Which Czech & Speake fragrance is your favorite and why? I'm contemplating a purchase, but cannot decide. I do have a complete set of samples.
Which Czech & Speake is Your Favorite and Why?
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Tim, I personally dislike most of them. I like Frankenscense & Myrrh around Christmas, and Vetiver Vert is good but not a true Vetiver scent. More like a spice drop.
Something about the base in the rest of their frags just rubs me the wrong way.
Something about the base in the rest of their frags just rubs me the wrong way.
I wholeheartedly agree with this. There's something about C&S frags that doesn't work for me. I dislike almost all of them, despise a few, can tolerate a few, and only like one. Oxford & Cambridge is a nice lavender with a dash of peppermint. It doesn't blow me away, but I do like it. The rest, you can keep.
So I guess the more important question is which Czech & Speake is your favorite.
I'm not a big fan of C&S in general, but I like Cuba and Frankincense & Myrrh.
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That's a good question! I'm leaning toward Oxford & Cambridge, but I intend to revisit others as this thread grows.
I love No 88, which is the only one I have - it has a really nice rose, but what makes it for me is the touch of frangipani.
I like Oxford & Cambridge a lot, but haven't bought any - I like lavender, and the added note of peppermint makes it that bit different.
I also like Cuba, though I do get the infamous "fecal" note from it. To me the note smells like a mature quality cigar, but I don't want to wear something that other people think smells like poo.
I like Oxford & Cambridge a lot, but haven't bought any - I like lavender, and the added note of peppermint makes it that bit different.
I also like Cuba, though I do get the infamous "fecal" note from it. To me the note smells like a mature quality cigar, but I don't want to wear something that other people think smells like poo.
Oxford and Cambridge for me. It's the only one that I really like and have invested in a bottle of. There are some other interesting ones, but to me they are not nearly worth the $140 per bottle.
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I love 88. Also have a bottle of Cuba and like it but don't find myself wearing it very often. I like Frankincense & Myrrh and Neroli but there are others in both genres that I like better so not sure I'll ever own either
For me, it's O&C followed by Neroli followed by #88. That said, I don't wear any of them very often.
I bought Neroli for my mother some time ago and she still has some left. I love this one - it's a very natural smelling cologne, but I'm not sure if I can pull it off. It's also so light, I have no idea what sort of longevity I could get out of it.
I am beginning to understand why everyone loves No 88 so much. It was the first C&S that I tried but it is very powerful!! I should prob revisit O&C as I am hearing good things about the soap as well.
I am beginning to understand why everyone loves No 88 so much. It was the first C&S that I tried but it is very powerful!! I should prob revisit O&C as I am hearing good things about the soap as well.
No. 88 is amazing. The rest are either 'meh' or 'yuck.'
I got the sample pack. 88, O&C, Dark Rose and Neroli are my pick of them. Cuba is the worst for me.
Oxford & Cambridge and No. 88 are my two favourites.
Ditto, my second choice would be Neroli.
So far, I've only had sample sniffs of Oxford & Cambridge, Cuba and No. 88.
Picked up the small gift set from the shop in London and used the O&C after today's shave.
Really nice, deep lavender, drying down to sandalwood.
Looking forward to using it again sometime.
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Picked up the small gift set from the shop in London and used the O&C after today's shave.
Really nice, deep lavender, drying down to sandalwood.
Looking forward to using it again sometime.
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I like the Dark Rose very much, but Cuba is outstanding. It will be my one and only C & S purchase if I ever find I'm willing to spend that much $$ on it.
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No. 88 is outstanding. I love Cuba but wish it lasted longer.
Agree, their is a base in most of their scents that does not work for me.
Picked up a complete samples offering and have been through a majority of them.
