Review (5/5): If you like vetiver, you will LOVE this!
I've tried several different scents from 2 Bit Man (Canoeist, Journey and Spiced Timber). I've been less than thrilled with the scents of Journey and Spiced Timber. The Canoeist is so far, by far, my favorite. Regardless of scent, the oil base is nice. I have a fairly short beard (less than 2") so 3 drops of oil do the trick for me so it goes a long way. It goes on well and works into the beard without leaving a heavy oily residue, but seems to have a nice sheen (I typically add a small amount of unscented beard balm on top of the oil for extra wild hair taming which leaves a much stronger and longer lasting sheen to my beard). The oil doesn't really do much for my beard in terms of controlling wild hairs or shaping, but does a good job so far of conditioning it and helping to keep it softer. When I tried Canoeist the first time I really disliked the smell when it went on - straight out of the bottle and onto my face it had an overwhelming Pepto-Bismol smell to it. Fortunately I left it on anyway and after about 15 minutes or so that disappeared and the incredible vetiver came to the front (the whole reason I purchased in the first place as I'm a huge vetiver fan). If you are really into vetiver, you will enjoy this a lot (just let it dry down a bit to get past the initial yuck). If you are not a fan of vetiver, steer clear! This is a very strong vetiver (a good thing in my opinion) and the scent lasted for several hours before I really couldn't detect it in my beard any longer. I'm definitely happy with the oil performance and scent of the Canoeist!