Well, I had to check Basenotes for a quick read on one of my favorites, Aramis.
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"I see a man in his early 30s, in a smart leather jacket and open necked shirt, in a night club, handlebar moustache , sideburns, gold chain, hairy chest, a pack of Benson and Hedges. His Ford Capri is parked outside and he'll drive home later quite drunk, along with most of the other guys in the joint. It's 1975. He's still oozing confidence and chatting up the ladies. In a few years the music and fashions of the next decade will be weird and alien to him, as will the new materialism to come. He'll lose his hair and gain a belly. He won't get to buy a Golf Gti cabriolet because by then he needs a practical family car. But his children will remember "that aftershave" well into the next century."
...and, just for fun, here's a review on Clubman...
"Most American men know the sandalwood-like smell from the Pinaud talc they still use in old fashioned barber shops. It's not a great cologne like you'd get on Jermyn or Curzon street, but it's manly, agreeable, and suggests old-fashioned propriety and democratic refinement.
"It comes on a bit strong, even if you're restrained in application: makes a definite statement, and, to be honest, it may suggest the Haitian cabdriver more than the Parisian boulevardier. It's like good costume jewelry: trash with flash, and it can be great if you know how to wear it and when. Probably not to a job interview . . . definitely yes with the raw silk summer suit and planter's hat.
"I don't know that a youngster could carry this off, but if you're old enough to wear a beret without looking like you're in costume, this could work
"I can't for the life of me figure why they haven't hiked the price and marketed this to hipsters with horn rimmed glasses and "interesting" facial hair for the irony value."
I see right now that I could have a little Hillbilly fun with the gang over there. Don't worry
@Primotenore. I'm staying put here.
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