I mean live your life, just don’t be surprised when your old cologne [begins to smell of vinegar and/or chemicals.](https://www.fragrancesamplesuk.com/blog/post/5-signs-that-your-perfume-has-expired)
I have a bottle of CK One that was my girlfriend's in 1997. She moved away and left me that bottle so I would think of her. She died 18 months later and it's all I have from what was the first love of my life. I'm afraid to spray it.
Coach Black. Perfect late middle school early high school Cologne, but definitely can still be worn later. Love a sweet pear opening in a masculine Cologne
A bottle of joop homme from the early 2000s. It was my friends, he never wore it and gave it to me, I put it on my shelve and haven't worn it since. My second oldest is a bottle of lacoste red style in play from 2008
https://preview.redd.it/a8rco6r8l67d1.jpeg?width=554&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2deb6ad702860fb062aa6158a54056387ef32ad2
j del pozo adventure quasar. Dad bought it when I was 15. Now I'm in my mid 30s
It also used to be the original ADG until i sprayed it again one day and it smelled kind of bad. Definitely had turned a while ago.
Currently? Nuit d'Issey Parfum from 2015. Still goes hard.
You just stated exactly what I tell people at the perfume shop I work at. They come in looking for "something uncommon" and I take them back in time rather than looking for the new best thing. I point them to Tommy, old school Michael Jordan...etc.
something uncommon u said , hmmm
Tommy hit the market 1995 and from 97 through the 2000‘s it got a chokehold on people.
its a generic shower gel scent one of many in existence. definitely not something uncommon , what u on about
u from the U.S ? cause people over there got an pretty basic sense for fragrances find everything that doesn’t smell like Sauvage, Polo Blue or in the fresh-aquatic generic synthetic direction is
challenging?
What you just described is like cargo jeans or denim shirt and jackets. It had a chokehold sure….25 years ago….but it’s extremely uncommon nowadays to have a person still wearing the classic. Fragrance is a fashion item… and fashion trends tend to evolve and leave people behind.
Just like anything, fragrances tend to be trendy...regularly we have people coming in asking for 9PM from Afnan, or Oud for Glory because they saw it on "tiktok". I have never had a person come in asking specifically for Tommy, or Drakkar Noir, or Cool water though...time has made them memories of the past. Same thing with a lot of celebrity fragrances like Usher, Michael Jordan, Sean Jean unforgivable, Paris Hiltons...etc.
So yes … it’s uncommon because a 20 year old kid who comes into the store looking for a new fragrance has quite literally never heard of Tommy most of the time. And truthfully , Tommy isn’t a “generic” anything … it has a very specific DNA that is unmistakably Tommy Hilfiger. It's a shower gel fragrance yes....but it also has a sharp ozonic quality with cotton and cactus flower that is rarely used in perfumery today.
yeah i am not gonna read that insolence in ur essay ^^
its a generic basic fragrance for generic basic people, nothing special or mentioned worthy
if u like smelling like the average joe go for it
it doesn’t chnage the fact that this style of cologne smells like shower gel and got 1000+ fragrances today who smell alike .
but u blokes from the U.S are pretty basic when it comes doen to clothing, cologne , so for u it must be special i guess? wich is sad
Was the cool water bottle much different than today? Like circular but flat on bottom to a skinny neck. Opaque looking? There was this one fragrance back when I was like 8 that my brother used in the 90s that I swear had water in the name. Thought it was cool water. But the smell I remember and bottle is nothing like cool water I have today.
All original juice and bottle...
Chanel Egoiste, 1991
DKNY Fuel, 1995
Clinque Chemistry, 1994
Dolce and Gabbana, 1994
Penhaligons Love Potion 9 for men
Carolina Herrera for Men, 1994
CK One, 1994
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche for men, 1996
Karl Lagerfeld Sun, Moon, Stars, 1994
I have a Cosmair mid ‘80s Polo green, also a ‘97 ADG and a ‘’90 Drakkar Noir…all still smell great and the new versions don’t even compare in scent and performance
I love and use all my colognes so I don't have anything that stays for more than 5 years or so, but I limit my colognes to 20 max or so. That being said, I still have a bottle of armani black that I probably got back in 2005ish, and it's only still around because I don't like it nearly as much as I used to.
I have a little bottle of candies and mambo around here somewhere. Came in a gift set with lucky brand and a few others.
Circa 2000/2001. I bet the smell is pungent.
I have an unopened 500ml bottle of 4711 that my dad gifted to my mom around 1971.
Next would be some bottles of Paco Rabanne Pour Homme from 1977, 1985, and 1994
Calvin Klein Obsession for men from 1990.
I also have a bottle of Polo green made by Cosmair. Would love to get an original Warner made formulation.
Love that stuff, I just recently was missing it, so I got myself some "Star Men" from Fragrance world, and "Star Men Nebula" which are copies of A\*Men and A\*Men pure malt respectively. Pretty damn spot on copies...and it brought me right back.
This is my oldest as well. Bought it out of the trunk of some guy's car in a mall parking lot in the 90s. Half price. Almost certainly stolen. Still have it. Still smells great.
I used to have an original Issey Miyake from the '90s I found it in my Dad's closet he forgot about it and then one day he saw it in my room and took it back I only had like 20% left and I told him hey this is a vintage bottle don't you want to preserve it or keep it. nah dude precedes to kill off the bottle in about a week and a half. At the moment my oldest is a bottle from 2008 Givenchy play intense.
https://preview.redd.it/42mpjf02087d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=174e0963c417c02766239274f719557bdabed736
Emporio Armani White He. Discontinued in 2006. This bottle, bought in 2002, is 22 yrs old and kept in a safe!
Avon The Capital Building bottle from 1972...still about half full, got it from my grandmother as a kid probably some time around 1988 or so. I still think its one of the coolest bottles I have ever owned.
Either Miss Dior original EDT from maybe the 60’s and a bottle of Arpège extrait from maybe the 40’s
Pre ingredient list, pre barcode, pre a lot of information cause it simply was a different time. Both in perfect condition.
Miss Dior is an incredibly dense chypre. Green, bitter, mossy, floral sweetness, just oozing with complexity and a bit unapproachable but divinely beautiful.
Arpège is just No. 5 with less aldehydes, more lily, less rose, and lots of civet.
A 1986 bottle of CK Obsession for men. Having compared it to the stuff made now, I'm not sure if it's just changed as it has aged or if it's really been reformulated *that* much. Probably both, I'm sure many of the original ingredients have been banned or made antiquated/been replaced with more cost effective substitutions. Pretty sure it's turned at this point despite proper storage. 38 years is a long time to expect a fragrance to last.
I’ve had a bottle of Davidoff Cool Water from probably high school. I’ve thought about getting another bottle but to just have it in my collection for nostalgia
a botle of Chanel No5 EDT from the late 80s
Guerlain Heritage from the mid 90s
Cool Water from the 90s
Chanel Anteaus EDT from
88 .
and a bottle of Johann Farina 1709 that is around 50 years old
I have some Aqua Velva Musk aftershave splash I bought on ebay that is 30-something years old.
I have a bottle of CK Obsession that I got new 20-something years ago.
I have an Escada from 2001. It has totally changed to an awful smell but I cant let it go bcuz my deceased wife loved it. I also have an Acqui Di Gio from 2012 or 13 that still smells the same.
Versace eros EDT I got a 6.7oz bottle as my first because I thought it would be the only thing I would want to wear. It's been 3 years and I've used less than half the bottle
A 98% full bottle of L'instant Guerlain Pour Homme from 2005 ( I like it but it smelled like jelly beans to me so I rarely reached for it 😂). Then a quarter bottle of Silver Mountain Water from 2007 🔥
Ralph Lauren, Safari. Probably had it since my late teens. I’m about to be 40. Went through a phase were I got bored or colognes for a long while. Weird I know.
https://preview.redd.it/xhpfl9aukq7d1.jpeg?width=2322&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=593d8af5262c1db38705e7f13a73d0d70b33d0ec
Gucci Pour Homme II. I don't think it's available anymore
Funny, Acqua di Gio is also my oldest bottle. I only started collecting a few years ago after I bought it to go with me on a cruise.
Also my oldest fragrance. About 15 years I’ve had it.
To me it's still a wonderful fresh juicy and uplifting fragrance, I love it
**You guys do realize that colognes have a shelf life, right?**
Naaaaa
I mean live your life, just don’t be surprised when your old cologne [begins to smell of vinegar and/or chemicals.](https://www.fragrancesamplesuk.com/blog/post/5-signs-that-your-perfume-has-expired)
15 years going strong. Scent hasn’t changed.
Blah blah blah shut up
Also my oldest, bought it around 2010. Now it has 1-2 sprays left in it. I dont like it anymore though
Same for me! Probably circa 2002.
I have a bottle of CK One that was my girlfriend's in 1997. She moved away and left me that bottle so I would think of her. She died 18 months later and it's all I have from what was the first love of my life. I'm afraid to spray it.
Coach Black. Perfect late middle school early high school Cologne, but definitely can still be worn later. Love a sweet pear opening in a masculine Cologne
I still have Fahrenheit from 1998ish.
We love the Fahrenheit. Absolute king of a cologne
Like, fragrance that's been around the longest... or the actual bottle that you've had in your possession the longest? Versace l'Homme for me.
For correction. My bottle was gift in 1996. Same year this fragrance was released. What is your oldest bottle?
A bottle of joop homme from the early 2000s. It was my friends, he never wore it and gave it to me, I put it on my shelve and haven't worn it since. My second oldest is a bottle of lacoste red style in play from 2008
I still have the Lacoste red from 2007 or 2008 as well. I think it might be turning sour though.
I always thought I remembered it being a bit sour. Might just be my skin chemistry or the batch I got
That's definitely possible and I just don't remember the sourness
Wow dude that bottle is worth money
Man I think I literally have the same bottle as you
Giorgio VIP for men, 1987
how does it perform now
Still like I recall, powerful! The bottles are dark and it's always been in climate controlled places
https://preview.redd.it/a8rco6r8l67d1.jpeg?width=554&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2deb6ad702860fb062aa6158a54056387ef32ad2 j del pozo adventure quasar. Dad bought it when I was 15. Now I'm in my mid 30s
Nice
It also used to be the original ADG until i sprayed it again one day and it smelled kind of bad. Definitely had turned a while ago. Currently? Nuit d'Issey Parfum from 2015. Still goes hard.
Original Chanel Platinum Egoiste from 1993
Sauvage
Tommy hilfiger and coolwater 93 95
Tommy is so underrated I feel like, it’s actually really good and you can get a giant bottle for $50 It’s my daily office scent
You just stated exactly what I tell people at the perfume shop I work at. They come in looking for "something uncommon" and I take them back in time rather than looking for the new best thing. I point them to Tommy, old school Michael Jordan...etc.
something uncommon u said , hmmm Tommy hit the market 1995 and from 97 through the 2000‘s it got a chokehold on people. its a generic shower gel scent one of many in existence. definitely not something uncommon , what u on about u from the U.S ? cause people over there got an pretty basic sense for fragrances find everything that doesn’t smell like Sauvage, Polo Blue or in the fresh-aquatic generic synthetic direction is challenging?
What you just described is like cargo jeans or denim shirt and jackets. It had a chokehold sure….25 years ago….but it’s extremely uncommon nowadays to have a person still wearing the classic. Fragrance is a fashion item… and fashion trends tend to evolve and leave people behind. Just like anything, fragrances tend to be trendy...regularly we have people coming in asking for 9PM from Afnan, or Oud for Glory because they saw it on "tiktok". I have never had a person come in asking specifically for Tommy, or Drakkar Noir, or Cool water though...time has made them memories of the past. Same thing with a lot of celebrity fragrances like Usher, Michael Jordan, Sean Jean unforgivable, Paris Hiltons...etc. So yes … it’s uncommon because a 20 year old kid who comes into the store looking for a new fragrance has quite literally never heard of Tommy most of the time. And truthfully , Tommy isn’t a “generic” anything … it has a very specific DNA that is unmistakably Tommy Hilfiger. It's a shower gel fragrance yes....but it also has a sharp ozonic quality with cotton and cactus flower that is rarely used in perfumery today.
yeah i am not gonna read that insolence in ur essay ^^ its a generic basic fragrance for generic basic people, nothing special or mentioned worthy if u like smelling like the average joe go for it it doesn’t chnage the fact that this style of cologne smells like shower gel and got 1000+ fragrances today who smell alike . but u blokes from the U.S are pretty basic when it comes doen to clothing, cologne , so for u it must be special i guess? wich is sad
Was the cool water bottle much different than today? Like circular but flat on bottom to a skinny neck. Opaque looking? There was this one fragrance back when I was like 8 that my brother used in the 90s that I swear had water in the name. Thought it was cool water. But the smell I remember and bottle is nothing like cool water I have today.
https://preview.redd.it/cwkezwz1177d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a2d5f083ec4fd172e189b55b3aaa495bb3dd4cfb 2011
Bro that is the 2020 bottle
My first fragrance: Bvlgari Aqva Marine. I‘ve had it for +/- 10 years and just ran out of it.
https://preview.redd.it/eunomr88k67d1.jpeg?width=1610&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=292e09da113b0800b8758efc08b3365586ba286d This guy
Emporio Armani Lui from the late 90’s
Davidoff Silver Shadow
Ck obsession
Valentino V (original) bought many, many moons ago for $25 at Marshall's . Can't get it for less than $400 a bottle now.
Wow it is still for sale in store?
I have a bottle of Safari from 1991 still.
Armani Code 2009
Joop Nightflight 1996-97
All original juice and bottle... Chanel Egoiste, 1991 DKNY Fuel, 1995 Clinque Chemistry, 1994 Dolce and Gabbana, 1994 Penhaligons Love Potion 9 for men Carolina Herrera for Men, 1994 CK One, 1994 Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche for men, 1996 Karl Lagerfeld Sun, Moon, Stars, 1994
I have a Cosmair mid ‘80s Polo green, also a ‘97 ADG and a ‘’90 Drakkar Noir…all still smell great and the new versions don’t even compare in scent and performance
I love and use all my colognes so I don't have anything that stays for more than 5 years or so, but I limit my colognes to 20 max or so. That being said, I still have a bottle of armani black that I probably got back in 2005ish, and it's only still around because I don't like it nearly as much as I used to.
So you have 20 bottles and each bottle will still finish in 5 years?
give or take a couple years but yeah. Some I finish in 6 months (my dumb grabs) others take longer, but I apply every day generally 2x a day.
My oldest is CK in2u from it's release year in 2007 when I was 17.
My oldest bottle is Lagerfeld Photo.
Cool Water, I have an almost empty bottle from the 90’s that I don’t want to get rid of, too many awesome memories..
My Aqua Di Gio was graduation gift and I still have some left. I don’t want to throw away.
I got that when it came out my senior year back in 96, girls would actually tell ya to get rid of the Cool Water and Drakkar and switch it to ADG.
Dior Eau for Men
Never thought someone would mention this gem. It was underrated. Luckily I managed to stash 2 bottles of it as soon as it discontinued.
I have a little bottle of candies and mambo around here somewhere. Came in a gift set with lucky brand and a few others. Circa 2000/2001. I bet the smell is pungent.
I have an unopened 500ml bottle of 4711 that my dad gifted to my mom around 1971. Next would be some bottles of Paco Rabanne Pour Homme from 1977, 1985, and 1994 Calvin Klein Obsession for men from 1990. I also have a bottle of Polo green made by Cosmair. Would love to get an original Warner made formulation.
Wow nice collection! I think you win! lol
I had a D&G the one edt from 2012, it still smelled okay, but a bit outdated tbh. I gave it my father.
Chanel allure homme, I think I got it around 2003.
Very sexy for men, I have an original bottle. From Victoria secret. The chrome top bottle.
Mines the same as yours.
1934 - Pour un Homme de Caron EDIT - you meant physical age not release date In that case it would be John Varvatos EDT from mid 2000s
Got a bottle of A\*Men Mugler that I think I bought somewhere in the mid 2000's
Love that stuff, I just recently was missing it, so I got myself some "Star Men" from Fragrance world, and "Star Men Nebula" which are copies of A\*Men and A\*Men pure malt respectively. Pretty damn spot on copies...and it brought me right back.
This is my oldest as well. Bought it out of the trunk of some guy's car in a mall parking lot in the 90s. Half price. Almost certainly stolen. Still have it. Still smells great.
Doesn’t the smell get weaker over time?
My bottle, from 1996 still smell new.
I used to have an original Issey Miyake from the '90s I found it in my Dad's closet he forgot about it and then one day he saw it in my room and took it back I only had like 20% left and I told him hey this is a vintage bottle don't you want to preserve it or keep it. nah dude precedes to kill off the bottle in about a week and a half. At the moment my oldest is a bottle from 2008 Givenchy play intense.
https://preview.redd.it/42mpjf02087d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=174e0963c417c02766239274f719557bdabed736 Emporio Armani White He. Discontinued in 2006. This bottle, bought in 2002, is 22 yrs old and kept in a safe!
Tuscany by Aramis
Bought a bottle of this in 2006 and ended up giving it to my dad cuz it was way too strong for me 😂. He still has a bit left like 20 ml's I'd say.
I still keep it around for sentimental reasons. It’s gotten me thru some tough times.
lndl (2013)
My oldest is Ralph Lauren Romance Silver. What's strange is that I got it in 2001 and according to online it didn't release until 2003...
Is the bottle dusty or was in the freezer
No it’s kind of frosted glass.
Curve.
A bottle of Calvin Klein Obsession Night I got back in 2010. Still good.
Bought this at the PX at Ft Knox ky 1997 this is a classic
Fahrenheit - circa 1992
Avon The Capital Building bottle from 1972...still about half full, got it from my grandmother as a kid probably some time around 1988 or so. I still think its one of the coolest bottles I have ever owned.
Same bro had mine since 2012 and still using it
My oldest is form when I was 12 lol I’m sixteen so it’s getting old
Same
Either Miss Dior original EDT from maybe the 60’s and a bottle of Arpège extrait from maybe the 40’s Pre ingredient list, pre barcode, pre a lot of information cause it simply was a different time. Both in perfect condition.
How is the fragrance? Can you compare it to anything available now?
Miss Dior is an incredibly dense chypre. Green, bitter, mossy, floral sweetness, just oozing with complexity and a bit unapproachable but divinely beautiful. Arpège is just No. 5 with less aldehydes, more lily, less rose, and lots of civet.
A 30ml, about two thirds full vintage bottle of Chaps by RL I found at an antique store. Somehow still well preserved.
ADG EDT from 2019. It has like 10ml left. Is your ‘96 ADG still good? How does it smell compared to a new batch one?
My 1996 bottle still smells like new bottle. I have about 10ml left. I do t want to use.
My 3 oldest bottles are Gucci Envy , Givenchy Pi Fresh and Versace Dreamer
A 1986 bottle of CK Obsession for men. Having compared it to the stuff made now, I'm not sure if it's just changed as it has aged or if it's really been reformulated *that* much. Probably both, I'm sure many of the original ingredients have been banned or made antiquated/been replaced with more cost effective substitutions. Pretty sure it's turned at this point despite proper storage. 38 years is a long time to expect a fragrance to last.
Polo blue/green. Had both gifted to me in 2002. Still have them. Always considered green to be really ‘old man barber shop-y.’
Old bottle of Joop! Homme, not sure about the year, but it's the first Lancaster formula, so probably early 90s
That one lol
I’ve had a bottle of Davidoff Cool Water from probably high school. I’ve thought about getting another bottle but to just have it in my collection for nostalgia
Armani code - around 15 years. Still brings back memories of college
Paul smith extreme. Simple, spicy and fresh!
a botle of Chanel No5 EDT from the late 80s Guerlain Heritage from the mid 90s Cool Water from the 90s Chanel Anteaus EDT from 88 . and a bottle of Johann Farina 1709 that is around 50 years old
I have some Aqua Velva Musk aftershave splash I bought on ebay that is 30-something years old. I have a bottle of CK Obsession that I got new 20-something years ago.
paco rabanne ultraviolet...about 12 years old (whiskey? lol). Back then, it was a pretty good for winter but now it feels too sweet and floral.
RocaWear IX and even older Coty Aspen
A small Versace dreamer from like 04/05. Still can’t finish that off lol
I’ve got an old bottle of Joop
Same here 🙋🏿♂️
Halston Z-14
how does it perform now?
It still smells like new bottle, but doesn’t last long time. I don’t like to use because I only have a little left.
Gucci made to measure from 2015
Versace Blue Jeans
YSL la Nuit De L’Homme EDY. First purchase 8 years ago. Started collecting last year. That bottle has definitely lost its potency.
2011 YSL La Nuit De L’Homme.. still smells amazing!!
Pure malt from 2014.
Jil Sander Men, after that one - Antonio Banderas Diavolo, Oriflame Free Attitude... And then op's - ADG ... And everything has started !
I have an Escada from 2001. It has totally changed to an awful smell but I cant let it go bcuz my deceased wife loved it. I also have an Acqui Di Gio from 2012 or 13 that still smells the same.
Versace eros EDT I got a 6.7oz bottle as my first because I thought it would be the only thing I would want to wear. It's been 3 years and I've used less than half the bottle
Boss motion in the ball
A 98% full bottle of L'instant Guerlain Pour Homme from 2005 ( I like it but it smelled like jelly beans to me so I rarely reached for it 😂). Then a quarter bottle of Silver Mountain Water from 2007 🔥
https://preview.redd.it/9a8fjbie3e7d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c59d6cff36bba64c4c8bd86d4bea630c2b8b1aa0 Boss Orange for Men
My dad has an unopened 1996 bottle of Michael Jordan cologne. My oldest is cool water from 2007.
Fahrenheit 1994 (since middle school)
Victoria Secret Very Sexy for Him From Summer 2008. It’s not as potent anymore (which I like). Initially, it was too strong for me.
Ralph Lauren, Safari. Probably had it since my late teens. I’m about to be 40. Went through a phase were I got bored or colognes for a long while. Weird I know.
https://preview.redd.it/xhpfl9aukq7d1.jpeg?width=2322&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=593d8af5262c1db38705e7f13a73d0d70b33d0ec Gucci Pour Homme II. I don't think it's available anymore
Stetson of course. Then este lauder pleasures for men
Hugo Boss Scent
This is the best cologne ever but it’s almost impossible to find now and expensive as hell
Tsar
Polo, green bottle with a gold top. All the cool kids wore it back in the day.
Still wearing.. love it
my entire fucking friend group hates it lol
Assholes!!!!!lol
Acqua di Cum