Rose(ish) soaps

[Keyvan]

Sandalwood

You are right. For some reason I like TOBS Sandalwood far more than Proraso Sandalwood. I guess the rose in the background is what makes it unique.

 

[Cino]

To my nose, the cream version is way more obvious! The Grapefruit cream is wildly rose once lathered up, I don’t hear that often but stand by it.

That is absolutely nuts! I have both creams and my ignorant nose never noticed that. Now I'll have to dig both out and see if I can pick up on it. Thanks.

 

[Shave Souffle]

CRS rose has a very natural scent. It hits you and then your sense of smell acclimates to it quickly. A&E Amber Rose is very unique and pleasant. LPL Rose is excellent in terms of both scent and performance. It’s a pure rose scent, but stronger than CRS.

Mystic Waters Yellow Rose is a very sweet and natural rose scent. The soap is excellent, but creating a good lather has a bit of a learning curve.

Some people claim that Wholly Kaw King of Oud has a rose scent. I personally don’t get that from it. The scent is way to strong for me and I don’t enjoy directly smelling the soap. Nevertheless, the brush that I use to create the lather smells very nice after it has been rinsed.

What does CRS stand for?

EDIT: ok I see now CRS= Cyril R. Salter

 

[BudgetShaverGuy]

That is absolutely nuts! I have both creams and my ignorant nose never noticed that. Now I'll have to dig both out and see if I can pick up on it. Thanks.

TOBS sandalwood indicates “rock rose” in their own scent description but not in the grapefruit, which to my nose just screams rose once it’s lathered up. In the tub it smells like pure grapefruit to me!

 

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