Queen Charlotte Soap Christmas Sale

[mretzloff]

Starting on tomorrow, Friday, December 9, we will be having a Christmas sale. It will end on December 23, 2011. Please use coupon code "christmas2011" (without the quotation marks) for 15% off of your order. In addition, we will also be offering the following:

All orders over $35 (before shipping) will receive one 0.5 oz shaving cream sample or one fourth-ounce shaving soap sample of your choice. Please specify type and scent in the comments section. These samples are the sample sizes we sell on the website.
All CONUS orders over $75 (before shipping) will receive free shipping (will be refunded after your order is shipped).
We are also introducing two new scents, Cordovan, which is a limited edition, and Old Spice Type. Cordovan smells like leather, while Old Spice Type smells like the classic fragrance. Cordovan, as well as our other limited edition scents like Briar and Wim's No. 3, will be no longer be available after December 23, 2011.

Please fan us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/queencharlottesoaps) and follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/qcsllc). You can also sign up for our newsletter, which you can do in your account settings page on our website. Have a look at all of our new products here (http://www.queencharlottesoaps.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=Enter+search+keywords+here.&search_in_description=1&categories_id=&inc_subcat=1&manufacturers_id=&pfrom=&pto=&dfrom=12%2F08%2F2011&dto=12%2F09%2F2011&x=0&y=0).

Thank you,

Matthew

EDIT: Because we are not offering any of the limited edition scents for sale, we will not be offering them as free samples either. Also, please use the coupon code at checkout. If you forget to use it, unfortunately we cannot honor it after you have completed checkout.

[Dtwitch19]

I'm all over that Old Spice! Sounds like a great scent.

[Crixus]

Matt, is the Cordovan scented with EO or is it fragrance?

[ackvil]

Great news, Matthew.

[AABCDS]

Geez, I did not need to see this! The last thing I need is more creams and soaps.

[mretzloff]

Matt, is the Cordovan scented with EO or is it fragrance?

It is scented with a fragrance oil.

[Dtwitch19]

Got some Old Spice, Vostok, and Queen Charlotte on the way! Is Old Spice going to be a new scent or will it be discontinued on Dec 23rd?

[mretzloff]

Got some Old Spice, Vostok, and Queen Charlotte on the way! Is Old Spice going to be a new scent or will it be discontinued on Dec 23rd?

It will stay.

[Short Round]

Wow, just the other day I was researching your soaps and found the old Christmas sale for last year and hoped you'd do it again this year.

Merry Christmas Mathew!

[facetime]

you folks are the best. busily working my way thru my sampler packs, so i'll know which shave soaps/creams to get. Already know I'll be adding a bunch of shampoo bars.
cheers and thanks.

[OV1kenobi]

Matthew,

Thanks for the generous offer! I took advantage of your Christmas sale and placed an order just a little while ago for some vetiver shaving soap, Wim's No. 3 shaving cream, anise body soap and a lemon and bergamot shampoo bar. My thought is that your lemon and bergamot shampoo bar would go very well with the much beloved, legendary and highly regarded bergamot and coriander products offered on a hit-and-miss basis by Bath & Body Works.

And yes, the 0.5 oz sample of Versailles shaving cream.

My wife and I are very pleased with every product you have offered that is in my current rotation; particularly the bespoke "Licorice And Sage" Yardley clone shaving cream.

Very warmest regards to you and your mother, and may you both have a very merry and blessed Christmas!

David

[TheVez2]

Question: I'm trying to decide which to get soap or cream. Your site says the cream is a hard cream. Is it like the consistency of Cella? Do you still load it like a soap, or is it soft enough that it needs to be scooped out an lathered in a mug? Thanks

[beeranon]

As an avowed fan of the QCS creams, I'd say...either! :lol:

I'm not familiar with Cella, KJ. I typically dig out an almond-size piece with a popsicle stick when I'm using one of the 0.5 oz sample containers, then smear it in the bottom of my lather bowl, put a couple of drops of warm water on it, shower, and it's ready to go when I am. I've loaded the little Omega badger/boar mix brush straight from the sample container by giving it several spins, and I load my regular brushes, slightly damp, just like you would a soap, then build my lather in the bowl. They're plenty firm, but easy to dig out with a finger or wooden stick.


Question: I'm trying to decide which to get soap or cream. Your site says the cream is a hard cream. Is it like the consistency of Cella? Do you still load it like a soap, or is it soft enough that it needs to be scooped out an lathered in a mug? Thanks

[Angry__Panda]

Question: I'm trying to decide which to get soap or cream. Your site says the cream is a hard cream. Is it like the consistency of Cella? Do you still load it like a soap, or is it soft enough that it needs to be scooped out an lathered in a mug? Thanks

I load mine like a soap with better results than scooping. There was a video a while back (maybe Matthew can link the video) of QCS being lathered where someone scooped some out and kind of smeared/pressed it into the bottom of a lathering bowl, this is what I did with the samples and it worked great, but now that I have the full tub I load it like a soap (which also makes for better face lathering). I would also say it is harder than Cella.

[TheVez2]

Thanks Panada. I think I dug up the video you are talking about. This does help a bit. From the video it does appear similar to Cella, which is harder than I expected it to be. But it did help me figure out what to order.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JhuOU_Zz6o

[fluffman86]

I prefer to face lather, so I usually load from the tub of cream then move straight to my face. The cream is VERY hard and you actually need to spend some time loading your brush like you would with a soap. I actually spend less time loading my brushes with MWF or Williams or QCS Soaps than I do with QCS creams. That's one thing I liked about the older QCS creams...they were softer and I learned to lather with them...maybe I just need to load on the new creams longer. One thing I just realized, too, is that I usually put a teaspoon of water on my soaps while I shower to let it soften. Maybe I'll try that with my QCS Basilica cream tomorrow. :) The soaps are very nice, too, and they feel a bit spongy when you press on them...more like L'Occitane than MWF.

[mretzloff]

Question: I'm trying to decide which to get soap or cream. Your site says the cream is a hard cream. Is it like the consistency of Cella? Do you still load it like a soap, or is it soft enough that it needs to be scooped out an lathered in a mug? Thanks

I have not used Cella. I would load the creams like a soap.

[Blix]

That pushed me over the edge. I have a sample of Vostok cream a friend gave me, and it's beyond awesome, it's the soap for warm days and those early mornings you can't barely open your eyes. If you're not wide awake and freezing by the end of your shave, you're dead.

Ordered a Vetiver cream, Vostok cream, shampoo bar (I'm highly skeptic to shampoo bars, but got to try it) and a soap dish.

[Gordy2]

That's about the way I do it. I use a not to wet but warmed brush and go after the soap in the tub like it was a puck in a mug.


I load mine like a soap with better results than scooping. There was a video a while back (maybe Matthew can link the video) of QCS being lathered where someone scooped some out and kind of smeared/pressed it into the bottom of a lathering bowl, this is what I did with the samples and it worked great, but now that I have the full tub I load it like a soap (which also makes for better face lathering). I would also say it is harder than Cella.

[dgilman]

We are also introducing two new scents, Cordovan, which is a limited edition, and Old Spice Type. Cordovan smells like leather, while Old Spice Type smells like the classic fragrance. Cordovan, as well as our other limited edition scents like Briar and Wim's No. 3, will be no longer be available after December 23, 2011.
Thank you,

Matthew

Matthew, I'm surprised no one has asked this yet: is your Old Spice Type meant to smell like contemporary Old Spice on the shelf today, or the older formulation?

Already looking forward to picking out my samples!

[mretzloff]

I think it smells like Shulton's version, but that is just my humble opinion. I will let my customers have the final say.

[gearchow]

...as well as our other limited edition scents like Briar and Wim's No. 3, will be no longer be available after December 23, 2011.
...

Matthew, does this mean that Briar Shave Cream won't be available from that point on as well?

-jim

[mretzloff]

I am not sure yet. I wish I had an answer, but I will have to see.

[brucered]

currently look to add a couple more QCS (to accompany my Briar & Tangerine) and was thinking of a sample pack...how many shaves do you figure you can get out of each sampler?

also, is there any shipping promos for CANADA?

thanks,
bruce

[beeranon]

Bruce, I get 8-10 easy from a sample container (got around 15-16 of them!). I use them for travel; much more convenient than a tube, and smaller than a stick.

[brucered]

Bruce, I get 8-10 easy from a sample container (got around 15-16 of them!). I use them for travel; much more convenient than a tube, and smaller than a stick.

much appreciated...thanks guys.

[mretzloff]

Thank you for all the orders so far!

[TheVez2]

I ordered 2, should be here any day (maybe tomorrow), can't wait. Thanks Matthew.

[beeranon]

Matthew, love the Old Spice Type, which I ordered scent unsmelled. I think you've got a winner there.

[acutao]

Matthew,

Any chance you will have more shampoo bars before this great deal ends?

[mretzloff]

Because of the great demand, our shampoo bars are out of stock and probably will be until mid-January.

Just as a friendly reminder, this sale will be ending in a few days. Take advantage of the great deals while they lasts!

[acutao]

Dang! My last bar is about the size of a .50 cent piece. You're gonna force me back to the bottled goop 'till mid-January?? :crying:

[gtoface]

just put an order in for lavender.. i cannot wait to try this. i lovvve lavender scent. i was gunna order vostok for the fact that im into menthol now for some reason. but i had to stick to the tried and true lavender.. good on my sensitive face to.. i shoulda ordered a sample of vostok.

[Blix]

i shoulda ordered a sample of vostok.

You really should have, it's the face freeze soap that rules above all. I had a small sample and just ordered a full version. THE perfect soap for hot days and early mornings you need to wake up. Insane really, watch out for frostbite! :smile: Love it.

[gearchow]

just put an order in for lavender.. i cannot wait to try this. i lovvve lavender scent. i was gunna order vostok for the fact that im into menthol now for some reason. but i had to stick to the tried and true lavender.. good on my sensitive face to.. i shoulda ordered a sample of vostok.


You really should have, it's the face freeze soap that rules above all. I had a small sample and just ordered a full version. THE perfect soap for hot days and early mornings you need to wake up. Insane really, watch out for frostbite! :smile: Love it.

+1, it is the freeziest.

-jim

[brucered]

+1, it is the freeziest.

-jim

i used that, cold rinse and then osage rub one day...i was walking around the house in tears....and my wife thought i was nuts.

it's a good cream, but i found it Too freezing, even without the osage...but it was nice for the hot summer days. i just had a sample from a buddy.

[Blix]

i used that, cold rinse and then osage rub one day...i was walking around the house in tears....and my wife thought i was nuts.

it's a good cream, but i found it Too freezing, even without the osage...but it was nice for the hot summer days. i just had a sample from a buddy.

Heh I have some Osage Rub coming for max freeze. Should work nicely for those days I have to get up at 5 AM :smile:

[brucered]

couldn't decide what to order....currently have Briar, Tangerine and Cedarwood Lemongrass


so the logical choice....SAMPLER PACK. i wanted another Shampoo bar, but they were OOS..and didn't make it to the $35 promo, oh well.


here are my selections...looking forward to trying them out:

Celestial Woods
Hanami
Key Lime
Cayman
Old Spice

[Blix]

Matt, got my stuff today, thanks! :smile:

[mretzloff]

Thank you for all the orders! I hope you all had a merry Christmas.

[RonH]

Hi Matthew, I am thoroughly enjoying your shave creams and soaps and rate them at the top with the best. Not knowing all that you have offered in the past have you considered doing a fougere similar to Trumper's Wild Fern or Penhaligon's English Fern, Trumper's Spanish Leather and Trumpers Cologne? Thanks for the sale and the great products and service, Ron

[mretzloff]

I prefer offering unique scents. The Green Irish Tweed Type I offer was a popular demand, with the real thing costing many more times more than what I charge, while the Old Spice Type is being offered because the real thing is no longer in production.

[wimbouman]

I prefer offering unique scents.

At this point, it may be appropriate to thank you for your limited production run of the No. 3 soap.
I love this soap, and I hope the gentlemen here at B&B who tried it liked it as much as I do.

Thanks!

[mretzloff]

Wim, it was a success. Thank you for your ideas! You have a good nose.

[TYdeFan05]

I prefer offering unique scents. The Green Irish Tweed Type I offer was a popular demand, with the real thing costing many more times more than what I charge, while the Old Spice Type is being offered because the real thing is no longer in production.

:ouch1:

[mretzloff]

Happy New Year, everyone!

[mftoms59]

B&B discount code for 2012?

[mretzloff]

We will not be offering a discount for 2012. We believe that offering quality service and fair prices outweigh offering discounts and raising our prices to make up for the loss.

[Snargle]

Matthew, I'm a big fan of your shampoo bars and I absolutely LOVE the scent and performance of the Tea Tree Lavender bar. (The Cedar Rosemary is also awesome). Do any of your shave soaps or shave creams have the same fragrance combination as the Tea Tree Lavender shampoo bar?

[otto76]

We will not be offering a discount for 2012. We believe that offering quality service and fair prices outweigh offering discounts and raising our prices to make up for the loss.

I like it!
Loving the Vetiver shaving cream btw and my daughter was thrilled with her custom scent. Thank you again!

[mretzloff]

Matthew, I'm a big fan of your shampoo bars and I absolutely LOVE the scent and performance of the Tea Tree Lavender bar. (The Cedar Rosemary is also awesome). Do any of your shave soaps or shave creams have the same fragrance combination as the Tea Tree Lavender shampoo bar?

They do not, but we could also create a custom scent for you. For this particular scent, there would be no minimum order quantity. Please send me an e-mail (http://www.queencharlottesoaps.com/index.php?main_page=contact_us) if you are still interested. Thank you!

[Snargle]

Matthew, I'm a big fan of your shampoo bars and I absolutely LOVE the scent and performance of the Tea Tree Lavender bar. (The Cedar Rosemary is also awesome). Do any of your shave soaps or shave creams have the same fragrance combination as the Tea Tree Lavender shampoo bar?


They do not, but we could also create a custom scent for you. For this particular scent, there would be no minimum order quantity. Please send me an e-mail (http://www.queencharlottesoaps.com/index.php?main_page=contact_us) if you are still interested. Thank you!

Just a follow-up. I had Matthew whip me up a batch of Tea Tree Lavender Shaving Cream, I received it yesterday, and had a most-pleasurable shave with it this morning. Thanks for the amazing custom service, in addition to the amazing customer service! :thumbup: