What's your favorite after shave?

[jbcohen]

Which is your favorite?

[qhsdoitall]

Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave

[Baloosh]

AV Ice Blue>>>Spanish Floid Vigoroso/Alt Innsbruck>>Skin Bracer>>DR Harris Sandalwood>>>Proraso>>>Pinaud Special Reserve>>>

Still have to use for a few more times:

Hattric
Swiss Pitralon
Brutal
Varon Dandy
Booster Bay Rum

Also rans:

Old Spice classic (Shulton)
Pinaud Classic
Pinaud Bay Rum
ToOBS St. James
Osage Rub (use this every night as a toner/relaxer instead of an A/S)
Lustray Menthol
Stephan's Alpine Menthol
Provence Sante Green Tea

As you can tell, I have lots of favorites. :drool

[moviemaniac]

Definitely the Caldey Island one.
It's rare, works like a charm and smells like heaven (pun intended :D )

[verplankfan]

Any after shave from a barber supply store. My barber lets me add to his orders which saves me shipping cost since he buys enough to meet the free shipping threshholds.

Stephan:
320
Alpine Menthol
Bay Rum
Spice

Pinaud:
Classic
Bay Rum
Osage

My next order will include Lucky Tiger products.
I feel like the king of cheap aftershave :D.

Bob

[Mottern Man]

http://www.petrasoap.com/MC6016.jpg

[Zeni]

Provence Sante - Verlaine and Linden (with matching Edt)

Musgo Real and Speick tied for second

[TraderJoe]

Is this a trick question :rofl

:signs140

Sorry, I like too many, can't pick a favorite :D

[johnniegold]

I guess I have to go by what aftershave bottles are almost empty:

Proraso splash
Speick


1/2 empty or (1/2 full depending on your disposition):

ToBS St. James
Musgo Real


Getting alot of use:

Alt Innsbruck
Spanish and Italian Floid


Always in the rotation:


Old Spice
Aqua Velva
Tabac
Pinaud Bay Rum


What was the question?

[Scorpio]

Pinaud Clubman
Master's
Pinaud Musk
Cool Water AS


Raf

[crackstar]

hard question to answer.....Let's see now: :confused: :confused:

1. Old Spice
2. Mennen Skin Bracer Original
3. De Vergulde Hand balm or a/s spray
4. Musgo Real
5. Anherb a/s conditioner or gel
6. Nesher Man (from Israel, lots of menthol!)
7. Tabac

not necessarily in that order. ;)

[Baloosh]

hard question to answer.....Let's see now: :confused: :confused:

6. Nesher Man (from Israel, lots of menthol!)


Source? :drool:drool

[crackstar]

Jason, I grew up with that stuff. Even the company's name is Nesher, it's an Israeli cosmetics company.

[jbcohen]

No trader Joe this is not a trick question. I am trying to get an idea of what the best after shaves are by polling forum members. In this poll Old Spice wins with three votes, Pinaud follows with two votes and aqua velva with one vote. I excluded votes for items that I can't get in my area. I understand that Jonnie Gold likes Proraso Splash, but I can't that one therefore Proraso is out. May try Old Spice.

[msandoval858]

High end:

DR Harris Sandalwood. In a league of it's own.

Price wise:

Master's Lord and Master
Pinaud Clubman Musk

Close tie between those two.

[IsaacRN]

Have to say that my Italian Floid is my go to.

[jbcohen]

Niether Mandosval's high end nor Isaac's favorite are availabe in my area at any price. And I have only one variety of Pinaud Clubman's available in my area. I'll take mandsoval's post as a vote for pinaud since his high end is not available to me.

[msandoval858]

Niether Mandosval's high end nor Isaac's favorite are availabe in my area at any price. And I have only one variety of Pinaud Clubman's available in my area. I'll take mandsoval's post as a vote for pinaud since his high end is not available to me.

Based on what is available to you, Pinaud Clubman is worth a try. You may want to check if there is a Sally's Beauty supply in your area. They carry Pinaud for cheap as well as Master's Bay Rum which is also very good.

As for the DR Harris, you would have to order that by mail. At $45 a bottle however, it's something you'd want to sample before putting down that kind of change.

[OldSaw]

No trader Joe this is not a trick question. I am trying to get an idea of what the best after shaves are by polling forum members. In this poll Old Spice wins with three votes, Pinaud follows with two votes and aqua velva with one vote. I excluded votes for items that I can't get in my area. I understand that Jonnie Gold likes Proraso Splash, but I can't that one therefore Proraso is out. May try Old Spice.

Well if you are basing this on a poll, the best won't win, only the most popular will.

However, the best is John Michael Kohler (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25151&highlight=kohler).

[jbcohen]

You are right madosoval. There is a sallys some distance from me. If I do decide to go check out that place my wife is going to think that I have taken leave of my senses, but when have I ever paid any attention to her. How does Acqua Velva mesure up in your opinion?

[Mottern Man]

You are right madosoval. There is a sallys some distance from me. If I do decide to go check out that place my wife is going to think that I have taken leave of my senses, but when have I ever paid any attention to her. How does Acqua Velva mesure up in your opinion?

Spoken like a true wetshaver. ::

[Mottern Man]

Have to say that my Italian Floid is my go to.

Oh yea.

Floid is right up their. :D

[JMS]

Favorite? There is only one after shave!


California Antilles Trading Co. Dominica Bay Rum!


With or without lime, your choice!

[Mottern Man]

Favorite? There is only one after shave!


California Antilles Trading Co. Dominica Bay Rum!


With or without lime, your choice!

UMMMMMMM Bay Rum. I could go on and on.

Masters
ST Johns
S 70
Ogallala
Burts Bees
Pinaud

etc. etc. etc. ::

[jmhUT]

DR Harris milk. After a couple years and a couple grand worth of experimentation it's all I use now. Nothing else comes close for me.

[TstebinsB]

Hydrolast Peppermint Conditioner. I've had it for 2 years because you only need a small pinch. Fantastic stuff!

[jbcohen]

I have heard a lot of this Dr Haris products. I am going to have to seek out the company on the internet.

[msandoval858]

Hydrolast Peppermint Conditioner. I've had it for 2 years because you only need a small pinch. Fantastic stuff!

When it comes to balms you are indeed right. Hydrolast beats them all. I keep Peppermint and Lavender around.

[rick]

UMMMMMMM Bay Rum. I could go on and on.

Masters
ST Johns
S 70
Ogallala
Burts Bees
Pinaud

etc. etc. etc. ::You know dats right.
Dont EVEN get me started bout the bayrum :happy069
but the AS I seem to use the most is
AV MUSK

[qhsdoitall]

mmmm....Bay Rum

Lucky Tiger Bay Rum Aftershave
Ogallala Bay Rum Aftershave
Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns Aftershave
Pinaud Clubman Classic Virgin Island Bay Rum Aftershave
Burt's Bees Bay Rum Aftershave Balm

I still consider Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave my favorite though. I can mix it with pretty much anything if I want variety.

[Sejanus]

I use a combo of an Alum Block followed by Trumper's Coral Skin Food. Never let me down before!

[jbcohen]

Haven't heard much about trumpers in the after shave market, this is a bit interesting.

[Mottern Man]

DR Harris milk. After a couple years and a couple grand worth of experimentation it's all I use now. Nothing else comes close for me.

JEFF!

Where you been, man?

[TstebinsB]

When it comes to balms you are indeed right. Hydrolast beats them all. I keep Peppermint and Lavender around.

How are the tonics? I haven't tried them yet.

[TstebinsB]

As for a/s splashes, I'd say Booster's Polar Ice. It's mild but very effective.

[mantic]

Skin Food (limes) or Thayer's WH for the summer, Hydrolast for the rest of the year.

--Mark

[jmhUT]

JEFF!

Where you been, man?

:D:D Hey there! About six months ago I bought into a company here in Salt Lake City and have been swamped ever since. I am just now getting some breathing room. My post count on all the shave sites during this time may well be in the single digits.

This place sure has grown! Congrats you guys, I'm glad to see things are going well. I promise to check in more often.:ashamed001

[jbcohen]

The more the better I always say.

[Kingpepper]

Skin Bracer, Aqua Velva Classic

[jbcohen]

Don't you get a lot of burn with Skin Bracer. Colgate-Pomolive's Skin Bracer made my face feel like it was on fire. Did not know that there was a clasic acqua velva, do you have a photo of it?

[TraderJoe]

Did not know that there was a clasic acqua velva, do you have a photo of it?

The Aqua Velva Classic, a.k.a. "Aqua Velva", "Aqua Velva Ice Blue",etc.....is the stuff most commonly found in drugstores (and the stuff cloned by drugstores). I'm pretty sure its the same stuff you are using.

http://www.walgreens.com/dbimagecache/184930.jpg

[jbcohen]

Interesting I do not have that one available to me in my area. Going to take a look at a neighborhood barber supply store shortly.

[TraderJoe]

Interesting I do not have that one available to me in my area. Going to take a look at a neighborhood barber supply store shortly.

Which one are you using when you refer to "combe" aftershave?

[jbcohen]

The Ice Blue, not the ice blue sport or the ice blue musk, or the balm.

After a trip to my company's store I have learned that there are two groups of after shaves.

There are buget after shaves which generally range in price from $2 to $10. These include Acqua Velva, Pinaud, Brut and P&G's Old Spice. Then there are the highend types which generally start in price from $10 on up to the stratosphere. I took a visit to my company's store, where the company is not allowed to make a profit off emplyees so they sell things to employees at the comapny's cost. Man I can get some real bargin's where the other stores have a high markup on the items. I can get high end P&G OS After Shave, which normally sells for $40 at the company's price at $20 then they are taking a further markdown to $9, I presume the company store is no longer going to cary the product. So essentially the comany is taking a dive on the sale. OS I believe is the high end version of the Old Spice After Shave that is normally sold in places such as CVS.

[OldSaw]

The Ice Blue, not the ice blue sport or the ice blue musk, or the balm.

After a trip to my company's store I have learned that there are two groups of after shaves.

There are buget after shaves which generally range in price from $2 to $10. These include Acqua Velva, Pinaud, Brut and P&G's Old Spice. Then there are the highend types which generally start in price from $10 on up to the stratosphere. I took a visit to my company's store, where the company is not allowed to make a profit off emplyees so they sell things to employees at the comapny's cost. Man I can get some real bargin's where the other stores have a high markup on the items. I can get high end P&G OS After Shave, which normally sells for $40 at the company's price at $20 then they are taking a further markdown to $9, I presume the company store is no longer going to cary the product. So essentially the comany is taking a dive on the sale. OS I believe is the high end version of the Old Spice After Shave that is normally sold in places such as CVS.

Is this a P&G company store?

[TraderJoe]

Interesting I do not have that one available to me in my area. Going to take a look at a neighborhood barber supply store shortly.

The Aqua Velva Classic, a.k.a. "Aqua Velva", "Aqua Velva Ice Blue",etc.....is the stuff most commonly found in drugstores (and the stuff cloned by drugstores). I'm pretty sure its the same stuff you are using.

http://www.walgreens.com/dbimagecache/184930.jpg

Did not know that there was a clasic acqua velva, do you have a photo of it?

The Ice Blue, not the ice blue sport or the ice blue musk, or the balm.


You are indeed using the "Classic" Aqua Velva Ice Blue

[jbcohen]

Interesting the cover of the bottle does not say clasic on it. It just says Ice Blue on it.

Bad news and good news

First the bad:

I checked out Sally's Beauty Supply this afternoon and I need to say that I can understand what forum members are telling me about the store. They do not have much in terms of men's grooming supplies. Its rather slim pickings, the store is devoted to women's grooming supplies. I picked up a bottle of Master's Bay Rum, now I can understand quite well what forum members are saying when they talk about Bay Rum and how they like it so much.

:bounce

Now the good News:

I did notice that my area has something that referred to it as the Beauty Supply Store. It was in an unlikely are of town in very cramped store. I think the shop could use double the space that they had. They had a whole lot of items pressed into a very small space. However, I found no less then seven different varieties of after shave that I have not tried yet.

:bounce

Between the seven at the beauty supply store plus the two more that I have not tired yet that CVS has plus the four that I have tried already. I think that thirteen varieties is enough for me to settle on what I like.

:bounce

However, the Mrs is not telling me that she likes anything yet. I think that she has reversed course on the Aqua Velva (what I said that she liked it before was correct at the time I said it).

Also on my way through another part of the area, I noticed the same sort of beauty supply store in other areas. Meaning I should be well supplied in terms of after shaves.

[jbcohen]

I understand now what forum members have said on various cassions that Bay Rum and Pinaud are rather strong stuff. I tried a sniff of both of the Acqua Velva next to the Master's Bay Rum and man the bay rum is strong stuff.

[Crag]

Which is your favorite?

I have 2 favorites...

T&H Trafalgar After-shave...NOT ASB, unfortunately it is no longer made and VERY hard to come by.

I also really enjoy Musgo Real Orange Amber.

There you have it~!

Matt

[qhsdoitall]

I have 2 favorites...

T&H Trafalgar After-shave...NOT ASB, unfortunately it is no longer made and VERY hard to come by.

I also really enjoy Musgo Real Orange Amber.

There you have it~!

Matt

Hey! I want that!

[berzerkeleyan]

I find myself reaching for aftershaves in this order:


Italian Floid
--
--
--
Aqua Velva
Proraso ASB
Speick
Burt's Bees Bay Rum ASB


Italian Floid wins almost everytime.

I must admit, there are some I haven't tried (e.g., Musgo Real, Proraso Splash) that are said to be fantastic.