Christmas Party? - No, Just my Bayrum

[luvmysuper]

I love a good bay rum aftershave, (I particularly llike my own home made version) so I was quite happy when a friend gave me a bottle of Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum aftershave.

I put some on this morning after my morning shave and two thoughts immediately leapt to mind;
1. The appropriateness of the name- Virgin Island - 'cuz there's no way your getting laid wearing this stuff.
2. Do I have amnesia and just forgot that I dipped my head in the punchbowl at the Office Christmas party?

The clove scent is almost overpowering.

I am aware that Pinaud has a tendency to change after you have worn it a while, so I waited for that.

It took longer than I expected. A good two hours later, I could smell the lighter hues of this AS, once the clove rush wore off.

I'm going to give it some time and see if it "grows on me" like some other Pinaud scents have.

Anyone else try this and have an opinion of it? What do you think of when you put it on?

 

[Sharpj74]

I have it & use it on occasion. The scent is pleasant on my skin but falls a distant 3rd in my bay rum selection behind Ogallala's & Hawleywood's No.9. I don't dislike it & it isn't overpowering or cloying on me, just the scent seems a little less dynamic compared to the others. It's probaby a once or twice a month selection for me, but with the array of splashes at my disposal thats not bad at all.

 

[Unknownsoldier]

I have a similar thing with Benjamins bay rum, it's almost sickeningly sweet for a few seconds, then bang it hits a perfect note and last for about 45 minutes on that note... gonna try and mix it to see what it's like then

Tom

 

[dwestenk]

I have a similar thing with Benjamins bay rum ...

By any chance, have you tried the Mentholated Benjamin's Bay Rum??

 

[Unknownsoldier]

No, I'm gonna give my local Jamaican shop a try though..... that has all manner of weird and wonderful smells there..... Jerky and bay rum with rice and peas... classic combination

Tom

 

[Topgumby]

What do you think of when you put it on?

 

[luvmysuper]

Ok, 2 things you can wear if you want to avoid female attention;

1. Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum AS

2. Errol Flynn Thigh Boots.

P.S. Why is there a shadow on the sky behind him?

 

[mmack66]

I guess you had better not try the C.O. Bigelow Bay Rum A/S Balm then.

 

[Topgumby]

OK, maybe this....

 

[taffy]

I like it, my wife finds it to overpowering, though it does fade after a while!

 

[Sodapopjones]

I use it off and on, its a decent scent thats cheap, I just don't always like "Waking" myself up with the burn.

My old girlfriend liked the scent, said it reminded her of ginger bread cookies

 

[Swampfox]

Ok, 2 things you can wear if you want to avoid female attention;

1. Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum AS

2. Errol Flynn Thigh Boots.

P.S. Why is there a shadow on the sky behind him?

ROTFLOL!!!

I have been wanting to try it, I just haven't got back around to Walgreens to buy some. ClubmanRob said it is Captain Morgan's for your face.

 

[snede2112]

I like it a lot and so does my wife. I use it every day. I do like the Ogallala as well. Can anybody comment on their bay rum and sandlewood?

 

[bigred90gt]

I just got my sample bottle of the Clubman Bay Rum today, and decided to shave a day early (I usually shave every 3rd day to give my face time to rest between). Thankfully, I had the sense to rub a little of it into the back of my hand before I slathered my face in it. The first thing that hit me was the smell of Bigred (despite the correlation with the username, I'm not a big fan, the username is after my car) chewing gum. and it hit me like Mike Tyson. Smelling it now (I didnt wash it off so I could check it out after a dry down), it is like cinnamon and cloves. Cant say that I will be using it. If anyone want's it, cover the shipping cost and it's yours. It is only a 2oz sample bottle.

 

[ShaveAddict]

I love Pinaud Bay Rum, my girlfriend like it also,,its an old-school scent of course .

 

[luvmysuper]

I had about 8 ounces of my home made Bay Rum left, so I mixed it with the 12 oz Pinaud, I figured "what's to lose?"

The home made calmed the Pinaud down, and the Pinaud spiced up the home made. A match made in heaven. So now I have about 20oz of nice Bay Rum.
That ought to last me a week or two.

 

[Topgumby]

You want the burn? You can't handle the burn!

Son, we live in a world that has Pinaud Bay Rum and razor burn that needs to be soothed by men with aftershave. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Aqua di Gio balm? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom.

You weep for the alcohol burn and curse the Pinaud Bay Rum; you have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that clovey alcohol burn, while tragic, fights infection and that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves your face.

You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at your citrus and flower scented parties you want me in your shave den, you need me in your shave den. We use words like cinnamon, cloves, alchohol. We use them as the backbone of a life trying to soothe and scent something. You use them as a punchline.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the refreshing splash I provide and then questions the scent with which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you," and went on with your shave. Otherwise, I suggest that you pick up a bottle of Pinaud Bay Rum and splash it freely all over the body. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.





Oh, and I need the Errol Flynn thigh boots for when I go read the posts in the Clown House.

 

[luvmysuper]

You want the burn? You can't handle the burn!

Son, we live in a world that has Pinaud Bay Rum and razor burn that needs to be soothed by men with aftershave. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Aqua di Gio balm? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom.

You weep for the alcohol burn and curse the Pinaud Bay Rum; you have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that clovey alcohol burn, while tragic, fights infection and that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves your face.

You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at your citrus and flower scented parties you want me in your shave den, you need me in your shave den. We use words like cinnamon, cloves, alchohol. We use them as the backbone of a life trying to soothe and scent something. You use them as a punchline.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the refreshing splash I provide and then questions the scent with which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you," and went on with your shave. Otherwise, I suggest that you pick up a bottle of Pinaud Bay Rum and splash it freely all over the body. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.





Oh, and I need the Errol Flynn thigh boots for when I go read the posts in the Clown House.

Uhhhh.......

Thank You. (slinks quietly from the room)

 

[Miles]

 

[Swampfox]

LOL, Topgumby is hilarious.