What is/was Dad's Aftershave?

**MajorMoran** · 01-25-2012, 07:09 PM

Dad used Old Spice and Gramps, who was a barber by trade and straight shaved, used Witch Hazel.

**mftoms59** · 01-25-2012, 07:10 PM

My Dad used an Aftershave & Cologne of the same Scent on a daily basis; British Sterling, Aramis, Canoe, Z-14 and sometimes a Lime Scent for Summer but I'm not sure if it was Old Spice or some other make that's been discontinued. His Special Occasion (Wedding, Family Reunion, ETC) Aftershaves & Colognes were kept under Lock & Key and I'd be hard pressed to recall them. I like the British Sterling, Aramis and Z-14 myself, they smell fine and bring back fond memories.

**Gattopardo** · 01-26-2012, 05:41 AM

I remember that my father used only splashes, Mennen skin bracer is the one I remember the most...

**Acmemfg** · 01-26-2012, 05:53 AM

Aqua Velva or Mennen Skin Bracer....anything else would wind up getting tossed,

**winstonage** · 01-26-2012, 06:13 AM

My dad has been gone 10 years. I remember in the 60's he wore AV Blue. In the 70's he stopped using AS and went to Cologne. He wore Tabac for the last 30 years of his life.

**fonkemonkey** · 01-26-2012, 06:20 AM

Old Spice exclusively. I think he stopped when he retired a few years ago.

**mmack66** · 01-26-2012, 06:26 AM

English Leather

**heybatter** · 01-26-2012, 06:51 AM

Pinaud Clubman

**SuperChris** · 01-26-2012, 02:42 PM

My dad's aftershaves and colognes are Aramis and Stetson.

**JoshuaNY** · 01-26-2012, 02:54 PM

My dad has used Old Spice his entire life. I got him the Shulton Old Spice for Christmas. He took one whiff and he said "I always thought they changed the formula on the P&G stuff"

**bladebuff** · 01-26-2012, 03:41 PM

Old Spice and Mennen Skin Bracer were fixtures in the bathroom cabinet, still remember taking whiffs when I was a kid.

**Topgumby** · 01-26-2012, 04:37 PM

The smell of Old Spice and Vitalis conjures up images of my departed father like nothing else.

**mux** · 01-26-2012, 04:57 PM

My dad would just splash on some green bottle Polo the majority of the time.

**Chevyguy** · 01-26-2012, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Topgumby

The smell of Old Spice and Vitalis conjures up images of my departed father like nothing else.

I think the same thing when I smell Old Spice, or Skinbracer. Matter a fact I may have to go buy a bottle of Skinbracer.

Clayton

**Cal_Bear** · 01-26-2012, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by Slash McCoy

He had a bottle of Hai Karate for a while but gave it to me as my first AS.

Same Here...LOL! It was green and came in a Hand shaped decanter; think I gave my sister a "karate chop" with it, so Moms took it away...and of course, Old Spice.

**fine wine** · 01-26-2012, 05:29 PM

Old Spice, nothing else.........JR

**Slash McCoy** · 01-26-2012, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by Cal_Bear

Same Here...LOL! It was green and came in a Hand shaped decanter; think I gave my sister a "karate chop" with it, so Moms took it away...and of course, Old Spice.

I never saw the hand shaped bottle but that would have been pretty cool. I always saw this type of bottle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtwh3nQP5Uo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPYzK...eature=related

**Arthur** · 01-26-2012, 09:10 PM

Aqua Velva. not sure if he still uses it.

**Deacon Frank** · 01-26-2012, 10:56 PM

My Dad used Old Spice until he started using an electric razor. Now he doesn't use aftershave, but he does regularly wear Woods of Windsor cologne. Both scents remind me of him.

**Chefbaze** · 01-26-2012, 11:28 PM

My Dad (May God Rest His Soul) always wore Canoe AS. Funny thing is, as I recently got into wet shaving, and all that goes with it, I picked up a cheap bottle of Clubman. It reminds me of my Dads Canoe !! I also have a bottle of my Dads old Canoe, but I havent been able to get myself to use it, as the bottle is still at the level he left it at...