Digging Deep Cologne

Now, let me preface this review by saying Outlaw has never failed to be an ace-high in regards to treating your nose to something special. I've tried a number of their scents before this one and they've always impressed. Even so, the supposed notes of this cologne made me weary.

We've all heard it before. An "earthy scent" with fragrances of damp soil, sometimes accompanied by an "essence of natural fortitude", etc. A scent where many have tried yet few ever succeed. That damp soil often ends up smelling more like a musty garage at the rear of summer, musty and cloying, the earth scent reduced to a stale odor that is fickle and fading by the time your sniffer even gets a whiff of it. I've given this type of scent a chance time and time again, and always come back disappointed.

As such, you can imagine my hesitance in trying once again. More, still, upon receiving my bottle and seeing the additional mention of Patchouli, a scent that isn't mentioned anywhere on this listing. Memories of old, church pews and cheap motel restrooms immediately flashed before my eyes as I'd never witnessed the plant's scent used elsewhere. Needless to say, I was already skeptical before even opening the cap.

Still, I was determined to give this cologne a fair shot, and good golly am I glad I did!

It is the patchouli of chewing tobacco between bandit teeth, it is the smell that hits your nose when tossed longways outside the saloon doors and to the waiting soil below, it is the trickle of spring rain against a breathing prairie.

This is a scent that doesn't require you to go looking because it crawls barehanded out from the loose earth beneath your feet and forces you to look it in the eyes. It is harsh and firm as gravel in a storm yet sweet like a home-cooked meal. It is a cowboy's emboldened spirit, daring you to wander the great plains whether rain or shine, and still marvel at the way stars cross the sky each night.

Not meant for the average alfalfa desperado, this is a cologne that will take you back to your roots and skip the balderdash. It promises you the earth and, by god, does it keep its word!

Do yourself a favor and go DIGGING DEEP in your wallet for this handsome scent. It's guaranteed to be worth every penny.

Smells like well oiled worn leather and a fine roasted coco powder or the bottom of your girlfriends purse without the dirty cornchip smell. It reminds me of your favorite person after they've left the bed, or when you throw on their still warm coat on a cold day while drinking a silky milk oolong tea. This smell makes you feel cozy and sexy, with liquid vision. Girrrl it gives me visions of bayybee, slipping into warm flannel sheets with nothing but underwear and a your favorite metal bands Cotton t. I think this is the cleanest fragrance I've bought from Outlaw. It's fragrance continues to unfold. Get it. Love it. Feel sexy in it. I do it.