Seville
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
B&M's Seville is an iconic fragrance which is considered by many in the wet shaving community to be one of the standard bearers of the Barbershop scent. Exactly what makes a scent a "Barbershop" is an open question, but most are Fougères characterized by notes of Lavender, Bergamot, Oakmoss, and very often Talc or Powder. Typically, a Barbershop will have a fresh, aromatic bouquet with spicy notes and soapy underpinnings. The risk with many is that they lean too far into the soapy realm and become reminiscent of detergent. Completely not so with Seville, which is a complex Fougère with spicy, zesty, and woody notes which lean towards sweet but remain fresh and invigorating. A must have for serious wet shavers. Perfect for daytime, home, or the office.
Scent Strength
8
Longevity
7
Scent Family
Fresh
Subtype
Fougere, Aromatic
Suitability
Home, Work, Daytime, Date Night
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
Lemon, Bergamot
Heart Notes
Rosemary, Lavender
Base Notes
Oakmoss, Patchouli
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