I got my Trumper sampler pack in the mail yesterday... What a collection! I got a GFT shave cream sample, but not GFT cologne. Does anybody here use Trumpers GFT cologne? How do you like it? How does it vary from the shave cream?
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E-mail Trumpers and tell them about this. They will most likely send you then cologne.
I got both the cream and cologne in my sample pack. Both smelled very similar, but the cologne seemed to smell a bit stronger.
I got both the cream and cologne in my sample pack. Both smelled very similar, but the cologne seemed to smell a bit stronger.
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I sent them an email saying I'd gladly buy the sample. Their response was:
"Thank you for your interest in our products, Mr. Wilson. I am happy to say that we will ship a complimentary sample of GFT cologne first thing in the morning."
Now that's class
The GFT cologne is very similar in scent to the cream. One of the best scents out there IMO.
+1. That's exactly what I would have said. The insultingly expensive shower gel is spot-on too.
I am a definite fan of the GFT cologne which I do use regularly. Starts out with a bit of citrusy blast but dries down into a nice woody scent with good staying power. I used the cream but have since sold it as I use only soaps now.
I did make inquiry awhile back to Trumper asking if they would consider making a GFT soap. They gave a standard reply of: "we have the scent available in a shaving cream."
In other words.... NO! Oh well.
I did make inquiry awhile back to Trumper asking if they would consider making a GFT soap. They gave a standard reply of: "we have the scent available in a shaving cream."
In other words.... NO! Oh well.
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I am a definite fan of the GFT cologne which I do use regularly. Starts out with a bit of citrusy blast but dries down into a nice woody scent with good staying power. I used the cream but have since sold it as I use only soaps now.
I did make inquiry awhile back to Trumper asking if they would consider making a GFT soap. They gave a standard reply of: "we have the scent available in a shaving cream."
In other words.... NO! Oh well.
If you have a custom soap shop in your area, they can probably make you shaving soap out of a small sample of the GFT EDC. I had a puck of Acqua Azzuri made for me while I was in sonoma, for about $22 after tax.
I am a Trumper loyalist, and while Wild Fern is at the top of my list, I wear GFT if I want a pleasant scent that will linger throughout most of the day. I have worn it for quite a while, and it reminds me of an aftershave that my uncle wore back in the 1960's, but neither of us can recall its name.
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I sent them an email saying I'd gladly buy the sample. Their response was:
"Thank you for your interest in our products, Mr. Wilson. I am happy to say that we will ship a complimentary sample of GFT cologne first thing in the morning."
Now that's class
I once smelled it and I was astonished by how great it was!
BTW, yes, that's class!
I did that, asking for a sample of Eucris, and they sent me a large sampler pack (I'd already purchased the sampler, but I appreciated their generosity). Somehow Eucris missed the envelope when they packed it, and I emailed back. I got my Eucris sample about three days thereafter. There's many a slip twixt cup and lip, but Trumper's will make it right by you. And, I bought a bottle of Eucris two days later ... only because I forcibly restrained myself from buying the first moment I smelled it. A lesser merchant would have lost a customer for life. I grew up with that being the standard way of conducting business, and I've missed it sorely as it's slowly faded away. Kudos to Trumper's!
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I agree heartily about Eucris. It is tantalizingly sensual. It's all I can do to not blow my next pay check on a huge box of Trumper's colognes, shaving creams, and skin food. The only product of theirs that I don't like so far is their Eau de Portugal cologne.
After an exhausting search for a summer cologne, I settled on GFT. I LOVE this stuff. It's the only citrusy scent i've found with any staying power. It's such a simple smell too, that i've even combined it with other frags like Polo green. Way to go Trumper's!
A lot of the upper end scents (I don't own them, but I have a few decants) are indeed high quality and complex, but they seem far too focused on the floral aspect for my tastes. Trumper's and Truefitt & Hill downplay the floral and use their exotics very lightly to strengthen the basenotes, or at least that is what my nose smells. I like it much better.
I imagine that if I moved up into the $150+ range I'd find others I like, but I know my place in life. I'm just happy I can play in the $50-75 range if I don't go to excesses.
I imagine that if I moved up into the $150+ range I'd find others I like, but I know my place in life. I'm just happy I can play in the $50-75 range if I don't go to excesses.
GFT is one of my token scents. As I only have one other such fragrance, I guess that means I like it. (Although I will wear other things on occasion.) Scent of cream, cologne and shower gel are practically equal; that said the cologne is a bit 'richer' and 'deeper'. If you like one, you'll like the others without doubt.
That said, I don't classify this as a citrussy scent. The opening is, of course, but once the top notes of lemon and mandarin are gone the fragrance is fresh-herbal with ever so slight wooden undertones. It is a light and inoffensive fragrance, quite unique too, invigorating when massaging it into the scalp while showering with eyes full of sleep (lemon will do that to you
), and perfect for not-too-hot weather (< 25°C, << 30°C).
I'm I the only one who thinks GFT smells like "Murphy Oil Soap" hardwood floor cleaner?
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Well, with that in mind, I think you've discovered a new date night cologne for yourself
How did I miss this one? For some reason, just sniffing the sample I deduced an extremely feminine and fleury scent that I did not find interesting for myself. I mean, I have two sample vials, so it isn't as though I didn't get a good smell of it - but I pretty much dismissed it after sniffing the lid. It changes very much for the better on my skin. I'd dare say, drastically.
I think I have the third leg of my scent tripod - Eucris, Trafalgar, and now GFT. That nicely fulfills the Boardroom/Outdoorsy/Frivolous go-to scent triangle I was trying to accomplish.
Crap, now I have to start looking for alternates. It's a rough job, but someone has to do it. Right now I'm feeling, and smelling ... frivolous.
I think I have the third leg of my scent tripod - Eucris, Trafalgar, and now GFT. That nicely fulfills the Boardroom/Outdoorsy/Frivolous go-to scent triangle I was trying to accomplish.
Crap, now I have to start looking for alternates. It's a rough job, but someone has to do it. Right now I'm feeling, and smelling ... frivolous.
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I sent them an email saying I'd gladly buy the sample. Their response was:
"Thank you for your interest in our products, Mr. Wilson. I am happy to say that we will ship a complimentary sample of GFT cologne first thing in the morning."
Now that's class
I'm willing to bet that you get even more that just the GFT. Trumper is a great company.
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Watch them send me a 100ml atomizer of GFT XD
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I got my samples today. They sent me 3 sample vials of the stuff. I'm not usually a fan of citrus fragrances, but GFT is very well executed. The lemon and mandarin top notes are controlled and made to a more natural, subdued scent by the swift and fluid transition to the cypress and wood middle notes. It's very invigorating. I think I've found a new summer scent!
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