Thread: Strong smelling & long lasting smell shaving cream?

Can someone recommend a strong and long lasting smelling shaving cream? To me one of the best parts of straight razor shaving is the therapeutic smells. I am one of those people who like to be inundated with smell that just hangs around. Things really can't smell too strong for me (unless the smell is unpleasant like a skunk, body odor, etc.). So far I have tried the following:

Castle Forbes Lime Essential Oil Shaving Cream
Geo. F. Trumper Extract of Limes Shaving Cream
Geo. F. Trumper Violet Shaving Cream
Taylor of Old Bond Street Coconut Shaving Cream
Taylor of Old Bond Street Grapefruit Shaving Cream

All of the afore mentioned creams work really well, give good lubrication, lather easily in my scuttle, etc. However, I would really like a smell that hangs around for all three passes of my shave and fills the bathroom. So far, the strongest and most long lasting smell is the Geo. F. Trumper Violet Shaving Cream. While it comes on strong, it fades away quicker than I would prefer. As for functionality (lubrication, lather making, etc.), the Castle Forbes Lime Essential Oil Shaving Cream is hard to beat (albeit expensive). Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

If you dont mind the sandalwood scent, Taylor of Old Bond Streets Sandalwood cream has a pretty long and lasting scent for a shaving cream. I also really like their rose cream. I know their sandalwood aftershave balm lingers around for a while. It lingers to the point I don't use it if I plan on putting any cologne on afterwards because the scent of the sandalwood would over power it. Hope this helps.

@avant... just ordered some of that. I really like Taylor of Old Bond and have been looking for some sandalwood. Thanks for the suggestion! (and only $15 on amazon, which is nice!).

Try Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet cream. The scent of the soap fades quickly, but the cream seems to last a bit. Perhaps Tabac? I haven't used that in a few years so I can't recall how long the scent would last.

Originally Posted by Avant

If you dont mind the sandalwood scent, Taylor of Old Bond Streets Sandalwood cream has a pretty long and lasting scent for a shaving cream. I also really like their rose cream. I know their sandalwood aftershave balm lingers around for a while. It lingers to the point I don't use it if I plan on putting any cologne on afterwards because the scent of the sandalwood would over power it. Hope this helps.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Gobbo

Try Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet cream. The scent of the soap fades quickly, but the cream seems to last a bit. Perhaps Tabac? I haven't used that in a few years so I can't recall how long the scent would last.

Thanks

Tabac, Proraso, and Al's Shaving creams are all pretty intense scents that last the whole shave. Queen Charlotte Rose Otto is another scent-bomb.

Can't say much about longevity, however, I have taken to using Mike's Hungarian Lavender soap whenever I shave in the evening. The scent is divine and I find it acts as aromatherapy to calm and relax me before bedtime. I find myself using remaining lather after shaving on my face to breath in the scent before rinsing. The effect on me at least is quite real. I have a couple of extra tins stored away vacuum packed in my wine cabinet and I'm tempted to try the Castle Forbes Lavender cream which gets rave reviews.

Not creams but soaps. I rotate creams and soaps but have a mug filled with a bay rum from Mama Bear. My whole bath smells like bay rum when I leave the mug out on the counter

Very few soaps or creams have scents that linger. The only ones I've found are Xpec (if you can find it) and Penhaligon's Sartorial.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Very few soaps or creams have scents that linger. The only ones I've found are Xpec (if you can find it) and Penhaligon's Sartorial.

Gentlemen, Spendur is correct, especially on Xpec. The scent does linger longer than most creams and soaps I have tried, if not all.