Smell Like a REAL Man – Juniper Ridge Review

Recently, the idea of “smelling like a man” has become something of a media and marketing phenomenon. Seriously, if you don’t recognize this guy:

then you have probably been living under a rock for the past couple years.  But let’s think about this.  Is that guy up there on the white horse, wearing white capris, with a shirt tied around his neck really a representation of manliness? No, my good sir, I don’t believe it is.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love a good commercial just as much as the next guy.  I can also appreciate a good marketing scheme and I really do think Old Spice is on to something.  I also appreciate the fact that they stayed away from the temptation to take the over-sexed and extra annoying approach to “manliness” that Axe took.

But I digress. This idea of smelling like a man leads you to ask the question, “What does a man really smell like?” Well, let’s be honest, its not pleasant.  Without the aids of soaps and deodorants, men stink. But why does cleanliness mean having to smell like some froo-froo capri wearing hairless guy that none of us will ever really resemble?  Well take heed, men, there is another option.

It is my thesis that men should smell like the ground they were made from.  They should smell like the mighty cedar, strong and resilient.  They should smell like a glacier, unchanging and steadfast.  So how do we smell like that, you ask?  Well, you could just spend your life out among these natural elements, but I am guessing that most of us live in a slightly more suburban setting.  So if you are like me and can’t get out and spend time with trees and rocks and, well, nature as you’d like to, then check out Juniper Ridge.

Juniper Ridge makes soaps, room fragrance sprays, essential oils, teas and a variety of other things.  All of their products are completely natural and don’t have any added artificial fragrances.  I was fortunate enough to check out 3 of their soaps, a couple room sprays, and their Douglas Fir tea.  It is now my pleasure to recount for you my experiences with each of these products.

Soaps

I will admit that prior to receiving these soaps I was using whatever body wash I happened to have a coupon for.  I didn’t really concern myself too much with what scent I had because they all basically smelled the same.  When I got these soaps, I hurriedly opened one of the boxes, gave it and whiff and exclaimed, “Holy cedar trees, this smells like outside!”  Of course, by that statement I meant the GOOD outside, not the pollution filled outside we are used to.  These soaps smell like the outside we all dream of.

Room Sprays

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