You will be pleased that you tried this product, hope I don't get labeled a shill.Just a satisfied user, Bradley
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My Thoughts on Queen Charlotte Soaps
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You sir are a shill. Good day sir.
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My .02 is to buy this for the efficacy more than the scent. Don't get me wrong, the Key Lime is a very nice scent and fills that void in my shave den. However, where this stuff excels is in the quality of the shave, imho. I have been alternating between P160, Cella, and QCS the last several days. All 3 are fantastic performers. The scent nod goes to P160, performance might go to QCS. Of course, ymmv. Make a QCS in P160 scent and I will swear off all other products.An unscented version for the sensitives would be nice, and kiss on the scented versions, imho. You will be pleased that you tried this product, hope I don't get labeled a shill.
Cella is next on my list to try. How does it compare to QCS in texture and performance?
P.160 and I are not friends. It gives me great cushion but not a lot of slickness. Plus I can't stand the overly sweet marzipan almond scent and it burns my face like crazy.
I absolutley love the QCS Key Lime - to my nose, the lime scent is second only to Castle Forbes and only by just a hair. The QCS is just a tiny bit sweeter smelling than CF but is still a really nice dry lime smell many miles more pleasant than any of the Lime offerings from the 3 T's.
Performance wise, I actually preferred the QCS over the CF just because of how much less work it takes to lather the QCS. I scooped out a small chunk into my bowl, flicked the badger brush to almost dry and went to town. A few drops of water and 30 seconds later I had a bowl full of super slick lather
The shave was BBS with my Merkur 1904 OC and the Pinaud Bay Rum aftershave splash was missing a little bit of it's usual kick after such a fine shave.
In my sampler I also ordered Briar and Celestial Woods. Sniffing from the tubs I am not too thrilled with either scent yet but I will lather them up and give them a fair shake over the next day or so.
Performance wise, I actually preferred the QCS over the CF just because of how much less work it takes to lather the QCS. I scooped out a small chunk into my bowl, flicked the badger brush to almost dry and went to town. A few drops of water and 30 seconds later I had a bowl full of super slick lather
The shave was BBS with my Merkur 1904 OC and the Pinaud Bay Rum aftershave splash was missing a little bit of it's usual kick after such a fine shave.In my sampler I also ordered Briar and Celestial Woods. Sniffing from the tubs I am not too thrilled with either scent yet but I will lather them up and give them a fair shake over the next day or so.
Well got it in today and it is definitely EO lavender. I can tell you that I'm pretty sure that TOBS isn't. Haven't used trumpers or T&H.
Will give it a go tonight and see how it performs.
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Is it way strong and sweet or is it on the lighter side of the spectrum?
Just gave it a quick whiff as I was on my lunch break. I'll post more after shaving so I can tell how strong it is when I lather.
used QCS rose and clubman AS this morning, pretty nice combo! i'm looking forward to trying more soaps soon!
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Fragrance oils and reactions do not correlate. Essential oils are just as likely to give you a reaction as fragrance oils are.
I am not sure why fragrance oils tend to be bashed around here. In my opinion, they are superior to essential oils in everything, except aromatherapy.
I am not sure why fragrance oils tend to be bashed around here. In my opinion, they are superior to essential oils in everything, except aromatherapy.
Received the rose in the mail yesterday and loved it. Another fine job.
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Really? I had no idea that was the case. I, as I suppose others were as well, was under the impression that EO's were much milder on the face than FO's.
Good to get the facts straight
It really depends on the person and how much fragrance is in the product. There are countless threads on here about people receiving reactions from QED's soaps, which are all 100% essential oil only.
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I suppose that's why I got so much irritation from Mama Bear's and QED, because they're PACKED with scent.
Well I had a chance to use the lavender this evening. This stuff lathers great and is a very good product. My only complaint is that I think there is too much EO in it. Very strong lavender smell and I think it could get by with half the amount of EO in there. No allergic reaction or anything, just a little strong for my tastes, though I tend to like products that don't have too strong of a scent so YMMV.
I will post a formal review when I have a chance to use it more for a better evaluation.
I will post a formal review when I have a chance to use it more for a better evaluation.
Well, I ordered one of the 5 scent samplers, being a hair on the broke side, it seemed I would get the most bang for the buck, so to speak. The first night I had the soaps in my hand, I tried the rose scent...it gave my face a slight tingle that went away with the final rinse. It smelled so good, I had to put off using AS to allow the scent to linger. My dearest loved it as well, although I am a bit in the doghouse for waking her to have her "smell my shave!" 
Speaking of which, I had the best imaginable shave with this wonderful soap, it was close, better than a DFS, but not quite BBS. I suspect my angle may have been slightly off.
Tonight, the briar QCS came out. Smelling the soap, I wasn't sure what to expect, it smelled nice, but almost too sweet. After lathering, I was rewarded with an excellent sweet smokey scent, that took me back some 25 years to getting a haircut with my dad and the men would come in smoking pipes to wait on the next available chair. By the time the shave was over (BBS and comfortable, with nice soft skin to boot!), I knew for a fact, this was an Old Spice scent. Even typing this, I can still catch hints of the briar scent under my AS. My next purchase may be a full size tub of this.
I have the cedar-lemongrass, celestial woods, and sandalwood scents to try next, and am positive that I'll get a wonderful shave. I know there have been some critical comments on a few of these scents, but as always, scents are very subjective. I almost can't wait....maybe I could take the blade out of my razor and pretend to shave??
Speaking of which, I had the best imaginable shave with this wonderful soap, it was close, better than a DFS, but not quite BBS. I suspect my angle may have been slightly off.Tonight, the briar QCS came out. Smelling the soap, I wasn't sure what to expect, it smelled nice, but almost too sweet. After lathering, I was rewarded with an excellent sweet smokey scent, that took me back some 25 years to getting a haircut with my dad and the men would come in smoking pipes to wait on the next available chair. By the time the shave was over (BBS and comfortable, with nice soft skin to boot!), I knew for a fact, this was an Old Spice scent. Even typing this, I can still catch hints of the briar scent under my AS. My next purchase may be a full size tub of this.
I have the cedar-lemongrass, celestial woods, and sandalwood scents to try next, and am positive that I'll get a wonderful shave. I know there have been some critical comments on a few of these scents, but as always, scents are very subjective. I almost can't wait....maybe I could take the blade out of my razor and pretend to shave??
I have it and it is one of my favorite soaps.
(Although given the soap-cream consistency this might be soam, or creap
).The lavender is just there, nice scent.
The cedarwood lemongrass is not my scent also, but as this soap provides excellent shaves I am planning to use it all up.
I think Matthew did an outstanding job!
For you guys who bought the samples, do you scoop some out to lather or do you put them in different containers? Thanks
I scoop some out into a bowl to lather - amazing lather by the way.
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Now I'm dying to get my hands on some Lavender....
Anyone want to buy or trade a barely used Cedarwood Lemongrass?
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