Using up a good amount of sample packs from Taylor of Old Bond Street I thought it might be useful to share the experience on them as they cover a wide range of TOBS scents.
Also I tried to minimize the YMMV factor, meaning that besides the short comment on each of them I tried to provide an objective score in terms of:
In each case the shave was done in a 3-pass shave with the same equipment, face-lathered with badger.
Ok, let’s see the results, hope you can use them:
Sandalwood 11
Cedar 6
Luxury 9
Sensitive skin 6
Eton College 10
Peppermint 10
Lavender 6
Coconut 8
Mr. Taylor 7
A fine cream, though the scent could have been more intense. The slickness was lacking a bit as well. Also had to use the whole sachet.
Lime Zest 5
Royal Forest 6
Tobacco Leaf 7
Happy shaves!
Also I tried to minimize the YMMV factor, meaning that besides the short comment on each of them I tried to provide an objective score in terms of:
- slickness, and I mean here residual slickness, the slickness that remains there (or not) even after you shaved a part, but wish to return for some immediate correction (none scored for me above 3)
- scent strength, this is definitely NOT about liking the scent itself (that is YMMV and will be in the comments) but how intense it is DURING shaving – the more intense the better
- easiness of lathering, this also includes if the lather was enough for the entire shave process.
In each case the shave was done in a 3-pass shave with the same equipment, face-lathered with badger.
Ok, let’s see the results, hope you can use them:
Sandalwood 11
- slickness 3
- scent strength 4
- easiness of lathering 4
Cedar 6
- slickness 2
- scent strength 2
- easiness of lathering 2
Luxury 9
- slickness 3
- scent strength 3
- easiness of lathering 3
Sensitive skin 6
- slickness 3
- scent strength 1
- easiness of lathering 2
Eton College 10
- slickness 3
- scent strength 4
- easiness of lathering 3
Peppermint 10
- slickness 3
- scent strength 4
- easiness of lathering 3
Lavender 6
- slickness 2
- scent strength 2
- easiness of lathering 2
Coconut 8
- slickness 3
- scent strength 3
- easiness of lathering 2
Mr. Taylor 7
- slickness 2
- scent strength 2
- easiness of lathering 3
A fine cream, though the scent could have been more intense. The slickness was lacking a bit as well. Also had to use the whole sachet.
Lime Zest 5
- slickness 2
- scent strength 1
- easiness of lathering 2
Royal Forest 6
- slickness 2
- scent strength 2
- easiness of lathering 2
Tobacco Leaf 7
- slickness 3
- scent strength 2
- easiness of lathering 2
Happy shaves!