Thread: Aqua Velva, you sly old dog, you

Man oh man do I love this stuff, the Ice Blue Aqua Velva.
I almost wanna drink it.
Seriously it's the only AS I like the smell and feel of so much I go back later to splash on my face again.
I have been neglecting this stuff due to it being on shelves so long I overlooked it. I need to remember that even in my new 'gourmet' shaving lifestyle, not all products you see on shelves everywhere suck.

It is good stuff. AV, Old Spice, Pinaud, Hoyt's - all cheap and bee around a long time. They make a nice change from all the fancy-pants products.

Jordan

I love the plain old aqua velva, every now and then its nice to use it...its hard to believe something that sells for a few bucks can smell that good.

Just finished a bottle of Ice Blue Aqua Velva on my recent trip to Orlando. And I'm about out of Pinaud. Going to have to restock. But, just over 3 months to Christmas so I don't want to overdo it

I love Pinaud Clubman too.

i'm not a big fan of using aftershaves or colognes (even light scents can sometimes leave me with a headache). I even use Mitchum deodorant (COMPLETELY unscented and the slogan "So tough you could skip a day" really holds true)

My girlfriend can't really smell anything other than citrous scents, so investing in anything is kind of a waste.

I yearn to be different from every other guy sporting the latest flavor-of-the-week cologne (they all smell pretty generic to me) so I think that if i do buy something, i'd like to try florida water and hoyt's for that old school feeling and smell that will set me apart.

With so many choices, I find the easiest choice is to not choose at all.

I also like to be a bit different; most guys around here use ADG, EA or something similar, and I have no problem because I am faithful to a couple other scents. (When I was younger I used to have 30 edts or so. These days are gone though. Now some of my friends have anywhere b/n 50-100 and I think this is just crazy)

Since so many people rave about it - I went to sniff AV - can't say I like it, definitely not my style. I'd recommend to anyone to go to the store and actually check it out before just buying.

Cheers
Ivo

Thats true, Except with Florida Water, I have looked in all the usual places around here, But can't find it. I have a couple of them that I ordered off line. I really do not like to order most things that way. I want to smell them first.

Phil

50-100 EDT's that's unheard of! even the most metrosexual of my friends have maybe 5 max.

I like to smell things before I buy, but I've never seen Florida Water or Hoyt's locally, and at $16 for both from QED it's not a very extravagant venture.

Originally Posted by edk442

i'm not a big fan of using aftershaves or colognes (even light scents can sometimes leave me with a headache). I even use Mitchum deodorant (COMPLETELY unscented and the slogan "So tough you could skip a day" really holds true)

My girlfriend can't really smell anything other than citrous scents, so investing in anything is kind of a waste.

I yearn to be different from every other guy sporting the latest flavor-of-the-week cologne (they all smell pretty generic to me) so I think that if i do buy something, i'd like to try florida water and hoyt's for that old school feeling and smell that will set me apart.

With so many choices, I find the easiest choice is to not choose at all.

Terre by D'Hermes might be worth a look.