Thayer’s Witch hazel was always my go-to.

I use aftershave that doubles as moisturizer. Regular aftershave hurts my face, while what I use helps seal any cuts. I can't recall the brand atm tho.

Sharp Dressed Man is a good general purpose aftershave.

If you have Lidl near you, their branded aftershaves are very affordable, have great ingredients, and there are a couple of scents to choose from last time I checked (which is admittedly 2+ years ago).

In the USA they're sold as allMan, and in Europe they're Cien Men.

The scents are:

Fearless (Aqua in Europe) - A fresh type of scent. I'm not sure what it's a dupe of, but it smells good. I'm not sure if it's my favorite of the two, but it smells stronger than the other option which is:

Defiance (X-Bolt in Europe) - A mellow sort of scent said to be a dupe of Boss Bottled.

I think both scents are good, and I've used both at work, although I think Defiance/X-Bolt is more suitable since it doesn't cut through as much.

I’ve always liked TOBS, personally. Soaps and aftershaves. The sandlewood aftershave is great in the winter but is extremely overpowering during the summer. During the summer I prefer Jermyn Street, Eaton College or St. James.

Granted, the only soap I use that has a strong scent of it’s own is Arko.

Supply.co has been fucking amazing. My GF got me it for Christmas last year and I just ran out of the shave balm. It's so great!

For something more store bought, bevel shave gel and bevel aftershave lotion balm from target is also excellent.

I don't have a recommendation; I just want to lament Dapper Dragon Soaps going out of business. I don't know the story, but probably he just lost interest or wasn't making enough money. He made some really fantastic and unusual aftershave lotions, and I miss them so much.

Apparently he still does some releases, announced on Facebook and X, but I don't love the product enough to join either of those platforms to get updates.

Mühle Rasurlotion and Speick. They're alcohol + witch hazel with a light fresh scent. The witch hazel makes me optimistic about the "plays nice with my skin" part.

Pitralon.

The Goodfellas Smile has alcohol-free aftershave fluids in their scents, beware of added menthol in some scents though. HAGS has some pretty nice variations of their scents as witch hazel toners. Speaking of it, both TGS as well as Thayer's offer a Witch Hazel + Cucumber toner (the cucumber extract is said to help moisturise your skin).

Apart from those already mentioned:

• SW Incorporeal = good unscented alcohol free AS
• E&S Rasage Alpha = artisan from your country with great products, also available in their soap scents for 21.90€
• WestMan ASBs

I also really support the idea of Stirling Soap Co. ASBs that someone already mentioned; these are great for dried out skin 👍🏻