Thread: Taylor of Old Bond Street question

Same thing happens when I use their balms. I picked up the sampler a while back and gave them all away after they all had the same prolonged burn and sensitivity. TOBS is the only one to do it to me.

Well I have done a not so nice thing maybe. My director has started to use a brush and is PLAYING with a straight. Anyway he was complaining about the soap he has now that it would not lather as well as he wanted, I said I just happen to have a sample he could try. Since he has no idea about this I figured what a good test subject to see what would happen. Should it work good for him he will have a new soap to use. I will update Monday.

Here is the report from over the weekend.
I saw my director this morning and ask how he liked the shaving cream. His response was it lathered quite well. The way he said it and the look in his eye made me question it a little deeper. I ask if there was any burning or stinging and he without hesitation said yes. At that point I confessed and admitted I used him in a blind test to see if he had the same issues as I had and others on this thread had reported.
I am happy to report I still have a job and that he took it well.
This may have just been a bad run of cream, could be the age of the cream as there is no expiration date or I and others just can’t use this product. Which ever it is I am putting this to bed and not using it again.

Sorry to hear about the TOBS issues that you are having. I have recently, last 5 months, ordered 3 of their shaving creams. I love them all, no issues. I would have all of their products, if I could afford them.

I've had similar experiences with creams that are overly perfumed or balms that are overly scented. T&H Trafalgar is like that for me. I still have some of the cream because I do love the scent so much that I deal with it every now and then. But to follow it up with their balm too? No way. Might as well shave with napalm. DR Harris soaps seem to nail it for me. The perfect scents and the perfect strength. I use the Trafalgar cologne now and keep it off of my face.

Same experience with the creams for me too. Don't know about the soaps. Has anyone had this reaction with the soaps? It's a shame, I really love their creams.

I have not had this issue at all, and find Eton College specifically for me to be a really nice cream. I just finished off a tub recently and reordered it. Grapefruit is currently on the shelf, Sandalwood on the way. I typically would describe my skin as sensitive. I think when you're talking sensitivity to fragrance oils it can be a very individual thing. Certain fragrances make my nose burn terribly. The TOBS stuff thus far has not. Diff'rent strokes I reckon

I experience this with TOBS Sandalwood, the other fragrances I've tried were fine. Love the fragrance though.

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

Same experience with the creams for me too. Don't know about the soaps. Has anyone had this reaction with the soaps? It's a shame, I really love their creams.

That is a good point. I have never used any of them, maybe someone could tell us that has issues with the cream if the soap worked out for them?

Wow, That's really a bummer. I've only tried their Rose cream, and loved it. Been out for a while, but don't remember any burning. I'm just about to order 3 or 4 of their creams. Watch, now that I read this thread, they will all burn my face. Actually, I haven't had any bad results with the rose sent, so I think I will try some others. I was using the TOB Rose with Pirates Cove Rose soap and a little gylicerin (spelling?), and holly soapsuds Batman. What a combo. The nicest Uberlather I've tried thus far. Great mix. So I'm going to try a couple of more TOB's, and see how I like them. I'll let you all know how they turn out.