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Gents,
Was just wondering what your favorite or top five list of summertime soaps or creams were.. Today for the first time I tried out mamma bear mentholated lemon ice soap.. I must say it really had a great cooling effect on my skin and was quite nice.. Happy Summer!!
I have yet to divide them in seasons, I just rotate them as to what scent I want for the day.
I really like the Cella I just got, I have MamaBear Honeysuckle, love it too.
I have three I have been using since the heat set in.
Al's ChillWhip w/AB, my absolute favorite for shaves in the evening after work or exercise. Nice menthol punch fades to eucalyptus and pine with some spice and florals, I love it!
Mama Bears Northwoods, A fun, conifer scent that reminds me of walks through MI pine forests.
Al's Palermo w/AB, this cream offers a pleasant shave prior to starting my day. Throughout the day the smell of the balm reactivates and I catch a green woodsy scent mixed with spice for a few hours.
Great thread!
+1 for Northwoods, her Bonzai scent is good too, both are very fresh and summer-esque.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiskerHarvest
Poraso green, Hands Down! AOS Lemon, mint and citrus are very cooling! :D
Proraso Blue, DR Harris Arlington, and Musgo Orange.
Gentlemen:
I have no top five summertime soaps and creams, since I rotate 25 regardless of the seasons. The only seasonal pattern in my humble shave den is to go with the lighter aftershaves and colognes in the summer.
Savon des Volcans mint. Really a mint rather than a menthol. Light and refreshing tingle to it.
Godrej Menthol Mist, Proraso, QCS Vostok are all refreshing-I look forward to trying some of those Al's creams too!
In the past Trumper's Rose worked for me as well Acqua di Parma's shave cream in a tub and Monsavon bol-a-raser.
Currently though, Martin de Candre, Palmolive stick and Castle Forbes cream work wonders in all sorts of weather.
QCS Vostok is my hands down - don't even think about it - choice when I want/need "Cool & Refreshing"
Brace yourself....
Proraso (in my case C.O. Bigelow), Cella, and for a super menthol bomb TSD Iced Subzero
Vostok gotta try it heard great things
I have two that realy are my favorit in summer (only when its hot)
1 Mama bear/bear ice
2 mama bear/ iceberg ice
The rest of the time i use the soap thats suits my mood.
Most of the time the one on the front. ;)
Arko, great shave always, and it keeps the bugs away:rofl2:
It's starting to sound a little cliché, but my favourite Summer soap is still Proraso, coupled with a nice Proraso aftershave splash. Make me feel like a million bucks on a hot day :tu
On the other hand Proraso doesn't feel so nice on a good old -30°C Canadian winter day lol
Mamma Bear Lime Ice. Although I just got some cedar wood Castle Forbes in and it's my current favorite :)
My favorite was proraso until I tried ogallala lime and peppercorns with matching aftershave lotion- give it a shot I can guarantee you won't be disappointed!
Mamma bears awakenings -COLD!!!
+1 on mamma bears northwoods camp.. Good stuff, has a very pine, crisp air smell.
AOS lemon- it's good stuff.
I like to mix the awakenings to any other cream or soap- it basically makes it a menthol cream or soap and it doesn't mess with the smell of the other product too much...
I like to mix awakenings and AOS lemon- you really get the best of both worlds...
Tonight I may try mixing awakening with northwoods... That may be nice..
In the summer I find myself using SMN cream more often than usual, but I tend to stick with my usual vintage Williams or vintage Colgate. Yet, when I use a soap without menthol in the summer, I nearly always use a mentholated aftershave e.g. Booster's Lime, Floid Blue, Osage Rub.
Anything lemon or lime.
My favourite this summer is the Castle Forbes Limes, but on hotter days when i shave at the evening mentholated creams like the omega.
Co-o-o-o-o-ling lather! The cream whips-up like gangbusters, but I find the soap to be frustratingly difficult; still, it's what I've got, so that's-that.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Smooth shaving!
Joe,
I can't seem to find awakenings on mamma bear web site they still making it ??
Use the search function on her site.
Or sent Sue a email.
Yea just shot her an email don't see it listed..
It's always summertime in Florida....!
I have lot's of creams and soaps I rotate, but normally anything mentholated.
Proraso Green is good stuff.