sandalwood

[joec22]

I'm frustrated....


Because I feel like I've wasted half my life not knowing there were such great scents that could be used after a shave. I just tried sandalwood AS from SCS, and could not believe how nice that scent was. Are all sandalwoods this great? How do others compare with SCS? Which do you recommend?

 

[man00ver]

I LOVE the DR Harris splash.

 

[justinp]

Sandalwood is a notoriously variable scent, mainly because it is very rarely made from actual mysore sandalwood essential oil. Thus, the scent ranges from extremely synthetic, non-sandalwood-related smells like Trumper's Sandalwood (which is an OK scent nonetheless, but not really that sandalwood-y) to leathery-woody, creamy-woody, sweet-woody, etc.

So order samples?

 

[OldAF]

Sandalwood is a notoriously variable scent

Agree. The one you already have is the pick of the litter IMO.

 

[takeshi]

Are all sandalwoods this great? How do others compare with SCS? Which do you recommend?

You might want to check out the other sandalwood threads.

Sandalwood is a notoriously variable scent, mainly because it is very rarely made from actual mysore sandalwood essential oil. Thus, the scent ranges from extremely synthetic, non-sandalwood-related smells like Trumper's Sandalwood (which is an OK scent nonetheless, but not really that sandalwood-y) to leathery-woody, creamy-woody, sweet-woody, etc.

...and some scents labeled as "sandalwood" clearly are not just sandalwood. I really like DR Harris's sandalwood aftershave but there's a lot more than just sandalwood in it. TOBS sandalwood (soap -- haven't tried their other stuff) seems to be more than just sandalwood as well.

 

[lz6]

My favorite scent and the DR Harris tops the splash list for me, a great shave routine is shower with sandalwood soap, lather with Trumpers sandalwood cream and follow with Harris.....wow! Lime fragrances are a close second

 

[closer]

Nobody has mentioned it yet, so I'll put in a vote for AoS sandalwood - both the cream and ASB.

 

[FLTiger]

Nobody has mentioned it yet, so I'll put in a vote for AoS sandalwood - both the cream and ASB.

+1 on the balm, and on the shaving soap--both have a wonderful scent. That said, I don't know many other sandalwood products for comparison purposes, but I do know what I like.

 

[DogHair]

Another vote for the Dr. Harris sandalwood. Great stuff! The Ogallala Bay Rum & sandalwood is outstanding too. I haven't tried the TOBS yet but it tops a lot of lists. Might need to speak with Santa about this...

 

[azmark]

I haven't tried the TOBS yet but it tops a lot of lists. Might need to speak with Santa about this...

Well throw in a good word with the big guy for me

 

[djh]

I LOVE the DR Harris splash.

+1 on the Harris AS. Green Pond markets a Shave Cream in Sandalwood which is made by Harris and is a great match for the AS.

 

[john parker]

TOBS sandalwood splash and D.R. Harris sandalwood splash are similar in my opinion. Both are spicy and to an extent flowery (which I love). Neither have a very dry, woody smell to me that mysore sandalwood has. Have not tried AOS, so can't comment on it.

Slight delay for a little research! To me Tam Dao (not available in an aftershave) is the closest I have encountered to smelling like sandalwood wood. Next closest that I have experienced is Caswell-Massey sandalwood cologne. C-M has a sandalwood balm which I have not smelled; doesn't have a splash. Both are dry.

 

[Mack]

Another vote for the Dr. Harris sandalwood. Great stuff! The Ogallala Bay Rum & sandalwood is outstanding too. I haven't tried the TOBS yet but it tops a lot of lists. Might need to speak with Santa about this...

Agree on the Ogallala Bay Rum & Sadalwood. It took me some time to get used to this but I really like it now.