GFT Sandalwood cream
GFT Sandalwood cream
Hi folks,
Wondering, for those of you in The Know, how the scent of GFT Sandalwood shave cream compares to the scent of TOBS Sandalwood shave cream. Also, comparative performance notes are of interest...
Thanks!
Wondering, for those of you in The Know, how the scent of GFT Sandalwood shave cream compares to the scent of TOBS Sandalwood shave cream. Also, comparative performance notes are of interest...
Thanks!
-Andrew-
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Andrew, No, they do not smell that similiar. Trumpers is in the more 'standard' English shaving cream style scent-wise; similiar to the old Coate's, the original T&H, or D R Harris's/Greenpond ( sigh...I know this isn't of much help if you haven't used any of these, now discontinued, products )...or yeah, even the C&E to a degree. The Taylors is in their proprietary 'Sandalwood' fragrance, that is, it matches the cologne and aftershave they offer in that scent. For me, although I like and use the Taylors Sandalwood cologne & A/S the same scent in a shave cream seems too overpowering so I prefer the Trumpers. Both lather and shave quality is very high...not much difference in that department I don't think.
Regards,
Gordon
Regards,
Gordon
At one time I explored through several of the Sandalwoods, including those mentioned above. Regarding GFT's sandalwood and TOBS version, Trumper's was a pleasing and mild fragrance, similar to Coate's (now discontinued) and T&H (lately reformulated- I haven't tried the new). I did enjoy the Trumpers cream. TOBS' sandalwood fragrance, on the other hand, was a bit too sharp, and not my cup of tea.
Gary
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Thanks, guys... I've never tried the discontinued products that some of you have mentioned, so cannot use that as a base line. But thanks for the feedback. I've been really enjoying the TOBS Sandalwood as of late. Sometimes I find it too cologne-like, and like someone mentioned, I'm not sure if it actually smells like sandalwood, but it's a nice scent anyways. Reminds me of some good incense I used to have. The aftershave gel is a dead match and quite a nice product. I might give the GFT Sandalwood a try, but it has some competition with the Spanish Leather cream.
-Andrew-