Hi guys. I've been doing some research on Dior Homme and DHI recently to discover something about the batch/production code found under the bottle or box itself. Read quite a number of threads especially those with the batch numbers and personally, I've been trying to find vintage Dior Homme bottles. So now instead of using checkcosmetic.net when you are at DFS or other shops, here is how you can tell when the Dior fragrance was produced.
An example of a Dior batch code would be 1N02
For the 4 digits/alphabets, first digit represents the year which the fragrance was produced,
1 - 2011
0 - 2010
9 - 2009
8 - 2008
7 - 2007 so on so forth. chances of seeing 1 as 2001 is quite impossible
Hence, with the example of 1N02, it would be produced/manufactured in year 2011.
As for the alphabet just behind the first digit (the alphabet that sits in the second place of the batch code (eg 1N02), it simply represents the month the fragrance was produced. Dior starts with N being Jan. Thus,
N - Jan
P - Feb
Q - Mar
R - Apr
S - May
T - June
U - July
V - Aug
W - Sep
X - Oct
Y - Nov
Z - Dec
Once again, with the given example of 1N02, the fragrance would be produced/manufactured in Jan.
And finally for the last two digits, it represents the week of that particular month. In conclusion, the example of 1N02 simply refers to a fragrance that was produced/manufactured on the second week of Jan 2011.
Credits to ace11 for pointing out the last two digits
Addition Information:
As pointed out by Ete, 7H02 was produced in Aug 2007. However it was a tester so there could be a difference in tester batch codes. Now again by assumption, 'H' happens to be the eighth alphabet and it was related to Aug. Hence, those with testers please help me out as well. Im going to add the months for testers.
A - Jan
B - Feb
C - Mar
D - Apr
E - May
F - June
G - July
H - Aug
J - Sep
K - Oct
L - Nov
M - Dec
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Conclusion (Reformulation dates for DH & DHI)
This part gets a little tricky as there are different variations and I cant seem to find a date which everyone agrees on. However, I'm going to give you guys the best estimated date. Please be skeptical about it and dont totally count on it
When I am very sure, I will definitely highlight it for you guys. As for now, here are the dates.
Dior Homme
0W02 was the last batch of vintage (use the batch codes provided above to calculate backwards for all vintage juices) - from my understanding, the bottles had silver collars and silver stems. Then again, some mentioned that there are black stems with vintage juices. So please trust the dates instead of appearance
0W03 onwards was the first reformulation (many agree that this version is the transitional scent from the vintage to the current reformulation (version II - black collar with black stem). Personally, I've tried comparing the vintage and the first reformulation side by side. The main difference would be the 'opening' note whereby the first reformulation smelt a little more citrus as compared to the vintage. Other than that, everything else is almost similar
** Need some help as to when the first reformulation ended and it became the second reformulation (black-black) **
Dior Homme Intense
Although DHI do not have two reformulation, it gets tricky as there wasnt a date that everybody agreed on. But with credits to a few veterans, especially Gerard_Butler (thanks bro!), I will list the closest estimated date.
1R04 should be the last batch of vintage as the estimated date of reformulation was sometime in May. Hence, anything before that should be considered good to go. Personally I've not tried either the vintage or reformulation so I cant really compare it for you guys, but from all the threads, most mentioned that the only main difference was longevity and sillage. Then again, there are also many others agreeing that vintage is still the best
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Thank you for reading such a long post. Should there be any errors or credits that were not given, please inform me so that I can correct them. As for those 'hunting' for vintage juice, good luck!
An example of a Dior batch code would be 1N02
For the 4 digits/alphabets, first digit represents the year which the fragrance was produced,
1 - 2011
0 - 2010
9 - 2009
8 - 2008
7 - 2007 so on so forth. chances of seeing 1 as 2001 is quite impossible
Hence, with the example of 1N02, it would be produced/manufactured in year 2011.
As for the alphabet just behind the first digit (the alphabet that sits in the second place of the batch code (eg 1N02), it simply represents the month the fragrance was produced. Dior starts with N being Jan. Thus,
N - Jan
P - Feb
Q - Mar
R - Apr
S - May
T - June
U - July
V - Aug
W - Sep
X - Oct
Y - Nov
Z - Dec
Once again, with the given example of 1N02, the fragrance would be produced/manufactured in Jan.
And finally for the last two digits, it represents the week of that particular month. In conclusion, the example of 1N02 simply refers to a fragrance that was produced/manufactured on the second week of Jan 2011.
Credits to ace11 for pointing out the last two digits
___________________________________________________________________________last 2 digits are the week number within a certain month.
0N03 : 2000 , Jan - 3rd week .
Addition Information:
As pointed out by Ete, 7H02 was produced in Aug 2007. However it was a tester so there could be a difference in tester batch codes. Now again by assumption, 'H' happens to be the eighth alphabet and it was related to Aug. Hence, those with testers please help me out as well. Im going to add the months for testers.
A - Jan
B - Feb
C - Mar
D - Apr
E - May
F - June
G - July
H - Aug
J - Sep
K - Oct
L - Nov
M - Dec
___________________________________________________________________________
Conclusion (Reformulation dates for DH & DHI)
This part gets a little tricky as there are different variations and I cant seem to find a date which everyone agrees on. However, I'm going to give you guys the best estimated date. Please be skeptical about it and dont totally count on it
Dior Homme
0W02 was the last batch of vintage (use the batch codes provided above to calculate backwards for all vintage juices) - from my understanding, the bottles had silver collars and silver stems. Then again, some mentioned that there are black stems with vintage juices. So please trust the dates instead of appearance
Week number is important
For example, for DH :
Silver ring -silver tube - ( the original formulation of DH ) - produced until -2nd week of Sep-2010 code 0W02
Whereas 0W03 is Silver - Black (Ver1 formulation)
0W03 onwards was the first reformulation (many agree that this version is the transitional scent from the vintage to the current reformulation (version II - black collar with black stem). Personally, I've tried comparing the vintage and the first reformulation side by side. The main difference would be the 'opening' note whereby the first reformulation smelt a little more citrus as compared to the vintage. Other than that, everything else is almost similar
** Need some help as to when the first reformulation ended and it became the second reformulation (black-black) **
Dior Homme Intense
Although DHI do not have two reformulation, it gets tricky as there wasnt a date that everybody agreed on. But with credits to a few veterans, especially Gerard_Butler (thanks bro!), I will list the closest estimated date.
1R04 should be the last batch of vintage as the estimated date of reformulation was sometime in May. Hence, anything before that should be considered good to go. Personally I've not tried either the vintage or reformulation so I cant really compare it for you guys, but from all the threads, most mentioned that the only main difference was longevity and sillage. Then again, there are also many others agreeing that vintage is still the best
___________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for reading such a long post. Should there be any errors or credits that were not given, please inform me so that I can correct them. As for those 'hunting' for vintage juice, good luck!
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