I don't understand when reading posts reviews about aftershaves when they mention the powdery cool down. i'm sure I didn't phrase it right but have seen this mentioned any many, many posts regarding this. Thank you.
what exactly is a powdery note / cooldown
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I would use the term 'dry down' to mean the period some time after a scent has been applied, when the often short lived top notes are no longer as prominent, and the longer lasting mid and base notes are more noticeable. A powdery scent for me is one that not only reminds me of baby powder, often with floral notes, but which also leaves the skin feeling as if powder has been applied. For me, Tabac and Royal Copenhagen are examples of a powdery aftershave, while Old Spice and Skin Bracer are not. Traditional barbershop scents are often referred to as powdery.
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internet says iris, violet, rose, musk. i'd add lavender.
think Clubman, Johnson's baby powder, or even better, Brit Pashana.
internet says iris, violet, rose, musk. i'd add lavender.
think Clubman, Johnson's baby powder, or even better, Brit Pashana.
I guess that’s why I like Stetson, it’s powdery, pretty much right from the get go. I thought it would be bold, but it is a softer scent with that lingering powder.
Interesting, I've always thought of Skin Bracer as powdery ... I only used vintage 70's SB (original, Wild Moss, & Dry Lime) and to my nose they all have that same note and skin feel after dry-down.
Skin Bracer and Old Spice both have a powdery component.
A powdery dry-down is fairly common in certain frag families, like fougere for example.
With some it's more prominent than it is with others and variants have different formulas so OS from X isn't going to hit like OS from Y.
Clubman is pretty powdery.
A powdery dry-down is fairly common in certain frag families, like fougere for example.
With some it's more prominent than it is with others and variants have different formulas so OS from X isn't going to hit like OS from Y.
Clubman is pretty powdery.
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I have clubman I guess I just dont know what to feel / smell. Does Proraso green aftershave have a powder cool down. does bay rum?
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