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Does anybody know what smell this is? It doesn't say on the can. I can't describe it as anything other than "my grandfather's shaving scent", so I'm guessing it's a classic. Could it be sandalwood?
Either way, I find myself craving the smell as I write this. Strange and scary stuff, this wetshaving. ;)
Hi, I bought some the other day. Not bad at all. Nice smell.Good shave. Don't know what it is though. I won an award in the UK from FHM magazine.
I usually describe it as a fresh clean scent, great lather though....
I've heard it described as shoe polish. . . hahaha. I can see that. I've always thought that it smelled like a natural foods store. . . or vitamins. . . or something. It is supposed to be a sandalwood scent I think .. .
Not as nice as AOS but m uch nicer than the drugstore brands.
Oh, definitely. The Body Shop shave cream is great. . . just as good as the 'high end' stuff, IMO. Great bang for your buck at $13 a tub!
I think it might be unscented, To me te smell is natural to the oils. But I have not checked the ingrident list. As for the cream It builds lather like nobodys buisness but I think it lacks in lubercation. It is not nearly as good as some of the higher priced benchmark creams, even in the price range I feel you could get better for the price. IMHO
I heard someone describe it as a Frankinsence type scent...but since I've not used it myself (yet) I can't say whether I agree.
I think I'm getting SCAD - bad. :o
I'd call it sandalwood and incense.
feels and smells good...lubrication could be better...for me the secret is to add some extra drops of water making it thinner...they also make a nice shaving oil..give it a try
That's because it IS the high end stuff. It's made by Creighton's, same people who make T&H creams. And The Real Shaving Company cream (which is almost identical to TBS< down to the scent).Quote:
Originally Posted by drumana
I am a huge fan of this cream, it could very well be my favorite (though Florena is giving it some serious competition). The scent is very fresh and springy, and the lather can't be beat.
Also, biazottipaulo, adding water to make your lather more lubricating is what you're SUPPOSED to do...so good job!
I also really like this cream. Combine it with my Conk's Amber soap and I get amazing lather.
I have the body shop cream scented with maca root. Its a grassy like smell. Is that what you guys are talking about. The body shop by me told me that they used to have a different scent but maca root is the only one sold right now in the us. I think the older scent was sandalwood.
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Originally Posted by importcarguy
That's the one. It's great!
i have this. it's the first thing i bought when i got started. i had no idea it was this much of a favorite. I'm going to give it another go now that i'm more seasoned.
I was walking around a local mall this afternoon and found a Body Shop outlet. Curious after reading this thread I found a large cache of the sandalwood smelling shaving cream. The price was right, 3 bucks for the tube and 4 bucks for the tubs, so i picked up a few of each. Personally, I love the smell and can't wait to use it.
On another note, I would never have guessed that I would be thrilled to be walking around the mall with a Body Shop bag in my hand.
Peace and Blessings,
AMDG
I think they got rid of the good stuff and now have some vegetable variety. ****ed me off so much I didn't even want to hear about it.
Went on ebay and bought a few for backup.
May have to do a Body Shop run and see if anyone have some left.
Vegetable variety? What do you mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Gallant
The new stuff IS good stuff.
From a "functionality" stand point I'm not sure how the newer Maca Root shaving cream compares to its predecessor. Personally, I love the smell of the latter, I can't put my finger on what it is but it reminds me of incense at Mass.
Ron, if you are desperate enough to get some more of the old stuff I can check back at the outlet and ship you whatever they have. I know how attached I can get to specific products I love. Heck.. I still buy Ketchup Chips on Ebay because I fell in love with them in Montreal.
I was not too impressed with my sample of the new cream, but really should give it another try.
Haha, I have my mother ship ketchup chips down.Quote:
Originally Posted by AMDG
I may get back to you on that offer. I am going to look around first. You can still find I on ebay if you look.