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Aftershave samples review
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Your very welcome. I am glad you like them.
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Master Ocean Blue:
First thing was a very strong warming sensation followed by a strong cooling. This one has more alcohol and definitely has menthol. The bite and freeze lasted a good 5-10 minutes. Didn't feel over drying either. The scent is similar to Aqua Velva but not quite the same. This is a long lasting scent. I could smell it in the shower the next day.
First thing was a very strong warming sensation followed by a strong cooling. This one has more alcohol and definitely has menthol. The bite and freeze lasted a good 5-10 minutes. Didn't feel over drying either. The scent is similar to Aqua Velva but not quite the same. This is a long lasting scent. I could smell it in the shower the next day.
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Head to Head-
Master Ocean Blue vs Aqua Velva Ice Blue
MoB has a stronger sting and more cooling action than AV
MoB is more perfumey(a little bit of 'that guy' to it)
AV is more mellow
Scent side by side on arm-
MoB had a slight coconut smell(like sunscreen very faint)
AV had a woody cedar smell(I never noticed the woody smell in AV before)
IMHO- MoB had a cheap perfume smell and AV was a little richer in tone(both have a low cost)
When they tone down both have a very similar smell. Indistinguishable to my wife at 11 hour mark.
MoB has more staying power- had a stronger scent than AV after 15 hours+
Master Ocean Blue vs Aqua Velva Ice Blue
MoB has a stronger sting and more cooling action than AV
MoB is more perfumey(a little bit of 'that guy' to it)
AV is more mellow
Scent side by side on arm-
MoB had a slight coconut smell(like sunscreen very faint)
AV had a woody cedar smell(I never noticed the woody smell in AV before)
IMHO- MoB had a cheap perfume smell and AV was a little richer in tone(both have a low cost)
When they tone down both have a very similar smell. Indistinguishable to my wife at 11 hour mark.
MoB has more staying power- had a stronger scent than AV after 15 hours+
Nice head to head. It's kind of fun to see different makers doing their take on one fragrance profile.
I received some Pinaud samples, Vanilla, Special Reserve and Virgin Islands Bay Rum. I haven't tried the SR yet. I was very impressed with the vanilla, very different from what I thought it would be. Bay Rum smells like, and made me smell like, ham. I might wear it on Thanksgiving day, but other than that Bay Rum (Pinaud brand) will never be in rotation.
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Master Iceland Breeze:
A nice menthol cooling from this one. Not overly freezing but a nice feel overall. Has a sweet floral scent as a top note. Fades to a slight talc smell in the background. Lasted maybe 12 hours. Wife thought it smelled like soap, she wasn't impressed.
A nice menthol cooling from this one. Not overly freezing but a nice feel overall. Has a sweet floral scent as a top note. Fades to a slight talc smell in the background. Lasted maybe 12 hours. Wife thought it smelled like soap, she wasn't impressed.
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That made me laugh-- like ham, definitely a clove element to it.
Hope you like special reserve.
The SR is awesome. I'd rank it a close second to Clubman, but very woody, almost like a whiskey cask scent.
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Master Challenge:
Small alcohol bite maybe a little cooling too but didn't really notice menthol. Definitely a nice healing face feel. Definitely woody. Possibly a cedar smell and something a little sweet. Woodiness lasts the longest although I wonder if it also has a small amount of sandalwood. I couldn't quite place all the scents but this one is a keeper. Later maybe 10 hours up close.
Small alcohol bite maybe a little cooling too but didn't really notice menthol. Definitely a nice healing face feel. Definitely woody. Possibly a cedar smell and something a little sweet. Woodiness lasts the longest although I wonder if it also has a small amount of sandalwood. I couldn't quite place all the scents but this one is a keeper. Later maybe 10 hours up close.
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Weird I did Master Challenge twice... going to have to go back and check my bottles ^_^
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Master Jade:
No alcohol sting on this one. Scent was floral, very possibly Rose. Also a perfumey powder with maybe a little Cedar.
No alcohol sting on this one. Scent was floral, very possibly Rose. Also a perfumey powder with maybe a little Cedar.
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Master Focus:
Again the Master line has not much alcohol bite but a nice moisturizing feel. My first thought of this one was that it smelled similar to Brut. But i pulled out the Brut and it was not the same, same family maybe but different. This has a sharper scent at start while Brut has that sweet smell. And even though both dry down to a talc, this does not have that musky talc of Brut. But it is a nice talc smell, not too powdery.
Scent lasted close up for about 10hours, but faint.
Again the Master line has not much alcohol bite but a nice moisturizing feel. My first thought of this one was that it smelled similar to Brut. But i pulled out the Brut and it was not the same, same family maybe but different. This has a sharper scent at start while Brut has that sweet smell. And even though both dry down to a talc, this does not have that musky talc of Brut. But it is a nice talc smell, not too powdery.
Scent lasted close up for about 10hours, but faint.
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Master Champagne:
Another slightly woody scent, but a sweet one. Unsure how to describe it. Definitely different than Challenge. Has a slightly stronger alcohol bite but has same healing properties as the Master line.
Another slightly woody scent, but a sweet one. Unsure how to describe it. Definitely different than Challenge. Has a slightly stronger alcohol bite but has same healing properties as the Master line.
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Master Impulse:
Starts off with a sweet scent. Sort of floral but not too much. Finishes with a musk smell and a little bit of spice. Has a little more alcohol bite than the others. Lasts maybe 10 hours up close.
Starts off with a sweet scent. Sort of floral but not too much. Finishes with a musk smell and a little bit of spice. Has a little more alcohol bite than the others. Lasts maybe 10 hours up close.
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Master Lilac Vegetal:
This has the nice sweet smell of lilacs- not as pronounced as Pinaud's version. Does not have the powder smell of the Pinaud version either. So if you like llilacs but dislike the powder of pinaud then I suggest you try Master's. You may like it. Lasts maybe 6 hours. Slight sting, no menthol.
This has the nice sweet smell of lilacs- not as pronounced as Pinaud's version. Does not have the powder smell of the Pinaud version either. So if you like llilacs but dislike the powder of pinaud then I suggest you try Master's. You may like it. Lasts maybe 6 hours. Slight sting, no menthol.
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Sorry guys,
I have had a bit of work to take care of as well as been a bit sick lately. Will start up with some more reviews starting today.
I have had a bit of work to take care of as well as been a bit sick lately. Will start up with some more reviews starting today.
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Master Lord & Master:
Small amount of alcohol burn, no menthol cooling at all. This has a sweet smell to start, floral in nature. With a slight talc smell. On dry down a small woody scent. In the end the talc smell dominates. Maybe lasts 5-6 hours, if you know what you are looking for you can smell it for longer but no one else would notice it.
Small amount of alcohol burn, no menthol cooling at all. This has a sweet smell to start, floral in nature. With a slight talc smell. On dry down a small woody scent. In the end the talc smell dominates. Maybe lasts 5-6 hours, if you know what you are looking for you can smell it for longer but no one else would notice it.
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Pitralon Czech:
Picked this one up at Shoebox.
I would say that it is closest to Swiss out of the others, but is quite different. This has a very strong alcohol bite, it burns. Makes your face feel good though and has some healing properties. I thought at first that there was something medicinal in the scent but not exactly, was hard to place- Then I read the ingredients and there it was- Citronella. Definitely a citronella smell to it. Maybe this is a good summer time AS, keep the mosquitoes away.
Lasts 4 hours and then maybe up to 12 up close. No cooling menthol at all.
I thought it was odd that it is called Czech Pitralon as it appears to be made in Slovakia. ^_^
Picked this one up at Shoebox.
I would say that it is closest to Swiss out of the others, but is quite different. This has a very strong alcohol bite, it burns. Makes your face feel good though and has some healing properties. I thought at first that there was something medicinal in the scent but not exactly, was hard to place- Then I read the ingredients and there it was- Citronella. Definitely a citronella smell to it. Maybe this is a good summer time AS, keep the mosquitoes away.
Lasts 4 hours and then maybe up to 12 up close. No cooling menthol at all.
I thought it was odd that it is called Czech Pitralon as it appears to be made in Slovakia. ^_^
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Quick update-
too late to edit- I was going to say that I am not really fond of citronella candles, but for some reason in this aftershave it works. Just a little different I guess.
too late to edit- I was going to say that I am not really fond of citronella candles, but for some reason in this aftershave it works. Just a little different I guess.
