Don Jose
Don Jose by the Italian brand Abbate y la Mantia opens with banana and coconut, joined in the heart by clove. Musk, vanilla and woods stay in the base. Part of the Gourmand family, it comes as an aftershave splash, an eau de cologne and a shaving soap.
Scent profile
Heart
Fragrance notes describe scent impressions and are not an ingredient list. Missing information does not confirm that an ingredient is absent.
Products with this scent
Sizes of a product count once| Product | Sizes | Base |
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 Shaving soap |
Vegetable Croap Shaving Soap | |
 Aftershave splash |
Alcohol Aftershave Splash with Castor Oil | |
 Eau de cologne |
Not documented |
Similar scents
Compared by the notes the makers list – distinctive notes count more than subtle ones, rare notes more than common ones. A pointer, not a promise that they smell alike.
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Moon Soaps
GourmandSimilarity: very similarShared: banana and coconut · plus pineapple and sandalwood
shaving soap · aftershave splash · aftershave balm
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Murphy and McNeilGourmandSimilarity: very similar
Shared: banana and coconut · fruitier overall
shaving soap · aftershave splash · aftershave balm · eau de parfum · solid cologne
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Noble Otter
FruitySimilarity: similarShared: banana, coconut and vanilla · sweeter overall · plus pineapple
shaving soap · aftershave splash
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AuraGourmandSimilarity: similar
Shared: coconut, clove and vanilla · plus cinnamon and sage
shaving soap
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Grooming DeptGourmandSimilarity: similar
Shared: coconut · plus cardamom and sandalwood
shaving soap
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Phoenix Artisan AccoutrementsGourmandSimilarity: related
Shared: banana and vanilla · plus bourbon and oak
shaving soap · aftershave splash · eau de parfum · pre-shave
Questions about Don Jose
- Who makes Don Jose?
- Don Jose is a scent by Abbate y la Mantia, a maker from Italy.
- What does Don Jose by Abbate y la Mantia smell like?
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According to the maker’s descriptions in ShaveIndex:
- Scent family: Gourmand
- Top: Banana, Coconut
- Heart: Clove
- Base: Musk, Vanilla, Woods (unspecified)
- Which products are available in the scent Don Jose?
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ShaveIndex lists 3 products in this scent:
- Don Jose Shaving Soap
- Don Jose Aftershave Splash
- Don Jose Eau de Cologne
- What are the Don Jose products made of?
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According to the ingredient lists in ShaveIndex:
- Alcohol Aftershave Splash with Castor Oil – Liquid; castor oil; Alcohol listed
- Vegetable Croap Shaving Soap – Croap (hard and soft); coconut oil, lauric acid, palm kernel oil, palm oil, shea butter, stearic acid, sunflower oil; No alcohol listed
- Do the Don Jose products have a cooling effect?
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Cooling as recorded in ShaveIndex (products without a value are not listed):
- Don Jose Aftershave Splash: No cooling
- Don Jose Eau de Cologne: No cooling
- Don Jose Shaving Soap: Noticeable (level 3 of 5)
- Which scents are similar to Don Jose?
- Close in scent according to the ShaveIndex scent analysis: Santa Cruz (Moon Soaps), SFWS South Beach (Murphy and McNeil) and Rei Momo (Noble Otter). This is a comparison of the recorded notes, not a promise.
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