🦴 Buddy & Jovie 

A colonial tavern ritual built on loyalty, warmth, and a handcrafted oil blend mixed by necessity and superstition.

A winter‑born beard ritual crafted from plum, brandy, honey, Palo Santo, and a field‑forged carrier blend the soldiers swore kept their beards soft, their spirits steady, and their two loyal mascots—Buddy & Jovie—ever watchful.

The Story  

During the frozen nights of 1776, the men stationed near Bunker Hill relied on more than grit to endure the cold. They relied on Buddy & Jovie, the inseparable pair who patrolled the encampment with uncanny discipline—one stoic, one spirited, both unwavering.

Inside a lantern‑lit tavern on the edge of the harbor, the innkeeper crafted a beard tonic for the soldiers. He blended castor, hemp seed, abyssinian, meadowfoam, squalene, and prickly pear oils—each chosen for a reason: castor for strength, hemp for resilience, abyssinian for smoothness, meadowfoam for longevity, squalene for protection, prickly pear for healing. The men called it the winter shield.

To this base, the innkeeper added a warming mixture of black plum, aged brandy, and wild honey, stirring until the tavern filled with a sweet, ember‑rich aroma. Before each patrol, the soldiers would kneel by the hearth as Buddy & Jovie sat beside them, tails thumping in unison. The innkeeper would finish the ritual by burning a sliver of Palo Santo, letting its sacred smoke drift over the pair like a blessing.

The men swore the blend kept their beards soft in the cold, their minds sharp in the dark, and their morale anchored by the presence of Buddy & Jovie—the guardians of the tavern flame.

Generations later, the formula survives as Buddy & Jovie, a scent built on loyalty, warmth, and the quiet courage of two steadfast companions.

Scent Interpretation

• Plum depth — dark fruit, tavern warmth

• Brandy fire — aged oak, slow burn

• Honey glow — soft sweetness, camaraderie

• Palo Santo smoke — sacred wood, calm resolve

Carrier Blend : Castor, Hemp Seed, Abyssinian, Meadow Foam, Prickly Pear, Squalene oils.

Butters: Shea, Mango, Tallow, Bees Wax, Shea Olean for Liquid Butter

Cologne: Distilled Water, Denatured Alcohol, Vegetable Glycerin. 

Deodorant: Bees Wax, Shea Butter, Arrow Root, Magnesium Hydroxide Aloe Vera, Coconut Oil. 

Beard Wash: Castor Oil, Meadow Foam Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Shea Olein, Aloe Vera, Castile Soap, Polysorbate 20, Vegetable Glycerine, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Cocoyl, Isethionate, Cocamidopropropyl Betaine, distilled Water.

Conditioner: Castor Oil, Meadow Foam Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Shea Olein, Aloe Vera, Polysorbate 20, Vegetable Glycerine, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Sulfate, Cocamidopropropyl Betaine, distilled Water.

Aftershave: Aloe Vera, Witch Hazel, Vegetable Glycerine  

👉 Available now at bunkerhillbeard.com