Product Description

Pinaud Clubman Lilac Vegetal After Shave Lotion Instantly cools, tones and refreshes the skin with an invigorating tingle. Gives skin a smooth, comfortable feeling. All - over body freshener to splash on freely after bath or shower.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #97217 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Clubman
• Model: clublilac6

Features

• Pinaud Clubman Lilac Vegetal After Shave Lotion
• 6 oz

Customer Reviews

Not My Favorite Pinaud Scent...
Vegetal Lilac has a scent that is about as appealing as its name. To me, it smells like an unwholesome mixture of lilacs and vegetable oil, and is not among my top choices for a men's aftershave. It delivers the refreshing tingle and restorative cooling sensation characteristic of the Pinaud line, but I find the odor more musty than musk. I am a big fan of the classic and special reserve scents, which I find spicy and masculine. I've used quite a variety of aftershaves ranging from Taylor of Old Bond to Pinaud and this is at the bottom of my list of specialty brands favored by those luxury shavers who use a straight razor or metal safety razor.

Perhaps it's a generational thing, but this has a distinct "old person" smell. By "old" I mean elderly and on the verge of death, as opposed to the classic scent I'd associate with a good aftershave a la the old-fashioned barbershops. I like everything about this product except for the smell. The bottle is classy and harkens back to the days of hair and health tonics. The texture is even pleasant, as the lotion has a pleasant viscosity that is neither too dry like most alcohol-based aftershaves, nor too creamy like some alcohol-free aftershave salves and balms.

I found this product especially disappointing because I love the smell of fresh lilac blossoms, but for some reason this scent just doesn't work for me. I recommend that those in the market for a good old-timey aftershave go with the Pinaud Clubman Classic or the Special Reserve. Both are excellent alternatives to the more expensive English aftershaves, and are more in line (from a value perspective) with the affordable bay rum scents many men find appealing. I've found the 6 ounce bottle itself will keep you in good company for about three months, and I like the profile of the smaller bottle, which is made of plastic and comes with a screw on cap. So, should it fall out of your medicine cabinet into your sink during a particularly harried Monday morning, the bottle won't shatter into a million pieces and baptize you and your bathroom with its concentrated aroma.

Vegetal Lilac is not a bad product, it's just not for me.

Old School Aroma
First off, let me concede that this stuff does indeed smell faintly of urine while it's in the bottle, so don't judge it by sniffing the bottle. Some of the volatiles have an unfortunate scent at high concentration; however, that smell changes completely once it's been on your skin for a few moments. It's much more subtle and pleasant than most of what you find today, and it is a good soothing aftershave. If you want a soothing aftershave with a subtle, clean masculine aroma (not REMOTELY urine-like), look no farther than Lilac Vegetal. If you want to smell like a bottle of alcohol or like you took a bath in "sport" perfume, look elsewhere. I'm biased though, as both my grandfathers used this scent. Give it a try, you won't regret it.

Lilac Vegetal:
Oh how I wanted to believe..

I have been using and loving classic aftershaves for a long time now, and this is one that I've always heard mixed things about. Either you love it or hate it and so, I decided it was MY turn to see where I stand on this green ichor.

I decided to try this out after a nice relaxing afternoon straight razor shave & rather than giving into temptation to smell the liquid directly out of the bottle I followed the caveat NOT to do so, for if one does they will be given an olfactory blast of sweet flowers, urine, & pesticide from 70 years ago....

The GOOD NEWS is that the smell does indeed mellow out once on the skin. So, after my shave I decided to jump right in and with a cry of: "Excelsior!" I splashed away, waited a moment for the liquid to dry and settle down a bit and began my assessment of the long spoken of Lilac Vegetal.

Well, the scent is definitely lilacs however there is an odd smell that I can't quite place my finger on. I will say that I can see how one would either love this or hate it however; I'm afraid I'm in the "not sure" category. I really WANT to love this stuff because it is truly a classic and I mean, it MUST have something going for it to still be produced over 100 years later but; it's that "urine-esque" smell that I just can't seem to get past.

My good Lady has stated quite clearly that she hates this however; I won't go that far because parts of the bouquet I do indeed like alot so, I think that I will not keep this in daily/weekly rotation rather; use this on monthly occasions when I want an afternoon shave and spend more time trying to figure out the complex nature of this antediluvian fragrance...

Lilac Vegetal.....You have aroused my curiosity....
I need more time & perhaps you will grow on me?


******UPDATE*******
After using this off and on it has indeed grown on me & I would actually say that I really like it alot! However, the good Lady remains steadfast in saying that it smells like urine.

All in all I really do stand by the whole, you either love it or hate it & I actually DO love this now after further use..The scent mellows in the bottle after it is opened for a few weeks...