Any experience with Taylor Of Old Bond Street?

Hello Gentlemen,

I have recently gotten my EJ DE89 and love it with a Feather blade. I haven't tried all the blades in the sample pack yet but will. My real question is: If you have tried the Taylor products what has your experience been? My brother just ordered their sandalwood shave cream/soap and ordered an extra one for me. He says that he has read great reviews and his wife is currently using their lavender cream/soap and loves it. The Sandalwood scent is very pleasing to me and am also looking for any other brands that you might have tried that I don't know about yet. A good Sandalwood Post Shave Balm will likely be my next purchase.

Thank You

Welcome to SRP.
TOBS is a very popular brand. They have a lot of variety, and if you search the net, there are places where you can get sampler packs to try.

My sons and I both own several TOB's and love them. The youngest likes the lavender, the oldest and I like St.James, and several others with Sandalwood coming in last, not that it is a bad smell..we just like the others better. TOB is a staple in our rotations.

Ordered a sample pack and of tem all the sandlewood is one of my top 3. Pretty sure they do aftershave, balms etc in sandlewood as well

welcome to SRP!!
if you like A sandalwoody strong smell the Proraso (cream)"red container" is another good inexpensive choice that leaves a more lingering scent after your shave ..
the D.R.Harris "almond , {I think it is I have}" is another good kinda earthy scent .. I always thought from the TOBS soaps I have owned that they were a mild scent that didn't linger long but that is just my opinion of course ..

my ex wife and daughter like the Geo Trumper line of creams , I have only smelled them and never tried them but I really like the smell ..

gooser:

do you any post shave balm or lotion? or do you just let the shave soap leave the scent? The shave soaps I have now all smell great but I do need a post shave treatment for my "sensitive skin". The more I shave the better my skin is adapting. Just a noob but I can see that I will continue this path.

eddy79: would you mind sharing with me where you order the sampler? Private message is ok. I ordered one and hope it is a reputable vendor. Getting used to the forum so I don't want to advertise for or blast any brand. I can only speak from my short experience in this calming world of grooming.

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welcome to SRP!!
if you like A sandalwoody strong smell the Proraso (cream)"red container" is another good inexpensive choice that leaves a more lingering scent after your shave ..
the D.R.Harris "almond , {I think it is I have}" is another good kinda earthy scent .. I always thought from the TOBS soaps I have owned that they were a mild scent that didn't linger long but that is just my opinion of course ..

my ex wife and daughter like the Geo Trumper line of creams , I have only smelled them and never tried them but I really like the smell ..

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Trumpers cream is fine but the soap is pretty ordinary.

Here is a link to the site
Men's Shaving Products | Straight Razors | Double Edge Razors | Shaving Brushes & Creams | MEN'S BIZ

ToB is great affordable cream in a large variety of scents. The aftershave line is nice, good for your skin, scent does not linger. I am not a fan of everyone's favorite sandalwood. I prefer Eton

Sampled can be purchased in many online spots try Maggardrazors

Welcome to SRP

I use the TOBS Sandalwood and St. James creams. They lather great, provide a good cushion, a good glide and smell great.

As suggested, get a sample pack of TOBS.

You can purchase some really expensive after shave balms for sensitive skin. Best value is Nivea Balms at the drug store. I am using the "Double Action".

I think I'm the only person who doesn't like sandlewood, it just smells like my local barber shop to me. I don't hate it but I don't enjpy it. I use Jermyn St TOBS and think it smells great.

I started using ToBS at Christmas. I had asked for it as a gift and my wife got it for me. I love the smell and it makes a great lather. Almost like a home made whipped cream (IMO). I think you will enjoy it.

If for some strange reason you don't like it (which would surprise several people here) there are MANY other options to try out.

Enjoy the journey

Ya'll are great! I ordered a sample pack from a small business. I feel like they will deliver. I have taken note of all other products that have been mentioned and will try them. It makes me happy to see that there are so many people willing to give advice from experience, and then let me experience my own journey.

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Welcome to SRP

I use the TOBS Sandalwood and St. James creams. They lather great, provide a good cushion, a good glide and smell great.

As suggested, get a sample pack of TOBS.

You can purchase some really expensive after shave balms for sensitive skin. Best value is Nivea Balms at the drug store. I am using the "Double Action".

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I use Nivea Original now. Feels good Smells good.

I've tried several, and like the avocado and lavender the best. Many nice scents from TOBS.

TOBs sandlewood, find it on sale and buy several.. Nivea for sensitive skin in winter-- good stuff..

I may be on my own but I have difficulty lathering TOBS Almond.

Used TOBS Sandalwood this morning. I still load to much on the brush. This soap is great.

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I may be on my own but I have difficulty lathering TOBS Almond.

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I have some issues with TOBS Grapefruit. Can't quite get it to work and the scent is almost non-existent. YMMV

I use Lemon & Lime every day. I love it.

I am a newbie, but I currently have stuff from Trumper and Taylor. I prefer the old school lime after shave and while I slightly prefer the Trumper version, I also have the Taylor #74 and it is some good stuff. Obviously, the good news today is that you can get these products on the interwebz so you don't have to pay a super premium to Ben Silver like I did back int eh day for Trumper stuff.

I have been overloading the Sandalwood too. Now I just dab a little on my finger and put it right in my brush and go straight to the bowl. Still have enough lather for a 5 pas shave. Kinda like it though. The sample pack of TOBS I ordered arrived today. Badger hair brush arrived too. Shave awesomeness awaits..

If you are using the same soap/cream everyday, or you have a number of lather bowls just leave all the excess in the bowl and use it with a bit of fresh product the next day. I wring the excess lather out of my brush and save it with the rest.

edhewitt, Thanks! I don't know why that wasn't just obvious to me. Guess that's why I post here to get advice from those that have been doing this longer.

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edhewitt, Thanks! I don't know why that wasn't just obvious to me. Guess that's why I post here to get advice from those that have been doing this longer.

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Its not something everyone does, but it works for me. I reused lather from about 5 weeks ago today with a bit of fresh stuff in it, it worked very well.

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edhewitt, Thanks! I don't know why that wasn't just obvious to me. Guess that's why I post here to get advice from those that have been doing this longer.

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Just be sure to thoroughly rinse your brush after off loading the excess lather. I left a brush in the lather pot for a long time. It did not turn out well.

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Just be sure to thoroughly rinse your brush after off loading the excess lather. I left a brush in the lather pot for a long time. It did not turn out well.

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Yes I will give you that one, i think i have read posts by guys who don't rinse their brushes out though. As I only use one brush at home and one at work so I don't think if I did stop rinsing them during the week or weeks that they get used for and just washed them out when I relocated it would probably be ok, i wouldn't want to try it if I had several brushes though.

I have never used TOBS but I currently am using MWF and I leave all the excess (because a little bit makes a ridiculous amount of lather) and I don't rinse out the brush and when I go to shave again I just add a little water and swirl for a while voila lather is back and just as strong. I don't even add any new product to it.

back to the question at hand, i have been given some TOBS samples and used the avocado cream last week until it ran out, i just smeared some on my face and used a wet brush to face lather, it worked very well, gave a good lather and the scent was quite pleasant

I use TOBS sandalwood as well as rose, I have them in a cosmetic vaccume pump action bottle that I grabbed off Ebay and squirt 10 pumps into a bowl for a perfect lather. I put the cream into the bottle with a syringe and it is really neat and tidy to carry around especially on holidays.


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