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What about Royall fragrances? Royall Muske, R. Lyme, R.Vetiver, R. Spyce, R. Bay Rhum

post #1 of 14
2/28/13 at 7:26pm
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At least the bottles looks classy. It seeams mostly fragrances of Royall Fragrances are weak and has poor longevity, also the bootles comes in 8 oz and the box says "all lotion purpose". I think it is more a "body lotion" than a scent... Is there any of them worth buying?
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post #2 of 14
2/28/13 at 7:39pm
They're aftershaves that can be used as all-over cologne-style splashes.

I've only tried the Bay R(h)um, and it was pretty good, but there are better Bay Rums available.

I've heard good things about Muske, too.
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post #3 of 14
2/28/13 at 8:02pm
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but there are better Bay Rums available.

Agree.
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post #4 of 14
2/28/13 at 11:32pm
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I've heard good things about Muske, too.

Yeah, i am curious about muske and royall vetiver too!

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post #5 of 14
2/28/13 at 11:55pm
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Yeah, i am curious about muske and royall vetiver too!

I am hoping to try Royall Vetiver more than any other from the range, as I really do love vetiver, but I've only heard comments along the 'meh' line about it.

I'm still keen to check it out. I'll seek it out when I head stateside later this year.
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post #6 of 14
3/1/13 at 6:08am
I own Royall Spyce and Lyme. Both above average scents as aftershaves but the longevity is not great. I do enjoy them but for the price I won't be replacing my bottles when they are empty.
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post #7 of 14
3/1/13 at 8:57pm
You gotta try them yourself, I saw all the longevity comments but got me miniatures of three of their scents and was surprised that on me they had a good life-span.
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post #8 of 14
3/2/13 at 3:34am
I really like the Muske. Not sure I'd buy the lime or the Rhum again.
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post #9 of 14
3/3/13 at 2:17pm
They have a new one named RUGBY!
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post #10 of 14
3/3/13 at 8:54pm
The lime is a nice refrshing lime splash, and the Bay Rum is a classic decent one, I recently tried Rugby and it strongly reminded me of Terre D'Hermes, perhaps a decent cheaper alternative.
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post #11 of 14
3/4/13 at 8:54am
I love Royall Lyme. It's my go to when I need to be uplifted but don't want to be perfumey. I prefer it over the likes of mugler cologne for this purpose. Fresh lime and musk.
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post #12 of 14
3/4/13 at 7:58pm
I used to think they had the same problem Caswell & Massey had; terrible distribution.

Just discovered though Brookes Brothers stores carry Royall items.
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post #13 of 14
3/5/13 at 10:14am
The Royall Lime used to be a gold standard for fragrances of that kind. The Bay Rhum was pretty good, too. The Muske was a bit of a latecomer, but I liked it because it was what I started using when Royal Copenhagen went down the toilet in its reformulations. Now the Muske has been reformulated too and is more generic smelling. I think all the Royalles have been reformulated rather recently - it seems to me that they all have been weakened a bit.

Check out Cable Car Clothiers, a San Francisco-based firm. Their website usually has some fragrances available. I got a little gift set at their brick and mortar store about a year ago of five Royalle frags in half-ounce sizes. Cute and so portable!
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post #14 of 14
3/5/13 at 2:35pm
If I remember correctly their Vetiver is a pretty shameless, but solid copy of Guerlain (weakened though obviously) the all-purpose lotion aspect is kind of nifty though as you can supposedly put them in washing and the like.
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