Thread: Splash recommendation

I am actually looking for an alcohol based product. Last night I picked up Pinaud Clubman, Pinaud Bay Rum, and some Brut. I could not find whitch hazel anywhere in the store unfortunately. After getting out of the store and breaking the seals on the 3 products I found all of them to be almost offensive scents. I realize that they are "classics" but they scent absolutely does not dissipate at all and they are so simple and over powering that I will likely shove them in the back of the cabinet. I did use the clubman this morning just to try it out and am really happy with the results though sitting here still able to smell it hours later isn't doing anything for me. Avoiding menthol is the big thing for me. I wear Polo Black for a scent most often and find many things do not stack well with the pouchouli dry down.

There are many, many options and you could spend years trying new things. You might try Dominica Bay rum - I find it more refreshing, drier scented and "islandish" than many other BRs. Also, Speick is very mild, not too expensive and has a light scent.

Jordan

What is your favorite cologne? Why do not you try it as an AS, too? I use a Hermes Cologne as an AS daily and it works just fine.

I use quite a few colognes in the end though Polo Black is my favorite. A single product that could be used with any of them is my preference.

i usually do some osage rub followed up with a balm.

I think I found my product. I went to bath and body works over lunch and looked over their CO Bigelow balms. They have all the goodies in them. Witch Hazel, shea butter, aloe, glycerine, along with alcohol and some other astringent ingredients. Elixir red smells very similar to the AOS sandalwood and elixir black is an agar wood, tonka bean, musk, vanilla scent. Right now they have a buy 1 get 1 free deal on those products for their june sale. There is an elixir blue that is a water scent and an elixir green that is a woodie/piney scent sorta like the original Polo cologne. The best part is that they have the matching colognes for the guys that wear it. I bought elixir red and black with the matching cologne and they rang them up so I for one cologne and one balm free so I saved $30 total.

Based on your criteria, you can't go wrong with Speick

Originally Posted by DustinW

I think I found my product. I went to bath and body works over lunch and looked over their CO Bigelow balms. They have all the goodies in them. Witch Hazel, shea butter, aloe, glycerine, along with alcohol and some other astringent ingredients. Elixir red smells very similar to the AOS sandalwood and elixir black is an agar wood, tonka bean, musk, vanilla scent. Right now they have a buy 1 get 1 free deal on those products for their june sale. There is an elixir blue that is a water scent and an elixir green that is a woodie/piney scent sorta like the original Polo cologne. The best part is that they have the matching colognes for the guys that wear it. I bought elixir red and black with the matching cologne and they rang them up so I for one cologne and one balm free so I saved $30 total.

The blue balm is what i've been using...

4711, the scent will be gone by the time you reach the bottom of the stairs. It's a heavy lime scent for a few seconds but it's not officially a A/S.