11/26/2023
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Heidelberg's rustic romance*
Heidelberg is not only an attraction (for all people with a soul) because of its old town, its fairytale castle and as the center of Heidelberg Romanticism / German Romanticism (Achim von Arnim, Clemens Brentano), but also because of some really beautiful traditional stores in the baroque and classicist kilometer-long pedestrian zone. These include the headquarters of the Klar soap factory, which is one of the oldest of its kind in Germany (founded in 1840) and can therefore compete with the oldest fragrance factories in the world, even though initially only soaps were boiled and perfumed there. Fragrances were only added later. More details can be found on the really beautiful and informative homepage.
I am irresistibly drawn to such venerable traditions, which is why I gave the fragrances from Klar vor Ort that I tested many years ago another chance. I actually like them all more or less, but as I was looking for a well-tolerated aftershave, I opted for the "Classic Aftershave | Klar Soaps" as a souvenir from Heidelberg, which is indeed wonderfully classic and therefore also has a distinct bergamot note in the opening, it is quite alcoholically sharp, as befits a somewhat rustic aftershave (I avoid the term aftershave), but then quickly develops soft floral tones (white blossom and rose geranium in the English manner) and then fades into a woody base with subtle musk. The EdT is said to contain cassis, which I also notice in the aftershave; moreover, the nutmeg mentioned there is very plausible, as the fragrance is characterized by a fine, distinctive spiciness that is not at all reminiscent of the currently popular pepper. Incidentally, the legendary "Russian Leather (Eau de Toilette) | Johann Maria Farina opposite Jülichs-Platz" by Farina, which was launched in 1967, is somewhat similar in structure and is also said to contain leather in the base note. Fortunately, these traditional fragrances are not supposed to contain a leather note à la Tuscan Leather, but rather a blend of ambergris, labdanum and perhaps birch tar, but here it is so delicate that the components are virtually imperceptible. There is only an underlying hint that gives the fragrance or aftershave a warm shimmer, like leather that has been tanned and then perfumed in the past.
For people with a soul and a sense for melancholy moments in life.
*Please note: This commentary was written for wet-shaving men who want a well-tolerated but pungent (i.e. stimulating) aftershave - or for women / other men who would like to give one to their husbands. After all, lively men can be useful.
I am irresistibly drawn to such venerable traditions, which is why I gave the fragrances from Klar vor Ort that I tested many years ago another chance. I actually like them all more or less, but as I was looking for a well-tolerated aftershave, I opted for the "Classic Aftershave | Klar Soaps" as a souvenir from Heidelberg, which is indeed wonderfully classic and therefore also has a distinct bergamot note in the opening, it is quite alcoholically sharp, as befits a somewhat rustic aftershave (I avoid the term aftershave), but then quickly develops soft floral tones (white blossom and rose geranium in the English manner) and then fades into a woody base with subtle musk. The EdT is said to contain cassis, which I also notice in the aftershave; moreover, the nutmeg mentioned there is very plausible, as the fragrance is characterized by a fine, distinctive spiciness that is not at all reminiscent of the currently popular pepper. Incidentally, the legendary "Russian Leather (Eau de Toilette) | Johann Maria Farina opposite Jülichs-Platz" by Farina, which was launched in 1967, is somewhat similar in structure and is also said to contain leather in the base note. Fortunately, these traditional fragrances are not supposed to contain a leather note à la Tuscan Leather, but rather a blend of ambergris, labdanum and perhaps birch tar, but here it is so delicate that the components are virtually imperceptible. There is only an underlying hint that gives the fragrance or aftershave a warm shimmer, like leather that has been tanned and then perfumed in the past.
For people with a soul and a sense for melancholy moments in life.
*Please note: This commentary was written for wet-shaving men who want a well-tolerated but pungent (i.e. stimulating) aftershave - or for women / other men who would like to give one to their husbands. After all, lively men can be useful.
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