Drugstore Classics

[AndyG]

How many of you use some of the drugstore Classics.

I just love them.

old Spice
Brut
skin bracer
Aqua Velva
English Leather

AndyG

 

[luvmysuper]

How many of you use some of the drugstore Classics.

I just love them.

old Spice
Brut
skin bracer
Aqua Velva
English Leather

AndyG

"Old" Old Spice
Mennen Skin Bracer
Been ages since I tried Aqua Velva or English Leather (by Yardley?)
Smelled Brut the other day in a CVS and it's really not bad, but people look at you funny when you mention your wearing it.

 

[David in Boston]

Old Spice only.

And that Old Spice is at all possible not the P&G crap.

I just got two bottles of Spice made in India.

Great Stuff!

 

[masonjarjar]

pretty much my entire collection of aftershaves and balms are "drugstore"

AV Ice Blue
AV Musk
AV Ice Balm
Skin Bracer Cooling Blue
Flag & Sail Brisk (like reg. Skin Bracer)
Pinaud Clubman
Pinaud LV
Nivea Extra Soothing
British Sterling
Old Spice Smooth Blast

I guess the CO Bigelow stuff I have isn't really "drugstore"

 

[joto]

For all the wide variety of A/S splashes I wear, I get the most positive feedback from Aqua Velva Musk

 

[Samouraï]

For all the wide variety of A/S splashes I wear, I get the most positive feedback from Aqua Velva Musk

I have AV Ice Blue and Original Sport (green) and love them, so I decided to pick up AV Musk. After a couple shaves with it, I sent it down the drain. Smells cheap and gives me a headache. I don't mind cheap aftershaves, but I guess Musk is conisdered an aftershave and a cologne, so it sticks around longer. And I love Ice Blue so much that I pop the top just to smell it sometimes!

 

[M. McCord]

Currently on the shelf:

Vi Jon's OS clone
Vi Jon's Brut clone
Aqua Velva
Aqua Velva Musk
Skin Bracer
Clubman

 

[Topgumby]

Old Spice AS, vintage and Dollar Store clone
Ice Blue AV
Afta
Clubman Bay Rum

I also use OS cologne, vintage and the new stuff

I've been eyeballing Brut, Skin Bracer and English Leather...any thoughts from you drugstore cowboys?

 

[The National Razor]

AV Classic and Musk
Old Spice
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal, Bay Rum, and Clubman
Some other cheapies such as Florida Water, Kananga Water, and Colonia de Rosas

 

[RayH]

I have three so far

Old Spice clone from the dollar store.
CVS Mennen Afta clone.
Clubman Virgin Islands Bay Rum.

That's it for the drugstore AS.
I also have 4711, Royall Bay Rhum, and C.O. Bigelow AS balm red which has been discontinued.

 

[otherstar]

I use several:

Old Spice
Aqua Velva
Aqua Velva Ice Sport
Pinaud Clubman
Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum
Adidas Ice Dive
British Sterling EDT

I also have Master Bay Rum (cheap, but I've never seen it at a drugstore). I use the more expensive stuff for special occasions or on weekends and the stuff that I pick up cheap for everyday/work wear.

 

[The Nid Hog]

I'm kind of iffy on Old Spice (regardless of where it's made). I'm trying to love it but I'm not there yet. I think that I'm carrying the psychic scars of working the 11-7 shift long ago with a guy who never bathed in his life but periodically doused himself with Old Spice. He was loathsome and I think that the smelling the scent of OS conjures him back from whatever hell he's roasting in now.

That having been said, I love:

Aqua Velva
Aqua Velva Musk
Brut
Pinaud Clubman
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal
Pinaud Citrus Musk
Pinaud Eau de Portugal
Osage Rub
English Leather

From outside our local orbit, I also like Cusson's Imperial Leather and Japanese barbershop staples MG5, Valcan, Bravas, Lucido, Eroica and--of course--Mandom.

 

[pmast]

Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Aqua Velva Musk (cut with sandalwood/alcohol/water mix) to tone it down
Old Spice
Brut Splash on
Brut Revolution
Osage Rub
Clubman

I am suprised at the number of positive responses I get from Old Spice, AV Ice Blue and Brut. Of course I work around a lot of elderly women

 

[RILEY]

I wish the drug store classic La Toja was readily available on our drugstore shelves here in Canada
{lookin at you Spain or Portugal }

 

[Obelit]

Gentlemen,

I have not been without Pinaud Clubman and English Leather for a long time. Why break tradition now? Which reminds me: I am starting to run low on both.

Obelit

 

[copenhagen1221]

Pinaud Clubman. Can't go wrong there.

 

[M. McCord]

I've been eyeballing Brut, Skin Bracer and English Leather...any thoughts from you drugstore cowboys?

Never worn English Leather so I can't comment.

Brut is a favorite. I keep a bottle of it at work for an afternoon pick me up.
It along with OS, AV and Clubman gets the most use. As with most "strong" scents, a little goes along way.

Skin Bracer I tried yesterday for the first time. I put it on last night after a shave and wake up this morning still smelling it. Made me a little nauseous actually. So much so that I'm thinking the two bottles I bought might wind up as a PIF.

 

[Vvalters]

Yea, I keep a bottle of Old Spice around for when I'm feeling froggy. Pinaud's is my daily AS though.

I used to use Aqua Velva about 15 years ago. I tried smelling it again for the first time at the drugstore the other day and couldn't stand it for some reason. I used to love it! It's strange how our senses change over time.

 

[Johnny Dale]

Aqua Velva
Aqua Velva Musk
Pinaud Bay Rum
Clubman
Old Spice
Master Bay Rum
English Leather

soon Osage Rub

 

[poppi]

Inexpensive sounds better than cheap so my inexpensive stuff is:

Pinaud Clubman - my favorite
Barbasol Brisk - refreshing
M&L Florida Water Cologne - never be without it
Vi Jon OS Clone - very nice