It's not aftershave, it's cologne.

scanlas · 13-09-2009 1:39pm #1

Why do Irish and British people call cologne aftershave?

Aftershave is put on the face after shaving to help soothe the skin and to smell good. Cologne is perfume for men.

galwayrush · 13-09-2009 1:40pm

Coz real men don't wear perfume......................

wudangclan · 13-09-2009 1:41pm

all cologne,aftershaves,deodarants etc filed under "smelly stuff".

StopNotWorking · 13-09-2009 1:43pm

I call it aftershave because I put it on after I shave. I'm not one of the types to have a bath in it whenever I'm going to the shops. That's what the lynx is for:cool:

minidazzler · 13-09-2009 1:43pm

wudangclan wrote: »

all cologne,aftershaves,deodarants etc filed under "smelly stuff".

Everything except Anti-persperant goes in here.

phasers · 13-09-2009 1:47pm

Maybe they put it on after they shave?

super_furry · 13-09-2009 1:50pm

Doesn't everyone put it on after they shave?

wudangclan · 13-09-2009 1:52pm

super_furry wrote: »

Doesn't everyone put it on after they shave?

i never use after-shave cos i'm so damn sensitive.
i do however use the other stuff whether i have shaved or not.
like today, scruffy-looking but smelling sexy.

minidazzler · 13-09-2009 1:57pm

wudangclan wrote: »

i never use after-shave cos i'm so damn sensitive.
i do however use the other stuff whether i have shaved or not.
like today, scruffy-looking but smelling sexy.

Read: Wuss or ginger:D

I don't shave but I still use aftershave sometimes.

abouttobebanned · 13-09-2009 1:59pm

The sun is shining lads get out and cut the grass or something.

wudangclan · 13-09-2009 1:59pm

minidazzler wrote: »

Read: Wuss or ginger:D

not guilty on both counts,your honour.

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 13-09-2009 2:03pm

scanlas wrote: »

Why do Irish and British people call cologne aftershave?

Aftershave is put on the face after shaving to help soothe the skin and to smell good. Cologne is perfume for men.

Jebus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Tomato....Tomayto

phasers · 13-09-2009 2:08pm

I just asked my dad about this and he says only wimps wear perfume.

He then told me he only moisturises after he shaves because he has sensitive skin...

Jet Black · 13-09-2009 2:41pm

I just use deo for my b.o.

Neamhshuntasach · 13-09-2009 3:12pm

I call it eau de toilette pour homme scent enhancer

mark renton · 13-09-2009 3:16pm

its fragrance - it can be used before a shave, after a shave, before a shower, after a shower or instead of a shower

Laydee · 13-09-2009 3:19pm

john47832 wrote: »

its fragrance - it can be used before a shave, after a shave, before a shower, after a shower or instead of a shower

Instead of a shower?! :eek: No way!!!

mark renton · 13-09-2009 3:36pm

Sometimes a man just doesnt have the time

tony 2 tone · 13-09-2009 5:10pm

They are two different things. The difference is the concentration of aromatic compounds in them, cologne has more than afteshave. Cologne is 3-8%, after shave 1-3%. Usually cheaper than cologne.

Joe Cool · 13-09-2009 5:31pm

Manfume.

Laydee · 13-09-2009 6:46pm

john47832 wrote: »

Sometimes a man just doesnt have the time

You don't have 10 minutes? Get outta bed earlier!

LadyJ · 13-09-2009 7:08pm

Cologne? Ooo, cologne! Well ooo-la-ti-da Mr. Frenchman!

13-09-2009 7:13pm

You're all wrong this is cologne!

Adamcp898 · 13-09-2009 7:19pm

LadyJ wrote: »

Cologne? Ooo, cologne! Well ooo-la-ti-da Mr. Frenchman!

Best kept at room temperature in a car hold

Deleted User wrote: »

You're all wrong this is cologne!

That's a spoon

parker kent · 13-09-2009 7:24pm

Laydee wrote: »

Instead of a shower?! :eek: No way!!!

I believe the Americans call it the Parisian shower

Archeron · 13-09-2009 7:37pm

Its all filed under Man Stench.

mental07 · 13-09-2009 7:45pm

I call it Köln

asdasd · 13-09-2009 9:17pm

Both aftershave and cologne are perfumes. I have been known to put on aftershave after not shaving.

Yes, I am a radical free spirit.

PK2008 · 13-09-2009 9:28pm

Unless its made with bits of real panther, it aint cologne

Capt'n Midnight · 14-09-2009 12:29am

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

I call it eau de toilette pour homme scent enhancer

The name comes from when French officers used it to hide the sent of the galley slaves, who were chained to the oars for years.

ballsymchugh · 14-09-2009 1:39am

StopNotWorking wrote: »

I call it aftershave because I put it on after I shave. I'm not one of the types to have a bath in it whenever I'm going to the shops. That's what the lynx is for:cool:

lynx?? what age are you? 14?? or did you get it free?!!!! you'll learn soon enough that those ads are lies, and the best looking ladies love armani code. just not when i wear it!!

speedboatchase · 14-09-2009 7:50am

I always use an aftershave with little to no alcohol content, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older

Zulu · 14-09-2009 8:01am

scanlas wrote: »

Why do Irish and British people call cologne aftershave?

Because we're not American and cologne isn't something that sounds exotic to us, it's a town in Germany.

walshb · 14-09-2009 8:09am

scanlas wrote: »

Why do Irish and British people call cologne aftershave?

Aftershave is put on the face after shaving to help soothe the skin and to smell good. Cologne is perfume for men.

Who gives a fu*&. We get the gist, we just decide to call it aftershave.

kumate_champ07 · 14-09-2009 9:44am

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

I call it eau de toilette pour homme scent enhancer

its listed as 'toilet water' in the irish customs info documentation

It could be to do with french royality, they never had baths and they didnt have any toilets. they just **** and pissed in a corner of a room and a maid would clean it up. they used the eau de toilette to mask the bad smells.

asdasd · 14-09-2009 9:54am

hey just **** and pissed in a corner of a room

Hmm, to be fair, there wasn't much option.

scanlas · 14-09-2009 11:03am

walshb wrote: »

Who gives a fu*&. We get the gist, we just decide to call it aftershave.

I give a fu"K. I'm curious why we call it aftershave including myself. We don't call a carrot a cucumber.

scanlas · 14-09-2009 11:06am

Zulu wrote: »

Because we're not American and cologne isn't something that sounds exotic to us, it's a town in Germany.

A potato doesn't sound exotic to us but we still call it a potato. Im wondering how a whole nation begins calling something such as cologne by a false name.

asdasd · 14-09-2009 11:07am

I give a fu"K. I'm curious why we call it aftershave including myself. We don't call a carrot a cucumber.

Its a very important issue, alright.

Its possible that some people use Cologne and After Shave interchangably? Could that be it? Like they dont put the After Shave on their shaved face but sprinkled around the neck, like they do with Cologne, and can - in fact - use either or both without even shaving. Like meself?

the mystery could be solved here : Irish people are not slaves to silly marketing terms invented a generation or so ago to get men to wear perfume.

/end thead

Zulu · 14-09-2009 11:22am

scanlas wrote: »

A potato doesn't sound exotic to us but we still call it a potato. Im wondering how a whole nation begins calling something such as cologne by a false name.

I don't see how your potato point clarifies anything, but however...

You imply after shave is a "false name", it's not. I'd also suggest that perhaps "Cologne" is a little misleading, as, I'm guessing neither aftershave or eau de perfume were invented there. So it's kinda like calling say champaign, "dachau".

Crazy fucking yanks.

m@cc@ · 14-09-2009 11:51am

Frankenstein was the name of the creator, not the monster. It's like people who say Tannoy when they mean public-address system. Tannoy is a brand name. :pac:

walshb · 14-09-2009 12:00pm

scanlas wrote: »

I give a fu"K. I'm curious why we call it aftershave including myself. We don't call a carrot a cucumber.

I don't think that is at all similar. When folks say aftershave, folks usually take it that
you mean the smelly stuff that you spray on your neck that the girls cannot resist.

When someone says Cucumber, folks don't think carrot!

prinz · 14-09-2009 12:01pm

Zulu wrote: »

I'd also suggest that perhaps "Cologne" is a little misleading, as, I'm guessing neither aftershave or eau de perfume were invented there. So it's kinda like calling say champaign, "dachau".

Crazy fucking yanks.

You guess wrong. The original Eau de Cologne, was unsuprisingly 'invented' in er Cologne.

Zulu · 14-09-2009 12:05pm

prinz wrote: »

You guess wrong. The original Eau de Cologne, was unsuprisingly 'invented' in er Cologne.

Well fair jews dues to them Germans - we never hear about the good things.

I jest, I jest!
Oh, that was bad. Sorry.

m@cc@ · 14-09-2009 12:06pm

Zulu wrote: »

Well fair jews dues to them Germans - we never hear about the good things.

I jest, I jest!
Oh, that was bad. Sorry.

Oh, that's just Nazi.

Zulu · 14-09-2009 12:08pm

priceless.

asdasd · 14-09-2009 12:10pm

Eau du Cologne should really be Wasser aus Köln. I demand a recount.

Zulu · 14-09-2009 12:15pm

asdasd wrote: »

Eau du Cologne should really be Wasser aus Köln. I demand a recount.

Acutally, yea. Damn right.

Is that because the yanks see it all as "old europe", I wonder? Or did the french nick it?? Was that the real reason Germany attacked? Do we need to rewrite the history books??

m@cc@ · 14-09-2009 12:15pm

asdasd wrote: »

Eau du Cologne should really be Wasser aus Köln. I demand a recount.

Well, the guy who invented it was Italian and named after the city he was living in so maybe it should be 'Acqua di Colonia'.

scanlas · 14-09-2009 12:39pm

walshb wrote: »

I don't think that is at all similar. When folks say aftershave, folks usually take it that
you mean the smelly stuff that you spray on your neck that the girls cannot resist.

When someone says Cucumber, folks don't think carrot!

That's my point, people don't think of a carrot when someone says a cucumber, why do people think of cologne when you say aftershave.

I'd say a cucumber is about as similar to a carrot as aftershave is to cologne. Both cucumbers and carrots are vegetables and used in salads. Both aftershave and cologne are toiletries, one is put on your face after shaving the other is sprayed on your body.

Capt'n Midnight · 14-09-2009 12:42pm

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

its listed as 'toilet water' in the irish customs info documentation

It could be to do with french royality, they never had baths and they didnt have any toilets. they just **** and pissed in a corner of a room and a maid would clean it up. they used the eau de toilette to mask the bad smells.

Have a look at my previous post.

You are getting mixed up with the middle ages

It's not aftershave, it's cologne.

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