Is this a new offering from Castle Forbes? Has anyone tried it yet?
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Is this a new offering from Castle Forbes? Has anyone tried it yet?
Somewhat recent, hit the, "First Tier Creams and Soaps" thread, Obie's one, it's covered there fairly well.Quote:
Originally Posted by alschepis
It's fantastic, for me, after the Lavender, it's my favourite offering from them....great stuff.
Thanks you for your input. I just bought a puck. We all have different taste I guess. I love Castle Forbes but I just hated the scent of the lavender.
I love the Lime and have been wondering about this new one. Guess i will have to see what Obie had to say about it.
I really enjoy the scent, and will probably order the cologne to go along with it as I see myself using the cream fairly often. I have so many lavender, lime, and wood scented soaps and this one is a refreshing change to the CF line up.
How about a opinion on what scent it is? Its CF so i know its got to be good.
They've offered the 1445 balm for some time. It's a cologne scent, 'green' or 'sharper' (less sweet or heavy)than AdP or Alvarez Gomez colonia.
Get a sample of the balm from Maggards for a $3 and you'll know.
Cheers, Steve
Product description from Amazon:
"Fougere scent of freshly cut grasses & ferns in a base of lavender, tarragon and citrus."
It is a fougère, but certainly a lighter, cologne type fougère, probably leaning more toward cologne than fern, and is nothing like English Fern or other fougères that we often experience in shaving soaps. At least for me, it's a very enjoyable scent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Speedster
Had my first shave this morning with Castle Forbes 1445.
I predict this soap will be another huge hit for them.
Absolutely stellar Castle Forbes performance, but that's come to be expected.
Like evnpar said it is a complex fougere scent that is a little cologne based.
If I were to compare, If you like DR Harris Windsor, you will love this.
It's a little different and a little lighter scent.
Overall I love this, as I do all Castle Forbes soap, and will keep it permanently in my rotation.
Pete <:-}
Last week I ordered some MDC soap and while I am for the most part a soap guy I ordered some Castle Forbes Lavender yesterday.
I like the 1445 scent.
Much more to my liking than MdC Fougere
I also ordered and received the CF 1445. Performance as expected, fantastic! I really like this scent. Add another to my morning choices...
Me too Dave.Quote:
Originally Posted by rolodave
All Castle Forbes has MDC beat hands down scentwise IMHO.
Just had my second shave with 1445 this morning....Wow!
Fantastic soap.
Pete <:-}
lol, Pete
I changed my soap and used the 1445 too.
This is the usual CF performance and a great scent.
I ordered and am awaiting arrival of Castle Forbes Lavender. I’m also awaiting arrival on MDC soap. I’m mostly a soap guy but decided to give the Castle Forbes a try. I have a tub of GFT Coconut and TOBS Lavender. Both are very nice. I find bowl lathering with cream works best. I always face lather with soap.
I'm still on the borderline of ordering the CF 1445. The lavender burned my face like hot coal. The cedar/sandalwood dried my skin out like a leaf in the sahara desert. The lime is the only CF that agrees with my skin.
Maybe you can find a place that has 1445 samples, Max. Try ShaveDash in the U.K. if you can't find samples in the US--even with postage, SD is less expensive than a full tub.
I’ve tried all four and I like 1445 the best
I didn’t think it could get better than lime but 1445 might be. I usually am not into cologne type smells but this one keeps getting better and better. Traveling with it now and only want to use it everyday instead of my much loved DR Harris Arlington.
Same with me!Quote:
Originally Posted by alschepis
Rich was so kind to send me a generous sample of CF 1445 for me to try out so that's what I ended up using last night. I do say it smells very refreshing. It's not a powerful in your face scent, like CF Lime which I adore. The scent dissipates very fast and is more subtle when lathered than when taking a whiff from the tub. The performance is on par with the rest of their line-up. I do prefer stronger scented creams/soaps so the jury is still out on this one. I'll have to try it a few more times to see if the lighter scent grows on me. It's hard to beat CF Lime in the scent department. On a positive note, the cream agrees with my skin.
Thanks Max - great take on it and I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximilian
And you nailed the CF Lime, at first I despised it, flopped harder than a Dolphin at Seaworld as far as I'm concerned, PIF'd it forward.
Then I decided to give it another chance, felt better about, but hadn't used it that much, with the, "I do prefer stronger scented creams/soaps" aspect in mind, you've made my choice for this evenings shave CF Lime.
Wonder if I can get my like factor for the Lime up to 11 like the rest of the CF line.
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I never really cared for CF scents. However, for the fun of it I've been trying out different creams this past year, after primarily shaving with soaps for the past 56 years, and not really caring for creams. However, Obie keeps raving about CF, and I've been trying to use them a couple times a week for the past several months. I now can't imagine not continuing to use these lovely creams in my regular rotation, and I enjoy all of the scents. My favorite is 1445, as I have rarely met a fougère that I didn't like, and I especially like this light blend. I recently added the EdP, and feel that I can use this scent frequently, and can use it in my office, when going out, or in nearly every setting. I'm also a fan of lime, but I also like woody scents, and I've been using Cedarwood & Sandalwood frequently, although it seems to be a scent that many others don't care for. I have too many lavender soaps and creams, in general, but it's hard to beat the performance of CF. Thanks, Obie.
In addition to much of what's been posted already in this thread, I think CF is a great suds recommendation for new wet shavers.
It's darn near impossible for CF to not lather well with any water type, works in a bowl or on the face and with just about any kind of brush. Simply put, in terms of its performance, CF is virtually a fail-proof product that just plain works well and consistently delivers a nice shave!
+1 on CF for beginners. I had been wet shaving for about 16 yrs before I tried a cream. CF was the first I tried and was floored with the ease. I gave some to a young guy I've watch grow up that I was able to direct down the WS route. He had converted during his first year in college (figures he finally came around after he left the shadow of my guidance). Anyway, he'd been using Williams. I gave him about 1/2 tub of my CF Lime when he came home for the summer. His first two responses "that stuff lathers up super easy" and "wow that scent is BAM".
I had swore off buying soaps for the year. Figured I'd run through what I have and the samples I've got just sitting there untouched. Hell, I've still got some MDC Tc was kind enough to send me to try.
Now with all you guys raving about the new 1445 scent it's going to be hard.
Bunch of enablers are what you guys are...get behind me satan!
Jer
Gentlemen,
Today I received a tub of the 1445 and will use it sometime this week. I do like the fern fragrance. I am out of the lime fragrance, but do have the lavender and the Cedarwood and Sandalwood. The 1445 is something to look forward to.
