Vintages I Bought - 2023

[Jean-Sté]

Those arrived today.

 

[Martialisaragon]

Signoricci aftershave, 50 ml.

I believe it's the N° 2 of the same name from the house. The bottle could be from the second half of the eighties or from the nineties, the girdle says 'Signoricci' only. I don't know when it was discontinued in this shape and form, only that it was replaced by a simpler version around year 2000. There's no sticker underneath and there's no box. The scent is intact and beautiful, even though it doesn't seem all that strong.

It cost me 50 Swedish Crowns, which is equivalent to 4.30 € or 4.58 USD. Slightly less expensive than the shipping cost.

 

[WarmJewel]

I believe it's the N° 2 of the same name from the house. The bottle could be from the second half of the eighties or from the nineties, the girdle says 'Signoricci' only. I don't know when it was discontinued in this shape and form, only that it was replaced by a simpler version around year 2000. There's no sticker underneath and there's no box. The scent is intact and beautiful, even though it doesn't seem all that strong.

Signoricci 2 was launched in 1975 and changed name in 1985 to simply Signoricci.

 

[WarmJewel]

Recently acquired.

Roger & Gallet - L'Homme, Eau de Toilette, 100ml, 3.4 Floz.
No cap and no box but supposedly brand new and unused.

 

[WarmJewel]

Recently acquired.

Chanel - Allure Homme, Aftershave, 100ml, 3.4 Floz.

Technically, I shouldn't be posting this here as it's not vintage per se but I suppose you could argue that having been launched in 1999 that makes it vintage but this bottle certainly isn't, it's more recent.

I've been after some Allure Homme for some time but couldn't find one in an aftershave. I had a pretty good Idea of what this was going to smell like and I wasn't wrong! It's a typical Polge creation, smooth and refined and reminds me an awful lot of two other fragrances I like very much in this 'mold' — Nicole Miller for Men and Paloma Picasso - Minotaure.

 

[Martialisaragon]

Signoricci 2 was launched in 1975 and changed name in 1985 to simply Signoricci.

Ok. Didn't know the exact year and now I do, so thank you for clarifying @WarmJewel !

 

[purecaramel]

Recently acquired.

Roger & Gallet - L'Homme, Eau de Toilette, 100ml, 3.4 Floz.
No cap and no box but supposedly brand new and unused.

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Lovely Stuff!
I am keeping my eye out for an A/S at a decent price. Everthing I've seen is almost twice the asking price that I obtained the EDT.
Haha.

 

[Jean-Sté]

Lovely Stuff!
I am keeping my eye out for an A/S at a decent price. Everthing I've seen is almost twice the asking price that I obtained the EDT.
Haha.

You should keep on searching for an after-shave (at a fair price of course), because it's as good as the eau de toilette, IMO.

 

[WarmJewel]

Lovely Stuff!
I am keeping my eye out for an A/S at a decent price. Everthing I've seen is almost twice the asking price that I obtained the EDT.
Haha.

I'd have been happy with an aftershave as I tend to prefer those to Eau de Toilettes. Ideally (like @Jean-Sté ) I like to have both. I paid £30 for it which I thought was a pretty good deal. I got lucky, but then I have been looking for a while!

 

[Memory Scent]

As I understand it, the original Boss fragrance was developed by Giorgio of Beverly Hills (GBH) in partnership with Ellen Betrix. GBH was flush with the success of its titular masculine fragrance, and owned significant shares in menswear giant Hugo Boss. Betrix had the license for Hugo Boss, Laura Biagiotti, and Otto Kern.

In 1987, Avon bought GBH fragrances, while Betrix created the Eurocos division to house Hugo Boss and its other licensed fragrances. Revlon bought Betrix/Eurocos in 1989, and promptly sold them to Proctor & Gamble in 1991, whereupon Eurocos was renamed P&G Prestige Beauté in 1992. P&G bought GBH from Avon in 1994 and folded it into Prestige Beauté, reuniting Boss’ creators.

Coty bought P&G Prestige Beauté in 2015.

Or something like that.

Oh what a splendid read this was with my afternoon tea !

Last night I had the opportunity to try my friends' Hugo Boss Number One vintage (Eurocos Made in U.K. his bottle)... oh Lord..
We both were rather in awe in how good it worked on my skin and it was an absolutely love-gushing reaction on my side... I believe I found my fragrance 🤭!

The wonderful thick, honey and pissy beginning with a stubborn masculine backbone, the drydown.. *gives me tingles*... the aromatic drydown was just astounding, esentially leaves me speachless, the complexity of it is palpable and beyond, the initial wafts of the fragrance envelops the drydown as a background and it gives it an oomph of uplifting bravado.. a very unique and individual experience amongst my vintages ❤️

However, during my somewhat newfound hunt of it, I've noticed there are only 50ml bottles (splash and spray) of these very, very early "Made in Germany", "Eurocos" versions and maaaybe 125ml (and now Giorgio Beverly Hills to look out for) ?
@PStoller

Thank you so much for your wealth of these treasures, you have no idea how much it makes one's day..

 

[WarmJewel]

However, during my somewhat newfound hunt of it, I've noticed there are only 50ml bottles (splash and spray) of these very, very early "Made in Germany", "Eurocos" versions and maaaybe 125ml (and now Giorgio Beverly Hills to look out for) ?

The earlier ones do come in the larger 125ml size, here's my 'likely' 1989 Eurocos 'Made in West Germany' version.

The main thing I looked for when searching was the lack of 'Number One'. This was added in 1998 when Boss launched another fragrance with the name Boss - Hugo Boss. It's confusing because the original Boss - Hugo Boss and Boss - Hugo Boss Number One used the same packaging. Lack of a barcode will obviously date it to pre 1989/90. If you then follow @PStoller's extremely useful distributor guide to tell you the likely date range of the bottle. So it looks like 1985 - 1987 was GBH, 1987 - 1991 Eurocos and 1992 onwards P&G.

 

[Martialisaragon]

I think I got a pretty good deal on this. And while talking about A/S, this, together with my 100 ml bottle of after shave is a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

 

[Bavard]

You were warned

It was borderline, but I'm happy with the new Patou Pour Homme. Except it's not strong enough, so it's really borderline. But, I do think it smells quite a bit like the original in the base, which I hadn't noticed when I sampled it or even the first time I wore it here.

 

[PStoller]

Floris - Ormonde

 

[purecaramel]

It was borderline, but I'm happy with the new Patou Pour Homme. Except it's not strong enough, so it's really borderline. But, I do think it smells quite a bit like the original in the base, which I hadn't noticed when I sampled it or even the first time I wore it here.

This is the kind of banter that inspires me to sample.

 

[epapsiou]

This is the kind of banter that inspires me to sample.

you dont want to sample this

 

[hednic]

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Floris - Ormonde

What a unique bottle coming from Floris. Was this a masculine release?

 

[PStoller]

What a unique bottle coming from Floris. Was this a masculine release?

Yes, identified in the BN directory as a limited edition, although I think it had a normal release in 1957, and then a limited reedition c. 1990 of which my bottle would be a part.

 

[WarmJewel]

Yes, identified in the BN directory as a limited edition, although I think it had a normal release in 1957, and then a limited reedition c. 1990 of which my bottle would be a part.

Curious to know how this one smells!

 

[PStoller]

Curious to know how this one smells!

I will post my thoughts once I’m in a position to have some.