Agua Brava (1968)
by Antonio Puig

Along with initial clean sense of grooming with this one there's a smokiness I like which is balanced by the fact that it doesn't blast all day (I won't say "last" here) that stays close for who you care about. Yes, old-fashioned Spanish, which for me isn't bad at all. To stir controversy, I prefer this one to Pino Silvestre...

I like the woody scent at the base notes. The top notes do not last very long, and in the wrong skin (i.e. mine) can have disastrous results (Chicken broth was one "compliment") The base notes however are woody with a hint of citrus. I really enjoy that. Not very lasting though.

It's interesting the way people perceive scent. I read the reviews for Lucky 6 and bought some only to be disappointed. I remember first smelling Agua Brava in 1971
and loving it. I still have an old bottle with a few drops left in it and I still love it. Go figure. My signature scent for the last 10+ years has been Fahrenheit which is one of my favorites and is hands down widely liked by most people I come in contact with, women and men. I also love Pino Silvestre which I first smelled in 1974.

Well, I don't want to give this scent a thumbs down because I don't find it to be bad, but for me, I found it to be a waste of resources; and I really, really wanted to like this scent.

It's hard for me to differentiate what I'm smelling, but I mostly smell pepper initially, which is strange because pepper isn't even listed as note! I can't smell any notes that interested me in this scent (lemon, juniper, carnation, leather) which makes me a very sad boy. I do believe I smell a little bit of pine and patchouli but that's it.

As strong as this scent comes out of the bottle, it absolutely does not last. My family and I went out to dinner the other night and sitting right next to me, my wife could not smell it. She did smell it when I had her smell the back of my neck, but I couldn't ask her to spend the rest of the evening with her face draped across my neck. Or could I? On a positive note, she did say that it smelled good.

So that's it. This cologne works the opposite of how scents are supposed to work: people draped all over you to trying to smell what on earth you spent your hard earned money on rather than people draped all over you because they like what they smell. Honest to goodness I sprayed some on my arm 45 minutes ago and I can't barely smell it anymore. And I have a kickin' sense of smell. So sad.

strong herbal annoying and nerving old fashioned perfumed spanish water!

also starts fires (without matches)this is dangerous stuff ,as powerfull as a wrestelers pants .but im drawn to it ,strangely.