Doppelganger Black Label
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements (PAA) is the brainchild of Eric Hodges, who's public persona uses the name Douglas Smythe, and his partner Frances Towle. The business began in 2013 and was rebranded as PAA in 2015. The brand is one of the most well-known and popular in the wet shaving community, and is known for innovative, quirky themes and designs which are often based on science fiction. In addition to whimsical and visually stunning artwork, the products are often accompanied by narratives which describe the origins of the product, how it was developed, or simply tell a story. In addition to soaps and fragrances, PAA is famous for its accessories, which include razors, brushes, scuttles, alum blocks, balms, razor blades, and apparel, with many of its razors and brushes prized for their performance and collectability.
Scent Description
Like many of its scents, PAA takes a popular fragrance and amps up its key notes making it bigger and louder. The same is true for Doppleganger Black Label, based on the iconic and wildly successful Christian Dior Sauvage. The key notes are Pink Pepper and Cedar, and they're so strong that it creates the impression of pencil shavings. An intensely dry scent, which is given depth with ambroxan, patchouli, lavendar and geranium, Dopppelganger Black Label is masculine and strong, but also intensely woody, which as it dries down becomes only more woody. If woods are your thing, look no further.
Scent Strength
8
Longevity
7
Scent Family
Fresh
Subtype
Aromatic, Fougere
Suitability
Evening, Home, Daytime
Inspiration
Christian Dior Sauvage
Country of Origin
USA
Menthol
Non-menthol
Companion Products
EDP, Bar Soap, Balm, Splash, Deodorant
Base Description
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements’ (PAA) latest soap base is CK-6, a vegan formula which Douglas Smythe describes as a “Mystical Trifecta of Slick”. The self-described three key ingredients are Bacuri Butter, Cupuacu Butter, and Murumuru Butter, which are blended with Shea Butter, Jojoba Oil, Cocoa Butter and Glycerin. The result is a soap which creates a voluminous lather with exceptional cushion and a consistency reminiscent of dense cottage cheese, categorized by ShaveSplash as Textured. Slickness is above average, and stability is strong.
Lather Properties
Cushion
9
Density
7
Slickness
6
Stability
Lather Type
8
Textured
Base Type
Base Name
Vegan
CK-6
Skin Food
Glycerin, Kokum Butter, Shea Butter, Cupuacu Butter, Jojoba Oil, Bacuri Butter, Murumuru Butter
Top Notes
Bergamot, Pepper
Heart Notes
Lavender, Pink Pepper, Geranium, Vetiver, Patchouli
Base Notes
Ambroxan, Cedar, Labdanum
IIngredients
Potassium Stearate, Glycerin, Potassium Cocoate, Aqua, Potassium Kokumate, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Shea Butterate, Potassium Castorate, Sodium Stearate, Potassium Cocoa Butterate, Potassium Avocadoate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Theobroma Grandiflorum (Capuacu) Butter, Astrocaryum (Murumuru) Seed Butter, Platonia Insignis (Bacuri) Seed Butter, Parfum [Fragrance]