Monday 7/13 starts Barbershop week in the 2015 Sabbatical thread. I'm planning on using Mike's Barbershop, Musgo Real classic cream,Floid Vigoroso, Pinaud Clubman and some bay rum.
As far as AS goes:
Pinaud Clubman is my go to;
I do enjoy Myrsol F./Extra though, especially for days where I feel a tad burned (razor or sun);
I'd also like to get some T&H Clubman, but boy-o-boy is it pricey.
For soaps though, I've tried a few Barbershop scents, and though many are very nice, none have come across as very barbershop-y (I've tried Mama Bear's, which i couldn't get a decent lather from thanks to my hard water, and I've been enjoying Shannon's, which smells more like clean laundry to me than a barber shop). I've also got a sample of Mike's coming soon. I always welcome recommendations.
I like Mike's Barbershop enough, I just ordered more.
Just looked at the top 4 in my rotation:
Pinaud clubman
Lucky Tiger
OS classic
Fine American blend
All barbershop (almost) all the time!
Any love for Booster's Polar Ice here?
I just got some from WCS and I must say I like it. Has glycerin, which I always add to my aftershaves if they don't already have it. Low alcohol burn. False advertising, though: the menthol is all but undetectable. That's okay for me because I'm a menthol weenie.
Probably great for those like me who aren't looking for a seismic event with their aftershave.
Others with better noses and descriptive powers will describe the scent better, but it's definitely barbershoppy. (I understand that this product is found in many Canadian barbershops.)
Ingredients: water, sd alcohol 40, fragrance, glycerin, menthol, F,D, & C blue #1.
I used Booster Polar Ice this very morning. Its my only blue aftershave. Subtle menthol indeed, and softened by the glycerine. Its definitely a barbershop scent, and you can get a 400ml bottle for about $12 USD.