I recently received a sample of Chisled face Midtnight Stag shaving soap. It is very strong smelling, but I like it. Barrister & Mann's War was a soap that most were not brave enough to try. Are there any soaps that you have come across that were unusually smelly, and you either got rid of them, or bravely and boldly used?
Most Pungent, interesting or otherwise foul smelling soaps
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I think the most interesting scent I have ever come across is the Pine Tar soap from KaliFlower Organics that @Mr. Shavington put me onto. I intend to use it, but will admit it's the most pungent scent I have experienced in wet shaving by a large margin.
War was one of the worst things I've ever smelled.
There are, apparently as mentioned here at B&B in other posts, some Southern Witchcrafts scents that are touted as smelling of mildew and dirt.
I can't imagine it could get much worse than that.
From their site:
Autumn Ash: Maple, spice, smoke, amber, cedar, oud, rain, plum, blackberry, ash, birch tar, pumpkin, coffee, dirt, mildew
Druantia: Cedar, Oakmoss, Rosewood, Moss, Cypress, Tobacco, Fungus, Sandalwood, Mitsutake, Myrrh, Amber, Orange, Ginger
Lycanthropy: Fir tree, lilac, musk, mildew, moss, Egyptian jasmine, palo santo, white sage, ozone
Necromantic: Wisteria, rose, honey, red wine, dirt, ozone
Valley of Ashes: Coal, Tar, Bourbon, Tobacco, Bitter Citrus, Smoke, Leather, Motor Oil, Burning Rubber, Diesel, Clove, Birch Tar, Bergamot
I can't imagine it could get much worse than that.
From their site:
Autumn Ash: Maple, spice, smoke, amber, cedar, oud, rain, plum, blackberry, ash, birch tar, pumpkin, coffee, dirt, mildew
Druantia: Cedar, Oakmoss, Rosewood, Moss, Cypress, Tobacco, Fungus, Sandalwood, Mitsutake, Myrrh, Amber, Orange, Ginger
Lycanthropy: Fir tree, lilac, musk, mildew, moss, Egyptian jasmine, palo santo, white sage, ozone
Necromantic: Wisteria, rose, honey, red wine, dirt, ozone
Valley of Ashes: Coal, Tar, Bourbon, Tobacco, Bitter Citrus, Smoke, Leather, Motor Oil, Burning Rubber, Diesel, Clove, Birch Tar, Bergamot
Sounds like shot of Malort. Well, a generous description of a shot of Malort.
I always thought Ron from Chiseled Face was a little out there in terms of scents.
Which is nothing compared to what Courtney and Stephen at Southern Witchcrafts is offering though. Need to pick some SW soaps up. Scent profile descriptions can be misleading.
Which is nothing compared to what Courtney and Stephen at Southern Witchcrafts is offering though. Need to pick some SW soaps up. Scent profile descriptions can be misleading.
Or they can be accurate.
We've had some posts here describing the dirt and mildew scent to smell like "dirt and mildew".
Like the Great Arko debate.
Or the Veg!Like the Great Arko debate.
Barbus and Pitralon soaps. Both smelled very strange and someone once put the description of "rotten celery" to the Pitralon.
Icoliniali for me was a very old timey incense fragrance.
The boric acid found in the Barbus would make me run!
Steve56
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As a fellow B&Ber once said, ‘If the question is soap, the answer is Arko’. I’lll leave it at that /H
I haven't tried any of the more extreme on purpose soaps like some mentioned above. I've got the B&M Death, but stayed away from War.
In all seriousness the worst smelling I've come across is Tabac with its overpowering powdery old lady scent. Next would be Van Yulay's OrangeCran. I found it to be abrasive to my sinuses for some reason. Most likely the "cranberry" part---and I love cranberries. I had a handful this morning as a matter of fact.
In all seriousness the worst smelling I've come across is Tabac with its overpowering powdery old lady scent. Next would be Van Yulay's OrangeCran. I found it to be abrasive to my sinuses for some reason. Most likely the "cranberry" part---and I love cranberries. I had a handful this morning as a matter of fact.
I have enjoyed many of the Southern Witchcrafts soaps and found that what they smell like pre and post lathering can be very different. I really enjoy both Autumn Ash and Lycanthropy and, when my soap supply begins to dwindle, will seriously consider restocking those. Another soap that had a unique description was DeLuxe Rockers (sadly no longer) with a description that included motor oil and dirt. It's a great smelling soap.
I did want to say one soap I didn't enjoy the scent and is well loved on this forum is Catie's Bubbles le Piment de la Vie. No complaint on the performance, but PIF'd it away very shortly after shaving twice.
I did want to say one soap I didn't enjoy the scent and is well loved on this forum is Catie's Bubbles le Piment de la Vie. No complaint on the performance, but PIF'd it away very shortly after shaving twice.
Steve56
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I agree. It isn’t so much the scent, although it isn’t my favorite by a long shot, it’s the ‘nuclear’ scent strength as you allude to. I can use it once and smell it in the house and in the brush for days. You just can’t get away from it. That’s why I only use it about once a year.
Eufros Vetiver de Haiti is a very raw, earthy vetiver that I would characterise as pungent and interesting. Certainly not foul, I like it 
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I like B&M Death quite a bit, but it’s grown on me, I even recently asked Will if he had any extra bottles of AS kicking around since mine is used up. War is really weird in not so good of a way. Famine however is better overall than War but has a sharp tang for lack of other words that snaps my head back when I smell it.
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