Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread

[jdp234]

I have current Egoiste, and like it a lot in the winter - too sweet for my taste in hot weather. Haven't tried any of the vintage Chanels actually, will have to get around to it sometime.

YSL Parfums Corp. era Kouros today, from a 1988 bottle (it actually has the original "Paris" labeling from the Charles of the Ritz era but the batch code says 88, so I think just leftover packaging). I have a bottle from the very end of the "metal shoulders" packaging - so 2010-11 range - that I quite liked, but after comparing I think this is one where the vintage hype is justified. The point of Kouros is the dirty/clean contrast - hence the 'bathroom puck' associations people have, though it's always been more 'upscale gym locker room' for me - and the old stuff with a heavier dose of civet really slams that home.

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

For me, Egoiste is definitely not an everyday scent, even in fall and winter. That honor goes to the ubiquitous Bleu de Chanel, also created by Polge, which he describes as masculine and the "opposite" of Egoiste. Egoiste is one of the most romantic mens fragrances ever and best reserved for a special occasion.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I’ve been wearing Antaeus a lot which was not a love at first but it really has grown on me. I always liked the first few hours, now I could live in it. Contrastingly I’ve been wearing Do Son EDP a bunch too.

has anyone sampled/own anything from Les Bains Guerbois? They caught my eye on the Premiere Avenue site. They use some master perfumers. Dominique Ropion, Fanny Bal, Duchaufour, Michel Almairac.The perfumes go through the historic years of the now hotel. It was a nightclub and a “spa” before that. Joy Division recorded that famous set there and they have classy bottles but will the scents be any good?

I'm highly intrigued by this Les Bains Guerbois.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I have current Egoiste, and like it a lot in the winter - too sweet for my taste in hot weather. Haven't tried any of the vintage Chanels actually, will have to get around to it sometime.

YSL Parfums Corp. era Kouros today, from a 1988 bottle (it actually has the original "Paris" labeling from the Charles of the Ritz era but the batch code says 88, so I think just leftover packaging). I have a bottle from the very end of the "metal shoulders" packaging - so 2010-11 range - that I quite liked, but after comparing I think this is one where the vintage hype is justified. The point of Kouros is the dirty/clean contrast - hence the 'bathroom puck' associations people have, though it's always been more 'upscale gym locker room' for me - and the old stuff with a heavier dose of civet really slams that home.

I really got to get my hands on Kouros.

 

[jdp234]

I really got to get my hands on Kouros.

It's a contender for my #1 all-time favorite. For me it is a year-rounder, but I love it most in the summer.

Vintage is on the pricier side but it isn't unicorn territory -- circa $120/50ml, not at all cheap but in line with modern niche.

The below is a pretty comprehensive guide for vintage-shopping if you're interested...

KOUROS: The Scent of Gods (1/2)

Kouros, Saint Laurent, vintage

raidersofthelostscent.blogspot.com

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Thanks, as of now I have vintage: Mitsuoko, Yatagan, Bal A Versailles, Paco Rabanne Le Nuit, and "Shocking" in the mail on the way to me.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Also, check out this lady's stash she is selling from Hawaii. It's a ******* museum of good stuff, holy hell!

 

[shoewarma]

Also, check out this lady's stash she is selling from Hawaii. It's a ******* museum of good stuff, holy hell!

How does one have that many vintage perfumes? The prices are absolutely bonkers.

 

[Aquafortis]

Also, check out this lady's stash she is selling from Hawaii. It's a ******* museum of good stuff, holy hell!

Wow, that's an insane library is right! Thinking of picking up some decants of legendary reference frags.

Wore vintage Le 3eme Homme today. Wow, only had a small sample vial of modern version and picked up a beautiful vintage new bottle in the older Art Deco design. Stunning. The vintage strikes me as deeper in profile, more three-dimensional somehow in the depth of the floral heart, and warm vanillic tonka in the musky, woody and incredibly smooth dry down.

On a vintage tear recently with bottles of Dior Eau Sauvage EDT, Eau Sauvage Parfum, and the Caron this past week. And bottles of vintage Dior Eau Sauvage Extreme and Guerlain Derby on the way.

 

[jdp234]

Wow, that's an insane library is right! Thinking of picking up some decants of legendary reference frags.

Wore vintage Le 3eme Homme today. Wow, only had a small sample vial of modern version and picked up a beautiful vintage new bottle in the older Art Deco design. Stunning. The vintage strikes me as deeper in profile, more three-dimensional somehow in the depth of the floral heart, and warm vanillic tonka in the musky, woody and incredibly smooth dry down.

On a vintage tear recently with bottles of Dior Eau Sauvage EDT, Eau Sauvage Parfum, and the Caron this past week. And bottles of vintage Dior Eau Sauvage Extreme and Guerlain Derby on the way.

Oooo, vintage Derby... now THAT's a unicorn!

 

[jdp234]

Playing copycat with Rive Gauche Pour Homme today. I get the point that it's not especially unique, but it smells great and has solid performance. More angular and cold than Azzaro, which makes it feel more formal to my mind. Great suit and tie frag (not that that’s relevant these days).

 

[Aquafortis]

Sampled a current Creed GIT. Wow, major meh. Smells super generic and synthetic.

Maybe it wasn't this way in previous versions. Glad I only put a couple dabs on my wrist as I sense in larger quantities this would give me a solid headache the way Aventus does.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

So my girlfriend has a bottle of L'Artisan Parfumeur Dzing!, which is absolutely great. She gave me her sample after she bought it. Recently she discovered there was chatter about the post Shiseido purchase of L'Artisan brand reformulating Dzing and the older clear bottles being the prior formulation. Naturally we got our hands on a sample of the old and it is slightly different. I bought her old bottle and she got her hands on the old. We are both happy, but yeah they are different. This stinks (pun intended)!

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I've never smelled a Creed fragrance.

 

[Aquafortis]

I've never smelled a Creed fragrance.

IMHO way overhyped and their claims to provenance and lineage of the house is apparently totally BS.