Grooming Dept

Got my shipping confirmation today... really looking forward to it!!
English Lavender, Sandalwood Nobile, and Diamond Dust.

Got my shipping confirmation today... really looking forward to it!!
English Lavender, Sandalwood Nobile, and Diamond Dust.

Same here. I got the confirmation, and I'm looking forward eagerly.  As I write this, eight (8) of the 11 titles are sold out, which makes me think a great many other people are looking forward eagerly too!

The shipping notice means that Mohammad has printed the labels. As of this morning, my package has not reached USPS. I placed my order within the first five minutes of release, so I suspect my order will be among the first shipped. Hopefully, Mohammad will take the first load of packages to the post office later today.

I do not know how many soaps were produced in total, but Mohammad told me that the first day response was the best ever. So it may take him a while to get all the orders ready to ship.

Got mine tonight and they smell great

Mine are scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I ordered Eau de Magnolia and Oud Osmanthus. I expect them to smell great.

Not all of Mohammad's scent creations have been my favorites, but over the years, Mohammad's skills as a soapmaker and as a perfumer have improved significantly. I am sure there are still some scents I might not like, but even those are likely to be well crafted.

I now have so many great performing soaps in my collection that I am no focusing on soaps that also have "perfume grade" scents. I am not looking for perfume strength scents nor scents that will last all day. What I want is a soap is a complex scent that smells like it was developed by skilled perfumer with a well trained nose. Many of Mohammad's scents fit that description.

What I want is a soap is a complex scent that smells like it was developed by  tskilled perfumer with a well trained nose. Many of Mohammad's scents fit that description.

Omnia and Ousia very well fit that description.  They are both masterpiece scents and speak to Mohammad's ability to create very unique and pleasant scents.  That is why I'm more enthusiastic than ever to acquire a few GD soaps.  I'm hoping someone will shed more light on 'Oud Osmanthus' and 'Tobacco and Oud' comparison.

English Lavender, Tobacco Oud, and La Rosa Profunda hit my mailbox around lunch time, and I am very pleased.  Like RayClem, I too am focusing more on high-grade scent, which for me, means scents I like a lot.  Be cautioned that my nose is not a reliable bellwether of public opinion, but with that in mind, here are my impressions of the scents off the puck:
  

• English Lavender - Delightful; meduim strong off the puck; not your run-of-the-mill lavender; smells clean (think Soap or Laundry) and refreshing, perhaps ¿"barbershopy"?
  
• Tobacco Oud - Truly, I'm at a loss for words, so to borrow a stanza from Tim McGraw "I like it - I love it - I want some more of it"; medium strong.
  
• La Rosa Profunda - Very nice; medium faint; I can pick out the rose (I think because I am looking for it), but there is a lot of other stuff going on - good stuff I think.  Definitely in the batter's box for next Thu-Rose-day.
  

One other thing I noticed, having nothing to do with the scent, is that the surface of all three pucks looks smoother and glossier than my previous Grooming Department soaps looked on arrival (Omnia and Ousia).  I have no idea if this is good, bad, indifferent, or just a figment of my imagination.  I'm curious to know if anyone else has noticed it.
 

PS  I just noticed Hooman's post and regrettably cannot compare.

Is the Tobacco Oud floral, marcescent or more akin to processed rolled cigars?

HighSpeed Thank you for comments on the three scents. I think I am already sold on "Tobacco and Oud' already. Is it fair to say that it is your favourite of of the three?

Is the Tobacco Oud floral, marcescent or more akin to processed rolled cigars?

HighSpeed  Thank you for comments on the three scents.  I think I am already sold on "Tobacco and Oud' already.  Is it fair to say that it is your favourite of of the three?

I'm juggling how best to help you both without misleading either of you.  Otherwise I would have responded sooner.  So, reemphasizing (for the benefit of casual passers by) that these are impressions off the puck, and my nose is not a bellwether, here goes ...

There is a lot going on with the scent, which complicates answering DanLaw's  question.  That said, I definitely pick up the floral accord, and even something spicy.  There is nothing that strikes me as smokey or humidor-like.  So I would go with tobacco flower.  OTOH I'm not sure I could pick out the leaf even if it were there.

I was not very subtle Hooman, was I?  Yes, the Tobacco Oud is the odds on favorite in my book, but I am very intrigued with all three titles.  In retrospect, my choice of words may have overemphasized the margin, but in my defense, I really was at a loss for words. 

Finally, here are some comparisons which may help you both, and which might provide a clearer basis for comparison and constructive criticism from other shavers:
 

• If I were trying to match the Tobacco Oud, Calvin Klein Pure Gold Euphoria for Men is the best choice I can think of.
  
• I frequently prefer to complement a scent, rather than match it faithfully.  Bvlgari Man in Black would be my first choice for complimenting Tobacco Oud and Ralph Lauren Polo (Green) would be a somewhat distant second.
  

I hope that helps.