Aftershave

Allbeauty.com usually has decent deals

Currently Lacoste Blanc for everyday and Tom Ford Black Orchid for occasions

Liking Carolina Herrera Bad Boy too

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Originally Posted by LaMotta

A timeless classic.




The Reiss one is majestic - I tried to buy recently in Reiss but they had none in stock.

Eccentric Mollecule 02 is my first choice. Not many people know about it and it always gets good comments.

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I’ve had mollecule before, cannae mine if it was 02 or if it’s a different one though. It’s great. As you say, not many folk have it, which is always a plus.

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I’ve had mollecule before, cannae mine if it was 02 or if it’s a different one though. It’s great. As you say, not many folk have it, which is always a plus.

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Eccentric Molecule 01 is pretty amazing as well - that's the one that smells different on each person depending on how it reacts and the fragrance disappears and reappears over the course of the day.

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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee

John Paul Gaultier for me, nothing else.

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It’s always the one that people come up to me snd ask what it is as it’s a nice smell
I also like Black Code by Armani
And Chanel Allure


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Originally Posted by LaMotta

Eccentric Molecule 01 is pretty amazing as well - that's the one that smells different on each person depending on how it reacts and the fragrance disappears and reappears over the course of the day.

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Aye, that’s the one I’ve had. Cheers

Really liked Dior Fahrenheit

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Originally Posted by Lendo

Really liked Dior Fahrenheit

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Thats a classic, its the one I used all the time when in my teens, I'm due a new aftershave and was thinking of getting that one again

I liked Cerutti 1881 as a youngster, nae point in wearing any at the moment, face masks just become scented!

Apparently Aramis was so good in the 1980s that you were in danger of being molested by Princess Di.

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Apparently Aramis was so good in the 1980s that you were in danger of being molested by Princess Di.

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Only if you were Ted Danson when he was in Cheers

Versace Eros. Has been that daily for about 5 years now, could probably do with a change though. Anyone know anything similar?

Picked up a bottle of Halfeti from Penhaligons.

I got a sample after hearing good things and was stopped by 3 different people asking what it was when wearing it so invested in a bottle. Fairly pricey but it is very, very nice. It's unisex in theory but it's definitely more masculine imo.

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Picked up a bottle of Halfeti from Penhaligons.

I got a sample after hearing good things and was stopped by 3 different people asking what it was when wearing it so invested in a bottle. Fairly pricey but it is very, very nice. It's unisex in theory but it's definitely more masculine imo.

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Fairly pricey as in £185 for 100ml fairly pricy? [emoji50]

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Originally Posted by RyeSloan

Fairly pricey as in £185 for 100ml fairly pricy? [emoji50]

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100ml will last an age though but definitely at, and some way over, the upper end of my usual budget.

When you consider some of the Creed fragrances mentioned earlier in the thread are £140+ for 50ml then is seems a wee bit better.

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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy

100ml will last an age though but definitely at, and some way over, the upper end of my usual budget.

When you consider some of the Creed fragrances mentioned earlier in the thread are £140+ for 50ml then is seems a wee bit better.

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All things are relative I suppose [emoji2957]

Each to their own I suppose…but it reminds me of the convo I had with her indoors when she found out the cost of my nice new Driver in the golf bag…oh aye it wasn’t cheap darling but you should have seen how much more expensive the other one was that I could have bought [emoji12]

Oddly she was still less than impressed especially when I admitted it will probably make zero difference to my golf! At least you’ll benefit from smelling nice while I still hit that big slice into the rough.

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Originally Posted by Frazerbob

I also sell Essens stuff. It’s absolutely superb. Just sell it to pals and family so not for profit. Works out around £15 for 50mls. I find the quality and longevity better than the brands. My current favs are Allure Sport, which I’ve worn for years and usually cost £70 and Creed Silver Mountain Water, which would be over a ton a bottle.

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I've seen this Essens stuff on line but how can you tell which fragrance is similar? Big fan of Creed Silver Mountain Water but as you say at £150+ a bottle its not one I use a lot. if i could find similar at a fraction of the cost id be interested to test it out.

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Originally Posted by RyeSloan

Fairly pricey as in £185 for 100ml fairly pricy? [emoji50]

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How much! Jeez that or anything near that price will never end up in my bathroom cabinet. I was spoilt for many years when I worked for Jenners by having 100ml tester bottles of virtually any brand I wanted, I still loathe paying full price for any after shave to this day.

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Originally Posted by Godsahibby

I've seen this Essens stuff on line but how can you tell which fragrance is similar? Big fan of Creed Silver Mountain Water but as you say at £150+ a bottle its not one I use a lot. if i could find similar at a fraction of the cost id be interested to test it out.

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With the Creed aftershaves a lot of what you might call high street brands have similar fragrances.

Davidoff Cool Water isn't massively dissimilar to Green Irish Tweed at about a tenth of the price. For the Silver Mountain Water the Bvlgari pour Homme Soir has a lot of the same notes albeit nothing smells quite like SMW.

I've tried a few of the non branded copies from the likes of the Essence Vault and so on and I've got another one recommended that I need to order from to try. I find them quite hit or miss. Some of them smell very like the originals but don't last as long, others last ages but there isn't the same depth of fragrance and some are very good on both albeit you will pay a bit more than the cheaper copies for that.

I always like to have 1 or 2 really nice bottles for special occasions and as such they last ages. For day to day I mentioned above I use Maurer & Wirtz 4711 Original which is under £20 and is a classic. I also use Paul Smith Extreme which again doesn't break the £20 mark.

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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee

How much! Jeez that or anything near that price will never end up in my bathroom cabinet. I was spoilt for many years when I worked for Jenners by having 100ml tester bottles of virtually any brand I wanted, I still loathe paying full price for any after shave to this day.

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Grow a beard and save a fortune on razors and smelly stuff. 👍🏻🤑

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Originally Posted by Godsahibby

I've seen this Essens stuff on line but how can you tell which fragrance is similar? Big fan of Creed Silver Mountain Water but as you say at £150+ a bottle its not one I use a lot. if i could find similar at a fraction of the cost id be interested to test it out.

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I’ll be putting in an order soon. Fire me a message if you want to try a bottle. I personally love it.

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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy

Picked up a bottle of Halfeti from Penhaligons.

I got a sample after hearing good things and was stopped by 3 different people asking what it was when wearing it so invested in a bottle. Fairly pricey but it is very, very nice. It's unisex in theory but it's definitely more masculine imo.

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I pinched Savoy Steam moisturiser by Penhaligons from the toilet of the Savoy in London when I was in their bar.

In my head it was like stealing a pint glass. I got home and seen it was £40 a bottle and realised I probably shouldn’t go back to the Savoy :greengrin

Smells outstanding though.

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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy

With the Creed aftershaves a lot of what you might call high street brands have similar fragrances.

Davidoff Cool Water isn't massively dissimilar to Green Irish Tweed at about a tenth of the price. For the Silver Mountain Water the Bvlgari pour Homme Soir has a lot of the same notes albeit nothing smells quite like SMW.

I've tried a few of the non branded copies from the likes of the Essence Vault and so on and I've got another one recommended that I need to order from to try. I find them quite hit or miss. Some of them smell very like the originals but don't last as long, others last ages but there isn't the same depth of fragrance and some are very good on both albeit you will pay a bit more than the cheaper copies for that.

I always like to have 1 or 2 really nice bottles for special occasions and as such they last ages. For day to day I mentioned above I use Maurer & Wirtz 4711 Original which is under £20 and is a classic. I also use Paul Smith Extreme which again doesn't break the £20 mark.

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Thanks re the Bvlgari pour Homme, I will give that a try.

I am normally a big fan of Oud and really like the Tom Ford Oud and use the Bvlgari Man Wood which is very similar to it. The YSL M7 is also a stick on for Tom Ford Oud but only because he created that when he worked for them and its a fraction of the price.

Hungarian wasps love Tom Ford Noir Extreme. Be warned.

Dior Sauvage (elixir) is superb. Usually on offer in boots for around £130 and the smells lingers for a couple of days

Big fan of CK IN2U, a good cheap option which smells good and usually get a good compliment on how it smells.

Recently purchased Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir in the Gold packaging. I normally stick to the original JPG Le Male. I like the Elixir very much.

I’m between 2 Jo Malones just now. English Oak & Hazlenut or Cyprus & Grapevine

No aftershave but cocoa butter moisturiser.

Paco Robanne phantom. Cool bottle and very much popular with my 20 year old son and his girlfriend. I was lucky to get it half price on our EasyJet flight to Gatwick when travelling to Mexico. Was most unimpressed with BA’s offers. There wasn’t a single one I felt tempted by.