This week we'll do something a little different and fun(ny). Everyone shout out the absolute worst, God awful, hideous, why-did-they-make-that-product you can think of. I'm already anticipating a vocal response from the anti-Velva crowd, and if that truly is your worst then have at it. However I'm certain there are worse out there than the AV. For instance my pick is Royal Copenhagen. :sick007 I was browsing around Amazon one day looking for something out of the ordinary when I stumbled across this "hidden gem". The notes looked great: jasmine, orange, lemon, amber and so on. And whoa, 8 oz for 20 bucks?!? That should have been an indication right there. I eagerly awaited its arrival and splashed some on right away. *gag* Strong, overpowering, very alcohol'y and perfume'y. What a stank. Thinking maybe I'm overreacting I had the missus give it a whiff. She sent me packing to the shower right then and there as she cursed me sputtering and spewing. I promptly boxed it up and gave it to my daughter who said she knew a boy who would take it off my hands. Poor kid. Funny thing is it had three real nice reviews on Amazon. Follow that link up above and see if you can guess which review is mine. My advice. Stay away from Royal Copenhagen; it royally sucks! Now go ahead, give us your worst.
I would have taken it. Worst thing ever you say? Burts Bees Bay Rum Soap or Derby Cream. BBBR, smells awesome but shaves like crap Derby Cream, will shave but smells like crap
Sorry. As mentioned. It left my house that very day. Ummmm....this is the Pre-Shave/After Shave weekly chat dude. What's your worst splash Will?
Worst pre-shave? I read several posts on one of the forums one about Using Noxzema Deep Cleansing as a pre-shave. One, it did absolutely awful. Two, it caused a reaction in my skin that caused days for the redness and painful irritation to go away.
I re read it and edited my post. Oh yea aftershaves.... Its Saturday man the drinks are on me... Splash, a year ago I would have said Brut but it has grown on me. Now I would say Boosters Polar Ice, It is like Aqua Velva Ultra Light and I don't drink light beer so why would I use a light aftershave.
Worst shaving cream? Any Caswell-Massey cream--smells very, very nice, but lathers terrible. Also, L'Occitane Cade cream--no lather, and costs WAY too much money. Worst shaving soap? Burts Bees Bay Rum, or Colgate. BBBR smells delicious, but cannot f....ng lather at all, Colgate smells terrible, and cannot f....ng lather. Worst aftershave splash? Brut--stinks to me, and burns my skin terrible. Worst aftershave balm? Paco Rabanne Pour Homme--no skincare at all.
Okay, I know I am going to get flaming arrows shot at me, but here I go. Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum - it burns, oh it burns! It brought tears to my eyes from the burn! Not my favorite bay rum scent, either - there was bay rum, but it also smelled of olives. Swiss Pitralon - okay, this stuff works, and does what it needs to, but the scent was rather obnoxious. Kind of a sickly sweet pear, or also reminiscent of the smell of that stale gum that came in the packs of baseball cards. Pinaud Clubman - the smell was cloying, and lasted too long. Again, a classic that many love, but it just was too annoying/irritating of a scent.
No flaming arrows from me, but I love the PCVIBR! I don't get much of a burn from it at all. Maybe I have a higher tolerance for pain? I don't detect olives, either...but definitely cloves... My worst splash: although I haven't tried any recently, any of the cologne based after shaves. The ones that usually come in a set with the cologne (sometimes with the deodorant, too). Basically the cologne mixed with alcohol, maybe a touch of glycerin for prosperity. Talk about burn! And very drying. Of course, that was back in the day before I knew how to shave properly..... So far I don't think I've tried anything that has made me toss it right away....yet
This, in over three hundred bottles of aftershaves and colognes, is the only one that ever made me vomit: It smells of wino sweat, chicken grease, urine, feet, crackwhore sex and musty death decay. The first time I smelled it, I took a deep whiff of it at a beauty supply store and immediately threw up on the floor. I haven't vomited since I was fourteen, when I drank too much Mickey's Malt Liquor and got on the Tilt-a-Whirl. And I've had food poisoning twice since then. It was either the bottle pictured or the clear liquid, I can't recall, but it was one of the lighter colored Black Magics.
I haven't had as much displeasure as some here, but that "cologne" and "aftershave" from Herban Cowboy have a stank like no other. I mean, this stuff is even worst than AV! (couldn't resist). I've never tried any of their stuff on my face, but with a stank like that, I don't care how it performs.
Herban Cowboy shave soap is equally bad. I've seen it in two scents: original/ unscented and musk. The musk stank. The soap was useless as a shave soap. I'm a fan of Williams soap, to give you a reference point. It's a useless product. As for horrible, useless products: how about those lifetime sharp razors they sold on infomercials a few years back? I haven't used one, but every review I've read puts them below a good news disposable. I suppose they're useful for encouraging beard growth...
Gotta go with the Clubman Vanilla. It doesn't smell anything like vanilla to me. Worst "working" pre-shave would have to be Cool Water Pre-Shave Electric Splash. Lectra-Shave or whatever it's called worked a lot better and didn't burn your face before burning your face with the electric razor. I love me some Brut, though, so take my answers for what that's worth.
The 4711 for me is so light and unobtrusive, what's there to not like? It's basically like putting lemon water on your skin that fades away by the time you cap up the bottle and put it back on the shelf.
