Searching for a Good Fougere Soap or Cream

I just traded for the TSM L&L Fougere which is the Chatillon Lux scent. It's supposed to be green and bright. I don't have it yet, but will report back. Maybe others who have this soap can comment!

I just traded for the TSM L&L Fougere which is the Chatillon Lux scent. It's supposed to be green and bright. I don't have it yet, but will report back. Maybe others who have this soap can comment!

I dont have the soap, but I do have the aftershave, and that's a good description. I can't think of another word (other than green) to better describe it.

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I would add the word peppery to green and bright in describing TSM Fougere. The aftershave at least. It's not as prominent on the dry down though.

After digging through my stash, I found a 4-year old stick of valobra that was untouched. I gave it a try this morning and was so impressed with its performance that I think I'm leaning towards picking up the Fougere version. We as wet shavers are very lucky to be alive during this shaving renaissance. There are just too many good choices for us out there. Especially during the last few years with all of the wonderful artisan soaps equalling or surpassing the quality of the known brands. It's stunning the selection we have.

LPL Cologne Fougére
B&M Baudelaire
B&M Fougére Imperial
B&M Fougére Aromatique
MDC Fougére
Wickham 1912 Irish Fern
Sapo Varesino Felce
Caties Bubbles Celtic Knot
CRSW Fougére Moderne
CRSW Le Chypre Hombre

These are my favourites, not sure how many are still available though.........

B&M Baudelaire
B&M Fougére Imperial
B&M Fougére Aromatique
MDC Fougére
Wickham 1912 Irish Fern
Sapo Varesino Felce
Caties Bubbles Celtic Knot
CRSW Fougére Moderne

These are my favourites, not sure how many is still available though.

Beaudelaire is definitely not green to my nose FWIW. It's my favorite scent by a mile, but I wouldn't even think to use green as a descriptor for it.

I just traded for the TSM L&L Fougere which is the Chatillon Lux scent.  It's supposed to be green and bright.  I don't have it yet, but will report back.  Maybe others who have this soap can comment!

I have this soap and its fantastic, the combination of L&L Grooming's great soap formula with Chatillon Lux's awesome scent is really great. Its one of the greenest smelling fougeres that I've experienced. Really like it.

B&M Baudelaire
B&M Fougére Imperial
B&M Fougére Aromatique
MDC Fougére
Wickham 1912 Irish Fern
Sapo Varesino Felce
Caties Bubbles Celtic Knot
CRSW Fougére Moderne


These are my favourites, not sure how many is still available though.

Beaudelaire is definitely not green to my nose FWIW.  It's my favorite scent by a mile, but I wouldn't even think to use green as a descriptor for it.

I think you misunderstand the definition of what a Fougére is.

B&M Baudelaire is definitely what I, and also Will, the owner of B&M, will consider a fougére, perhaps a darker one, yet still a fougére.

You may be surprised, but Tabac is also a fougére, as well as Drakkar Noir.

You also divide fougéres into two other subcategories, Aromatique fougéres and Oriental forugéres, for instance Amouage Jubilation XXV, Creed Royal Oud and YSL La Nuit DLH are all oriental fougéres.

Originally a fougére is name after the french fern, which has this characteristic green smell to it, close to what you get from MDC Fougére, but since then the definition has widened a whole lot, and a fougére fragrance today will typically have lavender and oakmoss in it, but also can contain a lot of other notes.

Will from B&M had this to say about his B&M Baudelaire, back when it was available for sale as the black label version:

"Barrister and Mann is proud to present Beaudelaire, a marriage of long-standing fougère methodology with the dusky, leathery, decadent charm of our famous re-creation of Mousse de Saxe. We blend the classic fougère accord of lavender, oakmoss, and coumarin with ylang ylang, rose, sandalwood, and the deep, richly bitter character of Mousse de Saxe to produce a fougère unlike anything else in the shaving world. Dark, soapy, and incomparably sexy, Beaudelaire is a fragrance that symbolizes elegant debauchery in all of the best ways. Were Oscar Wilde alive today, this would be his signature"

B&M Baudelaire
B&M Fougére Imperial
B&M Fougére Aromatique
MDC Fougére
Wickham 1912 Irish Fern
Sapo Varesino Felce
Caties Bubbles Celtic Knot
CRSW Fougére Moderne


These are my favourites, not sure how many is still available though.

Beaudelaire is definitely not green to my nose FWIW.  It's my favorite scent by a mile, but I wouldn't even think to use green as a descriptor for it.

I think you misunderstand the definition of what a Fougére is.

B&M Baudelaire is definitely what I, and also Will, the owner of B&M, will consider a fougére, perhaps a darker one, yet still a fougére.

You may be surprised, but Tabac is also a fougére, as well as Drakkar Noir.

You also divide fougéres into two other subcategories, Aromatique fougéres and Oriental forugéres, for instance Amouage Jubilation XXV, Creed Royal Oud and YSL La Nuit DLH are all oriental fougéres.

Originally a fougére is name after the french fern, which has this characteristic green smell to it, close to what you get from MDC Fougére, but since then the definition has widened a whole lot, and a fougére fragrance today will typically have lavender and oakmoss in it, but also can contain a lot of other notes.

Will from B&M had this to say about his B&M Baudelaire, back when it was available for sale as the black label version:

"Barrister and Mann is proud to present Beaudelaire, a marriage of long-standing fougère methodology with the dusky, leathery, decadent charm of our famous re-creation of Mousse de Saxe. We blend the classic fougère accord of lavender, oakmoss, and coumarin with ylang ylang, rose, sandalwood, and the deep, richly bitter character of Mousse de Saxe to produce a fougère unlike anything else in the shaving world. Dark, soapy, and incomparably sexy, Beaudelaire is a fragrance that symbolizes elegant debauchery in all of the best ways. Were Oscar Wilde alive today, this would be his signature"

I'm fully aware of what fougere is, and that Beaudelaire is a fougere. It just isn't a very green fougere, which was specifically requested by OP. If someone asked me for a fougere that is a little dirty, Beaudelaire would be my first recommendation. I just can't in good conscience recommend Beaudelaire to someone looking for a green fougere.

In addition, Beaudelaire would be toward the top of my recommendations if some were simply asking for a fougere, but as I understand it OP wants a green fougere.

That's great to hear! My tub should arrive in a couple of days. Looking forward to it. Cheers