Next week for me will be "Clubman Week". (Feb 17-23). At least one Clubman item used for each shave(that is to say, hopefully more than the one). I look forward to it-I believe I have the "goods" to pull it off.
The only Clubman products I have are: Pinaud Clubman aftershave Lime sec aftershave Pinaud Clubman hair gel Like them all. In fact I used Clubman aftershave today.
I'm just about to finish up a tub of that discontinued unscented cream from Simpsons that they send when you purchase a brush. I have 4 or 5 more unopened tubs of it around. Might be the nicest cream I've ever used, by the way. As I've worked my way through it I've also been finishing up my last 400ml jug of Floid Blue. Neither product will last through the weekend. So I was thinking what to do next, and I just decided I'm going to use vintage Williams soap and a fresh jug of Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum from next week till Easter, sometime in April. Ordinarily I mix things up, but I have so many products here that lately the only way I can feel like I'm making a dent in my stock is to stick with 1 product. It feels good to be finishing a couple things. I have stuff that I open and it lasts for years. Literally.
Three new Clubmen Reserve aftershaves just out.. Cognac, Sweet Rum, Tequila. More details at the website. I still have a lot of the Whiskey(Woods)to drink(use as A.S.), thus I'm not THAT needy for one of these, but we'll see if my mind changes. Cognac looked the best to me.
I like it quite a bit. I'd say it's more of a candy lime scent than a natural one. The best way I can describe it is like lime Skittles flavor but scented. Similar face feel and performance to Clubman.
Ooooooooo! I learned of the last three Reserve scents from one of your posts. These 3 are news to me now too lol! Thanks for the heads up.
Clubman! Now you’re talkin’ my language! Every single product they make is top drawer. I recommend all their items. I just took a shower with Country Club shampoo, followed up by Eau de Portugal hair tonic and the deo spray. In a humid climate nothing compares. P.S. the ‘Veg’ is a magical elixir that imparts a special scent on the wearer. Beware of Veg haters, they’ll never really understand.
It got me bad the last time I tried it when it was real humid. I'll give it another go though in humidity, though. It's that worth it.
Yeah, it's magical all right. It magically makes my wife think the dog pee'd in the guest bedroom. It magically makes my wife turn her nose up and tell me "You can't go out like that." And despite my wanting it to smell good and for me to think that I'm "Chosen", I can't argue with her perception of the stuff. It smells the same way to me. Yep. It's truly a magical elixir. No hating going on here. Just stating the facts.
Aaaah, I don't think it's a fact(big lung breath). Course if you mean your wife's comments, that's a different persuasion.
(Deep sigh). The facts as we collectively see them in our home. And those are the only ones that matter to me.
I’m always fascinated with ‘Veg’ horror stories. When I wear it, it smells like a pile of Clubman talc with some torn up green flower stems, and lilacs on top. Not real strong, certainly not enough to be overstated. Just a suttle, sweet, green chlorophyll scent. Very pleasant on a warm humid night in the Midwest. Where are you located, a humid, or an arid climate? I lived in AZ. for a few years, I wouldn’t wear it there. I get more compliments on my A.S. when I wear Clubman products. None more than the Veg. I’m not married, but when girls smell the Veg on me, they always say “Just get me wasted and you’re halfway there because my mind’s torn up and my body don’t care”. Power of ‘The Veg’ lads, power of ‘The Veg’.
I'm in New Jersey. I recall it was early fall or late summer. Definitely humid. I admit that I did get ome of the floral aspects of it after it had been on me a bit. But there was no mistaking the cat pee (or dog pee) scent. The story was that we were going out to dinner one evening. I splashed some of my newly acquired Veg on quite liberally and then went downstairs to wait for my wife and son. While I'm downstairs I hear my wife exclaim from the guest bedroom where my shave den is located "Why does it smell like pee in here? Did the dog pee in the guest bedroom?" My son, who had recently begun shaving and knew about The Veg but didn't wear it said to her "No Mom, it's Dad." Her response, "Dad pee'd in the guest bedroom?!?" His reply, "No, it's his shave stuff." By that point I had run upstairs to see what the commotion was all about. She comes right up to me, sniffs a few sniffs and says "You can't go out like that." That's the last time I wore The Veg. True story. I wish my women would turn into Dinah Moe Humm from smelling The Veg.
There has to be something in ‘The Veg’ that reacts with peoples’ skin differently. So many have stated they smell a ‘urine’ note. Does it smell that way to you or your wife in the bottle? Or only when you put it on. Maybe the acidity of an individuals skin brings out a certain chemical element that’s not present in others. Personally, I’ve never noticed it, no one I know has ever noticed it, no one I know who’s ever worn it notices it. But it has to be there, so many people have made that same comparison. Now, I was born in Manhattan, but I’ll refrain from saying that ‘the smell’ isn’t ‘The Veg’, but in fact, New Jersey. ( sorry, I couldn’t help myself, it’s an inborn New Yorker thing) All kidding aside, A.S. in general is different on different people, none more so than “The Veg’. I think that’s part of it’s panache. By the way, the film Jaws was based on events in N.J. So, suffice to say, if you decide to swim this summer, watch out for the Mudsharks.
I smell the cat pee whether it's on me or in the bottle. As for the smell being from NJ, I grew up on Long Island and parts of Long Island smell a whole lot worse than NJ. I remember when I first came to Jersey to move in with a girlfriend, I was amazed at how beautiful it was, having heard about nothing but landfills. The areas around Montclair and out by Bernardsville are gorgeous. I've seen the Gold Coast of Long Island, the heart of Westchester County, most of Greenwich, CT and I have to say, Jersey rivals all of them and may even have them beat. But enough of that. I'm not much of a beach guy. I find it mindlessly boring to lay on a beach and roast myself for hours at a time. I'd much prefer to head to the Adirondacks and swim in a cool lake. No mudsharks to worry about. Muuuuuuuud sh sh shaaaaarrrrrrk!
Great response. Personally, I’ve never understood the whole N.Y./N.J. thing. Now, to be fair, I haven’t been in N.Y. in years. I was there in the 70’s and early 80’s. Back then, people in N.Y.C. thought as soon as you went west of the city, you were in Indian Territory, os some kind of ‘Deliverance’ situation. You talk about a ‘urine’ smell, ever ride the subway in the 70’s? Back then the city was a little different than it is today. It wasn’t exactly a ‘Starbucks’ scenario. Unless, of course, there was a peep show or porn flick involved. The city was dirty, unsafe, kind of like the movie The Warriors. If you went out at night, you felt like you were taking your life in your hands. Now it’s been cleaned up, it’s more ‘family friendly’, more ‘ Touristy’. I know it’s a sickness, but I miss the 70’s.
It is far better to attempt glorious things, even if it means ignominious failure ,than to dwell in the grey twilight with those wretched souls who know not victory nor defeat.
