Clay Face
Honolulu, Hawaii
(10-27-2016, 04:34 PM)BadDad Wrote: I'm in the same boat. When I first started wet shaving I couldn;t discern even the most distinctive of scents. After some experience with a LOT of different EdT samples generously donated to me, and a bunch more soaps given in a PIF, I have started to refine my nose and be able to pick out notes, and appreciate the depth of some of these fragrances. It's just another aspect of this hobby that keeps it interesting.
Last night I used Crowne & Crane Tobacco Leaf & Amber. This could easily become my new favorite tobacco scented soap. Excellent tobacco off the top, supported by the dark, musky amber notes makes for a captivating scent that starts off subtle, and blooms to full effect during the lather building and application. A really fantastic scent, so that I found myself opening the tub and just inhaling it throughout the night. Wonderful stuff!
Hey, Chris! Thanks for introducing me to Crowne & Crane. I've been using their bath soap for a few days now. It's a very nice rose scent. Like their shave soaps, Crowne & Crane bath soaps open up when you get them wet. Otherwise, they're mute. I like that arrangement.
Thanks, too, for the scent descriptions. I love to read these!
Clay Face
Honolulu, Hawaii
Egyptian Dragon (Mystic Water) ★★★★ dried orange peel, clove, patchouli, resins & florals
The sample isn't strongly scented, but once I added some water and started to work the soap, I got a nose full. Egyptian Dragon opened with a mild, bitter citrus that reminded me of dried orange peels studded with cloves. Just when I thought I had the nephew of some bay rum on my hands, the patchouli appeared, along with warm resins. The myrrh and dragon's blood hoisted this soap out of the Caribbean and set it down plumb in the Levant. Way in the back florals drifted in, faint old scents, like the smell of brittle rose petals in dusty potpourri. Egyptian Dragon is a soft, warm fragrance, without sharp edges. The clove is well tempered and doesn't get out of hand.
I enjoy using Mystic Water soaps. In spite of their rich scents, they are very mild. I slop them around my face without a worry that some might get in my eye or up my nose and burn like the deuce. My only quibble with Mystic Water is that they make such a luscious lather I'm always tempted to give my face one more pass than I need.
The sample isn't strongly scented, but once I added some water and started to work the soap, I got a nose full. Egyptian Dragon opened with a mild, bitter citrus that reminded me of dried orange peels studded with cloves. Just when I thought I had the nephew of some bay rum on my hands, the patchouli appeared, along with warm resins. The myrrh and dragon's blood hoisted this soap out of the Caribbean and set it down plumb in the Levant. Way in the back florals drifted in, faint old scents, like the smell of brittle rose petals in dusty potpourri. Egyptian Dragon is a soft, warm fragrance, without sharp edges. The clove is well tempered and doesn't get out of hand.
I enjoy using Mystic Water soaps. In spite of their rich scents, they are very mild. I slop them around my face without a worry that some might get in my eye or up my nose and burn like the deuce. My only quibble with Mystic Water is that they make such a luscious lather I'm always tempted to give my face one more pass than I need.
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