Unfortunately Adagio and Dickens (recently purchased from TSW) are too much Cherry (I think – reminds me of vomit!) so they’re up for sale. That just about exhausts the B&M range for me and yet I still look for more variety in the soap drawer especially now Shaver Heaven is no longer and I am quickly using it up.
So, would you mind recommending me where I should look next form your wonderful range? What am I looking for?
A brother to B&M / Shaver Heaven
Easy lathering producing piles of dense lather. No fickle soaps here please.
Medium to High scent strength. I don’t want to strain to smell the stuff.
Matching splash, preferably with cologne style scent strength. I don’t use balms, so a good post shave formula is preferred. Nothing oily preferably.
I enjoyed Anthony’s bright scents, but prefer the complexity of Wills although he tends to be dark & brooding even in his summer scents. Performance goes without saying.
Not interested in PAA/Crown King. Mystic Waters & Stirling both failed on the lather front, Stirling on the scent strength. Stirling splash was good although weak on scent strength just as a reference point. I'm not in the business of glorifying murderous thieves with a penchant for deprivation of liberty and rape so no pirate themes (black ship grooming).
Having a flick through TSW I see Caties bubbles. Soap comes with great reviews but I hear the toner is oily. The other is Captains Choice. Anyone care to comment on those two?
The other obvious option is to go with APR splashes and match them to soaps that have no matching splash. Might PM @todras and see what he says...
So, would you mind recommending me where I should look next form your wonderful range? What am I looking for?
A brother to B&M / Shaver Heaven
Easy lathering producing piles of dense lather. No fickle soaps here please.
Medium to High scent strength. I don’t want to strain to smell the stuff.
Matching splash, preferably with cologne style scent strength. I don’t use balms, so a good post shave formula is preferred. Nothing oily preferably.
I enjoyed Anthony’s bright scents, but prefer the complexity of Wills although he tends to be dark & brooding even in his summer scents. Performance goes without saying.
Not interested in PAA/Crown King. Mystic Waters & Stirling both failed on the lather front, Stirling on the scent strength. Stirling splash was good although weak on scent strength just as a reference point. I'm not in the business of glorifying murderous thieves with a penchant for deprivation of liberty and rape so no pirate themes (black ship grooming).
Having a flick through TSW I see Caties bubbles. Soap comes with great reviews but I hear the toner is oily. The other is Captains Choice. Anyone care to comment on those two?
The other obvious option is to go with APR splashes and match them to soaps that have no matching splash. Might PM @todras and see what he says...