the novelist aftershave splash in ultima
The Novelist has been something of a hidden gem at Ariana & Evans, reserved exclusively for our members for many years.
The original composition was inspired by my personal bottle of Histoires de Parfums 1899. For its return, I went back to the fragrance and updated the composition, adding my own touches while keeping the character that made The Novelist so special in the first place.
The fragrance opens with bergamot and aromatic juniper, followed by black pepper and orange blossom. Vanilla and iris soften the composition, while tobacco, vetiver and amber provide warmth, depth and a slightly spicy richness. Fragrance enthusiasts have compared its character to a more refined take on Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb, with additional vanilla, amber and aromatic spice.
Most importantly, The Novelist is still created in-house. It is NOT a dupe, clone or off-the-shelf preblended fragrance oil. It was originally inspired by 1899, but the composition is our own.
Now available beyond our membership for the first time, The Novelist is presented in our Ultima 2 shaving soap formulation.
Scent Notes: Bergamot • Juniper • Black Pepper • Orange Blossom • Vanilla • Iris • Vetiver • Tobacco • Amber
We are proud to present The Novelst in our new custom glass bottles, embossed with our name on the bottom. Each bottle is generously filled with 5 ounces of our aftershave splash and capped with aluminum tops.
Aftershave Splash: Ingredients: Aloe Barbedensis Leaf Juice, Alcohol Denat., Rosa Gallica Flower Water (Rose Hydrosol), (Vegetable) Glycerin, Emu Oil, Calendula Officinalis Extract, Trifolium Pratense Flore (Red Clover) Extract, Recutita Flower Extract (Chamomile), Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract (Plantain Leaves), Salix Alba Bark Extract (White Willow Bark), Parfum, Alpha Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides
SHAKE WELL. Apply on face and neck avoiding eyes and mucous membranes. Do not swallow. Store away from direct sunlight. External use only.
i bought the set with shave soap similar to 60s Cologne but not as bold.
The Novelist is a scent that commands any room you step into. 5/5⭐
Excellent customer service after an issue with my initial order not arriving due to a deliver service error. They handled it gracefully and the product was well worth the wait, cant say enough about the product quality anx the fragrances are uniquely delightful across their product spectrum
Tuesday July 7, 2026. Just love this one. Not in your face at all. Refined. Wish the EDP was available too.... maybe I'll do a spec' order for it.
Just ok for me.
Olor fuerte, calido, especiado, maderoso muy rico
Journal Entry, Final Page
March 14 Late.
I finished the shave with shaking hands. Not from fearno, never thatbut from the weight of memory. The blade had done its work, and now it was his turn.
The Novelist, they call him. But he is not merely a name. He is a scent of consequence.
Ink and old pages. Faint pipe smoke curling from the past. The citrus is there, like light falling through cracked shutters, fleeting and golden. Amber and spice wait underneathquiet, dignified, patient.
When I splashed him on, I didnt wince. I remembered.
Old lovers. Lost ideas. The thrill of the first sentence. The ache of the final period.
He does not shout. He publishes.
And tonight, my skin wears a preface to something I may never finishbut will always come back to.
I dont wear this for the world.
I wear it to stay in the story.
M.
To me this is what a den of a masculine man would smell like. I get the Tobacco, along with wood and a scent of old papers drenched in a nice aftershave. This will turn heads, no one will ever smell like you.