Barrister and Mann

It may actually be Christmas before I see this year's Hallows.  Last year, I was prudent, as usual, to order in a very timely fashion.  No package came. As Halloween came and went, I watched with derision other members' Hallows SOTD pics.  It turns out my soap, along with my t-shirt, was lost in the mail.  Ultimately, Barrister_N_Mann made it right because they keep backups for when the USPS fails to do their job.  As far as I know, that package was never found.  So, yes, I'm a little gun-shy when it comes to Hallows arriving on time.  Of course, this is not an issue on B&M's side.  Just my luck and the pathetic dwindling of USPS performance.

Keep your eyes open for that impeccably shaved, smiling postman!

That would be quite weird in my case. She smiles but I don't care to know if she shaves her face.

Barrister_N_Mann I think we a potential new customer!

It may actually be Christmas before I see this year's Hallows.  Last year, I was prudent, as usual, to order in a very timely fashion.  No package came. As Halloween came and went, I watched with derision other members' Hallows SOTD pics.  It turns out my soap, along with my t-shirt, was lost in the mail.  Ultimately, Barrister_N_Mann made it right because they keep backups for when the USPS fails to do their job.  As far as I know, that package was never found.  So, yes, I'm a little gun-shy when it comes to Hallows arriving on time.  Of course, this is not an issue on B&M's side.  Just my luck and the pathetic dwindling of USPS performance.

Keep your eyes open for that impeccably shaved, smiling postman!

That would be quite weird in my case. She smiles but I don't care to know if she shaves her face.

Maybe not her face

I'm sure the release schedule will come out in due time . But has anyone kept a record of what will appear next year. I believe there was LGC but I can't recall anything else.

Night Music, Saeryan, in addition to usual seasonals I'd imagine

Received my Hallows today,based on reviews I have read it smelled nothing like what I had in mind.Very nice "dark" scent,just different enough to stand out from any other soap/splash combo I have in my collection.It's a keeper for sure,thanks Barrister_N_Mann !!!

Received my Hallows today,based on reviews I have read it smelled nothing like what I had in mind.Very nice "dark" scent,just different enough to stand out from any other soap/splash combo I have in my collection.It's a keeper for sure,thanks Barrister_N_Mann !!!

I have last year's Hallows that I got recently. Also nothing that I expected. Not nearly as "dark" as I thought it would be but maybe it's because I've been warming up to darker scents lately.

Received my Hallows today,based on reviews I have read it smelled nothing like what I had in mind.Very nice "dark" scent,just different enough to stand out from any other soap/splash combo I have in my collection.It's a keeper for sure,thanks Barrister_N_Mann !!!

I have last year's Hallows that I got recently. Also nothing that I expected. Not nearly as "dark" as I thought it would be but maybe it's because I've been warming up to darker scents lately.

It really is a nice scent isn't it.To be fair it wouldn't take much for me to label it as a "dark" scent,since 90+% of soaps/splashes I use are citrus forward scents.

Received my Hallows today,based on reviews I have read it smelled nothing like what I had in mind.Very nice "dark" scent,just different enough to stand out from any other soap/splash combo I have in my collection.It's a keeper for sure,thanks Barrister_N_Mann !!!

I have last year's Hallows that I got recently. Also nothing that I expected. Not nearly as "dark" as I thought it would be but maybe it's because I've been warming up to darker scents lately.

It really is a nice scent isn't it.To be fair it wouldn't take much for me to label it as a "dark" scent,since 90+% of soaps/splashes I use are citrus forward scents.

True indeed. Maybe a year ago I would have thought Hallows was super dark. I recently started selling off all my regular scents like peach, peppermint, banana, orange, coconut, etc. Although I liked how they smelled, I prefer scents that confuse me and make me think. I like to smell several times to detect the different notes of the scent. That's why plain scents like orange bore me. One sniff and you smell pure orange. I definitely fell in love with the complexity of B&M.

I think when it comes to scents like Hallows or Leviathan, to just call them "dark" doesn't really do them justice. They are complex and layered and they do make you make your nose and brain think about what it is they're smelling. They change and move around inside your brain. I like it.

I thank it's Will's birthday so happy birthday

I think when it comes to scents like Hallows or Leviathan, to just call them "dark" doesn't really do them justice. They are complex and layered and they do make you make your nose and brain think about what it is they're smelling. They change and move around inside your brain. I like it.

Marko I agree(speaking of Hallows,never tried Leviathan)and fantastic analogy!!!
To my nose any way it is a dark scent(see above,I am a citrus fan)but you are correct in the the way the scents play well together,they mix and meld in a way that is hard to detect just one scent per whiff and hard to describe over all.I get the cocoa,and earthiness decay.Kind of like in the woods among a damp moss patch.
Personally for me the first smell took me back to around when I was 12-13 yrs old,meeting up in the field on a fall evening for a pick up game of football with my neighborhood pals.
The field's grass had been cut 3 or 4 days ago,dried in the sun somewhat and on the verge of decomposing but recently rehydrated with passing rain.The mixture of the decaying grass,mud/dirt,fall air and warm cups of hot chocolate that was available from the little old lady who owned the field we played in hit me like a ton of bricks.
Love when a frag "takes me back",Hallows is one that does for sure!!!