Scent Description
Royal Forest is Taylor of Old Bond Street's homage to Aventus, the iconic scent from Creed which is beloved by both men and the women who love them, and sits in the pantheon of greatest "Date Night" fragrances. Although it captures much of its beauty, Royal Forest brings a twist to the original fragrance by putting more emphasis on the fruity notes, which it makes more playful, but loses some of the allure of the original scent. The result is a fragrance which is more casual and less seductive, but conversely more restrained and a bit more gentlemanly.
Scent Notes
Top Notes: Lemon, Pink Pepper, Bergamot, Blackcurrant
Heart Notes: Pineapple
Base Notes: Birch, Oakmoss, Cedar, Ambroxan, Musk, Smoke, Leather
About Taylor of Old Bond Street
Taylor of Old Bond Street (TOBS) is as classic an English shave soap as you can find. Founded in 1854 by Jeremiah Taylor who opened his first barbershop on Old Bond Street in London, his first products were botanical-based hair and beard products which quickly became popular among Victorian gentlemen. TOBS remains a family run busines to this day, although its moved its flagship store to Jermyn Street. The product line has expanded to include shaving soaps, aftershaves, colognes, razors, brushes, a full line of bath and body care, and many various grooming accesories. It's most famous scents include St. James, Eton College, and Sandalwood, which are beloved througout the wet shaving community.
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Scent Strength: 7/10
Longevity: 7/10
Scent Family: Fresh
Subtype: Citrus
Suitability: Daytime, Evening, Home, Date Night
Inspiration: Creed Aventus
Country of Origin: UK
Menthol: Non-menthol
Companion Products: EDP, Deodorant, Body Lotion, Shampoo
Type: Cream
Base Description
Taylor of Old Bond Street (TOBS) is unique among shaving soaps in that it is most famous for creams, not croaps. The creams are sold in a tub and are softer than a croap, closer to a more traditional shaving cream such as one from a can. The TOBS base is famous for being one of the easiest and fastest to whip into a lather, which is rich and heavy, with good slickness and high stability. Because the lather tends to be very structured it's characterized by ShaveSplash as Structured, but with excellent density and cushion. Although not known for using natural ingredients or including exotic skin foods the post-shave feel is silky and smooth.
Lather Properties
Cushion: 8/10
Density: 8/10
Slickness: 7/10
Stability: 9/10
Lather Type: Structured
Base Type: Vegan
Base Name: TOBS
Skin Food: Myristic Acid, Coconut Oil, Stearic Acid, Glycerin
Notes
Top Notes: Lemon, Pink Pepper, Bergamot, Blackcurrant
Heart Notes: Pineapple
Base Notes: Birch, Oakmoss, Cedar, Ambroxan, Musk, Smoke, Leather
Ingredients
Water, Stearic Acid, Myristic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Coconut Acid, Glycerin, Triethanolamine, Parfum, Sodium Hydroxide, Methylcloroisothiazolinone, Methyllisothiazolinone, (Parfum contains: Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Eugenol, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Limonene)
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