Which 'budget' aftershave do you use?
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Most recent purchase was from Thompson Carter:
Having not used them before, I went for the create your own trio set which is 3 x 10ml @ £49.00.
https://www.thomsoncarter.com/products/gift-set
You can also buy 5 x 2ml for £23:
https://www.thomsoncarter.com/products/the-fragran...
I chose Shelby Lane, Smoke & Mirrors and Postcard From - all are good but Shelby Lane my preference from the three.
A lot of decent reviews so if you want to try something new with minimal outlay would recommend giving them a go:
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/thomsoncarter.com...
Having not used them before, I went for the create your own trio set which is 3 x 10ml @ £49.00.
https://www.thomsoncarter.com/products/gift-set
You can also buy 5 x 2ml for £23:
https://www.thomsoncarter.com/products/the-fragran...
I chose Shelby Lane, Smoke & Mirrors and Postcard From - all are good but Shelby Lane my preference from the three.
A lot of decent reviews so if you want to try something new with minimal outlay would recommend giving them a go:
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/thomsoncarter.com...
This seems all rather expensive. I used to buy Superdrug's own brand (Cedar something) at a massive £2.50 a pop. It was a bit "sharp" in smell but hey, look at the price. Then they stopped selling it at my local store, and now I use Nivea after-shave balm at about £7 a time. Outrageous price.
(When I was a young buck it used to be Karl Lagerfeld, which the ladies seemed to like - those were the days).
(When I was a young buck it used to be Karl Lagerfeld, which the ladies seemed to like - those were the days).
Bluebeard's Revenge.
Musgo Real Claus Porto.
Jovan Musk.
A good few years back, I received another one as a Christmas gift from an older aunt, think she likely got it in either Aldi or Superdrug. It was a rip-off of something well know (maybe Savauge?) Was a bloody good facsimile, such that I used the lot. This thread has just jogged my memory. Ring any bells for anyone?
Edit: Musgo £60? I'm pretty sure I'd remember paying that.
Musgo Real Claus Porto.
Jovan Musk.
A good few years back, I received another one as a Christmas gift from an older aunt, think she likely got it in either Aldi or Superdrug. It was a rip-off of something well know (maybe Savauge?) Was a bloody good facsimile, such that I used the lot. This thread has just jogged my memory. Ring any bells for anyone?
Edit: Musgo £60? I'm pretty sure I'd remember paying that.
Edited by zb on Friday 12th June 16:33
OzzyR1 said:
Most recent purchase was from Thompson Carter:
Having not used them before, I went for the create your own trio set which is 3 x 10ml @ £49.00.
https://www.thomsoncarter.com/products/gift-set
You can also buy 5 x 2ml for £23:
https://www.thomsoncarter.com/products/the-fragran...
I chose Shelby Lane, Smoke & Mirrors and Postcard From - all are good but Shelby Lane my preference from the three.
A lot of decent reviews so if you want to try something new with minimal outlay would recommend giving them a go:
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/thomsoncarter.com...
I have found that Thomson and Carter fragrances just dont have any longevity. So you end up applying them more doubling the cost at leastHaving not used them before, I went for the create your own trio set which is 3 x 10ml @ £49.00.
https://www.thomsoncarter.com/products/gift-set
You can also buy 5 x 2ml for £23:
https://www.thomsoncarter.com/products/the-fragran...
I chose Shelby Lane, Smoke & Mirrors and Postcard From - all are good but Shelby Lane my preference from the three.
A lot of decent reviews so if you want to try something new with minimal outlay would recommend giving them a go:
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/thomsoncarter.com...
Alex_225 said:
I am going to sound extremely Council but I was in Lidl and they had a selection of aftershaves for about £5 a bottle. They do one with a gold top and it smells really nice.
They were £5.95 when I got them a couple of years ago, they are perfect for a gym bag.The Homme is a Sauvage type scent, not a great copy but even if you take it face value it and not compare it to anything it is quite decent. The One fragrance is a PR One Million copy (but not quite there) still quite nice. The X-bolt is an attempt at Hugo Boss bottled intense and it is the best of the three, it really is quite close and lasts well (the are all EDP) The great thing about X-bolt is that it resembles an aftershave that HB no longer make and it was one of my favourites so I am chuffed about that.
Mr-B said:
Alex_225 said:
I am going to sound extremely Council but I was in Lidl and they had a selection of aftershaves for about £5 a bottle. They do one with a gold top and it smells really nice.
They were £5.95 when I got them a couple of years ago, they are perfect for a gym bag.The Homme is a Sauvage type scent, not a great copy but even if you take it face value it and not compare it to anything it is quite decent. The One fragrance is a PR One Million copy (but not quite there) still quite nice. The X-bolt is an attempt at Hugo Boss bottled intense and it is the best of the three, it really is quite close and lasts well (the are all EDP) The great thing about X-bolt is that it resembles an aftershave that HB no longer make and it was one of my favourites so I am chuffed about that.
Alorotom said:
Is it not just a false economy - a fragrance that doesn't last at all and disappears within a very short timeframe? vs paying not that much more and having something that not only smells good but lasts??
Terry Pratchett - Men at Arms said:
Sam Vimes Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness
"The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.
Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.
But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that’d still be keeping his feet dry in ten years’ time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet".
There's also folk that are tighter than a camels nostril in a sand storm, who baulk at that kind of outlay, despite being able to afford it."The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.
Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.
But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that’d still be keeping his feet dry in ten years’ time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet".
Alorotom said:
Is it not just a false economy - a fragrance that doesn't last at all and disappears within a very short timeframe? vs paying not that much more and having something that not only smells good but lasts??
Sauvage is about £100 for 100ml in Boots the Lidl copy is £6 for 75ml, it might be piss weak in comparison (it is not actually that weak) so if you have to use 2 or 3 times as much it is still a bargain. Pound for pound it is about 12 times cheaper.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff