Lime is one of those classic wet shaving scents. Less common than orange or lemon but still refreshing and evocative of some far-off place. What is the best lime-scented shave cream? … [Read more...] about What Is The Best Lime Shaving Cream?
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Masculine Floral Scents For Shaving?
Can floral scents in a shaving product be considered "masculine?" There are some specific products that I think are! … [Read more...] about Masculine Floral Scents For Shaving?
What Is A Barbershop Scent? Your Input Needed
There must be a hundred variations of a "barbershop" scent in shaving products. Everyone seems to have their own take on the subject. But just what makes a barbershop scent? Tell me. … [Read more...] about What Is A Barbershop Scent? Your Input Needed
The Lack of Depth and Complexity in Men’s Shaving Scents Part 3: Smelling the Silver Lining
So as Parts One and Two of this series have theorized, men’s shaving soaps tend to be very divergent from the classical evolution of men’s fragrances in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Some may not care of course, and may be happy to smell lime or bananas as they lather on their … [Read more...] about The Lack of Depth and Complexity in Men’s Shaving Scents Part 3: Smelling the Silver Lining
The Lack of Depth and Complexity in Men’s Shaving Scents Part 2
The first part of this series introduced the basics of scent families for fragrances and began to explain the complexities of creating a complex scent for a shaving soap or cream. We continue that explanation here. … [Read more...] about The Lack of Depth and Complexity in Men’s Shaving Scents Part 2
