Got a bottle of the Veg

I decanted my Veg into the toilet.

 

They don't call it Eau de Toilette for nothing.

 

but my face feels so nice, and after the initial burns off, it smells very nice.

 

There is an excellent alternative to the Veg that I find very pleasing and not so cloying...
http://www.ebarbershop.com/ebarbershop-classic-lilac-aftershave-15oz-long-neck.html

 

I tried another round last night. I have been rejected by the Veg. Arko hates me too. Looks like some of the classics don't work for me.

On the plus side, I joined a new club. @SDK

 

Another line from the article is "Still, it’s been around for a long time." So that could explain the smell of decaying lilacs in the rain!

 

Interesting article, Ryan. This item, especially....
"American International Industries bought Pinaud US in the 1970s. In the 1990s, in an effort to save money as their market share dwindled against better known “drugstore brands” and the rise in interest in premium, designer brands, Pinaud switched to plastic bottles and reformulated many of its signature scents to compensate for plastic. Once again, the history of perfume and whiskey distilling reflect one another. Whiskey brands tend to get reformulated, the names sold and resold, until what bears the name does not bear much resemblance to what used to bear the name. The reformulated line of Pinaud Clubman products was not warmly welcomed by fans of the brand, who thought the new stuff was too artificial smelling since many natural botanicals had been replaced by synthetics."

So the odors emanating from those Pinaud bottles of Clubman and Vegetal today may have little association with the original scent the modern marketing would have you believe.

 

FIFY!

 

You MUST, MUST, MUST decant The Veg into glass. MUST.

 

Love The Veg. Use it almost exclusively as a body splash these days. Keep it in a glass bottle. Great, manly scent.

 

In Latin: Ego liquo, ego apposui, ego possedi male!

In English: I decanted, I applied, I got sick!

 

As my own pet Latin says, "There is no accounting for taste". The first time I smelled The Veg, I thought to myself, "This smells like someone's grandmother peed herself. I must apply more". Nothing but love for the stuff since.

Good enough for Bela Lugosi, good enough for me!

 

Somehow the logic in this sentence eludes me.....

 

Ah the VEG. I love it and have been chosen. I say that's a blessing, others say it's a curse. It can be a finicky. 99 out of a hundred times smells wonderful, however I learned for some odd reason when I start getting sick, cold etc it turns on me and can not use without having my gag reflex kicking in. Some say it's a change in body chemistry others say my senses must become normal when ill....

Agree must decant into glass bottle, and will always be in the den.

 

The human body is an amazing creation, able to withstand a broad variety of infection and disease. Invariably, when under duress, it reacts accordingly in an attempt at self-preservation when afflicted by a perceived threat. Hence, in this instance following an application of The Veg, the uncontrollable gag reflex.

 

As I've said before, I love the veg. Smells great and I love to use it as a body splash. I'm always surprised to hear criticism of it, especially from guys who live and die by Mennen products and Aqua Velva.

 

So I got a PIF in the mail today. The Veg! Came with directions that if I was not chosen that I pass it on to an unsuspecting soul. So I untape the bottle and splash some on the back of my hand. Smelled skunky in the plastic bottle so I was a little worried. Smells like lilacs that I had near my house growing up on my skin with some weird almost lime hint to it. Not sure what that's about. Definitely can smell the plastic bleeding into the AS though. Need a glass bottle NOW!

 

Porcelain works best. I used the toilet bowl myself

 

$2 olive oil cruet....