Favorite Scents

Many Pinaud aftershaves, Cella soap, Fine Italian Citrus (old  tallow formula) soap.  Having difficulty finding a nice summer soap with performance (tallow) and scent that I really enjoy.  I generally limit myself to mass market brands.  I feel that the so called "artisan" soaps are OK in performance, too strong in scent and always overpriced for what you get. 

I have a tub of Cella Bio that I have yet to use yet, maybe that will be the Holy Grail for me in a summer scent soap.

How funny, I also have a tub of the green Cella that I have yet to use for a shave, although I think I’ve test lathered it.  My impression is that it’s a good clean inoffensive scent that should be well suited for summer. 

I also have the tallow Fine Italian Citrus and was disappointed with the scent, or rather lack of scent.  Maybe I got a bad puck as all my other Fine tallow soaps are well-to-strongly scented.

Boy do I miss the old Fine tallow based formula. Replacement pucks were only $12.00 and it was one of the best triple milled tallow soaps I have ever used. I like Fine scents but there after shaves are only alcohol, perfume and water. No skin conditioners at all.

Some specific A/S fragrances are: Pinaud Clubman Original, Whiskey Woods, Gent's Gin, Citrus Musk and VIBR/Brandy Spice mix.

Other aftershave brands I like:

Cella for summer, Seaforth! Heather for fall, Floid Vigoroso anytime.

Would like to try Avon Wild Country.

It would be so great if every big city had a good shave shop where all these things were available to try. I hate buying blind.

What are some of your favorite scents in wetshaving?  It could be any type of product: soap, cream, aftershave, etc.  Are you just a fan of the way it smells or does the scent hold a special significance to you?

One of my all time favorites is Tabac.  I simply love it.  Maybe Tabac is a cliche as it’s (rightfully) a wetshaving classic but I have read some people hate the scent; calling it grandma's purse or things like that.  I got it, probably like most people, fairly early on after starting to shave with a DE.  Now all these years later I associate the scent with a long wetshaving journey filled with fantastic shaves.  To this day I’ve never smelled anything like it.  It’s unique, old school, classic.  It is wetshaving to me. 

Other favorites: D.R. Harris Sandalwood, XPEC, Knize Ten.

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What are some of your favorite scents in wetshaving?  It could be any type of product: soap, cream, aftershave, etc.  Are you just a fan of the way it smells or does the scent hold a special significance to you?

One of my all time favorites is Tabac.  I simply love it.  Maybe Tabac is a cliche as it’s (rightfully) a wetshaving classic but I have read some people hate the scent; calling it grandma's purse or things like that.  I got it, probably like most people, fairly early on after starting to shave with a DE.  Now all these years later I associate the scent with a long wetshaving journey filled with fantastic shaves.  To this day I’ve never smelled anything like it.  It’s unique, old school, classic.  It is wetshaving to me. 

Other favorites: D.R. Harris Sandalwood, XPEC, Knize Ten.

Concur!

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Tommy Tommy Tommy, a lttle more succinct please

What are some of your favorite scents in wetshaving?  It could be any type of product: soap, cream, aftershave, etc.  Are you just a fan of the way it smells or does the scent hold a special significance to you?

One of my all time favorites is Tabac.  I simply love it.  Maybe Tabac is a cliche as it’s (rightfully) a wetshaving classic but I have read some people hate the scent; calling it grandma's purse or things like that.  I got it, probably like most people, fairly early on after starting to shave with a DE.  Now all these years later I associate the scent with a long wetshaving journey filled with fantastic shaves.  To this day I’ve never smelled anything like it.  It’s unique, old school, classic.  It is wetshaving to me. 

Other favorites: D.R. Harris Sandalwood, XPEC, Knize Ten.

Concur!

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Tommy Tommy Tommy, a lttle more succinct please

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Sir Irisch Moos.
Icolonali.
Derby City Chop Shop.
Lodrino La Riviera
Jossera Ylang Ylang Absolute
GD Amare , Unum
Zingari Man The Master , Mousse Illumimee


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Bon Monsieur and Mousse Illuminee by Zingari (collab with Manuel Cross, perfumer)

Felce Aromatica SV

Acqua di Parma Collezione Barbiere

Santa Maria Novella Crema da Barba

Alvarez Gomez Shaving Cream & EDP

Ethos Grooming Essentials Greenfresh (Shaving Soap, Lotion, Splash, EDT and Bath Soap/Body Wash)

George F Trumper GFT (Shaving Soap, Cologne and Body Wash)

Spearhead Shaving Seaforth Sea Spice Lime (Shaving Soap, Splash, EDT and Bar Soap)

Ethos Grooming Essentials Succes (Shaving Soap, Splash and EDT)

Stirling Satsuma (Shaving Soap, Aftershave and EDT)

Royall Lyme and St Johns West Indian Lime Aftershaves and Colognes

Shisheido Bravas Aftershave (from Japan)

The Cheap Stuff Honorable Mention: Gabels Drops of Lime Aftershave, Clubman Bay Rum/Lime Sec/Citrus Musk Aftershaves, TOBS Rose Shaving Cream, Derby Shave Stick

No order implied:

Tabac
I Colonai
Ethos Vetiver, Nuage, Dragonsbeard, Honeysuckle
Grooming Department La Aventurra, Cedarwood
Fine Santal, AOS Sdwd, Black Tie Sandalwood
WSP Olympia, Tobacco
PAA 11235 [4711 homage]
Barrister and Mann Lavanille
Crown & Crane Verbenna
Santa Maria Novella Tobacco Tuscano cream
Martin de Candre Fougère
Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica



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One of my all-time favorites, and unfortunately no longer available, is Chatillon Lux Blackberry Blossom Bay

It seems to me that this is available from Declaration Grooming from time to time although not currently.

Hello there! 

My all time favorite scent is Creed Aventus, so any affordable clone will do, but there are some clones that stand out as some of the best.

I find that the best CA clone in an EDP cologne, is Club De Nuit Intense!


I find that the best clone in a shave soap that I've tried, is Saponificio Verasino Opuntia!


Of course, what is Opuntia shave soap, without its matching aftershave?


I also have the matching EDP cologne as well, and it smells awesome too. But Club De Nuit Intense is still #1 IMO!


Alt Executive No 26 is another good CA EDP cologne. It takes the 3rd place slot for me regarding scent, of all the clones I've tried thus far.


I've also tried Stirling's Executive Man, and it does smell good, but its even further away from being a proper clone, its more of their own take on the scent. I've also tried Captains Choice Venture, which is more of the same, their own take on the scent, it also smells good. These ones are 4th place slots for me in regarding scent closeness.