aftershave

noun af·ter·shave \ ˈaf-tər-ˌshāv \

Updated on: 15 Mar 2018

Definition of aftershave

: a usually scented lotion for use on the face after shaving

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Recent Examples of aftershave from the Web

Instead, rinse the blade in warm water, reapply shave cream to the spot, and then shave the patch again in the same direction—against the grain of the hair. 6. Calm the skin with cold water and an aftershave balm.

— adam hurly, GQ, "How to Prevent Razor Burn," 3 Mar. 2018
Jones can still smell his father's Mennen aftershave.

— keith bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, "Sheriff Rick Jones: The making of Ohio's mini-Trump," 6 Jan. 2018
The man himself is seated on a black couch in the center of the largest room in the universe, a dark sun in a solar system of bachelor-pad-furniture planets, in a suit, looking like an aftershave commercial is being filmed invisibly around him.

— alexis nedd, Cosmopolitan, "Read a Fake Version of the Christian Grey Profile Mentioned in Fifty Shades Freed," 9 Feb. 2018
My scent memories of these moments are of armchair mustiness mixed with herbal breezes from the garden, artificial sweeteners and crisp iceberg lettuce, linoleum cleaner and my grandfather’s Bay Rum aftershave.

— Longreads, "Smell, Memory," 9 Jan. 2018
Goodbye razor burn, goodbye redness, goodbye every other aftershave.

— adam hurly, GQ, "The Grooming Resolutions You Need to Make in 2018," 26 Dec. 2017
Next to the lather machine stood a tall blue bottle of Barbicide comb disinfectant, one of Virgin Island Bay Rum aftershave, and another of Pinaud Clubman Talc.

— john maccormack, San Antonio Express-News, "Old-time barber hangs up his clippers," 22 Dec. 2017
Inside, a Drake song blasts over stand-up speakers, the smell of aftershave fills the air and scissors snap over men in antique barber chairs.

— phillip molnar, Pacific San Diego Magazine, "Tijuana barber shops are all the rage," 24 July 2017
Then dry your face and apply an aftershave balm, preferably one without alcohol.

— scott christian, Esquire, "Use this Razor to Get the Best Shave of Your Life," 28 July 2017

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