Islander

Islander by Ligne St. Barth is a  fragrance for Men.  Inspired by the story of Bay rum: a story about man and perfume In the 16th century, sailors discovered the leaves of the West Indian Bay tree, named Pimenta racemosa, a small tree native to the West Indies, also known as Bay St Thomas. When rubbed on the skin, its dry leaves released a highly fragrant oil – an excellent way to freshen up and perfume oneself...While Caribbean farmers were shipping sugar to Europe, a few enterprising slaves discovered in these same sugar-cane plantations that fermented molasses (a by-product of sugar) could be turned into a sweetened alcoholic beverage. Brewers then adopted the original recipe, distilled in order to intensify its alcoholic content, creating the famous rum. Later, an ingenious sailor from Virgin Islands came up with the idea to infuse the leaves and extract their essential oils.Bay rum was born.The islanders gradually added spices, citrus zest, cinnamon and more to this cologne to ad