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Season scents- what are your favorites & who has them?

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Whether it’s a favorite fall, winter (or you’re already looking forward to spring) scent or you get so excited about the holidays you just have to get a holiday themed scent ...what are your favorite ‘seasonal’ scents? Does a particular artisan have that scent available NOW? Do you have a favorite place to get that scent? ...hey artisans, do you have these scents in your line-up?
 
I know my personal favorite cool weather scent is Orange Clove. I love scents like Russian Tea and straight up Orange Clove. I also like my coffee with orange and sometimes orange/clove or orange/nutmeg in it. My wife goes nuts for the pumpkin spice stuff then jumps on the cinnamon pine cones thing, I don’t dislike those scents but I am not nuts for them. I will go so far as to say I do NOT think I would buy a “pumpkin spice” scented soap unless it was a very well crafted take on the theme rather than a simple presentation of a pumpkin pie. I do like peppermint and I found out last year I like peppermint and fir (not Christmas tree but peppermint + fir) so I think a Christmas themed soap would stand a chance. Problem wih Christmas themes is they can be all over the place. I would find a cinnamon pine cone pretty boring, in fact a cinnamon based scent profile wouldn’t be of much interest...a peppermint, pine, cedar, tobacco (pipe), fireplace, orange-clove, Orange-nutmeg

I do think I would like Stirling’s Christmas Eve based on the description, (Christmas Eve - Shave Soap ) it is pretty much a pine plus all the smells of Christmas scent.

Although I can’t find it as a shaving soap, I had a sample @LNHC’s orange clove soap that totally fit the billhttps://www.lisasnaturalherbalcreations.com/products/orange-clove-olive-cocoa-butter-soap-1-bar-w-moroccan-red-clay-handmade-cpsoap?_pos=1&_sid=8d61891f8&_ss=r she also has an orange patchouli that is as incredible...maybe better (something about orange and patchouli really goes together)

i’m a little out of touch with other artisans lately so I don’t know who else has seasonal scents I might love.
 
Leviathan and Vespers from B&M are very popular fall and winter scents. I have my fingers crossed that I can get some more Santa's Pipe from Siliski Soaps. And part of me wishes that B&M would bring back Taiga in a new base so that @NurseDave can enjoy it as much as I do, although that wasn't seasonal. I accidentally threw away my Stirling Christmas Eve puck a few years ago, so I'm very interested in buying a proper set. My head is spinning from all the different artisans I like and their seasonal releases. I'm looking forward to seeing what everybody else has to say.
 
Haven’t tried much in the way of holiday-specific scents, except CBL Harvest Oud. I’d say Roasted Oatmeal Stout could easily fit the bill as well as be a year-round scent.
 
I'm not a scent in a particular season but RUSSIAN TEA I LOVE and don't grab enough purely because of the number of soaps to chose from at the moment. That's going to be up this week for sure with CBL Week. Every time I use it I'm reminded at how much I love the scent.
 
My autumn / winter soaps lack behind my spring/ summer. I have a few all season I use in winter, and I have my Santa's Pipe / Ogalala Bay mix I use. That said, I keep planning to even out my soaps. Lol.

I was recently gifted a CBL Oatmeal, which is fall all the way (thank you @Dave in KY ). I also followed @dmshaver from a while ago and ordered van Yulay Gingerbread soap.

Finally, I am hunting something with a campfire feel (if I can find the right one) as well as eyeing mystic gingered cranberry. [emoji846]
 
mrdoug said:
My autumn / winter soaps lack behind my spring/ summer. I have a few all season I use in winter, and I have my Santa's Pipe / Ogalala Bay mix I use. That said, I keep planning to even out my soaps. Lol.

I was recently gifted a CBL Oatmeal, which is fall all the way (thank you @Dave in KY ). I also followed @dmshaver from a while ago and ordered van Yulay Gingerbread soap.

Finally, I am hunting something with a campfire feel (if I can find the right one) as well as eyeing mystic gingered cranberry. [emoji846]
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Best campfire scent out there is no longer available. Lather was just okay but the scent (OMG) I smelled a friends Stirling Texas on Fire and that's what I'm ordering when my next Stirling order goes in (y)
 
Dave in KY said:
Best campfire scent out there is no longer available. Lather was just okay but the scent (OMG) I smelled a friends Stirling Texas on Fire and that's what I'm ordering when my next Stirling order goes in (y)
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Sorry, I neglected to say it was West Coast Shaving Campfire
 
I'm with you Chris @CBLindsay I like the whole Orange and Clove scented Soaps. I think @Mystic Water has a Spiced Orange that is mighty close. This time of year I really like the soaps that have a coniferous or juniper element to it with some other things...maybe a little mint, earth or herb.

I love anything with Apple in it this time of year...but I don't think it's a scent that sells all that well. I think Stirling @Joe Hackett has a seasonal apple scent that he puts out.
 
dangerousdon said:
I'm with you Chris @CBLindsay I like the whole Orange and Clove scented Soaps. I think @Mystic Water has a Spiced Orange that is mighty close. This time of year I really like the soaps that have a coniferous or juniper element to it with some other things...maybe a little mint, earth or herb.

I love anything with Apple in it this time of year...but I don't think it's a scent that sells all that well. I think Stirling @Joe Hackett has a seasonal apple scent that he puts out.
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I thought about @Joe Hackett 's apple scent after I made the first post, doesn't have to be a seasonal scent but with apple pie on the menu it sure seems fitting doesn't it.

I think it was last year that you had me mix up a Frankincense and orange scent, that worked very well. You don't see a lot of frankincense used but it seems to fall into the seasonal category when it is used.
 
dangerousdon said:
I'm with you Chris @CBLindsay I like the whole Orange and Clove scented Soaps. I think @Mystic Water has a Spiced Orange that is mighty close. This time of year I really like the soaps that have a coniferous or juniper element to it with some other things...maybe a little mint, earth or herb.

I love anything with Apple in it this time of year...but I don't think it's a scent that sells all that well. I think Stirling @Joe Hackett has a seasonal apple scent that he puts out.
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I'm pretty certain Stirling Red Delicious is discontinued. Possibly for good? I personally liked it when I first tried it, but I kinda fell out of love with the scent.

In the realm of Apple scents, I happen to love Summer Break Teacher's Pet. It's a great authentic apple. It has a wonderful light sweet musk undertones and the more you smell it the more you see the work put into the various 'layers' so to speak. Honestly, I think the scent profile is a work or art.
 
mrdoug said:
I'm pretty certain Stirling Red Delicious is discontinued. Possibly for good? I personally liked it when I first tried it, but I kinda fell out of love with the scent.

In the realm of Apple scents, I happen to love Summer Break Teacher's Pet. It's a great authentic apple. It has a wonderful light sweet musk undertones and the more you smell it the more you see the work put into the various 'layers' so to speak. Honestly, I think the scent profile is a work or art.
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I know seasonally Stirling @Joe Hackett has the Hot Toddy which is nice also...but is heavy on cinnamon. I don't have an issue with it...but I know a lot of people do. I will have to check out Summer Break Soaps.
 
dangerousdon said:
I know seasonally Stirling @Joe Hackett has the Hot Toddy which is nice also...but is heavy on cinnamon. I don't have an issue with it...but I know a lot of people do. I will have to check out Summer Break Soaps.
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Yeah, for me Cinnamon appears to be a no-go. Keep in mind, Teacher's Pet is more of a straight apple. No cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. Thus, it's really a summer / early autumn scent. A great scent for apple picking season. [emoji846]
 
Angelo85 said:
For spring/summer weather I enjoy using Martin De Candre Argumes as it’s a very bright citrus scent. For Fall/winter B&M Leviathan and Stirling Haverford fit the bill Nicely.
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I was focusing on this season... Missed my spring / summer favorites:

Wickham's Club Cola. A great citrus scent that I've heard referenced to Mountain Dew a few times. I love the smell of this one. (WCS or Connaught)

Also, RR WTP blue barbershop. A powder and citrus forward hard soap. Performance is a lot better than most would expect from RR. The scent is awesome, IMO. (Razorock)

Finally, Teacher's Pet (above?) Is a fantastic choice. Light apple scent... Really a work of art, imo. (Summer Break or Maggard's)
 
When I think of the holidays, the first soap that I think of is your Orange Frankincense. Maybe it is just because it was a Wiseman's gift, but it screams Christmas for me. Other scents that I gravitate toward this time of year are coffee, tea, leather, and oud.

One of my favorites is Unconditional Surrender by Chatilon Lux/Declaration Grooming.
 
PdP 63 is a nice warm scent as is AOS tallow sandalwood.

Caties Bubbles LPV has a spicy scent that might be considered seasonal.


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