Ubrique
Barrister & Mann
Founded in 2013 by self-taught perfumer Will Carius in his Boston apartment, Barrister & Mann has grown into one of wet shaving’s most respected artisan houses. Known for pushing the envelope on both scent design and soap chemistry, the brand pairs original, multi-layered fragrances—often anchored in classic fougère or chypre structure—with cutting-edge bases like Omnibus, prized for its dense, slick lather and post-shave feel. Signature releases such as Seville, Le Grand Chypre, Waves, and seasonal cult favorites like Hallows showcase Carius’s storytelling approach to perfumery. All products are formulated, poured, and packaged in small batches in upstate New York, using responsibly sourced ingredients and cruelty-free practices. Today the line spans shave soaps, bar soaps, aftershave splashes and balms, and extrait-strength colognes, earning consistently high marks from reviewers and a loyal global following.
Scent Description
Ubrique is a smokey fragrance, a scent note Will Carius admits to being partial to having grown up in a house with a wood-burning stove. Named for the Spanish town famous for producing leather, Ubrique is an homage to Spanish Leather and the many perfumes it inspired in the 20th century. Although some of the signature B&M style is present, such as a floral bouquet suffused with geranmium, rosewood, bergamot and vetiver, the main thrust is smokey leather, which tends to crowd out the other accords. Ubrique is a heavy fragrance, which is masculine and rugged, and will likely get you noticed. A daytime scent, well suited for play and the outdoors, which may be assertive for intimate settings or the office.
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Scent Strength
9
Longevity
8
Scent Family
Woody
Subtype
Dry Woods
Suitability
Home, Daytime
Inspiration
Unique
Country of Origin
USA
Menthol
Non-menthol
Companion Products
Splash
Base Description
B&M's Omnibus is the epitome of the "yogurty" base. It is tallow-based and whips up quicklly into a luscious, luxurious, creamy, yogurt which is dense and easy to spread with stability and slickness which are more than adequate. Becuase it's so creamy, its cushion is lower than soaps which prioritize volume over density. B&M prides itself on using high quality, natural, ingredients with beneficial skin properties such as coconut milk, goat milk, shea butter, avocado oil, kokum butter, castor oil and capuacu butter. For lovers of the yogurty shave soap, B&M sets the benchmark to beat.
Lather Properties
Cushion
8
Density
9
Slickness
8
Stability
Lather Type
8
Yogurty
Base Type
Base Name
Tallow
Omnibus
Skin Food
Coconut Milk, Glycerin, Shea Butter, Cupuacu Butter, Avocado Oil, Goat Milk, Slippery Elm Extract, Kokum Butter
Top Notes
Bergamot, Leather
Heart Notes
Geranium, Vetiver, Rosewood
Base Notes
Tonka Bean, Sandalwood, Musk, Smoke
IIngredients
Aqua, Potassium Stearate, Glycerin, Potassium Tallowate, Potassium Kokum Butterate, Sodium Stearate, Polyacrylamidomethylpropane Sulfonic Acid, Cocos nucifera Fruit Juice (Coconut Milk), Potassium Ricinoleate, Sodium Tallowate, Sodium Lactate, Butyrospermum parkii (Shea) Butter, Tetrasodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Fragrance, Xanthan Gum, Theobroma grandiflorum (Cupuacu) Butter, Sodium Kokum Butterate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Potassium Cocoate, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Ricinoleate, Goat Milk Powder, Persea gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Sodium Cocoate, Althaea officinalis (Marshmallow Root) Extract, Ulmus rubra (Slippery Elm) Extract