Stirling Green
Stirling
Stirling was started by Roderick and Amanda Lovan in 2012 after a trip to Scotland during which they fell in love with products with natural ingredients and decided to try their hand at making natural soaps. After much trial and error they developed their own formula of natural ingredients and today have grown well beyond soaps into a full-line of shaving and grooming products for men and women which include bath bars, body lotions, balms, accessories and even coffee. Today, Stirling is one of the most beloved and popular brands among wet shavers due to its reputation for high quality ingredients, reasonable prices, wide variety, and excellent customer service.
Scent Description
Stirling Green is a riff on Polo Green which itself is the forest-dwelling cousin of a Fougère, but without the classic notes of lavender and coumarin and slightly more smokey and mossy. Stirling Green, like its inspiration, is a deep, forest-like scent, dominated by notes of pine needles, oakmoss, patchouli, leather and cedar. The blending of its intense herbal greenness with flowers, spices, and musk, creates a bouquet which is masculine, fresh, and bursting with natural energy. In its hay-day, Green was one of the defining scents of the "Power Fragrance" movement of the late 70s and 80s, which included other notables as Drakkar Noir (1982), Kouros (1981), and Antaeus (1981) defined by being bold, assertive, and long-lasting. Green is a classic scent which commands attention and will get you noticed. Possibly too assertive for the office, but wearable almost everywhere else. A strong man's strong fragrance.
Scent Strength
9
Longevity
8
Scent Family
Woody
Subtype
Dry Woods
Suitability
Home, Daytime, Work
Inspiration
Polo Green
Country of Origin
USA
Menthol
Non-menthol
Companion Products
EDT, Balm, Splash, Beard Balm, Conditioner Bar, Shampoo Bar, Solid Cologne, Shave Oil, Body Lotion, Bar Soap
Base Description
The Stirling shave soap base hasn't changed its formula since it was first introduced and produces the quintessential example of a lather which ShaveSplash characterizes as Creamy. The formula follows the dictum of keeping it simple and is tallow-based with only 12-14 ingredients which are mainly all-natural. The result is a lather which is moist and smooth, with strong stability, good cushion, high density, and exceptional slickness, and due to the high-quality ingredients with beneficial skin properties has an excellent post-shave feel.
Lather Properties
Cushion
7
Density
9
Slickness
8
Stability
Lather Type
8
Creamy
Base Type
Base Name
Tallow
Stirling
Skin Food
Shea Butter, Cococunt Milk, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Almond Oil
Top Notes
Juniper, Basil, Caraway, Coriander, Bergamot
Heart Notes
Pine Tree Needles, Pepper, Jasmine, Geranium, Rose, Carnation, Leather
Base Notes
Amber, Cedar, Patchouli, Oakmoss, Tobacco, Musk
IIngredients
Beef Tallow, Stearic Acid, Distilled Water, Castor Oil, Potassium Hydroxide, Vegetable Glycerin, Fragrance Oil, Almond Oil, Shea Butter, Coconut Milk, Lanolin, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Lactate, Essential Oil