Ogallala Bay Rum Sampler

Got my sampler yesterday. I was super excited! Didn't quite play out the way I planned, though. As you know from my previous post, I love the Bay Rum & Sandalwood. I was quite stoked to get 2 more ounces in their sampler of my fav. But what about the others?

Well, it's like this. It turns out that Bay Rum is predominantly two scents: clove and cinnamon. Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of either of those spices. For me, clove is just too powerful. It's hard to smell anything beyond that. Which is probably why cinnamon is added. If anything can get around the smell of clove, it's putting in a little cinnamon as well. It makes for a very unique scent, but it's one that I'm not really a fan of. One of these days I'll go ahead and try a full splash of the Bay Rum on my face, but odds are that it'll end up sitting at the back of the bottle "pile" until I find a new home for them.

The other scent they offer is Bay Rum, Lime, and Peppercorn. This one is pretty nice. It's not the killer for me that the Sandalwood is, but it's still pretty good. A much lighter scent. The lime gives it a nice, light top end, while the peppercorn is subdued enough to not be overpowering. Interestingly I just don't notice the clove/cinnamon in either the lime/peppercorn or sandalwood variants. The lime & peppercorn may definitely be one you consider trying out if the clove/cinnamon doesn't sound like it'll be your thing, either. But, who knows? I may decide the pure Bay Rum is pretty nice after all. I was a tad bit torn on the sandalwood at first, and now it'll have a permanent home in my cabinet. So, I may change my tune about the Bay Rum at some point.

The good folks at Ogallala also threw in a sample bar of their Bay Rum Body Soap & Shampoo bar as well as a 2oz bottle of their Bay Rum air freshener. They are definitely catered towards customer service and getting/keeping new customers. I'm heartily happy with them as a company. If you haven't checked them out already, go do so now.