You are correct about that! But of course, in my humble opinion, she couldn't choose incorrectly in this particular case.
I do the same thing with my son if he’s in the vicinity. He’s a very scent conscious little dude for not quite 7 yrs. Two nights ago I was tucking him in with a hug (after just shaving), and he said “ahhhh, Orange Chill!” I was very proud of course. My wife just chuckled and shook her head.
You've gotten some good feedback so far. I'll throw my hat in the ring on this one. 1. I think the bath samples I've gotten can smell a bit weak too. In general I find the full soaps are a little stronger, but the shave soaps, to me, are the strongest in scent, for whatever reason. In fact, I find Stirling shaving soaps to be some of the strongest our there. 2. It has probably been at least a year and a half since I've shaved with XXX or with Piancenza, and I never really tried to compare the two, but I'd say those scents are in the same "family". If you like XXX, I think piacenza would be worth a shot. 3. Not a sandalwood guy - can't comment on that one. 4. I think the lemon chill covers up the menthol smell quite well. If you like the smell of lemons I'd recommend it. I've never tried eskimo tuxedo, but it's the menthol version of Sharp Dressed Man, which I do own. I find it to one of the weaker smelling scents, so I think menthol would be prevalent in that one. 5. I'd agree with Jared on the "polarizing" scents. I, personally, don't like any of those. Some of the fruit scents and seasonal scents are favorites for me. Also, they sell tins that you can put their 1 oz samples in. I've got a ton of Stirling soaps that I've bought this way. It's the best value in shaving, and if you don't like the scent, don't put it in the tin and try another one. You're only out a few bucks, you can try a bunch of scents, and with a bit of variety you'll take seemingly forever to get to the bottom of any tin. Cheers, and enjoy!
Yes--these were both full size bath soaps. I bought them thinking it may have been a good way to sample scents, but I don't think it was. Next purchase I'll just get more sample size soaps. This is really helpful and it gives me some good ideas on what to try. I think I'm leaning toward getting samples of Piacenza, Lemon Chill, Glacial Spearmint, Agar, Port au Prince, Ozark Mountain, and Sandalwood. 7 samples should last me a good while.
Piacenza and XXX are very similar..........with the win going to Pia IMO. I LOVE the scent, and have aftershaves from Stirling, RazoRock, Fine and Phoenix. They're all very similar but slightly different, and often I'll dab on a drop from any of the above two as a pair. If you like Parma (or XXX) you'll like Piacenza. And Piacenza soap smells stronger than XXX...........at least my tubs do. I also love Arkadia (a TDH homage) and consider it kind of a musky/aud-y cousin of Parma. It rates sampling IMO. And I feel as though I'd be letting a brother down if I didn't point out that your sample list doesn't include MITA. This is the perfect time of year to fall in love with it. It's also the time of year that the Glacia version is available. It's on my forever list.
Well, after a week or two of enjoying Lemony Orange, I finally got my order placed for the matching AS I missed the first time. I also ordered more MITA fluids (nothing like 100 degree weather to motivate menthol purchases) because it’s a fantastic soap that deserves the whole band backing it up. I added a backup bottle of SDM because my first one jumped into the sink and fragged the cap. Twice actually. Now it’s tapped up and in the fridge to slow evaporation. I’ll use it hard once fall arrives. It’s going to be my temporary Signature Scent.
SOTD- 07/14/18 Schick Grip Injector Razor (L) Chinese Schick Injector Blade (6) Semogue SOC (Boar) Stirling Sandalwood SS Mennen Original Skinbracer Clayton Sent from my LG-K450 using Tapatalk
I've been using nothing but this sample of electric sheep for a week now. I see a full tub of this stuff in my future. But I'm still itching to get home and break out the lemony orange.
I have so many soaps that I enjoy yet I still want to try the Lemony Orange soap and aftershave. It would be really cool if Rod would also sell it in the sample size. Have a safe trip home and enjoy that soap. Clayton Sent from my LG-K450 using Tapatalk
Since Rod made this one as a favor specifically to the guys on this thread, I realistically only see one chance of it happening: It sells out super fast, and a bunch of SOTD’s featuring it show up across various boards, and a clamoring ensues next spring to put it out as a seasonal offering. I personally think it is the best citrus scent they’ve ever offered. It used to be a non menthol offering before the Glacials really took off. I hoarded a puck of it for years. How can orange PLUS lemon, not be better than orange OR lemon?
Awesome shave from some excellent gear this morning! Stirling Orange Chill witch hazel, not pictured, will become a mainstay in my den. Have a great day! Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
Since I'm in straight razor training, my soap and lather have taken on a greater importance. Bit the bullet today and pulled out Electric Sheep cause I wanted sheep tallow stuff. I had almost forgotten how superior it is than the already almost unbeatable beef tallow soaps. Holy cow Batman, this is sheep shearing incredible at how much "easy, cloud puffy, really soggy wet, and slippery" lather shows up. Great shave, but I still hate citronella though. So I whipped out the Glacial Lemony Orange AS and applied an overlaquering amount. Great cool, great smell, but alas the skeeters are still running. I think some of the unscented or other sheep tallow soaps will be on my next order. (port au prince not included).
