Good lavender scents?
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Re: Good lavender scents?
Received samples of English and French lavender aftershaves Friday, and used the English following my shave this morning. The samples are in small, wand-applicator vials; they don't contain much. Sniff test indicates that the English is the more floral of the two; French has some herbiness to it though both seem mild. Did the best I could splashing it on from the small vial this morning. The fragrance did not last at all; was overpowered by my Caron Pour Un Homme edt. And I can't honestly say that the aftershave element did anything to make my face feel better/different. I had emailed Bourbon French for a list of ingredients; haven't received it yet.EL Alamein wrote:John, I'll be interested in your thoughts on these.John Parker wrote:Did you smell the lavender fragrances? How were they? At the moment I am primarily looking for an aftershave splash. I mentioned to them that I would like some idea of the differences between French and English lavenders, seeing they only had French listed on their site, but the rep said she would send a sample of both French and English. So guess they have English hidden away somewhere. We shall see.
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Re: Good lavender scents?
John, thanks for this, much appreciated.John Parker wrote:Received samples of English and French lavender aftershaves Friday, and used the English following my shave this morning. The samples are in small, wand-applicator vials; they don't contain much. Sniff test indicates that the English is the more floral of the two; French has some herbiness to it though both seem mild. Did the best I could splashing it on from the small vial this morning. The fragrance did not last at all; was overpowered by my Caron Pour Un Homme edt. And I can't honestly say that the aftershave element did anything to make my face feel better/different. I had emailed Bourbon French for a list of ingredients; haven't received it yet.EL Alamein wrote:John, I'll be interested in your thoughts on these.John Parker wrote:Did you smell the lavender fragrances? How were they? At the moment I am primarily looking for an aftershave splash. I mentioned to them that I would like some idea of the differences between French and English lavenders, seeing they only had French listed on their site, but the rep said she would send a sample of both French and English. So guess they have English hidden away somewhere. We shall see.
Chris
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Re: Good lavender scents?
List of aftershave ingredients proved to be alcohol and scent; nothing more.
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Re: Good lavender scents?
Unscented makes a good all occasion preparation.John Parker wrote:List of aftershave ingredients proved to be alcohol and scent; nothing more.
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Re: Good lavender scents?
Just ordered some lavender aftershave splash from Ginger's Garden. Will see what happens. Interestingly she has four varieties of lavender. While it apparently typically comes with menthol, I opted out of that option.
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Re: Good lavender scents?
John, please let us know how you fair.
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Re: Good lavender scents?
Received Ginger's Garden High Altitude French Lavender Aftershave (ordered without menthol) yesterday, and used it for the first time this morning. The scent is wonderful; floral with very little herbal qualities. I do not believe that it is terribly long lasting, but blended well with my Caron Pour Homme edt. Do not think the scent is terribly long lasting, though I might still be smelling some after about five hours. The aftershave also contains (I believe) witchhazel and aloe. The post-application feeling is somewhat tacky, but not much. All-in-all I am quite pleased.
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Re: Good lavender scents?
I might need to give it a try. I have some Caron Les Tres Homme cologne. Not sure it would match.
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Re: Good lavender scents?
John, thanks. This stuff sounds interesting and I may give it a go this Spring.
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Re: Good lavender scents?
I don't remember ever trying Caron Les Tres Homme, so can't be of help. Except to say that Ginger's has four varieties of lavender aftershave. The High Altitude I received is sweet and floral for the most part. Can you can get them with or without menthol at your option. And I really don't think the scent of the one I have is tremendously long-lasting or over-powering, so not sure I'd worry about a clash.Ouchmychin wrote:I might need to give it a try. I have some Caron Les Tres Homme cologne. Not sure it would match.
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Re: Good lavender scents?
My Favorite is Vintage Floris Lavender Toilet Water. It is a cut above any other Lavender fragrance I have ever used.
The other two I also like are Guerlain Mouchoir de Monsieur & Eau d'Hermes.
The other two I also like are Guerlain Mouchoir de Monsieur & Eau d'Hermes.
Re: Good lavender scents?
I was lucky enough to score 3 bottles of the old Atkinsons on ebay today - I got 2 with the pink top and one with the black top (not sure if they are different, the bottles look otherwise the same). There are a few left if anyone is looking for the old formulation as used to be sold by Cambridge. I'm very pleased - this is still my favorite and not too expensive.
Rick