I have a certain Mama Bear's soap and a Green Mountain soap, as well as CO Bigelow cream that gets brought out a little more this time of year.
I like woodsy scents...especially in the colder months. I also tend to reach for Clubman (original) AS more in the winter. DR Harris Marlborough or Sandalwood come to mind.
Tabac Original and Mitchell's Wool Fat soap are the ones that I like in cold weather times. Sure many others too without any cooling menthol kick and feel best in these times.
Rick (Dr Dead) just bought some TSD Cedarwood and I can tell you it smells like you are standing in the woods right after a good rain. Amazing! He also bought some TSD Orange. I thought he cut an orange in half and stuck it in a TSD jar. Few things say winter in the San Joaquin Valley like the smell of fresh oranges.
I like De Vergulde Hand the soap. I got it not so long ago and as it becomes colder, I like it more and more. The same is for Palmolive the stick that I use when traveling. I'd say I like to get anything without 'Freeze' feeling. I still remember my shaving with Gada Cool Mint the cream and then running into -25C with the wind.:happy102. I like freezing feeling, but THAT was an overkill!
My Winter soap issue is currently inbound and includes: TSD English Fern Mitchell's Wool Fat Ogalla Bay Rum Sage and Cedar
There is a soap I recently received, which I think is good for cold weather. It is this one called Sanders, which is from Holland.
I definitely have edts I switch up in the spring/summer and winter/fall. My rotation of soaps/creams hasn't grown enough to allow me this priviledge...so I use whatever I feel like using
Ditto on the TSD English Fern. It is a great winter soap. I just broke out a TSD Blue Juniper and it is fitting the role well so far. I run Tabac, TOBS, and Arko year round, but reserve one or 2 mugs for seasonal rotations. TSD Spring Equinox is on-deck. TSD's Sub-Zero and Bay Rum are my favorite summer ones at present.
I can't figure this out - is a good winter soap one that is spicy and warm, so that it makes you feel good about winter, or is it one that is bright and summerlike so that it makes you forget about winter for a few moments?
Yes to all. At the moment (subject to revision of course) I relate English Fern and Blue Juniper to skiing the pine-spruce slopes. This morning, with a bitter 10 degrees outside, I opted for a spicy aftershave. Logical consistency does not always prevail in this shaving business. But to each-it still makes perfect sense.
Oh. I've learned a lesson with tabac: NEVER use it with a new brush unless it's synthetic. Oh the scent is traumatizing!
