Through trial and error (I.e. trying hundreds of soaps), I can unequivocally say that Stirling has the top summer soaps. I'm not even exaggerating. They are the absolute best. I declare this Summer the "Summer of Stirling." Here's my hopeful summer lineup: Glacial Margaritas in the Arctic Iced Pineapple Glacial black cherry Gin and tonic on the rocks
The juniper gives it a slightly chilled feeling. I have been told by @ezlovan that a gin and tonic on the rocks (mentholated version) will be made as well One of mine too. I have to second this.
What a lather today with Margaritas in the Arctic! Beautiful, shiny, rich, slick, and bountiful. Just work in water little bits at the time and keep loading and you'll be rewarded with champion lather. Then, I finished with Executive Man aftershave. Love the scent and love the silky qualities of the splash. It's feels really good going on. I'm realizing I could use Stirling exclusively and be a happy, happy shaver. Great products.
So these are the Stirling soaps and splashes I've tried so far: Soap: Barbershop Ozark Mountain Sandpiper Margaritas in the Arctic Vanilla Sandalwood Splash: Barbershop Ozark Mountain Executive Man Mountain Man Piacenza Stirling Gentleman Baker Street I own a tub of Dunshire soap by haven't used it yet. What should I try down the road? I don't care for licorice, so Black Ice is out. I tend towards the cologne-type fragrances first. Barbershop was a little sweet to me, especially the splash which reminded me of vanilla or caramel. Ozark Mountain is really enjoyable. Liked it a lot. I'm enjoying MITA. I did not like Stirling Gentleman. Something about it dried down on me to a great aunt type of scent. I know that may be blasphemous on here but not all scents work for everyone! Baker Street is outstanding. Executive Man and Mountain Man are also both terrific. What are some suggestions? Is there anything based on lavender that Rod sells?
@PLAla, I'd say you have to try Sharp Dressed Man. If you like Ozark Mountain, I'd recommend Scots Pine Sheep. It'll get you the mutton tallow soap with a pleasant pine scent.
Here are some soaps I have that aren't on your tried list. I really like all of these. -Gin and Tonic -Hot Apple Cider (Best winter scent ever) -Autumn Glory -Sandalwood (If you like the Sandalwood note in the Vanilla Sandalwood) -Scots Pine Sheep -Glastonbury (Has some patchouli, FYI. Not bad tho.) -Ben Franklin (If you like Bay Rum scents. you will like this.)
Forgot about those. Ben Franklin is one of my personal favorites. I'd say it could be a cousin to bay rum, but definitely not the same. It's a very complex scent that I find constantly evolves during use. My first pass and last pass seem almost like two different soaps.
I used it this morning, just to refresh my memory of it. I put the half puck or so I had into a shave stick, so I can really only smell it well when I lather it. First this soap is pretty cold, not as cold as a Glacial, but it is the coldest soap I have after the Glacials. The scent has some menthol to it, which is not much of a surprise. There is also some wintergreen, but it is not strictly wintergreen scented, as a quick comparison to the Stirling Wintergreen confirms. I detect some pine tree scent as well, and maybe a little grassy scent. As @crackstar noted, it is a complex scent. I use it all year round, but the scent is almost reminiscent of being outdoors on a cold winter's day. To be honest, it is one of my favorite Stirling scents.
I feel the same way about Stirling. If I had no other soap or aftershaves, I would be happy with just Stirling products.
I'm thinking of using either MITA or Glacial Eskimo Tuxedo tomorrow unless I come up with a different idea. Decisions, decisions!
I'm catching probably the same cold that Kathleen of Rte66 had, as well as others around the country I know or with whom I've made acquaintance, so let me say, @crackstar, that if I had Texas on Fire, I'd use it!
I'm not a big pumkin spice anything, but the sample from the soap pass around has me intrigued. Sent from my VS990 using Tapatalk
