The Aqua Velva Man

Remember the old advertising slogan on TV in the USA: "There's something about an Aqua Velva man"?

Well, that's me. I finally broke down and bought a bottle of Aqua Velva blue aftershave from my corner pharmacy. I've always liked the clean, manly smell.

I'm not much of an old-school after-shave kind of guy, however. My concern is with the alcohol content and its effect on my sensitive skin. So I don't simply splash it on after my shave. Oh no, I've been using my Aqua Velva in unusual and rewarding ways.

Not me. But I guess that Aqua Velva
men come in all types and sizes.

As you may know, my preferred, privately-made shave soap, Grandad's, is made without added fragrance. I use it both pressed into a re-purposed Greek-yogurt cup, in which I swirl my wet brush prior to making lather; and I also roll it into a cylindrical shaving stick for application directly to my wet beard when I choose. Since I purchased the Aqua Velva, I've been adding a small amount to my yogurt cup of shave soap, and when I swirl my brush in the cup, I now have Aqua Velva fragrance as well as its stimulating and cooling effect added to my shave soap.

The second unusual way that I use my Aqua Velva is after the shave, but I don't apply it as intended then either.

That's me: ladies' man, tennis player extraordinaire,
bon vivant, and well-groomed Aqua Velva man.

What I do is take some inexpensive non-greasy face moisturizer, which also happens to have a bit of sunscreen in it: SPF 15. I squirt some of this into my palm, and.... wait for it.... I add a few milliliters of Aqua Velva. I mix that in my palm with my finger and then apply that admixture to my freshly-shaved face.

It is a wonderful after-shave balm that leaves my skin cool, smooth, moisturized, and refreshed. Best of all, I smell like Aqua Velva!

Happy shaving, and may you develop into an Aqua Velva man!