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Looking for light, summertime Jabonman/Eufros scent recommendations, please.
Here are the tallow ones I'm looking at, and it would be awesome if you can add a quick description of some of the scents below. :)
- Fougère
- Ylang Ylang
- Dama de Noche
- East Breeze
Thanks! :chapeau
From the scents you have listed, I would go with the Dama de Noche and Ylang Ylang as they are the 'ligher' scents of the four, but Fougere is also very nice as it is quite a light fougere scent and not a deep earthy type of fougere. However, YMMV, as always.
Personally, you should just get all four as his new tallow-based soaps are superb! :)
Dama de Noche = Jasmine-type (floral) scent
Ylang Ylang = ylang ylang + patchouli + orange
East Breeze = think oriental spice scent; clove, cinnamon, cardamon,
Fougere = light fougere scent
Thank you for your input, Celestino--very much appreciated! :chapeau
I ordered Manuel's Fougère, Ylang Ylang, Dama de Noche, and Rosa Bourbon tallow soaps along with their balms...in for a penny in for a pound (or Euro in this case).
I'm really looking forward to taking his tallow formulations for a test drive--from what I've seen here and elsewhere, they've all received high praise.
I have to agree with my friend Celestino in every regard as i was about to post the same impressions. I think you will like the Rosa Bourbon, I'm not usually a "rose guy" but this is quite nice. You will certainly love the performance of them all.
Dan, thanks for your input! :chapeau
I'm really looking forward to trying them out! I'll likely also at minimum order Manuel's Sandalwood and East Breeze as well, after I take his soaps for a test drive.
Manuel's tallow soaps are in a different league from his previous formulations.
1. Rosa Bourbon with pure essential rose oil is the best rose scent you'll ever find.
2. If you like Sandalwood, Manuel's is hard to beat.
You can't go wrong with any of his tallow soaps, it's just finding the scents that you prefer. His aftershave milks are also nice
Richard, thanks for your input! :chapeau
Your, Celestino, and Dan's recommendations speak volumes, and I'm looking forward to trying Manuel's tallow formulations along with his aftershave milks!
Am hoping he can throw in a few samples of the scents I didn't order so that I see if they'll work for me. :)
His tallow soaps are awesome! I particularly like the controversial Agarwood scent. I think a lot of people expected an Oud, but he didn't go Agar resin, he went with the wood and it smells like my Dad's wood shop. Heavenly to me!
I've just ordered East Breeze, Fougère, and Rosa Bourbon soaps, and Sandalwood balm a few days ago. Hope to receive them within a fortnight - will report on my impressions.
It's the first time I'm ordering something from Eufros, and I have to say Manuel is a very nice chap to do business with.
I've been a fan of Manuel's soaps for four years, and Agar is the only scent I haven't care for. However, if I do a couple of swirls on Rose or Sandalwood first, then go to the Agar puck, the combination is very nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by HopChugger
Hopchugger and Dimab, thanks for sharing! :chapeau
I wholly agree about Manuel being nice person to do business with--he has been very personable and responsive in all respects.
I'm curious about the agarwood scent, as it's one I totally unfamiliar with...sounds like it'll be an interesting one to try if Manuel sends a sample.
I'll also post my impressions of the soaps and balms I ordered as well...am figuring my order is also about 2 weeks out from arriving.
Congratulations on buying the four scents and balms and I am sure you'll enjoy them. Have fun! :)
Hopefully this week, I'll have Rossa Bourbon and Ylang Ylang arriving after so far, a rather long wait....but from everything I've read about these soaps, sounds like they are destined to the first Tier......let us know what you select.
Andrew, I went for the Fougère, Ylang Ylang, Dama de Noche, and Rosa Bourbon tallow soaps and balms.
I'm guessing it'll be a couple weeks before they arrive, and I'll post my impressions. Am with you in thinking these will be top performers!
BTW, saw you nabbed LPL's tallow Oud-Santal in the BST: It's an excellent soap, and I hope it works well for you!
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I love it, some people really don't like it at all. It doesn't smell unlike the lumber section at Home Depot. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.Quote:
Originally Posted by SemperFi
I like the smell of the lumber section. If this is indeed the case, it's a pity I haven't ordered this one as well - I was afraid it was more in the putrid/moldy wood direction - which could be interesting, but not entirely enjoyable in my eyes (well, nostrils).Quote:
Originally Posted by HopChugger
Incredible: it took just 10 days to arrive! See the first impressions here.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimab
I've had a couple of Manuel's soaps for the past year or so, Tierra Humeda and Brisa de Oriente, and they are both 1st class soaps. Once I finish off some of my existing soaps, I'll definitely order some more.
Rosa Bourbon - You will struggle to find a finer rose scented soap anywhere, if at all, it laughs in the face of MdC rose. Bit 'girly' for me so had to go.
Sandalwood - I'm told it is Mysore, dubious, you couldn't sell it at that price point. It's a nice Sandalwood, it really is, but Australian Private Reserve Sandalwood (my SOTD today) that is Mysore, is a cut above. This had to go
Agarwood - Smells like someone spilled iodine in a mouldy old wooden medicine cabinet and then tried, and failed, to set it on fire. If someone tried to take this from me I'd fight them to the death like James T Kirk, a keeper.
Performance of all the tallow is very very good.
Your description of Agarwood is genius and you've sold me on Rosa Bourbon! I'm a fanatic for a strong rose scent. I will agree with you, many rose scents are powdery and smell like a bingo parlor full of grandmas. But I find a pure, oily rose scent to be very masculine and timeless. And if I smell like a chick, I'm the last person to lose sleep over it. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by AcquaDiParmesan
The Rossa Bourbon was spectacular, and will say, as nice as the MdC Rose is, it's certainly one of the better ones, the Rossa Bourbon is quite spectacular, beautiful soap without a doubt.Quote:
Originally Posted by HopChugger
If you're a fanatic for a strong Rose scent then you'll be very happy with RB. As a quick note, word is Agarwood won't be repeated. I picked up a reserve pot just in case yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by HopChugger
My tins of Jabonman/Eufros tallow formulated soaps, along with accompanying balms, arrived from Spain late last week.
I ordered Manuel's Fougère, Ylang Ylang, Dama de Noche, and Rosa Bourbon, and for the past few days, I’ve put them through their paces…wow, they are spectacular!
All 4 soap’s performance is killer: They lather well and build into nice, thick suds, their lubrication (i.e., glide/slickness) is outstanding with both a straight and easily with a DE, their post shave qualities are great (very moisturizing), and the scents are excellent. Dama de Noche is on the more flowery/sweet side, but that’s not a deal breaker for me during this time of year.
As others have posted, Rosa Bourbon is a sublime rose scent—one of the best I’ve experienced. Later this week I’ll tradeoff between Rosa Bourbon and C&S No. 88 (they’ll be fun to compare). While the soap is more expensive, if one enjoys rose scents, Rosa Bourbon is definitely worth a go!
When lathering the soaps, going slow and incrementally adding small amounts water yielded the best lather results for me. I did a quick experiment with adding the about the same amounts of water: quick and incremental. While the volume of water was about the same, adding it quickly didn’t produce nearly the nice, thick lather that slower, incremental additions produced.
The balms are also excellent—the scents closely match the soaps. Not much is needed, they absorbed easily (didn’t get the tacky/stickiness that some balms leave behind), and they all were very skin nourishing.
And doing business with Manuel is outstanding: He’s a nice person, replies quickly to email, and is fast with shipping. He’s a 5-star, class act and outstanding artisan!
Beyond what I purchased, I definitely will add more Eufros to my rotation—Manuel’s soaps hit all the right marks in my book!
Jay, those are the same 4 I own and could not agree with you more!Quote:
Originally Posted by SemperFi
After about a month of 3 of Manuel's soaps in my rotation I'm ready for a follow-up.
I've bought Fougère, Rosa Bourbon, and Brisa de Oriente. Manuel was very kind to include 4 different samples too, but I still haven't tried those. I also bought a balm, but this is for another thread (I just can say here it's as excellent as the soaps are).
All the soaps are "premium" tallow-based ones. The lather they produce is simply outstanding! I have very hard water here, and with some soaps I have to use bottled or take some resin-softened from my espresso machine - small hindrance indeed, but nevertheless one I'd prefer to shave without. Manuel's soaps ate my water for breakfast :bow - pun intended because the soaps were also very thirsty ones.
At first, being used to English hard triple-milled soaps, I loaded my brush rather heavily, added some water and noticed it needed more. So I added some... and some more... and more... and yet more... At the end I got the amount of lather that would be enough to shave my whole body - and then some :overkill: The smell was so good it was a real pity to waste the lather, so I made about 5-6 passes that time - there was nothing left to shave, but I still enjoyed the smell and the feel of it :rofl2:
The lather is rich, lasts forever - hard water or not, very slick, and provides great protection and cushion effect. To make the first evaluation, I used the soap with no pre- or post-shave treatment, and it performed magnificently: easy shave with absolutely no irritation, and with smooth, fresh, and relaxed feeling after the shave.
Scent related, all the soaps have very strong - some would say a bit overwhelming - smell out of the box. Manuel uses essential oils and it seems he's not a cheapskate at all :tu When lathered, the odor gets milder, less concentrated, but still very well and enjoyably pronounced - exactly the right amount in my opinion.
Now to the individual scents: I have to take my hat off to Jabonman's originality in this department :chapeau The scents are all complex but well-balanced combinations of different origins.
Fougère: even this would be simple smell gained some welcome additions in Manuel's interpretation. I can smell some citrus, mint, and maybe lavender in it. Of course fern is the main motif, and overall the scent is light, refreshing, and I would say airy.
Brisa de Oriente on the other hand is the exact opposite: heavy, spicy, stuffy even - like humid summer heat (I live in Israel - believe me I know what I'm talking about :p) Most of all it reminds me of Masala Chai, and I wouldn't be surprised if this indeed was Manuel's inspiration for creating this scent: cinnamon, cardamon, cloves, nutmeg, peppercorn - they are all there, smelling wonderfully rich and balanced, accentuating instead of obscuring each other. Well done indeed! I was totally unprepared for this soap to smell like it, but Masala Chai is my favorite winter drink, and so Brisa de Oriente will probably become my favorite winter soap.
And now to the cream of the crop: Rosa Bourbon. Objectively, they are all of the same quality, and the "cream of the crop" epithet is totally personal - you'll see why in a minute. I was somewhat cautious ordering this particular scent: not only it is the most expensive one from Eufros collection, I wasn't sure I'd like simple and sweet flowery smell of the roses as the only motif of the soap. By the way, for those of you who wondered, Rosa Bourbon is a kind of cultivated rose partially originated in Réunion Island. It is in no way rose-and-bourbon combination some would hope (but most would dread) to get.
As all other Manuel's olfactory creations, this one is not a "simple" one-dimensional scent either. I can recognize some citrusy overtones, and probably kind of earthy component to it, but the rose itself - wow :dropjaw: Upon opening the tin can for the first time I was immediately transferred some 35 years back - to a country home my grandparents were renting each summer, and to the rose-petal jam my Grandma was making of the rose bushes growing there. I wasn't even aware they were of this particular type of rose, but it must be true our olfactory memories are the strongest ones, as I could really taste that jam when smelling the soap!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXPl...ature=youtu.be
35 year I haven't think of this - not even once - but there it was as vivid, colorful, and tasty (sic) as if it was just yesterday. Unforgettable experience!
All in all, I don't really know why it took me so long to discover and to order these Jabonman's creations, but now I have to make up for all the time I lost - and to order some (a lot) more.
Dimab, brilliant review--you nailed it! Manuel's soaps and balms are brilliant performers, especially in hard water, in every sense. I'm with you, I'll be ordering more as well. Manuel has set a very high bar for other artisan and mainstream soap makers to achieve!
Follow-up #2. Tried the Ylang Ylang: if you like complex floral scent, by all means buy this soap! Besides the obvious ylang-ylang one can recognize overtones of patchouli, notes of orange blossom, and may be also some very subtle sandalwood.Quote:
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Every other quality is right at the top - with the rest of his soaps.
Follow-up #3: just tried the Tierra Humeda or Wet Earth. Like its name suggests, the first impression is that of wet earth. Not just any but the one of primeval rain forest after heavy tropical rain - hinting at rotting wood, moss, but also at fresh after-the-rain ozone, spicy vetiver and, surprisingly, roasted peanut shells.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimab
He used to call Ylang Ylang, Ylang Ylang Patchouli, so your description was right on.Quote:
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Ylang-Ylang also contains jasmine absolute, I understand.Quote:
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If only Manuel was able to bring back the original Ylang-Ylang, Pachouli, Naranja of 5-6 years ago. It was his masterpiece of the time and I'd still rate it as such, today, superb as his current offerings all are.
On Jay's recommendation I had to order some of Eufros soaps to try. I ended up purchasing tubs of the Rosa Bourbon and Fougere with samples of Ylang ylang, Terra humeda, Cronos, and Gea. Let me first agree with almost every review I have read, these soaps are top notch! Lathers very easily and hits all of the marks for a top performer! Slick, thick, cushion, protection, and great post shave feel!
The soaps are NOT light on scent. For these you need to really enjoy the scent IMO! I am not very proficient at picking out all of the individual scents. That said, I did not care for the Ylang Ylang, Terra Humeda, or the Cronos. Of course subjective but just not for me.
On the other hand, the Fougere was on the stronger side and not my favorite but I did enjoy it. To my surprise, the Gea not only had a very nice complex scent but the performance was outstanding!! I have to admit, I was a bit apprehensive about a vegan soap compared to tallow when it came to performance. This has completely and forever wiped that concern out of my mind!! Awesome!! Will definitely order a tub of Gea.
I have saved the best for last, Rosa Bourbon. WOW, WOW, WOW. This scent is one of my all time favorites! I do not have many rose scented soaps but this one blew me away. Complex, beautiful, lovely, etc..... (I could go on) I hope to never be without.
At the end of the day, thank you Jay for bringing Eufros into my view. I had never heard of this line and am quite pleased. Exquisite stuff!
Thanks, Rich! I'm glad you tried and really liked Manuel's Rosa Bourbon--hands down, it's the best rose-scented suds I've found to date!
Spot on with his scents...they definitely let you know they are there, and wow, they are well crafted from quality ingredients. Yep, he has a few scents I didn't like as much, too. Recently tried his Zanzibar, and it's a wow scent for me! If you didn't try his balms, consider them with a future order--they are also excellent!
Now I gotta lead ya down the path one more time.... :D If you haven't tried CRSW Glide yet, consider giving it a go...the price is great and the performance is stellar! Richard lead me down this path, and it's awesome! https://www.coldriversoapworks.com/s...ing-cream-soap
Finally I am ahead of you one of your recommendations! I already have the Olfactory Hue and the Morning Ghost is in the mail. I agree, great performer with very nice scent.
I have not yet tried Eufros balms but am planning on it with my next order, which will include the Gea. I would recommend that you try it if you have not already. Wonderful scent!