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lexnatalie – :
An incredibly cheap drugstore gem that easily performs at five times its price.
Go with the recommendation below and decant this juice to a spray bottle. This will give you greater control over the application. AV Musk projects and lasts like Jovan Musk, but with the citrus and florals turned down a bit and the animalic factor cranked up a notch: just short of skanky.
AV Musk has a personality all its own. Worth a try by any fan of musk and/or old-school fragrances that buck current trends.
misha57x – :
This is one of the strongest aftershaves on the market. It projects for a few hours and lasts for at least five. I use it as the one to compare all others to in terms of strength. The performance of Aqua Velva Musk is better than a number of edt’s on the market today!
It’s a very pleasant scent and I rate it on a level with Jovan Musk and Old Spice Musk aftershave (manufactured in India). It’s one of the best buys on the market for $4. I recommending decanting to a glass bottle, and peeling off the labels from the plastic bottle. They transfer very nicely to a glass bottle without the need for added glue.
What I’d like to know is where they found a 235 ml bottle for the photo on this page since the current Combe, Inc. bottles are 103 ml (3.5 oz.). That might be an original JB Williams bottle. Beecham (bought the company in 1982) or Glaxosmithkline (2000). Combe bought it in 2002.
sergi116 – :
I like musk and I like barbershop fragrances, so it is no surprise that I love this fragrance. But, there are two things I have found surprising:
1) For an after shave, the longevity of this is amazing. It is an all-day scent that projects a few feet.
2) It gets more compliments than almost anything else I wear. Perhaps that is because it projects so well, but people seem to really like this fragrance for its warmth and rich smoothness — even people who tend to hate barbershop fragrances.
FAZAN – :
This aftershave/cologne is as fifties as they come. Loud, brash, and unapologetic. The secret to using this as an aftershave is to SPARINGLY apply. If you don’t, you’ll smell like a man in his mid-fifties at the bar on Tuesday night, crying to the barhop about how the pass he fumbled in ’84 cost him his (imaginary) scholarship. Essentially, Uncle Rico. However, lightly applied, you’ll smell cleanly scrubbed and ready for the world. An essential for every man’s bathroom cabinet
lyubomyr3000 – :
I have a vintage (1960s) bottle of cologne by Max Factor called Signature for Men that is basically Aqua Velva Musk in concentrated perfume form. The scent of this aftershave is basically a brisk citrus musk with a dry powder at the tail end. Smells cheap and functional but also incredibly old-school, which lends it charm. Nice enough but I still prefer Ice Sport and Ice Blue.
Megamen – :
Aqua Velva Musk smells, to me, like the men’s version of the wonderful, but discontinued, Love’s Lemony Musk. It’s a slightly dirty musk with a touch of leather, made fresher by a crisp lemon accord and a generous dose of slightly sweet powder (sort of like the powdery notes in Avon’s Wild Country).Tobacco is mentioned as a note, but I only get the tiniest hint of something that smells like pipe tobacco, primarily towards the drydown.
This is strong, especially for an aftershave, and lasts a long time. Applied VERY lightly, it can be worn in the office, as it’s not stinky like the horrible Brut Musk!
This is a great musk for layering, too. Don’t let the low price fool you-Aqua Velva Musk is excellent!
pst_v1do – :
Aqua Velva Musk to me always smelled like the laundry room when a load of clothes are drying. I like it.