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    Before switching to straights, I used to make an effort to find a can of shaving cream that smelled like the hot creams I fell in love with in Germany, that the base barbers used. The closest I found was Gillette Foamy "Barber Shop" scent. It wasn't the same, but is was a scent I found pleasing. Is there a soap on the market with that scent, or similar?
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    Can you describe the scent to the best of your recollection?

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    Haven't got a clue as to what the scent was like that you smelled in Germany but you might want to take a sniff of Tabac if you get the chance. It is German soap and smells old timey to me. As a bonus it is great soap.

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    TOBS shaving shop maybe? Fendrihan has a TOBS sampler set that may help.

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    I have no idea what that German barbershop smelled like but Mamma Bear makes a Ye Old Barbershop scent that I really like.

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    Hunting for that scent sounds like a recipe for serious SAD.

    Besides the previously mentioned Tabac (fantastic, someone once said: "smells like the 70's") the soap that comes to mind is Barister & Mann - Saville - it was a way-back moment for me.

    Something lighter - more floral? - the light rose scent of Klar Kabinet perhaps?

    Good luck on your quest - it's good to have a reason an a goal to explain how you ended up with Bank Boxes of stuff squirreled away...
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    I'm not a fan of floral. I have Castle Forbes Cedar and Sandlewood, D.R. Harris Marlborough, A soap from Mike's which is a blend of cedar wood and bergamot. Mama Bears Spellbound woods. I like all of these for different reasons, but there is something about the scent of the gillette...

    Found this here... http://badgerandblade.com/reviews/sh...p-clean&cat=41
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    Perhaps try Erasmic? It's got that oldschool barber's vibe to it. Strangely enough I found a new stick in a plastic push up deodorant type container last summer and thought there's no way a new improved formula will be any good. I was wrong, it totally trumps my 12 year old stick. Sadly I haven't seen any more since.

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