I have the soap and balm, but I didn't buy the splash! Now I feel like I'm missing out, bigtime. Stirling soaps are wonderful and their Coniferous is a favorite of mine. Bonaparte and Glastonbury are first rate too.
I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on an Executive Man shaving soap but I cannot buy the matching aftershave because it's alcohol-based. In the meantime I know what the Sharp Dressed Man and Green Irish Tweed scents are like now because of my Glacial Eskimo Tuxedo soap!
the EM soap was the one I couldn't research on my computer, but Rod sent me the most recent 20 reviews. Great customer service .
I just did a sniff test of the Green Irish Tweed/Aventus vs Rod's balms and they're extremely close. Considering that the balms have other ingredients/content to be an aftershave, that's mighty impressive.
I found the top notes and introduction to be very close, but the scent is still missing the smoky depth and base notes to complete the overall experience of the scent. I will add that executive man is closer than GG's interpretation IMO. I prefer the scent from KO shave (silver), but not the lather performance. The search continues for a dead ringer...