Nuavia Blu without question.
Hmm...lots of votes for this one. I may have to try it.Nuavia Blu without question.
Trouble is that no real sandalwood is used by any soap maker nowadays. I paid $ 38 for a vial of 3 ml of real stuff. It was freshly distilled. Aged and specially curated sample go for nearly $120 for 2ml.
Soap makers just pass off amyris and bastard sandalwood as real deal.
Shave stick experience was fantastic! I read a thread on the wiki about using a stick. Performance was amazing. bay rum scent is Wonderful. On busy mornings it saves a few steps and minutes.You will love them both. I have the lime also. I bought it because I read so many good reviews about the scent. And the performance is the best.
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I doubt many will agree, but mine is Arko.
Best scent for me would be prorasso green. Theres just something about it that takes me back in time to being a kid and smelling it in my house. 1805 from truefitt and hill is my wifes favorite scent. But this is scent alone, not performance.
Out of my 200 soaps there are few excellent ones, many good ones, and a lot of average scents. But to me Nuavia Blu tops the list. Its just so unique and pleasing. My only issue is finding the perfect complimentary aftershave for it. I remember dfoulk recommended l'occitane Eav Des Baux which I really like. If anyone has any other suggestions, please share.
I can think of several. None however, are good lol.
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Thats my favorite scent so far. Sort of like a light flowery Sandalwood. I think of it like the blossoms on a Sandalwood tree.
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I'm only three shaves in with it and performance is good, but not top tier to me.
Perhaps, but remember some of the perfumers have long standing fragrances that are called sandalwood but are in fact simply a specific perfume. Taylor's and Trumpets both sell soaps labelled sandalwood but they are in fact scented with their own proprietary fragrance, and both much more interesting and sophisticated (and require a lot more skill to design) than simply adding some essential oil to a product. In fact trumpers sandalwood soap might be the nicest scented shave product ive ever used. Pity the contemporary soap base they're using doesn't match the quality of the scent at all.Trouble is that no real sandalwood is used by any soap maker nowadays. I paid $ 38 for a vial of 3 ml of real stuff. It was freshly distilled. Aged and specially curated sample go for nearly $120 for 2ml.
Soap makers just pass off amyris and bastard sandalwood as real deal.