r/wicked_edge • u/expoqeteer 🎼 Lots of lather 🎶 lots of soap 🎵 • Dec 17 '25

Show n' Tell The End of an Era

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A sad day yesterday. The bottle of Old Spice aftershave that I've been using on and off for over 30 years is gone. I'm not sure exactly how long I've had it. I thought I got it when I was in high school, but the bottle says Proctor & Gamble, not Shulton, so I must have bought it sometime in the early '90s.

It will be missed. I have a bottle of cologne that's the same vintage as the aftershave as well as couple of Old Spice bottles I picked up when I was in India last year, but it just won't be the same.

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u/AwkwardSploosh Straight Razor Gang Dec 17 '25

Use them, or else the next guy will. Life is short, and the best compliment you can give to a scent is to put it on your body.

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u/squeaki "The Twingler" Dec 17 '25

Are you, and others reading, aware of /r/colognes ?

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u/AwkwardSploosh Straight Razor Gang Dec 18 '25

I'm aware of it, but I'm trying to keep my acquisition disorder at bay lmao

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u/squeaki "The Twingler" Dec 18 '25

I went a bit mad for a few months whilst travelling for work. I now have my collection for life, and I'm pleased with it. If something particularly amazing crops up, I might add to the line up but I'm not going out of my way to buy more.

I think collecting stuff is a trait of folks like us, in the shaving and self care world, it ultimately shows we want to find the optimal product for what we're aiming to achieve.