Hmm, now i wanna try this.
Man in a Bottle.
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Never tried Mandom. I have have to get a sample and see if I like it. I bet if you mix the two, Chuck Norris would appear.
I have frequently not got this for no good reason, next order, its coming in. I only see this being the right decision!
Bought some today and tried it. It is subtle in a way, but still strong. Smells just like a barbershop somehow. I think I like it.
I'm sold. Just ordered a bottle from Appleton along with a bunch of masters stuff. I hate you all the way you make me spend my money on things i don't need 
I also wen tto old time pottery and got a few stoppered glass 4oz bottles to decant down into. Those masters bottles are pretty big @ 15oz or so.
I also wen tto old time pottery and got a few stoppered glass 4oz bottles to decant down into. Those masters bottles are pretty big @ 15oz or so.
I'll have to order some...I actually laughed reading this; and love leather and tobacco, I've been looking for a L/T scent for winter...I might have gotten lucky.
I am a Pinaud fan and regular user of Clubman, Lilac Veg and VI Bay Rum. I haven't tried Special Reserve but am curious. From some descriptions I surmise it has some leather and tobacco notes. True? If so, that may pair very well with Tabac! What say ye?
I wouldn't describe any leather or tobacco notes to be honest. It's very bright and almost citrusy, with a sort of baby powder scent underneath. I can't say it's an earthy, musky scent, if that's what you're looking for.
It is very interesting to read reviews and scent descriptions. So much variation. I guess olfactory sense is very individual. These are the terms most frequently used to describe SR... spicy, musky, woodsy, leathery, smoky, vanilla, and powdery. Less descriptive terms are dark, manly, masculine, barbershop. I think I have to try it anyway.
For $6 why not?
So true. I get leather and smoke. Others claim citrusy. For me it tops 'citrusy' like English Leather. Middles leather and tobacco. Bases powdery spice and smoke.
I don't know if many places sell it outside Japan, but If you like manly scents, then it's for you.
It's a shame. My relation to the DE shaving world in Japan is almost non-existent, save for feather blades and grizzly old man scented aftershaves (MG5, Mandom and Kanebo Eroica)
Tried this stuff today and I have to say, I very much enjoyed it. For me it was a leathery woody smell.
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Glad you guys like it!
I think this and a higher grade omega boar brush will be the first things I order after The Gentlemanly restraint ends.
I just bought my first bottle......it took me back to being a kid, getting my hair cut at Charlies and him putting that on the back of my neck when it was over, very pleased with the scent.
I tried it for the first time today and really enjoy the scent. One of my favorite aftershaves for sure!
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