Royall Bay Rhum Royall Fragrances for men

Quite a nice little scent. The bay is very realistic, and it shimmers through the cloves, cinnamon, and crushed greens. Longevity is a bit better than with Royall Lyme, but not by much. Still, it's a worthwhile product for connoisseurs of bay rum.

I have to echo boardbat - you need to wait for this scent to cool down for a second and then the tender and beguiling rum and bay leaves finally comes through. Ah, and when it does it's heavenly.

This is a distinct scent, and I'd say it's pretty masculine, but I also know women who swear by it as an all-around good scent for anything (a bit of this mixed with cold water makes a really invigorating splash for the face.)

It's very affordable and is a great stand-by when you're not sure what to wear. It mellows nicely for something easy to wear in the office. It's a little too spicy for sitting next to someone in a closed car, though... You also really have to like the elements here. I happen to love the smell of bay, but not everyone does.

I live in New England where this fragrance (for some reason) is extremely popular; think of summer on Cape Cod - images like that. It may just be a regional curiosity about the scent, but it feels like a natural part of the landscape here. I think it may be because it evokes the historic trade between the Caribbean and the 'New World', when rum, sugar and spices arrived on these shores from trade.

The problem with most Bay Rum fragrances is that they can smell too much like cloves or potpourri (which isn't bad if you like those things), and Royall Bay Rhum suffers from this big time. It smells like cloves and water. Cloves cloves cloves cloves cloves cloves cloves cloves cloves cloves for about 5 hours, and then it's gone.

Not my cup of tea.

i just bought this for my man, and it is so awful when 1st sprayed. its and alcohol bitter mess. well, then it dries, and when it does it is the most sensous spicy rum scent. not loud at all. the rum scent really comes thru and it just smells so clean. i ended up loving it. wait the 5 or 10 minutes after 1st spray and i bet you'll love it too.