Aqua Velva - which one ?

Floid_Maniac · May 30, 2017

Hi there,

want to buy some Agua Velva but there are different bottles and sizes. I think that first is from Spain because of the spanish word Locion, but don`t know much about the others. Also I red in this forum that the american Agua Velva does`nt smell anymore like the original from the 80`ties, but the European Agua Velvas do.

First bottle got 400ml, the others 100ml or 200ml. Which one would you prefer and buy?

BigJ · May 30, 2017

I would go for 3 because that is the classic. Just my $0.02!

Super Shave Osborne · May 30, 2017

Floid_Maniac said:
Hi there,

want to buy some Agua Velva but there are different bottles and sizes. I think that first is from Spain because of the spanish word Locion, but don`t know much about the others. Also I red in this forum that the american Agua Velva does`nt smell anymore like the original from the 80`ties, but the European Agua Velvas do.

First bottle got 400ml, the others 100ml or 200ml. Which one would you prefer and buy?

You can't go wrong with any of them. You are missing "Ice Sport", which I think is their best scent.

Zipslack · May 30, 2017

The glass bottle one on the right end.

BSAGuy · May 30, 2017

Buy them all. It's the true spirit of B&B. I don't think anyone here could identify any of them specifically in a blind use/smell test.

Floid_Maniac · May 30, 2017

Zipslack said:
The glass bottle one on the right end.

In the meantime I think that one and four are from that same company, only different sizes and design of bottles. 400 and 200ml. Both seem to got glass bottles and are the spanish Agua Velva.

Floid_Maniac · May 30, 2017

BSAGuy said:
Buy them all. It's the true spirit of B&B. I don't think anyone here could identify any of them specifically in a blind use/smell test.

Lot of money to buy them all.... :07:

. Good thing, you can get them all here in Europe. Many members wrote that the scents are different.

Floid_Maniac · May 30, 2017

Super Shave Osborne said:
You can't go wrong with any of them. You are missing "Ice Sport", which I think is their best scent.

What is the difference between classic Agua Velva and Ice Sport. Is last one a modern version?

Floid_Maniac · May 30, 2017

BigJ said:
I would go for 3 because that is the classic. Just my $0.02!

That is the american Agua Velva, right?

troy · May 30, 2017

#3 looks like the bottle I got here in the USA. They have recently changed the bottle here though. Looks like this now.

Floid_Maniac · May 30, 2017

troy said:
#3 looks like the bottle I got here in the USA. They have recently changed the bottle here though. Looks like this now.
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Thank you for the information. Never seen that new design here in the European wetshaving shops.

mmaggi · May 30, 2017

Amercian Aqua Velva #3 smells the same today as it did in the 80s. Go with that. It's a timeless classic.

Floid_Maniac · May 31, 2017

mmaggi said:
Amercian Aqua Velva #3 smells the same today as it did in the 80s. Go with that. It's a timeless classic.

O.k...seems that there are different opinions about that. Personally I never used Aqua Velva in the past.

adamchur · May 31, 2017

I've tried......

Aqua Velva Ice Blue (#3) - nice clean, refreshing scent, nice menthol tingle. I'm not a big fan of plastic bottles, but I can live with them. I like it, but it costs literally as much as it's worth for shipping from USA to Europe, so when it was gone, it was gone

Williams Expert Aqua Velva (#1 & #4) - I use this regularly, more subtle than Aqua Velva from USA, but very similar scent. Glass bottle has a classic, retro look and feel to it. VERY economical to buy in Spain - I can get a 200ml glass bottle from Carrefour, Eroski or Mercadona for €3,95

No experience with Aqua Velva Ice Sport

When I tried Aqua Velva Musk, I liked it, but chose not to pay shipping costs from USA to Spain to replace it when I used it up

mmaggi · May 31, 2017

Floid_Maniac said:
O.k...seems that there are different opinions about that. Personally I never used Aqua Velva in the past.

I used Aqua Velva every day I shaved for almost 10 years back in the 80s into the early 90s. Then I switched to Pinaud Clubman. When I bought Aqua Velva again 2 years ago it smelled exactly the same. Absolutely nothing changed. Same old great scent. And it has glycerin & menthol. IMO the best cheap aftershave available.

Squatch · May 31, 2017

#4 all the way. Great scent, great bottle, vintage vibe. Can't ask for much more than that.

Floid_Maniac · May 31, 2017

mmaggi said:
I used Aqua Velva every day I shaved for almost 10 years back in the 80s into the early 90s. Then I switched to Pinaud Clubman. When I bought Aqua Velva again 2 years ago it smelled exactly the same. Absolutely nothing changed. Same old great scent. And it has glycerin & menthol. IMO the best cheap aftershave available.

I trust in your experience. :thumbup1:

Floid_Maniac · May 31, 2017

Squatch said:
#4 all the way. Great scent, great bottle, vintage vibe. Can't ask for much more than that.

The bottle No.4 looks great, indeed.

Floid_Maniac · May 31, 2017

adamchur said:
I've tried......

Aqua Velva Ice Blue (#3) - nice clean, refreshing scent, nice menthol tingle. I'm not a big fan of plastic bottles, but I can live with them. I like it, but it costs literally as much as it's worth for shipping from USA to Europe, so when it was gone, it was gone

Williams Expert Aqua Velva (#1 & #4) - I use this regularly, more subtle than Aqua Velva from USA, but very similar scent. Glass bottle has a classic, retro look and feel to it. VERY economical to buy in Spain - I can get a 200ml glass bottle from Carrefour, Eroski or Mercadona for €3,95

No experience with Aqua Velva Ice Sport

When I tried Aqua Velva Musk, I liked it, but chose not to pay shipping costs from USA to Spain to replace it when I used it up

Thank you for your input. The spanish Aqua Velva is easier to get here in Germany including the lowest costs of shipping.

G.W. · May 31, 2017

I submit that henceforth, any post that asks, "which of these X should I buy?" should be followed with a chorus of simple, "buy them all". It's the B&B way.
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