Aftershave

dfk41

Whats your favourite scent? Many moons ago I wore nothing but Kouros but as times change it became too ‘sweet’. My current go to is Eau Sauvage. The best bottle I ever bought was Creed orange Spice. I bought it from Amazon on a whim 8 years ago. A 75ml bottle was wrongly priced at £35! Now discontinued of course.

So, tell us about your favourite….I am in the market for another one shortly. Trouble being Eau Sauvage is so wearable and at £61 for 200 mls good value!

Rob666

dfk41 I still have a bottle of Kouros, given to me over 40 years ago. I still use it occasionally and it doesn’t seem to have suffered from aging. I also like Eau Sauvage but haven’t had any for years. I do use Diesel Only The Brave and a Versace I forget the name of. The bottles I have will last me at least 50 years at the present rate of usage!

whinmoor85

Creed - Green Irish Tweed

dfk41

whinmoor85 About 10 years ago I bought my son a full price bottle of Creed Silver Mountain Water from Fenwicks for Xmas. I think it was about £145 then and he still has it I believe!

whinmoor85

dfk41 I got mine gifted too, way too dear otherwise. It’s a great scent though.

Ernie1

I’ve worn Le Labo Santal 33 for so many years now I feel like it’s a uniform.

DavecUK

Remember Brut 33, “splash it all over”….and watch people avoid you. When I was young, I used to think “Denim” was posh, and “Mandate” at Christmas by good old Sasha Distilled

dfk41

DavecUK Crickey…..Brut! That leads very nicely on to Hai Karate! What a girl she was!!

hubcap

Late 60’s onwards I used Avon Wild Country but it’s been discontinued for decades - the new version is shite. Gone back to Tabac.

dfk41

hubcap TAbac, that used to be so nice, especially when you think of the uncomplicated aftershave market with products such as Tabac, Brut and Hai Karate. I might buy a bottle and dust down my LP collection and flares

DavecUK

dfk41 I bought Tabac recently and it doesn’t smell like how I remember.

Uncletits

God help us if there is a war 😎

Ernie1

Uncletits God help us if there is a war 😎

I know this is in jest but it’s truly a shame that once upon a time, dressing well, keeping yourself tidy, carrying yourself well and smelling good was a mark of masculinity.

These days it’s smothering your huge muscles in fake tan, steroids and leaving the house in tracksuit bottoms if you’re under 35, and a stained polo shirt and beer belly if you’re 40+.

Nothing wrong with taking care of yourself!

DavecUK

Uncletits God help us if there is a war 😎

Without “Old Spice”, the best a man can get (bit like Sporty Spice), you’re probably correct.

Amberale

The only thing I have used for about 30 years is Obsession.
I use that very rarely, to the extent that my current bottle is probably 20 years old and smells nothing like it did.

hubcap

I think it’s a case of rose tinted glasses, the new Wild Country is definately nothing like the original. Tabac is close to my memory but that could all be my aging process, Brut seems to be the same but if theres a strong wind it’s gone 😉 does not last as long as it did. They were the smells of my youth (late 60’s > ) Aramis was the biggy in my 30’s.

Elcarajillo

hubcap Aramis👍

Rob666

DavecUK In a bored moment at work I once reported the Old Spice TV ad to the ASA for saying “Makes You a Man”. I said I gave it to my girlfriend and she’s still a girl. They changed it soon after to “The Mark of a Man”.
Pedantic I know, but a small victory! ;)

Elcarajillo

Givenchy Gentleman, quite heavy. also Pour Homme.

Ernie1

Rob666

Love a small victory.

I recently sent a suggestion to Waitrose to add a ‘don’t substitute anything’ button to their app to save having to select it on every item… the next week they’d put the button in!

Middle class problems.