I'm keeping this stick because it gives me a great shave- but every time I use it I won't be surprised if my Indian family/friends have sort of weird looks on their faces and ask if I just came back from Indian.
Discuss here
Price: 7.50 for a stick- very nice!
Quality: Typical QED/Charles offering- couldn't be happier!
Lather: Rubbed over my beard- whirled around my brush... presto chango simple easy lather... Its interesting- the lather (atleast on my face) does not feel very dense... almost "light"- but man does it work wonders!!!
Efficacy: On my mug- nothing tops QED- period
Moisturizing: I always get BBS smooth- but on rare occasions my girlfriend will say something like...my god your face feels amazing!!! She did (and always does when I use QED)...12 hours after I shaved!
So...the scent... I got the stick yesterday and opened it, and both my girlfriend and I both smelled it together... This was the conversation that followed:
GF: Well...that's curious- you know what this smells reminds me of?
me: India.. It smells like the luggage people come back with from a trip to India when you put the bags in the car... Or... monks at Palitana (a temple in India)...
GF: Exactly! It smells just like luggage brought back from India!
(BTW- We are both first generation Indian/Americans and our parents immigrated from India) For anyone that is not familiar with this smell- it is not a bad smell at all- I'm sure most people would say: Woah- that's a curious earthy powerful clean smell... I love it! But for me... I'm already familiar with it... and just have grown not to love that smell over the years because I associate it with the Mumbai airport and the 2 hour walk up a mountain to get to Palitana...
I'm keeping this stick because it gives me a great shave- but every time I use it I won't be surprised if my Indian family/friends have sort of weird looks on their faces and ask if I just came back from Indian.
Discuss here