Skin Bracer Mennen 1931

Mennen Skin Bracer
A typical drugstore aftershave of American origin.
It has been on the market for almost 100 years now - available almost all over the world in glass or plastic.
At first glance, the packaging might suggest mouthwash or antifreeze.
But appearance should not be the main criterion here.
Cap off and go!

The skin tightener goes to work with herbaceousness during initial treatment.
Irritated skin must be soothed and cared for as quickly as possible.
Medicinal mint, a little lavender, sage, a hint of spicy coriander and perhaps thyme. Everything is gently dabbed onto the wounds.
An authentically cool breeze, like entering a cold store, leaves the pores shock-frozen with joy and immediately refreshed.

Immediately afterwards, a fluffy, sweet marshmallow flavor spreads.
Powder dusts onto shiny baby bums.
A huge bubble, made from a whole blister of ball chewing gum, bursts into the finest tuberose particles.
They transform into thunderclouds and are discharged in woodruff-like showers of coumarin.

A mixture that smells like the entire confectionery department of a US supermarket in the era of the economic miracle.
Squeaky-colored advertising blocks flicker before my mind's eye.
Sammy Davis Jr. aka "The Candyman" jingles from his car and meter-high vanilla soft ice cream spirals spill into the waffles.
I taste memories of toothpaste from the early 80s - my childhood.
Tooth decay is getting the better of me, a talking beaver tells the viewer about dental hygiene, and if you brush properly, you can still bite hard tomorrow.
At the end, I fall into a fluffy XXL musk bed. The mattress is pore-deep clean and moss-primed.

This aromatic fougère really refreshes in an incredibly pleasant way.
A blend of Lancaster's Eau de Toilette Concentrée and Davidoff's Relax.
Coupled with this aftershave-typical freshness kick start, this is really fine stuff.