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This offering from Barrister and Mann is another throwback in style. They have creatively combined some female profiles into a masculine offering, the result being a classy 70’s or 80’s style scent that exudes class. The fragrance contents seem to be of good quality, the Bergamot and cedar appearing prominent. The fragrance seems again to be quite linear, and projection is light. It is an OK offering, but for the price and small volume offered (30ml) you can find better offerings from days gone by for far less.

Bought this due to my love of Polo Green original. This is not a perfect dupe, but is in the ballpark. Unfortunately I doubt we will ever have a perfect clone of that early to mid 80’s run. So sad really, but I do appreciate this effort and wear it for my own enjoyment. I highly recommend this brand as they have many great offerings at very good price points. You can try their clone scents and save some money if you are making a blind buy as they make a variety of designer matches.

This is a very sweet gourmand aftershave splash, that you could easily decant to reapply through the day. It does have a sweet vanilla biscuit scent, with a light touch of citrus. You will smell delicious, in a warm and inviting way. The bottle is very artistic, think stained glass window. Bottom line, a very high end aftershave splash that should be appreciated by fragrance enthusiasts and wet shavers alike.

Clean, crisp and GREEN. The opening briefly carries a grapefruit note, but sweet rather than bitter. I get some lavender, then a misty forest pine, not a cleaner type but a soft carried in the air take of pine. Very quickly it sits on skin and becomes a flat, but clean, green scent. At times I get a herbaceous angle, almost cannabis like, but this could be a body chemistry thing. This is a good gym scent if need be, performance is pretty much non existent after 30 minutes, and even if it were to carry, it would not offend most. Any age, very casual, do not overpay for this. Nautica Voyage is still a better option on the cheap.

So a wet shaving supply company recently added a new item from Phoenix Accouterments, named “Black Shroud in 3D”. Phoenix is an amazing and fun brand that decided to recreate Woodhue for men due to its glorious history and being the signature scent of Dean Martin, backed by family as the truth. So oddly with this fabled history I can find little about the scent, mostly just the female version. So I own the aftershave splash released by Phoenix and it reminds me of “Floid” The Genuine original aftershave splash. It dries to an amber powdery scent, clean in a classic barbershop style. It’s masculine in that classic sort of way, not complicated, just clean and smooth. I certainly don’t think this is for everyone, but I wanted to share my experience and reveal a source for those interested in not spending an arm and a leg for a vintage original. Cheers all.