Okay, so I am something of a shaving connoisseur.
I have tried pretty much half the brands in the drug store over the years. These are my findings.
1. The best aftershave I have found, surprisingly, is Gillette Intense Cooling Lotion. This has been a recent discovery. It stops the itch I feel after shaving better than any other brand.
2. Runner up isn't really an aftershave at all. Nivea Energy Gel, the stuff smells great and does a great job at easing the itch. But often when it dries, it leaves a snake skin type residue on my neck and under my chin.
3. Nivea sensitve balm smells great, but barely works at all.
4. Nivea replenish and cool kick work very well. CK has alcohol so you definitely get a burn for a few moments, but that's kind of what I look for as a man putting on a man's aftershave.
5. Nivea with aloevera is very greasy. It works okay, but the green colour of it, and its greasiness, make it not a great choice unless nothing else is in the medicine cabinet.
6. L'Oreal for Men aftershave balm MOD EDIT one of the worst products ever. You definitely feel a burni afterwards, no cooling effect at all, despite what is written on the box. Surprisingly their Turbo Booster organge moisturizer works fairly well as an aftershave.
7. Aqua Velvet - Okay, but nothing special
8. Brut balm - as above.
9. Aqua Velvet Ice - Terrible smell. So bad, it makes the product unusable.
And that, ladies and gents, is my list of do's and don't for aftershaves.
I have tried pretty much half the brands in the drug store over the years. These are my findings.
1. The best aftershave I have found, surprisingly, is Gillette Intense Cooling Lotion. This has been a recent discovery. It stops the itch I feel after shaving better than any other brand.
2. Runner up isn't really an aftershave at all. Nivea Energy Gel, the stuff smells great and does a great job at easing the itch. But often when it dries, it leaves a snake skin type residue on my neck and under my chin.
3. Nivea sensitve balm smells great, but barely works at all.
4. Nivea replenish and cool kick work very well. CK has alcohol so you definitely get a burn for a few moments, but that's kind of what I look for as a man putting on a man's aftershave.
5. Nivea with aloevera is very greasy. It works okay, but the green colour of it, and its greasiness, make it not a great choice unless nothing else is in the medicine cabinet.
6. L'Oreal for Men aftershave balm MOD EDIT one of the worst products ever. You definitely feel a burni afterwards, no cooling effect at all, despite what is written on the box. Surprisingly their Turbo Booster organge moisturizer works fairly well as an aftershave.
7. Aqua Velvet - Okay, but nothing special
8. Brut balm - as above.
9. Aqua Velvet Ice - Terrible smell. So bad, it makes the product unusable.
And that, ladies and gents, is my list of do's and don't for aftershaves.
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