PAA Diver Down Aftershave & Shave Soap. An homage to Seaforth Spiced Aftershave.

Trying a sneak preview of a new scent from PAA. This Diver Down Soap and aftershave will be available midnight tonight on PAA’s website. The following is the history on this homage from PAA-

“Diver Down is our attempt at a true homage to the iconic, Original Seaforth Spiced! Aftershave, and it's pretty spot on I must say! Though I can actually hear some of you now, "Seaforth?"-- which actually will prove the point I want to make but first...

A Very Brief History Part 1

Back in the day (early 40s - late 60s) It was either this stuff or that other popular scent by Shulton's that your grandpappy and for some, great grandpappy were wearing! Seriously, for Christmas or Chanukah you were getting a gift set of Seaforth or Old Spice, no way around it! Since they were both sold at the same price in similar, handsome gift sets, and both got the job done, it was really just a matter of fragrance. Were you a Seaforth fella or an Old Spice kinda guy?


Like Old Spice, Seaforth also had their iconic shave mugs and earthenware jugs for aftershaves, lotions and powders. You can still find them on ebay and in antique shops across the country, yet hardly, if ever, containing a precious drop of this badass booty! Except the talc, you will always be able to find a full jug of the talc for some reason. [I actually suspect it was just a little cumbersome to use as a powder dispenser.]

Honestly and all jokes aside, Seaforth! Spiced! was VERY Close to disappearing itself. Sure, the old ceramic whiskey bottles on ebay are a dime a dozen but again they are almost ALWAYS empty. Fun Fact: Turns out those containers were not the best for long term storage.

If you follow what I do, then you know I am an avid collector of vintage aftershaves. Spiced! was my holy grail (as was Heather), but try as I might I could never find the stuff anywhere. Seriously, Seaforth! was a ghost! I dare you to try and find some. I have looked for the better part of 7 years and then one day last winter...there it was, Seaforth! Spiced! Full Bottle!!!! It cost a small fortune too but it would prove to be a much worthy investment I swear! A Very Brief History Part 2

Seaforth! burst on the scene shortly after Old Spice in the late 1930s. And much like the competition, they too offered ceramic containers, mugs, talc, aftershave, shave soap, etc. As I mentioned above, they really gave Old Spice a run for their money offering their wares & wonders at the very same retail price!

Anyways, time passed and they kept doing what they did, growing as a force to be reckoned with and introducing new scents here and there. Spiced! arrived just in time for the 1953 holiday season and man was it a hit. Again, when compared side by side with Old Spice I really feel like Spiced! won. It takes a classic bay rum-esque fragrance and really puts a spin on it...clearly, this would resonate with me, right?

Sadly, the company lost its place in the market for many different reasons and eventually closed their doors in the late 80s. Now, almost 30 years later, we are resurrecting this bad boy of a fragrance! I should also add, Old Spice would not be what it is today if they were not constantly doing battle against Seaforth. That ongoing rivalry kept both of them relevant and on top of their respective games. But there can ever be only one winner...sometimes. Diver Down hopes to change all that!



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