An excerpt from my impressions several years ago:
"...42, Barrister and Mann's homage to Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, didn't disappoint. Like most B&M soaps, 42 has a complex scent, but is anything but complicated. This is a bright, clean scent that's coming along at the right time. While 42 could be enjoyed anytime, the warmer seasons are quite fitting.
With only a few swirls of the damp HMW knot, the puck quickly released a light, fresh lemony scent. There was a slight effervescence, but not that of acidic lemon. Rather it was more akin to alcohol, but without the chemical sharpness. That note seemed to ride a line with an interesting earthy note that provided some carriage to the lemon, lending a bit of warm beach sand in which the salt in the beach air is substituted with confectioner's sugar. This sustained sweetness is almost tasted as it reaches the farthest region of the nasal passages and lingers at the distal soft palate. The lemon sugar notes reminded me of B&M's Winter seasonal "Dickens". The scent continued to unfold throughout the 3 passes. There were wafting highlights of what I initially interpreted as bergamot, but I finally settled on tea. My primary association with tea is specifically Earl Grey tea which is just a black tea that's been infused with bergamot oil. The citrus and tea notes combined in my head as bergamot. While bergamot is closer to orange than lemon, the combination imperfectly reminded me of Earl Grey nonetheless. Interestingly, the tea notes don't linger, but instead wisp in and out.
The matching splash leaves the usual silky smooth feeling. Initially, I noted a blatant but delightful lemon sugar cookie scent, but it dried down to accurately reproduce the soap's notes with the tea continuing to waft in and out in a peculiar but charming manner.
I look forward to revisiting this combination soon. In the fashion of the story that influenced it, 42 manages to impart a light enjoyable scent, relating a complex tale you don't feel burdened to understand, but rather accept and enjoy the ride..."
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