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$25 to spend at Stirling.....what to get?

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So, my kid sister was kind enough to get me a $25 gift certificate to Stirling for my birthday (November 19th). I have used and am still using Stirling products. I like them. Currently I am close to finishing a full puck of Stirling Peach. I also have his aftershave balm in the lime scent (I see that he no longer makes the balm, though, apparently). I also have gone through several of his bath soaps and I really like them.

So, what to do? I've never tried his splashes or his shampoo bars (I use Mystic Water shampoo bars). Because his prices are reasonable, I could get a puck of soap and still have money left over for a splash and/or a bath bar.

I'm thinking maybe one puck of shaving soap. Anybody tried Pearberry? Sounds appealing to me. I don't really dig cologne scents. I'm allergic to sandalwood and cedar and I don't like smoke or leather.

Any ideas?
 
NurseDave can answer this one for sure.
I have and enjoy Sharp dressed Man but you don't like cologne scents. Also have coconut lime, orange chill and margaritas in the arctic which are all good.
 
I hope he’s refering to the very cool $15 shave brush that I use daily now and not the other stuff that won’t be mentioned.
 
Christmas Eve is a great scent!

My twins were born on your Birthday!
 
Christmas Eve is a wonderful scent, but with the pine notes in it, and an allergy to cedar, I would tread carefully. (but my, what a GREAT scent!!) Maybe something like Iced Pineapple if it's still available? Pearberry is a nice scent, a little sweet for my nose. Red Delicious might be good if you enjoyed Peach, as well as Black Cherry. I have a sample of Orange Chill, and that's a fun scent.

Maybe a tub of soap, a matching balm and a sample or two of scents that you are curious about? It will run about $2.95 per sample, $1.75 for a tin, and with a $0.40 label, you're looking at 5.10 for a sample that will last at least 10-25 shaves depending on how you load it...possibly into the 30 shave range.

You'll be at right around $27 for all three if you go with the balm, $31 with the splash.
 
Yep, I forgot about having Black Cherry. It's smells good enough to eat......................but don't. It tastes like soap !!
 
I would reccomend samples of course. Plenty of variety and since scent preference is personal you may want to pick a few that sound like something you may like.

Stirling bath soaps and balms are great quality as well as excellent value.
 
I am a huge menthol fan (hence my name) so I would go with the Margaritas in the Arctic and some Glacial Lemon Chill bath soap.
 
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