Not as strong menthol as Osage, close to SB. Scent is different and reasonably lasting especially compared to Osage. Similar longevity to SB on me. Very unique and nice scent. Women do like it.How does AV compare to Osage rub and Skin Bracer?
Not as strong menthol as Osage, close to SB. Scent is different and reasonably lasting especially compared to Osage. Similar longevity to SB on me. Very unique and nice scent. Women do like it.How does AV compare to Osage rub and Skin Bracer?
Every time I smell aqua velva out of the bottle, it just smells like alcohol to me. Does it transform in scent when used, or when decanter in glass? If so, I might grab a bottle.
You can never judge an aftershave by what it smells like from the bottle. Alcohol will evaporate and fill the headspace on the bottle, so it's common for bottle sniffs to smell over powered by alcohol. Plus, the scents will change as they hit your skin and the alcohol burns off. The dry down is always different as the top notes dissipate and the basenotes come through.
At the very least AV has to be the greatest inexpensive aftershave of all time. After the initial blast of menthol and citrus (?) I get a very pleasant mild mossy powdery smell that has some warmth to it, yet my face does feel "cool and refreshed" all day too! Near perfection.
I like it as much as AV. Maybe more!
Osage rocks!I still think Osage beats out Aqua Velva with more icy-feel horse power.........
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I smelt Ice Blue and it is pretty nice. I smelt that and Musk today and Musk smelt like roadkill to me while Ice Blue is on my radar but I like Afta Fresh and trying the comparable Gillette to Afta for my brother's wedding (just for portability.)
just tried AV today. been using osage rub for a bit now. out of the 3. osage rub has the most menthol cooling scent is nice i like it in a medical way. no staying power though. both skin bracer and aqua velva both has a nice amount of menthol. skin bracer seems to be more of a clean scent to me aqua velva seems to be a nice cologne scent if that makes sense. really you should have all 3 in your den. along with english leather and old spice.How does AV compare to Osage rub and Skin Bracer?
Since you brought up "musk," how does AV compare to Pinaud Musk? Personally, I prefer the Pinaud musk best.AV Musk smells much better a few minutes after application than it does direct from the bottle. I finally tried it a few weeks ago, and I've come to love it. It settles down to a warm, clean scent.