Taylor of Old Bond Street

I just got a jar of Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood shaving cream. Two questions: 1) Does bowl lathering work best for a cream? 2) It has a very strong scent. Will it linger like a cologne? Lingering scents are sot of out of style these days.

 

1. I think creams work best when face lathering. Soak your brush, allow to drop dry. Add an almond size quantity of cream to the brush. Scrub your face for 45-60 seconds.

2. It will settle down quickly but you might catch a whiff of it later in the day. In an office not do much but when I am outside working in the heat I seem to smell it more.

 

I love the TOBS Sandalwood scent.

Better than any of the other sandalwoods.

I shave in the evening so lingering scent not a problem for me but I wouldn't mind if it followed me throughout the day.

 

The sandalwood was not kind to my skin, but I love TOBS. It face lathers like crazy. Happy shaves to you.

 

I prefer to bowl lather creams although they face lather well. As with most TOBS creams they do have powerful scents but don't linger on me at all.

 

I can't think of any soap or cream that's lingered all that long. There's only one way to find out though if it's too much for you.
ToBS is a thirsty cream. Whether bowl or face lathering, use more water than with other products.

 

TOBS is my favorite cream, Sandalwood my favorite scent. I would suggest trying both face and bowl and seeing which one you prefer. I prefer bowl for creams and face for soaps.

 

I bowl lather with Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood cream. In fact I used it this morning. It does not linger long in my opinion.

 

I bowl lather as well. Also, I agree that the scent does not linger.

 

I usually face lather, but you could bowl lather if you want. TOBS is great stuff so you should be able to get a good lather either way

 

I used the TOBS this morning. The lather was richer than the lather I get from Proraso, which I really like. This is the first time I've used a cream. Has anybody tried TOBS soap? Is it very different?

 

3 words. Everything face lathers. You can literally swirl the tips of the brush in the tub for a couple of rotations and you have enough for a 3 pass shave.

 

Only scent i find that lingers is tabac

 

TOBS is also my number one favorite brand. I'd been using the Jeremyn St kind, but I'm now using Sandalwood and it's smells nice. I have a TOBS Sandalwood soap in a wood bowl on the way. Both the soaps and creams lather like crazy!

 

With my creams, I use a scuttle exclusively and with a badger brush. The only TOBS in my inventory is Avocado - wonderful scent and great lather. However, I have used TOBS Sandalwood in the past.....a very nice cream. I continue to be amazed at the quick, easy. rich lather the TOBS creams provide. The only other I may compare it to is Cyril Salter... a wonderful cream.

 

Here's a good example of a bowl lathering with a TOBS shaving cream. This is just a cheap plastic kiddy bowl I picked up at Canadian Tire, but it did a nice job.

 

Thanks for all the feedback.

 

I just received my Grapefruit TOBS and took it for a run this morning.

Amazing! The scent is fantastic and the lather is every bit as good as I've heard and read. The scent lingers in the bathroom which is awesome.

 

So....I have TOBS Avocado....it is a fantastic cream....wonderful lather....smells great....but does not smell like any avocado I have ever smelled. Does the Grapefruit really smell like a Grapefruit? Or, does it have a nice scent and the usual great TOBS cream performance?

Thanks.................

 

no no, its bang on. to me, its like I just cut a grapefruit open. not fake at all. its awesome