I just got my very first bay rum AS in the mail Tuesday, Captain's Choice CO9T. Used it Wednesday and that was a mistake. Wednesday was a rough day and I came home tired and grumpy. I shaved like it too, halfa**ed the lather, rushed and got a few nicks. And holy [fill in word here] did that AS burn! Like I owed it money, like I said something about it's mother! Once I stopped roaring from the sting and flopping around like a boated fish (remember, my first bay rum), I found an extremely pleasant feeling in my nose. More than a scent, a feeling. Yesterday I tried it again, only this time I really took my time shaving and the experience was so much better. A refreshing slap on the face with that same dreamy feeling. I MUST TRY MORE!
Your favourite Bay Rum Aftershave
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Amazing how the intense pain before, turns into and rewards you with a warm glow after, isn’t it? 
A good kind of hurt.
Just applied my first dose of Ogalalla about half an hour ago. I like it, and it's my only Bay Rum with clove, which was nice. I'm happy with it, but I'm still partial to PAA Atomic Age.
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Stirling or Pinaud Clubman VIBR for me.
Bootlegger's Bay Rum
Bootlegger's Lime Bay Rum
Pinaud Clubman VIBR
Must try Captain's Choice, Ogalalla and PAA Atomic Age.
Bootlegger's Lime Bay Rum
Pinaud Clubman VIBR
Must try Captain's Choice, Ogalalla and PAA Atomic Age.
Received Captain Smythe's today. It's a milder version of Boomtown. I thought the 'leather and gunpowder' scent in Boomtown was a bit heavy for my liking. If you like aftershaves/colognes with that scent...you will flip for Boomtown. The Captain Smythe's Bay Rum and leather has the leather for sure, but it's not as pronounced as Boomtown. I think the Bay Rum behind it comes out more. I like it and will keep it in the rotation.
Thanks for the comparison. It sounds like Boomtown has too much going on for my liking. I think the gunpowder was the turnoff for me when I first heard about it. I like my Bay Rum to be simple and while I like Captain Smythe's Reserve a lot, I like Atomic Age even more.
Cat o' nine tails! After using that, everything else feels kinda diluted! 
I just got some Pinaud VIBR today.
Awesome scent. Much cinnamon fragrance to it. I love it! My new favorite.
Awesome scent. Much cinnamon fragrance to it. I love it! My new favorite.
Unfortunately, Bay Rum does not belong to the Italian wet shaving tradition and therefore my knowledge on this topic is very limited.
That being said, years ago I had a chance to try the Captain's Choice Bay Rum and it was GREAT. I loved it.
That being said, years ago I had a chance to try the Captain's Choice Bay Rum and it was GREAT. I loved it.
Barberry Coast
I just received a bottle of Stirling Bay Rum because I enjoy the scent of the soap so well. Nutmeg dominates the soap but clove dominates the AS. I smell like a Christmas ham. Also, the AS lasts too long. I prefer AS that fades in an hour or so should I want to use a cologne. I just ordered 12 oz of Pinaud VIBR which fits the bill perfectly well.
Ten years ago, I maintained a website for a local Barber in Baltimore. In lieu of payment for my services, he'd give me three shavette shaves a week. The full Monty as far as hot towels and emollients. This was back before I had any clue about doing traditional shaving on my own. Each shave ended with a nice application of Pinaud Bay Rum. There are other Bay Rums I enjoy, but the Pinaud has a strong association with that nice time in my life. I finally ordered a bottle for my very own that should arrive Friday.
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I never liked any Bay Rum I tried, but now I realize it was the CLOVE that I hated, because I saw that PAA advertised no clove in theirs so I got a sample and what a difference. It's still not sweet but not as bitter (or whatever you call the clove scent). The one I wound up purchasing was the "Clasico" - I have not tried the "Atomic Age".
perhaps not favorite, but this Michelsen's is a great vintage splash, still with lots of smell and nice kick. some ingredient, maybe bay oil, has precipitated out.
DR Harris
