Thread: Heddiw dda i chi o Gymru (Good day to you from Wales)

Originally Posted by bombay

bayrum used to be rum mixed with bay leaves and various other spices. now though it is made with denatured alcohol mixed with fragrance/essential oils to recreate the same smell. the amount of oils used determine whether it is aftershave, cologne or eau de toilette

Going to search for Bayrum recipes during my 2weeks off from work i think, make some and bottle it.

you have to get a special variety of bay leaf which isnt really readily available in uk but i have read of a seller on ebay or something where you can order like 200 from spain or somewhere haha

Originally Posted by bombay

bayrum used to be rum mixed with bay leaves and various other spices. now though it is made with denatured alcohol mixed with fragrance/essential oils to recreate the same smell. the amount of oils used determine whether it is aftershave, cologne or eau de toilette

Cheers Pete, so I would just have to look at the description to find out then.

Originally Posted by MickR

Bayrum is the best. I love the Ogallalla Sandalwood. Well anything in sandalwood, I think, is great.


Mick

Mick are the ogalala bayrums generally good, the lime and peppercorn sounds interesting, with postage 4oz would be around $20, now I need to look up how many ml's are in an oz. Back to google
By the power of google - 4fl oz = app 120 ml.
The 8oz bottles would be better value, but not sure if I would like it.

The lime and peppercorn wasn't too bad mate, not my favourite, but I wouldn't tip it out if it was given to me. Sage and Cedar was my next choice after the Sandalwood.


Mick

P.S Don't tip the bottle up too fast. It'll pour out quick from those bottles. The scent, as you would expect from an 'aftershave' doesn't hang around all day.

Originally Posted by MickR

The lime and peppercorn wasn't too bad mate, not my favourite, but I wouldn't tip it out if it was given to me. Sage and Cedar was my next choice after the Sandalwood.


Mick

P.S Don't tip the bottle up too fast. It'll pour out quick from those bottles. The scent, as you would expect from an 'aftershave' doesn't hang around all day.

Food for thought, I dont really like tip up bottles, I was thinking of getting a pump or spray bottle to put my aftershave in. Or maybe one of those sciencey dropper bottles, the ones with thr rubber bulb.
I like sandalwood, but already have it as a cologne, so I thought something else might be nice, the sage one looked intetesting.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Mick are the ogalala bayrums generally good, the lime and peppercorn sounds interesting, with postage 4oz would be around $20, now I need to look up how many ml's are in an oz. Back to google
By the power of google - 4fl oz = app 120 ml.
The 8oz bottles would be better value, but not sure if I would like it.

I've used Pashana Bay Rum Hair Tonic as well as D R Harris Bay Rum and Dominica Bay Rum. I liked all of them; the Dominica was cheap and had a sweet scent.

There's a massive thread here somewhere on Bay Rum aftershaves. Also, you can get Bay Rum shampoo, soaps, etc.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I've used Pashana Bay Rum Hair Tonic as well as D R Harris Bay Rum and Dominica Bay Rum. I liked all of them; the Dominica was cheap and had a sweet scent.

There's a massive thread here somewhere on Bay Rum aftershaves. Also, you can get Bay Rum shampoo, soaps, etc.

Hmm might just get some.

I, myself, like a lighter scent when I can smell it. Toward the lime accent is nice. If you want to use Bay Rum and smell like old men be my guest. I say that because when I was young all the old men around me smelled of Bay Rum. I guess its making a resurgence. Use too much and you will be called a refugee from an old peoples home. That and Old Spice, yuck!

So if I dont really like tabac, does that mean I won't like bay rum? I like cussons original, which smells like a cleaner old spice.