Acqua di Parma cream
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The shaving cream is excellent. You’re paying a premium for the AdP Colonia fragrance and the fact that AdP is a high-end niche perfumier. But it is worth it if you enjoy this wonderful scent, and a tub can last quite long since you only need to use a small amount.
The AdP Colonia ‘Tonico Dopobarba’ aftershave lotion is exceptionally good. The scent lasts a long time without being offensively strong and the lotion makes my skin feels wonderful. I think it’s the best aftershave I’ve used.
I do have one of their brushes. It’s very overpriced and the knot is quite floppy. But it is a beautiful thing to stand in your bathroom. I’d sugest not to buy the brush unless you later decide you use the cream and fragrances so much that you absolutely need to have the set sitting there.
The AdP Colonia ‘Tonico Dopobarba’ aftershave lotion is exceptionally good. The scent lasts a long time without being offensively strong and the lotion makes my skin feels wonderful. I think it’s the best aftershave I’ve used.
I do have one of their brushes. It’s very overpriced and the knot is quite floppy. But it is a beautiful thing to stand in your bathroom. I’d sugest not to buy the brush unless you later decide you use the cream and fragrances so much that you absolutely need to have the set sitting there.
It’s good. Very good.
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There was a recent review of it posted here…
Thread 'Italian Royalty: SmN and AdP'
Italian Royalty: SmN and AdP - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/italian-royalty-smn-and-adp.639195/
Thread 'Italian Royalty: SmN and AdP'
Italian Royalty: SmN and AdP - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/italian-royalty-smn-and-adp.639195/
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I think @Steve56 is a fan of the latest version. He posts about it from time to time.
Acqua di Parma has an interesting history. Their Colonia was launched in 1916 (though I’d say the scent still feels contemporary today) and they made only this product from their small factory in Parma, Italy until the brand was bought out in 1993 by a group of private investors led by Luca di Montezemolo (ex-CEO of Ferrari). Under the new leadership the company expanded its product line and developed into a luxury brand with stores worldwide.
AdP was sold to LVMH in 2001 and remains part of the LVMH group alongside brands like Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon, Veuve Cliquot, Dior, Fendi, Loewe, Tag Heuer, Hublot, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Tiffany & Co, and many more. It is the most valuable company in Europe.
Apparently AdP Colonia enjoyed extreme popularity in high society in the 1930s. It was also the perfume of choice for Cary Grant, David Niven, Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn (the world’s most famous Belgian), Ava Gardner, Isabella Rossellini.
For me AdP Colonia is the best smell in the world.
AdP was sold to LVMH in 2001 and remains part of the LVMH group alongside brands like Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon, Veuve Cliquot, Dior, Fendi, Loewe, Tag Heuer, Hublot, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Tiffany & Co, and many more. It is the most valuable company in Europe.
Apparently AdP Colonia enjoyed extreme popularity in high society in the 1930s. It was also the perfume of choice for Cary Grant, David Niven, Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn (the world’s most famous Belgian), Ava Gardner, Isabella Rossellini.
For me AdP Colonia is the best smell in the world.
No. There is only one AdP shaving cream and it has the Colonia scent.
enjoy my AdP shaves!
Indeed they have a wide range of colognes/perfumes, but I've resisted and have only the colonia.
Indeed they have a wide range of colognes/perfumes, but I've resisted and have only the colonia.
Not sure if 2 variations existed in the past. One label had "Colonia" written, the other not.
I am wondering it the cream (scent and ingredients) was the same and which one came out first.
Steve56
Ask me about shaving naked!
The v1 and v3 versions are Colonia scented. The v2 version had an aquatic scent.
The v2 aquatic scent was apparently the result of some folks having sensitivity to the Colonia scent. But no one, including me, would buy that aquatic scent at Colonia prices, so it died.
The v2 aquatic scent was apparently the result of some folks having sensitivity to the Colonia scent. But no one, including me, would buy that aquatic scent at Colonia prices, so it died.
Thank you.
V1 being the old label with "Colonia" and V3 the current yellow tub I suppose.
I found a V2 tub through a friend abroad. The scent was identical to (The Holy Black) Caswell Massey's Newport shaving soap. I had three people corroborate, separately, my observation. I didn't know it was not the original scent and I didn't mind since Newport is my favorite scent with Caswell Massey's now-discontinued shaving soaps. It's coastal (the aquatic part), citrusy, woody and floral.
Where is the best place to purchase this shave soap these days?
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Thanks @Steve56, my current tub of Colonia is almost depleted and I have been concerned about replacing it with the yellow tub labeled only Barbiere.
I find the Colonia scent absolutely intoxicating, and the cream outstanding.
~doug~
I was gifted a sample of AdP years ago and liked it very much. I wasn't sure if it was still available or not.
Where in the US do you gents buy it?
Where in the US do you gents buy it?
Steve56
Ask me about shaving naked!
You’ll be pleased with v3, it performs noticeably better than v1
Thank you, Sir... Good for me. I'm in New Yawk.
