Williams Aqua Velva

[Canuck]

I've been working in Brussels for a couple of days and popped into the Carrefour after meetings, by pleasant chance I saw a bottle of Aqua Velva on the shelves. At 9 Euros I thought it was worth a shot given the old school reputation amongst the wet shaving community. I'd never previously had the chance to try it, just seen it mentioned on here.

Having now tried it I do like it a lot, clean and masculine and kind of straightforward, i.e. not too complex.

Where do other TSR members get theirs, I've never seen it in the UK? Is it generally widely available elsewhere in Europe? The addresses on the box included Brussels, Rotterdam, Paris and Thayngen (Switzerland) so it looks pretty widely distributed. I always thought it was a USA product.

 

[Dipesh]

I usually grab mine when in Europe. A few bottles at a time. Last time was a supermarket in Belgium.

 

[Sezer74]

I saw Maguire's sell it, I bought mine from e-bay sent from USA, I will say very reasonable price and good service, also you can get Musk version which is just as good.

 

[Brianpilman]

Only found it in guernsey

 

[fancontroller]

It's sold widely in drug stores in Canada (i.e. Shoppers Drug Mart and Rexall).

I too had been looking for it without any luck in UK so I was thinking it must be from the USA (which is what it says on the label).
If I remember it was about $6 (CAN) which is about £4, so pretty cheap.

I got Aqua Velva Musk, Classic Ice Blue and Sport. The Musk is really good (which is why it comes in a smaller bottle I think).

I think you should be able to buy it on Amazon, it did a quick check and found this link for the Musk

 

[Canuck]

Didn't even realise there were musk and sport versions until now! I bought the classic ice blue which is the only one I've heard of, and the only one that Carrefour had. It's in a glass bottle too which surprises me given the furore on the other forum about plastic bottles since 2011, that must be a USA thing.

Gosh Fancontroller, Shoppers Drug and Rexall, there are two shops I've been in a lot and I never thought to look!

 

[fancontroller]

Yes, they were plastic bottles too, which I think is a great idea.

You can see my enabling photo at this link Acquisitions Mon 11-Nov to Sun 17-Nov.

 

[fly3k]

Didn't even realise there were musk and sport versions until now! I bought the classic ice blue which is the only one I've heard of, and the only one that Carrefour had. It's in a glass bottle too which surprises me given the furore on the other forum about plastic bottles since 2011, that must be a USA thing.

Gosh Fancontroller, Shoppers Drug and Rexall, there are two shops I've been in a lot and I never thought to look!

Ebay, this seller has quite a few varieties.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aqua-Velva-After-Shave-Ice-Blue-3-5oz-/280992006221?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item416c6dc04d

 

[pjgh]

Beauty! I'll be In Bruges next week, so will keep my eyes peeled. Good catch!

 

[tonyspurs]

Ebay, this seller has quite a few varieties.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aqua-Velva-After-Shave-Ice-Blue-3-5oz-/280992006221?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item416c6dc04d

Cheers for the link! I have all the AV but been after some skin bracer for a while plus nearly finished my clubman so ordered one from there too

 

[Canuck]

And just checking my receipt it wan't even 9 Euro, it was 5.19.
So 4 quid or so, total bargain.

 

[fly3k]

Ebay, this seller has quite a few varieties.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aqua-Velva-After-Shave-Ice-Blue-3-5oz-/280992006221?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item416c6dc04d

Cheers for the link! I have all the AV but been after some skin bracer for a while plus nearly finished my clubman so ordered one from there too

I want to get some skin bracer just wonder what it smells like let us know if you get some.

 

[tonyspurs]

Ebay, this seller has quite a few varieties.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aqua-Velva-After-Shave-Ice-Blue-3-5oz-/280992006221?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item416c6dc04d

Cheers for the link! I have all the AV but been after some skin bracer for a while plus nearly finished my clubman so ordered one from there too

I want to get some skin bracer just wonder what it smells like let us know if you get some.

If I can find something to decant some into I'll send you a sample

 

[fly3k]

Ebay, this seller has quite a few varieties.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aqua-Velva-After-Shave-Ice-Blue-3-5oz-/280992006221?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item416c6dc04d

Cheers for the link! I have all the AV but been after some skin bracer for a while plus nearly finished my clubman so ordered one from there too

I want to get some skin bracer just wonder what it smells like let us know if you get some.

If I can find something to decant some into I'll send you a sample

Cheers

 

[782sirbrian]

Didn't even realise there were musk and sport versions until now! I bought the classic ice blue which is the only one I've heard of, and the only one that Carrefour had. It's in a glass bottle too which surprises me given the furore on the other forum about plastic bottles since 2011, that must be a USA thing.

Gosh Fancontroller, Shoppers Drug and Rexall, there are two shops I've been in a lot and I never thought to look!

Ebay, this seller has quite a few varieties.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aqua-Velva-After-Shave-Ice-Blue-3-5oz-/280992006221?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item416c6dc04d

Just had the Musk delivered £4.75 all in :icon_razz: it comes in a 100ml plastic bottle.
How do they do it at that price :icon_question: cheap as chips.
Just ordered the skin bracer now I know it comes through ok..
Thanks for the link.

 

[jb74]

Had some arrived today too...

Thanks to fly3k for sharing the seller with us.