{"title":"Solid Cologne","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse our Solid Cologne collection. 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The first are the sort that politely introduce themselves, shake your hand, and then spend the rest of the evening trying very hard not to offend anyone within a ten foot radius. The second type does not bother with introductions at all, and instead quietly rearranges the atmosphere around you until you begin to suspect that you may not be entirely alone. Some of you know exactly what I mean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eFiddler’s Friend is very much the second type.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eIt begins, as all good misdirections do, with a touch of bergamot. Bright, agreeable, almost reassuring. The sort of opening that says, “Nothing to worry about here.” This is, of course, a lie. Because no sooner has that citrus flicker made its polite exit than the woods step in and take over the conversation entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eCedarwood arrives first, dry and confident, followed closely by oakmoss, which brings with it the unmistakable feeling that the ground beneath your feet has been there far longer than you have. Patchouli settles in like an old story that refuses to be forgotten, while spice moves through the composition in a way that suggests something is happening just out of sight, and possibly just out of reach. And then there is the musk. Not loud. Not unruly. Just…there. Observing. Waiting its turn. Twiddling its fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eAll of this would be more than enough for a perfectly respectable fragrance, but Fiddler’s Friend has never had much interest in being respectable. 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\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\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\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: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"diraboutblurb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: left; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNow...How DO I Use Solid Cologne?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eRub a finger across the top of the solid cologne and apply it to the pulse points \u0026amp; hot spots: wrists, neck, inside of elbow, behind the ears, and heart. You can also use in the beard, moustache or hair. Reapply through the day or whenever yo need a pick me up!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.5 Oz Heavy Duty Glass Jar \u0026amp; Bakelite Cap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eBeeswax, Shea Oil Jojoba oil, Prickly Pear Oil, Fragrance \u0026amp; Rosemary Extract\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eHandmade in Arizona, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eNet Wt. 1.5 oz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54028541165884,"sku":"syv1787863897295","price":19.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5073\/9772\/files\/fiddlers-friend-solid-cologne-contains-prickly-pear-oil_1.png?v=1787863902"},{"product_id":"coop-solid-cologne-contains-prickly-pear-oil-homage-to-one-of-the-boldest-fragrances-ever-made","title":"COOP Solid Cologne | Contains Prickly Pear Oil | Homage To One Of The Boldest Fragrances Ever Made!","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\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: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-smartmail=\"gmail_signature\" class=\"gmail_signature\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\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\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"diraboutblurb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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 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 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent Profile: \u003c\/strong\u003eOriental fragrance with fresh citrus. 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. (and we could not offer a more perfect DOOP!)\u003c\/span\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\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\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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: left; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNow...How DO I Use Solid Cologne?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eRub a finger across the top of the solid cologne and apply it to the pulse points \u0026amp; hot spots: wrists, neck, inside of elbow, behind the ears, and heart. You can also use in the beard, moustache or hair. Reapply through the day or whenever yo need a pick me up!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.5 Oz Heavy Duty Glass Jar \u0026amp; Bakelite Cap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eBeeswax, Shea Oil Jojoba oil, Prickly Pear Oil, Fragrance \u0026amp; Rosemary Extract\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eHandmade in Arizona, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eNet Wt. 1.5 oz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54028541198652,"sku":"bba1787863899367","price":20.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5073\/9772\/files\/coop-solid-cologne-contains-prickly-pear-oil-homage-to-one-of-the-boldest-fragra_1.png?v=1787863904"},{"product_id":"cucumber-fumbler-solid-cologne-contains-prickly-pear-oil-a-paa-classic-just-in-time-for-summer","title":"Cucumber Fumbler Solid Cologne | Contains Prickly Pear Oil | A PAA Classic Just In Time For Summer!","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\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: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-smartmail=\"gmail_signature\" class=\"gmail_signature\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\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\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"diraboutblurb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\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 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 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Proust Protocol Has Been Activated!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinally, a truly lost PAA classic has found its way home and just in time for summer!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent Profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA crisp, garden fresh cucumber opens the experience with cool, watery green notes that immediately evoke the first slice of a freshly picked cucumber on a warm summer afternoon! 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! Maybe not our soap of yore, but the actual scent!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWhich raises an interesting question. Why does a simple cucumber scent connect with people so deeply? There's actually a fascinating explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eScientists call it the Proust Effect, named after French novelist Marcel Proust, who famously described how the aroma of a tea soaked madeleine instantly transported him back to childhood. Today, neuroscientists recognize that smell has a uniquely direct route into the parts of the brain responsible for memory and emotion. Unlike sight or sound, a familiar scent can collapse decades into a single breath. One moment you're standing at your bathroom sink. The next you're ten years old, barefoot in the backyard, helping your dad or mother (or CUBE) in the garden without realizing you've just traveled through time! 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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\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\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\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\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\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\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\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreating a fragrance isn't all that different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\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\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\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\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\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeriously, you're going to fall in love with this accord.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\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!\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: left; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\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\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\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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: left; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNow...How DO I Use Solid Cologne?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eRub a finger across the top of the solid cologne and apply it to the pulse points \u0026amp; hot spots: wrists, neck, inside of elbow, behind the ears, and heart. You can also use in the beard, moustache or hair. Reapply through the day or whenever yo need a pick me up!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.5 Oz Heavy Duty Glass Jar \u0026amp; Bakelite Cap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eBeeswax, Shea Oil Jojoba oil, Prickly Pear Oil, Fragrance \u0026amp; Rosemary Extract\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eHandmade in Arizona, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eNet Wt. 1.5 oz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54028541264188,"sku":"ksg1787863902101","price":19.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5073\/9772\/files\/universe-25-solid-cologne-contains-prickly-pear-oil-the-experiment-begins_1.png?v=1787863907"}],"url":"https:\/\/willoway.shop\/collections\/solid-cologne.oembed","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}