observations on decanting Pinaud/Clubman

[Jan Sobieski]

I decanted my Pinaud/Clubman aftershaves into glass a couple of years ago, but put the emptied plastic bottles aside, thinking one day I'd eventually get around to transferring the labels onto them, since I have used several of the line for years and plan to continue to.

The other day I finally set about peeling off the labels. But upon screwing the caps off the 99% long-empty plastic bottles, powerful blasts of the old Clubman plastic skunk hit me - blech! Squeezing the air from the empty plastic bottles, what was left of the residual fragrance was totally overpowered by the skunk. This was not true at all for the plastic bottles of Skin Bracer and Aqua Velva I had likewise decanted into my extra glass bottles at that same time and also just checked. All the contents of the Pinaud/Clubmans I had decanted a while back smell great now, with no skunk. Apparently it was not necessary for the SB/AV, based on the bottle smell now.

I'm more convinced than ever of the reality of this phenomenon!

 

[Tanuki]

100% agree.
Decant, everyone!!

 

[hairless wonder]

Yup. The plastic skunk smell from Pinaud Clubman is pretty bad. I can only imagine how much worse it gets when it's been fermenting and oxidizing for years. I hope you opened the bottle outside, though I wouldn't be surprised if some skunks showed up looking to mate.

 

[Jan Sobieski]

I posted this because I thought it's possible that my discovery was uncommon - based on keeping a variety of empty bottles with their caps on for a couple of years, all emptied at the same time.

I'd happened to use SB, my favorite, that morning, so applied the few drops remaining at the bottom of the SB bottle - just as good as ever.

 

[mladenius]

I decanted Lilac Vegetal into small glass bottle. There is definitely improvement - but you have to wait at least a couple of weeks, even better months to see full effect. I have also Original, Whiskey Woods, Bay Rum and Special Reserve but I didn't try with them yet.

 

[Lil Cooties]

I had decanted some clubman into a glass bottle, used most of it and left a little in the bottom. I came back to it after quite a while, and the scent had definitely changed, however, I found I actually prefered how it smelled straight from the plastic.

 

[hairless wonder]

I had decanted some clubman into a glass bottle, used most of it and left a little in the bottom. I came back to it after quite a while, and the scent had definitely changed, however, I found I actually prefered how it smelled straight from the plastic.

To each his own.

But do me a favor and stand downwind from me.

 

[BradWorld]

I decanted a bottle of clubman into Amazon dasher bottles years ago, and they still smell amazing. I could not fathom sticking my nose into an old clubman plastic bottle that has been sitting 99% empty for years. You’re a braver man than I.

 

[Umma2gumma]

Clubman may have changed something recently. I bought their Classic earlier this year and there’s no friendly neighborhood skunk undertones at all. And I’m pretty smell sensitive.

 

[EclipseRedRing]

I found Clubman OK but nothing special although it was much improved by decanting into glass. That said, I will not purchase a product that cannot be properly stored in the container in which it is sold. There is no excuse, Floid and Proraso are just as inexpensive, in the UK anyway, and are sold in wonderful glass bottles. I would pick either of those over Clubman any day.

 

[Umma2gumma]

I found Clubman OK but nothing special although it was much improved by decanting into glass. That said, I will not purchase a product that cannot be properly stored in the container in which it is sold. There is no excuse, Floid and Proraso are just as inexpensive, in the UK anyway, and are sold in wonderful glass bottles. I would pick either of those over Clubman any day.

As I said, there’s no skunk undertones in the one I bought earlier this year. I read that they have corrected something in their formulation.

That said, while I love the feeling on my skin after using Clubman more than any other aftershave, it is a little sweeter smelling than what I usually like.

 

[Jan Sobieski]

As I said, there’s no skunk undertones in the one I bought earlier this year. I read that they have corrected something in their formulation.

That said, while I love the feeling on my skin after using Clubman more than any other aftershave, it is a little sweeter smelling than what I usually like.

If you can find where you read about that, would you post it? What good news this would be if it's a certainty!

 

[Umma2gumma]

If you can find where you read about that, would you post it? What good news this would be if it's a certainty!

It was on one of the shaving forums.

 

[EclipseRedRing]

It was on one of the shaving forums.

Well, I am amazed - that anyone would read any shaving forum other than Badger & Blade

 

[Jan Sobieski]

Well, I am amazed - that anyone would read any shaving forum other than Badger & Blade

To be fair, he didn't actually say it wasn't on here. We'll leave it at that, yes?

 

[1e4]

I'm a big proponent of decanting Clubman. Here was my project this morning — from left to right:

• Clubman
• Special Reserve
• Virgin Island Bay Rum
• Lilac Vegetal
• Lustray Blue Spice
• Skin Bracer
• Old Spice

… Plus one huge mason jar filled with Cholula.

 

[P-51G t]

I decant lime and whiskey woods only because it looks nicer in glass, never noticed any change in the smell though.

 

[Breen]

I got carried away.

Decanted them all into original Pinaud bottles.

Some with original caps, some with original labels, and some with new caps, and transferred labels.

These 4 are new juice with original labels and caps.

These 7 are all new juice, new caps, and transferred labels.

These next two are also new juice, new caps and transferred labels.

The other side of these two bottles still have the original Eau De Quinine labels, and I have the original red caps for both in a drawer.

Here's some shots of my Pinaud shelf.

You'll also spot some all original bottles with original juice.

Here's my Pinaud odd and ends, including two behemoth bottles that must've been commercial-use size or store display items or something.

 

[Umma2gumma]

That's a great collection.

I had the privilege of trying some Pinaud Bay Rum in a store a few days ago. In a glass tester, mind you.

Now, I don't really know what Bay Rum is actually supposed to smell like.

But a baby skunk drowned in a large vat of rubbing alcohol would probably be too rude of description...

OTOH, I find the Clubman Classic scent very pleasant, if a little too sweet.

 

[BigJ]

I got carried away.

Decanted them all into original Pinaud bottles.

Some with original caps, some with original labels, and some with new caps, and transferred labels.

These 4 are new juice with original labels and caps.

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These 7 are all new juice, new caps, and transferred labels.

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These next two are also new juice, new caps and transferred labels.

The other side of these two bottles still have the original Eau De Quinine labels, and I have the original red caps for both in a drawer.
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Here's some shots of my Pinaud shelf.

You'll also spot some all original bottles with original juice.

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Here's my Pinaud odd and ends, including two behemoth bottles that must've been commercial-use size or store display items or something.

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WONDERFUL!!