Top 5 Aftershaves?

[pbrmhl]

I’ve posted on this thread before but, sitting here today, I would name two aftershaves above the scores of others in my den:

Chatillon Lux
Maol Grooming

The CL aftershaves all have wonderful scents, and my favorite three-season face feel (except winter). Maol is my favorite winter AS (in the non-menthol version), as it’s as “balmy” as any alcohol-based aftershave I own (or even my balms). My only issue with CL in the winter is the menthol can be a bit “cold” on my face. (But, of course, that’s why he makes, or at least used to make, salves.) My only issue with Maol is that the scents aren’t as special to me.

There are bunches of other great aftershaves, from Aqua Velva or Skin Bracer, to Derby City Chop Shop or Sebum Gold. These are simply the two that I find myself reaching for more than the others...

 

[treebeard]

1. Fine - American Blend
2. Proraso Green
3. Stirling - Barbershop
4. Henri et Victoria - Cuban Cigars and Cognac
5. Tabac

 

[Baron Rouge]

1. PAA - Cavendish
2. LUCKY TIGER - Aspen
3. MYRSOL - Don Carlos 1972
4. TOBS -Bay rum
5. RAZOROCK - Puros

 

[HiPowerRon]

I'll update my favorites: In no particular order:
Tabac
Fine American Blend
Speick
PAA Classic Bay Rum
TOBS Sandalwood
PAA Santal Absolut
Yes, that's six, and I have two Floids on order, so we'll see how much I like them!

 

[John Rose]

1. Proraso Red
2. Mennen Skin Bracer
3. Pinaud Clubman original
   
4. Old Spice "Classic"
5. there is no #5, yet

Update:

1. Reuzel Aftershave
   
2. Proraso Red
3. Mennen Skin Bracer
4. Pinaud Clubman original
   
5. Brut Classic

Today was the first time I used the Reuzel. Wonderful stuff.

 

[cryhavoc]

Summertime Top 5
Aqua Velva
Pinaud Clubman
Skin Bracer
Pinaud Citrus Musk
Bootlegger's Green Freeze

Update
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Pinaud Clubman
Skin Bracer
Pinaud VIBR
Speick

 

[HiPowerRon]

I'll update my favorites: In no particular order:
Tabac
Fine American Blend
Speick
PAA Classic Bay Rum
TOBS Sandalwood
PAA Santal Absolut
Yes, that's six, and I have two Floids on order, so we'll see how much I like them!

I meant FINE Santal Absolut!

 

[jozef77]

1. Floid Vigoroso
2. Pinaud Clubman
3. Proraso Green
4. Old Spice Classic
5. D.R. Harris Windsor

Balms: Myrsol Emulsion

 

[Tdotts]

I love the face feel from Chiseled Face and A&E Splashes best

Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
A&E Revolution
Avon Island Lime
Aqua Velva
Skin Bracer

 

[Bratwurst]

Proraso green winter
Proraso green Osage Rub 50/50 summer

Extro O'Selvaggio and Saponificio Varesino and Musgo Real classic on special days

 

[02flhtci]

Stirling- Sharp Dressed Man
Classic Old Spice
Captain’s Choice- Cat O Nine Tails
Witch Hazle
Stirling- Executive Man

 

[Cino]

Anything Chatillon Lux.

 

[BudgetShaverGuy]

I have only 4 AS's that work / get better each time I use them:

1. AV Musk - Powdery/Vanilla dry-down and great skin feel. Great for wintertime
2. Brut - Clubman-esque yet lighter / more herbaceous with less cloying sweetness
3. Speick - Skin nourishment at its finest, too bad it doesn't last/project
4. Pinaud Bay Rum - Who wouldn't love smelling like a pirate?

 

[Music]

Abbate Y La Mantia Krokos
Soap Commander Endurance
Wickham Ninfeo di Egeria
Wickham Classic 24
Stirling Executive Man

(All of them are balms)

 

[JCarr]

1) Bootlegger's El Dorado
2) Bootlegger's Bay Rum
3) Pinaud Whiskey Woods
4) Atomic Age Bay Rum
5) Colonel Conk Bay Rum

 

[Test4echo]

PAA Dapper Doc's
PAA Agartha
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve
Pinaud Clubman Original
Floid Blue

 

[cugel]

floid vig
myrsol agua balsamic
myrsol antesol
speick
osage rub

/thread

 

[pwill112]

I have just over 30 splashes and balms. These are current standouts but I wouldn't give up the others either.

WM Neumann splashes- Many scents
Truefitt and Hill -balms not splashes
Krampers Frost bite
Chatallion Lux - Just 3 scents
Myrsol Emulsion
Eufros Rosa Bourbon - Not sure if this is in production. I know Manual has a sourcing problem with the oil for the shave soap. I assume it applied here as well?

What a difference for me the last year or so.

Now I just use:
Chatallion Lux, Krampers, Maol Grooming and Tallow and Steel Splashes. I only use ABC balm.

 

[MTG Jr]

Now I just use:
Chatallion Lux, Krampers, Maol Grooming and Tallow and Steel Splashes. I only use ABC balm.

What is ABC balm?

 

[02flhtci]

Stirling- Sharp Dressed Man
Classic Old Spice
Captain’s Choice- Cat O Nine Tails
Witch Hazle
Stirling- Executive Man

As long as we are updating:
Captain’s Choice Cat O’ Nine Tails
Wet Shaving Products Gaelic Tweed
Chiseled Face Natural
Dragonsbeard
Barrister and Mann Spice