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This is a community of enthusiasts, hobbyists and artisans who enjoy a traditional wet shave: brush, soap, and safety or straight razor. We are a part of the WetShaving community found on Reddit, Discord, and IRC.

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This is the place to ask beginner and simple questions. Some examples include:

  • Soap, scent, or gear recommendations
  • Favorite scents, bases, etc
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What's your take on Geo. F. Trumper creams? I don't see them used often.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bought one at first years ago. But even then, I was underwhelmed with the performance. Kinda like TOBS.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I enjoyed the scents a lot, especially Rose. I haven't used them often enough to judge their performance yet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One of the worst scents in a shaving soap I've ever used was the TOBS Sandalwood. Smelled like a truck stop urinal cake! AND... it wouldn't go away. I smelled it on myself for several hours later that day!

But on the flip side, the one tub of TOBS I kept was Jermyn St. Love that scent.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Funny you say that, I got TOBS Sandalwood aftershave balm a few years back, when I was very new to wetshaving and it's the reason why I long thought I hate the scent of sandalwood 😄

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, later I would learn that many "older" sandalwood shaving products just naturally had all those florals and other things in there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have never used them but the name sounds like some kind of some made up mascot for the Nationa Geographic Kids magazine that I used to get as a kid.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I may not like Trumper's and TOBS creams, much... however, I do like their sturdy tubs!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, they remind me of Royal Mail mailboxes. Built to last 😄

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a couple of samples. The performance is fine, but not impressive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How did you like the scents?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I've smelled Limes and Almond. If you like simple scents, they're fine. I prefer more complex fragrance compositions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

GFT creams aren't bad. I just killed a tube of Limes not too long ago. I'd say their performance is similar to the Proraso creams. I'll probably pick up another tube in the future.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I sniffed Limes in the shop the other day, and I hesitated between it and Rose. I really like the scents: simple, maybe a bit old fashioned, pleasant.