Kensei
Kensei by Gentleman's Nod opens with blood orange, mandarin and yuzu, part of the Citrus family. Black tea, neroli and violet follow in the heart, while amberwood, cedar and vetiver stay in the base alongside smoke. The character is fresh. Kensei comes as an aftershave splash, an eau de parfum and a shaving soap.
Scent profile
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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 |
LUX | |
 Aftershave splash |
Alcohol Aftershave Splash with Castor Oil | |
 Eau de parfum |
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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Gentleman's Nod
FloralSimilarity: similarShared: amberwood, cypriol and fir
shaving soap · aftershave splash · eau de parfum
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Salve & Oak
CitrusSimilarity: similarShared: amberwood, pine and cedar · plus rhubarb and peach
shaving soap · aftershave splash
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Ariana & EvansCitrusSimilarity: similar
Shared: amberwood, violet and cedar · plus pomarose and cashmere wood
aftershave splash
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Alvarez GomezCitrusSimilarity: similar
Shared: black tea, neroli and ginger · fresher overall · plus cinnamon and frankincense
eau de cologne
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Grooming DeptCitrusSimilarity: related
Shared: vetiver, cedar and yuzu · woodier overall
shaving soap
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MacDuff's Soap Company
WoodySimilarity: relatedShared: smoke, black tea and black pepper · warmer: cardamom
shaving soap · aftershave splash
Questions about Kensei
- Who makes Kensei?
- Kensei is a scent by Gentleman's Nod, a maker from the United States.
- What does Kensei by Gentleman's Nod smell like?
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According to the maker’s descriptions in ShaveIndex:
- Scent family: Citrus
- Top: Blood Orange, Mandarin, Pear, Yuzu
- Heart: Black Tea, Neroli, Pine, Resins (unspecified), Violet
- Base: Amberwood, Black Pepper, Cedar, Cypriol, Fir, Saffron, Vetiver
- Further notes: Ginger, Smoke
- Character: Creamy, Fresh, Warm
- Which products are available in the scent Kensei?
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ShaveIndex lists 3 products in this scent:
- Kensei Shaving Soap
- Kensei Aftershave Splash
- Kensei Extrait de Parfum
- What are the Kensei products made of?
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According to the ingredient lists in ShaveIndex:
- Alcohol Aftershave Splash with Castor Oil – Liquid; castor oil, lanolin, meadowfoam oil; Alcohol listed
- LUX – Croap (hard and soft); babassu oil, candelilla wax, castor oil, coconut oil, cupuacu butter, kokum butter, safflower oil, shea butter, stearic acid, tallow (unspecified); Milk: Goat milk, Yogurt; No alcohol listed
- Do the Kensei products have a cooling effect?
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Cooling as recorded in ShaveIndex (products without a value are not listed):
- All 2 products with a value: No cooling
- Which scents are similar to Kensei?
- Close in scent according to the ShaveIndex scent analysis: Musashi (Gentleman's Nod), Golden Vale (Salve & Oak) and Equus Viridis (Ariana & Evans). This is a comparison of the recorded notes, not a promise.
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