Fellows, I'm looking to try a sandalwood cream that, first, gives a slick shave, and second, has a moderate-strength scent. I rarely wear cologne, and the strongest cream I use now is Tabac, and only occasionally. I lean toward musgo, c&e almond and proraso green. You guys have a recommendation?
Cutman, welcom to TSD. If you are looking for a traditional sandalwood scent, T&H makes a great cream. AOS makes a really good Sandalwood scent that may be more what you are looking for. It is mellowed out a bit, but the scent is heavenly, and quite frankly has spoilied the normal sandalwood smell for me.
Thank you, Highness. Y'all seem like a real sociable bunch. Bearbeard -- thanks for the recommendation. I think some local stores sell AOS. I'll give it a go.
Uhhh, sociable, yeah, sure why not. :rofl I've got to go add "Highness" to my acceptable-names-to-call-me list now. Art of Shaving find-a-store page http://www.theartofshaving.com/taos6/locations.php
There's an actual list? Has this been posted for posterity's purposes? And how in the world was "highness" not allready on the list oh great weilder of the pink handled badger brush? :whacky084
Taylors would be a good entry cream. It is much cheaper than the other Top End English Shaving creams.
I use Taylor's Sandalwood quite a bit. I do recommend it. Nice scent and affordable. By the way I am running low and I have to get another tub soon. Raf
List here http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10916&postcount=10 Apparently I need to start a thread of my own instead of highjacking all these other threads.
Here's my take: 1) AOS, while a great product is not "moderate-strength" (although very good rendition of sandalwood, in my opinion) 2) C&E sandalwood is a phony sandalwood scent, and sickeningly sweet 3) TGQ (The Gentleman's Quarter) has a soap and cream that is made using a small amount of real Mysore Sandalwood Oil (in addition to what she considers the finest Sandalwood FO available), and its one of the closest renditions of real sandalwood I have come across. More importantly, Colleen (TGQ) makes an excellent shaving product (not to mention they aren't loaded with synthetic surfacants, chemicals, or artificial preservatives).
Indeed she is.. But her soaps are Top-Notch.. just send her an email at thegentlemensquarter@verizon.net and ask her what you need to know..
I'm also getting my feet wet with sandalwood. My first foray into it was with, of all creams...Vulfix Sandalwood. In a word, it rocks! The consistency is almost runny and oily, which is a little off-putting, but once you lather it, look out! I would guess that this is a medium to full-bodied strength scent if the AOS is less than moderate in strength. Plus it's reasonably priced to boot!
I should clarify - what I meant a few posts above was that the Art Of Shaving Sandalwood is more than moderate strength, it would be more appropriately described as being very potent
the sister-in-law bought me the AOS sandalwood cream last year for a Chanukkah gift, and I thought it was wonderful, but the scent was really potent, although, it is gorgeous.
I should also clarify, that although I have used the vulfix sandalwood, I have yet to dip into my AoS sample and based my previous comments on the potency of the AoS sandalwood's scent , which was light bodied and crisp to me.
A note. Taylor's is good stuff. And much cheaper than anything else. You should know though, that the scent is (I think) based on Taylor's Sandalwood cologne. At any rate, it does not smell that much like actual Sandalwood. -Mo
