Cutting Clubman

I have a bottle of Clubman AS that I rarely wear because the scent is just too strong for my liking. My barber uses Clubman Vanilla (which I love and now want to pick some up) after shaving the back of my neck, but he mentioned he had to cut it with some alcohol to dilute the scent.

If I'm using it on my face, would witch hazel or something else be a better alternative to alcohol? I assume I could use the cheap drug store witch hazel vs Thayers since scent isn't an issue? Is there anything else that would offer some benefits that I could throw in there?

 

If you already have the WH and/or the alcohol, experiment with each. Mix up a tablespoon or two and see what you think.

 

that makes far too much sense. Thanks

 

I've found I have to dilute with around 90% witch hazel/alcohol with 10% Clubman...and it is still some strong stuff. I might have to try the Vanilla. Special reserve is an odd scent. Pinaud is too strong...even diluted. Lilac Vegetal takes some getting used to.

 

I dilute mine about 50/50 with Thayer's but the ratio isn't set in stone yet. I tried adding the M-bomb as well and the glycerin helps for moisturizing but overall the scent is degraded. The alternative is I apply only the WH as aftershave and use only a little Clubman as cologne.

 

Really? You guys dilute Clubman? I take it straight and I don't find it overwhelming at all. Plus it fades fairly quickly.

Of course I never go crazy with AS by applying it very liberally. Just enough for the burn.

 

I like to do that too but I find it is quite a powerful scent it may project further than I want it to, and the last thing I want is to be that guy at work that stinks of cologne! Mind you I didn't ask around to see if people noticed or not. Perhaps I'll try that next time.

 

Yeah, it's also a YMMV thing. Scents react differently on people.

 

I like Clubman straight. I like being able to cup my hand over my nose and get good whiff of it throughout the day. I didn't know there was a vanilla. I will have to try that.

 

Vanilla is the bomb! Ladies like. I like.

Now, as to you heretics who dilute your Clubman! You should possibly be burned at the stake! Ye gads, guys... thats like drinking light beer, or eating your steak "well done"... it just shouldn't be allowed. In an effort to bring balance back to the universe, I may have to distill a little Clubman down, to concentrate it further

 

I wish there was a concentrated Clubman cologne spray or deodorant.

 

Canoe cologne smells exactly like Clubman.

 

Or drinking coffee with impurities such as cream, milk or sugar! Or even worse - iced!

May have to be on the lookout for some Vanilla Clubman.

 

I don't want anyone to smell me unless they're pretty darn close. I usually use Stephan's Bay Rum and while I think it fades quickly, my wife can barely smell it on me at the end of the day. That's what I'm going for. With Clubman I can still smell it on me the next morning in the shower and it's just way to strong through out the day.

 

They are very similar but there is an obvious difference to me. Canoe has more of an alcohol smell over Clubman.

 

back to report. I cut mine about 70% WH with 30% Clubman. It eliminated the burn I felt (but didn't mind) and also eliminated the redness I'd get on my neck (I only get this with Clubman, not my Bay Rum). It was a nice feeling splash but I realized I just don't like the sweetness of Clubman. Luckily my Clubman Vanilla just showed up today.

PS If anyone in Salt Lake area wants a partial bottle of Clubman lemme know and it's yours.

 

Very respectfully disagreeing on that. Canoe is far more tolerable to the point of being rather nondescript and all-purpose...at least it is in the new formulation bottle I have, the one the size of a canned ham. Not saying they're totally dissimilar - they're not - but Canoe, if nothing else, lacks that gag-inducing sweetness that appears to be Clubman's selling point.

 

You have more experience with it than I do , I have only sampled Canoe in stores but it did make me think Clubman. Between SRP and BB quite a few guys see a scent connection between Canoe and Clubman either finding them complimentary or very similar , just learning there is a Canoe aftershave as well.

 

Yes, and I have some Canoe moisturizing after shave balm that I really like. Have some on right now