Vintage SOTD Thread for December 2022

[Cook.bot]

A lot of the older crowd is as you might imagine, technologically adverse, so they didn't make the switch to the new forum software.

Hey, I managed it, and I'm surely one of the geezeriest people here!

No excuses.

 

[Diddy]

Not quite vintage but I’m posting it here anyways…. My SOTN is YSL L’homme

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Dior Jules for the evening

 

[Varanis Ridari]

Not quite vintage but I’m posting it here anyways…. My SOTN is YSL L’homme

Only 3 more years (and a few months) and it will be 20

 

[LiveJazz]

Rochas Femme. Not very Femme by modern standards. A top winter chypre option.

 

[Cook.bot]

Rochas Femme. Not very Femme by modern standards. A top winter chypre option.

Don't let it get too close to that bottle of Coriolan or they might start mating.

 

[speedyrabbit]

boom.

 

[perfaddict]

Drakkar Noir

 

[Ali AD]

 

[Avecesar]

 

[Jean-Sté]

Madras pour Homme, Myrurgia. 1983.

 

[Varanis Ridari]

Avon Uomo (2000)

 

[WarmJewel]

This one today
From 1984.

 

[Redfish365]

Marbert Gentleman by Marbert.
(This beauty has been on my wantlist for a couple of years now. After only occasionally spotting little 5ml bottles which don't generally do it for me I did spy one larger bottle at a seemingly reasonable price with one little issue - it was in the Ukraine. Even without the current territorial dispute with Russia I tend to shy away from transactions with Eastern Europe based upon personal experience. But after a year without seeing another bottle (besides one ridiculously overpriced example from another Eastern European country) I finally could take it no more and negotiated a slightly better price from Ukraine. It arrived in about 2 weeks to my great joy.
The smell was just as I'd hoped it would be. An initial strong resemblance to Rogue's Chypre Siam greeted me. It's a pretty strong fragrance, opening a bit heavy but lightening up somewhat as it progressed. It's a green smell with notable lemon, bergamot, galbanum, aldehydes and tarragon up top. All the while a civet and patchouli paint the background. In the middle it becomes a bit woody with cypress and cedar and vetiver among florals from rose, geranium and jasmine.
In the base there's a light castoreum leather note along with moss, musk, frankincense and labdanum.
I really love this stuff and wonder if the newer and more accessible version in the blocky, rectangular bottle is similar? I've heard strong arguments both ways. I tend to think it probably isn't up to the quality of this version however I will say that thus far the house of Marbert has never let me down. I may have to take a chance on that later version at some point because I've kinda gotta know...)

 

[Professor Value]

Going with a mini bottle for my #SOTM
This is very nice, but it's just not crossing the threshold to full bottle. Sooo close, though.

HERRERA FOR MEN

 

[cologne connoisseur]

Safari for Men (Cosmair)

 

[hednic]

Excellent vintage selection!

 

[Schubertian]

Opium Secret de Parfum (sadly only a sample).

 

[DoctorM81]

Since it's been discontinued and brought back, not sure if the 2011-purchased New Haarlem I'm wearing would now count as 'vintage'.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Patou Pour Homme

 

[Bavard]

My vintage scent of the day is Egoiste Platinum.

I'm feeling good about its sexy effervescence.

 

[tiberije]

I am wearing Vintage Kouros whole week
So it’s my Kouros Week till Sunday

 

[Ken_Russell]

Derrick

 

[hednic]

SOTE: Derby by Guerlain

 

[PStoller]

I did spy one larger bottle at a seemingly reasonable price with one little issue - it was in the Ukraine.

Was the seller Marunman?

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Balenciaga Ho Hang

 

[Redfish365]

Was the seller Marunman?

No, the seller was zyvo_17.

 

[PStoller]

Was the seller Marunman?

No, the seller was zyvo_17.

I meant marunmarun, who is a reputable seller from Ukraine. I’ve never purchased from zyvo_17, most of whose fragrances are Russian. Anyway, I’m glad you got a good deal!

 

[motorcade]

SOTE: Esencia Loewe

 

[Avecesar]

 

[speedyrabbit]

BOOM . SUPER

 

[Professor Value]

Wearing this just delivered blind bought mini bottle for my #SOTD 🧡 (Good stuff!)

BALENCIAGA POUR HOMME

 

[WarmJewel]

This one today love it! Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur.

 

[nosey74]

Today	Yesterday

 

[WarmJewel]

Today	Yesterday

What's the Hechter like?

I certainly know the brand, I have some Daniel Hechter clothes from the 80's but not familiar with this fragrance.

 

[JON RODGERS]

Amouage Gold.

 

[nosey74]

What's the Hechter like?

I certainly know the brand, I have some Daniel Hechter clothes from the 80's but not familiar with this fragrance.

I’m going to go with Basenoter Colbourne’s review of this:

Colbourne's Review of Caractère by Daniel Hechter

basenotes.com

To me, this is an atypical, unusual, unique but very pleasant take on a clean fresh barbershop type fragrance. The opening is kind of a lot but it mellows out very nicely shortly after application.

 

[WarmJewel]

I’m going to go with Basenoter Colbourne’s review of this:

Thank you.

I find Colbourne's reviews to be consistently excellent! I'm not sure why (maybe read a bad review somewhere) but I had it in mind this wasn't a great fragrance, but it seems it's worth trying.

 

[Jean-Sté]

Lagerfeld, Karl Lagerfeld, 1978. Ron Winnegrad.

Layering after-shave with eau de toilette.

 

[hednic]

BALENCIAGA POUR HOMME

Nice vintage choice!