If you've noticed any of my recent posts in this section about my lucky find of a puck of Yardleys soap and asking for insight about Pen's older formulation english fern, you might have an idea as to what I'm about to ask. I'm curious as to what others would do in a situation I find myself in. I know others cannot make the decision about what's best for me to do, but I am genuinely curious to hear what others would do.
The other day I picked up either an unused or a practically unused puck of Yardley's shaving soap in the bowl. I've shaved with it twice and it is incredible! I've never gotten denser, slicker, more moisturizing, more cushiony, or more protective lather. Moreover, none of the soaps I have ever tried lather this easily.
(If it's helpful, I've tried TOBS, Trumpers (new formulation), Tabac, and DR Harris).
BUT ...
I prefer soaps that are scented. Not necessarily soaps that have a scent that lingers around forever, but one that smells nice while using it and maybe for short bit of time afterwards. And the Yardley's doesn't have much of a smell. Something smells a little sweet and something smells a tiny bit woody, but not really anything distinct or all that noticeable. Simultaneously, I really like fern scents. And Penhaligon's older formulation of Wild Fern is supposed to be quite good...
So ... if you were in a similar situation, what would you do? Try to trade the Yardley's for some older formulation Pen's or hang on to the Yardleys? Would I be horribly disappointed by Pen's lather after trying the Yardleys? I'm doubtful that anything will ever match Yardley's lather, but would I be horribly disappointed? Any opinions are welcomed. I'm genuinely at a loss about what to do. Part of me says, "Hang on to the Yardleys. You'll probably not find another puck and it's performance is probably unrivaled. Deal with the minimal scent. You prefer function to form anyways." Another part of me says, "What good is a wonderfully performing soap, if it won't get used very much? Why not let somebody else enjoy it and get something that has a scent that you like and probably performs better than other things you've tried. You'd never spend $65+ on a soap and this may be a rare opportunity to try it." So ... those are the voices in my head. What about you?
The other day I picked up either an unused or a practically unused puck of Yardley's shaving soap in the bowl. I've shaved with it twice and it is incredible! I've never gotten denser, slicker, more moisturizing, more cushiony, or more protective lather. Moreover, none of the soaps I have ever tried lather this easily.
(If it's helpful, I've tried TOBS, Trumpers (new formulation), Tabac, and DR Harris).
BUT ...
I prefer soaps that are scented. Not necessarily soaps that have a scent that lingers around forever, but one that smells nice while using it and maybe for short bit of time afterwards. And the Yardley's doesn't have much of a smell. Something smells a little sweet and something smells a tiny bit woody, but not really anything distinct or all that noticeable. Simultaneously, I really like fern scents. And Penhaligon's older formulation of Wild Fern is supposed to be quite good...
So ... if you were in a similar situation, what would you do? Try to trade the Yardley's for some older formulation Pen's or hang on to the Yardleys? Would I be horribly disappointed by Pen's lather after trying the Yardleys? I'm doubtful that anything will ever match Yardley's lather, but would I be horribly disappointed? Any opinions are welcomed. I'm genuinely at a loss about what to do. Part of me says, "Hang on to the Yardleys. You'll probably not find another puck and it's performance is probably unrivaled. Deal with the minimal scent. You prefer function to form anyways." Another part of me says, "What good is a wonderfully performing soap, if it won't get used very much? Why not let somebody else enjoy it and get something that has a scent that you like and probably performs better than other things you've tried. You'd never spend $65+ on a soap and this may be a rare opportunity to try it." So ... those are the voices in my head. What about you?
), which are as rare as hen's teeth. My guess is that at some point in the relatively near future, those who stocked up on multiple pucks of EF will start putting them back on the market, either via BST or the bay. That won't be happening with the Yardley.
