The Vintage Shaving Soap Appreciation Thread

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Show off your vintage shaving soap of the day, collection, acquisitions, and thoughts on the wonderful vintage soaps of bygone eras.

I’m sure some of you are hoarding some real gems and some other people have never used or even hunted them.

If you’re new to vintage soaps, keep in mind that a 50 or even a 100 year old soap is still, well soap. If it’s a little dusty or crusty, give it a good wash and it will be good to go! Have no fear, those vintage soaps are almost all fantastic performers and will surprise you with how great they are!

 

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Fougère Royale by Houbigant is a true classic among vintage shaving soaps. The scent originated in 1882 as the first and original fougère for men. Added to the den today.

"First introduced in 1882, Fougère Royale completely revolutionized the world of perfumes and established modern perfumery as we know it today. Fougère Royale was the first “fougère” (or fern-like) perfume ever created, and it established a completely new fragrance family, which remains the most popular one in men’s fragrances. Top notes are lavender, clary sage and bergamot; middle notes are carnation, orchid, heliotrope, rose and geranium; base notes are tonka bean, musk, vanilla, oakmoss and coumarin.

Fougère Royale smells “dry and bracing, with a wonderful harmony created by the lavender, heliotrope, oakmoss and vanilla.” Like all Fougères, this one has "warmth and dryness, sweet bitter woods, and soft floral touches."

Houbigant was a perfume manufacturer founded in Paris, France in 1775 by Jean-François Houbigant of Grasse (1752–1807), originally selling gloves, perfumes, and bridal bouquets. The original shop, called "A la Corbeille de Fleurs", was in the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Over the centuries, the House of Houbigant became perfumer to the royal courts of Europe (among others Napoleon, Napoleon III, Alexander III of Russia, and Queen Victoria)."
Credit for writeup, @churchilllafemme