I'm down to two, lemon and lime and Mr Taylor and like them both. My wife LOVES the Mr Taylor and using that guarantees getting my neck nuzzled.
Favorite TOBS scent?
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Sandalwood for the winter months. Eton college for spring and summer!
Eton College
Jermyn, then Eton College, then Lemon & Lime, then ....
Rose, I smelled all of them in the London store to decide, it was not an easy decisions being they all smell good.
I ordered a sampler and haven't tried them all yet, but the Shaving Shop and Avocado are my favorites. I really thought I would like some of the others more, but the Shave Shop has a nostalgic clean smell and the Avocado is very light and has the best lather I think. I started with Proraso Sensitive (Green Tea & Oat ) soap and that's still one of my favorites despite trying so many different things. I think I may wind up being a soap guy though and just use creams for travel.
Very good, it was similar to AOS sandalwood IMO.
Jermyn St. > (St. James = Mr. Taylor)
A five ounce tub is 20 quarter ounces. If you can get 90 days from a 5 ounce tub, you should get 4 days out of a quarter ounce. If you get 60 days from a tub, then you should get 3 days from it.
I use my samplers because, if I just smell it, I don't know how it will work. I had a Trumpers Rose sample that I really liked the smell of and it lathered pretty well too. But the protection was, for me, sub par and I got more nicks than normal when using it.
Jermyn St., Sandalwood, and then coconut.
Eton College and Sandalwood. Very different scents but I love them both.
My favourite is rose, but I also like the lavender very much.
I bought a tube of TOBS Sandalwood about a year ago, at first I found it overpowering compared to the smell of AoS Sandalwood, so I put it to the back of the shelf. I tried it again recently and was pleasantly surprised; either it has mellowed over the last year or I have.
The latter is possible, as after exploring a range of soap and creams, my appreciation of fragrances may have expanded.
The latter is possible, as after exploring a range of soap and creams, my appreciation of fragrances may have expanded.
I love the Sandalwood. I look forward to trying the Jermyn St and Eton College.
What does the avocado smell like?
Everyone says grass, but all I smell is pumpkin seeds.
My favourites are Avocado and Mr Taylor. Avocado gives a nice moisturizing shave, smells fresh and 'grassy' - perfect for hot days or if my face is a bit sore. Mr Taylor is similar to T and H Grafton - a high end manly scent and one of my all time favourites. I feel the Grafton smells a bit nicer but the Mr Taylor's shaves a bit better for me....
