Need Help searching for Soapy Frags

I'm new here and needed some recommendations for an excellent scent that smells "soapy". It's a word I've seen pop up alot in certain reviews and decided that I have to have one or explode.

In the 70s there was a scent by Dana called Cambridge which I would describe as "soapy" but I can't seem to find a bottle and would prefer something more refined anyway.

Comme des Garcons Man had a drydown I would describe as "soapy", but it seemed to be an "afterthought" rather than the main focus, but Man was neither "light" nor "clean" smelling and I'm not fond of Incense scents. The closest I've come so far to a nice, soapy-feeling fragrance is Neiges pour homme by Lise Watier. I like it a lot but was hoping someone could recommend a scent that was smoother with a little less spice than Neiges' nutmeg top-note which lasts into the drydown.

With the vast experience here, I was wondering if anyone could recommend to me their favorite "soapy" scents, one that is uplifting and clean without being sharp or sneeze-inducing. Something I can grab and spray and not wonder about it's appropriateness for whatever happens at the office or later in the day.

Any suggestions?

Thanks all, and I'd like to thank everyone for their suggestions.

So, in summary, if you want to smell "just-outta-the shower" clean, try:

Creed Original Vetiver (4)
Mugler Cologne (4)
Paco Rabanne (3)
Gendarme, Faconnable or Tabac Original (2)
or Joop!Nightflight, Acqua di Parma Colonia, Colonia Assoluta, Polo Blue, Geir, R de Capucci, Pashanna, Hermes Equipage, Monsieur Galimardo, Jazz, Gucci Nobile, Worth PH, Clean Man, and possible Clinique Happy, Versace Green Jeans, or Pino Silvestre (1 recommendation each)

I'll try to sample them all!

Thanks again, so here is a more recent summary:

Mugler Cologne (beating out Creed OV (5)
Creed Original Vetiver (down from first place)(4)
Tabac Original, Gendarme, Paco Rabanne (Holding their own)(3)
Faconnable, L'Eau D'Issey(moving up), Joop!Nightflight, (2)
Acqua di Parma Colonia, Colonia Assoluta, L'Artisan - Fou d'Absinthe(new), Polo Blue, G.eir, R de Capucci, Pashanna, Hermes Equipage, Monsieur Galimardo, Jazz, Gucci Nobile, Worth PH, Clean Man, Gendarme Grabazzi(new), Santa Maria Novella Muschio Oro (Gold Musk)(new), Prada Ambre Homme(new), Drakkar Noir(new), Photo by Karl Lagerfeld(new), Gendarme V(new), Cool Water(new), Van Cleef and Arpels(new), Carven Vetiver(new), Monsieur Musk(new), and possibly Clinique Happy, Versace Green Jeans, or Pino Silvestre (1 recommendation each)

Forgive me for being impertinent, but may I ask for any feedback on other's suggestions? In the above list what do you personally feel is absolutely, positively NOT a "SOAPY" fragrance.

New Summary of Fragrances Perceived as "Soapy":

Mugler Cologne (8)
Creed Original Vetiver (6)
Gendarme (5)
Tabac Original, Paco Rabanne(3)
Faconnable, L'Eau D'Issey, Joop!Nightflight, Santa Maria Novella Muschio Oro (Gold Musk), Gendarme Grabazzi(2)
Acqua di Parma Colonia, Colonia Assoluta, L'Artisan - Fou d'Absinthe, Polo Blue, Geir, R de Capucci, Pashanna, Hermes Equipage, Monsieur Galimardo, Jazz, Gucci Nobile, Worth PH, Clean Man, Prada Ambre Homme, Drakkar Noir, Photo by Karl Lagerfeld, Gendarme V, Cool Water, Carven Vetiver, Monsieur Musk, Montale Aromatic Lime, Jo Malone Grapefruit eau the vert extreme by Bvlgari, Burberry's Weekend for Men and possibly Clinique Happy, Versace Green Jeans, or Pino Silvestre (1 recommendation each)

Van Cleef and Arpels has one "soapy" and one "not soapy".

Mugler Cologne is supposed to have a mysterious "S" ingredient which must mean "soap".

I also checked the ingredients (if available here at basenotes) and noted that: lavendar, "citrus", jasmine, verbena, bergamot, vetiver and a couple of yuzu's pop up frequently in the mix for almost all of them. I think that Yardley's English Lavendar, Coast Soap, and Irish Spring may largely be responsible for that.

I'm interested too! First I have to smell what's out there. I think a trip to Perfumania this weekend should help me to sample a few. I only owned or sampled Joop!Nightflight, Cool Water, Paco Rabanne before and I don't remember thinking of them as "soapy" but definitely clean and likeable. Cambridge by Dana was one I remember as being soapy because the reason I didn't buy it back in the 70s was because it smelled like soap and very ordinary soap at that. Times have changed and a bit of ordinary/comfortable would be welcome in my life.

I think the world is/was overdone with Cool Water with its many clones even in Old Spice body shampoos and Arm & Hammer deodorants.

The one I am definitely interested in sampling/buying is Tabac Original. Mainly because of the reviews, also because of the price. If it's something I'm going to wear everyday a large size and decent price is important. Also, it's not worn in the midwest much at all (I'm in the Chicago area). I don't even see it in Walgreens, so it's not much of a "common" fragrance as are Paco Rabanne or even Cool Water.

Thierry Mugler sounds like it would be worth sampling because I'd want to check the longevity of that one. Creed Original Vetiver may be too expensive for an "everyday" scent.

All of these tips help narrow down the nostrils and should save me time at the store this weekend. The word "soapy" used to describe certain fragrances in Basenotes Reviews caught my attention (Eau Sauvage I believe, not mentioned here once) and I remembered the Cambridge. There is no formal "soapy" category of fragrance so I thought I'd pick some brains. And, like another poster mentioned, soaps themselves are "scented". Perception and experience figure into the equation followed by peoples likes or dislikes of that type of fragrance. For instance, if everyone told me that Mugler was "soapy" then all of them offered their bottle for sale I may have thought twice about going "soapy".

I recently sampled "London" at Lord & Taylor and said to the sales-thing the word "grassy" immediately after spritzing the card. She told me in no uncertain terms that there were NO grass or herbal notes and read off the ingredients to impress me but basically all I heard was her saying that there was something wrong with me for not proclaimin it God's Gift upon first spray, all the time glaring at me disapprovingly and looking around to make sure no other customers heard the neutral comment I had made. There really isn't much of a difference between the words "fashion" and "fascist", is there? It was an initial impression! I know that fragrances change from top to drydown and from card to skin, and the London did in fact change instantly on the card even as she told me how wrong I was. I guess "grassy" is how fragrances SHOULDN'T smell. Anyway, the freakin' hag confused me and ruined my experience of London to such an extent that I would rather ram a bottle up her nostrils along with a list of its ingredients than buy it from her or anyone else at any price.

Now, what would happen to me if I went to Lord & Taylor or Sephora and said: "I'm looking for a "soapy" fragrance?".

I think there's more honesty here amongst the posters as they've all demonstrated in their answers to this minor post/poster. So now, after checking them out at Perfumania or wherever I can find them where I won't get any so-called help, I'll buy online, probably at one of the retailers recommended here at Basenotes, and have it/them shipped to me.

Furthermore, if eight people find Mugler Cologne and Creed OV 'soapy', guess what, whether we like it or not, those fragrances probably will set the new standard for me of what defines a "soapy" scent rather than the discontinued Cambridge.

I've gotten alot of advice here and thanks all. I may post my impressions here, but I'm really more interested in modern perceptions of afficinados that my own little world of "soap".

By the way, does anyone think I'll get bounced out of the Basenotes Community if I start a discussion asking: "What Fragrance fits the age-old question: Where Has That Finger Been Young Man!"?

okay okay okay...I'll definitely check the Gendarme (if it's there). I think I got a sample once in an order from International Male. I don't remember it at all. Thanks.