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artemvdovin – :
I was looking for a sandalwood-based a/s to wear with Chanel Egoïste and was not disappointed. This is a classic, spicy/soapy/powdery sandalwood, both bold and traditional, as well as a very effective aftershave. Delightful for the price.
Reaasasa – :
Lovely creamy sandalwood…reserved but rich, velvety, and milky, a touch powdery, and an insane pleasure to both smell and wear.
Understated and gentlemanly and so perfectly appealing…an easy-to-use daily wear that’s extremely versatile and fits any occasion. I will undoubtedly order another bottle (or even two…at $10 – $14 USD/100ml who wouldn’t?) and anticipate this being a staple in my wardrobe for years.
There’s something to be said about beauty in simplicity and quality ingredients and both certainly resonante here.
A thoughtful approach and an immensely rewarding sandalwood experience. Big fan here.
alex855 – :
if you have ever wondered what a vintage Italian barbershop smelled like, this is it. It is a very soft, powdery sandalwood. The first splash is a bit soapy, but it dries down to an addictively warm scent with a hint of balsamic.
It is an inexpensive and pleasing sandalwood scent to keep on hand. Proraso Red lasts 3-4 hours on my skin and a few hours longer on my clothing.
HKartryY – :
WHAT?
I bought this based on reviews. I don’t get ANY sandalwood. It smells 100% like baby oil to me, disgusting! Smell aside, the product itself is fantastic and really prevents razor bumps better than any other brand I have tried. As far as scent, though, I’ll stick with Lectric Shave over this baby oil scent.
smokye – :
I bought this purely on the strength of Steve’s review of it (below) and I’m very, very pleased I did.
I have always enjoyed the smell of sandalwood and this doesn’t disappoint. Over the years I’ve owned several different sandalwood fragrances including Trumper, Taylor of Old Bond Street and DR Harris. This is easily as good as any of those three and at only a fraction of their price.
At present this is only available as an aftershave and as such you would generally find that type of fragrance has poor longevity and only average sillage, yet on me I find both of these are really good.
It has a moisturising effect on the skin thanks to the addition of shea oil as one of its ingredients. This aftershave will not only leave your newly shaved face feeling refreshed, but fantastically smooth and moisturised as well.
I bought the 400ml option and it came in a heavy glass bottle with its own in-built ‘shaker’ spout as part of the molded glass bottle; no cheap plastic insert for Proraso.
If you like the subtle and classy smell of sandalwood then you can’t go wrong with Proraso Red. This may be a budget fragrance, but its quality and performance are anything but budget.
Italian men are universally known for their attitude, their dress sense and their love of ‘La Dolce Vita.’ That alone should tell you everything about this fragrance which was only VERY recently released in 2016.
If you really want to experience a traditional Italian barbershop fragrance then this will do that for you. I can’t recommend Proraso Red any more highly than that.
Thanks again, Steve, for putting me onto this fantastic fragrance.
Five stars. *****
iva12 – :
It’s hard for me to describe exactly how much I love the scent of Proraso Red. It’s a wonderful, clean, fresh, soapy sandalwood fragrance with only the slightest hint of a powdery note.
If you’ve smelled Pal Zileri Sartoriale, it’s VERY similar in scent but the Sartoriale is quite a bit stronger. AOS Sandalwood is also very close in scent, although AOS Sandalwood is far stronger than both and in fact, one of the strongest EDT fragrances that I’ve ever encountered.
The only downside to the Proraso Red aftershave is that because it’s an aftershave, it’s not going to project heavily and will retract to become a skin scent within about 4 hours or so. Still, in close quarters, people will still be able to smell you very well, without a problem.
To help extend the life of the fragrance, I’ve been using the shaving soap not only to shave with but as a shower soap as well. It forms an excellent lather (after all, it’s soap) and the scent lingers for a surprisingly long time. This may be because the pores are more open in the hot shower and absorb the scent into the skin. Additionally, I use the aftershave all over, like a body lotion as well and it works out just fine, because you can be extremely liberal with the aftershave and no one is going to get choked out.
Sometimes, I’ll use it in conjuction with Pinaud’s Bath Talc on my arms and body under a t-shirt. Yes, it does add considerably to the powderiness but it also makes you smell extremely clean, fresh and attractive.
Another way I’ve found to extend the scent quite well is to layer it with either Sartoriale or AOS Sandalwood. Essentially, it depends on the scenario I’m wearing it for. Sartoriale has strength but it’s not overwhelming, so if I’m going to work, I’ll layer it with Sartoriale on occasion but if I’m not in close quarters in the workplace, I’ll occasionally use the AOS Sandalwood, as the fragrance is exceptionally strong.
As if things couldn’t get better, Proraso Red after shave is very inexpensive. You can get a bottle for under $20 or even under $15, if you look around.
This fragrance is LOVE to the n’th degree for me. Without question, one of the best, if not THE best fragrance I’ve ever smelled. The only way it could become better is if they were to release a cologne version of it as well.
** UPDATE **
I found that by using the shaving soap in the shower and the after shave as more of an all over body splash (chest, underarms, etc) I’m getting many more hours out of this than I’d originally thought. While the projection doesn’t increase considerably and stays more along average lines, the longevity has increased considerably. I’m finding that I’m still getting whiffs of the fragrance, although VERY lightly at about 8-10 hours later, which is wonderful. It’s very clean and completely inoffensive.