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
Scent Family
Oriental
Subtype
Oriental
Suitability
Home, Work, Daytime
Inspiration
Old Spice
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
Nutmeg, Anise
Heart Notes
Carnation, Cinnamon, Geranium, Jasmine
Base Notes
Cedar, Tonka Bean, Amber, Musk, Vanilla, 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