I’ve never used aftershave and I don’t know why I would. What’s it even supposed to do? Whether I use a shaver or a razor the difference is the same. My hairs just gone.

I’m in this camp. I also do not understand the purpose of aftershave.

Liking the smell is probably a primary reason. Otherwise, if you have really dry skin, it can help with moisturizing. Most shaving creams are nothing special: It’s just a fancy soap that may have additional lubricants in it. Soap will generally dry your skin.

I think people with other specific skin conditions need to use it to prevent redness or additional irritation. Not sure about that though.

There are hundreds of different formulations for all of this stuff and hundreds of different skin types, so this is just a generalization.