I have tried three different "sandalwood" scented shave soaps. All three smelled completely different.
Edwin Jagger smells clean and soapy.
Taylor of Old Bond Street smells more earthy and maybe a bit medicinal.
Stirling vanilla sandalwood smells like some kind of sweet dessert treat.
They all perform great, they all smell fine. But I still have no idea what sandalwood smells like. Seems like every manufacture makes a sandalwood but there is no consensus between them on what a sandalwood soap should smell like. I know a lot of people seem to think that Pepsi and Coke taste different, but after drinking one of each you have a pretty good idea of what a cola tastes like. Not so with sandalwood.
Edwin Jagger smells clean and soapy.
Taylor of Old Bond Street smells more earthy and maybe a bit medicinal.
Stirling vanilla sandalwood smells like some kind of sweet dessert treat.
They all perform great, they all smell fine. But I still have no idea what sandalwood smells like. Seems like every manufacture makes a sandalwood but there is no consensus between them on what a sandalwood soap should smell like. I know a lot of people seem to think that Pepsi and Coke taste different, but after drinking one of each you have a pretty good idea of what a cola tastes like. Not so with sandalwood.