Holy smokes, ladies and gentlemen. I'm about to admit something that you, my fellow shave brethren, will find somewhat appalling. Then, I will admit something that you will find entirely unsurprising.
I retired my Mach-3 from regular use back in October of 2013 when I received my EJ89. I started using everyone's favorite ASB in the white bottle, Nivea, as my aftershave and I was happy. That was, of course, until the good Captain came out with his line of AS's. Then, I bought both the Lime and Bay Rum, and my face and nose thanked me for it! Nivea was good, but I loved having some nice smelling (and straightforward) splashes. Soon thereafter, the fine Mr. Fine released his line of aftershave splashes, and I loved having more cologne-scented aftershaves with menthol in the arsenal for the warmer months. All three lines have a place in my den, though the Nivea rarely gets used these days.
Thus, we come to an admission that you, my fellows and ladies of the Blade, will find somewhat appalling: Until today, I had never used Pinaud Clubman. I never even smelled it. I passed it in the drug store and the supermarket with that knowing look of recognition. You see, I won a variety of AS and EDT/Colognes in a PIF recently. The package arrived today. In that package was, among others, almost a full bottle of Clubman. I opened it to see what this storied concoction smelled like, and this brings us to our second admission...
Until today, I had absolutely no idea what a "barbershop scent" actually was. I understood, in theory, what one meant by the scent, but I was rather skeptical that such a thing could be accurately evoked. I truly did not get it. However, one whiff of Clubman, and I was immediately transported to my barber's establishment. In fact, it was so reminiscent that it was almost scary in how powerful the association for me was. I never was given a splash of this at my barber's, nor have I ever asked for a shave there. The combination of scents, however, just filled my mind with thoughts of that place -- certainly, a happy association!
Gentlemen, ladies, I hereby admit I was wrong. I stand happily corrected. This stuff is a barbershop in a bottle! I'll give it a run after my shave tomorrow to see how it works with my skin, but the scent is rather remarkable in the images it evokes. I was truly amazed!
I retired my Mach-3 from regular use back in October of 2013 when I received my EJ89. I started using everyone's favorite ASB in the white bottle, Nivea, as my aftershave and I was happy. That was, of course, until the good Captain came out with his line of AS's. Then, I bought both the Lime and Bay Rum, and my face and nose thanked me for it! Nivea was good, but I loved having some nice smelling (and straightforward) splashes. Soon thereafter, the fine Mr. Fine released his line of aftershave splashes, and I loved having more cologne-scented aftershaves with menthol in the arsenal for the warmer months. All three lines have a place in my den, though the Nivea rarely gets used these days.
Thus, we come to an admission that you, my fellows and ladies of the Blade, will find somewhat appalling: Until today, I had never used Pinaud Clubman. I never even smelled it. I passed it in the drug store and the supermarket with that knowing look of recognition. You see, I won a variety of AS and EDT/Colognes in a PIF recently. The package arrived today. In that package was, among others, almost a full bottle of Clubman. I opened it to see what this storied concoction smelled like, and this brings us to our second admission...
Until today, I had absolutely no idea what a "barbershop scent" actually was. I understood, in theory, what one meant by the scent, but I was rather skeptical that such a thing could be accurately evoked. I truly did not get it. However, one whiff of Clubman, and I was immediately transported to my barber's establishment. In fact, it was so reminiscent that it was almost scary in how powerful the association for me was. I never was given a splash of this at my barber's, nor have I ever asked for a shave there. The combination of scents, however, just filled my mind with thoughts of that place -- certainly, a happy association!
Gentlemen, ladies, I hereby admit I was wrong. I stand happily corrected. This stuff is a barbershop in a bottle! I'll give it a run after my shave tomorrow to see how it works with my skin, but the scent is rather remarkable in the images it evokes. I was truly amazed!
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