A shaving miracle..

[MW76]

As part of the never ending saga of creating the ultimate shave den, and to make my GF wonder what goes on in my head sometimes... i have recently bought in a few aftershaves and colognes.

After some reading here i decided i wanted a bottle of Tabac in the den. I ordered said Tabac, and it arrived today.

I opened the bottle this afternoon and took a long whiff.. The scent said one thing.. Grandpa. I got the bottle home and made my little brother take a sniff. He confirmed, yup that's what Grandpa smelled like.

Well its been a few years since i smelled that scent since my G'pa passed 2 years ago.

I guess i'm just really excited about this cologne, because it reminds me of him, and i miss his old ass like the dickens. They say scent is the sense most strongly connected to memory and this has brought a few flooding back. I never knew what the cologne he wore was called, but he always had it on. I'm 97 percent sure this was it.

I might go through this bottle pretty quick.

A little shaving miracle.. if you will.

[AlanQ]

they say smell is the strongest memory trigger....

[RezDog]

That is an awesome story. I like it too, the wife not so much.

[dinnermint]

The oldest scents in general are the best imho...

[BobH]

It's a classic for a reason. It bringing back good memories is a real bonus too.

Bob

[MW76]

Part of this whole SR shaving experience for me has been the introduction to the huge array of scents out there. The more classic the scent the more i like it.

I like to smell old timey.

[Matheus]

This is funny. Acqua Velva is no longer available in Brazil since 80s, and I managed to get some last year.
When I traveled to visita mama last january, I shaved one morning, applied some AV aftershave and went to enjoy a family breakfast.
Mama came to give me the customary morning cheek kiss, and stepped back as if stared at a ghost, her eyes in tears, so she grabbed me in a loong hug. In my ear, she wispered " oh, I miss daddy".
Gents, that was very emotional and awesome at same time. I'll never forget.
I miss my granddad too, very much.

[rolodave]

Two great stories of how scent can trigger very strong memories.

Thanks for sharing.

[tcrideshd]

I,m sorry you can't get Aqua Velva there, here in the states it's even in convenience stores for 3$ , AV Ice Blue is one I will always have like clubman, my wife don't like it but I do. Tc
Again it might be the memories

[Leatherstockiings]

The Tabac shaving soap is good, too.