I love Bay Rum believe it or not. I have many high end cologne's but I love splashing Bay Rum on after a shower or shave. I've been collecting different Bay Rums for a while now. Today I picked up some Dominica Bay Rum. Good clean stuff man. The smell reminds me of my Grand dad when I used to visit him in Florida. Maybe that is the appeal to me.

I use Mennen Skin Bracer after shaving. I have used it for 40+years.

On occasion I will use Brut if I want to smell nice.

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Originally posted by Docbarry:
I use Mennen Skin Bracer after shaving. I have used it for 40+years.

On occasion I will use Brut if I want to smell nice.

Good stuff Doc. I also use Skin Bracer on occasion.

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Excuse me?

I shave with a straight razor (yes, a cut throat razor). I use a goat milk aftershave lotion that I get from a lady in arizona afterwards, followed by Royall Lyme by Bermuda Ltd.

For those keeping score... yes, I brew my own beer, raise chickens, garden, roast my own coffee and shave with a straight razor. My wife thinks I should've been born a hundred years earlier.

-- Gary F.

I want to know what Sheepshead uses.

I use Gillette gel.

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On occasion I will use Brut if I want to smell nice.

You devil you.

Lately, I've been using Zegna & Z by Zegna.

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Excuse me?

I like the smokey, medicinal smell.
Actually, my Girlfriend buys Nivea.

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Originally posted by Gary Foster:
I shave with a straight razor (yes, a cut throat razor).
-- Gary F.

Always curious about these, I have heard they give a great shave plus they are totally bad@ss...

I generally use Jovan Musk. Its cheap but I love the smell. If I wanna go fancy I'll use some Bvlgari aftershave lotion

aj

My favorite is C.O. Bigelow, blue elixer, my wife got me hooked on it. She gets it at Bath and Body Works. I also like Adidas and Royal Copenhagen if I really want to smell special

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Originally posted by Docbarry:
I use Mennen Skin Bracer after shaving. I have used it for 40+years.

On occasion I will use Brut if I want to smell nice.

You can't be serious.

I wonder what the poor people are using? Lol, I kid, I kid.

I use an Italian product called Proraso because it smells classy, not like the deodorant aisle in your local RX.

Favorite cologne is nautica , or polo black .

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Always curious about these, I have heard they give a great shave plus they are totally bad@ss...

Yeah, I have to say they give a MUCH better shave than any of those quintuple-bladed monstrosities. I used to dread shaving every day. Since I switched to the straight razor, I have never had a more comfortable or closer shave. Takes some getting used to though. First couple months of learning was... interesting... to say the least.

You also get a ton of respect when you're shaving at the gym after working out. I used to shave in the morning at the gym (back when I actually had time to go) and whenever someone would see me they'd be like "whoa..."

It's also way cheaper. Refill blades are freakin' expensive and they don't last long. A good straight razor can be picked up for $30 or so on eBay if you know what you're looking for and are willing to do a little bit of restoration and honing. I have a dozen or so straights that I rotate through, some of which were made in the 1800's (yeah, really) and I expect to hand them down to my God son. I could get by with two or three of course, but I have this collection addiction heh.

I'll never go back to using those Atra/gillete/schick monstrosities again.

-- Gary F.