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Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Head Shaving => Topic started by: Kojak on August 18, 2010, 01:14:43 PM

Title: After Shave!
Post by: Kojak on August 18, 2010, 01:14:43 PM
I used to never use it. I started using witch hazel because of saintc recommending it and I like it alot. I started using after shave on my face to and I love it. For my face I am currently using Pinaud-Clubman, Brut, and Barbasol Pacific Rush.

Do you use after shave?

Do you use it on your dome only, face only, or both dome and face?

What brand do you like?

Do you like the aftershave burn, tolerate it, or hate it?
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: tomgallagher on August 18, 2010, 01:36:05 PM
Yes, Both, Polo, Tolerate it.
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Post by: reb123161 on August 18, 2010, 01:38:20 PM
I use after shave only for the face......Like you, I use Pinaud-Clubman!  Love the old fashioned scent.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on August 18, 2010, 01:42:58 PM
Rarely if ever.  Except for astringents to control skin oil & since sly, hydrogen peroxide, I never got into the habit.  I've got several bottles of the stuff received over the years and stuffed under the bathroom sink--maybe I should just throw them out :/O.  Remember the days of Canoe, English Leather, Bay Rum in college, but even then it was just something that didn't catch with me.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: The Noggin on August 18, 2010, 02:39:24 PM
Always an after shave balm on face and dome, my skin feels much better with it.
Currently I'm using Nivea Cool Kick, Axe Skin Contact and Baxter of California. I like to have a selection at hand to choose from.
With ASB there is no burn (yes I hate it).
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Mikekoz13 on August 18, 2010, 02:52:16 PM
Clubman Pinaud for me on the face......... au natural on the head.

If you're not using this stuff, you are doing the women that enter your aura a disservice............
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Kojak on August 18, 2010, 02:59:10 PM
Yes, Both, Polo, Tolerate it.

I like your direct to the point attitude! :)
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Kojak on August 18, 2010, 03:04:36 PM
I use after shave only for the face......Like you, I use Pinaud-Clubman!  Love the old fashioned scent.
Clubman Pinaud for me on the face......... au natural on the head.

If you're not using this stuff, you are doing the women that enter your aura a disservice............

I love the scent of Clubman Pinaud. Combine that with the smell of Super Bubble bubble gum and it reminds me of trips to the barber with my beloved grand dad as a child!  O:O
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: reb123161 on August 18, 2010, 03:11:13 PM
Kojak.....you are so right, BROTHER!!
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Post by: Rob on August 18, 2010, 05:38:34 PM
At the moment, Armani Code on face, Gillette moisturiser on dome.  Yeah: I actually like the aftershave 'burn'! 8)
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Post by: Big G on August 18, 2010, 07:40:22 PM
Clubman Pinaud on both dome and face. Don't mind the mild sting. I also use witch hazel after lurking around here and reading all the post on it. Seems to make a difference on razor bumps. Only other after shave I have used on my dome is Aqua Velva Classic. I do like the smell and the cooling feeling but the burn is pretty intense at first.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Magoo on August 18, 2010, 07:41:35 PM
I wish I could get a smell of Clubman Pinaud, but the bottles are all sealed. Hate to spend $7.oo and find I don,t like it. Some of those scents are to strong and over powering.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Kojak on August 18, 2010, 10:14:06 PM
I wish I could get a smell of Clubman Pinaud, but the bottles are all sealed. Hate to spend $7.oo and find I don,t like it. Some of those scents are to strong and over powering.
At Walgreens it cost $7 for a 6 oz bottle, but I found it for $6.50 at Sally Beauty Supply in a 12 oz bottle. It smells exactly like the talc powder that the barber used to brush on the back of your neck in the old days. I'm sure you will love it.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Mikekoz13 on August 19, 2010, 05:09:54 AM
I wish I could get a smell of Clubman Pinaud, but the bottles are all sealed. Hate to spend $7.oo and find I don,t like it. Some of those scents are to strong and over powering.
At Walgreens it cost $7 for a 6 oz bottle, but I found it for $6.50 at Sally Beauty Supply in a 12 oz bottle. It smells exactly like the talc powder that the barber used to brush on the back of your neck in the old days. I'm sure you will love it.

I also buy mine at Sally Beauty Supply for the same reason. Pinaud is a mild scent that is reminiscent of old barber shops. I've never known anyone that didn't love the scent.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Magoo on August 19, 2010, 03:40:56 PM
Thanks I'll give it a try.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Kojak on August 20, 2010, 01:02:55 PM
At the moment, Armani Code on face, Gillette moisturiser on dome.  Yeah: I actually like the aftershave 'burn'! 8)

Didn't know Armani made an aftershave. I'll have to look into acquiring some!
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: phigg on August 24, 2010, 11:06:15 AM
Nothing on my face usually, though some Nivea balm sometimes.. but for the head, I follow up shaving with chilled witch hazel; when that dries after a minute, I use Tend Skin to minimize any razor burn or irritation.  That can burn/sting, but it works well and the sting only lasts a moment. Then the Mederma goes on the scars..
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Post by: BaldWriterBob on August 26, 2010, 12:21:51 AM
Pinaud is not readily available where I am but I have found a web drug store that stocks it. I'm planning on giving it a try. Been using whatever is available so far. Works fine if you grit your teeth.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: CraftyGuy on August 26, 2010, 12:06:10 PM
I use after shave only for the face......Like you, I use Pinaud-Clubman!  Love the old fashioned scent.
Clubman Pinaud for me on the face......... au natural on the head.

If you're not using this stuff, you are doing the women that enter your aura a disservice............

I love the scent of Clubman Pinaud. Combine that with the smell of Super Bubble bubble gum and it reminds me of trips to the barber with my beloved grand dad as a child!  O:O

Got a whiff of Clubman Pinaud at the local CVS -- love it! Gonna get me some!
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Kojak on August 26, 2010, 01:21:29 PM

Got a whiff of Clubman Pinaud at the local CVS -- love it! Gonna get me some!

Yes indeed, get it at Sally Beauty if you have one where you live. Twice the amount of product for the same price.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: CraftyGuy on August 26, 2010, 01:47:14 PM

Got a whiff of Clubman Pinaud at the local CVS -- love it! Gonna get me some!

Yes indeed, get it at Sally Beauty if you have one where you live. Twice the amount of product for the same price.

Yup - there's a Sally's nearby (that's where I get my Hot Six Oil) -- thanks for the tip!
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Smooth_Operator on August 26, 2010, 01:57:50 PM
I picked up some Clubman Pinaud and it's nostalgia in a bottle!  Reminds me of my grandfather (who still has a little more hair than I do).

Speaking of smells, I also got a bottle of witch hazel to try since so many people use it.  Are there different brands/scents of it, or does it all smell pretty much the same?  I'm not usually overly sensitive to smells, but there's something about witch hazel that I just can't get past.  Anyone else have the same experience?
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: CraftyGuy on August 26, 2010, 02:00:18 PM
I picked up some Clubman Pinaud and it's nostalgia in a bottle!  Reminds me of my grandfather (who still has a little more hair than I do).

Speaking of smells, I also got a bottle of witch hazel to try since so many people use it.  Are there different brands/scents of it, or does it all smell pretty much the same?  I'm not usually overly sensitive to smells, but there's something about witch hazel that I just can't get past.  Anyone else have the same experience?

Try the Thayer's Witch Hazel.. it comes in rose-scented, as well as lavender (no, really - it's not as girly as it sounds, they both smell nice).  You can find it at a GNC if you have one nearby.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Kojak on August 26, 2010, 02:07:19 PM
The plain jane kind that comes in a generic alcohol looking bottle at drug stores smells like horse piss. It is refreshing though and the smell goes away fast.
When I use it I put aftershave on top of it to get rid of the smell. I have seen on another forum where a poster was using 60% witch hazel combined with 40% of his favorite aftershave.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on August 26, 2010, 02:28:14 PM
but there's something about witch hazel that I just can't get past.  Anyone else have the same experience?

Hydrogen peroxide has the same effect, but odorless.  Be careful not to get it on colored clothes, towels, etc., it will take the color out.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Smooth_Operator on August 26, 2010, 02:30:53 PM
Thanks CraftyGuy, Kojak and Saintc - I'll check around for the Thayer's scented, give the peroxide a go on my next shave and try an aftershave/witch hazel mix after that.  Correction... if you're mixing something with the word "witch" in it, I believe that technically makes the mixture a "concoction" or "potion."  ;-)  The bottle I have does have a rather equine scent....
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Kojak on August 26, 2010, 08:25:05 PM
 Correction... if you're mixing something with the word "witch" in it, I believe that technically makes the mixture a "concoction" or "potion."
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Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: markc on August 27, 2010, 06:53:05 AM
i use a couple of drops of tea tree oil on  wet hands and wipe over your head after shaving. nice and cooling and the tea tree is a natural antiseptic so helps with shaving rashes too. give it a go, smell isnt too strong.
Title: Re: After Shave!
Post by: Timmer on August 27, 2010, 11:40:58 AM
A little Aveeno on the head and face, work it into the beard.  (Yes, I need an updated pic.)  Throughout the day use Wet Ones (Sensitive Skin) to keep the oil down.  I like Headwipes, but they're too expensive.