Which aftershave do you use?

[soad]

fatboy b said:

You must be an advertiser's dream.

I'm older and less vain lately. Too busy to chase skirt also.

[Supersonic Welly]

Okay chaps thanks to this thread and Scent Samples, I'm now in love with Creed Silver Mountain Water.

Where's the best (cheapest) place to buy it from?

[g3org3y]

I rotate between:

- Jean Paul Gautier Le Male. Been using this for years. Perhaps overused but a decent nonetheless.
- Bleu de Chanel.
- Ralph Lauren Polo Blue. The Blue Sport is also very decent.
- Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue - light summer fragrance. Girls at work seem to really like this one.

[stuttgartmetal]

NinjaPower said:

TheJimi said:

fatboy b said:

NinjaPower said:

fatboy b said:

Really surprised at the amount of blokes who still wear aftershave. IMO as bad a a woman with cheapo perfume.

Why would a man wearing good to high quality aftershave be at all similar to a woman wearing 'cheapo perfume'?

Is there anything wrong with smelling nice?

Of course if you completely doused yourself in something nasty then yes, you wouldn't be popular to those you sit right next to at work, but no one here is advocating that kind of aftershave use.

Edited by NinjaPower on Thursday 9th June 08:25

Just find it a bit 80s and vain with men these days. And it's the impact of the smell that is similar to a girl wearing cheapo perfume. If I'm out sociably and a bloke nearby is donning his favourite odour, then I tend to think "knob".

Just so that I'm clear on this; you're telling us that if you catch a whiff of a bloke's aftershave, you presume him to be a knob?

Never fails to amaze me just how intolerant and judgemental people can be

"That bloke smells nice, he must be a total prick"

He's poking the birds away with a sharp stick.

[Condi]

stuttgartmetal said:

NinjaPower said:

TheJimi said:

fatboy b said:

NinjaPower said:

fatboy b said:

Really surprised at the amount of blokes who still wear aftershave. IMO as bad a a woman with cheapo perfume.

Why would a man wearing good to high quality aftershave be at all similar to a woman wearing 'cheapo perfume'?

Is there anything wrong with smelling nice?

Of course if you completely doused yourself in something nasty then yes, you wouldn't be popular to those you sit right next to at work, but no one here is advocating that kind of aftershave use.

Edited by NinjaPower on Thursday 9th June 08:25

Just find it a bit 80s and vain with men these days. And it's the impact of the smell that is similar to a girl wearing cheapo perfume. If I'm out sociably and a bloke nearby is donning his favourite odour, then I tend to think "knob".

Just so that I'm clear on this; you're telling us that if you catch a whiff of a bloke's aftershave, you presume him to be a knob?

Never fails to amaze me just how intolerant and judgemental people can be

"That bloke smells nice, he must be a total prick"

He's poking the birds away with a sharp stick.

Probably thinks blokes should be unshaven, dirty, and looking and smelling like a lumberjack.




Come to think of it, I think he works in our office.

[Rosscow]

OK, so the sample of Creed came in the post.

I feel like a sexy motherfker and I can't wait to see if the missus jumps on me when she gets home later!

[BrabusMog]

Rosscow said:

OK, so the sample of Creed came in the post.

I feel like a sexy motherfker and I can't wait to see if the missus jumps on me when she gets home later!

There's a few Creed's I want to try, just debating whether to buy 10ml of each one, can't imagine I'd get more than one spray from 2ml!

[Rosscow]

BrabusMog said:

Rosscow said:

OK, so the sample of Creed came in the post.

I feel like a sexy motherfker and I can't wait to see if the missus jumps on me when she gets home later!

There's a few Creed's I want to try, just debating whether to buy 10ml of each one, can't imagine I'd get more than one spray from 2ml!

I went for 5ml of the Creed Aventus, 5ml of Terre d'Hermes and 5ml of Farenheit. I think there's enough in a 5ml bottle to give you a fair few outings!

[Impasse]

I tried Creed Aventus today and didn't really like it. Far too "summer fruit and berries" for me. I'll stick with my Dior Homme until something else crops up.

[BrabusMog]

Rosscow said:

I went for 5ml of the Creed Aventus, 5ml of Terre d'Hermes and 5ml of Farenheit. I think there's enough in a 5ml bottle to give you a fair few outings!

Did you get the Eau Fraiche of the Hermes? That one lasts all day long.

Went for 10ml of Silver Mountain and Green Irish Tweed in the end, looking forward to trying them when they land.

[toastybase]

Green Irish tweed is the best

[Rosscow]

I will try some of the Irish Tweed.

They also sent me a free 1ml sample of Creed Royal Oud - haven't tried that yet.

This morning I've gone for a little squirt of Fahrenheit - very nice.

[Rosscow]

BrabusMog said:

Rosscow said:

I went for 5ml of the Creed Aventus, 5ml of Terre d'Hermes and 5ml of Farenheit. I think there's enough in a 5ml bottle to give you a fair few outings!

Did you get the Eau Fraiche of the Hermes? That one lasts all day long.

Went for 10ml of Silver Mountain and Green Irish Tweed in the end, looking forward to trying them when they land.

It was just the one they had on scentsamples.uk.com - eau de toilette.

[eskidavies]

The lemon stuff they splash on after a hot towel shave up the barbers,other than that Jo Malone -sage and sea salt ,

[MinuteMan]

I use 212 by Carolina Herrera, and Davidoff Cool Water at the moment.

One thing that put me off Creed Aventus is the inconsistency between batches. I bought a 120ml bottle which smelled smokey and bitter, and nothing like my previous 75ml. Wish it was the other way round!

[robsco]

Commes Des Garcons Incense Avignon, or Escentric Molecules 01. Generally the former.

[bigkeeko]

New bottle called `breadcrumbs`

The birds love it.

[AmitG]

Joop Homme (the red one) has been my favourite for a long time. I'm currently using another Joop (the green one, can't remember the name off hand) but it's not that great to be honest.

If anyone is into Penhaligon there is currently a great offer in the Bichester Village outlet shop.

Normal price is about 90 GBP per bottle. They are doing 2 bottles for 70 GBP. And if you spend over 130 GBP you get a free bottle. All mix and match.

I got 5 bottles of Sartorial for 140 GBP which struck me as insanely cheap.

[AshBurrows]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Do you not find it lasts all of about 5 mins? I like a lot of Hermès stuff but unless it's eau de parfum their colognes and eau de toilettes just don't last. It's why I've stuck with the regular Terre d'Hermes.

Seems to last okay to me?

[BrabusMog]

Rosscow said:

I will try some of the Irish Tweed.

They also sent me a free 1ml sample of Creed Royal Oud - haven't tried that yet.

This morning I've gone for a little squirt of Fahrenheit - very nice.

That Green Irish Tweed is the absolute business, just ordered a full size bottle. And, as it's 100ml, it's not bad value. Obviously not cheap, but I can see the value in it at that cost.