Trafalgar or 1805

Im about to buy my first shaving cream and want to get a T&H.

However Im not sure which cream I should go for? Trafalgar or 1805.

Is there one better for sensitive skin?

I'm 19, so is one more 'younger' smelling than the other?

Which smells the best ?


Thanks

I have both the 1805 and Trafalgar creams & colognes. I prefer the 1805 cologne but the Trafalgar cream is my favourite.

They both smell awesome IMO, but not at all similar. I prefer the 1805, but not by much. You can go to the T&H website and email them for samples.

John

I am using the 1805 cream which I think smells very nice for a cream. I wasn't too impressed with the 1805 cologne though.

However, whilst I was in the T&H store not long ago, I rather stupidly tried all (or most) of their colognes. There was another one that smelt quite masculine and unique. I wasn't sure which one this was, but I am keen to find out. I think it could have been Trafalgar but I am not sure.

In any case, I would definitely recommend the 1805 shaving cream to a 19 yr old.

I like the Trafalgar cream and cologne, but living in Texas, I can rarely use the cologne. The cologne doesn't last that long unless it is the dead of winter. Still, Traffy is a great cream - even if you decide not to wear the cologne.

1805 is ho-hum in my opinion. I just don't care for the scent. Different strokes for different folks.

But 1805 is a "younger scent" (in fact, Truefitt & Hill did product placement with the 1805 cologne in the new James Bond film Casino Royale.) I wouldn't let that dissuade you from going with Trafalgar. I'm twenty-three years old and I wear Pinaud Clubman and Floris No. 89.

Be bold! Break the mold! Wear what your personality demands!

I agree, Texican. I'll be 23 this month and the Trafalgar is not "old man" at all. In fact, I think the scent combines both "old" and "new" world tastes, and is fit for most age groups. I love the Trafalgar, the Cedar and Sandalwood combination is outstanding. I almost think I detect Lemon, but apparently no citrus notes according to basenotes.

I'd go with trafalgar...but that's just personal preference

Texican said:

Be bold! Break the mold! Wear what your personality demands!

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Very well said! This, of course, requires that one try on a fragrance in order to know if it works for them. In other words, you can't entirely go by what someone else has said.

Mike

You may also want to try Taylor of Old Bond Street's creams. 'Eton' is reputed to be a young man's scent.

But hey, once you shave and rinse, there's pretty much little or no scent left (and what is there goes quickly.) For scents, concentrate on your aftershave and cologne.

OldSchoolYoungin said:

I agree, Texican. I'll be 23 this month and the Trafalgar is not "old man" at all. In fact, I think the scent combines both "old" and "new" world tastes, and is fit for most age groups. I love the Trafalgar, the Cedar and Sandalwood combination is outstanding. I almost think I detect Lemon, but apparently no citrus notes according to basenotes.

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When I splashed Trafalgar on my person my wife's eyes immediately glowed and she cooed "Red Lobster!" The scent to her reminds her of everything good about an old fashioned lobster boil. The spices, the woods, and the citrus. But you are right, basenotes does not offer ANY indication that there is citrus in this brew. I think it must be the jasmine bouncing around with the spices.

With that said, I love Trafalgar, even though in this Texas weather, I have a love-hate relationship with it. Along with Hammam's Bouquet and T&H Spanish Leather, they are the Holy Trinity in my medicine cabinet.

As I said highly, I'm 23 and I wear Traffy and Hammam. Very "old world" kind of scents. I guess I like to wear 'em because I'm just incredibly old school.

Doc4 said:

You may also want to try Taylor of Old Bond Street's creams. 'Eton' is reputed to be a young man's scent.

But hey, once you shave and rinse, there's pretty much little or no scent left (and what is there goes quickly.) For scents, concentrate on your aftershave and cologne.

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I don't quite get this one. IMO, if Taylor were to swap the names of Eton College and St. James, I think it would make more sense as I find the Eton to smell "older" than St. James...if that makes any sense.

Lynchmeister said:

I don't quite get this one. IMO, if Taylor were to swap the names of Eton College and St. James, I think it would make more sense as I find the Eton to smell "older" than St. James...if that makes any sense.

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I disagree. Eton strikes me as certainly a more refined scent, but one I'd associate moreso with the polo sweater rather than the tweed jacket crowd (if I may cooperate with TOBS' academic allusions). I much prefer Eton to St. James as a 25 year old man, personally.

As to the original question, I'd have to vote for Trafalgar. I found 1805 supremely underwhelming in the scent department. In that regard, I agree with Texican.

There's got to be something alluring about a young man with an old world style. At least that's the horse I'm putting my money on.

I got 1805 and they have a couple of samples. It smells great. I'll have to ask for a sample of Trafalgar also.

Thanks for your answers guys.

I received samples from T&H and thought they all smelled great. Not to complicate things, but I went with Grafton. Maybe you should give that one a shot too. The only complaint is it doesn't seem to last long on me.


Steve

Throwing my $0.02 in, I'm with the other folks who say that 1805 is a "younger" scent but Trafalgar is a great scent as well. J. Peterman's 1903 is similar to 1805 but its more...sophisticated.

--Mark

While in Chicago a few weeks ago I picked up a tube of both the 1805 and Trafalgar shaving creams, not being able to decide which I preferred. I find myself using the 1805 a little more because of the scent.

I'm trying to get a sample pack of some of the other scents, as well as the 1805 cologne. $75 is a lot to spend to decide you don't like something.