Strong Smelling Creams

[gnubbs]

Hey,

I have pretty constant allergies, so my sense of smell is always pretty damped. I just got my first DE today, but have been wet shaving with a cartridge razor for about a year now. I have been using AOS sandalwood shaving cream for a while. My complaint is that I can't really smell it at all when I put it on.

So, I am looking for suggestions of good shave creams that have a pretty strong smell. I would be open to a soap as well if someone has a good recommendation.

I am not too picky on what the smell is -- as long as I can smell it!

Looking forward to recommendations,
gnubbs

 

[SALBOSKI]

Tabac or Irisch moos

 

[Stubblefield]

If you can't smell the AOS then you have strong allergies indeed, as that is one of the strongest sandalwood creams out there.

You might try:
Irisch Moos
Musgo Real
Trumper's Limes

But I'm guessing they may not be all that strong either, given your current scent-ability.

 

[Kevan]

Tabac
TOBS St. James
Musgo Real
Old Spice Original or Musk cream (from India)

 

[mdunn]

tabac soap is nice and smelly. T&H makes some smelly creams, too

 

[Jethro1984]

I have really strong Allergies too but I can still smell my AOS Sandalwood or Lavender and my TOBS Lemon/Lime.

I have some Solo Reg. and some Arko Citrus on the way but I hear those have much fainter scents so we'll see.

 

[mretzloff]

Here are ones I have found to be strongly-scented:

TOBS Mr. Taylor
TOBS Avocado
TOBS St. James
TOBS Eaton College
GFT Coconut
GFT Violet
Irisch Moos
Acqua di Parma
Penhaligon's Opus 1870
All Crabtree & Evelyn creams
Old Spice (made by Shulton)

 

[JD.E.]

Here are ones I have found to be strongly-scented:

TOBS Mr. Taylor
TOBS Avocado
TOBS St. James
TOBS Eaton College
GFT Coconut

I don't know about GFT Coconut being strongly scented.... at all. There is a faint coconut smell, but it is no way a strong scent IMHO

From my experience, TOBS Avocado as well as Eton College are pretty strong scents, and I may have some more input in the near future.

 

[mretzloff]

I don't know about GFT Coconut being strongly scented.... at all. There is a faint coconut smell, but it is no way a strong scent IMHO

YMMV, I guess. I haven't used GFT Coconut in a while, so that may be it. I'll have to see later on.

 

[Johnny Dale]

I have little experience with many of the shave creams listed. However I do have the C&E Sienna shave cream that seems to me to be a strong smell. I do like it.

 

[MikeLip]

Wars!

 

[kingfisher]

T&H Grafton, Trafalgar, 1805, West Indian Limes.

I, too, don't think the Trumper Coconut is very strongly scented.

 

[gnubbs]

Wow... That is almost too many suggestions...

If I shove my nose into my tub of AOS I can smell it clearly, but by the time I convert that to lather and get it on my face I can't smell it at all. My nose pretty much sucks.

I will have to pick one of the ones recommended and give it a shot. Thanks for the info!

 

[Emmett]

Wow... That is almost too many suggestions...

If I shove my nose into my tub of AOS I can smell it clearly, but by the time I convert that to lather and get it on my face I can't smell it at all. My nose pretty much sucks.

I will have to pick one of the ones recommended and give it a shot. Thanks for the info!

Maybe you should try a mentholated cream. It might act like Vicks and clear your nose.

 

[Emmett]

I don't know about GFT Coconut being strongly scented.... at all. There is a faint coconut smell, but it is no way a strong scent IMHO

From my experience, TOBS Avocado as well as Eton College are pretty strong scents, and I may have some more input in the near future.

See I would say the opposite. GFT Coconut is pleasantly strong and lasts through the shave for me, but TOBS Avocado just smells like...well, like water somehow.

 

[DSB]

I don't know about GFT Coconut being strongly scented.... at all. There is a faint coconut smell, but it is no way a strong scent IMHO

From my experience, TOBS Avocado as well as Eton College are pretty strong scents, and I may have some more input in the near future.

Here are ones I have found to be strongly-scented:

TOBS Mr. Taylor
TOBS Avocado
TOBS St. James
TOBS Eaton College
GFT Coconut
GFT Violet
Irisch Moos
Acqua di Parma
Penhaligon's Opus 1870
All Crabtree & Evelyn creams
Old Spice (made by Shulton)

T&H Grafton, Trafalgar, 1805, West Indian Limes.

I, too, don't think the Trumper Coconut is very strongly scented.

I found the GFT Coconut to be very stronly scented. One of the strongest creams I've tried. I used the tube, if that's the difference.

I also find TOBS rose to be strong, in a very, very good way.

+1 on the Pen's Opus 1870. Pen's Endymion is also very strong and enjoyable.

If you want strong scented soaps, I would try QED. I found the pine and cedarwood to be the strongest smelling soap I've tried.

 

[TinFish]

I also have allergies and a weak sense of smell. I'd like to suggest Vulfix Persian Musk. Nice strong scent and makes a nice slick lather too.
I've not yet tried the other Vulfix creams (lavender or sandalwood)

 

[The Nid Hog]

Fraser's Mosswood has a great barbershop scent too--faint in the jar, very distinct when you lather it up.

 

[superbleu]

castle forbes lime and lavender are both strongly scented.

 

[DSB]

Fraser's Mosswood has a great barbershop scent too--faint in the jar, very distinct when you lather it up.

+1 on JM Fraser Mosswood.