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Acqua di Selva (1949)
by Visconti di Modrone (orig. by Victor)
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   |  Don't go looking for pine (esp. a more resinous variety) in this one like I did. There must be with certain note combos (for me this happens with Aspen) the chord played, perceived by me is "mint. I can "think my way" to the lavender, but that's not my true sense just walking this around without trying. Whatever crispness there was in the opening slides by fast into a barely edge minted clean. For myself, I can find no context for this scent or great need for this scent, even when I can get it for 15 bucks.05 August 2009 |
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|  This has always been a favorite in Italy for many guys both old and young. I was born in Milano and I remember that all of the young guys in high school would wear this as their "first" after shave lotion (and proud of it, too). How this brings me back to my youth with very pleasant memories of doing all of the things that a 16yr guy did back then. Unfortunately, the new manufacturer Visconti di Modrone has changed the original formula. The fragrance is now 'lacking" in something. Again, why change a good thing. Eventually, consumers catch on and say "bye-bye".04 May 2009 |
  | Aqua di Selva is an elegant classic green fragrance resembling strongly the scent of coniferous woods. Am elderly friend of mine told me that it was very popular in Germany during the 1950's. Gay men used this fragrance as a kind of code. When this became widely known, the sales quantities dropped immediately and AdS almost vanished from the marked for decades. 22 March 2009 |
 | Minty cologne. Well defined citrus, lavender and a pine note in there gives it a minty illusion. Darned good though average. Best bang for your buck. 17 November 2008 |
 | First memorable fragrance purchased for me in 1979. Of course, there were others before it, but ADS was the very first frag that I thoroughly enjoyed. It got me interested in colognes. The opening was, and is to this day, a bit biting. Within minutes however, it settles into a calming,almost soothing fragrance. On my skin, it exudes a vetiver mixed with pine. I found Pino Sylvestre to be akin to it, but not quite as pleasing. Downside is it doesn't last being an EDC. Nice bang for the buck however if you're conducive to a scent like this. 17 August 2008 |
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| This scent reminds me immeadetaly of the commercial where some too tanned athlets jump from the accapulco cliff and you see the jump first in slow motion but the dive into the water is shown in regular speed again. I have bought the after shave and the first impression is an accord of freshness: mint, lemon, basil and vetiver in a good an (on purpose) slightly unbalanced combination-just a good start- the only disadvantage: after an hour the whole sensation is over. But what more to expect from a cologne for a very reasonable price? 03 July 2008 |
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