Anyone tried Clubman Pinaud Special Reserve?

Ouchmychin · Post by **Ouchmychin** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:04 am

I just bought three bottles of Clubman Pinaude Special Reserve, two as gifts and one for my collection after reading reviews at www.drugstore.com. None of the reviewers could give an accurate description of the scent. I really didn't like the Clubman after-shave I tried, but I gathered that this is an entirely different scent. A comparison by one of you would be appreciated. As you might expect it was on sale cheap--$4.45 a bottle.

Ouchmychin (Pete)

Dog Man · Post by **Dog Man** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:32 am

Pete,

Please forgive me for not being able to give you a good description of the scent of this product. I bought it, and I use it because my bride of 39 years likes it. For me, that's the only nose that counts.

I wish you well,

Bill

MiloFinch · Post by **MiloFinch** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:12 pm

Its very old manish. Like an old man version of Halston Z-14.

tonyespo · Post by **tonyespo** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:49 pm

MiloFinch wrote:Its very old manish. Like an old man version of Halston Z-14.

It's a very MATURE smell. I'm wouldn't know how Halston Z-14 smells because I'm not into Kiddy fragrances.

cwiscarolina · Post by **cwiscarolina** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:45 am

IMO, absolutely horrible scent. Smells to me like some God-awful, bathtub-concocted liquor.

Scrapyard Ape · Post by **Scrapyard Ape** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:48 am

cwiscarolina wrote:IMO, absolutely horrible scent. Smells to me like some God-awful, bathtub-concocted liquor.

You have not had the "unique" sensation that is sniffing Pinaud Lilac Vegetal yet, have you?

cwiscarolina · Post by **cwiscarolina** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:49 am

Can't say that I have! LOL!!!

Salter's French Vetiver Cream is pretty heinous too while we're on the subject.......

k1rod · Post by **k1rod** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:43 pm

I'm a little Clubman gunshy after buying a bottle of Lilac Vegetal. I didn't realize that vegetal meant rotting vegetables mixed with cat whiz.

TRBeck · Post by **TRBeck** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:46 pm

I only get cat whiz on the dry down. The topnotes are more like rancid oil.

ScottS · Post by **ScottS** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:55 pm

Tastes fine, but nasty hangover.

MiloFinch · Post by **MiloFinch** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:53 pm

You jest, but I'm told that the cocktail The Aqua Velva was inspired by the aftershave because it was the only alcohol sailors could get onboard their ships.

Honestly, I don't know if this is true, but it makes a great story.

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:02 pm

Hey, Salter's Vetiver is the only current vetiver cream I know of, and it does smell of vetiver. You should all try it simply so that you know what a vetiver cream might be.

Chris

ScottS · Post by **ScottS** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:18 pm

drmoss_ca wrote:Hey, Salter's Vetiver is the only current vetiver cream I know of, and it does smell of vetiver. You should all try it simply so that you know what a vetiver cream might be.

Chris

Aaah, but there's also Helan Vetiver and Rum. Haven't tried the cream, but I like the way the bath soap smells.

k1rod · Post by **k1rod** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:09 pm

TBoner wrote:I only get cat whiz on the dry down. The topnotes are more like rancid oil.

TRBeck · Post by **TRBeck** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:28 am

Pete, I'm bumping this because there's a thread about Special Reserve over on Basenotes right now. It's halfway down the "Male Fragrance Discussion" page. I'm not familiar with the scent, but there are some very knowledgeable gents over there with SMF-type tastes, if you will, who speak well of it. Member "Joe Frances," who may well be a member here and who is a lover of the great English houses, has an excellent set of notes in his post at BN that you might check out.

The original thread went pretty far afield of your original post, and I contributed to it, but hopefully this makes up for that somewhat.

Regards,

TRBeck · Post by **TRBeck** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:32 pm

I have now tried Clubman Reserve, and while it's a good scent, it's not quite for me. It is, for all practical purposes, a take on Russian leather, heavy with birch notes. The scent smells vaguely like a barbershop leather chair when sniffed in the bottle. Once applied, it immediately takes on birch and vanilla notes - I believe I've read a comparison to root beer elsewhere here, and there's obviously a connection of sorts. However, the powder and leather that were so detectable in the bottle come on after about 30 minutes and the scent becomes a rich, warm leather. The birch and slightly sweet vanillic notes hang around for a couple of hours, and thereafter it smells like an old-fashioned leather scent. I really thought I would like it, and I sort of do, but because it's not as well knit together as some of the scents to which one might compare it (Knize Ten, Creed Bois du Portugal, Creed Cuir de Russie), it winds up coming across as dull and flat, especially by the end of the day. This is described upthread as an old-man scent, and that's probably true, but it wouldn't normally put me off. This is worth trying if your tastes run toward sturdy, leathery frags that some might consider old-fashioned, but it doesn't quite get there for me.

Regards,

D.Irving79 · Post by **D.Irving79** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:28 pm

it is the nectar of the Gods.

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:32 pm

I liked Chris M's comment that everyone should try Salter's Vetiver. I've heard the same thing said about haggis.

paperpundit · Post by **paperpundit** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:51 pm

You literally made me laugh out loud, Squire...thanks.

Trumperman · Post by **Trumperman** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:19 pm

I've been using the Clubman Reserve daily for a few months and like it. It ain't Trumper's Spanish Leather but it's a good daily aftershave for me.

Regards,

Bill

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Anyone tried Clubman Pinaud Special Reserve?

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