Has anyone ever used or smelled it? I know it has turned in to kind of a joke but I am kind of interested.
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Has anyone ever used or smelled it? I know it has turned in to kind of a joke but I am kind of interested.
Don't ever use that stuff. Chicks now days are way tougher than they used to be and unless you are a UFC champ, they will kill you.
i have absolutely no idea what it smells like.. but i've issued a standing order to "buy on sight"..
can't wait to include it in the rotation.
Your lady will rip your shirt off before you can get out the door for work every morning, so buy lots of extra shirts lol.
I can't recall the smell but it was a hot item when I was in high school, along with 007. I don't know if they still make it.
I remember it well. It was one of the Big Four along with Jade East, Brut, and Canoe. All were waaaay too sweet and cloying for me. But just like fashions come and go, they were popular at the time and the law said you had to have them.
I think the commercials made it a joke, but the scent in the orange-yellow color was wonderful stuff and I'd use it now if it were available. I don't remember the details of the commercial except there were a lot of karate chops.Quote:
Originally Posted by saf
When I started shaving in high school, typical teenage zit problems prohibited me from using aftershave at all, but on hot dates and other special occasions I wasn't going to be denied.
That is very old school I think I had that in H.S
I think it smells like Sake and Tofu but its been along time since HS
You guys make get a kick (pun intended) out of this:
YouTube - Hai Karate - vintage TV commercial
I remember that commercial like it was yesterday. Thanks!
i'd give anything to have a bottle of the stuff sitting in my shave den.. except the least expensive i've seen it go for is about 50 bucks.. so i guess i'd give anything less than that.
YouTube - UK Hai Karate Commercial With Valerie Leon
In the UK we had Valerie Leon. Most Brits of a certain age will remember her in the Hai Karate ads. Between her and Henry Cooper who was flogging Brut, we were spoiled for choice.
Yeah! that commercial is a classic, late 60's I'd guess. I used it in my high school days. But I don't remember having to fight off the babes quite like that!
Rob.
I have a nearly full bottle, in the box, with the printed 'Warning" about what can happen when you use it. :)
Hai Karate is totally awesome and I have a few vintage bottles that I occasionally and very carefully use. I dispense it like the liquid gold that it is and I always have an extra security detail on standby just in case someone tries to make off with it when I remove it from the vault. I have some of the Cool Lime, the Original, and the Oriental Spice aftershaves. I also have an Original formula cologne and aftershave gift set still in the original cello! If you ask nicely I can post pictures.
Honestly I don't know why Hai Karate enjoys such notoreity, It isn't that bad. It has a nice citrus fragrance and you would have to make more of an effort to overdo it with HK than say Jade East.
who is nicely? can someone ask him? i wanna see some pictures!
Hai Karate , English Leather and Jade East, the tools / weapons of a teenager. :o
Hai Karate Cologne - Get great deals for Hai Karate Cologne on eBay!
is ebay the only place to find this stuff? my ASAD has been kicking up lately and if im gonna get a bottle of after shave that is more than 50 bucks i better do it now before i find a reason to talk myself out of it :shrug:
-dan-