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Deadwood, South Dakota, 1876
"I may not be the prettiest flower in the garden, but I sure am a wild one."
(Martha Jane Cannary a.k.a. Calamity Jane)
When I arrived in Custer during the gold rush, I wore the uniform of a soldier. It was a bit awkward at first, but soon I felt comfortable in men's clothes. They still smelled of sweet-spicy Bay Rum, that stuff against all sorts of inflammations that the troops smeared on their faces and drank after shaving. I thought it suited me perfectly. They were like old orange peels with nails of harsh cloves, buttons made from blind ginger roots that barely shimmered, full of dust from the nearby Black Hill mines, the canyons, and desert roads. And like me, they carried a warm cinnamon core somewhere inside, there among the brown sugar crystals in all the emptied whiskey barrels.
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Russ and Danielle Vincent from Nevada started making handmade soaps and founded their brand Outlaw Soaps in 2013, through which they sell a variety of care products, including colognes and solids.
With "Calamity Jane," they pay tribute to the eponymous Wild West legend of the late 19th century, who, at the age of 11, was already an orphan and took on various odd jobs to support her younger siblings, later making a name for herself as a gold digger and scout for General Custer's troops during the Black Hills gold rush as a smoking, drinking, cursing, tobacco-chewing woman in men's clothing.
Somewhat less complex and multi-layered than Martha Jane Cannary's character, the cologne strikes me as still capturing the theme well, as it opens with a spicy, slightly sharp clove that receives a harmonious counterpart from warm, spicy, subtly sweet cinnamon. A hint of bitter orange and a muted ginger root expand the spectrum just a little, rounded off by a whiskey note that seems to crystallize in brown cane sugar, thus creating a typical Bay Rum character for me, overall rather mild and therefore very wearable. The printed "a little spicy, a little sweet" on the bottle captures it quite well. One shouldn't expect a very high-quality scent at such a low price, but it is certainly well made.
(Martha Jane Cannary a.k.a. Calamity Jane)
When I arrived in Custer during the gold rush, I wore the uniform of a soldier. It was a bit awkward at first, but soon I felt comfortable in men's clothes. They still smelled of sweet-spicy Bay Rum, that stuff against all sorts of inflammations that the troops smeared on their faces and drank after shaving. I thought it suited me perfectly. They were like old orange peels with nails of harsh cloves, buttons made from blind ginger roots that barely shimmered, full of dust from the nearby Black Hill mines, the canyons, and desert roads. And like me, they carried a warm cinnamon core somewhere inside, there among the brown sugar crystals in all the emptied whiskey barrels.
**
Russ and Danielle Vincent from Nevada started making handmade soaps and founded their brand Outlaw Soaps in 2013, through which they sell a variety of care products, including colognes and solids.
With "Calamity Jane," they pay tribute to the eponymous Wild West legend of the late 19th century, who, at the age of 11, was already an orphan and took on various odd jobs to support her younger siblings, later making a name for herself as a gold digger and scout for General Custer's troops during the Black Hills gold rush as a smoking, drinking, cursing, tobacco-chewing woman in men's clothing.
Somewhat less complex and multi-layered than Martha Jane Cannary's character, the cologne strikes me as still capturing the theme well, as it opens with a spicy, slightly sharp clove that receives a harmonious counterpart from warm, spicy, subtly sweet cinnamon. A hint of bitter orange and a muted ginger root expand the spectrum just a little, rounded off by a whiskey note that seems to crystallize in brown cane sugar, thus creating a typical Bay Rum character for me, overall rather mild and therefore very wearable. The printed "a little spicy, a little sweet" on the bottle captures it quite well. One shouldn't expect a very high-quality scent at such a low price, but it is certainly well made.
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