Limes

teabag · Post by **teabag** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:46 pm

Gents,

Which is the best Limes cologne, Trumpers or T&H?

Araner · Post by **Araner** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:15 pm

This doesn't answer your question, but for what it's worth I'm a big fan of Caswell-Massey's Lime cologne.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:33 pm

Phil, The Trumpers is a much purer 'lime' scent, but is therefore quite fleeting. The T&H is more of a 'modern' type cologne ( having been majorly re-formulated in the 1980s ) and has other prominent notes in it. Frankly, I think that the Taylors No 74 Lime ( which is the old Royal Yacht Lime cologne actually ) is better than either one. Okay, granted, the Trumpers is lovely stuff, but it's just so ephemeral. The No 74 also has a great classic scent, but has much more staying power.....and it's less expensive than either.
Regards,
Gordon

Flash G · Post by **Flash G** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:56 pm

I go with T&H.
Haven't tried the Taylors, though.

giammi · Post by **giammi** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:18 am

T&H has a really strong lime smell which I still have to get used to. Taylor's 74 is more decent and classy. At the moment I would go with TOBS.

ChemErik · Post by **ChemErik** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:06 am

I haven't tried the TOOBS lime and this thread has increased my interest in doing so. In terms of Trumpers and T&H, I find these very different limes. The Trumpers is a pure sour lime scent, I believe a Sicilian lime. The T&H is a blend based on West Indian Limes, which are a zesty lime. The other T&H notes are spicy yet fairly subtle to me. If you want any staying power, go with T&H. My personal skin chemistry doesn't match well with the sour lime scents, so I far prefer the T&H.

iancevans · Post by **iancevans** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:15 pm

It's hard for me to imagine a better lime cologne than Taylor's No. 74, but I have not tried the T&H or Trumpers incarnations.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:31 pm

Ian, I have, plus Penhaligon's Lime, St. Johns, and a whole bunch of others and I still think that the Royal Yacht/Taylors 74 is the best overall lime cologne for gents available.
Regards,
Gordon

teabag · Post by **teabag** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:32 pm

Thanks for the replies lads,

It appears that each has its own merit and makes the choice quite difficult of which to try.

Gordon, I could wear all three at a pinch!! Trumpers for the initial blast of the lime scent followed by the T&H for the modern day scent and Taylors to keep the longevity of the fragrance going

Seriously though I think the positive comments about Taylors No 74 Lime has mad that a stand alone in the limes cologne department.

Excuse my ignorance but is the Taylors the No 74 Victorian Limes by any chance?

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:49 pm

Phil, Yes, that's it. It was, Royal Yacht Edwardian Lime. It is now offered by Taylors under just a slightly different name....even the bottle they use is the same...but with a different style cap. Really nice stuff.
Regards,
Gordon

teabag · Post by **teabag** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:11 am

Thank you Gordon.

teabag · Post by **teabag** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:50 am

Gordon,
On a separate point, is Taylor's Bay Rum Cologne any good?

Thank you,

Phil.

gsgo · Post by **gsgo** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:57 am

Interesting - not one comment for Royall Lyme All Purpose Lotion.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:29 pm

Phil, Yeah sure, if you like bay rum. We've had many threads on bay rums if you want to look them up. I'm not a big wearer of it, but my favourites, FWIW, are the D R Harris's version, and St. Johns.

Gary, Well, he asked about Trumpers and T&H, and so the hop to the Taylors version was a short one. IMO, while the Royall version is nice enough, it is very light and fleeting, and for that sort of lime scent I think the Trumpers is tops.
Regards,
Gordon

EL Alamein · Post by **EL Alamein** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:16 pm

gsgo wrote:Interesting - not one comment for Royall Lyme All Purpose Lotion.

Gary,

The Royall Lyme is excellent to be sure but it's more of a floral lime, though very much distinctly lime. I enjoy it very much.

Chris

gsgo · Post by **gsgo** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:10 pm

I get decent life out of Royall Lyme and enjoy the scent, it is also the only lime cologne/spray/lotion I have experience with at the moment.

Tye · Post by **Tye** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:28 pm

bernards66 wrote:Phil, The Trumpers is a much purer 'lime' scent, but is therefore quite fleeting. The T&H is more of a 'modern' type cologne ( having been majorly re-formulated in the 1980s ) and has other prominent notes in it. Frankly, I think that the Taylors No 74 Lime ( which is the old Royal Yacht Lime cologne actually ) is better than either one. Okay, granted, the Trumpers is lovely stuff, but it's just so ephemeral. The No 74 also has a great classic scent, but has much more staying power.....and it's less expensive than either.
Regards,
Gordon

+4 on the Taylor's. Great stuff. I should wear it more often.

-Tye

Kyle76 · Post by **Kyle76** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:54 pm

The Royall Lime has a very sharp lime scent. I'm not sure how long it lasts in terms of someone else catching a whiff, but I can put it on in the morning, and if I rub my face at night I can still smell it.

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:10 am

Hey Phil, never met a lime I didn't like and have used most of them. I currently have Trumpers, Taylors, T&H and Royall. I don't expect any of them to last very long and use them for their immediate scent along. For that reason I marginally prefer Trumpers.

Bargepole · Post by **Bargepole** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:07 pm

Trumper for me. Still. Despite everything else they've done. It's the great classic. I haven't seen the Penhaligon for a million years. Have they reintroduced it? It was very fine stuff as I recall.

I love the idea of "all-purpose lotion". In the same league as Trumper San Remo hair stuff, which claimed it "... prevents irritation of every description".