They haven't had them at the drugstore in years. They went out of production before that young department store clerk was even born. Once in a while they appear on eBay--but what are they? You look in the reviews, but no luck. What to do?
Your problems have been solved. Thanks to a great suggestion from theperfectstorm, we're going to start reviewing them here. He's down in the lab, cooking up some reviews right now. I'll post one as a kind of B&B amuse bouche.
Name: Bravura Aftershave and Cologne
Family: Leather (AS) and Musk (Cologne)
Manufacturer: Speidel
Years of Availability (approx.): 1967+
Color: Amber
Alcohol: It's there, but it won't set you on fire
Menthol: No
Known Ancillaries:
General Impressions:
Once I dreamed we were together again baby you and me
Back home in those old clubs the way we used to be
We were standin' at the bar it was hard to hear
The band was playin' loud and you were shoutin' somethin' in my ear
You pulled my jacket off and as the drummer counted four
You grabbed my hand and pulled me out on the floor...
It's been a long time since I used Bravura. Maybe thirty years. In fact, it's been so long that I completely forgot about it. Then, one day, I was looking around on eBay for something else and I came across a couple of bottles. The first aftershave and cologne I ever had (not counting a bottle of Hai Karate that some wiseguy put in my Christmas stocking when I was eight). What the heck, I thought, I'll order them. The bottle of aftershave and a smaller bottle of Musk cologne.
The bottle of aftershave came first. Out of the bottle, it smells a lot like Old Spice Leather. Not too strong--smooth and nice. The scent isn't overly persistant and it leaves my face feeling good but not sticky. I had been thinking about picking up another bottle of OS Leather, but this will fit the bill perfectly.
The cologne is a different story. As soon as I took off the cap, it was 1979 again. Definitely musk. Now I gotta say that I don't have a life long interest in musk. In fact, I find some of it downright unappealing--Englsh Leather Musk sits just this side of vile for me. But the musk here is supported with a warm incense-like base. A little goes a long way, but I can see using this every now and then. Maybe on a nice autumn evening when the ghosts are out anyway.
A lot of things have changed since I used to wear this as a kid. The bars I used to go to are all gone. The gyms and VFD halls where they used to have dances are closed. Those bands that sounded so good never quite made it. Hard to say where everybody else went. Nostalgia is not always a warm, happy feeling.
Well I saw you last night down on the avenue
Your face was in the shadows but I knew that it was you
You were standin' in the doorway out of the rain
You didn't answer when I called out your name
You just turned, and then you looked away like just another stranger waitin' to get blown away
Your problems have been solved. Thanks to a great suggestion from theperfectstorm, we're going to start reviewing them here. He's down in the lab, cooking up some reviews right now. I'll post one as a kind of B&B amuse bouche.
Name: Bravura Aftershave and Cologne
Family: Leather (AS) and Musk (Cologne)
Manufacturer: Speidel
Years of Availability (approx.): 1967+
Color: Amber
Alcohol: It's there, but it won't set you on fire
Menthol: No
Known Ancillaries:
General Impressions:
Once I dreamed we were together again baby you and me
Back home in those old clubs the way we used to be
We were standin' at the bar it was hard to hear
The band was playin' loud and you were shoutin' somethin' in my ear
You pulled my jacket off and as the drummer counted four
You grabbed my hand and pulled me out on the floor...
It's been a long time since I used Bravura. Maybe thirty years. In fact, it's been so long that I completely forgot about it. Then, one day, I was looking around on eBay for something else and I came across a couple of bottles. The first aftershave and cologne I ever had (not counting a bottle of Hai Karate that some wiseguy put in my Christmas stocking when I was eight). What the heck, I thought, I'll order them. The bottle of aftershave and a smaller bottle of Musk cologne.
The bottle of aftershave came first. Out of the bottle, it smells a lot like Old Spice Leather. Not too strong--smooth and nice. The scent isn't overly persistant and it leaves my face feeling good but not sticky. I had been thinking about picking up another bottle of OS Leather, but this will fit the bill perfectly.
The cologne is a different story. As soon as I took off the cap, it was 1979 again. Definitely musk. Now I gotta say that I don't have a life long interest in musk. In fact, I find some of it downright unappealing--Englsh Leather Musk sits just this side of vile for me. But the musk here is supported with a warm incense-like base. A little goes a long way, but I can see using this every now and then. Maybe on a nice autumn evening when the ghosts are out anyway.
A lot of things have changed since I used to wear this as a kid. The bars I used to go to are all gone. The gyms and VFD halls where they used to have dances are closed. Those bands that sounded so good never quite made it. Hard to say where everybody else went. Nostalgia is not always a warm, happy feeling.
Well I saw you last night down on the avenue
Your face was in the shadows but I knew that it was you
You were standin' in the doorway out of the rain
You didn't answer when I called out your name
You just turned, and then you looked away like just another stranger waitin' to get blown away
