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Posted: 1/31/2021 8:55:46 AM EDT
Disappointed that Skin Bracer is not on the list...
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/6-forgotten-drugstore-colognes-and-aftershaves/?mc_cid=d6a2440999&mc_eid=d8b48b00fa Hai Karate got an honorable mention if only for the marketing schtick. 
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Posted: 1/31/2021 9:12:59 AM EDT
[#1]
Neat!
British Sterling wasn’t too bad either. 
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Posted: 1/31/2021 10:10:26 AM EDT
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My mom would get me a jug of Old Spice every year for Christmas she died 12 years ago. I still have one jug left 🙂
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GA, USA
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Posted: 1/31/2021 12:50:09 PM EDT
[#3]
They left Master Bay Rum aftershave off the list.
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Posted: 2/1/2021 12:04:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Stasher1: They left Master Bay Rum aftershave off the list. It's not typically sold in drugstores...not any that I've been in. Sally Beauty Supply used to sell it and then stopped. I find Master-Wellcomb products in "beauty supply" stores that cater to persons of color. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 12:09:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ThePontificator: It's not typically sold in drugstores...not any that I've been in. Sally Beauty Supply used to sell it and then stopped. I find Master-Wellcomb products in "beauty supply" stores that cater to persons of color. The last time I saw it, or bought and used it, was at MCRD SD in 1984 |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 12:12:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bubba556: My mom would get me a jug of Old Spice every year for Christmas she died 12 years ago. I still have one jug left  A popular one with the younger amish was Coty Musk
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GA, USA
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Posted: 2/1/2021 6:12:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ThePontificator: It's not typically sold in drugstores...not any that I've been in. Sally Beauty Supply used to sell it and then stopped. I find Master-Wellcomb products in "beauty supply" stores that cater to persons of color. Could've sworn i bought mine @ CVS many years ago, but you may be right. Walmart carries it as well, but they're not really a drug store either. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 6:53:23 PM EDT
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You may very well have gotten it at CVS. Unfortunately most of the mainstream drugstores...and I think nationwide we're now down to CVS and Walgreens...have streamlined their shaving offerings to multi-blade razors, cartridges, and canned goo and not much else.
I used to buy Pinaud Bay Rum at Walgreens but stopped using it because it smelled like a clove avalanche. |
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Posted: 2/1/2021 10:49:24 PM EDT
[#9]
I have no idea why anyone would want to buy Masters Bay Rum
 but you can get it on eBay.
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Posted: 2/2/2021 12:04:52 AM EDT
[#10]
I wondered if my father's favorite would be in there... it was: Brut.
Pretty sure he wore it primary to cover up the beer scent. |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 1:39:18 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ThePontificator]
[#11]
Like Aqua Velva, Brut is ubiquitous. I can't imagine any drugstore or big box not selling it.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 2/2/2021 2:41:14 AM EDT
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Is Skin Bracer really gone? It's my go-to work after shave.
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Posted: 2/2/2021 3:21:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By raygixxer89: Is Skin Bracer really gone? It's my go-to work after shave. Not hardly. I just bought a bottle. For whatever reason the author didn't include it on the list. Dollar General sells a smaller-size. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 2/2/2021 2:37:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ThePontificator: Not hardly. I just bought a bottle. For whatever reason the author didn't include it on the list. Dollar General sells a smaller-size. Ok, cool. I enjoy it because it isn;t too strong of a scent. |
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Posted: 2/2/2021 11:32:34 PM EDT
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Was its Aqua Velva that Jack Palance did a commercial for. His line was "confidence is sexy".
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Posted: 2/3/2021 12:06:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Spiffums: Was its Aqua Velva that Jack Palance did a commercial for. His line was "confidence is sexy".  Jack Palance - Aftershave |
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Posted: 2/4/2021 4:15:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI wish SB was still packaged in glass bottles. |
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Posted: 2/6/2021 5:14:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ThePontificator: I wish SB was still packaged in glass bottles. Heehee, a number of years ago now I heard that the glass bottles of AV were on their way out, so I went to a couple of CVSs and bought up all the Musk and Ice Blue I could find. I'll bet I still have a half dozen bottles (glass) of the musk and 1 IB. And contrary to popular belief, they haven't gone rancid. |
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Posted: 2/6/2021 7:10:54 PM EDT
[#19]
Maggard Razors has the Spanish Williams version of Aqua Velva in a glass bottle for $22 + shipping.
They describe the formulation as being "more refined". But $22 tho 
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NY, USA
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Posted: 2/6/2021 7:22:05 PM EDT
[#20]
Maybe old spice. The rest i don't miss.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 2/6/2021 8:19:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ThePontificator: I wish SB was still packaged in glass bottles. Lol, I kept a few if the bottles after I bought a re-supply and noticed that the bottles were plastic. |
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Posted: 2/6/2021 8:25:54 PM EDT
[#22]
 Eddie Murphy - Old Spice and Brut Christmas Gifts |
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Posted: 2/6/2021 8:34:55 PM EDT
[#23]
I still have Stetson in the cabinet, probably haven't used that in 20 years and Skin Bracer cooling blue, probably haven't used that in about as long. The only two others I have are Mankind [old GF gave that to me] and Eternity. That was what Dad used to use.
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Posted: 2/12/2021 10:34:38 AM EDT
[#24]
Phoenix Shaving does a copy of Hai Karate. It's called Lo Haiku
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Posted: 3/1/2021 2:52:34 PM EDT
[Last Edit: sharky30]
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Quote HistoryAqua Velva’s biggest selling point has always been the cooling menthol that soothes away razor burn I suppose it does, after the burning from the alcohol goes away From that list I have old spice, aqua velva blue and musk currently on hand and have used that clubman stuff in the past |
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Posted: 3/1/2021 3:13:14 PM EDT
[#26]
Nothing makes a woman hard like old spice.
Nothing. |
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Posted: 7/18/2021 6:01:28 PM EDT
[#27]
I always liked English Leather. Still use Stetson on the rare occasions I wear a fragrance. While not sold in stores, who else wore the Avon men's fragrances that came in bottles shaped like cars, or airplanes and the like. I went through a period in the 80s wearing the original Old Spice. It seemed to attract women with Daddy Issues.
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Posted: 7/18/2021 7:25:09 PM EDT
[#28]
 Hai Karate - vintage TV commercial |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 7/19/2021 6:30:11 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gopher: I always liked English Leather. Still use Stetson on the rare occasions I wear a fragrance. While not sold in stores, who else wore the Avon men's fragrances that came in bottles shaped like cars, or airplanes and the like. I went through a period in the 80s wearing the original Old Spice. It seemed to attract women with Daddy Issues. I've collected VW stuff for close to 35 years now, so I have a VW-shaped bottle of Avon Spicy. Bottle is cool, but the cologne is a definite "no". |
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Posted: 7/19/2021 8:11:15 PM EDT
[#30]
When I was a kid back in the 60's and early 70's the Avon Lady was a semi-regular visitor (along with the milkman and the Fuller Brush salesperson).
I remember those glass containers of Avon "Wild Country" aftershave. Cars, planes, etc. Avon still sells Wild Country but the seasonal canisters/bottles are gone just a generic-looking bottle. I might order one just for kicks to see if I remember it. |
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Posted: 7/19/2021 8:18:42 PM EDT
[#31]
I think I read somewhere that Aqua Velva was originally a mouthwash!
And that sailors used to load up on it to get a buzz when they were deployed. The company then added a bittering agent to make it undrinkable when they switched the product over to an aftershave. |
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Posted: 7/20/2021 12:12:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ThePontificator: When I was a kid back in the 60's and early 70's the Avon Lady was a semi-regular visitor (along with the milkman and the Fuller Brush salesperson). I remember those glass containers of Avon "Wild Country" aftershave. Cars, planes, etc. Avon still sells Wild Country but the seasonal canisters/bottles are gone just a generic-looking bottle. I might order one just for kicks to see if I remember it. When you were in the 8th grade the Wild Country wasn't bad. The same couldn't be said for some of the later stuff.
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Posted: 8/8/2021 7:40:36 PM EDT
[#33]
No love for Jade East.
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Posted: 8/8/2021 9:27:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By geegee: No love for Jade East. I purchased a bottle of Jade East at an old mom & pop pharmacy about 7 years ago. Profile was sweet and powdery. Nothing particularly wondrous. |
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Posted: 8/15/2021 6:48:58 PM EDT
[#35]
I still use Clubman. It reminds me of the old barber shops from when I was a kid.
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NC, USA
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Posted: 9/17/2021 11:57:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SnowboundinNH: I still use Clubman. It reminds me of the old barber shops from when I was a kid. same. I have expensive stuff but I always go back to Pinaud. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/5/2022 7:24:39 PM EDT
[#37]
I see the NEX still has Aqua velva , Skin bracer, and brut. Sadly no Hai Karate or English leather.
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Posted: 4/5/2022 7:27:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Libertas: Old Spice was the shit! My dad always used that. A popular one with the younger amish was Coty Musk Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Libertas: Originally Posted By bubba556: My mom would get me a jug of Old Spice every year for Christmas she died 12 years ago. I still have one jug left A popular one with the younger amish was Coty Musk Or Coyote...............  |
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KY, USA
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Posted: 4/5/2022 7:28:41 PM EDT
[#39]
Originally Posted By ThePontificator: Disappointed that Skin Bracer is not on the list... https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/6-forgotten-drugstore-colognes-and-aftershaves/?mc_cid=d6a2440999&mc_eid=d8b48b00fa Hai Karate got an honorable mention if only for the marketing schtick. I'm a Drakkar man myself. |
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Posted: 4/6/2022 9:30:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BMCBreeder: Nothing makes a woman hard like old spice. Nothing. Not exactly sure what your definition of a woman might be. "Hard"? Ewwww.
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Posted: 7/31/2022 7:29:02 PM EDT
[#41]
I have tried a new one, at least I think it it: Adidas
Smells fine to me and has a nice bite to it. |
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Posted: 7/31/2022 7:51:35 PM EDT
[#42]
Old spice....in a light house decanter....
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Posted: 7/31/2022 8:06:17 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DV8EDD: same. I have expensive stuff but I always go back to Pinaud. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DV8EDD: Originally Posted By SnowboundinNH: I still use Clubman. It reminds me of the old barber shops from when I was a kid. same. I have expensive stuff but I always go back to Pinaud. I had gotten a bottle the one time I used aftershave, I'm not sure what the hell I bought, but it was not the barber shop smell I was expecting from it. Originally Posted By ThePontificator: You may very well have gotten it at CVS. Unfortunately most of the mainstream drugstores...and I think nationwide we're now down to CVS and Walgreens...have streamlined their shaving offerings to multi-blade razors, cartridges, and canned goo and not much else. I used to buy Pinaud Bay Rum at Walgreens but stopped using it because it smelled like a clove avalanche. When I switched to a safety razor and soap after reading about it on AoM, it made my wife jealous as hell because she's never been able to get her legs that smooth with a "normal" razor. Which typing that out gives me mixed feelings...
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Posted: 7/31/2022 8:19:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BornToLooze: I had gotten a bottle the one time I used aftershave, I'm not sure what the hell I bought, but it was not the barber shop smell I was expecting from it. When I switched to a safety razor and soap after reading about it on AoM, it made my wife jealous as hell because she's never been able to get her legs that smooth with a "normal" razor. Which typing that out gives me mixed feelings... @BornToLooze have your wife switch to a safety razor too. Mine did, her idea |
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Posted: 7/31/2022 8:26:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DV8EDD: same. I have expensive stuff but I always go back to Pinaud. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DV8EDD: Originally Posted By SnowboundinNH: I still use Clubman. It reminds me of the old barber shops from when I was a kid. same. I have expensive stuff but I always go back to Pinaud. Not only the aftershave, but the shave soap too! |
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Posted: 7/31/2022 9:39:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sharky30: @BornToLooze have your wife Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sharky30: Originally Posted By BornToLooze: I had gotten a bottle the one time I used aftershave, I'm not sure what the hell I bought, but it was not the barber shop smell I was expecting from it. When I switched to a safety razor and soap after reading about it on AoM, it made my wife jealous as hell because she's never been able to get her legs that smooth with a "normal" razor. Which typing that out gives me mixed feelings... @BornToLooze have your wife FTFY Also, she did that after I got good enough I was using Feathers. You would be surprised how good a Feather can shave some hairy ass legs when you're trying to teach your wife the right way to use a safety razor. |
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Posted: 4/8/2023 9:44:08 PM EDT
[Last Edit: FluffyTheCat]
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SnowboundinNH: I still use Clubman. It reminds me of the old barber shops from when I was a kid. Me too! When I was a boy in South Africa, I used to go to a wonderful barber shop. The barbers wore old fashioned white barber's tunics and they had large bottles of hair tonic and aftershave.  Clubman reminds me of those good old days. Now I have to find pictures of the 1966 Springbok rugby team. The barber had framed autographed rugby pictures and I wish I could see these again.  |
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Posted: 4/9/2023 10:34:34 AM EDT
[#48]
While not exactly "forgotten" my go-to aftershave is still Skin Bracer. Like a cold, hard slap in the face.
Thanks. I needed that.
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Posted: 4/14/2023 1:08:06 AM EDT
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I'm not gonna read the OP's link, or any responses in this thread and instead guess, sight unseen, Brute, Pinaud, Jovan Musk, Halston 101 (my personal fav back in the day) and Hi Karate. Oh, and Old Spice. That's six amirite?
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Posted: 4/14/2023 1:26:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SnowboundinNH: I still use Clubman. It reminds me of the old barber shops from when I was a kid. I've always liked Clubman Lilac Vegetal for the same reason. |
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