Vintage Aqua Velva - finally picked one up :

[jcs266]

I'm tickled to have found a 1960's vintage Aqua Velva bottle. I remember this bottle when I was a kid (I'm 52 now), especially the big blue cap. It even came with the original box which from the graphics looks to me like 1960's or early 70's (if anyone thinks different let me know, this is just a guess). It's 3/4 full and smells great. Tomorrow morning I'll splash it on

 

[jcs266]

Alongside my vintage 70's(?) Skin Bracer

 

[jcs266]

This is the one I've been using for awhile (refilling it when necessary). It's glass and maybe 6 to 8 years old. The cap is obviously different from the early style.

 

[sarimento1]

congrat's!

how do you describe any scent differences between vintage and modern?

 

[Cricket1]

I got a full bottle of NOS in box AV from the mid 1980's, and to me it smells a bit more leathery, and slightly musty. Just a little bit musty, and not objectionable, but side by side with new AV, you can notice it.

It could be a whole host of reasons, storage conditions, natural aging, etc. I prefer modern vs my bottle of vintage.

 

[jcs266]

I got a full bottle of NOS in box AV from the mid 1980's, and to me it smells a bit more leathery, and slightly musty. Just a little bit musty, and not objectionable, but side by side with new AV, you can notice it.

It could be a whole host of reasons, storage conditions, natural aging, etc. I prefer modern vs my bottle of vintage.

It's very likely to have changed over time due to storage conditions. Chemicals can change or evaporate over time, altering the scent. I know i like the modern AV alot. Tomorrow I'll use this vintage bottle and report on my impressions.

PS: would you be able to post a pic of the bottle and box? I'm interested to see any changes in the cap, label, etc.

 

[sarimento1]

keep in mind, vintage Aqua Velva is distinctly different than Aqua Velva Ice Blue!

 

[OkieStubble]

I heard anything over 25 years old is considered, "vintage". So, anything since 1991 and earlier? Definitely some vintage Ice Blue Aqua Velva out there.

 

[jcs266]

keep in mind, vintage Aqua Velva is distinctly different than Aqua Velva Ice Blue!

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Very cool pic!

When did Ice Blue come out? I think it was in the late 1950's?

 

[jcs266]

I heard anything over 25 years old is considered, "vintage". So, anything since 1991 and earlier? Definitely some vintage Ice Blue Aqua Velva out there.

Yikes! 1991 feels like yesterday

 

[sarimento1]

Yikes! 1991 feels like yesterday

for me, that was this morning!

 

[Kreator82]

They need to go back to the glass bottles so we don't have to decant! (Even though I like decanting.)

 

[cmh737]

Nice find, and congrats! I recently got a bottle the same era as yours. I think it smells pretty much the same as the new stuff, only not quite as strong perhaps (to be expected). Still good juice! And when it runs out, just keep refilling with the new stuff and enjoy that cool bottle.

 

[jcs266]

Nice find, and congrats! I recently got a bottle the same era as yours. I think it smells pretty much the same as the new stuff, only not quite as strong perhaps (to be expected). Still good juice! And when it runs out, just keep refilling with the new stuff and enjoy that cool bottle.

Exactly. I'm actually not all that concerned whether this bottle's ancient contents are gone bad or not. I love the current AV, so just having this old original bottle was my goal. I'll refill it as needed.

 

[OkieStubble]

When I got my vintage bottle of AV, it had about a 1/4 bottle of vintage juice in it. It smelled rancid, so I poured it out, washed the bottle with liquid dish detergent, and sprayed the inside of the bottle with 91% isopropyl alcohol to disinfect and deodorize. Filled it up with modern AV.

Water, alcohol, glycerin, fragrance, menthol & blue dye No. 1. Basic, Simple & Wonderful. Classic!

 

[marlap]

This is indeed a beautiful classic piece of art. It's hard to fathom that these bottles were discarded by the tens of millions.

 

[BSAGuy]

Congrats on the score. Love the bottle and the box graphics. Notice the snowmobiler sans helmet.

 

[jcs266]

Congrats on the score. Love the bottle and the box graphics. Notice the snowmobiler sans helmet.

Ha! Yes, good observation! Also no metric measure of the contents, its just "6 FL OZ". No barcode either, on box or bottle. I believe the barcodes began in about 1974 or so?

 

[wazabees]

This leads me to believe my 7 year old, practically unused, Dr. Harris pink after shave is still perfectly fine.

 

[Ivanhoe64]

Good for you! Thanks for posting those vintage pictures. Memories . . .