Spice
Barrister & Mann
Started out of his apartment in Boston Massachusettes in 2013 by Will Carius, a self-taught perfumer, Barrister & Mann has grown into the one of the premium shave brands of the wet shaving community. The brand is famous for creating original fragrances which are complex and multi-layered, with classic Fougère properties such as those found in Seville, Le Grand Chypre, and Waves. The product line includes shave soaps, bar soaps, aftershaves and colognes.
Scent Description
Spice is lauded as one of the most accurate reproductions of the original Old Spice released by Shulton in 1937. Considered to be one of the earliest Barbershop fragrances, Spice achieves the ethereal depth of a Fougère by blending musk, amber and benzoin with the many spices which give it its name. The additions of vanilla and nutmeg lend sweetness, while the geranium, carnation, and jasmine bring complexity and sophistication. To call it dated would be unfair, Spice is a melange which is timeless, iconic, and classic. If there is any downside it's only that it is so well known, and so ubiquitous among earlier generations, to be considered commonplace. Common or not, passé or not, Spice is a clean, powdery, masculine scent which is appropriate in every setting, at any time.
Scent Strength
7
Longevity
7
Inspiration
Old Spice
Suitability
Daytime, Home, Work
Scent Family
Oriental
Subtype
Oriental
Mentholation
Non-Menthol
Country
USA
Price
$$$
Companion Products
Shave Soap, Bar Soap, Balm, EDT
Skin Food
Witch Hazel, Glycerin, Aloe, Chamomile Water, Licorice Root, Eleuthero Root, Allantoin, Taurine
Top Notes
Nutmeg, Anise
Heart Notes
Carnation, Cinnamon, Geranium, Jasmine
Base Notes
Cedar, Tonka Bean, Amber, Musk, Vanilla, Benzoin
Ingredients
SD Alcohol 40-B (Alcohol Denatured), Witch Hazel Water (Hamamelis Virginiana), Water (Aqua), Fragrance, Glycerin, Taurine, Chlorella Vulgaris/Lupinus Albus Protein Ferment, Eleuthero Root Extract (Eleutherococcus Senticosus), Allantoin, Aloe Leaf Extract (Aloe Barbadensis), German Chamomile Flower Extract (Matricaria Recutita), Licorice Root Extract (Glycyrrhiza Glabra), Acetylsalicylic Acid, Sodium Lactate, Provitamin B5 (DL-Panthenol), Citric Acid, Benzoic Acid, Citral, Oakmoss (Evernia prunastri) Extracts, Cinnamic Aldehyde (Cinnamal), Benzyl Benzoate, Isoeugenol, Cinnamic Alcohol (Cinnamyl Alcohol), Geraniol, Citronellol, Methyl Ionone Gamma; Alpha-Iso-Methylionone, Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde, Eugenol, Coumarin, D-Limonene, Linalool