¡Bueno Caballeros! Feel free to post your own experiences with this soap or add to my descriptions.
I shaved with Tradewinds this morning for the first time. I really like it.
The packaging is good. Nice wide tub with enough lip to keep control of the lather as you load the brush. I like the simple graphics and the label is plastic so it won't dissolve when it gets wet. The only problem is that the label is slightly larger in diameter than the lid so the edges hang over the sides just a tiny bit. In the long run I have a feeling that the label is going to start to lift off of the lid from being handled.
The soap is soft. About the same consistency as Proraso. My son said, "Eww. It looks like throw up."
A Tale of Four Old Spice Soaps:
To me, Tradewinds is another Old Spice-scented shaving soap. I wish I had Stirling Spice for comparison (I do have the aftershave though). But I only have the Old Spice soaps in the pic below.
I'm not good with describing specific technical scent notes (e.g., bergamot, patchouli, amber, etc...). Instead, I like to compare things to scents I know. In this case, the scent is very similar to Soap Commander Endurance. In fact, I think it smells like Endurance but with a "soapy" edge to it. Tradewinds has that same underlying Old Spice scent but with a fresher, cleaner, soap scent added to it. Think of SC Endurance mixed with a dryer sheet. It's a nice clean scent. Don't get me wrong though. I love Endurance. And the performances of the two are very similar. It's just that Tradewinds smells a bit "fresher." My son says, "It smells like shampoo."
The vintage Old Spice soap I have has no Old Spice scent at all. It just smells like old soap with a little bit of fragrance. Great performer though. The Bearded Jack is Old Spice but I feel like the scent is much darker and heavier--like oily, or syrup-like. It's definitely not as refreshing as Endurance or Tradewinds. For me, the freshness of a scent matters in the morning when I shave because I like my shave to brighten up my morning routine. Especially when the weather gets hot and humid.
The lather is great!! The Old Spice scent comes out a little stronger when you lather. It went on my face light and fluffy but whipped up into a nice thick lather with hardly any effort. Nice and slick with lots of cushion. Pretty good residual slickness but not quite as good as the Stirling soaps I own. Great peaks too. I only swirled the brush 15 times on the soap and had tons of lather left over after my standard 3-pass shave. This pic is the amount of lather left over after my shave:
The post-shave feel was good. I felt no irritation or burning. I topped off the shave with Stirling Spice aftershave (transferred to a vintage Old Spice bottle for an old-school feel). I'm writing this about 2 hours later and my face still feels smooth and powdery soft. The Old Spice scent is still pretty strong.
My shave this morning:
Feel free to add your own experiences with the soap especially if you have used Stirling Spice or any other Old Spice scented shaving soap. I'm hoping that this thread will help members with their soap selection process.
I shaved with Tradewinds this morning for the first time. I really like it.
The packaging is good. Nice wide tub with enough lip to keep control of the lather as you load the brush. I like the simple graphics and the label is plastic so it won't dissolve when it gets wet. The only problem is that the label is slightly larger in diameter than the lid so the edges hang over the sides just a tiny bit. In the long run I have a feeling that the label is going to start to lift off of the lid from being handled.
The soap is soft. About the same consistency as Proraso. My son said, "Eww. It looks like throw up."
A Tale of Four Old Spice Soaps:
To me, Tradewinds is another Old Spice-scented shaving soap. I wish I had Stirling Spice for comparison (I do have the aftershave though). But I only have the Old Spice soaps in the pic below.
I'm not good with describing specific technical scent notes (e.g., bergamot, patchouli, amber, etc...). Instead, I like to compare things to scents I know. In this case, the scent is very similar to Soap Commander Endurance. In fact, I think it smells like Endurance but with a "soapy" edge to it. Tradewinds has that same underlying Old Spice scent but with a fresher, cleaner, soap scent added to it. Think of SC Endurance mixed with a dryer sheet. It's a nice clean scent. Don't get me wrong though. I love Endurance. And the performances of the two are very similar. It's just that Tradewinds smells a bit "fresher." My son says, "It smells like shampoo."
The vintage Old Spice soap I have has no Old Spice scent at all. It just smells like old soap with a little bit of fragrance. Great performer though. The Bearded Jack is Old Spice but I feel like the scent is much darker and heavier--like oily, or syrup-like. It's definitely not as refreshing as Endurance or Tradewinds. For me, the freshness of a scent matters in the morning when I shave because I like my shave to brighten up my morning routine. Especially when the weather gets hot and humid.
The lather is great!! The Old Spice scent comes out a little stronger when you lather. It went on my face light and fluffy but whipped up into a nice thick lather with hardly any effort. Nice and slick with lots of cushion. Pretty good residual slickness but not quite as good as the Stirling soaps I own. Great peaks too. I only swirled the brush 15 times on the soap and had tons of lather left over after my standard 3-pass shave. This pic is the amount of lather left over after my shave:
The post-shave feel was good. I felt no irritation or burning. I topped off the shave with Stirling Spice aftershave (transferred to a vintage Old Spice bottle for an old-school feel). I'm writing this about 2 hours later and my face still feels smooth and powdery soft. The Old Spice scent is still pretty strong.
My shave this morning:
Feel free to add your own experiences with the soap especially if you have used Stirling Spice or any other Old Spice scented shaving soap. I'm hoping that this thread will help members with their soap selection process.
