Lilac Vegetal...i'll bite.

[richmondesi]

I just saw Bear Grylls drinking some on Man vs. Wild.

[VR6ofpain]

Another one comes into the light.....


I too had a bottle and liked it initially. One day as I was splashing it on I realized that is smells terrible. I dumped it down the

It's amazing though right? All the time under my nose and I just realized it is terrible.

[luvmysuper]

It's amazing though right? All the time under my nose and I just realized it is terrible.

Maybe, with winter and all, you have developed a sinus infection and suddenly can't appreciate the fine notes of this delicious smelling elixer.

[richmondesi]

Maybe, with winter and all, you have developed a sinus infection and suddenly can't appreciate the fine notes of this delicious smelling elixer.

That's certainly NOT it

[VR6ofpain]

Most alcohol aftershaves are basically alcohol and fragrance.
A few innocuous odds and ends here and there, but in a nutshell, that IS what aftershave is.

I have seen a great deal of alcohol aftershaves that have more than alcohol and fragrance:

Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Aqua Velva Ice Sport
Aqua Velva Musk
Geo Beene Grey Flannel AS
Skin Bracer Original
Skin Bracer Cooling Blue
Tabac Original

All of these have things like Propylene Glycol, Menthol, oils, etc. I disagree with your statement.

[VR6ofpain]

Recently discovered manuscripts reveal the Dante's 9th circle of hell was not a lake of blood and guilt, but a lake of lilac vegetal. The change was made because it was felt that the original lake of lv was too graphic and horrible for most people to read. Sort of like the idea of knowing the grossest thing you ever ate. You just don't want to go there.

[koso]

"Charlie... don't... VEG!"


Gabe, I'm sure the leftover could have been used to clean brake parts or something.


Or, you coulda driven it over to Orangevale and given the rest to me.

[VR6ofpain]

Gabe, I'm sure the leftover could have been used to clean brake parts or something.


Or, you coulda driven it over to Orangevale and given the rest to me.

Yes I bet it works better than a can of Brakleen.



Maybe I will have to give it to ya!

[grumpy old codger]

SWMBO bitched about the "geezer" AS's I have/had accumulated. "Why would anyone......" (well, married guys, you know the drill). One day when she was up, when I went to work, she smelled the LV on me. Now it appears the smell is not that bad. Women, can't live with them. The end.

[DogHair]

I just saw Bear Grylls drinking some on Man vs. Wild.

Was he naked? In the snow? Otherwise it doesn't count.

[Sullybob]

It's amazing though right? All the time under my nose and I just realized it is terrible.

Yes it is amazing. I think that we were victim of mass hysteria or mass delusion or mass something or other that resulted in us liking the odor of the veg, at least temporarily. Then the we woke up. We can only hope that the rest of the masses wake up as well.

Maybe, with winter and all, you have developed a sinus infection and suddenly can't appreciate the fine notes of this delicious smelling elixer.

That is most assuredly not the reason for the sudden awakening.

[luvmysuper]

I disagree with your statement.

That's the great thing about this board, you're as free to be as wrong about this as you are about the Veg!!

[mike72]

So I finally decided (about 1/3 of the way through my bottle) that Lilac Vegetal is just nasty. The scent was intreguing for a bit, and does smell a bit floral, but man it is just too strong and too cloying.

Not sure what I will do with the rest of the bottle, but it won't be used on my face. I finally just came to the conclusion that Pinaud does not agree with me in general. No more money will be spent on their scents.

I also must point out that Lilac Vegetal is just diluted alcohol with fragrance and coloring. Look at the ingredients list, not even that Propylene Glycol stuff is present. Very disappointing.

amen brother i poured mine out in the front yard hoping it might scare away the skunks.

[Topgumby]

Rudolph used Lilac Vegetal
Regular just like a clock
And if you got too near him
You could watch the buzzards drop

All of the shaving reindeer
Used sneer and pinch their noses
They always told poor Rudolph
He smelled like some old Wino's toeses

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa took a whiff
"Rudolph, with that Veg so strong
You could move my sleigh along!"

They hitched Rudolph up in last place
And Santa shouted out with glee
"You others better put a move on
To get away from that cat pee!"
And..that night...they broke, mach three!

[guitarslinger]

pour it around the yard to keep stray cats out :idk:

[BEAR DEN]

Rudolph used Lilac Vegetal
Regular just like a clock
And if you got too near him
You could watch the buzzards drop

All of the shaving reindeer
Used sneer and pinch their noses
They always told poor Rodolph
He smelled like some old Wino's toeses

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa took a whiff
"Rudolph, with that Veg so strong
You could move my sleigh along!"

They hitched Rudolph up in last place
And Santa shouted out with glee
"You others better put a move on
To get away from that cat pee!"
And..that night...they broke, mach three!

[jjjackso]

hahaha. Rudolph the veg is just too much.

[Ferengi]

Okay, that does it! The pic of Kilgore with the black Stetson and the crossed sabers has me convinced (since I do Civil War Cavalry reenacting), and since the history of Lilac Vegital says that Pinaud was commissioned to produce a fragrance for the Hungarian Cavalry, that I need to try this intriguing scent. I am curious though, based on the opinions of some of the posters on this thread, if the scent of LV was designed to mask the natural odor of a cavalryman who hasn't bathed in weeks (this was early 19th century Europe wasn't it?) or if Pinaud mistakenly replicated the offensive aforementioned odor in liquid form and bottled it. SWMBO, as always, will be the last word in whether a scent is kept or discarded. So far she likes AV Ice Blue, AV Musk, Clubman, Brut, and one she gave me, Acqua Di Gio' by Armani, which is actually a cologne (literally: alcohol, water, fragrance). When I wear the classic aftershaves she says in her best imitation of Miss Swan, "You smell lika man!" She likes. Don't base your decisions on what you like in a scent. The point is to appeal to the fairer sex. They detect something in those scents that stimulates something primordial. Has your SWMBO ever snuggled in your armpit? Brothers heed my words. So far, this thread has given me more fits of laughter than any of the others.

[luvmysuper]

Okay, that does it! The pic of Kilgore with the black Stetson and the crossed sabers has me convinced (since I do Civil War Cavalry reenacting), and since the history of Lilac Vegital says that Pinaud was commissioned to produce a fragrance for the Hungarian Cavalry, that I need to try this intriguing scent. I am curious though, based on the opinions of some of the posters on this thread, if the scent of LV was designed to mask the natural odor of a cavalryman who hasn't bathed in weeks (this was early 19th century Europe wasn't it?) or if Pinaud mistakenly replicated the offensive aforementioned odor in liquid form and bottled it. SWMBO, as always, will be the last word in whether a scent is kept or discarded. So far she likes AV Ice Blue, AV Musk, Clubman, Brut, and one she gave me, Acqua Di Gio' by Armani, which is actually a cologne (literally: alcohol, water, fragrance). When I wear the classic aftershaves she says in her best imitation of Miss Swan, "You smell lika man!" She likes. Don't base your decisions on what you like in a scent. The point is to appeal to the fairer sex. They detect something in those scents that stimulates something primordial. Has your SWMBO ever snuggled in your armpit? Brothers heed my words. So far, this thread has given me more fits of laughter than any of the others.

Honestly, if you want SWMBO to give it a fair shake, DON'T let her smell the bottle, and after you put it on, give it about 10 minutes to heat up to your body temp.
It really is an amazingly good smell out of the bottle, and on the body for a bit.

[Ferengi]

Phil, I concur. That's the only way to do it. Out of the bottle and on the body. Each persons chemistry has an effect on the scent. Women know this and that's why they always test a new fragrance on their wrist from the sampler.