Hello ladies and gentlemen,

I hope I'm asking this in the right sub-forum - if not I do sincerely apologise.

Anyway, I am looking for a good combination of pre-shave oil/balm, shaving soap/cream - preferably soap - and aftershave balm/lotion that will have a very manly combined scent that has good staying power in conditions with excessive sweating, but that is not over-powering to those around me.

I am going to be doing archaeological fieldwork in places that have high heat and high humidity and I will be sweating a lot as a result. I plan on keeping my cheeks and neck trimmed using a straight razor - I will not be covering most of my face in the wet shaving products as a result. I require a kit the components of which can be found in the United States, the United Kingdom or Italy.

I'm currently using Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood shaving cream - the manliness of which I could describe using a slew of archaeological expressions (eg. the scent it leaves behind makes you feel like you just finished up a half hour of sledge-hammering). I was thinking of giving the Art of Shaving Sandalwood cream or soap a try - the latter would certainly be quite an investment - as well as Kiss My Face Lavender Shea Cream and the Art of Shaving Aftershave balm or their pre-shave oil. I might also give the Taylor Sandalwood Shaving Soap a try given the results with their cream.

Here are my opening questions based on what I have said: What would be a good kit built around the sandalwood creams and soaps? What would go well with the Kiss My Face? What would compliment the Art of Shaving pre-shave oil or the aftershave balm? What are some other good combinations? I would like to have sandalwood and lavender included, but if there are other suggestions, I am open to them.