Bay Rum
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
Like every scent by Will Carius, Bay Rum is complex, well-balanced, and multi-layered. Although it has some of the classic Bay Rum elements such as bay leaf, orange and rum, the addition of benzoin and cinnamon create an ethereal, hazy, bouquet which is the signature characteristic of Barrister & Mann fragrances, and often found in Fougères. As it dries down, clove seems to come to the foreground making the scent warm and sweet. A good choice for Bay Rum, alongside other classics such as Westman's Bastardo and Pinaud Bay Rum. Warm and restrained enough to be worn in any setting, including the office, Bay Rum is a bit casual for date night but could be appropriate depending on the setting.
Scent Strength
7
Longevity
6
Scent Family
Oriental
Subtype
Oriental
Suitability
Home, Daytime, Work
Inspiration
Unique
Country of Origin
USA
Menthol
Non-menthol
Companion Products
Splash, EDT
Base Description
B&M's Omnibus is the epitome of the "yogurty" base. It is tallow-based and whips up quicklly into a luscious, luxurious, creamy, yogurt which is dense and easy to spread with stability and slickness which are more than adequate. Becuase it's so creamy, its cushion is lower than soaps which prioritize volume over density. B&M prides itself on using high quality, natural, ingredients with beneficial skin properties such as coconut milk, goat milk, shea butter, avocado oil, kokum butter, castor oil and capuacu butter. For lovers of the yogurty shave soap, B&M sets the benchmark to beat.
Lather Properties
Cushion
8
Density
9
Slickness
8
Stability
Lather Type
8
Yogurty
Base Type
Base Name
Tallow
Omnibus
Skin Food
Cococunt Milk, Glycerin, Shea Butter, Cupuacu Butter, Avocado Oil, Goat Milk, Slippery Elm Extract, Kokum Butter
Top Notes
Bay Leaf, Orange
Heart Notes
Cinnamon
Base Notes
Rum, Benzoin
IIngredients
Aqua (Water), Potassium Stearate, Glycerin, Potassium Tallowate, Parfum (Fragrance Oil), Sodium Stearate, Garcinia indica Seed Butter (Potassium Kokum Butterate), Polyacrylamidomethylpropane Sulfonic Acid, Cocos nucifera Fruit Juice (Coconut Milk), Sodium Tallowate, Potassium Ricinoleate, Sodium Lactate, Butyrospermum parkii (Shea) Butter, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Xanthan Gum, Theobroma grandiflorum (Cupuaçu) Seed Butter, Sodium Cocoa (Kokum) Butterate, Potassium Cocoate, Hydroxethylcellulose, Sodium Ricinolate, Saccharide Isomerate, Caprae Lac (Goat Milk) Powder, Persea gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Sodium Cocoate, Althaea officinalis (Marshmallow) Root Extract, Ulmus rubra (Slippery Elm) Extract, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Benzoate, Limonene