First off: if the mods or anyone else wants to move this thread, please do. I just wasn't sure where to post it.
Second thanks go out to @G.W. for sending me this sample, as my busy/lazy rear end would not have gone to the trouble of buying/mixing the components of this concoction together. Thanks again!!!
Now, to the review. I have a limited vocabulary when it comes to descriptions of all things olfactory. I'll do my best to make @OkieStubble and @TheVez2 proud. Here goes.
I did not read anyone else's reviews so as to not be prejudiced in my thoughts.
My first whiff of this stuff was after I untaped the lid from the excellent packaging, while still in the bottle. On a side note: the War Department was not happy when she saw yet another bottle of AS in my possession. Then when she found out that it was a gift, she said, " you have some weird friends" to which I had nothing to add. She is right, if weird friends send you things for nothing, that they took the time to create and bottle and send out.
Bottle sniff test: not what I expected. At all. Smelled kinda soapy, in a good way.
Face sniff test: much better. Soapy smell dissipated in less than a minute.
Face feel: just the right amount of "sting" for me. Not "slap your mama into next week" nor a little loving stroke on your cheek to wake you up. A great middle ground, refreshing.
Longevity: smelled it on my hands when I rubbed my face 2 hours later. Then I went to sleep. My overall impression is that like most Bay Rum AS's, it is fleeting. I will simply apply more.
Now lastly, and most importantly to me, my general impression of the quality of the scent: honestly, at first, probably because it was so unlike anything else I have ever tried, I wasn't that impressed. So I had the War Department sniff me. She likes it! She never says much about my various AS/cologne choices, so this is HUGE. So I reapplied some, and some more. It grew on me! It continues to.
I love lime, I have for as long as I can remember. My only complaint is that it could be a little more "limey" lol.
I could see me using this year round, not just in the warmer months.
And if my life slows down enough, I could see me mixing up some of this myself.
I give it, in my mixed up mind, an 8.5 of a possible 10.
Thanks to all that have read this rambling review, Dave.
Second thanks go out to @G.W. for sending me this sample, as my busy/lazy rear end would not have gone to the trouble of buying/mixing the components of this concoction together. Thanks again!!!
Now, to the review. I have a limited vocabulary when it comes to descriptions of all things olfactory. I'll do my best to make @OkieStubble and @TheVez2 proud. Here goes.
I did not read anyone else's reviews so as to not be prejudiced in my thoughts.
My first whiff of this stuff was after I untaped the lid from the excellent packaging, while still in the bottle. On a side note: the War Department was not happy when she saw yet another bottle of AS in my possession. Then when she found out that it was a gift, she said, " you have some weird friends" to which I had nothing to add. She is right, if weird friends send you things for nothing, that they took the time to create and bottle and send out.
Bottle sniff test: not what I expected. At all. Smelled kinda soapy, in a good way.
Face sniff test: much better. Soapy smell dissipated in less than a minute.
Face feel: just the right amount of "sting" for me. Not "slap your mama into next week" nor a little loving stroke on your cheek to wake you up. A great middle ground, refreshing.
Longevity: smelled it on my hands when I rubbed my face 2 hours later. Then I went to sleep. My overall impression is that like most Bay Rum AS's, it is fleeting. I will simply apply more.
Now lastly, and most importantly to me, my general impression of the quality of the scent: honestly, at first, probably because it was so unlike anything else I have ever tried, I wasn't that impressed. So I had the War Department sniff me. She likes it! She never says much about my various AS/cologne choices, so this is HUGE. So I reapplied some, and some more. It grew on me! It continues to.
I love lime, I have for as long as I can remember. My only complaint is that it could be a little more "limey" lol.
I could see me using this year round, not just in the warmer months.
And if my life slows down enough, I could see me mixing up some of this myself.
I give it, in my mixed up mind, an 8.5 of a possible 10.
Thanks to all that have read this rambling review, Dave.
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