Nightcap
Nightcap by Wholly Kaw is part of the Leather / Tobacco / Smoky family, built around tobacco, oud and coffee, with hay, hemp, vetiver and sandalwood alongside aldehydes and rosewood. The scent comes across as earthy and green. It comes as a shaving soap, aftershave balm, aftershave splash and toner.
Scent profile
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 |
Bufala | |
 Aftershave splash |
Alcohol Aftershave Splash | |
 Aftershave balm |
Aftershave Balm | |
| Aftershave Toner |
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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Wholly Kaw
Leather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: very similarShared: oud, hay and tobacco · more leathery: leather
shaving soap · aftershave splash · aftershave balm · eau de parfum · toner
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Grooming Dept
WoodySimilarity: similarShared: oud, hemp and tobacco · warmer overall · plus incense accord
shaving soap
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Phoenix Artisan AccoutrementsLeather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: similar
Shared: oud, hay and tobacco · warmer: smoke and Tolu or Peru balsam
shaving soap · aftershave splash · eau de parfum · solid cologne
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Highland Springs Soap CompanyLeather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: similar
Shared: oud, tobacco and sandalwood · warmer: whiskey
shaving soap · aftershave splash · aftershave balm
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Wholly KawLeather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: similar
Shared: oud, tobacco and rosewood · warmer: whiskey and honey
shaving soap · aftershave splash · aftershave balm · toner
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Van YulayLeather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: related
Shared: aldehydes, tobacco and sandalwood · more floral: carnation and rose
shaving soap
Questions about Nightcap
- Who makes Nightcap?
- Nightcap is a scent by Wholly Kaw, a maker from the United States.
- What does Nightcap by Wholly Kaw smell like?
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According to the maker’s descriptions in ShaveIndex:
- Scent family: Leather / Tobacco / Smoky
- Notes: Aldehydes, Coffee, Grass, Hay, Hemp, Oud, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Tobacco, Vetiver
- Character: Earthy, Green
- Which products are available in the scent Nightcap?
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ShaveIndex lists 4 products in this scent:
- Nightcap Shaving Soap (Tallow)
- Nightcap Aftershave Splash
- Nightcap Aftershave Balm
- Nightcap Aftershave Toner
- What are the Nightcap products made of?
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According to the ingredient lists in ShaveIndex:
- Aftershave Balm – Cream or balm; argan oil, grapeseed oil, mango butter, meadowfoam oil, shea butter; No alcohol listed; No animal ingredient listed
- Aftershave Toner – Liquid; No alcohol listed; No animal ingredient listed
- Alcohol Aftershave Splash – Liquid; Alcohol listed; No animal ingredient listed
- Bufala – Croap (hard and soft); castor oil, cocoa butter, kokum butter, lanolin, shea butter, stearic acid, tallow (unspecified); Milk: Donkey milk, Milk; No alcohol listed; Animal ingredient listed
- Do the Nightcap products have a cooling effect?
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Cooling as recorded in ShaveIndex (products without a value are not listed):
- Nightcap Aftershave Balm: No cooling
- Nightcap Aftershave Splash: Light (level 2 of 5)
- Nightcap Aftershave Toner: No cooling
- Nightcap Shaving Soap (Tallow): No cooling
- Which scents are similar to Nightcap?
- Close in scent according to the ShaveIndex scent analysis: Rebelle (Wholly Kaw), Charge (Grooming Dept) and Harvest Moon (Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements). This is a comparison of the recorded notes, not a promise.
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