Review (3/5): "Meh"
I've never used 'beard oil' before, so just for the helluvit decided to give some a try, and grabbed the trial pack (original scent).
The Oil:
At first I thought, "wow, this smells very 'real'"; as in, not an artificial, obviously fake smell. It was pretty strong, and ever-present. I was like, "hmmm, not bad, but also not sure if I want to smell like this to others". Didn't take long at all before I pretty much hated the scent. It's very 'cedar' like, I guess you could say. Sort of like you are sticking your nose right into a bag of cedar wood chips. At least that's what it smelled like to me.
The Balm:
This is pretty much just greasy. Feels and smells mostly like you're just rubbing Vaseline on your beard, though a bit lighter.
The package:
The presentation is actually really nice. Nice little velvet bag with a string, the balm/oil, and even a guitar pick.
The result:
Yes, my beard felt a *little* softer, and was a *little* less frazzled looking, though not much more than if I just comb it after a shower. I'm not really sure why I'm seeing so many RAVE reviews; it's not *that* great. I can take it or leave it.
The price:
Here's probably the bigger issue; it's around $6 for this trial, and you really only get about 1, maybe 1.5 uses out of the teeny tiny sample of oil (see pic). I actually feel like I got a little bit ripped off on the price for the amount you get. I'd like to see the trial priced more around the 3/4 dollar mark in total (incl. shipping, et. al.). I'd like to try some different scents, but there's not a chance in Hell I'm paying that amount again for even 1 more sample for that amount of oil, and there're a whole lot of scents to try before you find one that you might like. On the other hand, I saw they offer a trial package of all scents (the same tiny sized bottles), which is cool, but it's $30+ .... no thanks. Drop it to around $10 total and I'll try it. I'd also like to see them offer that same package, minus everything but the oils (no balms, etc.), just to see which scent I like, and make it around say $5 total.
All-in-all:
It's "ok". If I could find the scent that I like w/out dropping a fortune in the process, I'd probably buy the big bottle of it, or even bottle(S) if I found more than 1 scent I liked; possibly regularly. But currently, I think I'll just skip it.