OK, so I've tried a couple Bay Rum's: Pinaud and Masters. Wasn't overly pleased with either.
Pinaud's set my face on fire and stunk of cloves. The clovey smell seemed to overpower the other scents there. I got more used to it with repeated use, but it wasn't a favorite.
Master's was very sweet and due to the level of glycerin in it, it was also heavy and sticky.
So one day I was thinking about these two and what each of their shortcomings were and it struck me that If I mixed the two, they might balance each other out. So I tried it, and roughly mixed them 50/50. What I ended up with was a pure delight. A perfect union of the two and a great leveling effect. I have no other experience with other brands, so I have nothing to compare, but this is what I expected a bay rum to be. I love it!
Pinaud's set my face on fire and stunk of cloves. The clovey smell seemed to overpower the other scents there. I got more used to it with repeated use, but it wasn't a favorite.
Master's was very sweet and due to the level of glycerin in it, it was also heavy and sticky.
So one day I was thinking about these two and what each of their shortcomings were and it struck me that If I mixed the two, they might balance each other out. So I tried it, and roughly mixed them 50/50. What I ended up with was a pure delight. A perfect union of the two and a great leveling effect. I have no other experience with other brands, so I have nothing to compare, but this is what I expected a bay rum to be. I love it!
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