Yardley English Lavender Soap

rustyblade · Post by **rustyblade** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:54 pm

I've noticed the soap has been repackaged, the package now stands vertical with text to match rather than horizontal. Shelf space friendly I suppose.

Scrapyard Ape · Post by **Scrapyard Ape** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:34 pm

rustyblade wrote:I've noticed the soap has been repackaged...

Clearly a harbinger of impending reformulation.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:20 pm

Greg, What?..me worry?....it's ALREADY been re-formulated....sigh
Regards,
Gordon

Scrapyard Ape · Post by **Scrapyard Ape** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:29 pm

Those bastards! Clearly they are on the verge of yet another reformulation. Soon you won't be able to tell the difference between Yardley and Irish Spring!

DOOOOOOOOMMMM!

Aztecface · Post by **Aztecface** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 4:07 am

Actually, as I have a box of the tallow based and of the palm based Yardley Sandalwood I must say they are both equal in performance. I am sad that my Blenheim Bouquet bathsoap is not as good though since it went through the reformulation. At least it's comforting to know that I still have an unopened box of the tallow English Fern and a couple more boxes of those bathsoaps coming in.

Jani

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:23 am

Jani, Well, that's comforting, about the Yardley. Especially at the prices being charged in the US for it these days.
Regards,
Gordon

Killian85 · Post by **Killian85** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:54 pm

I recently found some Yardley's lavender soap in one if the department stores here. The price was very reasonable so I thought I'd give it a go. The lather was outstanding, the smell very nice, and boy does it clean well. One of very few soaps where I didn't feel the need to use any moisturizing cream after my shower.

I'm sure based on what I've read in this post it's the American version.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:02 pm

Alan, Almost undoubtedly, if it was "reasonably priced" ( unless the store manager is smuggling it over the border from Canada ). The American stuff is still not bad, especially compared to most other soaps remotely in that price range. The original English made stuff is superlative, however.
Regards,
Gordon

Killian85 · Post by **Killian85** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:27 pm

It would be interesting to compare the original English bar to the American one. I really liked the American bar. Maybe that's because the idea of using superb soaps is so new to me.

D.Irving79 · Post by **D.Irving79** » Sat May 24, 2008 3:15 pm

interesting. i found a dollar store last week that has this soap. and a lot of it.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sat May 24, 2008 6:23 pm

The real English made stuff? It's possible, but I doubt it. I've only seen the real stuff in stores like that once, and that was in the '90s when, for a time, Yardley was in receivership, and they were selling off EVERYTHING, wherever they could. The bottles of Yardley English Lavender, 'perfume strength' that I still have, were gotten at that time.
Regards,
Gordon

D.Irving79 · Post by **D.Irving79** » Sat May 24, 2008 6:40 pm

no its definitely the US stuff. good nonetheless

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:05 pm

Dave, Okay, that's what I figured. If, against all odds, it had been the real English version, I'd have been at the local Dollar Store first thing tomorrow morning ( chuckle )......cause there was that ONE time...and I cleaned them out; Lavender, Sandalwood, and Rose soaps and talc, and those bottles of Lavender Water practically for free. It was incredible.
Regards,
Gordon

D.Irving79 · Post by **D.Irving79** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:26 pm

amazing

but yes, they have lavender and almond. im quite fond of the almond.

Gene · Post by **Gene** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:51 pm

Well,

At the end Dave scooped me - but a dollar store by my house has the lavender and the almond/oatmeal bars, too.

Not a 3-pack - just single boxes. The almond scent is very similar to my GFT almond shave cream.

Guess I need to head back and pick some up!

D.Irving79 · Post by **D.Irving79** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:27 pm

gene, the dollar store i go to has the single boxes as well.

Julius_Rodman · Post by **Julius_Rodman** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:04 pm

Gene wrote:Well,

At the end Dave scooped me - but a dollar store by my house has the lavender and the almond/oatmeal bars, too.

Not a 3-pack - just single boxes. The almond scent is very similar to my GFT almond shave cream.

Guess I need to head back and pick some up!

that's not the good stuff

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Kent

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:52 pm

Kent, I have to assume that by now they know that ( see above posts ), but they're intent on buying it anyway. That US version is available in pharmacys and some supermarkets around here. But the real, English made top shelf stuff is hard to find even in NYC these days.
Regards,
Gordon

D.Irving79 · Post by **D.Irving79** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:15 pm

Julius_Rodman wrote:
Gene wrote:Well,

At the end Dave scooped me - but a dollar store by my house has the lavender and the almond/oatmeal bars, too.

Not a 3-pack - just single boxes. The almond scent is very similar to my GFT almond shave cream.

Guess I need to head back and pick some up!

that's not the good stuff

----------------

Kent

no, but its still excellent soap

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:50 pm

For the price it's good stuff, I showered with the lavender this morning.

SMF

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