Which aftershave do you use?

[leglessAlex]

Mobile Chicane said:

If Boris Johnson wears Bleu de Chanel it must be a panty dropper indeed.

MC, please, I've just eaten

[Funk]

g3org3y said:

Funk said:

Have to say, sometimes you only get quality when you pay for it; TToLG applied this morning around 8am and it's still clearly evident even now at 6pm - that's some excellent longevity. Most other scents have all but faded by lunchtime.

Good fragrance, but I would say suiting a slightly older chap as it's very barbershop (so not especially youthful IMVHO). Have been complimented on wearing it at work.

Great bottle too.


(Christmas present from wife)

I am knocking on a bit at 43.

The thing I've realised is great fun is to wear stuff for myself rather than thinking too much about others' perceptions. I have everything from zingy citrus-y through to leathery and smoky. I even wear fragrances when I'm at home and not even going out anywhere.

I realised that I should probably have a list of everything mostly for insurance purposes - in the event of needing to make a claim I'd probably be unable to recall everything from memory down the line. If anyone's interested here's the collection:


Bentley For Men Azure EdT - 100ml
Bentley For Men Intense EdP - 100ml
Bleu de Chanel EdP - 100ml x2
Boss Bottled Intense EdP - 100ml
Boss The Scent EdT - 200ml
Boss The Scent Absolute EdP - 100ml
Boss The Scent Private Accord EdT - 50ml
Bulgari Man Glacial Essence EdP - 60ml
Bulgari Man In Black EdP - 60ml x2
Bulgari Man Wood Essence EdP - 100ml x2
Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme EdP -100ml x2
Creed Aventus EdP - 100ml
Giorgio Armani Aqua di Gio Profumo EdP - 75ml & 40ml
Issey Miyake L'Eau Majeure D'Issey EdT - 100ml
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Essence de Parfum EdP - 75ml
Joop Homme Wild EdT - 200ml
Maison Margiela Replica By The Fireplace Edt - 100ml
Maison Margiela Replica Jazz Club EdT - 30ml
Maison Margiela Replica Sailing Day EdT - 30ml
Maison Margiela Replica Under The Lemon Tree - 30ml
Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet Man EdT - 100ml
Parfums Vintage Emperor Extrait EdP - 50ml
Penhaligon's Endymion Concentré EdP - 100ml
Penhaligon's Halfeti Leather EdP - 100ml
Penhaligon's Sartorial EdT - 100ml
Penhaligon's The Tragedy of Lord George EdP - 75ml
Tom Ford Noir Anthracite EdP - 50ml
Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme EdT - 100ml
Yves Saint Laurent Y Le Parfum EdP - 100ml

Yes, it's alphabetised (fk off) and yes, some of them I already have replacement bottles ready to go...

I noted the splits from Tom as well as some of them aren't cheap:

Creed Bois du Portugal EdP - 30ml
Creed Green Irish Tweed EdP - 30ml
Creed Himalaya EdP - 30ml
Creed Original Santal EdP - 50ml
Creed Silver Mountain Water EdP - 20ml
Creed Tabarome EdP - 20ml
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver EdP - 10ml
Tom Ford Oud Wood EdP - 10ml
Tom Ford Ombré Leather EdP - 10ml
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille EdP - 30ml

leglessAlex said:

Funk said:

Want me to stick a couple of ml of Parfums Vintage's take on Aventus (Emperor Extrait) in one of the sampler atomisers and send to you? It's dearer than TEV but it is an excellent clone. Drop me a message if so and I'll sort it out for you.

https://www.parfumsvintage.com/product-page/empero...

Funk that would be awesome if you could! I'll DM you.

No worries - I thought about trying to re-use one of the small samplers I have but a) it might be hard not to cross-contaminate scents even with careful cleaning and b) 20x 3ml ones on Amazon was £4 delivered so it was an easy option. They'll be here Thursday so I can sort it out at the back end of the week for you.

Edited by Funk on Monday 25th July 19:26

[joropug]

Oh my Christ haha - that is insane but equally epic. Jealous.

I really want some Penhaligons portraits but they are so dear (deer). I’ll load up on some next time I’m in store to see how I like them throughout the day.

[Mobile Chicane]

Funk said:

I am knocking on a bit at 43.

The thing I've realised is great fun is to wear stuff for myself rather than thinking too much about others' perceptions. I have everything from zingy citrus-y through to leathery and smoky. I even wear fragrances when I'm at home and not even going out anywhere.

I realised that I should probably have a list of everything mostly for insurance purposes - in the event of needing to make a claim I'd probably be unable to recall everything from memory down the line. If anyone's interested here's the collection:


Bentley For Men Azure EdT - 100ml
Bentley For Men Intense EdP - 100ml
Bleu de Chanel EdP - 100ml x2
Boss Bottled Intense EdP - 100ml
Boss The Scent EdT - 200ml
Boss The Scent Absolute EdP - 100ml
Boss The Scent Private Accord EdT - 50ml
Bulgari Man Glacial Essence EdP - 60ml
Bulgari Man In Black EdP - 60ml x2
Bulgari Man Wood Essence EdP - 100ml x2
Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme EdP -100ml x2
Creed Aventus EdP - 100ml
Giorgio Armani Aqua di Gio Profumo EdP - 75ml & 40ml
Issey Miyake L'Eau Majeure D'Issey EdT - 100ml
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Essence de Parfum EdP - 75ml
Joop Homme Wild EdT - 200ml
Maison Margiela Replica By The Fireplace Edt - 100ml
Maison Margiela Replica Jazz Club EdT - 30ml
Maison Margiela Replica Sailing Day EdT - 30ml
Maison Margiela Replica Under The Lemon Tree - 30ml
Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet Man EdT - 100ml
Parfums Vintage Emperor Extrait EdP - 50ml
Penhaligon's Endymion Concentré EdP - 100ml
Penhaligon's Halfeti Leather EdP - 100ml
Penhaligon's Sartorial EdT - 100ml
Penhaligon's The Tragedy of Lord George EdP - 75ml
Tom Ford Noir Anthracite EdP - 50ml
Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme EdT - 100ml
Yves Saint Laurent Y Le Parfum EdP - 100ml

Yes, it's alphabetised (fk off) and yes, some of them I already have replacement bottles ready to go...

I noted the splits from Tom as well as some of them aren't cheap:

Creed Bois du Portugal EdP - 30ml
Creed Green Irish Tweed EdP - 30ml
Creed Himalaya EdP - 30ml
Creed Original Santal EdP - 50ml
Creed Silver Mountain Water EdP - 20ml
Creed Tabarome EdP - 20ml
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver EdP - 10ml
Tom Ford Oud Wood EdP - 10ml
Tom Ford Ombré Leather EdP - 10ml
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille EdP - 30ml

Edited by Funk on Monday 25th July 19:19

That's quite a list. Do you keep them in a dark cupboard, or 'out'?

[Funk]

Mobile Chicane said:

That's quite a list. Do you keep them in a dark cupboard, or 'out'?

All the original bottles are in their boxes. The splits from Tom's Decants are in plastic atomisers so they're all in a repurposed Bulgari gift set box - so everything's in the dark.

Probably best I don't think about the costs...

[egor110]

Which are you rebuying when there used up ?

[joropug]

Funk said:

All the original bottles are in their boxes. The splits from Tom's Decants are in plastic atomisers so they're all in a repurposed Bulgari gift set box - so everything's in the dark.

Probably best I don't think about the costs...

There has to be a photo coming come on!

[TheJimi]

Bloody hell Funkmeister, that's some collection!

[Funk]

I can stop. After the next bottle.



Honest.

[timmybob]

Funk said:

I can stop. After the next bottle.


Honest.

I tell myself that too...

Not quite as many as you (about 22 at last count), but I also wear something most days. And it's always good to have options!

[Funk]

egor110 said:

Which are you rebuying when there used up ?

Aside from the ones I've already bought replacements for...?

There actually aren't many I wouldn't replace once empty - anything I've bought that I wasn't actually that keen on I've sold on to someone else who wanted it so I'm left with a pretty decent variety of scents I really like. It's nice having something that's perfect for every occasion and stored correctly they'll last for years. I probably wouldn't replace the TF Noir Anthracite - it's not one I wear often and it's rare I chose it over others I have. It should tick a lot of my boxes - I usually like woody/citrus/spicy/leather scents - so Noir Anthracite seemed to be in the right arena but it just doesn't really click with me. I would sell it on but it's not a clear bottle so I genuinely don't know how much of it is left.

I still buy samplers - I'm working my way through the 10 Floris ones I have and I got some more TF the other day. In terms of 'daily drivers' it's Y Le Parfum, Bleu de Chanel, Allure Homme Sport, Bulgari Wood Essence, Creed Himalaya & GIT which are very versatile.

[g3org3y]

Funk said:

The thing I've realised is great fun is to wear stuff for myself rather than thinking too much about others' perceptions. I have everything from zingy citrus-y through to leathery and smoky. I even wear fragrances when I'm at home and not even going out anywhere.

Ditto.

Will also usually have a different fragrance for the evening when I get home from work. Got a toddler, so wife and I don't go out very much, seems a shame to let the fragrances go to waste.

Funk said:

I realised that I should probably have a list of everything mostly for insurance purposes - in the event of needing to make a claim I'd probably be unable to recall everything from memory down the line. If anyone's interested here's the collection:

Bentley For Men Azure EdT - 100ml
Bentley For Men Intense EdP - 100ml
Bleu de Chanel EdP - 100ml x2
Boss Bottled Intense EdP - 100ml
Boss The Scent EdT - 200ml
Boss The Scent Absolute EdP - 100ml
Boss The Scent Private Accord EdT - 50ml
Bulgari Man Glacial Essence EdP - 60ml
Bulgari Man In Black EdP - 60ml x2
Bulgari Man Wood Essence EdP - 100ml x2
Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme EdP -100ml x2
Creed Aventus EdP - 100ml
Giorgio Armani Aqua di Gio Profumo EdP - 75ml & 40ml
Issey Miyake L'Eau Majeure D'Issey EdT - 100ml
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Essence de Parfum EdP - 75ml
Joop Homme Wild EdT - 200ml
Maison Margiela Replica By The Fireplace Edt - 100ml
Maison Margiela Replica Jazz Club EdT - 30ml
Maison Margiela Replica Sailing Day EdT - 30ml
Maison Margiela Replica Under The Lemon Tree - 30ml
Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet Man EdT - 100ml
Parfums Vintage Emperor Extrait EdP - 50ml
Penhaligon's Endymion Concentré EdP - 100ml
Penhaligon's Halfeti Leather EdP - 100ml
Penhaligon's Sartorial EdT - 100ml
Penhaligon's The Tragedy of Lord George EdP - 75ml
Tom Ford Noir Anthracite EdP - 50ml
Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme EdT - 100ml
Yves Saint Laurent Y Le Parfum EdP - 100ml

Yes, it's alphabetised (fk off) and yes, some of them I already have replacement bottles ready to go...

I noted the splits from Tom as well as some of them aren't cheap:

Creed Bois du Portugal EdP - 30ml
Creed Green Irish Tweed EdP - 30ml
Creed Himalaya EdP - 30ml
Creed Original Santal EdP - 50ml
Creed Silver Mountain Water EdP - 20ml
Creed Tabarome EdP - 20ml
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver EdP - 10ml
Tom Ford Oud Wood EdP - 10ml
Tom Ford Ombré Leather EdP - 10ml
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille EdP - 30ml

Nice collection.

My current (excluding all the 2-5ml samples I've bought over the last number of years):

Muger Pure Malt
Bentley for Men Intense
Creed Aventus
Ralph Lauren Polo Blue
JGP Le Male
JPG Ultra Male
D&G Light Blue Eau Intense
D&G The One EdT
Chanel Allure Homme Sport
Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme
Bleu de Chanel EdT
Viktor and Rolf Spice Bomb Extreme
Dior Sauvage EdT
Dior Sauvage Elixir
Giorgio Armani - Acqua di Gio Profumo
Parfums Vintage Emperor Extrait
Parfums Vintage Rush of Unicorns
Parfums Vintage Isla Tropical Prive
Versace Eros
Versace Dylan Blue
YSL La Nuit de L'Homme
YSL Y EdP
Tom Ford Costa Azzurra
Tom Ford Mandarino di Amalfi
Tom Ford Oud Wood
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Tom Ford Noir Extreme
Maison Margiela Sailing Day
Maison Margiela Jazz Cub
Penhaligons The Tragedy of Lord George
Rochas Moustache
TEV Tobacco Vanille
TEV Neroli Portofino
TEV F*cking Fabulous
TEV Green Irish Tweed
TEV Layton
TEV Silver Mountain Water

Arriving soon: TEV Royal Water, Erolfa and Himalaya.

Funk said:

I can stop. After the next bottle.



Honest.

[Funk]

Thank fk it's not just me then. I was starting to feel like the 'crazy cat lady' of fragrances....

Edited by Funk on Monday 25th July 22:31

[g3org3y]

Funk said:

Thank fk it's not just me then. I was starting to feel like the 'crazy cat lady' of fragrances....

[dandarez]

Funk said:

I am knocking on a bit at 43.

I have to admit I burst out laughing at that!
I've been on PH's more than half the years you've lived! You're just a young whippersnapper, snap out of it!

I must add my bit of text to this thread about 'aftershaves' when I have five mins. If only for those of us who 'don't' want to spend big bucks on 'splashing it all over.' So no, I don't need to insure my 'bottles', in fact if I dropped one it wouldn't matter.

But we are all different and spend our hard-earned on different things.

[Funk]

dandarez said:

Funk said:

I am knocking on a bit at 43.

I have to admit I burst out laughing at that!
I've been on PH's more than half the years you've lived! You're just a young whippersnapper, snap out of it!

I must add my bit of text to this thread about 'aftershaves' when I have five mins. If only for those of us who 'don't' want to spend big bucks on 'splashing it all over.' So no, I don't need to insure my 'bottles', in fact if I dropped one it wouldn't matter.

But we are all different and spend our hard-earned on different things.

My comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek in response to g3org3y's comment about The Tragedy of Lord George being for the 'older gentleman'...

Re. the insurance, they're not insured specifically, however there's probably a couple of grands' worth to replace there in the (hopefully never-to-occur) event I suffer a total loss.

I don't really have any vices - I don't drink, I don't smoke or do drugs and my hobbies are relatively cheap; I love hifi but have mainly bought used however I do have a little bit of a LEGO addiction. Indulging in fragrances is relatively benign in the grand scheme of things..!

Edited by Funk on Tuesday 26th July 00:56

[Mobile Chicane]

g3org3y said:

Will also usually have a different fragrance for the evening when I get home from work. Got a toddler, so wife and I don't go out very much, seems a shame to let the fragrances go to waste.

Do you have anything in particular you wear to bed?

I'm a fan of leather / rose / oud.

Fréderic Malle 'The Night' a particular favourite. Also 'Rose et Cuir'.

[dandarez]

Funk said:

dandarez said:

Funk said:

I am knocking on a bit at 43.

I have to admit I burst out laughing at that!
I've been on PH's more than half the years you've lived! You're just a young whippersnapper, snap out of it!

I must add my bit of text to this thread about 'aftershaves' when I have five mins. If only for those of us who 'don't' want to spend big bucks on 'splashing it all over.' So no, I don't need to insure my 'bottles', in fact if I dropped one it wouldn't matter.

But we are all different and spend our hard-earned on different things.

My comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek in response to g3org3y's comment about The Tragedy of Lord George being for the 'older gentleman'...

Re. the insurance, they're not insured specifically, however there's probably a couple of grands' worth to replace there in the (hopefully never-to-occur) event I suffer a total loss.

I don't really have any vices - I don't drink, I don't smoke or do drugs and my hobbies are relatively cheap; I love hifi but have mainly bought used however I do have a little bit of a LEGO addiction. Indulging in fragrances is relatively benign in the grand scheme of things..!

It's a tad late so a quick response. I have to say that was a lovely response, and really makes a change here on PHs where a lot seems to be divisive these days, and good luck to you. Life is for living how you want to and that's exactly how it should be, not be pushed one way or 'tother.

[Funk]

dandarez said:

Funk said:

dandarez said:

Funk said:

I am knocking on a bit at 43.

I have to admit I burst out laughing at that!
I've been on PH's more than half the years you've lived! You're just a young whippersnapper, snap out of it!

I must add my bit of text to this thread about 'aftershaves' when I have five mins. If only for those of us who 'don't' want to spend big bucks on 'splashing it all over.' So no, I don't need to insure my 'bottles', in fact if I dropped one it wouldn't matter.

But we are all different and spend our hard-earned on different things.

My comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek in response to g3org3y's comment about The Tragedy of Lord George being for the 'older gentleman'...

Re. the insurance, they're not insured specifically, however there's probably a couple of grands' worth to replace there in the (hopefully never-to-occur) event I suffer a total loss.

I don't really have any vices - I don't drink, I don't smoke or do drugs and my hobbies are relatively cheap; I love hifi but have mainly bought used however I do have a little bit of a LEGO addiction. Indulging in fragrances is relatively benign in the grand scheme of things..!

It's a tad late so a quick response. I have to say that was a lovely response, and really makes a change here on PHs where a lot seems to be divisive these days, and good luck to you. Life is for living how you want to and that's exactly how it should be, not be pushed one way or 'tother.

Cheers dandarez. FWIW, this thread isn't all about eye-watering sums for a bottle - many pages back I recommended one of the cheapest fragrances so far, namely Bentley's "For Men Intense" Eau de Parfum. It's a stunning fragrance at a bargain price (100ml for £27 at notino.co.uk for example) and most who bought it were, I think, broadly very impressed with it.

In amongst the £200+ bottles I also have quite a few other more wallet-friendly scents including Joop! Homme Wild - notino.co.uk have it at £23 for 125ml- and Hugo Boss 'The Scent' is under £40 on there for 100ml. Also Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet can be had for around £40 for 100ml on beautybase.com.

It shows you don't have to spend a fortune to get high-quality, intriguing and interesting fragrances. If anything there's more pleasure in finding something excellent at a budget price; one would rightly expect a £200+ scent to be nothing but exceptional for the money.

[g3org3y]

Funk said:

dandarez said:

Funk said:

I am knocking on a bit at 43.

I have to admit I burst out laughing at that!
I've been on PH's more than half the years you've lived! You're just a young whippersnapper, snap out of it!

I must add my bit of text to this thread about 'aftershaves' when I have five mins. If only for those of us who 'don't' want to spend big bucks on 'splashing it all over.' So no, I don't need to insure my 'bottles', in fact if I dropped one it wouldn't matter.

But we are all different and spend our hard-earned on different things.

My comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek in response to g3org3y's comment about The Tragedy of Lord George being for the 'older gentleman'...

Re. the insurance, they're not insured specifically, however there's probably a couple of grands' worth to replace there in the (hopefully never-to-occur) event I suffer a total loss.

I don't really have any vices - I don't drink, I don't smoke or do drugs and my hobbies are relatively cheap; I love hifi but have mainly bought used however I do have a little bit of a LEGO addiction. Indulging in fragrances is relatively benign in the grand scheme of things..!

38 here. (I'd add Bentley Intense into that category as well, I don't think either would suit a 21 year old for example (IMVHO))

Vices: Lego, model cars, shoes and books for me...

Mobile Chicane said:

g3org3y said:

Will also usually have a different fragrance for the evening when I get home from work. Got a toddler, so wife and I don't go out very much, seems a shame to let the fragrances go to waste.

Do you have anything in particular you wear to bed?

I'm a fan of leather / rose / oud.

Fréderic Malle 'The Night' a particular favourite. Also 'Rose et Cuir'.

Nothing in particular tbh, it's more a case of getting use out of the fragrances more suited for an evening - eg La Nuit de L'Homme, The One etc.

Funk said:

Cheers dandarez. FWIW, this thread isn't all about eye-watering sums for a bottle - many pages back I recommended one of the cheapest fragrances so far, namely Bentley's "For Men Intense" Eau de Parfum. It's a stunning fragrance at a bargain price (100ml for £27 at notino.co.uk for example) and most who bought it were, I think, broadly very impressed with it.

In amongst the £200+ bottles I also have quite a few other more wallet-friendly scents including Joop! Homme Wild - notino.co.uk have it at £23 for 125ml- and Hugo Boss 'The Scent' is under £40 on there for 100ml. Also Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet can be had for around £40 for 100ml on beautybase.com.

It shows you don't have to spend a fortune to get high-quality, intriguing and interesting fragrances. If anything there's more pleasure in finding something excellent at a budget price; one would rightly expect a £200+ scent to be nothing but exceptional for the money.

Agreed.

One of the interesting things is that the cheaper designer (rather than expensive niche) fragrances are the most mass appealing and compliment getting IMO. You're more likely to get positive feedback from wearing YSL Y than some super expensive weird niche fragrance that people on Fragrantica get excited about.