Review (4/5): Barista is the best IMO.
I don't usually write reviews unless I'm reminded by some incentive email, but I had a hard time picking the dude out cologne, so I figured maybe this would help someone. Plus, I love solid colognes.
These are cute in that they definitely follow a wintery theme. Their subtlety is on point. The price is reasonable, so if he doesn't like one or two of them, that's fine. I took one star away because they are a little weird--and I wanted more vanilla, (literally, I was hoping Snow Leopard would have more vanilla). Here is my take on these:
Snow Leopard: Clean, crisp. Smells like dude just took a shower, and is now eating a candy cane in the shower steam. So at first, it's like: why? And where's the vanilla?
Woodland Ranger: Crisp, clean. Smells like a really fresh Christmas tree...and also that shower steam.
Uncle Jack: WTF. Smells like you are hugging a very drunk man in brand new leather jacket...who also just took a shower. Don't wear too much if you're driving. It's interesting tho, and one of the stronger scents.
Barista: Sweet, nutty. My personal fave; I'm probably giving him this one early. Smells like forgetting all your problems as you walk into a coffee house, where they make drinks with whipped cream and coco dust. Remember Barney's Coffee?
All in all, these are subtle yet manly, interesting yet familiar...srsly...I wonder if Uncle Jack has a name's sake. I hope he was a happy drunk.