I know your question was directed at
@Smooth Steve , but I thought I'd chime in as well. (I have the soap and splash---not the jelly). It opens with a burst of spices that aren't isolated to Halloween, but rather the Fall and Winter festive seasons. It's absolutely beautiful with the cinnamon aspect thankfully maintaining a subdued role. The overall accord, while bold and spicy is quite well balanced with sharp orange and nutmeg and an as of yet unidentifiable rich resin. I really really love this fragrance. But...it is most certainly not something I want to smell like when I go out. My wife agreed. She said, "you're not going to wear that in public, are you?" The initially perceived problem was that, while the fragrance is certainly pleasant and enjoyable and evocative of festive times, it's not a fragrance that you expect to smell on a person. There's a happy ending, though. After about 90 minutes, the dry down beautifully takes over, leaving a more traditional bay rum accord, thereby leaving behind the more novel initial fragrance. That bay rum fragrance is well-established at the 2 hour mark and at that point is quite similar to Atomic Age Bay Rum. Given the proven staying power of PAA's splashes, the bay rum can still be easily detected about 6 hours out. Atomic Pumpkin is genius fun, allowing the wet shaver to enjoy the novelty accord without concerns for smelling like a holiday gift shop later in the day. My wife shared this sentiment and was pleased with the results as well.
You may be wondering why you haven't seen an Atomic Pumpkin SOTD pic and prior assessment from me, yet. That is because the shaves in which I've used this set also include a prototype razor that the vendor has asked I keep secret. So, instead of blurring the razor in question, I've just avoided commenting on Atomic Pumpkin until I rotate it through with another razor.
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