Review (3/5): Not as Strong As I Hoped
I am relatively new to solid colognes. I own this sampler set, Oak City Beard's Sandalwood Bourbon, and a sample set from another company. The other company's set was my first venture into solid colognes. I liked the variety it offered, and their colognes usually lasted most of the day.
I expected the same from this set.
I will admit, I liked variety that this offered, which is why I ordered it. Now that I've had time to try out each one, here are my thoughts. (Please note, cologne can smell different on each person, so what didn't work for me, may work for you.)
Barista - I don't drink coffee, so the thought of smelling like coffee all day was not a selling point for me. I figured this would be my least favorite of the four. When I opened the tin, it smelled like a 30-year-old motel lobby. A powerful scent of cheap black coffee, with a hint of musty cigarettes and pleather couches. I was not impressed. Still, I put it on and the smell changed to more of a 1990s coffee shop. Fortunately, the cocoa smell came forward more once it was on me, and the coffee was not as strong. I don't hate it as much as I thought I would. In fact, I kind of like how it smells on me.
Woodland Ranger - My favorite out of the bunch. While you may think it would make you smell like a Christmas tree, it's more of a clean outdoors scent.
Snow Leopard - I love me some sandalwood, so this was the one I really bought the set for. It says there is peppermint in it, but I can't smell it. Also, I feel like the vanilla overpowers the sandalwood. Not as good as I had hoped. Not bad at all, just not what I expected. (This one also seems to dissipate quicker than the others.)
Uncle Jack - I smell the bourbon and a trace of tobacco, but once again, the vanilla is the stronger scent here. It's definitely not a bad smell, probably my second favorite of the pack.
As I mentioned in the headline, the colognes are just not as strong as I hoped for. I mean, I don't want to overpower everyone in my general vicinity, but I do like to smell the cologne throughout the day and none of these do that. Perhaps I'm not putting enough on. Like I said, I'm new to this whole solid cologne thing.