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I just had a look at Seville, and surprisingly it only cost $2 more than Stirling!I used Stirling almost exclusively for about four years, and then last year like you I wanted to check out some of the more expensive ones. I guess there are 6 or 7 makers that always come up in lists of the best, and most of them have been mentioned here. I went with B&M, DG, and A&E. Are all of them a step up from Stirling? Yes. Is Stirling still great and worth using? Yes. Do I think these three are better than the other top-tier soaps I haven't even tried? That would be ridiculous. Would I rank these three best to worst base? No, I think each has slightly different properties but it is really splitting hairs which is best--what will make you reach for one more than another at this point is just how much you like the scent.
So the advice above to get samples from Maggard's is probably the best, because what are you going to do if you pick one scent and you dislike it. If you really don't want to get samples, though, the safest blind buy is probably B&M Seville. Pretty much everyone likes it, and it's not super strong like some of these artisan scents. It's also the cheapest in their line, or at least used to be. That's my two cents, though of course I defer to people who have used everything that's out there.
You mentioned the scent will be the deciding factor if I prefer one over another, so will the "light" scent of Seville affect how much I like it more?