More Mama Bear Scent Observations

[dbconlin]

Mountain waters - Blackcurrant and tea; among my favorite scents, very subtle and pleasant.
Dublin tweed - Very green, kind of reminds me of Irish Spring bath soap, but better.
Sweet vetiver - Smooth soft vetiver; very nice.
Ocean rain - Smells like honeydew mellon to me. Pleasant, but not my favorite.
Carribean - Smells like Sprite to me. Again, pleasant, but not my favorite.
Earl grey - Very light scent (almost imperceptible), do not detect much black tea or bergamot, unfortunately.
British leather - Leathery, not my favorite. Smells of old furniture/old men.
Good morning honey - Too sweet; dominated by honey note.
Spicey lime - I could not tell this apart from Carribean...

I got a few more samples with my order (ordered Mountain Waters and Sweet Vetiver) and thought I would post my observations:

First of all, I revisited Ocean Rain and like it much more now. Although I still detect honeydew mellon, it is more complex than that and when I think about it, it actually does remind me of the scent's namesake. So an upgrade to that scent and I may actually consider purchasing it.

New scents (to me):
Elements of Bamboo- smells just like the name, lightly woody, kind of zen, I really really like this one. Curious if anyone has a comparison to SCS Bleached Wood.
Marauders- Bay rum with citrus (tangerine, reportedly). I have mixed feelings about bay rum and thought a mix with some citrus would be more agreeable to me. However, the cloves in this scent are still too strong for me and I don't really fancy it.
Veldfire- Very complex and very good. Definitely detect vetiver, but not so strong and purely as in so many perfumes/colognes. Also detect woody notes and smoky notes, but I can't give any more details than that. If any of this sounds intriguing to you, I strongly suggest you try it. I have never smelled anything like it and it is definitely good.

If you have tried any of these, let me know what you think!

 

[GoldenMonkey]

Funny you should mention SCS Bleached Wood...I was going to shave with it this morning, but i had a super close shave yesterday, and I think I'll skip today. Anyway, the Bleached Wood is one of my favorite scents. I don't know why, I just love it. Don't know how it compares to MB's EoB, but it reminds me of sunlight and summer at the beach (not the oceanic smells, but driftwood). Also slightly ozoney, but very clean, fresh, and bright. It's a pretty uplifting scent, and a nice departure from the ususal scents out there to shave with.

Marauder's Citrus I really like the scent of, but I have bad luck with MB's soaps...the EO scent based ones, anyway. They just irritate my skin, but man do they smell fantastic. This one I liked a lot, and found it to have a nice balance between bay rum and citrus. The tangerine notes are also great...bay rum has been done to death, but you usually find them with lime if anything. I like the zesty charachter of the tangerine.

If you're interested, I have a never used Basil Lime and a twice used Awakenings...