Hello fellow Badger & Blade members, I am Jesse and I am new here. I am 34 years old and I've been wet shaving since age 17 and my favorite after shave is Skin Bracer Original, But for the past year or year and a half I've been trying to save as much money as possible and I started to get into dollar stores.
Now I know there's old threads here about dollar store after shaves but I have always been the guy who gets late to the party. As they say better late than never right? So I've read all of the old threads on this topic and whenever I get into something it's always too late and most of those products have been long discontinued. So this is my analysis and where each of these products stand in my view.
So let's start! These are my investigations LOL. In Late 2018 I got into dollar stores to save money on hygiene products and I was hooked on Dollar Tree and it has always been around but I've ignored it. So I saw that Dollar Tree in late 2018 had their own brand after shaves the green/blue generic ones. I've tried both and even though I am a green guy the blue smelled better. They didn't burn much if at all but they got the job done after a close shave. I've read here that Dollar Tree back in the day many years ago sold the Blue Cross Labs after shaves but by the time I got into this they were long long gone from Dollar Tree. So fast forward to 2019 Dollar Tree cheapened out on a lot of their own products and the after shaves took a hit they are now 4 oz instead of 5 oz and they smell like pure chemicals aka Made In China.
So I tried searching for the Blue Cross Labs after shaves and I found them in a local private operated dollar store I live in S. FLA. They had the Brisk, Arctic Blue, and Spice but old batches. I tried them all. They burn more than the Dollar Tree ones but not as much as a name brand after shave. Spice was my favorite out of the three. But I still felt razor burn after applying so the healing properties aren't that good. I found Regatta at a wholesaler but old batches as well it's almost the same as the Men's Choice Spice but it has a strange plastic after smell, I don't know if its because it's 3 years old or it just smells that way. I couldn't find Macho anywhere, So I personally contacted Blue Cross Labs and they said Macho and Regatta had been discontinued and the reason I keep finding old batches of the Men's Choice after shaves is because they haven't been manufactured in a long time because the wholesalers don't order them. The wholesalers told me that they don't sell well so they aren't no longer going to carry them. I don't know why Dollar Tree stopped carrying them as well they still carry other Blue Cross Labs products such as body washes and face creams till this day.
Now on to the Dollar General, Family Dollar, CVS, and Big Lot's Vijon after shaves. All they have ATM is the Brut clone at DG/FD it burns well it has plenty of menthol but the issue is the scent it smells like pure chemicals it gave me a head ache I had to wash it off, But I don't think it's made by Vijon anymore at least the bottle doesn't say Vijon underneath it but it's still made in USA. The Barbasol after shaves disappeared from the shelves too no longer carried by DG/Big Lot's. I contacted Barbasol and they told me they still do make the Brisk but Pacific Rush has been discontinued. And that leaves us with the Vijon Spice after shave CVS and FD used to have but it's been long discontinued because I haven't seen it on shelves. I emailed Vijon about it and I received no response.
Now I don't understand why the Spice and the Barbasol after shaves are no longer being carried the old threads about them here made it seem like they sold well and it baffles me. We now barely have much bargain after shaves to choose from. So let me know what you guys think about all of this hopefully in the future they bring some of this stuff back. Don't get me wrong I love name brand after shaves Skin Bracer is my favorite then Brut but it's nice to have very cheap high quality after shaves as well. Thank you guys.
Now I know there's old threads here about dollar store after shaves but I have always been the guy who gets late to the party. As they say better late than never right? So I've read all of the old threads on this topic and whenever I get into something it's always too late and most of those products have been long discontinued. So this is my analysis and where each of these products stand in my view.
So let's start! These are my investigations LOL. In Late 2018 I got into dollar stores to save money on hygiene products and I was hooked on Dollar Tree and it has always been around but I've ignored it. So I saw that Dollar Tree in late 2018 had their own brand after shaves the green/blue generic ones. I've tried both and even though I am a green guy the blue smelled better. They didn't burn much if at all but they got the job done after a close shave. I've read here that Dollar Tree back in the day many years ago sold the Blue Cross Labs after shaves but by the time I got into this they were long long gone from Dollar Tree. So fast forward to 2019 Dollar Tree cheapened out on a lot of their own products and the after shaves took a hit they are now 4 oz instead of 5 oz and they smell like pure chemicals aka Made In China.
So I tried searching for the Blue Cross Labs after shaves and I found them in a local private operated dollar store I live in S. FLA. They had the Brisk, Arctic Blue, and Spice but old batches. I tried them all. They burn more than the Dollar Tree ones but not as much as a name brand after shave. Spice was my favorite out of the three. But I still felt razor burn after applying so the healing properties aren't that good. I found Regatta at a wholesaler but old batches as well it's almost the same as the Men's Choice Spice but it has a strange plastic after smell, I don't know if its because it's 3 years old or it just smells that way. I couldn't find Macho anywhere, So I personally contacted Blue Cross Labs and they said Macho and Regatta had been discontinued and the reason I keep finding old batches of the Men's Choice after shaves is because they haven't been manufactured in a long time because the wholesalers don't order them. The wholesalers told me that they don't sell well so they aren't no longer going to carry them. I don't know why Dollar Tree stopped carrying them as well they still carry other Blue Cross Labs products such as body washes and face creams till this day.
Now on to the Dollar General, Family Dollar, CVS, and Big Lot's Vijon after shaves. All they have ATM is the Brut clone at DG/FD it burns well it has plenty of menthol but the issue is the scent it smells like pure chemicals it gave me a head ache I had to wash it off, But I don't think it's made by Vijon anymore at least the bottle doesn't say Vijon underneath it but it's still made in USA. The Barbasol after shaves disappeared from the shelves too no longer carried by DG/Big Lot's. I contacted Barbasol and they told me they still do make the Brisk but Pacific Rush has been discontinued. And that leaves us with the Vijon Spice after shave CVS and FD used to have but it's been long discontinued because I haven't seen it on shelves. I emailed Vijon about it and I received no response.
Now I don't understand why the Spice and the Barbasol after shaves are no longer being carried the old threads about them here made it seem like they sold well and it baffles me. We now barely have much bargain after shaves to choose from. So let me know what you guys think about all of this hopefully in the future they bring some of this stuff back. Don't get me wrong I love name brand after shaves Skin Bracer is my favorite then Brut but it's nice to have very cheap high quality after shaves as well. Thank you guys.
