I posted this question over in the soap forum because there was already a thread about Mickey Lee scents, but didn't get much of a response over there so I'll try here.
I ordered a bunch of sample aftershaves from Maggards(15 I think), one of them being Mickey Lee's "The Kraken".
The description on their website states "We took classic barbershop a step further and incorporated an undercurrent reminiscent of fresh ocean air; hints of salt air, sea kelp and agave." I have also read a number of reviews and some state it smells like the ocean, laundry detergent, Febreeze, and blue Irish Spring soap. So in my head, I have a pretty good idea of what this should smell like.
But every time I smell it, the only thing I get is a strong citrus scent, mainly orange. I would put it in the same category as Fine's L'Orange. Different, but similar. So I'm pretty convinced that what's in my little bottle isn't actually the Kraken.
I sent a note to Maggards asking if it's possible that there was a mix-up and they said it's highly unlikely. They get a large bottle from the maker, then they have someone make up the tester bottles from the large bottle. They only do one product at a time, just for that reason, to eliminate mix-ups. But somehow, this doesn't seem right. Maybe Mickey Lee sent them a bottle that was mis-labeled??? But I don't see anything they make that matches the description of what I have.
Maybe I'm just crazy, but does anyone else smell orange in their Kraken?
I think I'll have to order another sample of the Kraken from Mickey Lee and see if there's a difference.
I ordered a bunch of sample aftershaves from Maggards(15 I think), one of them being Mickey Lee's "The Kraken".
The description on their website states "We took classic barbershop a step further and incorporated an undercurrent reminiscent of fresh ocean air; hints of salt air, sea kelp and agave." I have also read a number of reviews and some state it smells like the ocean, laundry detergent, Febreeze, and blue Irish Spring soap. So in my head, I have a pretty good idea of what this should smell like.
But every time I smell it, the only thing I get is a strong citrus scent, mainly orange. I would put it in the same category as Fine's L'Orange. Different, but similar. So I'm pretty convinced that what's in my little bottle isn't actually the Kraken.
I sent a note to Maggards asking if it's possible that there was a mix-up and they said it's highly unlikely. They get a large bottle from the maker, then they have someone make up the tester bottles from the large bottle. They only do one product at a time, just for that reason, to eliminate mix-ups. But somehow, this doesn't seem right. Maybe Mickey Lee sent them a bottle that was mis-labeled??? But I don't see anything they make that matches the description of what I have.
Maybe I'm just crazy, but does anyone else smell orange in their Kraken?
I think I'll have to order another sample of the Kraken from Mickey Lee and see if there's a difference.
that stuff is wonderful.
And the two(L'Orange and my Kraken) smell quite similar. The faux Kraken I have smells like a cleaner, warmer(if that makes sense) more natural version of oranges than L'Orange.
