What is your favourite aftershave?
Feb 26, 2016 20:53:37 GMT
Post by PinkFloyd on Feb 26, 2016 20:53:37 GMT
I've been rediscovering the scents I used to like many years ago but found they have all changed (nothing like they used to be) due to the bloody European twits banning some natural ingredients which has forced the parfumeries to find synthetic alternatives.
My favourites back in the day were Christian Dior Eau Sauvage, Givenchy Gentleman, Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, Caron Pour Homme and Kourous. I have tried all of the reblended "modern" variants and not ONE of them smells anything like they did back in the day...... Kouros, for example, now dries down to an almost urine like stench which was certainly not the case with the original formula. Paco Rabanne Pour Homme has an immediate hit of synthetic bergamot and then just disappears into the ether.... it's a horrible watered down version of it's once glorious self..... Eau Savage is nothing like the Eau Savage I remember and Givenchy Gentleman smells more like Givenchy teenager these days.
I don't know if any of you have noticed the changes to your favourite scents but, believe me, they are pronounced and not for the better!
I managed to secure a vintage bottle of Paco Rabanne, Eau Savage, Givenchy Gentleman and Caron Pour Homme and, FEKK me, they were as I remembered them...... absolutely spot on.... a real nose safari..... totally removed from the crap they are producing these days. Possibly my best find was a bottle of vintage Caron Pour Homme which was produced in 1967..... whoah! the sillage is tremendous and the dry down is simple and gorgeous, almost a basic talc like quality..... the opening is full of zest with bergamot, lime, mint but that soon dries down to an almost leathery, talc, sandlewood..... it's a great scent.
I won't waffle on about the rest of them, suffice to say that ALL of the vintage bottles I have smell the way I remember them and the modern day reformulated ones are just bin fodder, there is NO way I will ever buy a current aftershave, never again. (well, maybe apart from my favourite niche house "Galimard".... their 1747 is to die for).
Do any of you guys have NOS (new old stock aftershave)? You can Check the dates of manufacture here checkcosmetic.net/
Mike.
My favourites back in the day were Christian Dior Eau Sauvage, Givenchy Gentleman, Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, Caron Pour Homme and Kourous. I have tried all of the reblended "modern" variants and not ONE of them smells anything like they did back in the day...... Kouros, for example, now dries down to an almost urine like stench which was certainly not the case with the original formula. Paco Rabanne Pour Homme has an immediate hit of synthetic bergamot and then just disappears into the ether.... it's a horrible watered down version of it's once glorious self..... Eau Savage is nothing like the Eau Savage I remember and Givenchy Gentleman smells more like Givenchy teenager these days.
I don't know if any of you have noticed the changes to your favourite scents but, believe me, they are pronounced and not for the better!
I managed to secure a vintage bottle of Paco Rabanne, Eau Savage, Givenchy Gentleman and Caron Pour Homme and, FEKK me, they were as I remembered them...... absolutely spot on.... a real nose safari..... totally removed from the crap they are producing these days. Possibly my best find was a bottle of vintage Caron Pour Homme which was produced in 1967..... whoah! the sillage is tremendous and the dry down is simple and gorgeous, almost a basic talc like quality..... the opening is full of zest with bergamot, lime, mint but that soon dries down to an almost leathery, talc, sandlewood..... it's a great scent.
I won't waffle on about the rest of them, suffice to say that ALL of the vintage bottles I have smell the way I remember them and the modern day reformulated ones are just bin fodder, there is NO way I will ever buy a current aftershave, never again. (well, maybe apart from my favourite niche house "Galimard".... their 1747 is to die for).
Do any of you guys have NOS (new old stock aftershave)? You can Check the dates of manufacture here checkcosmetic.net/
Mike.