Italian Personified This is the After Shave I grab when I’m going for a touch of the “Old Country,” as my olfactory senses instantly transport me to an Italian Barbershop (even my girlfriend commented one day after I had finished slathering this all over my mug: “It smells like a barbershop in here!”). I typically describe the scent as powdery-anise. Italian Floid also has an amazing feel to your skin. It is exceptionally cooling, and reportedly has a lower alcohol content than a standard alcohol-based Aftershave (per Intercosmo’s [manufacturer] website): "The genuine" After-Shave:Lotion formulated with natural extracts and a low percentage of alcohol. § It's the forerunner of the entire line. § Fresh and pleasant fragrance thanks to the menthol in the formula. § Performs a moisturizing and hydrating action on the skin. § A lotion with a low percentage of alcohol and natural extracts. § Soothes redness and irritations. Yes, it does a wonderful job of soothing redness and irritation. And it does this very quickly. Less than 5 minutes after applying this, your face will be cleared of most redness/irritation. It will also leave your skin BBS (baby soft) and nicely moisturized.
A treasure that I thought I'd never get to use! It's smells super, the cooling effect, soothing, and skincare are wonderful, and even the price is fairly reasonable. How can I not have this stuff as part of my a/shave rotation now? Jeff
The Velva it is not Again I usually do not review a product until I have used it for more that 2 weeks but this stuff is good. Burn: Well it is alcohol based and I am breaking in a new razor so maybe that has something to do with it. The burn is not unpleasant, nor is it magnesium. I like an alcohol burn so YMMV. Moisturizing: It does not dry the skin, it firms and tightens. Absorption: I gave it a 9 cause it does "sit" on my face for a little while. That could be the soap that I am using. Cooling: It is not an ice cube but it does cool and you can notice the menthol effect. Soothing: It does a good job of killing any razor burn you have keeping your face from screaming any more. Healing: I seals up the small nicks and cuts and makes that redness go away. Price: It is an import and the shipping is expensive so there you have it. I like the smell, very hard to put into words. Powder, Flowers, Maybe some musk or oakyness. Not a girl smell, very manly.
Floid: Italian or Spanish? I was going to ask if there were two... I know the Catalan Floid, which is bright orange but has a similar smiling face on it... I'm a huge fan, loving the sensation, the fragrance and the way it dries to a smooth, almost powdered finish. The menthol (at least in the 'vigoroso' edition) is awesome. It's also one of those manly fragrances that settles in for the long haul without being obtrusive: you don't smell like a boudoir from ten paces, but breath on your palm and press your cheeks and you revive a manly waft for when you really want to impress I also gave this top marks for price because in Spain, where I buy it, it costs 7 Euros for 300 mils... Can anyone confirm that there are indeed two Floids? A Catalan and an Italian?
As near to perfection as any aftershave I've tried!!!! Burn: Less than Brut, believe it or not. Low-alcohol indeed. Great! Moisturizing: One of only a small handful where I DON'T have to add a separate moisturizer afterwards! Wonderful! Cooling: Pleasantly cool and long-lasting. Never eye-wateringly frozen. What menthol SHOULD feel like. Perfect balance. Soothing: Shave? What shave? Was there a steel blade on my face? I don't remember. Healing: ...and I see no evidence of said shave either. Face feels BETTER afterwards. Price: Seriously? $30 for a 400mL bottle flown in directly from Italy. That's pretty darn cheap, fellas. Scent: GREAT! Disarmingly powdery, yes, but once you get over the idea that everything manly = spice, you will learn to love the powder. Trust me. It's perfect. CONCLUSION: The standard by which all other aftershaves should be measured, from now til the end of time. Perfection in a (giant, heavy, brick-like, manly, head-busting, take-no-prisoners, bad-ass) bottle. Oh yeah, the question above: Yes, there is a Spanish Floïd, which comes in a "Suave" (mild) and "Vigoroso" (NOT-mild) level of menthol. The Vigoroso is abotu equivalent to the Italian version we're discussing here. In fact... Spanish Floïd and Italian Floïd smell/function basically the same. <ducks flames>
