{"title":"Aftershave Cologne","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse our Aftershave Cologne collection. 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I mean, with one glance at the scent profile you will see 16 different scent notes in this accord! What I \u003cem\u003ecan\u003c\/em\u003e promise is this is a very sophisticated, well blended aromatic experience! A very smooth take on a class of Fougère called \u003cem\u003eAromatic\u003c\/em\u003e. An Aromatic Fougère will often include herbacious notes, spices and woody notes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI personally find Mega Flora to be enchanting. The way the scent develops is an exercise in lycanthropy or shape shifting! The lead in is a double helix of French Lavender and Tonka Bean, a sweet, seductive siren song that hooks you by both nostrils and drags you into the forest! The woods are made up of Bamboo, a kiss of Citrus, Rose and Evergreen. Weaving playfully in between the trees are the soothing, herbaceous notes of Chamomile and Clary Sage. Lastly are the \u003c\/span\u003edeep, heavy, slightly sweet and resinous undertones of Haitian Vetiver and Earthy Oakmoss \u0026amp; Hay. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreen, Serene \u0026amp; Smooth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are a fan of green original fragrances or just love a thoughtful, smooth \u0026amp; sophisticated modern fragrance, Mega Flora is just what you are looking for. Take a step into the unknown, \u003cem\u003etake a step into the woods!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Else Is In It?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Addition to our favorite skin foods like \u003cstrong\u003eAloe Vera \u0026amp; Vegetable Glycerin\u003c\/strong\u003e we also include some new ones!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaiden Hair Fern Extract\u003c\/strong\u003e: Has been used throughout history in traditional herbal therapies for topical skin irritations. What could be more fitting for an aftershave, especially a Fougère (Fern in French)?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBamboo Extract\u003c\/strong\u003e: I\u003cspan\u003es historically reported to be an anti-irritant, meaning \u003c\/span\u003eBamboo Extract\u003cspan\u003e is an excellent skin food to include, providing much needed soothing and calming \u003c\/span\u003ebenefits\u003cspan\u003e to freshly shaven skin!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLavender Hydrosol\u003c\/strong\u003e: Being beneficial both topically for skin\u003c\/span\u003e health, and promoting a sense of relaxation and calm, lavender hydrosol can help the body unwind and relax.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100 Ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIngredients: Alcohol, Lavender Hydrosol, Essential \u0026amp; Fragrance Oils, Aloe Vera, Glycerin, Bamboo \u0026amp; Maiden Hair Fern Extract\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/Mega_Flora_Part_1_Ad.jpg?v=1587507015\u0026amp;width=700\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMega Flora\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Saga Continues\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[For those following the ongoing adventure! If you are unaware of the PAA Universe, you must read The AGHARTA Trilogy, Organism 46b, John Frum \u0026amp; ESP!]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomewhere In Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImagine a world overtaken, or rather reclaimed by the Earth in all her reckless and untidy glory. Let's face it, mama nature was never meant to be a house wife in any epoch. Order and domestication is not a good look for her. She made the choice, a long time ago, to just let it all hang out, to allow things to sort themselves out, and if humans or the gods didn't like it, too bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the feral landscape of this new horizon an ancient parking garage is now crumbling to dust, its gnarled and exposed rebar makes an excellent support for the vines and vegetation that now cover what is left of the structure. A short distance away, a giant antenna supports a mass of mysterious, needling vines as they climb their way towards the sun in a slow, undulating rhythm of cling. At the base of the antenna is another mound of green, suggesting perhaps it was once a small UHF station. The air surrounding this scene is damp and thick with humidity. Airborne seed pods of all different sizes and colors are whirling like disturbed dust in a ray of sunlight coming through a window pane on a sleepy Sunday morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn abundance of trees, various and looming, of unknown species grow steadily towards the sky, dwarfing what we ever could recall of those majestic Northern California Redwoods. Huge birds, reptiles, and insects partake in the cacophony of this immense rain forrest scene and symphony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, at precisely the same moment that a giant Venus fly trap clamps down on an unsuspecting lizard, is when it appears. Just like that, no warning, no reason, no sound...a cube. About the size of an average microwave oven, sleek, black, and hovering in place silently. It seems to scan the invasive green landscape, spinning slowly in a circle, taking it all in. If it could, it would give an impressed whistle. Then in a flash of white light it disappears just as suddenly as it previously arrived. However, in that same moment, on that same spot, a group of strangers flash into sudden existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“He was here.” The man said, pulling off his pith helmet and wiping sweat off his brow with the back of the same hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“How do you know?” Asked the woman standing next to him, but before he could answer another voice spoke up, “because he can smell it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe man in the pith hat and woman both turned and in unison shout in surprise, “Aldous”!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis in turn scares the living bejeezus out of the 100 pound malamute that was, up until the outburst, caught up on his own suspicious scent trail. No, it wasn't that pesky, meddling CUBE he was picking up on, though its charcoal like ozone musk was undoubtedly fresh and still hanging on the breeze like a lightening strike. No this other distinctive scent was both more menacing and more intriguing. Green, slightly spicy, feisty, unruly, and teeming with life. It danced in front of the mesmerized malamute like a dangling mystical carrot of taboo, like a phantom or trickster spirit, reminiscent of the coyotes he had bumped into accidentally in the Arizona desert after dark. But now Huxley's reverie was broken and he just stared at the strange looking human before him. \"This better be good...\" he thought, \"or at least call for a lunch break.\" His stomach grumbled as if to punctuate that last point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAldous stood naked as a jaybird before them except for a turban, and in that same instance Ludmilla suddenly materialized. Aldous made a high pitched shriek and disappeared in a white flash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Damn it, he's gone again!\" Doug blurted out while making an exaggerated show of feeling the air wildly with his hands where Aldous just was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"He really needs to stop doing that.\" he added. \"I think he likes you Ludmilla,\" Fran added. Ludmilla just stood there looking confused and doubtful, still wearing her cloak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, Aldous reappeared in a smart plaid sports jacket, jeans, a t-shirt, and a cap in place of the turban. \"Sorry, still getting used to this Time Hopping thing.\" Doug just pointed his finger at Aldous, and said in the same tone he would to Hux, \"Stay.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey all now looked around slowly. Where were they? Judging by the strange make of the grounded crafts and vehicles in the what one could imagine were at one time streets, they were at some point in the future...but when? \"Why would the CUBE lead us here?\" asked Douglas and continued, \"Mega Flora \u0026amp; Fauna for all the eye can see.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I'm not sure.\" answered Fran in a distracted tone as she knelt down poking at the gelatinous substance glistening on the twisting vines that covered the road. She then looked up at everyone and matter of factly asked, \"How did we all escape the 1920s?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat was actually a really good question. The last thing Doug remembered was being lifted up by his hood and thrown into the back of a wagon outside the great carnival tent they had been rolling around in right before all hell broke loose. Had they all collectively time hopped together? At this point it seemed as if the phenomenon had an intelligence of its own and they in fact had zero control over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore they had an opportunity to compare notes, or get their bearings, off in the distance the CUBE reappeared. It didn't seem to pay them any attention and hovered off mysteriously into the jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll at once the group met each others gaze, and without vocalizing the same shared thought, decided to follow it quietly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 minutes after they were out of sight, Maria Orsic and her small band of Nazi soldiers magically appeared. \"He was here...\" She said making no attempt to hide the fact that she was sniffing the air, \"...Smythe.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                                                                 *   *   *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/Mega_Flora_Ad_2.jpg?v=1587507170\u0026amp;width=700\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImmediately after entering the forrest both Fran and Doug felt uneasy, they could not help but sense they were being watched, even Ludmilla \u0026amp; Hux were on guard. Aldous, on the other hand couldn't appear more at home in the lush \u0026amp; fecund surroundings, yapping on and on about his short time as a vaudeville sensation. Every so often he would stop in mid sentence to delight in the smell a giant species of flower, and then he'd pick right back up in his diatribe on this and that. Douglas completely tuned him out and kept his eyes on the CUBE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoug first crossed paths with CUBE one strange day 5 years back on a trip to Blythe, California. He was there to check out some unique geoglyphs located there. He had reason to believe these ancient \"messages to the gods\" were actually part of a greater world treasure map of some sort, not intended for gods or aliens, but to the future generations that they knew would eventually take to the air...as they had, in their prime. It was Doug's suspicion that the builders of these vast glyphs were done by the diaspora of a once great, and by that time, fractured advanced civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSadly, a lot of this true \"world map\" was destroyed by progress, and simply by honest folks over time that had no idea what they were looking at, if they could even distinguish what it was at all. Thanks to modern LIDAR technology, which is used to survey vast expanses of land from the air, it was possible to see even more of what was on this theoretical map. Douglas was doing just that with a drone Fran had cleverly modified. He commanded the drone from his phone as it flew at a hight of 400 feet. The task was monotonous, similar to mowing the lawn in the sky. For that very reason Fran had decided to stay back at the lab in Arizona, doing more clever Fran things. The scan was for the most part automated. It relied on a digital grid system generated by the program utilizing a standard GPS guidance system. Meaning, he didn't have to look up all day operating a joy stick. But that didn't mean he wasn't looking up, in fact, Doug's eyes were most of the time on the sky...and that, my friend, is how he came to spot CUBE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"What is that?\" Doug thought out loud, startling Huxley who snoozed in a slender section of shade offered by a nearby Organ Pipe Cactus. It really just appeared out of nowhere. Was it another drone? He scanned the landscape looking for a pilot but there was no one around and he was so far away from anyone or anything. Blythe was one of those towns where folks typically only stopped for gas or if they broke down. Was it a balloon? Maybe A Box Kite? At a height of 400 feet, with the afternoon sun directly behind the object, it was tough to say. But it was moving as if guided by something, and was coming uncomfortably close to the drone as it plotted along merrily on its invisible grid. It seemed to be checking it out. Doug dug through his backpack looking for his monocular. Huxley, now interested, bounded over to help. Well, that is if \"helping\" meant poking around for Cliff Bars, which is how he interpreted Doug's actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeering through the spyglass Doug searched the sky until he came upon the object. It was a perfectly black CUBE. He guessed it was just slightly bigger than the drone. Now the CUBE suddenly seemed to realize it was being observed and locked one of its 6 sides on Douglas. The hair on the back of his neck stood up and an eery feeling reeled down his spine as he saw the CUBE honing in and picking up speed as it closed the distance between them. It was at this point that Huxley took notice of the incoming black box, or more like \"Lunch Box\", at least in Huxley's mind. As Doug sprinted towards the Jeep Huxley fixed his stare on the rapidly approaching toy. Then with the CUBE only a few short feet away, and ready to dive bomb the Jeep as Doug dove into the hatch, Huxley leaped into the air, jaws open and ready. The giant malamute landed, rolling through the dry sand wrestling his prize into submission. Huxley quickly realized the object definitely was not lunch, nor was it edible. The CUBE, much to his surprise tasted like old people feet, an acquired taste for sure. He quickly spit it out with much gusto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoug hopped out of the back of the Jeep and walked over to the CUBE, now motionless on the ground. He gently kicked at it with caution and trepidation, as one does with an unexploded firecracker. There was no movement. There were obvious bite marks on parts of it but in a matter of seconds they were gone! The CUBE then slowly rose to eye level and began to give the human who had caused him so much trouble a once over. It then lowered itself down to Huxley level and repeated the scan. Then, once more it rose up to look head long into Doug's eyes creating some sort of strange, invisible link between the two. And in an instant Doug was in the CUBES head. He understood immediately what the CUBE was up to...but it didn't quite add up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CUBE suddenly broke the mental tether, lowered itself, slashed one of Doug's tires and shot off into the sky. \"What the?\" said Douglas as he and Hux stared off after it, and then at each other shrugging. That was the first time they bumped into CUBE, but certainly would not be the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Be Continued...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Shaving","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54028453577020,"sku":"ngp1787862611266","price":19.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5073\/9772\/files\/mega-flora-aftershavecologne-an-epic-green-serene-smoother-take-on-fougere_1.jpg?v=1787862617"},{"product_id":"terra-preta-aftershave-cologne-contains-real-vetiver-root-the-scent-of-fresh-dark-earthy-soil","title":"Terra Preta Aftershave \u0026 Cologne | Contains Real Vetiver Root | The Scent of Fresh, Dark, Earthy Soil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Phoenix Shaving Classic Returns Better Than Ever! \u003c\/strong\u003e[Follow our continuing saga below in our 3 part episodes, Scroll way down!] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/strong\u003e: Geosmin, Spikenard, Vetiver, Oakmoss, Patchouli. 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Essentially, when you apply these products you are constructing the rain forest from the ground up!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEx. Shave with Terra Preta then chase with a splash of Mega Flora...or try it the other way around for a different ration! \u003cem\u003eI highly encourage you to mix it up and experiment\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKnow Your Roots\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach bottle of Terra Preta contains clippings of the Indian Vetiver Plant, that not only add a thematic, otherworldly visual element, but also in time, a depth to the aftershave\/cologne through a slow tincturing process, set at a steady rate by the addition of the Vetiver Hydrosol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe root is first soaked in the hydrosol to swell up and reconstitute the root so that when added to the alcohol it may better penetrate into the cellular tissue and absorb more of the aroma. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Is Terra Preta?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerra Preta or Amazonian Dark Earth (ADE) is really something special when it comes to our human history on this planet and real signs of ancient tech! That's right, it's highly probable that this particular soil was created by ancient\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003escientists\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eover 8000 years ago! It was through the creation of this super fertile, regenerative soil that South America was able to support all the ancient cities it once did before the Europeans crashed the party! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough Terra Preta was once a controversial idea, more and more scientists are in agreement these days, thanks to the most recent introduction of Airborn LIDAR Archeology! Previously undiscovered settlements that once house over a million people are popping up everyday!\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd what supported these communities?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTerra Preta or Farming, a condition that would need to pre-date these large populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerra Preta is so amazing and fertile that it is still in use all over the Amazon to this date!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAftershave Cologne Ingredients: Denatured Alcohol, Vetiver Hydrosol, Essential and Fragrance Oils Aloe Vera, Glycerin, Black Willow Bark Extract, Liquid Silk \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(non-animal source)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100 ml (3.4 fl oz)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"491\" width=\"491\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/Terra_Preta_Ad_1.jpg?v=1590437424\u0026amp;width=700\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e             \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerra Preta\u003c\/strong\u003e | The Saga Continues\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen we last saw our heroes, they were entering a mysterious, Mega Flora jungle, hot on the trail of an equally mysterious CUBE. Little did they know, they too were being hunted...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Orsic was truly energized, it had been a long time since she had been so close to Douglas Smythe and his ragtag gang of do-gooders. If she was ever going to get her hands on Vril she would need to first find the fabled inner earth city of AGHARTA. It was clear to her now that Douglas Smythe had been there and knew the way back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack when she first began her quest it seemed reasonable to assume this would be easy. The strange man in the captain's hat had initially appeared to her as an eccentric, easy target...\u003cem\u003ebut she had been wrong\u003c\/em\u003e. She had been on his trail for what seemed like years, when in reality, \u003cem\u003eher reality\u003c\/em\u003e, it had only been months. At every turn he outsmarted her and then eventually, vanished into thin air! What kind of strange magic did he and his team possess?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*     *     *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Damned if I know!\" Exclaimed Doug in reply to Aldous' last question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe wasn't lying, he really wasn't sure what he did with the bug repelling aftershave he thought for sure he had packed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mud, believe it or not, makes for a highly effective bug repellent...\" said Aldous not paying any attention to the concerned looks that came from all around. He continued, \"In a pinch, it is perfectly acceptable to smear oneself with damp earth.\" As he spoke he scooped up some dark soil and began rubbing it over his face as the others looked on in exhausted \"\u003cem\u003enow what?\u003c\/em\u003e\" kind of interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust then Doug grabbed Aldous' hand and held it steady beneath his eyes. He then gave it a quick, focused sniff. He was immediately transported away. The combination of Terra Preta and the Mega Flora around them seemed to flip a switch inside him. It was as if a green glitter bomb exploded in his brain! The fragrance was that of a complete, magical, enchanted forest swaying in a tropical gust of epic. From the floor of the jungle to the emergent layer of the trees the fragrance was simply, synesthetically speaking, vivid! He made a mental note to try and recreate that fragrance in his lab when this was all over. He gave the fresh, black soil one more whiff and looked up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I know where we are!\" He declared with cocksureness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Where?\" asked Fran, with a slightly skeptical but curious glint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Amazon Jungle.\" Doug replied while giving Aldous his hand back. Everyone now looked at Doug, except Aldous, who was now using two hands to liberally apply the slick, stygian, jungle muck all over his body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"We my friends are standing on Terra Preta or ADE, Amazon Dark Earth!\" Doug stated this very matter of factly as if everyone was familiar with the plant and soil sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"What exactly does that mean?\" asked Ludmilla.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoug raised a finger and was about to answer but before he could, Aldous took over the conversation. Doug slowly closed his mouth and lowered his finger with a sigh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Terra Preta is pretty magical stuff and is found throughout the Amazon Jungle.\" Said Aldous\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Magic? How?\" Ludmilla asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In that it is not natural but was actually designed!\" He excitedly explained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Designed? By who?\" she begged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"That, is the million dollar question. You see, the base soil natural to the rainforest is virtually non existent, it's terrible and impossible to grow anything in, at least anything substantial enough to support the thousands of ancient people that once thrived here in pre-columbian times. It's unlike any other soil on this planet, containing unique properties and even more unique microorganisms only found in Terra Preta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen studied on a whole, it seemed to be a pre-existing condition put in place before this area was settled but by who or what, no one knows. What makes it so amazing is its endless regenerative power that is still in use even today! It's a combination of charcoal, clay, pottery shards and various organic matter.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"People really once occupied this jungle? I find that hard to believe.\" Spoke Ludmilla almost at a hush as she looked around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Aldous heard her and responded. \"If you are looking for remanence of a most wondrous past, it's right here, \u003cem\u003eTerra Preta\u003c\/em\u003e! The fact that we see no other signs of these great settlements tells us how far back in history this lost civilization existed! Granted, we are a few hundred years ahead in time...but even in our own time line, it is tough to find anything more than this Dark Earth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"However, if you have a keen eye...\" Doug continued, cautiously raised his finger and squinting at his mud covered friend, \"you will notice different species of plant and tree life huddled together almost as if intentionally...because it \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e intentional. Amazonia is one giant, overgrown, lost orchard and garden! This didn't happen naturally, this was by design!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Truly a virtual Garden of Eden with regard to the multitude of plants and wildlife.\" Added Aldous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Heck...\" said Doug, \"This could actually be what is left of the legendary Garden of Eden! The bones of Eden\" he waxed poetically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"But why are we here?\" Fran piped in. A really great question from Fran, as usual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy were they here?\u003c\/em\u003e At this point it was abundantly clear, no pun intended, that they were meant to be here...in the Amazonian Jungle a few hundred years into the future. This question stumped them all, again, no pun intended. But before Aldous could open his mouth our at least make the \u003cem\u003ehmmmmmm\u003c\/em\u003e sound, Huxley came came darting at them from the dense jungle covered in vegetation. He went into a careful sequence of canine interpretive dance and something else that resembled charades down on four legs and without opposable thumbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*     *     *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the humans stood around and talked about manure and dirt, Huxley, with all the grace an Alaskan Malamute can afford, secured the perimeter. Never that good with direction, Huxley actually found himself turned around and back at the entrance to the jungle. This perturbed him. It also made him hungry. But before he could really get upset he saw them. It was a group of about 30 soldiers led by a very beautiful woman with long blonde hair and penetrating green eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat the heck was going on?\u003c\/em\u003e Before he could react, she took notice of him, he froze. Then in an instant, a voice, not his own, was in his head. \u003cem\u003e\"Hello Huxley, I have been looking for you. Be not afraid, we are not going to hurt you. We represent the Third Reich.\"\u003c\/em\u003e That was all Hux needed to hear in order to break the spell that bound him there. He took off back into the jungle at the speed of...well, a 100 lb Alaskan Malamute with a poor sense of direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*     *    *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom many feet above \u003cstrong\u003eCUBE\u003c\/strong\u003e balanced, perched on a branch observing all. From this vantage point he could see both parties of humans in the jungle. It was quite clear the smaller group of hairless monkeys, which was made up of that curious fool Douglas Smythe and his giant wolf dog, were oblivious to the larger mob sneaking up on them. How interesting. Though not very intelligent, humans where always a lot of fun to watch. Now, if only they were as cute as pandas. He sighed with that last thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCUBE\u003c\/strong\u003e was on a very important mission but this was a welcomed distraction. While Douglas Smythe and his team did often manage to get in his way, he knew it wasn't completely intentional, though that didn't make it any less frustrating when it happened. He decided to get a little closer to the group led by the mysterious woman with the long hair and probe their thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*     *     *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Thought Probe]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Günter Müller could not be more exhilarated. When he was originally ordered to accompany Fräulein Orsik on this mission weeks back he didn't know what to think. Nothing seemed less interesting to his scientific mind. He could never understand why his superior officers entertained these superstitious, spiritualist types, carry overs from the last century. Up until his orders came down he was in the middle of quite a break through of his own. But orders are orders and though a scientist, he was a soldier first and must obey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, this mission had been anything but boring. He had witnessed things no one back in the lab would ever believe, things he would never speak of out loud for fear of getting locked up! Maria was no throwback spiritualist con artist at all but a very disciplined student of the occult and its magic. He had seen her do things that defied logic; predict future events, move objects with her mind, cast spells, and even time travel! If all went well, in one more day he and his fellow soldiers would finally be in \u003cstrong\u003eAGHARTA\u003c\/strong\u003e. The thought of this added new energy to each step. In front of him he watched as Maria slowed her pace. \u003cem\u003eSomething was happening.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Halt.\" Maria said holding up her hand. \"I can hear voices up ahead.\" With a quick hand signal she sent the scouts up ahead. \"Report back once you make visual contact.\" she said quietly but curtly. One thing she had noticed and was mildly concerned about was the group of people Douglas surrounded himself with. \u003cem\u003eWho were they?\u003c\/em\u003e She got a quick look of the talkative one and there was something very familiar about him. It would come to her. In the mean time, she had a very, very strong feeling they were being watched. She looked up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*     *     *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCUBE suddenly felt as if he was sensed by the woman. He watched her stop the group of men as she began scanning the rain forest canopy above her. He remained perfectly still. This was new. The only other human to ever really detect him was Douglas, but that was just dumb, gringo luck. This was something else. He decided to check back in with the other humans before continuing on with his mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"He's back\" said Doug to no one in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Who?\" asked Fran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"CUBE. I can't see him but he's close, very close.\" Doug answered as he sniffed the air around him like a bloodhound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy had life taken on such a surreal, dreamlike quality these last few years. Why were they here and how was this connected to CUBE? He thought back to the second time he encountered CUBE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt had been over a month and Doug felt as if he was going crazy. It had been almost a year since he and Hux had met CUBE and that was that, or so he thought. He chocked the experience up there with all the other odd and strange encounters he had experienced in his life, and there were many. The thing is, this list of high strangeness was that of one offs, never reoccurring. CUBE was different. CUBE was back and now stalking him...\u003cem\u003epossibly.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe never outright saw CUBE, it was more like something in the corner of his eye, something black and shaped like, well, a CUBE. But when he would quickly turn to look, there was nothing there. Being an artisan soap maker Doug didn't spook easily but this was becoming really disconcerting. And then, for the last week, these subtle visitations seemed to stop, which was even more disconcerting. Maybe he was just seeing things after all, the product of an unnaturally over active imagination, which he and many could attest to. And he would have gleefully kept going with this train of thought had he not been suddenly and most rudely kidnapped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*     *     *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three ex-special operatives were crouched down behind creosote bushes in a neighbors yard across the street from where Douglas and Fran lived. They had been watching them for days. Truth be told, these folks, Doug and Fran, were not their mark, but their marks mark, or so it seemed. They were sent out to observe CUBE, gather information and capture him (or her) alive. They relied on different sci-fi looking hand held gadgetry to track this mysterious beings whereabouts all around the planet. CUBE never stayed in one place for more than a few days but he had been hanging around Phoenix for weeks now. Whenever they had an eye on CUBE, it seemed CUBE had an eye on Doug. It was time to find out what this globe trotting soap maker knew. The trick was to get him when he was alone. This proved close to impossible for he always seemed to be in the company of either Fran or that giant wolf looking dog. This particular group of men were not dog people, nor were they cat folk. They actually had a fondness for pandas, \u003cem\u003ebut who doesn't?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plan seemed perfect, wait for Doug and the wolf dog to return from their daily hike in the desert. Before the garage door closed they would roll under it undetected and pounce on Doug while the dog was still in the back of the Jeep and unable to attack them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*     *     *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouglas was in deep thought as he pulled into the garage. He was thinking about how bad guys on classic tv programs used to capture the heroes with nets all the time. Batman was one such hero that seemed to be especially susceptible to nets, him and that boy wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWere nets truly that effective?\u003c\/em\u003e Maybe he could rig one to catch that rascally CUBE? He decided to try one on Fran and Huxley later just to see. Still consumed by all these thoughts of nets and CUBEs while functioning on autopilot, he put the Jeep in park and turned the engine off. He then opened the door and hopped down off the running board but never touched the ground before everything went black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*     *     *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plan was going smoothly so far. The Jeep pulled into the garaged and the three men had rolled in before the door closed. Just as expected their mark's mark was exiting the driver's side when one of the men with ninja like agility had a rag dripping with chloroform over his mouth before his feet touched the ground. It's always great when you need not resort to plan b or even plan c...\u003cem\u003ewhich usually involved a net.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*     *     *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"539\" width=\"539\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/Terra_Preta_Ad_2_sm.jpg?v=1590439239\u0026amp;width=700\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoom 369\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouglas came to in a small, dark, dingy hotel room. He was alone and tied to a dusty old chair close to a window. He could see he was a few floors up from the street below. Judging by the skyline, he deduced he was in LA. He quickly turned back to the room and scanned it. On the little table next to him was an ash tray with 5 mentholated cigarette butts ground down into it with blood red lipstick marks on the filters. Hmmmm, maybe this was a Jersey girl sorority initiation thing? No dice, wrong coast. Next to the ash tray was an old, scrappy pack of matches with a fading logo that read, Hotel Cecil. \u003cem\u003eOh great!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen the room began to melt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*     *     *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a short conversation about his current predicament with a sympathetic, ornate antique lamp that suddenly metamorphosed into an ostrich before his droopy, dilated eyes, it was now clear as a crystal bauble to Doug that he had been, well, drugged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat was wrong with people these days?\u003c\/em\u003e Kidnapping, tying sweet, innocent folks to chairs, drugging them and then leaving them alone in hotel rooms with knobby antiques and flightless, wild birds? This was no way to treat a fellow human. But then, before too much could be made in Doug's imaginings of this crazy scene, there were suddenly three giant men surrounding him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ok we can begin now.\" said the biggest of the giants calmly, and took a seat on the corner of the bed facing Doug. \"What is your full name?\" He asked sternly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat was his full name?\u003c\/em\u003e Was Doug speaking out loud or just thinking to himself? Lord, this was bad, especially without any cool jazz spinning on a turntable. He tried to train his focus on the mans eyes which transformed for a moment into gold fish, and then back to eyes, but in the head of a dragon. He decided to close his own eyes tightly and \u003cem\u003eget deep\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I want to answer you, I do, but the thing is I can't. I am no one of any real consequence, yet I am one with all, filled with consequences...this trivial thing you call a name...I mean, what is a name anyways? Just an agreed upon noise people make to refer to you.\" Doug spouted rather impressed with his command of College Party 101 Speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon hearing this the man, now somewhat agitated, abruptly slapped Doug across the cheek and then turned to the other two giant dragon men and asked them to try to find some jazz, preferably Miles, and a turntable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"535\" width=\"535\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/Terra_Preta_Part_3.jpg?v=1590439358\u0026amp;width=700\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Lets try this again, what is your full name and what is your connection to the CUBE?\" Asked the man in a more cool, measured tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ohhhh, is that what this is about?\" Asked Doug trying to sound friendly and together. \"Well, it's quite simple my friend, you see CUBE is love and love is CUBE.\" The man took another swing at Doug but this time our hero was ready, somewhat, and leaned back into the chair to dodge the blow, which he did, but was not quick enough for the back hand, which upon meeting his face busted his lower lip. This was not going as well as it could be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut before another cheerful exchange could occur between Doug's face and the front or the back of this man's hand, the nostalgic ring of a landline telephone calling out for attention filled the room. \u003cem\u003eSaved by the bell\u003c\/em\u003e. One of the other men answered it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Yes Ms. Rose, the package is secure but I think we gave him too high of a dose, we may have to wait a couple more hours to get anything relevant out of the fool, all he can say now is nonsense and ow.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouglas listened intently. Did he know a Ms. Rose? Come to think of it, the librarian in the town where he group up was a Ms. Rose...\u003cem\u003eor was it Mrs?\u003c\/em\u003e Maybe she was married to Axl? Focus, he had to try and focus, which is so very hard to do when drugged in a room full of strange things in a strange hotel somewhere in Los Angeles and out of practice. \u003cem\u003eMight he still have a long overdue library book out?\u003c\/em\u003e And what about the sorority girls, where do they play into all this? Oh dear! The man on the phone looked at Doug squinting as he listened to whoever was speaking on the other end. This was again indication that Doug was indeed thinking out loud. How was he ever going to escape if he kept this up? They all looked at him sharply after that last, unintentional, audible thought....\u003cem\u003edamn it\u003c\/em\u003e. He turned back to the guy on the bed just in time to take a direct blow between the eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Doug came to for the second time \u003cem\u003eKind Of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e was going strong. \u003cem\u003eNice\u003c\/em\u003e, he thought. He was once again alone and it was dim and quiet outside the hotel room even on the street below. He couldn't move and his face hurt. Slowly the events from earlier came rushing back to him in rhythmic, pounding waves. He tried to take it all in once again. What he knew was this, he was being held against his will at the Hotel Cecil in downtown Los Angeles. His captors were three burly dudes, not actually dragons or goldfish eyed giants, and they answered to a voice on the phone referred to as a Ms. Rose. A criminal mastermind no doubt, who may also, possibly be, a relentless, irate librarian from his past. Things were not looking up and neither was he. Had he been, he would have seen CUBE's shadow on the table hovering right outside his window.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo Be Continued...in Hotel Cecil!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Shaving","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54028453642556,"sku":"kyx1787862614048","price":21.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5073\/9772\/files\/terra-preta-aftershave-cologne-contains-real-vetiver-root-the-scent-of-fresh-dar_1.jpg?v=1787862619"},{"product_id":"phoenix-lights-aftershave-cologne-musky-masculine-memorable","title":"Phoenix Lights Aftershave \u0026 Cologne | Musky, Masculine, Memorable","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e***AN EPIC PAA CLASSIC***\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eGrab some before it vanishes into thin air (again)!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent Profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCitrus, Grapefruit, Jasmin, Woody, Amber, Musk, *Wormwood, *Tobacco \u0026amp; Oakmoss. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA timeless, instant classic kinda scent!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind the ENTIRE Phoenix Lights Collection Here!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n.button {\n   background-color: #f59542;\n   color: #f59542;\n   font-size: 16px;\n   padding: 10px 30px;\n   text-align: center;\n   display: inline-block;\n   text-decoration: none;\n}\n.button:hover {\n   background: #f59542;\n   color: #f59542;\n}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShave Cadets, THIS is a Must Have Original Scent!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e*Note: Both the aftershave\/cologne and EDP contain the extra kick of pure Tobacco Absolute. Both are also steeped in oak cubes for an added rugged depth...it's magical stuff!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShave Cadets, Sound the Alarm!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe scent that started rumors, sparked legends, and turned skeptics into believers is BACK, Phoenix Lights has re-entered Earth’s atmosphere, and it's bringing the heat. If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this is it!!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJust like the mysterious, jaw-dropping UFO event witnessed by thousands (including Kurt Russell, true story!) over Phoenix, Arizona in 1997, Phoenix Lights is unforgettable, undeniable, and completely unexplainable... in the best possible way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is probably exactly what John Wayne's Neckerchief smelled like! (or perhaps Kurt Russell's?)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote: This is not hype or exaggeration.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm. Calming. Musky. Masculine. Memorable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIt smells like an Arizona afternoon down on the ranch, sun-warmed leather, dusty trails, and that quiet something in the air that tells you you’re not alone...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis is cosmic cowboy energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients: \u003c\/strong\u003eAlcohol Denat., Orange Hydrosol, Essential\/Fragrance Oil, Glycerin, Aloe Vera, Vegan Liquid Silk, Tobacco Absolute, Steeped Wormwood \u0026amp; Hungarian Oak\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100 ml (3.4 fl oz)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandmade In Arizona, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n.button {\n   background-color: #f59542;\n   color: #f59542;\n   font-size: 16px;\n   padding: 10px 30px;\n   text-align: center;\n   display: inline-block;\n   text-decoration: none;\n}\n.button:hover {\n   background: #f59542;\n   color: #f59542;\n}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n.button {\n   background-color: #f59542;\n   color: #f59542;\n   font-size: 16px;\n   padding: 10px 30px;\n   text-align: center;\n   display: inline-block;\n   text-decoration: none;\n}\n.button:hover {\n   background: #f59542;\n   color: #f59542;\n}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Shaving","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54028521472316,"sku":"exp1787863501172","price":20.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5073\/9772\/files\/phoenix-lights-aftershave-cologne-musky-masculine-memorable_1.png?v=1787863506"},{"product_id":"doppelganger-plum-aftershave-cologne-homage-to-a-discontinued-masterpiece","title":"Doppelgänger Plum Aftershave Cologne | Homage To A Discontinued Masterpiece","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroducing Doppelgänger Plum!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoppelganger Plum, our latest homage to the much sought-after, discontinued Plum Japonais by Tom Ford is now at hand!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elost and beloved scent, taken from us too early. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThat's right folks,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoppelganger Plum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eour latest Tribute to the much sought-after, discontinued\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlum Japonais by Tom Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis now at hand!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cinnamon, Saffron, Japanese Plum, Plum Blossom, Immortelle, Liquor, Camellia, Cypress, Smokey Oud, Amber, Benzoin, Fir, Vanilla\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind The ENTIRE Doppelgänger Plum Collection Here!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow, please allow me to create the atmosphere in as few words as possible:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA warm, fragranced, tropical wind blows through moonlit, glistening, whispering palms while you slowly savor a short glass of the best rum you've ever had in your life. On this warm breeze, there is also a hint of mystery undulating in the air. The moon hangs honey like amber in the middle of the horizon, a trail of light before it slithering like a snake on the surface of the ocean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGentle waves can be heard but not seen from where you currently sit, lazily lapping at the shore as you people watch and sip, perched unnoticed on a corner table like a hired man absorbed in his drink, with an eye on the cyber twins in the corner, out of time, out of place, observing you, observing them, unlike yourself...\u003cem\u003eout of synch.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecoming self conscious you turn away abruptly and scan the nightclub; dimly lit, scattered, dreamy eyed strangers sway to the sultry music that slow drips from the clubs soundsystem drawing you in. Then there is that scent; sensual, exotic, divine and seductive. You turn back to the corner and the twins are gone...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Anything is possible on a night like this, in a place like this.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnything.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the steamy, sensuous world of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoppelgänger Plum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the visions it evokes in my mind. For you it may be something completely different...\u003cem\u003ebut I doubt it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe music escaping the scene is definitely Sade's Sweetest Taboo.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrust me. (Infact humor me now and cue up Sweetest Taboo on your device for an audible version of the scent!)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat said, I need to cast a shout out to Timothy Spencer, a customer of ours, but also a complete frag head! He is the one that brought this classic to our attention and demanded something must be done in order to rectify this cruel move by Tom Ford...\u003cem\u003ewho would ever discontinue such a masterpiece?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eReally, boggles the mind! Maybe he never tried it as a shave soap.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHee, hee, hee\u003c\/em\u003e...(but seriously, Plum is the bomb.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edo the kids still say that\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe bomb?\u003c\/strong\u003e)\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eahem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dry down, like the opening, is just super sophisticated \u0026amp; smooth, \u003cem\u003edare I say boozy smooth?\u003c\/em\u003e Warm, Spicy, Dark, Smokey, Fruity, Resinous and again, sensual. You cannot escape the balanced sensuality of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFran and I are really looking forward to everyone's thoughts on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoppelgänger Plum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand hope you enjoy this one as much as we have. Oh and speaking of us, I should mention...\u003cem\u003ethis scent is considered unisex! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYup, meaning she's almost guaranteed to love it on you...or on her...\u003cem\u003eor maybe both?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWe don't judge here. Just enjoy the heck out of this one folks. 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Lemon, Nutmeg, Bergamot, Clary Sage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiddle Notes:\u003c\/b\u003e Geranium, Lavender, Carnation, Pimento Berry, Jasmine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBottom Notes:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanilla, Amber, Woody, Spice, Musk, Tonka\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind The Outer Spice Collection HERE!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eReal talk: I’ve been a Bay Rum guy for about 26 years, but before that, long before Phoenix Shaving was even a glimmer in my sun shaded eyes, there was Old Spice. And not the version sold today under the same name. I’m talking about Shulton’s Old Spice. Or as the shnerds call it, \"Shulton's\". That was my very first aftershave at age 15, and it left a permanent imprint on my soul. (possibly who\/what to blame for my interest in fragrances today!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eBack then, Old Spice wasn’t a novelty or a punchline in a flashy commercial. It was simply what men wore. You smelled it on fathers, grandfathers, teachers, barbers, scout leaders, coaches and even drum teachers. It lived in heavy glass bottles on porcelain sinks, and one splash carried real authority. It shaped how an entire generation understood grooming and growing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eShulton introduced Old Spice for men in 1938, and the timing could not have been more significant. As World War II unfolded, Old Spice became closely tied to American servicemen. It traveled overseas in duffel bags and footlockers, splashed on before leave, before dates, before dances, and before shipping out again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen the war ended, millions of men returned home carrying the scent with them. Old Spice didn’t just survive the war years, but in my humble opinion, it was forged in them. (and you get get that in the first whiff.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eThat post war era cemented Old Spice as an American institution. Through the 1940s, 50s, 60s, and well into the 70s, the formula remained remarkably consistent; Rich spice, floral backbone, warm ambered depth and, refined iconic epicness. It was bold without being harsh and comforting without being soft. Spend any time in the shave groups and you’ll see folks all saying the same thing. The vintage Shulton stuff simply had more presence. (Seriously, I don't think anyone has ever requested a dupe of modern Old Spice.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFun fact:\u003c\/b\u003e Old Spice actually began as a women’s fragrance! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eIn 1937, Shulton released Early American Old Spice as a perfume for women. The men’s aftershave followed a year later in 1938 and quickly eclipsed the original. That women’s launch is why the fragrance always carried a refined floral spine beneath the spice. Carnation was never an accident!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Year The Scent Faded Away\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eEverything came to a screeching halt in 1990 when Procter and Gamble acquired Old Spice from Shulton. In a short time after the sale, reformulations followed, driven by modern regulations, cost cutting, and shifting trends. The current version may share the name, but anyone who has used the original knows it is a very different animal.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe bottom line often destroys art, no?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOut of respect, and for over a decade, I’ve danced around this scent. Cold Spices was our mentholated take, and when we released it, and less than a handful of artisans were even attempting anything Old Spice inspired. Later came Oud Spice. It was done more as a \"Study\" than a true tribute. I always stopped short of doing a straight homage. It felt too obvious, too personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd Then...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIn the throes of our recent 2026  \"feel good\" releases of shave crowd favorites, it just made sense. Outer Spice was born!\u003cbr\u003eOuter Spice is a straight-up homage to Shulton’s Old Spice. No cooling agents. No modern twists. No reimagining. Just a respectful reconstruction built from appreciation, passion, and lived experience by someone who was steeped in this scent throughout his formative years. It's in my damn DNA, man!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fragrance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe opening is bright and familiar with citrus, lemon, bergamot, nutmeg, and clary sage. The heart delivers the unmistakable notes of geranium, lavender, carnation, pimento berry, and jasmine. The base settles into warm vanilla, amber, woods, spice, musk, and tonka, grounding the fragrance exactly the way the original did. (and then some)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIf you wore Shulton’s Old Spice, this will take you back immediately. If someone you loved wore it, you’ll recognize it just as fast. Outer Spice is not nostalgia cosplay. 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The kind of night where you feel watched by something out there. That was the dark half of the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest Sun is what happens when the sun finally rises and the carnival leaves town after a long dark night...and heads North East.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow that we are far from the desert. The air is thicker. Older. New England, where forgotten stone walls twist through the woods and barns lean into their own shadows for support. The fields here have seen centuries of hands working them, and centuries more of silence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey say there is a certain day each year when the sun does something peculiar. It does not warm so much as reveal. Farmers once swore that under its glare, tobacco barns seemed to breathe smoke without flame. Cedar groves shivered like Puritan choirs remembering a hymn they had not sung in two hundred years. Wild thistles and sage and stubborn roses rose out of season as if coaxed by something beneath the soil. An old tent spike, \u003cem\u003emaybe?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd sometimes, if you looked long enough, you could see the impressions in the earth. Boot heels pressed deep by long gone farmers. Old paths swallowed by moss and briars; reclaimed. But no plow made these circles and strange geometrical patterns cut into the ground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest Moon watched with a conspirator’s smile. Harvest Sun does not smile at all. It exposes the high-strangness of the long dark night before. 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Something epic, something magical. Then comes that strange electricity in the air once more...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the skin, Harvest Sun changes the way the daylight feels. The opening is vivid and almost startling, a cool flash of clarity sparkles. As it settles, the earth rises and the warmth deepens. Hours later, what remains is a haunted glow, amber and smoke clinging close, as if you have walked through a field where something of magnitude once happened and the ground has not forgotten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest Moon was about mystery. About the charge in the air before you understand what you are witnessing. Harvest Sun is about the moment after. The moment when the light falls just right and you see the outlines of what has always been there. 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It prefers to ROCK!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eAround the fire pits of Camp Phoenix, there are stories. The sort that begin casually enough, usually with someone staring a bit too long into the flames, and then drift into territory that makes everyone else quietly check how far away the treeline actually is. There is talk of a melody that appears sometime after midnight. Some claim it is merely the wind slipping through the branches. Others insist it is the unmistakable sound of a bow drawn across strings that were never, under any reasonable circumstances, meant for human hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eAnd at the center of these stories is the Green Man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eHe is said to play. Not often. Not for long. But when he does, things happen. Creatures stir. Shapes shift. Even the most stubborn skeptics begin to feel that perhaps remaining seated by the fire is an excellent idea after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eOne camper, naturally, did not agree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eA boy named Harper once decided that curiosity was a far more sensible guide than caution. He slipped out into the night, following the sound into the snow. His footprints were clear. Direct. Determined. They led into a frozen clearing where, quite abruptly, they stopped. No sign of a struggle. No sign of a return. Just a single sprig of holly pressed into the soft snow, as if placed there with great care by something that did not feel the need to explain itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eThis fragrance captures that exact moment. Not the fear, but the realization that you may have misunderstood the rules. #ItHappens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eNow, as for how this all came to exist in a bottle, the story is, if anything, even less predictable. For real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eThis fragrance is a real lost classic from about 2016. It was originally made for an old friend of mine who happens to be a genuinely excellent professional fiddle player. He had a fondness for my fragrances and, quite sensibly, decided that selling bottles of his own signature splash was far more interesting than the usual assortment of concert merchandise like t-shirts, CDs, or hats, all of which have the distinct disadvantage of not smelling like anything in particular. #TrySomethingDifferent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eI made one batch. It sold out. I made a second. At no point did I think, “Yes, this will one day become a sought after artifact in the world of wet shaving.” In fact, I gave it very little thought at all, which, as it turns out, was a mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eBecause thanks to the peculiar economics of the internet, one of these bottles eventually found its way onto eBay, where it proceeded to sell for roughly 150 smackers. This caused a great deal of confusion among Shave Cadets, who quite reasonably began asking questions such as, “What is this?” and “Why have we never heard of it?” and “Is this some sort of elaborate joke?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eFor the record, it was not a joke. I probably only ever made about 40 bottles!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eNaturally, once one person bought it, interest began to grow. Demand followed. The mystery deepened. And so, in a way that can only be described as inevitable in hindsight, Fiddler’s Friend quietly became the sort of thing people wanted precisely because they could not have it. Luckily, the scent is something special, VERY Special!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eFast forward nine years to the 2025 Advent Calendar, where Fiddler’s Friend made an unexpected reappearance. The reaction was immediate and, in some cases, impressively intense. Messages arrived. Requests multiplied. One individual was genuinely upset that we had, apparently, kept this scent from the shaving world for so long, which is both flattering and slightly alarming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eSo, here we are. Consider this full release a long overdue correction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eFiddler’s Friend is a whimsical, deeply atmospheric, unmistakably masculine blend that somehow slipped through the cracks of time and re-emerged as a full release 10 years later! It is, in every sense, a scent you almost never met.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eAnd now that you have, it might be wise to enjoy it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eJust…if you happen to catch a faint melody somewhere in the distance, you may want to stay where you are. Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha...Shave On!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAftershave Ingredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e Denatured Alcohol, Orange Hydrosol, Glycerin, Fragrance \u0026amp; Oils, Aloe, Vegan Liquid Silk, Jerusalem Pine \u0026amp; Benzoin Resin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Shaving","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54028535431484,"sku":"tfi1787863750301","price":17.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5073\/9772\/files\/fiddlers-friend-aftershave-cologne-100ml_1.png?v=1787863755"},{"product_id":"dragon-noir-aftershave-cologne-an-homage-we-never-thought-we-would-do","title":"Dragon Noir Aftershave \u0026 Cologne | An Homage We Never Thought We Would Do","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Of Our MOST Requested Reboots!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDragon Noir, Homage to Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn aromatic fougère: fresh herbs, citrus, spice, and woody depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Lavender, Bergamot, Lemon, Rosemary, Mint, Lemon Verbena, Basil, Artemisia; a fresh, herbaceous citrus burst.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiddle Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: Juniper, Coriander, Cinnamon, Carnation, Jasmine, Angelica, Wormwood; spice, warm herbal complexity, and a bit of floral nuance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase\u003c\/strong\u003e: Oakmoss, Leather, Fir balsam, Pine Needles, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Patchouli, Cedarwood, Amber, Resins; deep woods, earth, resin, and leathery tones anchor the scent with warmth and classic masculine depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind The Dragon Noir Collection HERE!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDragon Noir is comfort food for your schnoz.\u003c\/strong\u003e (seriously)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnless you are living under a rock, you have probably felt it. The world is loud. The news never sleeps. Every week brings a new fire, it seems and your blood pressure is rising and rising. This release is not about chasing the chaos. It is about stepping out of it for a personal reset and to catch your breath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDragon Noir is a big, familiar hug from PAA to you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the scent memory of simpler times. Back when the future felt wide open. Back when a fragrance could just be a fragrance. From a time long before news feeds, doomscrolling and that constant noise in your pocket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy hope is, Dragon Noir is what you reach for when dissociation is not possible. When your nervous system needs something steady. When you want your scent to feel like home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDragon Noir, An Homage We Never Thought We Would Do.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's true folks, for years we have resisted doing this scent. It just seemed like low hanging fruit and we were too punk rock for that...\u003cem\u003eright? \u003c\/em\u003eBesides, everyone and their mothers were offering a take on Drakkar. The argument from customers was something like, \"sure, everyone and their mum offer it, but not in Formula CK6!\"- And they did have a point...but still, punk rock and stuff. Besides, it was always kind of a PAA mission to reboot more obscure classics or pricier lost scents. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, in the last year there has seemed to be an uptick in requests for these popular classic scents. So much so, Fran and I found ourselves discussing this phenomenon throughout the day. In times of uncertainty and unrest we, as a species, look for something to grab onto, something to ground us. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor some it's music, for others food and for people like us, the shnerds...it is fragrance and a shave. So it just clicked and wanting to use our superpowers for good, and do our part, we plucked that \"low hanging fruit\", tossed it into the air and struck it out of the park! (me thinks)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter all, this was not about trends. This was about giving people something their nervous system already understands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHomage to Gen X?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Drakkar Noir hit its peak in the late 80s and early 90s, it was everywhere. Clubs. Cars. High Schools, College dorms. Office elevators. Date nights. It was one of the best selling men’s fragrances on the planet. For a stretch of time, it defined what “men’s cologne” even meant. Lord knows my best friend Mike wore the hell out of it! (Drakkar was his scent, Shulton's Old Spice was mine.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAromatic. Dark. Clean. Sharp. Comforting. It was the smell of confidence for an entire generation. Dragon Noir is our tribute to that time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd it's is no accident we are dropping Dragon Noir.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross cultures and traditions, the dragon is not chaos. It is considered grounding. It represents raw, earthly energy and stability. A symbol of endurance and protection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDragon symbolism is often tied to feeling centered in your body and steady in your mind. It shows up again and again in systems focused on resilience and regulation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eFor example:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomatic grounding\u003c\/strong\u003e. In therapeutic visualization, a “dragon tail” is used as an imagined anchor. It connects the body to the ground. It creates a sense of weight, support, and strength.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElemental connection\u003c\/strong\u003e. Earth dragons are associated with stability, endurance, and deep connection to the natural world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBalanced energy\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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The goal was to evoke freedom, optimism, happiness, and shared moments rather than seduction or nightlife. Which was kinda refreshing. And for those reasons, I originally wanted to drop this stuff before Father's Day. But alas, that was not to be;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003elong story.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThat said, July 4th weekend seems even more fitting for this drop,\u003cem\u003e no?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut back to the story:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOriginally launched in 1996, Chrome drew inspiration from the sun-drenched Mediterranean and the timeless bond between father and son. 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Top Notes of mandarin, lemon, bergamot and orange blossom. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e is very warm and balmy, revealing jasmine, lily of the valley, heliotrope and cinnamon.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e introduces sweet and woodsy notes of vanilla, Tonka bean, patchouli and sandalwood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind The COOP Collection HERE!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCOOP is an homage to one of the boldest fragrances ever made. It pulls from the very DNA of vintage, OG Joop! Homme and pushes it through our own lens; like Playdoh through the Fun Factory...how's that for a dated visual? COOP, like its inspiration, is Big sweetness, Warm spice \u0026amp; That unmistakable late night heat! COOP delivers that same instant impact. The kind people either lean into or at the very least, never forget.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCOOP is not subtle and it's not meant to be. This is for those who remember what fragrance used to do. And for those who want to feel it again. (Looking at you Matthew Lawrence!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor You Youngsters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1989, a neon pink bottle hit department store shelves and completely ignored the rules of men’s fragrance. That fragrance was JOOP! Homme. And whether you loved it, hated it, or were just confused by it, you remembered it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the time, men’s fragrances were dominated by sharp aromatics, mossy fougères, leather accords, and traditional barbershop accords. Masculine scents smelled clean, green, woody, or aggressively “manly.” Then JOOP! arrived smelling like cinnamon, orange blossom, vanilla, honey, tobacco, and synthetic heat blasted through a nightclub fog machine! right? It was definitely different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd for a generation of men, my generation, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it became the scent!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fragrance was created by legendary perfumer Michel Almairac and launched under the German fashion house JOOP!, founded by designer Wolfgang Joop. The exclamation point in the brand name was intentional. Wolfgang Joop wanted something energetic and commercial, separate from his own surname. The fragrance embodied that idea perfectly. (So much so I intentionally left it out of my label design!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVisually, everything about it broke convention\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI mean, the bottle was bright fuchsia pink! In 1989, that alone made people stop and stare. Men’s fragrances at the time typically came in dark blues, blacks, browns, or frosted glass, real stoic stuff. JOOP! couldn't help but look uber rebellious sitting beside them on the shelf, \u003cem\u003eno?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThen Came The Scent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe opening exploded with mandarin, bergamot, lemon, and orange blossom before quickly diving into cinnamon, heliotrope, jasmine, and cardamom. But what made the scent unforgettable was the dry down. Vanilla, tonka bean, patchouli, sandalwood, tobacco, and honey created a syrupy, warm, almost edible base that clung to clothing for days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"544\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd the performance? \u003cem\u003eAbsolutely nuclear.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(hence my intrigue)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis was peak \u003cstrong\u003e“powerhouse fragrance”\u003c\/strong\u003e era. A few sprays could fill a room. People regularly joked that you could smell JOOP! before the wearer entered the building. It projected hard, lasted forever, and left massive neon scent trails! During the late 80s and early 90s club scene, that kinda stuff mattered. *shrugs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fragrance became associated with nightlife almost immediately. Dance clubs. Leather jackets. Smoke machines. Gold chains. Loud shirts. Fast cars. mosh pits, Late nights. (and other things I will not mention.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt really did fit perfectly into that era’s larger-than-life aesthetic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike many fragrances from that period that faded into obscurity, Joop! developed a strange second life. As fragrance trends shifted in the late 1990s toward aquatics and cleaner compositions like Davidoff Cool Water and lighter citrus scents, it suddenly seemed excessive. Younger consumers increasingly associated heavy sweet fragrances with the previous generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn theory, that should have killed it. Instead, it turned the fragrance into a legend!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage bottles became highly sought after because many longtime fans believe reformulations softened the original beast-mode performance. Like many fragrances from the era, changing IFRA regulations and shifting consumer tastes likely altered parts of the formula over time. Fragrance and shave forums alike still debate which batch years smell closest to the original release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut beyond nostalgia, JOOP! matters because it helped redefine what masculine fragrance could be. It gave us permission to erm...try something different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore this iconic fragrance hit the scene, sweet masculine fragrances were less common in mainstream Western perfumery. Today, sweet vanilla-heavy men’s fragrances are everywhere. You can draw a line from JOOP! to many of the gourmand and ultra-sweet masculine releases that dominate modern shelves. In many ways, it was ahead of its time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd despite endless trends toward minimalism, blue fragrances, and “clean laundry” scents, this classic scent still survives because nothing truly replaced it. There are louder fragrances now. Sweeter fragrances too. But few have the same personality.  JOOP! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoes not smell cautious, rather, it smells like confidence, excess, energy, nightlife, and the final years before the 1990s changed everything. That bright pink bottle became more than a fragrance. It became an era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSo with that, we offer up our latest homage, COOP!  \u003cem\u003eOh...but who wants to hear a story before they go?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt began quietly, the way things often do when no one is looking for trouble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the afternoon of November 24, 1971, a man in a dark suit boarded a short flight from Portland to Seattle. He paid cash for his ticket, took his seat without drawing attention, and ordered a drink like any other tired traveler moving through the machinery of the day. There was nothing remarkable about him at first glance, and that was part of what made him so effective. People remember extremes, not the steady middle, and he lived there just long enough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomewhere after takeoff, he handed a note to a flight attendant. It was not dramatic. No raised voice, no trembling hand. Just a sentence placed into the world with cool, calm certainty. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe had a bomb.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the time the plane landed in Seattle, everything had changed. Authorities moved carefully, and per DB's demands, two hundred thousand dollars in worn bills, and parachutes were brought aboard. Passengers were released, stepping back onto the ground unaware they had brushed up against something that would refuse to resolve itself for decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe plane then took off again, climbing into a night thick with rain and low cloud cover, the kind of sky that erases distance and depth until everything feels closer than it should be. Inside the aircraft, the mysterious man remained cool and composed, collected the money, moved to the rear of the plane, and lowered the stairs himself as cold air rushed in, loud and wild.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLowering his sunglasses, he did not hesitate as he stepped out into the night sky, taking what should have been a calculated risk into open wilderness, a fall into forest, into mud, into the ordinary uncertainty of escape. Instead, something else was happening below him, something that had nothing to do with planes or money or law enforcement, and everything to do with timing, or more precisely, time itself...\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCamp Phoenix. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough calling it a camp suggests something fixed, something anchored. Any shave cadet knows Camp Phoenix does not behave that way. It appears where it chooses, lingers just long enough to leave an impression, maybe shops for some snacks and then slips away without leaving evidence that can be cataloged or explained. Camp Phoenix prefers to be Unexplained, and we respect that...but I digress.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat night, it was not simply present, it was about to be leaving.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor a brief and impossible span of time, the forest and the camp occupied the same space, not fully one and not fully the other, but overlapping just enough to create a seam where things could pass between. These moments are rare and they pass quickly, and most of the time nothing crosses them.\u003cbr\u003eThat night, something did. \"Coop\" did.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe did not fall into the forest he aimed for, but into that seam, into the exact moment where Camp Phoenix slipped away, and when it did, it took something with it. He could not have planned a more perfect crime. 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Beneath that refreshing brightness lies a soft vegetal sweetness, reminiscent of sprawling backyard gardens, dew on broad green leaves, and vines heavy with fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSubtle aquatic nuances lend an airy, spa like cleanliness without drifting into synthetic territory, while delicate green undertones keep the fragrance firmly rooted in nature. The result is calming, cooling, and quietly invigorating. Simple at first breath, yet surprisingly nostalgic, like opening the gate to a summer you've almost forgotten!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind The Cucumber Fumbler Collection HERE!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCucumber, \u003cem\u003ewho knew?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eToday it's known as Cucumber Fumbler. Back in 2012, however, it carried a much less imaginative name. Ahem...\u003cem\u003eCucumber.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNo mystery there, eh?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis was one of Fran's earliest original creations, born during the wild frontier days of artisan wet shaving, when just about everyone was trying to figure out what this little hobby could become. At the time, cucumber was unlike anything else on the market. Clean. Cool. Green. Comforting. It immediately attracted a loyal following, which made its disappearance all the more frustrating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eContrary to popular belief, it wasn't discontinued because it lacked fans. Quite the opposite. Certain ingredients simply became impossible to source consistently, and rather than compromise the scent, we reluctantly let it fade into legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFor years, customers kept asking about it. Then came our annual Advent Calendar!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eEvery year the calendar gives us an excuse to revisit old ideas, unfinished experiments, and long forgotten formulas. So we asked ourselves a simple question. Could the future finally supply what the past could not?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAs it turns out...\u003cem\u003eyes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWhether it was fate, timing, or a supplier finally answering the phone after a decade, the missing pieces had quietly fallen into place. Stars aligned and Cucumber was suddenly possible again! We slipped it into last year's Advent Calendar, and the response was immediate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePeople didn't just enjoy it. They remembered it! 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Surrounded by rows of Phoenix Shaving aftershave colognes, it doesn't call attention to itself. That's never been its style. Yet year after year, bottle after bottle, it has remained exactly where I instinctively reach for it, on the top shelf, close enough that I never have to think about where it is. I've often wondered how a fragrance that isn't mine managed to earn permanent residence among all the ones that are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI've emptied more bottles of Eau des Baux than I'd care to admit, and every time I wear it, I discover something I could have sworn wasn't there the last time. Some quiet whisper beneath the incense. A different conversation between the cedar and vanilla. A subtle shift in the way the cypress seems to rise from the composition. Just when I think I've finally figured it out, the fragrance reminds me that I haven't. Not completely. (yet)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTruthfully, this wasn't supposed to become a Phoenix homage. There are certain compositions you leave alone because they've already found their place in the world. But curiosity has a habit of settling into your thoughts like water finding a crack in stone. It doesn't arrive all at once. It returns in quiet moments while cleaning brushes, packing orders, hiking with Huxley and CUBE, or driving home at dusk. You tell yourself you're only thinking about it because you admire the craftsmanship, but eventually another question arrives, and this one is harder to dismiss. What exactly is it that keeps pulling me back? Not what does it smell like. That's easy enough to answer. Why does it linger in the mind long after the fragrance itself has disappeared?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOddly enough, that question always led me somewhere else entirely. Universe 25. It sounds like the title of a forgotten science fiction novel, but it was actually the name of one of the most fascinating behavioral experiments ever conducted, I swear! #RealScience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn the late 1960s, researcher John B. Calhoun created what appeared to be paradise for a colony of mice. There was unlimited food, fresh water, perfect shelter, ideal temperatures, and complete protection from predators. Every obstacle to survival had been removed. It was, by every measurable standard, a perfect world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIt wasn't. (there is a lesson in this somewhere, but \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cem\u003eYOU\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e need to find it)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFor a time the colony flourished. Then, slowly, inexplicably, everything began to unravel. Social bonds deteriorated. Strange behaviors emerged. Mothers abandoned their young. Healthy animals withdrew into isolation. Others became irrationally aggressive. The colony ultimately collapsed, not because it lacked resources, but because something essential had quietly disappeared. Decades later, people are still debating what Universe 25 actually proved, but that isn't what captivated me. What stayed with me was a simpler idea. Environments matter. The worlds we inhabit shape us in ways we rarely notice until much later (or it's too late). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreating a fragrance isn't all that different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEvery fragrance is its own carefully constructed world. Every raw material changes the landscape. Every accord nudges the imagination toward someplace else. The finest fragrances don't simply smell pleasant. They invite you to step into a setting, a memory, or a story and remain there for a little while. That's where Universe 25 and Eau des Baux unexpectedly collided in my mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Bring me a shrubbery. A nice one, not too expensive...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong before I learned the history behind it, Eau des Baux had already built a world I wanted to revisit. It never presented itself as a collection of notes. It suggested weathered stone warmed by the afternoon sun, dark cypress standing watch over ancient walls, ribbons of incense drifting through quiet chapels, and distant hills disappearing into the Provençal haze. Later I discovered that wasn't my imagination running wild. The fragrance was inspired by the legendary fortress of Les Baux-de-Provence, where the Knights of Les Baux adopted the cypress tree as their symbol of courage and endurance. Suddenly everything made sense. The fragrance had been telling that story all along.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUniverse 25 is my tribute to one of the finest fragrances I've ever worn, but it is also a celebration of something larger. The idea that perfumery is, at its heart, an act of world-building. We don't fall in love with arrangements of bergamot, cedar, or vanilla. We fall in love with the places they create inside us. Over time those imagined places become attached to real ones. A favorite jacket. A quiet evening. A winding road. Someone we loved. A version of ourselves we'd almost forgotten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerhaps that's why certain fragrances remain with us for decades. They aren't trapped inside the bottle. They've quietly taken up residence somewhere else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeriously, you're going to fall in love with this accord.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSeasonality or \u003cem\u003eWhen To Wear This?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSome fragrances seem destined for a particular season. Universe 25 has other ideas. It is every bit as captivating on a long summer evening as it is on the first crisp afternoon that calls for your favorite sweater. As autumn settles in, the woods and resins become richer and more contemplative. Winter draws out its warmth, wrapping cedar, frankincense, and vanilla around you without ever feeling heavy. Then spring arrives, and the fragrance seems to breathe again, revealing a brighter, greener character that had quietly waited beneath the surface all along. It is one of those rare compositions that never feels out of place, adapting effortlessly to the changing seasons while remaining unmistakably itself. Wear it once, and you'll understand why it has remained one of my personal favorites for so many years!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAftershave Ingredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alcohol, Cypress Hydrosol, Essential\/Fragrance Oil, Veggie Glycerin, Seaweed Extract, Aloe Vera, Benzoin, Bayberry Extract\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Shaving","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54028536054076,"sku":"gog1787863757809","price":16.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5073\/9772\/files\/universe-25-aftershave-cologne-the-experiment-begins_1.png?v=1787863764"}],"url":"https:\/\/willoway.shop\/collections\/aftershave-cologne.oembed","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}