Well it happens to all of us at some point, you discover a scented soap that triggers your gag reflex. I am so happy I found two of them with back to back purchases. Yeah, my win streak with soaps crushed. I loved the RE Barbershop soap, so I bought the Spring limited edition Peachy Klean. Absolutely no peach scent at all just a strong and lingering cheap floral fabric softener scent…you can’t wash the smell away either. I couldn't even give the AS away. How does one release a new scent into the public without testing it on a few folks first to see if will be well received…guessing they hope nobody talks to each other. Love their Rex razor.
Your Least Favorite Scented Soap(s)
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Scent doesn't tend to bother me too much but the scents I like least are probably Arko and MWF when new.
I didn't care Tabac at all.
It must be Arko, Williams mug and SMLE Inferno. Last one was really nasty
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Derby
I've got to agree with wes. Tabac is the worst.
TBH, I've not had a shave soap whose scent is objectionable.
Maybe I'm too tolerant or a poor sniffer.
Maybe I'm too tolerant or a poor sniffer.
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I gotta give props to RE, they gave me a store credit when I inquired about returning the AS and soap. Classy, they stood behind their product line without any questions or push back. I am going to be gun shy for awhile buying any new soaps without smelling them first in person.
Indeed, PM me and I'll provide my mailing address!!I’ll send you one, so you can start your list.
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You’re a lucky one. I hate when AS scent is overly strong and lingers too long. Cologne is different, but I am still not trying to smell up an entire room like my grandma.
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<3 Arko (had to lol!)
I really like Sandalwood but I don't use my Proraso red all that much. Was spoiled with AoS haha.
Frankly the scents that didn't jive with me at first ended up growing on me. Stirling Ben Franklin, Stirling Scotts Pine Sheep, Port-Au-Prince come to mind. Can't say I'd buy them again (maybe another sample down the line) but I'll finish them for sure.
I really like Sandalwood but I don't use my Proraso red all that much. Was spoiled with AoS haha.
Frankly the scents that didn't jive with me at first ended up growing on me. Stirling Ben Franklin, Stirling Scotts Pine Sheep, Port-Au-Prince come to mind. Can't say I'd buy them again (maybe another sample down the line) but I'll finish them for sure.
I had Amber and Oud by (as I remember) Grooming Dept. I like both of those scents so I thought this would be a brilliant pick. Not so much.
Steve56
Ask me about shaving naked!
If I look at the responses so far, with the exception of Tabac, the replies seem to fall into one of two groups.
- Low-end mainstream products that are using cheap ‘industrial’ scents that are used in a variety of products including shaving soap.
- Artisan makers with no perfumery experience and evidently suspect noses, who seem to be blending candle shop scents. Candle scents lean toward sweet, heavy, and sometimes cloying, because that small flame has to scent a room or more.
BTW, the first category is not universally bad IMO. The old Strop Shoppe scent ‘Black Tie’ is a commercial scent that you can buy by the 55 gallon drum if you want. It isn’t Floris but it isn’t bad either.
- Low-end mainstream products that are using cheap ‘industrial’ scents that are used in a variety of products including shaving soap.
- Artisan makers with no perfumery experience and evidently suspect noses, who seem to be blending candle shop scents. Candle scents lean toward sweet, heavy, and sometimes cloying, because that small flame has to scent a room or more.
BTW, the first category is not universally bad IMO. The old Strop Shoppe scent ‘Black Tie’ is a commercial scent that you can buy by the 55 gallon drum if you want. It isn’t Floris but it isn’t bad either.
There is no accounting for smell. Tabac has so many loyal fans that I was stunned to discover how awful it smelled to me.
Arko.I bought a puck about 6 months ago but can't bring myself to use it smells like urinal blocks to me.
The only time I've not liked Bacon
Steve56
Ask me about shaving naked!
Bacon and eggs would have been better.
