Where to find Tabac SS in DC

[chickpea]

Anyone know where to find Tabac shaving soap in downtown Washington, DC? I think I'd like to try it, but I am a little leery about the scent. I would like to smell first before purchasing just to see if I like it. I know it's easier/cheaper to find it online, but I'm a touchy feely kind of guy (not in a pervert sort of way).

Bonus points if you know where I might find Proraso here as well.

I currently use L'Occitane Cade SS and love it, but hey if Tabac is cheaper and if so many folks here ononate over it I thought I might give it a try.

[Gruder]

Proraso should be in any Bath and Body Works, repackaged as C.O. Bigelow shave cream (it's in a shiny green metallic tube). The store at Pentagon City mall is your best bet from downtown -- just a few metro stops away.

As for Tabac, I'm at a loss -- I've never seen it around here. Another store, Bellacara in Alexandria, does have a halfway decent shave selection (Kiehl's, Molton Brown, some other stuff), and also carries Creed and Diptyque fragrances, among others.

[chickpea]

Thanks for the heads up on Bath and Body Works and proraso.

As for the Tabac, I have looked high and low for it here and just can't find it anywhere.

[michaelskar]

People who don't like the smell of Tabac aren't actually people at all.

But seriously, if you don't like the scent you should be able to sell/trade it on the BST forum pretty easily. Also, if you just order the refill puck you'll pay a little less for the experiment. Or you can play it safe and pass on the tabac for now.

[chickpea]

People who don't like the smell of Tabac aren't actually people at all.

But seriously, if you don't like the scent you should be able to sell/trade it on the BST forum pretty easily. Also, if you just order the refill puck you'll pay a little less for the experiment. Or you can play it safe and pass on the tabac for now.

yeah, but there's a lot of leg work associated with that.

[cr8n]

Not really. Keep the box Charles ship to you, and retape it. All in the privacy of your own home.