Vintage SOTD Thread for May 2023

[PStoller]

Sing it, sister. I keep running across samples that I've given star ratings to and thinking "Whuuut?"

Whereas I see things that interest me, and then say, “Wait, let me see if I have that first.”

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Montana Parfum d'Homme

 

[Professor Value]

Just enough time for a quick spray before dozing off. #SOTE #SOTN 💛 💚 🛌 💤

Duc de Vervins L'Extrême

 

[Redfish365]

For me, mine smells almost exactly like Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme.

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I don't get the vivid, bright lemon in the opening of the Loewe that is present in the YSL. I know many people see a similarity between the two but to my nose they aren't super similar.

 

[Redfish365]

This is the only mini bottled fragrance I finished and full stopped, but still come back to consider full bottle worthiness. Are newer versions acceptable?

I must tell you that I don't know. I do know that this fragrance has a noticable oakmoss component and I can't see how this would work without it. I believe it has been discontinued and I'm not sure when that occured or if was ever made without the moss... My guess is if it's in the clear bottles shaped like the ones I posted you're probably ok but that's just a hunch.

 

[Jean-Sté]

Mahè Off Shore, Visconti di Modrone. 1982.

 

[JON RODGERS]

Creed - Royal Scottish Lavender.

 

[speedyrabbit]

BOOM

 

[Avecesar]

 

[Puma]

CINÉMA FESTIVAL by Yves Saint Laurent (2006)

 

[perfaddict]

Tuscany per Uomo

 

[JoM68]

One of the vintage mini freebies that I received recently. S.T.Dupont Pour Femme. I'm getting mainly galbanum and oak moss, which doesn't seem to want to budge much. The flocked box is an interesting touch.

 

[motorcade]

SOTD: 1-12

 

[speedyrabbit]

BOOM change gear

 

[WarmJewel]

Rochas - Monsieur Rochas, Aftershave.

 

[_Nicolas_]

Finishing my mini of 12 from Jean Couturier. This one was very tempting, nearly went for a large bottle but I already have too many fougeres.

 

[Pheusinger]

https://basenotes.com/fragrances/sybaris-by-antonio-puig.26121546

 

[HouseOfPhlegethon]

Quadrille by Balenciaga

 

[Redfish365]

Mila Schön Uomo by Mila Schön (1986)
(Absolutely beautiful summer freshie, at least in my book. In October of 2020 @Ali AD wrote a spot on review of this. He correctly deems it a "oakmoss-dominant perfume" with a "touch of citrus" and a "beautiful musk and sandalwood base." He proclaims the closest perfume to this is Francesco Smalto pour Homme. Truer words have never been spoken/written and I am in 100% agreement with @Ali AD .
Mila Schön is a natural for summery situations. Sadly it is a bit of a unicorn and when spotted in the wild a "full-sized" 75ml bottle starts at $250 and quickly exceeds that. Right now a bottle on eBay is selling for $319.99 and there's one in a box from Italy for $267.53 with a whopping shipping charge of... $ 74.88!! Sheesh!)

 

[CookBot]

Eau du Sud (1995) - Annick Goutal