I've read that fragrances have a shelf life from 1-10 years, with most being 3-5 years. If this is true why do people pay extra for older fragrances that wont smell the same as when they were bottled? Maybe a video on fragrance shelf life would be interesting for the community.
@@MPerry-ox9qb Shelf life is a marketing gimmick, nothing more. Stored away from strong light and humidity, fragrances last decades. My father had bottles from the 70's that smelled great and super strong well into the 2000's.
@@andreidanielpetre do me a favor and see if he has any Ralph Lauren Polo or Drakkar Noir bottled in the 80's. I'm sure he wouldn't notice anything missing. 😂
@@MPerry-ox9qb I have fragrances I bought in the 1980's that still smell great, although it's very possible the top notes are gone and maybe some of the performance. Citrus notes especially are the first to go. I question how anyone can be really sure that what they're buying off of Ebay hasn't been altered in some way. Personally, I would never buy a vintage fragrance unless I found it at an estate sale or knew a friend who was selling it.
I've read that the reason older (60's-80's) men's fragrances were so strong and tended to pick a couple harsh notes like leather or oakmoss and just beat you over the head with them., was because they had to be to compete with the cigarette smoke filled social gatherings of the day. That's also the reason the classics have been reformulated and toned down a lot these days. When you do find a bottle of the original, a few sprays are usually strong enough to clear out an entire room.
I know from experience as I have gotten older that my sense of smell has changed and gotten weaker. Therefore now I prefer stronger more complex scents
Absolutely, one of my favorites. I am a Lagerfeld enthusiast and remarked that I think the current version is even better than the original. I own both. One of the few that is just as good or better.
@@TheRealBrook1968 Hey quick question I have never been complemented like when I wore Langerfeld But I thought it got way weaker over the years Where are you getting yours from ?
Bless you for this. This list is made for me. I'm 38 but grew up getting hand-me-downs from my uncles and Dad. I still prefer these scents to most modern creations. I'm going to get a cup of coffee and sit down with this one
Flagship Aramis is still a fabulous fragrance and will be forevermore. It is like one of your female colleagues said in an earlier video: yes, it's a "Dad scent," IF your Dad has been a badass his entire life, from having a van and being in a rock band in high school to being a heavyweight in a board room today. An Aramis TV ad said it years ago: "a statement of classical elegance for the established man." Aramis Havana is great too - all the Aramis fragrances in my collection - flagship, Devin, 900, and Havana - are among my favorites.
Ok, one thing that may be confusing about Polo, is that it was reformulated about 15 or 20 years ago but recently reformulated back again ( around 2019) to smell closer to the way it did in the '70s and '80s. For instance if you have a 2012 13 or 14 bottle let's say, it's not going to smell as great or string as either a bottle from the 70s 80s or 90s, or one from 2020. For almost 20 years in a row Polo took away the strong sour pine note and added a Christmas tree air freshener note. In 2019 they added the sour pine again and took out that Christmas tree air freshener crap. So it's complex when someone says new versus old Polo. My 2020 bottle smells amazing. But the 2015 bottle dose not. Just keep this in mind when searching for polo make sure you get at least 2019 and up. I thought it was me imagining things until I found other people saying that and even saw a video here on UA-cam about how they reformulated it to a Glory Day. So happy it's somewhat back to og status
I enjoyed this video! Thank you! My dad wore Aramis Aramis and it smelled so wonderful. It was everywhere -wildly popular-as was Drakkar Noir and Ralph Lauren green. My grandparents gave me a bottle of the women’s Polo edp which was wildly popular for a while in the late 70’s/early 80’s. It had that cool red bottle that looked like the end of a cane. My father in law still wears the blue flanker. My former husband wore Grey Flannel and Z-14 in the early 80’s. I remember Grey Flannel being very strong if not overpowering with huge sillage. It was very distinctive. I loved Z-14. I chuckled at the Alfred Sung bottle. I have worn Sung for women for decades.I’ve looked for a new more updated scent for at least 10 years and I’ve not found anything yet that I’m wild about it lasts as long but the bottle is identical to women’s perfume. Sung for women hasn’t changed through the years that I’ve noticed. I still love it. (I recently purchased Miss Dior Cherie which is discontinued unfortunately). Sauvage is the bomb. My son wears it or else I’d buy it for my husband. I love it so much I’d consider wearing it myself! Love your videos-especially the ones for women but I like my man to smell sexy too! 💖
@@ThePerfumeGuy I literally picked up a bottle this evening for 10 bucks. I forgot how great it smelled. There's so much more going on with that scent than I remembered. I keep sniffing it as the night goes on. Thanks for your great content.
Two that I think could be added to the list are: Giorgio For Men-Giorgio Beverly Hills Joop! Homme-Joop! A great list, a few on it that I still need to visit
If there was Oscars for fragrance videos, this one probably win for “Best TOP video for men” of the year! ⚡️🔥👏🏽 And yes, maybe we forgot two babies for this - Caron Yatagan & Salvador Dali Pour Homme ☺️
Love this Throwback !! I’ve worn 95% of this collection; however, I’m surprised one of my all time favs didn’t make it on your list.... Van Cleef and Arpel’s Pour Homme - Simply a Classic Men’s Fragrance that lasts all day! Thanks !
I always wonder. If someone compliments a clothing your wear or a smell or a haircut. Isn't it more a compliment for the person that created the product? Whenever I get complimented about my style whatsoever I of course say thanks but in my mind I'm thinking the compliment really goes to the person who crafted the shirt etc. Or is my concept of that confusing?
Pour Monsieur (edt) is one of my favorite classics. Harder to find the edt in the US, but it's worth trying to locate. Amazing citrus and gentlemanly scent with strong performance for an edt with citrus.
I have a number of these including Dior Fahrenheit, Eau Sauvage, and Dune. They're all lovely. I would add Quarum by Antonio Puig, a solid "old school" scent. Not quite as sophisticated as the Dior offerings but it is a good reminder of what the 80's powerhouse fragrances used to be. As for your theory on reformulations, it's hard to know why the old scents no longer are the same. Health regulations and the elimination of some components may be part of it. A scarcity of resources that create the need to find alternative ingredients? Reformulating to update the scent it to a modern audience? Whatever the case, reformulations seem to eliminate so many classic scents as a choice for modern collectors unless they want to pay outrageous amounts for "vintage" bottles. Such a shame.
Lots of wonderful fragrances! The original Allure Homme is somewhat underrated, good to see it high on the list. I would also recommend Monsieur de Givenchy from an earlier era.
If I were to add to his list it would be Ralph Lauren-SAFARI. Glad to see some of my top ones listed though. Polo, Grey Flannel, Drakkar, Caron Pour Homme.
- There is no Hermes at all. They have an amazing classic line, that smells fantastic even nowadays. - I have Antaeus bottle from early nineties, and I completely disagree with you. Latest version smells almost the same, has not so great performance though. - Latest reformulation of the Fahrenheit(starting from December of 2019) has excellent performance and it is more leathery. Almost like it used to be till 2000. I’ve stock up already :)
Interesting! I started late with this perfume hobby and after having about 20+ plus bottled, mostly due to hype, I find that I much prefer these vintage power houses which I wore back in the days. And so Im repuechasing the classics and wearing em back as my signature.
I love Polo (green), I know it is not was it once was, but I still love it so bad! I have so many memories with that fragrance I can't even tell! LOVE IT.
Love the Sung Homme shoutout! A legitimate classic. Two other more recent fragrances by Sung were "Hei" and "Paradise" and were readily available in Canada as most Canadian fragrance lovers can attest....
Great list but I was hoping to see the Classic Lagerfeld. It was purely a beautiful fragrance in the late 70's and throughout the 80s. But with the Ifra restrictions and the many reformulations, now it's just a visual relic from the past.
As I watched this review, I drifted off in memory lane where in my dad's room I recall these fragrances on his dresser. Watching him putting on the final touches before heading out for the day or night. Thanks for the nostalgic moment.
Geoffrey beene grey flannel is my favourite among all the fragrance I ever used. I'm 27 this year. Damnnn. It actually gives me confidence. I hope people in their 20s actually try this once.
I never liked Davidoff Coolwater but I loved Davidoff in the dark brown bottle and wore it often. I have always loved Eau Sauvage from Dior and wore it throughout my nursing career. Very enjoyable video - a trip down memory lane.
2015-present Fahrenheit brought it back and it is much richer again. The drydown compared to my vintage is practically identical. The differences are in the opening which is more herbal fresh and natural in my vintage, then drying to the petrol accord. 2015-present's petrol accord smells fumey from the beginning, and smells more of a "precise unifying accord" throughout to me.
Ralph Lauren - Safari (before reformulation) Karl Lagerfeld - Lagerfeld EDT (Now Classic (Before reformulation) Oscar de la Renta - Pour Lui (Before reformulation) Cartier Santos de Cartier (before reformulation) Those could also get on to that list when they had it's original formulation! Now I'm not so sure!
I wear Polo Green for pure nostalgia. All my uncles and dad wore it back in the day. Not that I smoke cigarettes but the faint smell of a cigarette and polo green pairs well together 😂
Excellent vlog! Great memories, what a trip... I would mention Aramis Tuscany, 900, Devin and New West, but that just because I loved them all! 😉 Hermes' Bel Ami would make the list for me as well. Perhaps unknown to you Henry M. (from Ellen Betrix), City as well as Country - these were my first fragrances, as a school boy.
17:00 this is a great comment to keep in mind and have an idea of how the industry works. I read comments about watered down colognes all the time, but when someone with background and experience says it, I think we have to listen.
I felt weird entering a vape shop last week wearing vintage kouros. I could tell i was blasting the whole place with that Urinous honey jasmine combo. I'm 23 lol
Great list and nice insight! I'm very curious what do you think about Boucheron Jaipur Homme (EDP) and YSL Opium Pour Homme (EDT). I think that even today, both are very good. Opium PH is stellar as a matter of fact. P.S. I'm sold and I will get the Guerlain Heritage EDT (I know you said it's better than the EDP).
Jaipur Homme is pretty good. I have the edt version and it smells very classy gentleman like. It doesn't smell very dated to me. The drydown is probably the best part which people say is emphasized more in the edp.
What a pleasure to watch this video. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I only wish some of these great fragrances smelled like they did back in the day. Polo and Drakkar are still my two favorites, but like most reformulations the current iterations smell like cheap clones.
Valiant Effort! Too many classics have been lost to time, taste, regs and corp. greed. Excellent list. We all have our faves and the original D&GPH original formulation still sizzle on my skin? Thanks for the memories!!
Thank you for the walk down memory lane. I was in high school in the late 70’s. The 80’s were the dawn of consumption and marketing. I remember how these fragrances were marketed. Big campaigns. Big events upon release.
As a woman I always snuck samples of Lagerfeld and Grey Flannel pre 2000 when it “wasn’t done” to wear mens fragrances. Grey Flannel rocked and was very violet forward and cozy on my skin. I also enjoyed Egoiste, Tommy and the extreme version of L’Eau D’Issey pour Homme. Super sharp citrus. Lastly the giant fluffy soapy sexiness that was Le Male (oh La La) …. I need to try Habit Rouge and the Caron fragrance (green juice one).
I can honestly say that Grey Flannel started my fragrance craze way back in 1980... It will always be in my collection and it will always be vintage. The problem with the vintage is it has to have been taken care of, this formula does not survive the years very well but I do have some bottles that are absolutely Heaven! Yes I owe my obsession all to Mr. Beene LOL! I was actually able to purchase a 1-liter dramming bottle of the original GF formula that was sold back in the day, at Bergdorf Goodman!
I was hoping to see Armani Eau Pour Homme on the list. A classic that my dad and many uncles had on the counter. Would sneak in to the cabinets to put that one on.
I love your videos! I am a vintage fragrance chick, and I wear men's fragrances too. Your list is fantastic! Surprised to not see Santos De Cartier, or Lalique Pour Homme but many things you've listed are in my collection. Grey Flannel definitely doesn't get its just due. ❤️
Wooow so many memories... Fantastic List!!! My two overall favorites are Fahrenheith and Eau Sauvage. PP Minotaure, Kanøn, Faberge's Aphrodisia, Jacomo di Jacomo and Aqua di Selva are also some of my favorites. Thank you Sebastian!!!
yep! grey flannel, hugo boss 1995 , safari and drakkar ...This colognes are my favorites during my younger years teens 1987..Still using up to this days specially SAFARI i have 3 of them lol...
as a younger guy (20 y/o) who hasn't smelled the original vintage versions of these fragrances, i can say i still like these very much. especially polo green and kouros. i have no nostalgia for those fragrances, so i see them as they are, not caring about reformulations. i still plan to buy those two.
If you smelled the original Polo (when it was released, it was the only Polo there was), you would be amazed that Ralph Lauren ever gave the ok for this current version to be released.
Solid list. Hermès Rocabar is definitely on my list. Egoiste, Allure, Sauvage, ADG, and Fahrenheit are up there for me. Polo Safari would be on this list. Creeds as well although this was more designer.
Great top 30 Sebastian ! I pretty much smelled most of the perfumes you mentioned. They’re definitely all classics. Two great classics from the 90’s that I used to wear a lot : XS from Paco Rabane ( the original) and Minotaure from Paloma Picasso. Unfortunately, the first one has been watered down and the second had been reformulated beyond recognition : it used to last for hours and was nicely crafted. Now it doesn’t project nor last at all 😭😭
Hello Sebastian and thanks for your work. As an aficionado to classic fragrances i enjoyed this video and learned some things very useful for me. I was in the verge to purchase Antaeus as a collector of Chanel fragrances, but after your words i changed my mind. Instead i have some new information that is going to be useful in new objetives. I understand there are too many brands and classic fragrances to talk about, but i missed in particular some words about MSL Opium for men. P.D: we share the love of Dior Eau Sauvage, a must for summer. Thanks again and greetings from Spain.
Wore Grey Flannel from 77 to 96. Divorce made me want a new scent. For the next 5 years I wore Chemistry/Eternity. Last Ten years brought me back around but so damn soapy now.
Tom Ford "Beau de jour" est excellent, il mérite de faire partie de la liste . Grey flannel il es excellent, c'est dommage que qu'il ne soit pas mieux distribué en France j'en ai 5 flacons de 120ml, j'ai bien peur qu'ils arrêtent de le commercialiser.
I wore at least half of these on a regular basis back in the day. Grey Flannel and Polo was up on my list. Catalyst and Francesco Smalto was also in my collection ( not mentioned). Thanx for the memories. 👌
Interesting video, good selection I would have certainly added a classic Hermés non other than Bel Ami, came out in 1986. Also, for late nineties Jaipur Homme Boucheron 1998.
As you mentioned Zino Davidoff which in the days like well 30-35 years ago was my to go scent for colder month and in the warmer months I used Davidoff classic, which I think deserves a place in this list. Never smelled anything similar again and unfortunately it is discontinued. If you know of a scent in this direction, maybe a bit refreshed i would be very grateful.
A great video and a superb initiative. I am really keen on trying the Héritage, having Zino and liking it. Azzaro to me has a somewhat unreliable projection, intermittently becoming undetectable. It actually benefited from being layered with a spray of a 3%-dilution of real oakmoss. I didn’t know the Antaeus was that bad. I am currently waiting for two bottles of ODLRPL, one of the most recent reformulation, one vintage from the noughties, I wonder if they’re any better than the Chanel.
My old school were Sir Canada Cedar - got from my German grandfather (discontinued), Givenchy Pi and Boss #1, Hugo by Hugo Boss (original formulation) and then the original Acqua di Gio a girlfriend bought me. Ooo I forgot I have that vintage Paco Rabanne Poir Homme too and the Grey Flannel.
Platinum Egoiste has been my on/off signature since about 98-99! Yes it is weaker but I still love it. To this day I have multiple bottles and will always will
I have a vintage version of Grey Flannel.....its AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In a suit at work it come across as uniquely sophisticated and gets compliments. Its a fragrance akin to A*Men in that it has to be given time on the skin to understand just how special it is. Straight out of the bottle to an unaccustomed nose it can be a bit shocking. Lol
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I've read that fragrances have a shelf life from 1-10 years, with most being 3-5 years. If this is true why do people pay extra for older fragrances that wont smell the same as when they were bottled? Maybe a video on fragrance shelf life would be interesting for the community.
@@MPerry-ox9qb Shelf life is a marketing gimmick, nothing more. Stored away from strong light and humidity, fragrances last decades. My father had bottles from the 70's that smelled great and super strong well into the 2000's.
@@andreidanielpetre do me a favor and see if he has any Ralph Lauren Polo or Drakkar Noir bottled in the 80's. I'm sure he wouldn't notice anything missing. 😂
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@@MPerry-ox9qb I have fragrances I bought in the 1980's that still smell great, although it's very possible the top notes are gone and maybe some of the performance. Citrus notes especially are the first to go. I question how anyone can be really sure that what they're buying off of Ebay hasn't been altered in some way. Personally, I would never buy a vintage fragrance unless I found it at an estate sale or knew a friend who was selling it.
I've read that the reason older (60's-80's) men's fragrances were so strong and tended to pick a couple harsh notes like leather or oakmoss and just beat you over the head with them., was because they had to be to compete with the cigarette smoke filled social gatherings of the day. That's also the reason the classics have been reformulated and toned down a lot these days. When you do find a bottle of the original, a few sprays are usually strong enough to clear out an entire room.
Very interesting
I agree. Aramis original was a perfect example. About 3 sprays of that one was so strong that you could clear a room! 😳
I know from experience as I have gotten older that my sense of smell has changed and gotten weaker. Therefore now I prefer stronger more complex scents
That makes a lot of sense.
... or... large corporations are greedy cun_s 😬
I think that you missed Lagerfeld by Karl Lagerfeld. That was a very popular classic.
Absolutely, one of my favorites. I am a Lagerfeld enthusiast and remarked that I think the current version is even better than the original. I own both. One of the few that is just as good or better.
I was thinking the same thing!
I agree that was 🔥back in the day my dad wore it faithfully
@@TheRealBrook1968 Hey quick question I have never been complemented like when I wore Langerfeld
But I thought it got way weaker over the years
Where are you getting yours from ?
Karl lagerfeld Classic and Photo is a amazing
Bless you for this. This list is made for me. I'm 38 but grew up getting hand-me-downs from my uncles and Dad. I still prefer these scents to most modern creations. I'm going to get a cup of coffee and sit down with this one
Paco Rabanne pour Homme is one of the classiest summer scents ever. It smells old fashioned but in no way out of place, if that makes sense.
Flagship Aramis is still a fabulous fragrance and will be forevermore. It is like one of your female colleagues said in an earlier video: yes, it's a "Dad scent," IF your Dad has been a badass his entire life, from having a van and being in a rock band in high school to being a heavyweight in a board room today. An Aramis TV ad said it years ago: "a statement of classical elegance for the established man."
Aramis Havana is great too - all the Aramis fragrances in my collection - flagship, Devin, 900, and Havana - are among my favorites.
A lot of guys wore Drakkar Noir at my high school in the 90's. I love the way it smells. It still gets me today!
Drakkar noir in my opinion is a top 5...I used in my teens and still use it till this day it's in my rotation and still gets lots of compliments.
Ok, one thing that may be confusing about Polo, is that it was reformulated about 15 or 20 years ago but recently reformulated back again ( around 2019) to smell closer to the way it did in the '70s and '80s. For instance if you have a 2012 13 or 14 bottle let's say, it's not going to smell as great or string as either a bottle from the 70s 80s or 90s, or one from 2020. For almost 20 years in a row Polo took away the strong sour pine note and added a Christmas tree air freshener note. In 2019 they added the sour pine again and took out that Christmas tree air freshener crap. So it's complex when someone says new versus old Polo. My 2020 bottle smells amazing. But the 2015 bottle dose not. Just keep this in mind when searching for polo make sure you get at least 2019 and up. I thought it was me imagining things until I found other people saying that and even saw a video here on UA-cam about how they reformulated it to a Glory Day. So happy it's somewhat back to og status
I enjoyed this video! Thank you! My dad wore Aramis Aramis and it smelled so wonderful. It was everywhere -wildly popular-as was Drakkar Noir and Ralph Lauren green. My grandparents gave me a bottle of the women’s Polo edp which was wildly popular for a while in the late 70’s/early 80’s. It had that cool red bottle that looked like the end of a cane. My father in law still wears the blue flanker. My former husband wore Grey Flannel and Z-14 in the early 80’s. I remember Grey Flannel being very strong if not overpowering with huge sillage. It was very distinctive. I loved Z-14. I chuckled at the Alfred Sung bottle. I have worn Sung for women for decades.I’ve looked for a new more updated scent for at least 10 years and I’ve not found anything yet that I’m wild about it lasts as long but the bottle is identical to women’s perfume. Sung for women hasn’t changed through the years that I’ve noticed. I still love it. (I recently purchased Miss Dior Cherie which is discontinued unfortunately). Sauvage is the bomb. My son wears it or else I’d buy it for my husband. I love it so much I’d consider wearing it myself! Love your videos-especially the ones for women but I like my man to smell sexy too! 💖
No ETERNITY? Still one of the best classics!!! RIP original CHAPS. Great list!!!
I’m glad that there is someone that also appreciates grey flannel. Such a good smelling scent.
Love it!! :)
@@ThePerfumeGuy I literally picked up a bottle this evening for 10 bucks. I forgot how great it smelled. There's so much more going on with that scent than I remembered. I keep sniffing it as the night goes on. Thanks for your great content.
Two that I think could be added to the list are:
Giorgio For Men-Giorgio Beverly Hills
Joop! Homme-Joop!
A great list, a few on it that I still need to visit
If there was Oscars for fragrance videos, this one probably win for “Best TOP video for men” of the year! ⚡️🔥👏🏽
And yes, maybe we forgot two babies for this -
Caron Yatagan & Salvador Dali Pour Homme
☺️
Le Roy Soleil Homme by Salvador Dalí was also really nice.
Love this Throwback !! I’ve worn 95% of this collection; however, I’m surprised one of my all time favs didn’t make it on your list.... Van Cleef and Arpel’s Pour Homme - Simply a Classic Men’s Fragrance that lasts all day! Thanks !
Drakkar Noir good old days I still getting compliments
I always wonder. If someone compliments a clothing your wear or a smell or a haircut. Isn't it more a compliment for the person that created the product? Whenever I get complimented about my style whatsoever I of course say thanks but in my mind I'm thinking the compliment really goes to the person who crafted the shirt etc. Or is my concept of that confusing?
@@emilbrandwyne5747 They're complimenting your good taste to have chosen nice clothes, scent or haircut, instead of cheesy ones.
@@nicoaragon Yeah. Just thought of that too. Being tasteful
Cool Water 💦. A definite classic & still sells well today.
Pour Monsieur (edt) is one of my favorite classics. Harder to find the edt in the US, but it's worth trying to locate. Amazing citrus and gentlemanly scent with strong performance for an edt with citrus.
Safari Men from Ralph Lauren should be in the list too.
Antaeus and Kouros don't deserve this ranking even in the current formulation imho. Thank you for bringing these back to our attention
Poor Kouros smells like Stetson now. The lack of civet/castoreum emasculated it. Lapidus Pour Homme...still nuclear.
I have a number of these including Dior Fahrenheit, Eau Sauvage, and Dune. They're all lovely. I would add Quarum by Antonio Puig, a solid "old school" scent. Not quite as sophisticated as the Dior offerings but it is a good reminder of what the 80's powerhouse fragrances used to be.
As for your theory on reformulations, it's hard to know why the old scents no longer are the same. Health regulations and the elimination of some components may be part of it. A scarcity of resources that create the need to find alternative ingredients? Reformulating to update the scent it to a modern audience? Whatever the case, reformulations seem to eliminate so many classic scents as a choice for modern collectors unless they want to pay outrageous amounts for "vintage" bottles. Such a shame.
Lots of wonderful fragrances! The original Allure Homme is somewhat underrated, good to see it high on the list. I would also recommend Monsieur de Givenchy from an earlier era.
If I were to add to his list it would be Ralph Lauren-SAFARI. Glad to see some of my top ones listed though. Polo, Grey Flannel, Drakkar, Caron Pour Homme.
Safari rocks.
ARAMIS is 👑 KING! Many still wear it and women absolutely love 💕 it!
- There is no Hermes at all. They have an amazing classic line, that smells fantastic even nowadays.
- I have Antaeus bottle from early nineties, and I completely disagree with you. Latest version smells almost the same, has not so great performance though.
- Latest reformulation of the Fahrenheit(starting from December of 2019) has excellent performance and it is more leathery. Almost like it used to be till 2000. I’ve stock up already :)
Vitalii Rybkin - I agree; I can think of at least three Hermes that are still exquisite.
I agree. Current Antaeus is incredible to me. Lasts 12 hours on my skin
No Equipage by Hermes in this list is a crime
Fahrenheit is weak now.
caron pour homme = my fave !!!! and real classy and sophisticated for a designer thing .. love it!
Interesting! I started late with this perfume hobby and after having about 20+ plus bottled, mostly due to hype, I find that I much prefer these vintage power houses which I wore back in the days. And so Im repuechasing the classics and wearing em back as my signature.
True.. Most of the current perfumes are sweet or floral..
I love Polo (green), I know it is not was it once was, but I still love it so bad! I have so many memories with that fragrance I can't even tell! LOVE IT.
Love the Sung Homme shoutout! A legitimate classic. Two other more recent fragrances by Sung were "Hei" and "Paradise" and were readily available in Canada as most Canadian fragrance lovers can attest....
Great list but I was hoping to see the Classic Lagerfeld. It was purely a beautiful fragrance in the late 70's and throughout the 80s. But with the Ifra restrictions and the many reformulations, now it's just a visual relic from the past.
Oh, despite your criticism Kouros is one of my favorites! :))) I also wear vintage Halston Z 14 and Eau Sauvage. They are great. Thank you, Sebastian!
I have Halston Z-14 and 1-12 , Polo Green , Aramis by Aramis, Fahrenheit , Grey Flannel and The Dreamer
Great video! This video had me smiling the whole way through-such great memories with so many of these throwback fragrances.
As I watched this review, I drifted off in memory lane where in my dad's room I recall these fragrances on his dresser. Watching him putting on the final touches before heading out for the day or night. Thanks for the nostalgic moment.
Great list Seb man brought back memories of my childhood and high school years was a pleasure watching thanks for putting out this kind of content 👍
drakkar noir was my first fragrance......masculine strong affordable
Great list! Good point about the castoreum changes being a reason that the leathers didn't smell the same. I never thought of that.
The original Polo and Halston Z-14 were 2 of my favorites in high school.
A great list, Sebastian!
I think Eau Sauvage, Heritage, and Habit Rouge are truly masterpieces - I wear them regularly when I go to the office.
I wore Drakkar exclusively in the early mid 90s 😅
Today's Fahrenheit is still pretty nuclear
True, and that is a good thing :)
It's true. I heard they're reformulating again this year though.
yeah i had it 2020 version and it seemed pretty strong to me, like potent, and also it smelt real nice
@@marcjohn9404 they did in 2019 because of the IFRA thing with lyral. Got a 2017 bottle just in case.
Yesss of course...check 2020 batch,it has that damn unique gasoline vibes plus violet just like past.....its a masterpiece
Geoffrey beene grey flannel is my favourite among all the fragrance I ever used. I'm 27 this year. Damnnn. It actually gives me confidence. I hope people in their 20s actually try this once.
Sebastian, you're a hard-workin' Champ 🏆!
I never liked Davidoff Coolwater but I loved Davidoff in the dark brown bottle and wore it often. I have always loved Eau Sauvage from Dior and wore it throughout my nursing career. Very enjoyable video - a trip down memory lane.
Wow...thank you for taking me down memory lane!
Glad you enjoyed it
My dad used to wear Polo Green and Halston. Smelling them now brings me great memories.
That’s awesome!!!
This list is for me.
There's a giant Armani eau pour homme hole in this video...staggering omission!
OG polo green is on of my absolute favorites. My 2014 antaeus was still great.
2015-present Fahrenheit brought it back and it is much richer again. The drydown compared to my vintage is practically identical. The differences are in the opening which is more herbal fresh and natural in my vintage, then drying to the petrol accord. 2015-present's petrol accord smells fumey from the beginning, and smells more of a "precise unifying accord" throughout to me.
L8bro Good to know that! I never smelled the vintage version, but I am really happy with my bottle I bought in 2019.
Ralph Lauren - Safari (before reformulation)
Karl Lagerfeld - Lagerfeld EDT (Now Classic (Before reformulation)
Oscar de la Renta - Pour Lui (Before reformulation)
Cartier Santos de Cartier (before reformulation)
Those could also get on to that list when they had it's original formulation! Now I'm not so sure!
Safari, correct
I wear Polo Green for pure nostalgia. All my uncles and dad wore it back in the day. Not that I smoke cigarettes but the faint smell of a cigarette and polo green pairs well together 😂
Excellent vlog! Great memories, what a trip... I would mention Aramis Tuscany, 900, Devin and New West, but that just because I loved them all! 😉
Hermes' Bel Ami would make the list for me as well. Perhaps unknown to you Henry M. (from Ellen Betrix), City as well as Country - these were my first fragrances, as a school boy.
17:00 this is a great comment to keep in mind and have an idea of how the industry works.
I read comments about watered down colognes all the time, but when someone with background and experience says it, I think we have to listen.
That’s all we had back then we had the guts to use kouros Zino even drakkar at the age of 20 glorious days
I felt weird entering a vape shop last week wearing vintage kouros. I could tell i was blasting the whole place with that Urinous honey jasmine combo. I'm 23 lol
Great list and nice insight! I'm very curious what do you think about Boucheron Jaipur Homme (EDP) and YSL Opium Pour Homme (EDT). I think that even today, both are very good. Opium PH is stellar as a matter of fact. P.S. I'm sold and I will get the Guerlain Heritage EDT (I know you said it's better than the EDP).
Jaipur Homme is pretty good. I have the edt version and it smells very classy gentleman like. It doesn't smell very dated to me. The drydown is probably the best part which people say is emphasized more in the edp.
Pour Monsieur would be my number 1, it’s an timeless classic. Antaeus would be up there as well.
I don’t know why I was expecting Carolina Herrera for Men Eau de Toilette from Carolina Herrera!
Very interesting list made here anyway.
What a pleasure to watch this video. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I only wish some of these great fragrances smelled like they did back in the day. Polo and Drakkar are still my two favorites, but like most reformulations the current iterations smell like cheap clones.
I remember buying a bottle of kouros to my first love in the 90's. I was 15 years old and this smell is a powerful olfactive memory.
Valiant Effort! Too many classics have been lost to time, taste, regs and corp. greed. Excellent list. We all have our faves and the original D&GPH original formulation still sizzle on my skin? Thanks for the memories!!
Thank you for the walk down memory lane. I was in high school in the late 70’s. The 80’s were the dawn of consumption and marketing. I remember how these fragrances were marketed. Big campaigns. Big events upon release.
As a woman I always snuck samples of Lagerfeld and Grey Flannel pre 2000 when it “wasn’t done” to wear mens fragrances. Grey Flannel rocked and was very violet forward and cozy on my skin. I also enjoyed Egoiste, Tommy and the extreme version of L’Eau D’Issey pour Homme. Super sharp citrus. Lastly the giant fluffy soapy sexiness that was Le Male (oh La La) …. I need to try Habit Rouge and the Caron fragrance (green juice one).
Wow! Great ..., and TOUGH topic to cover. Only the pro, Sebastian is qualified to do this... Great show!
I can honestly say that Grey Flannel started my fragrance craze way back in 1980... It will always be in my collection and it will always be vintage. The problem with the vintage is it has to have been taken care of, this formula does not survive the years very well but I do have some bottles that are absolutely Heaven! Yes I owe my obsession all to Mr. Beene LOL! I was actually able to purchase a 1-liter dramming bottle of the original GF formula that was sold back in the day, at Bergdorf Goodman!
I was hoping to see Armani Eau Pour Homme on the list. A classic that my dad and many uncles had on the counter. Would sneak in to the cabinets to put that one on.
I love your videos! I am a vintage fragrance chick, and I wear men's fragrances too. Your list is fantastic! Surprised to not see Santos De Cartier, or Lalique Pour Homme but many things you've listed are in my collection. Grey Flannel definitely doesn't get its just due. ❤️
Wooow so many memories... Fantastic List!!! My two overall favorites are Fahrenheith and Eau Sauvage. PP Minotaure, Kanøn, Faberge's Aphrodisia, Jacomo di Jacomo and Aqua di Selva are also some of my favorites. Thank you Sebastian!!!
Thank you very much Sebastian!😃 I had been waiting for that list. God bless
My pleasure!
@@ThePerfumeGuy that really made my day!
yep! grey flannel, hugo boss 1995 , safari and drakkar ...This colognes are my favorites during my younger years teens 1987..Still using up to this days specially SAFARI i have 3 of them lol...
as a younger guy (20 y/o) who hasn't smelled the original vintage versions of these fragrances, i can say i still like these very much. especially polo green and kouros. i have no nostalgia for those fragrances, so i see them as they are, not caring about reformulations. i still plan to buy those two.
If you smelled the original Polo (when it was released, it was the only Polo there was), you would be amazed that Ralph Lauren ever gave the ok for this current version to be released.
Back in the days, there was the Polo team and the Drakkar team if I can say. I liked both, but Drakkar was my favorite.
Solid list. Hermès Rocabar is definitely on my list. Egoiste, Allure, Sauvage, ADG, and Fahrenheit are up there for me. Polo Safari would be on this list. Creeds as well although this was more designer.
Thank you for sharing your top scents! I missed Insensé (not ultramarine), Minotaure and Ô pour Home 😊
Great top 30 Sebastian ! I pretty much smelled most of the perfumes you mentioned. They’re definitely all classics. Two great classics from the 90’s that I used to wear a lot : XS from Paco Rabane ( the original) and Minotaure from Paloma Picasso. Unfortunately, the first one has been watered down and the second had been reformulated beyond recognition : it used to last for hours and was nicely crafted. Now it doesn’t project nor last at all 😭😭
Halston Z-14 and Grey Flannel were my favorites. 👌
Great vid! Lapidus Pour Homme another classic fave...still strong. Poor Kouros...smells like Stetson now. Emasculated without castoreum/civet.
Hello Sebastian and thanks for your work. As an aficionado to classic fragrances i enjoyed this video and learned some things very useful for me. I was in the verge to purchase Antaeus as a collector of Chanel fragrances, but after your words i changed my mind. Instead i have some new information that is going to be useful in new objetives. I understand there are too many brands and classic fragrances to talk about, but i missed in particular some words about MSL Opium for men. P.D: we share the love of Dior Eau Sauvage, a must for summer. Thanks again and greetings from Spain.
Great content....thanks Sebastian...think I'm going to buy Aramis Havana....enjoying a classic at the moment...Versace Lhomme...😀
Chanel Allure is so well blended.
Wore Grey Flannel from 77 to 96. Divorce made me want a new scent. For the next 5 years I wore Chemistry/Eternity. Last Ten years brought me back around but so damn soapy now.
My high school go to fragrance was Eternity for men 🔥
Sebastian, how about Hugo Boss Elements? It's a fantastic classic from the 80's.
Polo is done. Completely agree the opening is stunning but within 20 minutes I have serious regret
Tom Ford "Beau de jour" est excellent, il mérite de faire partie de la liste . Grey flannel il es excellent, c'est dommage que qu'il ne soit pas mieux distribué en France j'en ai 5 flacons de 120ml, j'ai bien peur qu'ils arrêtent de le commercialiser.
The best list, you're master, best wishes..... From Ecuador (south América)...
I wore at least half of these on a regular basis back in the day. Grey Flannel and Polo was up on my list. Catalyst and Francesco Smalto was also in my collection ( not mentioned). Thanx for the memories. 👌
Great list and I enjoyed it and I'm a big fan of old school fragrances and have a blessed day
1: leonard 2: jules CD 3: homme sauvage 4: chevignon classic 5: berburry week end
Interesting video, good selection I would have certainly added a classic Hermés non other than Bel Ami, came out in 1986. Also, for late nineties Jaipur Homme Boucheron 1998.
Jaipur Homme EDP is still a stunner
@@JJColb Yes I mean't the EDP! :)
As you mentioned Zino Davidoff which in the days like well 30-35 years ago was my to go scent for colder month and in the warmer months I used Davidoff classic, which I think deserves a place in this list. Never smelled anything similar again and unfortunately it is discontinued. If you know of a scent in this direction, maybe a bit refreshed i would be very grateful.
I Love Grey Flannel
..antaeus was great in the 80ies...i loved it...also kouros...but the best for me back then was the first for men from jil sander....
Keep these lists coming. They are so helpful.
No Ck Obsession for men? That one was nostalgic and still is today.
A great video and a superb initiative. I am really keen on trying the Héritage, having Zino and liking it. Azzaro to me has a somewhat unreliable projection, intermittently becoming undetectable. It actually benefited from being layered with a spray of a 3%-dilution of real oakmoss. I didn’t know the Antaeus was that bad. I am currently waiting for two bottles of ODLRPL, one of the most recent reformulation, one vintage from the noughties, I wonder if they’re any better than the Chanel.
Bel Ami, Yatagan Gurlain Vetiver
Bel Ami 👍
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I felt that
me too lmao
Lately that’s how I’ve been starting my days like that 👁
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Hi, very nice list of classic scents. In my opinion there should also be mentioned Acqua di parma Colonia, Guerlain LÍnstant Pour and Chanel Monsieur.
My old school were Sir Canada Cedar - got from my German grandfather (discontinued), Givenchy Pi and Boss #1, Hugo by Hugo Boss (original formulation) and then the original Acqua di Gio a girlfriend bought me.
Ooo I forgot I have that vintage Paco Rabanne Poir Homme too and the Grey Flannel.
Platinum Egoiste has been my on/off signature since about 98-99! Yes it is weaker but I still love it. To this day I have multiple bottles and will always will
I just layered it with Farienheight just to see if it would go with the mahogany aroma from Egoiste,seems ok so far.
I have a vintage version of Grey Flannel.....its AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In a suit at work it come across as uniquely sophisticated and gets compliments. Its a fragrance akin to A*Men in that it has to be given time on the skin to understand just how special it is. Straight out of the bottle to an unaccustomed nose it can be a bit shocking. Lol