What fragrance are you wearing today?

Creed Royal Mayfair

Creed Millésime Impérial

Tabac EdT

Floid Blue EdT.  To me, this EdT and its aftershave sibling are simply uncomplicated barbershop scents and sometimes that's all I need to put a smile on my face and start my day.

NeoXerxes, please correct me if I'm wrong about the Blue being a barbershop scent but, from when I was young, I strongly associate that smell with the final touch of a haircut where the barber would slap a bit of aftershave on the back of my neck.  I used to love that and Floid Blue brings back that memory quite strongly.

Freddy, I mentioned on a fragrance review somewhere that "barbershop" fragrances are only "barbershop" because of associations. Many of these scents are regional and based on experience. For instance, while you had the experience of Floid Blue being applied by a barber, some in France might have had a light touch of chypre applied, while in Italy Proraso or an almond scented product might be more popular. People there would consider those scents "barbershop" more than Floid Blue. It's an associational thing lol . I happen to agree with you though. Floid Blue definitely reminds me of a barbershop.

I should also add that Myrsol Blue gives me a similar feel.

This location variable must be true, because I have never smelled a barbershop scent that actually smelled like a barbershop to me. I have no idea how old either of you gentlemen are, either, so I don't know if its a generational difference, either, but for me barbershops were always medicinal. Alcohol, witch hazel, Barbacide, and maybe some talc, but not even Clubman, just unscented talc. I avoided barbershop scents in selecting both beard and shaving products for a long time because I presumed a barbershop scent would be that,and I never considered it to be a very pleasant scent.

I have since started experimenting with "barbershop" scents because I have learned that what I remember of a barbershop is evidently not what everyone else does...

Floid Blue EdT.  To me, this EdT and its aftershave sibling are simply uncomplicated barbershop scents and sometimes that's all I need to put a smile on my face and start my day.

NeoXerxes, please correct me if I'm wrong about the Blue being a barbershop scent but, from when I was young, I strongly associate that smell with the final touch of a haircut where the barber would slap a bit of aftershave on the back of my neck.  I used to love that and Floid Blue brings back that memory quite strongly.

Freddy, I mentioned on a fragrance review somewhere that "barbershop" fragrances are only "barbershop" because of associations. Many of these scents are regional and based on experience. For instance, while you had the experience of Floid Blue being applied by a barber, some in France might have had a light touch of chypre applied, while in Italy Proraso or an almond scented product might be more popular. People there would consider those scents "barbershop" more than Floid Blue. It's an associational thing lol . I happen to agree with you though. Floid Blue definitely reminds me of a barbershop.

I should also add that Myrsol Blue gives me a similar feel.

This location variable must be true, because I have never smelled a barbershop scent that actually smelled like a barbershop to me. I have no idea how old either of you gentlemen are, either, so I don't know if its a generational difference, either, but for me barbershops were always medicinal. Alcohol, witch hazel, Barbacide, and maybe some talc, but not even Clubman, just unscented talc. I avoided barbershop scents in selecting both beard and shaving products for a long time because I presumed a barbershop scent would be that,and I never considered it to be a very pleasant scent.

I have since started experimenting with "barbershop" scents because I have learned that what I remember of a barbershop is evidently not what everyone else does...

Chris, I think Peter (NeoXerxes) hit it on the head.  There are, indeed, variables.  For what it's worth, I am 70 years old.  When I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn, all of the barbers in my neighborhood were Italian.  It didn't matter which shop you went into, the ritual was almost identical: the stropped straight for use on the back of the neck, the big talc brush, and that splash of whatever (Clubman, etc.).  Naturally, that is what I associate with a barbershop scent.  Today, I go to an old-fashion barbershop in San Diego.  However, the lady who cuts my hair is originally from Mexico and, indeed, as that child in Brooklyn, I don't remember any lady barbers and would have been quite shocked to see one.  No strop hanging from the barber's chair.  Today it's a shavette.  And, while I still get talc applied with that big brush, there is no splash of aftershave of any kind.  I notice almost nothing of a scent at all in the shop, much less "barbershop".  Times change and perhaps even a 70 year old man's memory.

Guerlain Vetiver Extreme.

Penhaligon's Bayolea

Used as body spray and for back of neck and backhead
Abercombie Fitch Fierce Original 10 sprays first layer
Paco Rabanne 1 Million 5 sprays second layer

Really hot & humid here today (for danish summer), so unfortunately have sweatened most of the fragrance away after only 3-4 hours.......
Here 8 hours later and I can only sniff my fragrance mix faintly (could also be nose fatique, 1 Million is quite strong.........I own the first 200 ml original version and not the thinner reformulated mess, well some would call all 1 Million versions a mess.......)

Freddy and BadDad, the classification of "barbershop" scents is definitely subjective and its interesting to read your experiences. On the west coast of the US, I experienced products similar to what Chris describes - mostly unscented, powdery alcohol splashes. But like Freddy, I've had barbershop visits in a few places and each of them had significantly different scent profiles and associations. For instance, at a barbershop in Virginia they used a splash that must have been something closely related to Fine's American Blend. In a trendy Turkish barbershop in London, I received a couple of sly spritzes of Creed's Aventus from a leather wrapped pocket atomizer. In Murdock at Liberty, the scent of the creams reminded me of black tea. Another London barber of Spanish descent used something that smelled powdery and sweet like Myrsol's F-Extra. In various videos I've seen of proper shaves in Italy, Proraso green seems to be a popular choice.

For me barbershop associations are especially fun to chat about because of the differences in regional experiences.

Creed Aventus EdP