What soap/cream did you use today?

DG Sellout

Wholly Kaw Sandhurst

Santa Maria del Fiore

Great Tobacco scent- same fragrance as SMN Tobacco Tuscano

Performs well


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Wholly Kaw Man of Mayfair

Soapy Bathman Just Bananas.

Opuntia v. (Saponificio Varesino) pineapple, currant, apple, birch, rose, jasmine ... Aventus

Opuntia is SV’s homage to Aventus, Creed’s most successful fragrance. Bright, tart, fruity, Aventus smells like bottled optimism and surefire success. You want to smell like Beckham or Obama or Napoleon Bonaparte, reach for Aventus. It’s pricey, but clones abound. Soap cookers have emulated it for quite some time, too: A&E Spartacus, Declaration Grooming Sellout, Fine Accoutrements Platinum, RazoRock Emperor, Stirling Executive Man, Wickham Classic 24, to name just a few. Why SV decided to offer yet another interpretation of Aventus to an already crowded field escapes me. Until now, most of SV’s fragrances have been fairly creative. With Opuntia, I suspect they were looking for a sure bet, something immediately recognizable, and more importantly, immediately desirable. I can’t fault them. Aventus smells really good, as legions of men will attest. A pity, though, that SV didn’t come up with a scent as original as their soap.

I should note that Opuntia seems to be modeled on recent batches of Aventus. It doesn’t harbor even a whiff of leather or smokey moss. Those two notes used to be fairly prominent in early vintages of Aventus, but current IFRA regulations have nearly eliminated them.

   

Proraso Nourish Shave Soap

Murphy and McNeil Nantahala

Thanks to a very generous offer from mrdoug I was able to try WSP Dragons Blood.  Performance is top-notch and, quite honestly, unfortunate that the WSP soap doesn't get more love on the forum.  The scent is one of my favorites and is similar to C&C Dragon Blood, Stirling Nag Champa, and DG Harmony.  Thanks again mrdoug...it made for a wonderful shave this morning!

WOW, this entire set is awesome