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SoulShine,

I tried QCS Fougere. To me it smells nothing like Fougere.

Nice looking scuttle Gary.

Thanks for the review. It sounds rather expensive for the so-so performance. Is there anything that you've tried that you like better?

Jason,

I get cluster mosquito bites that look almost exactly like that. They are made worse by scratching, which sometimes occurs when sleeping. Its getting so i can't sit on our deck in the evening without putting on repellent.

Look at what my lovely Wife bought for me!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 1033524243

Watching the entire series now from the first episode.

THIS:

Squire wrote:A pivoting head is the work of Satan.

Welcome to SMF Greg!

Welcome to SMF Highdrytoast!

Harper, It would be one thing if the criticisms of Trumper's et al soaps was limited to SMF, but it's not. I read the same criticisms, and indeed many more of them, at B&B, Shave Nook, and on UK wet shaving forums such as The Shaving Room (this thread for instance: http://www.theshavingroom.co.u...

Gordon, Your post brings something else to mind. Wet shaving has becoming very popular in recent years, Trumper and the other 'prestigious' old school English firms could be selling so many soaps to so newcomers that they really don't care about retaining older soap customers. If this is the case it...

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Sorry, what does MEM stand for?

. . . so long as Trumper and those other firms continue to accept this drek and source from them there seems to be little hope that the situation will improve. Regards, Gordon That's the mystery, isn't it? This is the $64 question. In Soapworks January, 2012 pess release they stated that they purch...

That's great news, nice to see you posting Bugsy.

Thank the gods that Soapworks doesn't make shave creams, or it might be the end for the British shave creams. Creighton makes excellent shave creams, for Trumpers and others as well..

The tubes must vary, my sandalwood has been the most faded of all the creams that I purchased. I added a squirt if TOBS sandalwood cologne as i was whipping up the lather and it helped liven things up a bit.

Gordon,

Perhaps Floris are using a cheaper, inferior rose base? I think this is (one of) the culprits behind Penhaligon's cheapened Hammam Bouquet.

Pete, I didn't mean to capitalize the V in vintage, my mistake. It's just an old bottle of the Fresh Lime, made by Shulton. Here's a picture of it. Sorry for the poor lighting. This stuff still pops up on ebay every so often. http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/15053/normal_DSC07738....

Just a thought, Trumpers creams and soaps have a production code on the outer carton that makes it easy to see the month and year of production. any chance the Floris soaps do likewise?

EDIT: Gordon and I posted nearly the same words a almost the same time. As he beat my post by moments I am deleting mine.