Roman
Roman by Wholly Kaw is built around clove, ginger and tobacco, with pink pepper, saffron, mint and rum alongside. Part of the Leather / Tobacco / Smoky family, it comes across as spicy and warm. The scent comes as a shaving soap and an aftershave splash, made in small batches by the family-owned American company.
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 |
|---|---|---|
 Shaving soap |
Crème Fraîche | |
 Aftershave splash |
Alcohol Aftershave Splash |
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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Swamp Shave & Soap Co
Leather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: similarShared: tobacco and rum · plus sandalwood
shaving soap · eau de parfum
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Rex Supply CoLeather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: similar
Shared: tobacco and clove · plus rose and leather
shaving soap · aftershave splash · aftershave balm
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Ariana & Evans
BoozySimilarity: similarShared: rum, mint and tobacco · sweeter: sugar
shaving soap · aftershave splash
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Abbate y la MantiaLeather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: similar
Shared: tobacco and saffron · plus sea notes
shaving soap
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Geo. F. TrumperLeather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: similar
Shared: tobacco, saffron and pink pepper · plus cinnamon and elemi
eau de cologne
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HAGS
SpicySimilarity: similarShared: tobacco, rum and clove · plus pine and smoke
shaving soap · aftershave splash · aftershave balm · eau de parfum
Questions about Roman
- Who makes Roman?
- Roman is a scent by Wholly Kaw, a maker from the United States.
- What does Roman by Wholly Kaw smell like?
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According to the maker’s descriptions in ShaveIndex:
- Scent family: Leather / Tobacco / Smoky
- Notes: Clove, Ginger, Mint, Pink Pepper, Rum, Saffron, Tobacco
- Character: Spicy, Warm
- Which products are available in the scent Roman?
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ShaveIndex lists 2 products in this scent:
- Roman Shaving Soap
- Roman Aftershave Splash
- What are the Roman products made of?
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According to the ingredient lists in ShaveIndex:
- Alcohol Aftershave Splash – Liquid; Alcohol listed; No animal ingredient listed
- Crème Fraîche – Croap (hard and soft); castor oil, cocoa butter, kokum butter, lanolin, shea butter, stearic acid, tallow (unspecified); Milk: Donkey milk; No alcohol listed; Animal ingredient listed
- Do the Roman products have a cooling effect?
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Cooling as recorded in ShaveIndex (products without a value are not listed):
- Roman Aftershave Splash: Light (level 2 of 5)
- Which scents are similar to Roman?
- Close in scent according to the ShaveIndex scent analysis: Calle Ocho (Swamp Shave & Soap Co), 1977 (Rex Supply Co) and Cuban Highball (Ariana & Evans). This is a comparison of the recorded notes, not a promise.
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