aftershave
noun
af·ter·shave
ˈaf-tər-ˌshāv 
: a usually scented lotion for use on the face after shaving
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Facial hair maintenance barely registers: an occasional Chanel aftershave, sleek steel safety razor, or Philips Norelco OneBlade, but shaving seems almost antithetical to the clean-faced, optimized aesthetic these spaces promote.
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
No aftershave lotion or cologne or even dryer-sheet scent on my clothes.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025
However, many shaving creams, colognes, and aftershaves contain harmful chemicals and come in non-recyclable packaging.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Two coppers in an unmarked car, cheery, burly, aftershave competing, picked me up from my home and drove me to a police station a hundred and fifty-odd miles away.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
No aftershave lotion or cologne or even dryer-sheet scent on my clothes.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025
However, many shaving creams, colognes, and aftershaves contain harmful chemicals and come in non-recyclable packaging.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Two coppers in an unmarked car, cheery, burly, aftershave competing, picked me up from my home and drove me to a police station a hundred and fifty-odd miles away.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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“Aftershave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aftershave. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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aftershave
noun
af·ter·shave
ˈaf-tər-ˌshāv
: a lotion for use on the face after shaving
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