Which Beard Scent Is Right For You?
Choosing a scent, a deeply personal and very physical sense, is rather difficult here in the Webs of Inter, yes? How can you be sure the scent described on a website is one your real world nose will enjoy?
The short answer is, you can't. But we barbers of Beardsgaard Barbers in Batavia see hundreds of bearded clients every week, and helped retail customers choose scents for gift recipients unseen for the better part of a decade.
In that time we have worked out something of a vibe check, 8 questions that are ridiculously accurate in guiding folks to the scent their nose will love. And now, on to the quiz!
THE SCENT QUIZ
8 questions to guide you to your perfect beard scent (although if you prefer not to choose, that's what the Adventure Packs with all the scents in small sizes are for). Tally up your answers, and tally ho!
1 • FANTASY CHARACTER
EHALFLING
BHUMAN
AELF
CDWARF
DGIANT
2 • CHARACTER CLASS
BBARD
ADRUID
EROGUE
CBARBARIAN
DWIZARD
3 • HISTORICAL CHARACTER
DHOMESTEADER
CEXPLORER
EBANDIT
AVIKING
BPIRATE
4 • SEASON
ASPRING
BSUMMER
CAUTUMN
DWINTER
EALL OF THEM
5 • COLOR
EINDIGO
CAMBER
BGOLDENROD
AVIRIDIAN
DSLATE
6 • ELEMENT
CEARTH
DAIR
AWATER
BFIRE
ESPIRIT
7 • SMELL
EGREEN TEA
ALAVENDER
BCITRUS
DSPRUCE
CCOFFEE
8 • NATURAL MATERIAL
BSAND
CSTONE
DWOOD
AMOSS
EGRASS
YOUR RESULTS!
Mostly A's
You are ancient Viking in your soul. You pine for the foggy fjords. You occasionally sacrifice to the old gods and have an uneasy alliance with the forest fae. Fjordmist is your beard scent.
About the Inspiration
Pale misted air settles heavy about green and growing things, broad white sky above. Loamy earth, lapping water new life blooms in the flora and fauna, cacophony layered upon silence.
FORSpring days after a rain when the early trees are in full bloom
SCENTWatery, leafy, green herbal florals
Essential Oils & Absolutes Of
Ylang Ylang, Lavender, Violet Leaf, Petitgrain, Galbanum
Mostly B's
You are seafarer in your soul. Your eyes long to see new coasts of faraway lands, with some minor banditry in between. You do your best to avoid scurvy. Dragonsea is your beard scent.
About the Inspiration
Dragonfire sweeps through a seaside market town. Wood smolders, precious exotic spices and florals ignite and both citrus fruits and the very sea vaporize in an instant.
FORHeady summer nights with bonfires blazing near the ocean
SCENTDeep smoke, piquant spice, dry sweetness
Essential Oils, Absolutes & CO2s Of
Immortelle, Dark Patchouli, Pink Peppercorn, Champaca, Davana, White Grapefruit, Lemon, Frankincense
Mostly C's
You are adventurer in your soul. You must see what lies over the next ridge. You bathe in the rivers and sleep under the stars and rise again with the new morn. Hearthstone is your beard scent.
About the Inspiration
Night settles across the wilds, untouched by man for eons. Centered in a glade of crumbling ruins rests a stone of eternal flame that smolders with scents of comfort, familiar and perhaps eternal.
FORCrisp, dry evenings when the mind wanders to home and hearth
SCENTRadiant, spicy, roasted warmth
Essential Oils, Absolutes & CO2s Of
Tobacco, Blood Orange, Clove Bud, Coffee Bean, Black Pepper, Myrrh, Bergamot, Beeswax, Agarwood, Fossilized Amber, Caraway
Mostly D's
You are wizard in your soul. You stroll alone through deep, ancient forests. You have only turned a few insolent fools into frogs. You prefer cloaks to coats. Frostwood is your beard scent.
About the Inspiration
Translucent frosted firs above and a crisp blanket of nettles below, breath and wind and the crack of bending ice are all that stir in the lengthening shadows of the living ancient wood.
FORPristine, icy days in the deep woods under endless slate grey skies
SCENTCrisp, elegant, mossy coniferous woods
Essential Oils & Absolutes Of
Silver Fir, Black Spruce, Vetiver, Oakmoss, Atlas Cedarwood, Blue Yarrow, Cypress Leaf, Spikenard
Mostly E's
You are hard-edged rapscallion in your soul. Your skin, however, is a sensitive sort. Your nose thinks strong smells are honestly a bit much. Spiritbrook is your beard scent.
About the Inspiration
Brook waters bubble softly about mossy rocks and green grasses wave lazily along the banks in the gentle breeze. Somewhere in the boughs, the rainbow flying gerbil flutters its wings.
FORPeaceful times, whenever the spirit takes you
SCENTLight, faintly herbal
Essential Oils & CO2s Of
Blue Tansy, Rosemary Antioxidant, Thyme
All those beautiful, evocative seasonal scents, yet Deepwell Beard Butter (which has no added scent) is what we spend half our lives whipping up.
It's partially because, and we'll drop the modesty here, it's a spectacular beard product we would put to the test against any other anywhere, but it's partly because it goes with everything.
Deepwell is also a multi-tasker. We have used Beard Butter as a body butter, Beard Balm as a skin balm for super dry spots, and Beard Wax as a lip balm in a pinch.
About the Inspiration
Deepwell is...the deep, warm places of the earth, gleaming golden by dwarven torchlight, things and places as they have been for time unending.
Beard Oil, Butter, Balm, or Wax? If you're unsure, we made a quiz for that too.