Vintages I Bought - 2023

[dadicroce]

I’ve been eyeing this for quite some time, finally pulled the trigger. A little worn on the front but best I’ve found

 

[Jean-Sté]

Blind buy for "Party", because it was cheap as chips, and I already have the eau de toilette for Énigme, and I love it, so...welcome to the after-shave ! Énigme came sealed.

 

[dadicroce]

Came across this 100ml bottle. Had to pick it up. Was cheaper than the 50ml i picked up a month ago

 

[The Cologne Cabinet]

1991 batch, 120ml each - EDT and Aftershave




Cosmair vintage, 30ml spray

 

[ScentBeagle]

Roja Parfums ... Creation-R ... parfum pour homme ... the Made in UK version .. I can't wait to try it!

P.S. I now try to buy (Made in the UK) versions of Roja perfumes because I am convinced that newer batch versions of older perfumes have been watered down, reformulated

 

[Z_LiDs]

just arrived my backup bottle
im so happy because i found the same 1st version on my first bottle, and always in spray !

 

[dadicroce]

What a powder iris bomb. Soft and delicate but very masculine in a sensual confident way. Really enjoying this pick up today. Prada is still one of my favorite houses.

 

[nosey74]

Recently acquired.

Harrods for Men by Floris. Aftershave, 100ml.

Being a bit of a fan of Floris fragrances, I've been curious about this one for a while. As usual (with these relatively obscure and unknown ones) there's very little information around about it.

Being launched in 1981, I kind of expected a typical (British) laid back lavender/mossy barbershoppy fragrance in the typical Floris style. I couldn't have been further from the truth, this is a really interesting fragrance and quite different to what I expected. It opens with pine and dries out to a leathery moss.

The closest fragrance I can relate this to is Rochas Macassar but without the coconut note which is something I don't like about Macassar. It's not as smooth or as refined as Macassar but certainly has the same fragrance profile.

Macassar was launched in 1980, this one a year later in 1981, which makes me wonder if Macassar was the inspiration for this. A hidden gem for sure.

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You had me at Macassar!

 

[BMatos90]

i have purchased this beauty from Ebay, and i am very happy because the juice still pretty intact and strong.
i heard here on basenotes complaints about the lack of longevity of this fragrance, but on me is beast mode, i sprayed this on the top of my hand yesterday at 22:00h, the first two hours the projection was insane, i went to sleep at 00:00h without washing my hand and wake up around 8:00h, i checked if the scent was still detectable and for my surprise it was still there!! crazyy shiitt !

 

[Jean-Sté]

Vintage Adidas is very underrated, IMO. I already have the eau de toilette, so I'm very happy to have the after-shave !

 

[dadicroce]

Found 2 bottles of 2014 Fahrenheit

 

[ScentBeagle]

Roja Parfums... Amber Aoud and Musk Aoud (pre- 2020)... I think there must have been some major IFRA changes in 2019/2020 because I have noticed a tremendous change (decreased sillage and longevity) in post-2020 batches of all my designer and niche favorite perfumes, including Roja, Boadicea and Chanel, which were purchased directly from their websites. I also noticed that several of the newer batches of Roja perfumes no longer have the batch numbers stamped on the bottom. For example, older bottles have numbers like 12373/123256AA for Amber Aoud, or 20323/38126CRPPH for Creation-R pour homme. Thus, I would not recommend any post - 2020 bottles of Roja that lack these markings on the bottom of the bottles as I feel their re-formulations are inferior. In short, I do not recommend any newer batches (post 2020) of earlier released perfumes from Roja. Try to find slightly used vintage bottles.

P.S. For me, the best Roja's are the "Made in the UK" versions (the earlier days of Roja)

 

[fulaan]

P.S. For me, the best Roja's are the "Made in the UK" versions (the earlier days of Roja)

where are they made now?

 

[ScentBeagle]

where are they made now?

It now says "Made in England". I think the change on the boxes occurred around 2019, and I am not sure if it was due to the Brexit movement or some other reason. Nonetheless, the older versions of Roja Parfums have "Made in UK" and not "Made in England" labeled on the box and sometimes on the sticker on the bottle bottom as well. This is just a rough guide to determine the age of Roja bottles along with the paper labels that were on older bottles.

 

[fulaan]

ok thanks

 

[_Nicolas_]

Vintage Adidas is very underrated, IMO.

Yes, I got a mini of the EDT recently and thoroughly agree with you @Jean-Sté, it's a lot more complex than it initially seems to be! Congrats on the aftershave!

 

[dadicroce]

Spotted this in the drug store today. Couldn’t pass up a 100ml bottle

 

[_Nicolas_]

Spotted this in the drug store today. Couldn’t pass up a 100ml bottle

Nice! Potent stuff mate, that'll probably last you a lifetime!

 

[BMatos90]

Vintage Polo green from 1982 (Made in France) and Paco Rabanne eau de sport vintage (Pre-barcode)

I am an young adult and never tried those old formulas until now, What a journey !
eau de sport was an instant love for me, i guess it's my favorite fresh fragrance after trying alot of fresh/sport fragrances on the market.

Vintage Polo it's not an easy fragrance to wear, but still growing on me, so much different from recent formulations.. how the heck perfume industry gone downhill after year 2000 ?? shame.

 

[_Nicolas_]

eau de sport was an instant love for me, i guess it's my favorite fresh fragrance after trying alot of fresh/sport fragrances on the market.

Yes, very nice old school sport fragrance that one, lovely opening! My own favourite is Lacoste original from 1984.