Any hard soaps that smell like T&H or Coates Lavender?

DavidB · Post by **DavidB** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:29 pm

Truefitt & Hill is my fave lavender cream ever since Coates lavender was discontinued. Are there any triple milled soaps that smell like that?

Dave

Teiste · Post by **Teiste** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:44 pm

Cyril R Salter and Vulfix shaving soaps.

DavidB · Post by **DavidB** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:31 pm

Thanks! Have you tried either of them?

Dave

Teiste · Post by **Teiste** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:05 pm

DavidB wrote:Thanks! Have you tried either of them?

Dave

The Ciryl R Salter and smells identical than the T&H.A guy from my forum have also tried the Vulfix and idem.The Vintage Blades lavender shaving soap the same than the other 3 ones.

TRBeck · Post by **TRBeck** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:26 pm

I agree that these smell like the T&H soap. But the T&H lavender cream is something else again, a very distinct and marvelous scent IMO but not much like the T&H soap, nor any other hard-milled soap I've encountered. That T&H lavender cream is incredible.

Thalay Sagar · Post by **Thalay Sagar** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:12 pm

David, I haven't run across any soaps that remind me of the lavender creams offered by Coate's or T&H. And I have looked. Most seem to be of the EO variety as opposed to the cologne-y type in those creams.

water · Post by **water** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:03 pm

Of what I have tried from T&H, I believe the Lavender cream is their best product.

The Salter soap does not smell like the cream. It has a very light scent with a very mild Lavender undertone. I placed the soap in an empty T&H Lavender container in the hope it might become imbued with the cream's spirit. Little luck thus far.

Quarterstick · Post by **Quarterstick** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:58 pm

I recall a fairly recent post where some of the more knowledgeable members indicated triple milled soaps as a general rule do not have as strong a scent as creams. So although you may find something with a similar scent profile, it may very well not meet with your satisfaction due to lack of intensity.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:28 am

TRBeck wrote:I agree that these smell like the T&H soap. But the T&H lavender cream is something else again, a very distinct and marvelous scent IMO but not much like the T&H soap, nor any other hard-milled soap I've encountered. That T&H lavender cream is incredible.

Tim, I concur with this observation. The Coates was legendary, and the T&H is now the King, due to the disappearance of Coates. I think if I were fortunate enough to own Coates and had the means of reviving the classic old fragrances, I'd do it in a heartbeat. But I don't!

But really, since the king is dead, Long Live the King of Lavender shaving cream, Truefitt and Hill!

Esoteric83 · Post by **Esoteric83** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:00 am

brothers wrote:
TRBeck wrote:I agree that these smell like the T&H soap. But the T&H lavender cream is something else again, a very distinct and marvelous scent IMO but not much like the T&H soap, nor any other hard-milled soap I've encountered. That T&H lavender cream is incredible.
Tim, I concur with this observation. The Coates was legendary, and the T&H is now the King, due to the disappearance of Coates. I think if I were fortunate enough to own Coates and had the means of reviving the classic old fragrances, I'd do it in a heartbeat. But I don't!

But really, since the king is dead, Long Live the King of Lavender shaving cream, Truefitt and Hill!

Thrice concurred! Nothing comes close to it. The scent has herbal undertones that blend perfectly into an airy, floral lavender. In my opinion, this is the perfect shaving medium scent.

And the performance is tops as well.

Silb3r · Post by **Silb3r** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:54 am

How does Castle Forbes compare with T&H cream? Only curious because CF lavender is my fave and I'd consider some of the soaps recommended here if the T&H and CF are similar!

Thalay Sagar · Post by **Thalay Sagar** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:43 am

Silb3r wrote:How does Castle Forbes compare with T&H cream? Only curious because CF lavender is my fave and I'd consider some of the soaps recommended here if the T&H and CF are similar!

In the creams, the scent between the CF and T&H Lavenders is very different. CF is basically an EO lavender, a bit on the sweeter side, whereas T&H Lavender is drier, with a definite powdery note. The quality of the lather from both is excellent. I personally prefer T&H shave-wise- not by a lot, though- but from an olfactory perspective I prefer CF. Regarding the T&H soap, the scent is much more muted than either creams, with to my nose at least, is a fairly mild scent with something else that I can't identify. The shave is soap excellent. It would be nice if CF made a soap.