Clay Face
Honolulu, Hawaii
Cologne Russe (Barrister & Mann) floral cologne, leather
This stuff smells imperial – thick carpets, massive furnishings, gilt railings, and sparkling chandeliers. The scent is rich and complex but never ponderous, like some miraculous dessert that you can go on eating the whole day through without growing full. How does this work? Cologne Russe is top heavy with loads of lemon, petitgrain, and bergamot. But apart from a dot of benzoin and amber used to give the scent longevity, there’s not much supporting these skittish citrus notes. What keeps it from flying apart is castoreum, that slightly funky leather scent distilled from a gland that has been culled from the tail end of the beaver. Follow Cologne Russe with a leathery spritz of Knize Ten. It’s easy then to imagine you are a Romanov in exile.
This stuff smells imperial – thick carpets, massive furnishings, gilt railings, and sparkling chandeliers. The scent is rich and complex but never ponderous, like some miraculous dessert that you can go on eating the whole day through without growing full. How does this work? Cologne Russe is top heavy with loads of lemon, petitgrain, and bergamot. But apart from a dot of benzoin and amber used to give the scent longevity, there’s not much supporting these skittish citrus notes. What keeps it from flying apart is castoreum, that slightly funky leather scent distilled from a gland that has been culled from the tail end of the beaver. Follow Cologne Russe with a leathery spritz of Knize Ten. It’s easy then to imagine you are a Romanov in exile.
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