What are your top three scents of shaving soaps and/or creams?
Top three scents.
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1) DR Harris Arlington cream 2) CF Lime (or Lavender), 3) Acqua di Parma, or DR Harris Rose cream.
Craig
I have to make it a Top 5 
1. Acqua Di Parma - essentually Acqua Di Parma Colonia in a shaving cream. Some thinks this smells fishy, I don't get that at all. I get a lovely old school barber shop smell mixed with an old school citrus scent.
2. Castle Forbes Lime - even though the shaving performance and lather quality I get from both my CF's are actually no longer in my Top 10, the Lime scent in this is just phenomenal !
3. Tie between AOS Lemon and AOS Sandalwood. The sandalwood is the best and most natural smelling and take on real sandalwood. The lemon scent is just lemon done right.
4. Tie Between DR Harris Arlington and DR Harris Windsor. Arlington smells just great of smoky citrus, Windsor is grape fruit and vetiver, just like Terre D'Hermés fragrance.
5. Tie Between Penhaligon Opus 1870 and Penhaligon Blenheims Bouquet. Blenheims Bouquet is just a nice old school spicy citrus and Opus 1870 is a sour sandalwood mixed with pepper and a rose note. Great stuff
Worthy of mention: Proraso Red, Speick, AOS Lavender & CF Lavender, TOBS Jermyn Street, TF&H 1850, TF&H Grafton and Acca Kappa 1869.
1. Acqua Di Parma - essentually Acqua Di Parma Colonia in a shaving cream. Some thinks this smells fishy, I don't get that at all. I get a lovely old school barber shop smell mixed with an old school citrus scent.
2. Castle Forbes Lime - even though the shaving performance and lather quality I get from both my CF's are actually no longer in my Top 10, the Lime scent in this is just phenomenal !
3. Tie between AOS Lemon and AOS Sandalwood. The sandalwood is the best and most natural smelling and take on real sandalwood. The lemon scent is just lemon done right.
4. Tie Between DR Harris Arlington and DR Harris Windsor. Arlington smells just great of smoky citrus, Windsor is grape fruit and vetiver, just like Terre D'Hermés fragrance.
5. Tie Between Penhaligon Opus 1870 and Penhaligon Blenheims Bouquet. Blenheims Bouquet is just a nice old school spicy citrus and Opus 1870 is a sour sandalwood mixed with pepper and a rose note. Great stuff
Worthy of mention: Proraso Red, Speick, AOS Lavender & CF Lavender, TOBS Jermyn Street, TF&H 1850, TF&H Grafton and Acca Kappa 1869.
DR Harris Arlington (herbal, citrus)
Cella (sweet almond/marzipan)
Proraso (menthol)
Cella (sweet almond/marzipan)
Proraso (menthol)
1. EJ Sandalwood
2. TOBS Jermyn St.
3... About 15 soaps and creams fight for this spot.
2. TOBS Jermyn St.
3... About 15 soaps and creams fight for this spot.
AOS sandalwood
mikes natural barbershop
Mystic Water rosalimone
mikes natural barbershop
Mystic Water rosalimone
1. Mystic Water Lily of the Valley.
2. Queen Charlotte Iced Cucumber Melon (custom, smells like delicious watermelon with a menthol kick).
3. RazoRock Mudder F (really grew on me after my initial impressions).
4. TOBS Sandalwood.
5. Lavender anything.
2. Queen Charlotte Iced Cucumber Melon (custom, smells like delicious watermelon with a menthol kick).
3. RazoRock Mudder F (really grew on me after my initial impressions).
4. TOBS Sandalwood.
5. Lavender anything.
1. Pre de Provence soap
2. La Toja stick
3. TOBS sandalwood cream
2. La Toja stick
3. TOBS sandalwood cream
CF Lavender
Trumper's Sandalwood
TGR Black Ice
Trumper's Sandalwood
TGR Black Ice
Based on scent alone:
1 - Tabac
2 - Mama Bear's Ye Olde Barbershoppe
3 - Rose scents in general (currently TOBS Rose cream & GFT Rose soap)
1 - Tabac
2 - Mama Bear's Ye Olde Barbershoppe
3 - Rose scents in general (currently TOBS Rose cream & GFT Rose soap)
Trafalgar
Arlington
Jermyn Street
close behind - Windsor, have only tried the towelette so far though
Arlington
Jermyn Street
close behind - Windsor, have only tried the towelette so far though
1. Lavender
2. Lavender
3. Lavender
Lavender is my all time fav scent for pretty much everything. My real list would be:
1. Lavender
2. Lime
3. Whatever Proraso smells like
2. Lavender
3. Lavender
Lavender is my all time fav scent for pretty much everything. My real list would be:
1. Lavender
2. Lime
3. Whatever Proraso smells like
in no particular order:
CF Lime
MdC Scented
GFT Coconut
CF Lime
MdC Scented
GFT Coconut
In no particular order :
QCS Iced Key Lime
P 160
RazoRock xxx
QCS Iced Key Lime
P 160
RazoRock xxx
1. AOS Sandalwood
2. C&E Sienna
3. TOBS Rose
2. C&E Sienna
3. TOBS Rose
Scent alone? Hmm...
AoS Lavender/T&H Trafalgar/CF Lime
AoS Lavender/T&H Trafalgar/CF Lime
creams
1.T&H grafton
2. vulfix sandalwood
3. musgo real
soaps
1. Qed Frankincense & Myrrh
2. Mama bears Brut
3. Klar Kabinett/ Tabac
1.T&H grafton
2. vulfix sandalwood
3. musgo real
soaps
1. Qed Frankincense & Myrrh
2. Mama bears Brut
3. Klar Kabinett/ Tabac
