If you like your scents strong, then, and don't mind a grapefruit/cedar-forward orange, I'd definitely go with Arkadia. Again, no personal experience with Satsuma, but the impression I get is Pharaoh's Dreamsicle is the middle ground here between scent strength and orangey goodness. Perhaps someone can hop in and correct me if I'm wrong on this--wouldn't be the first time, and won't be the last
I'm a newbie to Stirling, so others would be able to say more from experience. Anyway the last few months I must like orange because I ended up getting a lot of Stirling's orange soaps and A/S. I've still only used each of them a couple times, but my assessment is pretty close to Tim's. I love them all! I'm also waiting on the edge of my seat for Satsuma to make its way up here to Canada, thinking that one is a no brainer, that I'll love it as well. I shouldn't speak for someone else, but on page 457 of this thread, close to the bottom of the page, Edison Carter said Satsuma was the longest lasting citrus A/S splash he has, and I imagine that's saying a lot, since so far my limited experience with orange is it doesn't have much duration. (and Edison's reviews are pretty respected) I too am learning I like my soaps to be strong. Of the ones I've gotten Lemon Chill fits that perfectly. Margaritas in the Arctic, Almond Creme, and Ozark Mountain also medium strong and pleasing. Looking to maybe add Black Cherry sample as that's supposed to be strong and maybe some of the glacials.
PS I forgot Iced Pineapple. That's the one I'm most looking forward to getting. I'd be real disappointed if it weren't strong, but judging by other people's comments, it should be.
Iced Pineapple is a fantastic scent (one of my favorites). I feel that it has a strong scent (and strong menthol blast too). I highly recommend it.
I'll be using IP for the 1st time today--wonderful scent off the puck, and fairly strong. As to longevity, that remains to be seen. Either way, very excited to give it a whirl
I'm torn between Iced Pineapple and Lemon Chill for the next REAL COLD soap for my den. The Frost Drops will help out for my two Razorocks, but it can be more humid here in Boston than it is in Tuscaloosa. And you can tell the school President I said that.
Where I live they think it's summer weather at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. So need to wait til hot or humid weather to use summer soaps and scents. Today's been snowing however yuk. Edit: I meant I can't wait til hot weather to wear summer scents. That may never come!
Right, you probably have much more time for, say, Clubman, Stoylin Texas On Fire, anything Leather, than you would for Aqua Velva, or a frozen Stoylin soap(course it isn't Frozen, it just goes on that way).
If you want an orange scent go for the Satsuma. Arkadia is also one of my favorite soaps but it has other scents added.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. I'm an American living up here the last 16 yrs. Married to a Canadian lady, so no plans to move back down
EHHH LADIES AND UH GENTLEMEN: Well, time does fly. We've reached the two week warning for this season's second Stoylin Tony Awards Nomination Day. Course a lot of events have been cancelled on that day here in Massachusetts due to corona virus concerns. But since the Tony Awards nominations are performed indoors, we feel safe and secure moving right along.
What is everyone's experience with the Stirling Edts? I have been ordering a/s splash samples and trying different scents, I tend to forget they have the edt sample sizes as well. Any one have a favorite edt/splash pairing?
Tonight was my first use of a Stirling soap. I bought 8 last month, but had some other stuff lined up. I started off with Gatlinburg, in honor of the city in Tennessee near where I grew up. It's a very complex scent, not smoky really, but warm. I really like it a lot. The performance was fantastic - very easy to get enough thick lather for four passes. Very slick, with plenty of residual slickness as well. I don't think this is really a Springtime scent, so tomorrow I'm going to try Black Cherry. Overall, I'm really impressed. A really high-quality high-value soap. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
