Classic Barbershop Scent

[mio_cuggino]

Clubman Pinaud has been described as a Barbershop Scent also.
Avon Wild Country is also very similar.
I think they fall under the fougere category.
If you really want to impress, consider trying Alpa Fougere. Well priced, if you can find it.

Apologies, I should have noted that I "make" my own barbershop soap by grating a puck of Williams in a bowl and soaking it in at least two tablespoons of the above-noted aftershaves.
As for soapmakers offering barbershop soaps, have a look through Mama Bear's offerings, she has a soap inspired by Clubman Pinaud. Also, the previously mentioned PAA is a soap maker with a Clubman inspired soap.

 

[de_shaver]

Don't forget the one of a kind smell of over heated clippers

THIS is what a Barbershop smells like to me. I think I may start up a shaving soap company and release my "Barbershop" scent smelling like overheated clippers just as a cheeky joke

 

[shave/brush]

There is no such thing. Barbershop scents mean different things to different people, as barbershops have never had a universal scent. For some people, barbershops smelled of Clubman. For others, they smelled of Barbasol. In any case, most of the barbershop scents that I like have been mixtures of lemon, lavender, rosemary, patchouli, bergamot, basil, and/or oakmoss.

Yes this is true. To me it has always been a Bay Rum scent.

 

[FarmerTan]

THIS is what a Barbershop smells like to me. I think I may start up a shaving soap company and release my "Barbershop" scent smelling like overheated clippers just as a cheeky joke

I'd buy it! EVERYBODY knows what a Barber shop smells like, and is instantly transported to being 6 years old sitting in a chair next to your dad and brothers fighting over who has to go first, and praying that your dad won't demand a high and tight be forced upon your head!
Seriously, remember that smell of the powder on the brush as he dusted off your neck?

 

[Z4CHc]

[MENTION=102566]Rusty Blade[/MENTION] they do indeed. It can be found on clubmanonline.com, however truthfully I feel that any shave soap scent paired with the AS makes a nice barbershop scent

 

[neosaint99]

Smells of spice and old. One word - Bayrum

 

[TropicalHotDogNight]

When I was young, my mom would take me to a beauty college, for haircuts. It was full of young hairstylists that had punk jewelry, and brightly colored hair, that scared me. Those places smell of acrylic nailpolish, and hairspray. That's the scent that I associate with barbershops, because I didn't go to "proper" ones. Lol. I started going to places like Super Cuts, or Great Clips, when I was around 10 years old. They don't smell like anything, other than overheated hairclippers, as someone mentioned.

 

[IMightBeWrong]

Fine American Blend is a good one. More of a barbershop vibe IMHO than most barbershop soaps.

 

[RT Smoothie]

Bay Rum is such a nice barbershop scent.

 

[shave/brush]

Bay Rum is such a nice barbershop scent.

+1

 

[Brindle619]

I've only tried one and that was maggard brand "London barbershop" smell. I find myself just smelling brush after I use it. (Is that weird?)lol

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[LookSharp]

Razorock XXX soap reminds me of a barber shop.

 

[JSuiters]

I remember going to the barbershop with my father. This was mid to late 1960's.

I scents I remember most are Vitalis, old chair leather, an ashtray, but most of all it was the flatulence from whatever all those "old men" ate the night before.

 

[Scotty]

Pinaud Clubman too.

 

[FarmerTan]

I remember going to the barbershop with my father. This was mid to late 1960's.

I scents I remember most are Vitalis, old chair leather, an ashtray, but most of all it was the flatulence from whatever all those "old men" ate the night before.

I had forgotten the old man smell of," Lips that never tell a lie" lol! Thanks for the memories!

 

[DCRIII]

Tabac can even be classified as a classic barber shop scent for some.

 

[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

Rusty:

Pinaud...it's essence and scent that brings back memorizes of old.

Most of us would agree that Original Clubman Aftershave (in my opinion, it has a 'clean' and pleasant citrus-like fragrance, a touch of woodsy notes with a light powdery finish), is that classic, quintessential 'old school' barber shop scent!!!

Now, if your soap is non-tallow based...you can add Clubman (many like adding glycerine also), and melt-it (nuke-it), in the microwave and cool until solidified.


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[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

That old school barber shop experience!

"The barber shop…a place of belonging; a place that’s far beyond the frontiers of just getting a cut and/or
a shave”. CBJ

 

[Rusty Blade]

Thanks guys...very helpful. I am reminded of my trips to the barbershop when I was a kid. My father would sit me in the chair and all he would do is wink at the barber and out would come the shears. I would leave bearing a strange resemblance to a cue ball.

Back on topic...that scent was a clean, fresh manly scent. I will know it when I smell it. I think I will start with B&M Seville. I really enjoy their products. Then I will move on to Sterling Barbershop...and then maybe a home-made Clubman Pinaud glycerin crossover hybrid.

 

[rokar]

barber shop scent for me is actually osage rub. the barber i use to go to as a kid used it on my neck. everytime i use osage rub it makes me think of going to get a hair cut with my dad. this was in the 80tys to so not as long ago.