Vintage SOTD Thread for May 2023

[Pheusinger]

https://basenotes.com/fragrances/opium-pour-homme-by-yves-saint-laurent.26121231

 

[WarmJewel]

Patou - Eau de Patou.

 

[perfaddict]

Boss Sport

 

[Diddy]

SOTD is Castile by Penhaligons

 

[Professor Value]

My #SOTM 💛 as I finish spring semester grading.

EQUIPAGE

 

[Redfish365]

Arrogance pour Homme EDP (original) (1982)
(Aaarrrghhh, this is beastly! It's just that much richer, darker, spicier and more animalic than the quite respectable 2000 reissue. The note listings reflect the greater diversity of ingredients between the older and newer versions with both castoreum and civet appearing in the base of the original and neither in the 2000 version. That doesn't mean they're not in there I suppose but I feel a flimsier base in the newer version. The opening of the original seems spicier and lists artemisia while that note is absent in the listing for the newer. Rose is also noticable and listed in the original but not the newer. Ultimately though both are quite serviceable, loaded with oakmoss and a rough and ready patchouli unlike any I've smelled though close to some.
Arrogance pour Homme in general is a spicy, leathery, animalic and smoky patchouli bomb no matter which version. I am curious (yellow)
to sample the original 1982 EDT at some point just to cover my bases. I'm sure it too is a beautiful beast!)

 

[Bavard]

Feeling dapper in Bel Ami.

Hermes, 1986

 

[JON RODGERS]

SotE - Carven Homme.

 

[Redfish365]

My #SOTM 💛 as I finish spring semester grading.

EQUIPAGE

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Might I say an excellent choice! I started out with a 50ml splash bottle
which looks just like yours and liked it so much I found a 100ml spray of similar vintage! One of only a small handful of fragrances I own backups of! A delight! But then Hermés rarely disappoints!

 

[aero58]

Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum 2017 (+ Avon Island Lime a/s)

 

[CookBot]

Feeling dapper in Bel Ami.

And with a très moderne new avatar!

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Chanel Egoiste Cologne Concentree

 

[sakecat]

SOTA - Dior Poison, current formulation

Poison and I are doing some experiments with Giorgio Armani's My Way (which seems to have stolen Poison's fruit notes)

Poison currently reading as - Rubbery tuberose on a slightly peppered woody amber base.
I can live with that.

 

[CookBot]

Inspired by @WarmJewel today...

Eau de Patou (1976) by Jean Kerleo

The perfect "shoulder season" scent to transition from the heavier to lighter cologne fragrances. Brilliant sexy citrus anchored by even sexier animalic (civet?) base, with of course the expected foundation from Kerleo, the "boss of oakmoss." So French, so dirty/pretty. And I can stretch its citrus to five hours if I put on one coat, let it dry, and apply another coat.

I own both styles of the vintage, the 125ml round column with blue cap, and the frosted glass 50ml bottle in conical shape, and I can't tell one iota of difference between their scents. I've been scanning eBay lately to see which of my favorites are still in the "affordable" range, and I'm delighted to report that you can still find Eau de Patou for $1/ml. Anyone who loves an animalic eau de cologne along the lines of Eau d'Hermes should get one.

 

[Ali AD]

 

[nosey74]

 

[Ken_Russell]

First edition EDT version of Guerlain Heritage.

 

[hednic]

SOTE: Iquitos by Alain Delon

 

[CookBot]

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[nosey74]

Is anyone else having a problem with image links in posts just showing up as image file names instead of the whole graphic image? Like this: TextString.jpg.

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