Stirling Shave Soaps

[discomike]

Here is my Stirling Shave Soaps smaple packs I acquired. One I received today. The other I received a couple of weeks ago. Time to show them off.....

Also to show is the Arko Shave Stick. Also Old Spice Original and Lime Scent, and the Saint James of London Sample Pack.

Lots of goodies to go through over the next few months. Or years.

 

[geneaut]

Those Stirling samples last me about 30 shaves so you’ve got a lot of shaves I’m front of you

 

[ewk]

I could not resist the sale prices on the Bay Laurel and Light-ish Red either Great choices.

 

[Big_T]

You've got some good ones there! Stirling samples last a long time.

 

[discomike]

I could not resist the sale prices on the Bay Laurel and Light-ish Red either Great choices.

Do you like those scents? I picked them up for a sale price, but to my surprise, I'm not crazy about them.

 

[J-MN]

That's quite a variety.

I love Stirling's Vanilla Sandalwood. I had high hopes for their regular Sandalwood too, but that one caused a burning sensation for me.

 

[Hannah's Dad]

Do you like those scents? I picked them up for a sale price, but to my surprise, I'm not crazy about them.

I bought some Light-ish Red bath soap and don’t really care for that scent either. Scents are so very subjective.

 

[podz]

I only have one Stirling soap: Baker Street. Today when I used it for the first time, I had already applied Proraso Pre Shave. The scent of the Proraso was so strong that I couldn't smell the Stirling at all. Proraso Pre Shave is pretty much the same strength and scent as Vicks Vapor Rub.

 

[discomike]

I only have one Stirling soap: Baker Street. Today when I used it for the first time, I had already applied Proraso Pre Shave. The scent of the Proraso was so strong that I couldn't smell the Stirling at all. Proraso Pre Shave is pretty much the same strength and scent as Vicks Vapor Rub.

You have the eucalyptus & menthol preshave? I don't care for the smell. But man, does it wake up your face!!!

 

[discomike]

@podz
What does Baker street smell like? Did you get to smell it while lathering the soap?

 

[podz]

You have the eucalyptus & menthol preshave? I don't care for the smell. But man, does it wake up your face!!!

Yes. Reminds me of visiting my grandmother 50 years ago.

 

[podz]

@podz
What does Baker street smell like? Did you get to smell it while lathering the soap?

The Proraso preshave knocked all other smells out of the house!

 

[muzichead]

The Proraso preshave knocked all other smells out of the house!

You really owe it to yourself to skip the preshave one morning and just lather up the Baker Street, awesome scent this one has!! I can see why Rob asked for permission from Strope Shop to keep the tradition going...

btw... I used Proraso pre-shave for about a week or so 6yrs ago and dumped it because it interfered with my lather and haven't looked back!! IMO, pre-shave in general is just a waste of time and money and all I've ever needed was to wet my face with some hot water to get me started. I am a full time face latherer...

 

[BigJ]

Here is my Sterling Shave Soaps smaple packs I acquired. One I received today. The other I received a couple of weeks ago. Time to show them off.....

Also to show is the Arko Shave Stick. Also Old Spice Original and Lime Scent, and the Saint James of London Sample Pack.

Lots of goodies to go through over the next few months. Or years.
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ENJOY!! That should keep you busy for awhile!!

 

[discomike]

You really owe it to yourself to skip the preshave one morning and just lather up the Baker Street, awesome scent this one has!! I can see why Rob asked for permission from Strope Shop to keep the tradition going...

btw... I used Proraso pre-shave for about a week or so 6yrs ago and dumped it because it interfered with my lather and haven't looked back!! IMO, pre-shave in general is just a waste of time and money and all I've ever needed was to wet my face with some hot water to get me started. I am a full time face latherer...

Interesting you said that....

For about a year or two, I was using a saftey razor without preshave or lather. Just straight up hydration with water. But I am back in the swing of things with preshave and lather.

If you find your preshave is interfering with the lather scent, you could try an unscented preshave???

 

[DrStrange]

There's no Deep Blue Sea!

 

[podz]

You really owe it to yourself to skip the preshave one morning and just lather up the Baker Street, awesome scent this one has!! I can see why Rob asked for permission from Strope Shop to keep the tradition going...

btw... I used Proraso pre-shave for about a week or so 6yrs ago and dumped it because it interfered with my lather and haven't looked back!! IMO, pre-shave in general is just a waste of time and money and all I've ever needed was to wet my face with some hot water to get me started. I am a full time face latherer...

I am currently only shaving twice a week because I have to shave in the kitchen (bathroom renovations) and the preshave helps me a lot more than a hot water towel on it's own. But yeah, when I get to the point of shaving every morning then I will not need it that often and will definitely give the Baker Street a go on it's own. My 3-day whisker-face is rough enough to remove rust from angle-iron.

 

[muzichead]

If you find your preshave is interfering with the lather scent, you could try an unscented preshave???

The pre-shave interfered with the lather itself, not the scent... It was basically the glycerin in it that kept the lather from getting a consistent thickness and was always too thin regardless of how little water I used.

 

[dmshaver]

Nice selection, enjoy trying them all!

 

[MilkCrate]

Nice assortment, those should last a while.