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86. Old Spice after shave, which I still use.

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 03:12 PM

Dec 2025

Since Proctor & Gamble, in their infinite wisdom, changed the formula for OS in the US as their customer research indicated that the rising generation were tired of smelling like Grandpaw, I have to get mine imported from overseas, where they still adhere to the original scent. Fortunately, I don't use it much.

Old Spice's slogan used to be "If your grandfather hadn't worn it, you wouldn't be here." Which is quite funny, really, since Old Spice was first put on the market in 1937, and my father was born in 1929.

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As a teen, what perfume or cologne/after shave did you mostly wear. Mine was Jean Nate, What was yours? [View all] debm55 Dec 2025 OP

Jade East Glorfindel Dec 2025 #1

Thank you very much, Glorifindel. debm55 Dec 2025 #2

Forgot all about Jade East! MLAA Dec 2025 #4

Thank you, very much MLAA. debm55 Dec 2025 #5

Oh, man, as an insecure teenager I doused myself in both of those. Think I'd gag now. Silent Type Dec 2025 #6

HAHHHAHAHAHHA debm55 Dec 2025 #47

Pavlova and Cie MLAA Dec 2025 #3

Thank you for your selections.MLAA debm55 Dec 2025 #7

I remember wearing Bluegrass and Sunflowers. Ilsa Dec 2025 #8

Thank you very much, llsa. That scent sounds great. debm55 Dec 2025 #34

Ambush Mz Pip Dec 2025 #9

Oh wow. Thank you Mz Pip. for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 2025 #35

Jean Nate no doubt! elleng Dec 2025 #10

Thank you for sharing elleng. I had almost all her line. It was sold at a small drug store that I worked at. debm55 Dec 2025 #37

Skinny Dip hamsterjill Dec 2025 #11

Thank you very much, hamersterjill. I didn't remember it at first . But after seeing the commercial I remembered. And I debm55 Dec 2025 #38

White Shoulders. Dear_Prudence Dec 2025 #12

Thank you very much, Dear_Prudence. Great scent. debm55 Dec 2025 #39

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I can smell it this moment. 😍 GentryDixon Dec 2025 #30

Thank you sinkingfeelling. I remember the beautiful scent and even the song --Your Wind Song stays on my mind. debm55 Dec 2025 #40

"His mind". sinkingfeeling Dec 2025 #42

Sorry, sinkingfeeling , Brain fart moment here. debm55 Dec 2025 #48

Old Spice, Brut and Hai Karate. House of Roberts Dec 2025 #14

Hai Karate Dear_Prudence Dec 2025 #25

Thank you very much for sharing your selections with us, House of Roberts. Great scents. debm55 Dec 2025 #41

Probably something by Yardley. Diamond_Dog Dec 2025 #15

Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog. When I was in college I switched to Yardley---Lavender and Lily of the Valley . debm55 Dec 2025 #43

Drakkar Noir OC375 Dec 2025 #16

Okay. I have never heard of it before. debm55 Dec 2025 #44

English Lavender Zackzzzz Dec 2025 #17

Thank you very much, Zackzzzz. I love lavender. debm55 Dec 2025 #49

I had a bottle of Jean Nate more than 40 years ago as a little girl. I can still smell it!! that lemony sweet fragran BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #18

I know what you mean. BlueWaveNeverEnd. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Dec 2025 #50

English Leather. I can't remember what it smelled like surfered Dec 2025 #19

Thank you very much , surfered. for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 2025 #51

I wore British Sterling on the weekends and I'm sure I probably wore to much...dumb kid...☮ walkingman Dec 2025 #20

Oh that's okay ,you were just learning how to be a chick magnet. Thank you for sharing, walkingman. debm55 Dec 2025 #52

Something Cody, my aunt ran the Cody counter at J L Hudson downtown Detroit. Srkdqltr Dec 2025 #21

Thank you very much, Srkdqltr. for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 2025 #54

Eau de sweat pfitz59 Dec 2025 #22

Oh, Thank you, pfitz. for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 2025 #55

Love's Fresh Lemon SWinter Dec 2025 #23

Thank you very much, SWinter, I remember Love's Fresh Lemon. I was a Jean Nate person as the display was right across debm55 Dec 2025 #57

Old Spice for me,.. Permanut Dec 2025 #24

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Permanut. The same here with the Jean Nate. debm55 Dec 2025 #68

Tabu and Beatlelvr Dec 2025 #26

Wonderful, Beatlelvr. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Dec 2025 #74

I remember that. applegrove Dec 2025 #27

Thank you very much applegrove. It didn't hurt that I worked at a Drug Store that had a show case of Jean Nate items and debm55 Dec 2025 #76

I concocted a mixture of bobalew Dec 2025 #28

Thank you very much, bobalew. That sounds different and great. debm55 Dec 2025 #46

Muguet des Bois no_hypocrisy Dec 2025 #29

Thank you very much. no_hyprocrisy. As I got older I loved the smells of Lily of valley. Wonderful debm55 Dec 2025 #33

My mom wore that Danmel Dec 2025 #93

Chanel 19 off-the-clock Dec 2025 #31

Thank you very much for sharing with us.off-the-clock. debm55 Dec 2025 #32

Old Spice, British Sterling, Hai-Karate... QueerDuck Dec 2025 #36

Wow , Thank you for your selections, QueerDuck. debm55 Dec 2025 #45

I thought I remembered using Ambush and I see somebody else has mentioned it so it must be a real memory Walleye Dec 2025 #53

Thank you very much for that information. That's interesting. Ty Walleye for sharing. debm55 Dec 2025 #67

Hai Karate. I have nothing to say in my defense. Then I went to Aremis. I know. I still feel shame. ... marble falls Dec 2025 #56

Thank you very much, marble falls. I remember when Ted Danson was the actor in the Aramus commercials. The Hai Karate debm55 Dec 2025 #66

Yep. marble falls Dec 2025 #88

I totally forgot about that. Thank you for the memories.marble falls. debm55 Dec 2025 #90

I still love the scent of Aramis. nt Trueblue Texan Dec 2025 #80

I did, but the girls didn't like it on me. I may have been a bit liberal when I "splashed" it on. marble falls Dec 2025 #89

We all have our own body chemistry and sometimes that can make or break a cologne or perfume on each of us Niagara Dec 2025 #103

Old Spice lime. boonecreek Dec 2025 #58

Thank you very much boonecreek. I like the smell of lemon or lime as an undertone in my teens. I haven't seen them debm55 Dec 2025 #63

Love's Baby Soft catbyte Dec 2025 #59

Thank you very much catbyte. And may the memories of your dad be a blessing to you debm55 Dec 2025 #62

Tabu, Chanel No. 5, Jovan Musk Oil. Then in the mid 80's I discovered Bonne Bell Musk ms liberty Dec 2025 #60

Thank you very much ms liberty for sharing your wonderful selections. debm55 Dec 2025 #61

I think I wore Wind Song in HS Jilly_in_VA Dec 2025 #64

Thank you very much Jilly_in_VA. Beautiful scent. debm55 Dec 2025 #65

4711 Cologne (German) justaprogressive Dec 2025 #69

Wonderful packaging. Thank you, justaprogressive. Jade East--wonderful scent. debm55 Dec 2025 #73

Sweet Honesty by Avon and Wind Song. Polly Hennessey Dec 2025 #70

Thank you very much . Polly Hennessey, for your wonderful selections. My aunt sold Avon and used used Sweet Honesty, debm55 Dec 2025 #71

English Leather retread Dec 2025 #72

Thank you very much, retread for sharing with us.. I remember English Leather. debm55 Dec 2025 #75

Tabu and Canoe The Blue Flower Dec 2025 #77

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 2025 #81

Ambush MoonlightHillFarm Dec 2025 #78

Thank you very much for sharing with us, MoonlightHillFarm. debm55 Dec 2025 #82

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HAHAHAHAHAHHAh. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Trueblue Texan. debm55 Dec 2025 #83

The same as you MustLoveBeagles Dec 2025 #84

Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 2025 #85

Old Spice after shave, which I still use. malthaussen Dec 2025 #86

Thank you very much malthaussen. I liked the smell of the older version of Old Spice. I didn't know they changed it. debm55 Dec 2025 #87

Polo (original). Girlfriend loved it. flvegan Dec 2025 #91

Thank you very much for sharing with us, fivegan. debm55 Dec 2025 #92

Jontue Danmel Dec 2025 #94

Thank you very much. Danmel for sharing. debm55 Dec 2025 #98

English Leather. Aristus Dec 2025 #95

HAHAHAHHA. I remember that ad. Thank you for sharing with us, Aristus. debm55 Dec 2025 #99

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Thank you very much for sharing with us, TommieMommy. debm55 Dec 2025 #100

English Leather with the wood cap on the bottle. Emile Dec 2025 #97

Thank you very much, Emile, for sharing, I remember that wood cap on the bottle. debm55 Dec 2025 #101

I've always liked Coty Wild Musk for Women Niagara Dec 2025 #102

Thank you for sharing with us.Niagara, I used to avoid going into stores that had the perfume samples as it gave me debm55 Dec 2025 #104

You're welcome, Debbie. I can't go into perfume and candle stores at all so I understand that Niagara Dec 2025 #107

Thank you for sharing Niagara. debm55 Dec 2025 #108

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Thank you very much for sharing with us, PikaBlue. I remember those selections. debm55 Dec 2025 #106

debm55 I was a fan of dlilafae Dec 2025 #109

Thank you very much for sharing your selections with us, dillafae. Wonderful debm55 Dec 2025 #111

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Wind Song DelMar dem Dec 2025 #113

Thank you very much for sharing with us, DelMar dem. May the memories of your father be a blessing to you. debm55 Dec 2025 #114