Is it me ?

I don't use any kind of AS, so the scent of the soap is the whole experience for me. I buy and use soaps entirely on the quality of the scent, so not surprisingly I have a lot of artisan soaps.

I really wish I could use artisan soaps with great scents, but all the ones I have tried as superb as the lathers they produced and as great as the scents were (the ones I tried were Nanny's Neroli, OSP Sandalwood, LPL Cedar, Wickhams Classic 24) they all made my face burn! I think even the slightest suggestion of some kind of fragrance oil seems to make my face burn. Well it's just not artisan soaps but a few other mass produced soaps as well (Boots stick the worst, Nivea Sensitive Cream and some others).

I imagine if it wasn't for the allergies I might have been a bit more enthusiastic for soaps with great scents.
 
IMHO the smell of a soap is entirely secondary to the physical quality of the shave.
A great example is the Arko stick. The quality of the lather I find to be phenomenal given the price. However the aroma is a little challenging.
Strangely, I originally didn't understand what Arko was supposed to smell-like.
Only when I visited an orange orchard and realised that the smell was supposed to be the floral scent not the fruit did I ‘get'-it and weirdly I find Ito be more acceptable than I did previously.


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Appealing fragrance adds to the general experience. I consider it a bonus, but not a deal breaker. It's like a flirt that's supposed to draw you in, provide intrigue, yet not carny enough to be of strong relevance.

Also, like other's have reported, I may grow to like a scent that I was at first disinterested with or even revolted by. Women and food was a good analogy.
 
Easy as ABC....

A. It's got to perform i.e. no skin burn or reaction and the lather has to last plus be slick and protective. Essential.
B. I have to at least not mind the smell - I went through a stage where I loved Arko for its performance then hated the stink and eventually came full circle being just fine with it.
C. It's really great if it smells good: I very much love the scent of rose and violet especially but if a soap really punches above its weight and price point and gives a good, comfortable shave then refer to A and B.

I approach all shaving soaps or creams with the same criteria whether artisanal or mass-produced. Price is a concern for me as I have to watch the pennies and remember that it's just shaving (which I do enjoy) and not S H A V I N G (OMG, this soiled underwear and coffee breath scent is just the most awesome everrrrrr plus the 25-time milled llama milk soap contains organic orangutan sweat moisturiser from uber-fairtrade sources and it makes my skin softer than a curry turd, and, and, and - yeah baby!!!).

Palmolive stick is great but I do love my Wickham's 1912 English Rose.
 
Easy as ABC....

A. It's got to perform i.e. no skin burn or reaction and the lather has to last plus be slick and protective. Essential.
B. I have to at least not mind the smell - I went through a stage where I loved Arko for its performance then hated the stink and eventually came full circle being just fine with it.
C. It's really great if it smells good: I very much love the scent of rose and violet especially but if a soap really punches above its weight and price point and gives a good, comfortable shave then refer to A and B.

I approach all shaving soaps or creams with the same criteria whether artisanal or mass-produced. Price is a concern for me as I have to watch the pennies and remember that it's just shaving (which I do enjoy) and not S H A V I N G (OMG, this soiled underwear and coffee breath scent is just the most awesome everrrrrr plus the 25-time milled llama milk soap contains organic orangutan sweat moisturiser from uber-fairtrade sources and it makes my skin softer than a curry turd, and, and, and - yeah baby!!!).

Palmolive stick is great but I do love my Wickham's 1912 English Rose.
:):):):):):)
 
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