The Frankenshave Lab

[dmshaver]

I like Clubman, so formulated this recipe:
12 parts Pinaud Clubman
4 parts Lucky Tiger
1 part Old Spice

I call it Lucky Old Man

Add menthol crystals to it & it’s called Chilly Old Man

 

[Dave in KY]

Tinkered with @equal parts of Pinaud VIBR, Whiskey Woods, Brandy Spice and Gents Gin. Still unsure of the scent. Probably would have been better without the bay rum. I was going to call it Happy Hour ?

 

[GearNoir]

List updated to include Lucky Old Man, Chilly Old Man, and Happy Hour. Thanks guys!

We are an oriental fragrance heavy list!

If anyone has some good woody or floral mixes, please dig em out!

If anyone feels that a mix has been placed in the wrong category, don’t be afraid to speak up.

 

[Quijote]

I had received a sample size of Stirling Texas on Fire Witch Hazel. My wife was not a fan of it straight, so I tried to give it to a coworker. He took it home, but his wife vetoed it as well. Except when he brought it back to me, he left it in the car and the bottle got a little warm and deformed. I thought I couldn't give it away at this point and decided to make a concoction. This is what I came up with.

4 parts Clubman
1 part Stirling Texas on Fire WH
I call it Fireman

It feels great and smells like you took him out of the club and put him around a campfire.

 

[GearNoir]

List updated with Fireman!

Sorry, I saw the post a while ago but it skipped my mind to come back and put it up!

 

[GearNoir]

Today I began my “bottomless” bottle of witch hazel/aloe blend. The bottle gets poured into an empty soap dispenser for daily use. The dispenser holds about 1/2 of what the bottle holds. The idea is to keep topping off the big bottle with ingredients so that it has time to mix thoroughly (the aloe gel in particular needs time to break up) and never fully empties.

Currently has about 80% witch hazel (a generic/Thayers Medicated/Dickenson’s original), 10% aloe gel, and 10% Florida Water and Osage for some extra scenting and freshness.

Still waiting for the mixture to totally homogenize, so I can sample it and see what it needs, if anything.

 

[Jaro1069]

So anyone got any "new" recipes ??

 

[Geneaut]

Old Musky
1 part Old Spice AS
1 part Aqua Velva Musk

 

[Spider]

Old Musky
1 part Old Spice AS
1 part Aqua Velva Musk

That sounds like it could be a good one. I'll have to try to mix that up when I get back home.

And Welcome to The Cadre! Be sure to hit the Newbie forum up and introduce yourself.

 

[Spider]

Hey gang. When popping into another neighborhood I learned that OkieStubble (Rob) had passed away in June 2024. Many of you know him as the creator of Bootlegger's Bay Rum and subsequent Bootlegger's recipes. I was the earliest and biggest fan of his recipes, and was one of his recipe testers. In his honor, I'm reposting his recipes and the labels I created for my bottles.

Original Bay Rum
1 Part: Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum
1 Part: Master Bay Rum
1 Part: Superior 70 Bay Rum

Lime Bay Rum
1 Part: Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum
1 Part: Master Bay Rum
1 Part: Superior 70 Bay Rum
1 Part: Pinaud Citrus Musk

Perfecto Virginia
1 Part: Master Bay Rum
1 Part: Superior 70 Bay Rum
1 Part: Vito's Colonia Tobacco

Perfecto Maduro
1 Part: Master Bay Rum
1 Part: Superior 70 Bay Rum
1 Part: Vito's Colonia Tobacco
½ Part: Pinaud Special Reserve

Green Freeze
1 Part: Osage Rub
1 Part: Mennen Skin Bracer

Arctic Lime Blast
1 Part: Osage Rub
1 Part: Pinaud Lime Sec

El Dorado
2 Parts: Pinaud Special Reserve
2 Parts: Pinaud Classic Vanilla
1 Part: English Leather

 

[Spider]

 

[Jaro1069]

Hey gang. When popping into another neighborhood I learned that OkieStubble (Rob) had passed away in June 2024. Many of you know him as the creator of Bootlegger's Bay Rum and subsequent Bootlegger's recipes. I was the earliest and biggest fan of his recipes, and was one of his recipe testers. In his honor, I'm reposting his recipes and the labels I created for my bottles.

Original Bay Rum
1 Part: Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum
1 Part: Master Bay Rum
1 Part: Superior 70 Bay Rum
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Lime Bay Rum
1 Part: Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum
1 Part: Master Bay Rum
1 Part: Superior 70 Bay Rum
1 Part: Pinaud Citrus Musk
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Perfecto Virginia
1 Part: Master Bay Rum
1 Part: Superior 70 Bay Rum
1 Part: Vito's Colonia Tobacco
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Perfecto Maduro
1 Part: Master Bay Rum
1 Part: Superior 70 Bay Rum
1 Part: Vito's Colonia Tobacco
½ Part: Pinaud Special Reserve

Green Freeze
1 Part: Osage Rub
1 Part: Mennen Skin Bracer
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Arctic Lime Blast
1 Part: Osage Rub
1 Part: Pinaud Lime Sec
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El Dorado
2 Parts: Pinaud Special Reserve
2 Parts: Pinaud Classic Vanilla
1 Part: English Leather
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I had mentioned it back then in passing about him.. I'm sorry you didn't realize it until now.... He was a good guy and he made some very "fun and interesting" mixtures.... Someone else did take over as "steward" of the brigade over there BTW ....

 

[Jaro1069]

I had mentioned it back then in passing about him.. I'm sorry you didn't realize it until now.... He was a good guy and he made some very "fun and interesting" mixtures.... Someone else did take over as "steward" of the brigade over there BTW ....

As an addendum to this...
First of all , I didn't mean to sound rude in my post , if I did and second , I might have mentioned it during one of the Zoom calls , so sorry if that's what happened ..