Thread: Pinaud's Lilac Vegetal

Originally Posted by razorrandy

I bought some and put it on . I asked my 20 year old daughter hows it smell. She told me it smelled like the one of the urinal pucks in the bathroom. Come to think of it she was right. I will stick with the original clubman, now thats what a guy should smell like.

I suppose this begs the question how your daughter knows what a urinal puck smells like.....awwww never mind.....


Scott

Originally Posted by honedright

I think Lilac Vegetal was my first ever aftershave. My grandfather told me that it was, at one time, his favorite. I first bought it back in the 70's when it still came in glass bottles. I loved it back then. Had a very clean, light, pleasing fragrance.
The stuff I buy today still has some of that original scent, but I detect something different, sort of chemically, in the formula. I still like it, but it's just not the same stuff.

Scott

Hey I bought it then and it did smell different. I bought it again a year ago and was not especially pleased. I thought it was just me but now I am convinced they changed something. It does smell a bit bad and boy does it have staying power.

My daughter used to work in a resturant and evening clean up consisted of restroom detail. You got to start somewhere.

Originally Posted by honedright

Lilac Vegetal was Edouard Pinaud's first aftershave formulated for the Hungarian Calvalry attached to the court of Napoleon III in 1810 (Pinaud was the court perfumer). It was at one time found in almost all barbershops. Still found in many.

For that reason, I'd guess, it's considered a venerable, old-time aftershave.

Suppose it's better than smelling like a Hungarian horse...

Scott

Oddly enough, the Hungarian Cavalry was the most feared in Europe at the time ...

I picked some up just because...ok, I live near Appleton Barber Supply and I went to get a strop. Of course I had to look at the other things they had. I remembered this thread and woops....of course it wasn't the only thing I got....

As far as the scent..It is wicked old school and reminds me of my Grandmother's house ( a good thing). It also reminds me of being in the florists . All those flowering plants, the damp earth, high oxygen content and the general smell of greenery. Btw my daughter made gagging sounds when I first put it on but later she said she likes it. So, put some on and do a bit of face huffing while thinking of the florist.