Use it.
Vintage Old Spice - What to do?
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ylekot
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use it and make me jealous!
Matthew @Pressroll use it and report back here your thoughts!
I’ve used Old Spice for many years and found the Indian only faintly like the “old” stuff. The scent of the currently available Old Spice is the same as the old but the old was stronger - too strong in my opinion. I prefer the new and the plastic bottle doesn’t bother me at all.
JCinPA
The Lather Maestro
Well, all due respect to “what you’ve found”, this one isn’t YMMV. It’s objective. The post in A/S used to be a sticky, maybe I’ll look it up, but it was by a chemist who put the Shulton original, the Indian stuff, and the new stuff in a mass spectrometer and posted the graphs. I’ll take that over your nose and memory. The new stuff is just fine, no argument there at all. I like it.
But the Indian stuff IS the original, and the new stuff is not. And that’s just the facts.
Not at all.
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Now the hunt for aftershave to go with it begins!
In my personal experience one persons collectible often times turns into their heirs trash......use it and save the memories of the experience!
Use it!
It's pretty good soap. I've got two unused pucks, but fully intend to use them. IMO, you should do the same.
I used the soap and after shave today. Not much smell on the soap, but, it makes a good lather. The after shave has held up well and has subtle staying power.
Great! Really happy you followed up, I've been waiting for some sort of a reply from the OP, too.
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I scored a couple bottles of the original Shulton aftershave that arrived yesterday. I plan to give it a go this weekend!
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I'd like to thank everyone that responded to the poll. It was a unanimous vote to use it! I was fully on board to break into the new set but my only concern was that I would use it once, not like it, and regret using a brand new vintage set. So, I did what any self-respecting B&B'er would do, I went online and found another used set that had plenty of soap left and bought it. Now I can have my soap and use it too! Also, in the meantime, I tracked down two full bottles of the Shulton aftershave to complete the vintage experience. This morning was my maiden voyage on board the Ship Recovery along with my grandfather's Sanex pure badger brush as my first mate. Soaked the brush during my shower and gave it a good shake before proceeding to swirl it on the puck. Immediately, a wonderful creamy lather emerged along with a great fragrance that was completely new to me (I'm 35 and as far as I know, no one in my family used Old Spice while I was alive to smell it). Took the brush right to my face and started to build a lather. Completed three passes and ended up BBS with zero irritation. Finished it off with a dab of hyaluronic acid and two shakes of the aftershave. Although I have no nostalgia or family attachment to Old Spice I can understand why it it so well loved around here.
Excellent report my friend!
JCinPA
The Lather Maestro
Well darn it all! Here is the old gas chromatography thread
Will the real "Old Spice" please stand up
Abstract: Four spice aftershaves (three Old Spice variations and Vijon Spice) were analyzed via headspace-gas chromatography. These aftershaves were compared for similarities across the entire chromatogram. Based on overall similarity, it is concluded that currently produced Shulton Old Spice...
www.badgerandblade.com
But now I’ve read the Indian OS has been reformulated now!!! Why can’t they quit messing with the classics?
*sigh*
Well darn it all! Here is the old gas chromatography thread
Will the real "Old Spice" please stand up
Abstract: Four spice aftershaves (three Old Spice variations and Vijon Spice) were analyzed via headspace-gas chromatography. These aftershaves were compared for similarities across the entire chromatogram. Based on overall similarity, it is concluded that currently produced Shulton Old Spice...
But now I’ve read the Indian OS has been reformulated now!!! Why can’t they quit messing with the classics?
*sigh*
Be advised that if you order the Indian Old Spice aftershave from West Coast Shaving, even though the web page shows the traditional liquid shaker bottle, what you may receive is a sealed spray bottle. It happened to me twice. I was informed that they don't know what they will get from their supplier and they don't check before sending it out to you.
JCinPA
The Lather Maestro
Thank you, Phil. I used to just get them from eBay sellers in India, but my last couple bottles were of the old Shulton recipe that scientist did his study on. From what I'm reading now, maybe I should just get it at Walgreens and call it good enough. If the Indians changed from the Shulton formula, what's the point now? A lot has changed during my B&B sabbatical. 
Had a great shave with some Old Spice soap only yesterday.
Use, enjoy, repeat.
Use, enjoy, repeat.
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