Yeah, I went to hug Mrs. Shavington and she didn’t make any comment. Usually she will ask what aftershave I’m wearing and then tell me she doesn’t like it. But this time she just accepted it, even though it was freshly splashed and definitely at its most “vegetal”. She must like it too.
Lilac Vegetal: Nobody forgets their first time.
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Uh oh....
Well, Mrs. Shavington has a dreadful sense of smell, so I wouldn’t read much into it. Today, for example, I was wearing a rather nice aftershave with a smoky, cognac, tobacco, and oak barrel scent and Mrs. Shavington sniffed the air and said “coconut”.
Can you imagine the meeting at Pinaud when they decided the name for this aftershave?
”It’s lilac and catpiss, but I don’t think we can call it that”
It must have been a long meeting and an extreme marketing contortion that came up with the word “vegetal”. And yet it is still a difficult compromise because I cannot think any product would sell more by having “vegetal” in the name.
”It’s lilac and catpiss, but I don’t think we can call it that”
It must have been a long meeting and an extreme marketing contortion that came up with the word “vegetal”. And yet it is still a difficult compromise because I cannot think any product would sell more by having “vegetal” in the name.
The scent was developed by a cat hoarder that used cheap dollar store lilac carpet freshener to cover the odor of the cat feces and urine, probably someone at Pinaud. Their nose was burned out already from the stench and could no longer smell it. Reminding them of home, they decided to market it as an aftershave so it would not be declared a bio-weapon.
And you raise an interesting point there. If someone smells Lilac Vegetal on you, are they going to think your house smells like that? They surely aren’t going to think it’s an aftershave, are they?
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Hahaha…wonderful!
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Hahaha…thanks!
Supposedly the scent was developed for the Hungarian cavalry, so it's possible it *was* an early form of chemical warfare.
Now we know why they lost!
I'll never forget the first time. It was actually my wife that asked me about the product...she had seen it and asked me to get it...I knew nothing about it. When it arrived, we were both home and we set it on the dining room table and opened it up. We both took a whiff and immediately agreed that neither she nor I would ever use it in any capacity. The End.
Or it had to compete with ode of horse.
Oh, do I remember my FIRST time with the Veg! Within an hour I had every stray male feline following me.
There's no turning back! You bought the big bottle.
I'm also one of the chosen. I also love "The Veg" and lucky for me so does my lady.
Welcome.
My grandfather had a big bottle of Lilac Vegetal. Was on internet shaving forums a lot. Always smelled of ****.
That’s how our grandchildren are gonna remember us.
That’s how our grandchildren are gonna remember us.
Just the name of this stuff much less my horrible experience with Pinaud vanilla, keeps their products at the top of my must miss list. While I love Shulton Old Spice, the smell of other cheap barber shop and grocery store scents makes me ill.
All yours. Just keep your distance...
Make sure to self quarantine after applying.
