Vintage SOTD Thread for April 2023

[Basenotes Robot]

Hello Humans!

It's time to tell Basenotes Robot what vintage scents you're wearing today!

Don't forget you can also log your SOTD here.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Chanel Bois Noir

 

[JON RODGERS]

 

[sakecat]

Mitsouko - EdT from a 2003 mini, batch 3B01.

Getting mostly moss with a hint of peach and spices.
My current impression, after 90 minutes of wear - fairly linear, focused on the mossy parts and minimizing the fruit.
Unpopular opinion - I like this version better than the vintage peachier ones.

I got this as a used bottle off Mercari.
Someone(s) took great care storing it properly.
I'm glad to be its new caretaker.

 

[Professor Value]

Recent chatter in March's thread has motivated me to make this my #SOTD 🤎💛
(A wonderfully warm woody-patchouli-honey-spicy-mossy scent that brings back memories of high school in the late 70s and the bottle I wore then.)

OLEG CASSINI FOR MEN

 

[cologne connoisseur]

Green Valley

 

[Ali AD]

 

[aero58]

Creed Bois du Portugal

@nosey74 inspired me to choose this today. It's a bit of a cold snap this morning following a short, but intense squall line that passed through.

 

[CookBot]

Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy??

All boy dogs everywhere and the generous Basenoter who sent me this bottle of vintage Shalimar eau de cologne, that's who!



I have a long history of trying to learn to love Shalimar and several other Guerlains, too: Jicky, Habit Rouge, L'Heure Bleu, Le Mouchoir de Monsieur, et al... the list is lengthy. My problem seems to be that I just don't care for that opulent, ambery Guerlinade base. I keep trying different formulations and concentrations of them, because I feel like a bad perfumista for not liking them. But so far, Mitsouko is the only one that has broken through to gain my affection.

I had hopes that maybe the cologne version of Shalimar might be the one that wins me over, but the fact is that I just don't much care for vanilla perfumes, either. I have the same problem with Habit Rouge. Which is strange, since I love culinary vanilla. But in perfume? Nope.

Still... gotta love a Basenoter who's this generous!

 

[PStoller]

Last day of Eau Sauvage, unless my flight gets cancelled.

 

[CookBot]

Last day of Eau Sauvage, unless my flight gets cancelled.

Did you tire of it? Were you sorry you didn't bring alternatives?

 

[hednic]

SOTE: Eau Cendree by Jacomo

 

[PStoller]

Did you tire of it? Were you sorry you didn't bring alternatives?

I didn’t tire of Eau Sauvage, but I’ll still be happy to get back to near-infinite variety.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Guerlain Eau de Cologne Imperiale

 

[Redfish365]

Whch is strange, since I love culinary vanilla. But in perfume? Nope.

You and me both sistah!
Häagen-Dazs vanilla all day, everyday! But in fragrance my tolerance is very VERY low!

 

[Redfish365]

Bugatti (original) by Ettore Bugatti (1992)

 

[Bavard]

My vintage scent of the evening is Monogram.

It smells like incense sticks. I'm trying something off rotation as a surprise for date night.

 

[Ken_Russell]

The Meanwhile discontinued On El by J del Pozo

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Patou Pour Homme Prive

 

[nosey74]

Creed Bois du Portugal

@nosey74 inspired me to choose this today. It's a bit of a cold snap this morning following a short, but intense squall line that passed through.

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I tried to respond to your question in the March vintage thread but it’s closed.



I most certainly can tell a difference! The older millesime bottles smell fuller and richer - they have more naturally sparkling citrus up top and the sandalwood base smells more satisfying to me. The newer stuff isn’t bad - it just isn’t the same and isn’t quite as good - it sort of smells like a clone of itself - close but not the same IMHO.

 

[Professor Value]

My #SOTE #SOTN has been applied. ♥️🌹🛌💤

FURYO

 

[Diddy]

Late night spritzing from a sample gifted me by one of our finest… Bugatti edt.

 

[Jean-Sté]

Homme de Café, Parfums Café. 1978.

 

[Avecesar]

 

[Ken_Russell]

C&E Sienna

 

[WarmJewel]

Pierre Cardin - Pour Monsieur, Aftershave.

 

[Franco65]

the 70's are back again

 

[CookBot]

Cristalle (1974) by Henri Robert for Chanel

 

[perfaddict]

Halston Z-14

 

[Martialisaragon]

Bogart (1975) by Jacques Bogart.
Formula: Lucien Ferrero and Maurice Marin

Layering deep vintage (pre-barcode) after shave with an even earlier bottle of edt. I wonder why they let go of that earlier design, it is much cooler.
This is definitely a smoother experience than current juice, where the birch-tar can become almost overwhelming. Cushioned with moss, it's still being very smoky.

 

[Puma]

Jacinthe & Rose by E.Coudray

 

[tdem1961]

Hello everyone. Opium today.

 

[JON RODGERS]

 

[hednic]

What is the size of the Eau de Toilette spray Jon? Is that a 30ml bottle or smaller?

 

[JON RODGERS]

What is the size of the Eau de Toilette spray Jon? Is that a 30ml bottle or smaller?

It's actually 60ml

 

[hednic]

It's actually 60ml

Never would have guessed that being a traveling set!

 

[cologne connoisseur]

Egoiste

 

[Redfish365]

Aramis 900 by Aramis (1973)

 

[aero58]

I tried to respond to your question in the March vintage thread but it’s closed.

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I most certainly can tell a difference! The older millesime bottles smell fuller and richer - they have more naturally sparkling citrus up top and the sandalwood base smells more satisfying to me. The newer stuff isn’t bad - it just isn’t the same and isn’t quite as good - it sort of smells like a clone of itself - close but not the same IMHO.

Interesting. Thanks for the info.

 

[aero58]

Dior Jules