Strawanza Wiener Schurken
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Old School Recipe for the new era of Fougère
I am on an old school fragrance journey, I am pursuing fragrances that take me back to my past or times I never lived just so that I can experience how scent was back then. Strawanza is a creation of Wiener Schurken from Austria, these dudes took a 1953 recipe and recreated it today, how is it? Let’s deep dive.
Something about me... I don’t put gender to fragrances, I don’t gatekeep, in this case…I might make an exception because of a scent memory, Strawanza is an old-school barbershop…down to the menthol. The moment I put it on my skin I am transported to the vinyl seats of my local barbershop (the one I walked to, not drove to), the old man in the corner talking about things that would not be considered PC now-a-days, a tv playing baseball year round, the other barbers chatting with the clients that were sitting down, joking, no cellphones, no tablets, no access to information to disprove anyone, what you said went, it transported me to simpler times and it’s easy to imagine this being a fragrance in the 50s.
It opens up so fresh with menthol & clove, sweet with patchouli & tonka, but also has a twist with black pepper and musk, all on a woody base of cedar, its amazing and my wife immediately said “this is pure macho, recently shaven, jeans and boots or suit and tie, pour this on your hands and slap your neck to apply”. I was a little surprised that I enjoyed the menthol and the cooling effect it had on me as I did not expect to like that on a fragrance, this can be used as an after-shave but make no mistake, I could detect this on my skin 6-8 hours after applying, it might be Cologne but it's no slouch.
I could tell you how much I like this until I bore you with words, if you are looking for a barbershop fragrance but want something that doesn’t rely on lavender, look no further, you found it, gift this to someone who appreciates old-school… and win at gifting, get this for yourself and get transported, if you end up wearing an old-school suit and hat because of this…you are welcome my friend.
Thanks for reading!
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Wear it because it complements you, not because of the compliments.
Instagram: 99bottledscents
Something about me... I don’t put gender to fragrances, I don’t gatekeep, in this case…I might make an exception because of a scent memory, Strawanza is an old-school barbershop…down to the menthol. The moment I put it on my skin I am transported to the vinyl seats of my local barbershop (the one I walked to, not drove to), the old man in the corner talking about things that would not be considered PC now-a-days, a tv playing baseball year round, the other barbers chatting with the clients that were sitting down, joking, no cellphones, no tablets, no access to information to disprove anyone, what you said went, it transported me to simpler times and it’s easy to imagine this being a fragrance in the 50s.
It opens up so fresh with menthol & clove, sweet with patchouli & tonka, but also has a twist with black pepper and musk, all on a woody base of cedar, its amazing and my wife immediately said “this is pure macho, recently shaven, jeans and boots or suit and tie, pour this on your hands and slap your neck to apply”. I was a little surprised that I enjoyed the menthol and the cooling effect it had on me as I did not expect to like that on a fragrance, this can be used as an after-shave but make no mistake, I could detect this on my skin 6-8 hours after applying, it might be Cologne but it's no slouch.
I could tell you how much I like this until I bore you with words, if you are looking for a barbershop fragrance but want something that doesn’t rely on lavender, look no further, you found it, gift this to someone who appreciates old-school… and win at gifting, get this for yourself and get transported, if you end up wearing an old-school suit and hat because of this…you are welcome my friend.
Thanks for reading!
X.
.
..
Wear it because it complements you, not because of the compliments.
Instagram: 99bottledscents