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An love letter to the old school
Wiener Schurken (the Viennese Villains) is the name the Austrian brand Hairbase gave to their own products. They’ve started with a small range. You can buy either STRAWANZA, their Eau de cologne - a wooden grooming products organiser and some street wear. They have a very funky logo and image and further products like shaving soaps are in development.
“A Wiener Schurke is a wanderer with a charming personality, healthy self-confidence, strong character and genuine handshake quality that is rarely found nowadays.”
And so to STRAWANZA Eau de cologne. This is a love letter from the old school. Based on an original recipe from 1953, it’s a nostalgia laden barbershop style fragrance that instantly evokes all sorts of vintage imagery - of well groomed gents reading broad sheet newspapers and drinking fine coffee.
First of all: This is an Eau De Cologne. And it’ll double as an aftershave. But don’t be fooled into thinking it’ll vanish instantly. It goes on strong and then gently fades over 5 or 6 hours down to a very nice close woody base.
The opening is a spicy clove and menthol medley that immediately makes me think of classic scents like Polo and Halston Z14 but no cinnamon note (a good thing in this case). Over time it feels like the notes are being drawn together and warmed to create a very lovely woody base.
This fragrance is clearly a labour of love. It’s not a cynical perfume. No beast mode bullshit here. Just a very beautiful product that’s truly gentlemanly and a credit to the brand. If you want to smell classy and cool, and you’re not desperate to choke everyone around you, then buy this. It’s lovely.
“A Wiener Schurke is a wanderer with a charming personality, healthy self-confidence, strong character and genuine handshake quality that is rarely found nowadays.”
And so to STRAWANZA Eau de cologne. This is a love letter from the old school. Based on an original recipe from 1953, it’s a nostalgia laden barbershop style fragrance that instantly evokes all sorts of vintage imagery - of well groomed gents reading broad sheet newspapers and drinking fine coffee.
First of all: This is an Eau De Cologne. And it’ll double as an aftershave. But don’t be fooled into thinking it’ll vanish instantly. It goes on strong and then gently fades over 5 or 6 hours down to a very nice close woody base.
The opening is a spicy clove and menthol medley that immediately makes me think of classic scents like Polo and Halston Z14 but no cinnamon note (a good thing in this case). Over time it feels like the notes are being drawn together and warmed to create a very lovely woody base.
This fragrance is clearly a labour of love. It’s not a cynical perfume. No beast mode bullshit here. Just a very beautiful product that’s truly gentlemanly and a credit to the brand. If you want to smell classy and cool, and you’re not desperate to choke everyone around you, then buy this. It’s lovely.
