Thread: rose scented cologne

Originally Posted by pedro083

I know i am a newbie at wet shaving, never really bothered about cologne she used to just buy it for me.
Order a load of samples and also went shopping in glasgow for a new one for my self which suprisingly had a lot of good shops for it( crabtree& evelyn, jo malone. l'occataine and a few others) lovely smells but the price of some actually made me look twice.
but i did pick up some more soaps and once i adjust myself to the price will pick up some colgnes smell so good.

ps. the uk site for C&S sells it for £75 which would about $125 plus shipping so might be worth a e-mail but there complete sampler for $10 including shipping is defenitly worth it.
there is a thread about this sampler in the colgones section thats how i found out about it

Unfortunately Czech & Speake charges WAY too much to ship to the States;

Standard Delivery, usually 5-6 days (0.25Kg) £25.00
Priority Delivery, usually 2 days (0.25Kg) £50.00

That's for 1 bottle of cologne.

Thats actually terrible as that is twice the actually cost of shipping.

I know i am a newbie at wet shaving, never really bothered about cologne she used to just buy it for me.
Order a load of samples and also went shopping in glasgow for a new one for my self which suprisingly had a lot of good shops for it( crabtree& evelyn, jo malone. l'occataine and a few others) lovely smells but the price of some actually made me look twice.
but i did pick up some more soaps and once i adjust myself to the price will pick up some colgnes smell so good.

ps. the uk site for C&S sells it for £75 which would about $125 plus shipping so might be worth a e-mail but there complete sampler for $10 including shipping is defenitly worth it.
there is a thread about this sampler in the colgones section thats how i found out about it
Last edited by pedro083; Today at 10:49 PM.

I apologise for the hijacking, because I'm a sandalwood lover

Hey pedro I also am in the wonderful Glasgae, where are the jo malone. l'occataine stores? Also know of any good shaving supply type shops.

Hijack over and once again apologies....

Geek

Originally Posted by TheGeek

I apologise for the hijacking, because I'm a sandalwood lover

Hey pedro I also am in the wonderful Glasgae, where are the jo malone. l'occataine stores? Also know of any good shaving supply type shops.

Hijack over and once again apologies....

Geek

right always get the last part wrong but princess gallaries i think. across the road from house of frasiers beside the argyll arcade, place that sells all the jewelley.
l'octaine is on the outside rest are inside 3 or 4 places that sell cologenes aftershave and soap no razors though.
there is a place on renfrew street that repairs electrics that is starting to sell stuff razors he has is no good but cant remember what else he does i think it is called shave centre. if you know of anywhere to tell me please do spent one saturday tralling round barras and could not find one old straight.

how about Rose of Bulgaria? no experience with it but at $10 shipped its not alot of money if it isnt that great

AFTERSHAVE ROSE OF BULGARIA FOR MEN with rose water 3oz - eBay (item 220567754450 end time Mar-14-10 04:49:34 PDT)

Another vote for contacting Cambridge Chemists and getting the 88. It's fantastic stuff. The Dark Rose is much more suited for the fairer sex, IMHO. 88... well.. it should be registered

my guess is that the dark rose will be too feminine for you. the 88 is much better, it's extremely potent though, so that expensive bottle will turn out pretty cheap when you're done with it if you ever get to that, again sample that.

penhaligon's hammam bouquet has also very nice rose, but it's very oppulent scent, so you definitely want to sample it first.

but from the fancy english houses my favorite would be floris 89 which has quite prominent rose.

the rose of bulgaria seems like a no brainer for $10, i've not tried it and the scent is likely not as exquisite blend as a c&s product, but it doesn't have the luxury markup either, and since it comes from bulgaria I'm pretty sure the ingredients are the real stuff. It's likely to be closest to the coral skin rose, which definitely has the note of the bulgarian rose (I presume from rose water), but it also has a bunch of other sweeter and artificial stuff.

the sue's rosa damascena edt was disappointing for me, it's just not a well made blend in my opinion, it's just chaotic. the soap though is the rose scent that i like best.

I want to thank all you folks for your suggestions. Believe it or not, I've followed up on each and every one. I've ordered samples of several of the more expensive colognes, others I've just gone ahead and ordered. So far, my favorite is the Bulgarian Rose from St. Charles Shave, but I'm hoping to find something that lasts a bit longer. Now I've got so much rose-scented stuff that my bathroom smells like a florist shop! Or, as my uncouth son says, "Like a house of ill-repute!" LOL! I'm really enjoying the quest, so I'd just like to say again, THANKS GUYS! Once again, forum members have come through!

A couple of people mentioned Crabtree and Evelyn products but did not say anything about their Rose line, which is too feminine for me, or for a better mix, the Nantucket Brair Line which I have come to like very much. I suppose I had to try it growing up near Nantucket Rhode Island and having the last name of Crabtree. Yet more important to me is that it smells like the best rose you've ever sniffed and then just had to sniff again. A heady, rose scent that is mixed with that wonderful clean cool ocean breeze smell you get in the early mornings near the Atlantic coast. There are some spicy overtones but it is not very much.
I must say these views are just what I'm smelling with my 60 year old male nose. I'd find a C and E shop and give it a sniff with yours.
Btw I bought a number of items in that line including the eau de toilette. I use that as a cologne....sparingly. It doen't take much.

Originally Posted by sffone

I want to thank all you folks for your suggestions. Believe it or not, I've followed up on each and every one. I've ordered samples of several of the more expensive colognes, others I've just gone ahead and ordered. So far, my favorite is the Bulgarian Rose from St. Charles Shave, but I'm hoping to find something that lasts a bit longer. Now I've got so much rose-scented stuff that my bathroom smells like a florist shop! Or, as my uncouth son says, "Like a house of ill-repute!" LOL! I'm really enjoying the quest, so I'd just like to say again, THANKS GUYS! Once again, forum members have come through!

I've sampled the Hammamm Bouqet, C&S 88, C&S Dark Rose, C&S Rose and SCS Bulgarian Rose, and the SCS was my favorite too. It lasted pretty long for me. But I think it's only a limited edition. I haven't tried the SCS Savory Rose which isn't seasonal, but I suspect it's good too.