I've expressed my thoughts elsewhere on some of the new reformulated soaps, with their reformulated price tags. Stirling seems to be an increasingly big fish in an ever smaller pond - top-notch products and excellent value. Every day it seems another brand jumps on the exotic ingredients bandwagon. Competition is pretty fierce in that arena. With luck, you can be king of the hill for 15 minutes, until THE NEXT BIG THING comes along and knocks you off. Then you're left holding really expensive soap that's no longer the soap du jour. I think that Stirling is king of their own hill for as long as they choose to stay there. No doubt the temptation is real to get ahold of some unicorn tallow and jack up the prices. I for one very much appreciate that team Lovan has resisted that temptation.
[QUOTE="Frijolero, post: 1504605, member: I think that Stirling is king of their own hill for as long as they choose to stay there. No doubt the temptation is real to get ahold of some unicorn tallow and jack up the prices. I for one very much appreciate that team Lovan has resisted that temptation.[/QUOTE/] I totally agree with your post. It seems to me that Stirling has certainly found their place. A large selection of scents, a quality product at reasonable price point is what brought me in. IMHO, if it ain’t broke don’t fiddle with it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Mega Stirling haul! I gave everything a test sniff and it all smells great, even Bonaparte. I will give further impressions as I use them. The first two up will be Black Pepper Lime and Deep Blue Sea! Sent from my Galaxy using Tapatalk
Wow! Congrats Andrew! Now I know why it was late, the driver needed a helper on board to help carry that to the porch. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
Looking good! Hope it was all worth the wait. I'm using Black Pepper Lime on Thursday. Tomorrow is Stirling Green.
I was surprised at how green Stirling Green smelled, if that makes sense. Sent from my Galaxy using Tapatalk
Whew! Checked off all the boxes on that order. Looking forward to hearing about Deep Blue Sea and D-503. I'm waffling back and forth on a purchase. And that Bonaparte...
I agree with you to a point. Some of the competitors have only added a premium line and kept their original lines (B&M, PAA,etc). If, and that's a big if, Stirling were to introduce a new line I would hope they keep their original line and just add a premium line. There are a lot of wet shavers who are willing and able to purchase premium soap - I'm not one of them. I think Stirling's current soap base is fantastic.
I'd be satisfied if all they did was add a few more Creed dupes. As I said in a previous post, I'm seeing Creeds all over my computer now, just for clicking on the site. But like @john zeiger , I 'm happy with what Stoylin has today.
SOTD DEcember 5th Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap English Gillette Aristocrat #22 Pol Silver Super Iridium(3) Paladin Chief Tortoise(26mm, Frigate Class) Stirling Noir Stirling Mountain Man AS
This right here. Premium soap is great don’t get me wrong, just out of my price range. For what a premium soap costs I can get a refill puck and an AS from Stirling, a quality product at a great value. I’m with you in hoping the current line stays. All this talk of upgraded base is making me slightly nervous I must admit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Stirling Green is not like Skin Bracer at all. Like Andrew says, more like Brut, but not like Brut. It's nowhere near a drug store aftershave. Much more sophisticated in scent than that.
