Thread: Manliest aftershave?

Originally Posted by fccexpert

I'm sixty and I look forty (at least as far as my skin goes), and I do not and never have cared how soft it is. In any event, real men do not care because they are secure enough in their identities that things line this simply do not matter.

Alcohol will temporarily remove much of the skins natural oils, but it does not stop their production and they come back in short order. In practice, since shaving with a straight razor removes all or most of the skins surface oils, the use of alcohol or an alcohol based aftershave really has little effect on your skin anyway. The alcohol evaporates very quickly, and once it is gone, there is no lingering effect.

I know this is contrary to what all of the skin product people tell you, but remember, they are trying to sell you something. I challenge you to present a single scientific study that shows that a brief daily topical exposure to alcohol has any effect on your skin. Studies by people trying to sell something do not count as scientific.

I have no proof but the word of several Dermatologist, I am sure they can point you to the information to me it was good enough. Good Genes by the way not all men are so lucky. And if caring about what you look like makes you not a man well I am not sure even what to say to that.

Originally Posted by Don

I have no proof but the word of several Dermatologist, I am sure they can point you to the information to me it was good enough. Good Genes by the way not all men are so lucky. And if caring about what you look like makes you not a man well I am not sure even what to say to that.

The true metric of manhood is the degree to which your wife looks better than you. It has nothing to do with you in isolation. So if you are butt ugly, you are manly if your wife is ordinary. If you are good looking, you have a high man rating if your wife is scorching. If you are butt ugly and your wife is hot [and I am damn proud to fit in this category], then you are all man baby, and men like that use Old Spice or Boosters because men like look and smell butt ugly but don't care because their wife is hot anyway. That's the freedom of being manly.

Never smelled bay rum, but my new favourite is definitely Old Spice, absolutely awesome

The true metric of manhood is the degree to which your wife looks better than you. It has nothing to do with you in isolation. So if you are butt ugly, you are manly if your wife is ordinary. If you are good looking, you have a high man rating if your wife is scorching. If you are butt ugly and your wife is hot [and I am damn proud to fit in this category], then you are all man baby, and men like that use Old Spice or Boosters because men like look and smell butt ugly but don't care because their wife is hot anyway. That's the freedom of being manly.

That definition was really awesome!

This thread has gotten way off base the next thing we will be measuring our............................................... .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................Razors

Gasoline and oil smells manly to me...somehow I don't think the girls would like it.

SWMBO tends to like Armani+my natural smell. In my experience though, a smell is not necessarily indicative of manliness, though it may disqualify you. I find that personal accessories better illustrate the level of manliness. For instance, well fitting motorcycle armor plus a helmet, manly jeans (no rips, etc), and some scruff will take you far into manly territory.

Originally Posted by G23VFR

you could try just rubbing some whiskey on

Lets not be wasteful!
dannyr

Originally Posted by Don

This thread has gotten way off base the next thing we will be measuring our............................................... .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................Razors

By length? Isn't width a more useful measure for..............a razor? Never understand why everyone tells us the length.........................................of the razors on ebay.

Glenfiddich, Cohibas, and definitely a splash of Hoppes under either arm pit.

i think i'll start letting my neighbor's german shepard like my face then start my car and stick my face in front of the muffler