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Traditionalist's lament aka...my wife hates Old Spice..

Hello all. As the title suggests, I'm in a bit of a pickle. I truly enjoy many of the traditional wet-shaver's delights, ie. Old Spice, Aqua Velva, etc. However, my wife finds them all a bit stodgy and "old man-ish." She doesn't seem to care that they are scents from when man were men...just says she isn't cuddling with her grandfather.:mad3: Anyway, I'm currently using the newer Gillette Cool Wave, which is nice. My question, and reason for posting though, is this: what are some of the more traditional and manly scents that I can try to persuade her with? And any links to samplers would be most appreciated as I am new to DE wet-shaving and the mythological acquisition disorders have indeed reared their heads...many thanks for any and all replies...
 
Maybe some traditional english scents? Probably isn't likely that her grandpa smelled like trumpers, d.r. harris, or taylors of old bond st (TOBS)

Given that summer is coming, I'd recommend Arlington by D.R. Harris - but that's just one of my favorites.
 
How about Clubman, or another Pinaud fragrance?

You may want to go for one of the big three European aftershaves - Musgo, Speick, and Proraso. They are all different, but all of very high quality and popular among wetshavers :thumbup1:
 
Proraso gets my vote also. Just picked up a bottle of this for the first time a couple of days ago. My wife likes the smell and so do I. My wife and a few female co-workers have commmented on the Adidas Dynamic Pulse after shave.... which I also absolutely love! :001_smile
 
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