10 (More) Classic Fragrances for Gentlemen Reviewed & Tested

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0:00 Why classic fragrances
01:12 4711
02:54 Aramis
04:09 Dr Harris Classic
05:10 Geo. F. Trumper Extract of West Indian Limes
06:10 Dunhill for Men
07:55 Chanel Pour Monsieur
09:07 Caron Pour Un Homme De Caron
10:49 Old Spice
12:41 Guerlain Habit Rouge
13:56 Paco Rabanne Pour Homme
15:34 Outfit Rundown
Scents are deeply personal, and each man will have his own approach to fragrances. Some men would never think of leaving the house without one on, while others leave them for special occasions. Personally, we like what men’s style authority G. Bruce Boyer advocates - that a man should have a “wardrobe” of fragrances to choose from so that you can select your fragrance based on the needs of the moment. Depending on your preferences, that could mean owning 3 or 30 or 300 fragrances.
That being said, experimentation can be expensive with fragrances, since you generally can’t return them once open.
Even though there are thousands of fragrances out there for men, we wanted to choose a selection of classic fragrances that have proved they are worth owning and wearing based on their ability to endure over time.
These days, fragrances with the most hype and marketing dollars tend to command the most attention, but that is rarely the way to find a quality cologne that you can buy again and again.

[@jhmevanderpoel]

Love the way Sven pronounces everything in the right way! French, German and so on.

[@theobaldlolworth4717]

I can vouch for his German, perfect pronunciation! ;)

[@DichtesterDenker]

@@theobaldlolworth4717he was born in germany

[@elfurrohetero3518]

Absolutely

[@jongoldsby]

I normally wear Creed or Penhaligon. Based upon the recommendation here I went out and purchased a bottle of Old Spice. I like it, I see it fitting in causal occasions, Saturday afternoons perhaps. Oh for those comments about it being a Grandpa scent Old Spice has an answer. On the box "If your Grandfather Hadn't worn it , You wouldn't exist." enough said.

[@lowlowsandclothes9923]

Old spice makes a glass bottle version that is a little more expensive but still very affordable, I don’t have the plastic bottle one to compare but many say it smells exactly as the Shulton one smelled and smells much better than the plastic bottle version. It’s called old spice original and has 2 lines through the the logo if anyone is interested

[@hunterfalkenberg2837]

I understand why you might have not liked the Paco Robanne, However I will always swear by it. My Great grandpapa and my father made great use of it, as do I. I will concede that I am a little biased, and certainly feeling a manner of nostalgia for the fragrence, however I have also never met anyone who'd come to dislike it, infact usually it was met rather warmly, its nothing overly special however it is certainly a good smelling cologne

[@InstrumentalArtistry]

Dunhill for Men, Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, Caron pour un Homme, and Chanel Pour Monsieur are some of my absolute favorites!

[@ZuluAlphaMike]

paco rabbane still my all time favourite after ferenheit by noir.

[@leonchristianisraelquirozv4770]

That old spice bottle remember me of my grandfather

[@joshmiller7777]

Haha, same here

[@bobwallace9814]

He had a girl in every port.

[@strngrdngr6572]

I tried some because of their classic status but I can't with the Old Spice

[@speedygonzales9993]

Old Spice, 4711, Brut, & Polo (Green Bottle) - my favorites!

[@honeypower]

@@speedygonzales9993 Polo green smells great

[@pte.bennett]

I am 25 and have been using 4711 for a couple of years now and I absolutely love it but I do like my vintage and classic fragrances anyway to me it feel refreshing after a hard day to get home and putt some on

[@arden40]

Everyone seems so surprised that they like the original Old Spice. Is it the low price? Really, in terms of classic gentlemen's scents that originated in the golden age of menswear, it is the quintessential one. It was also standard issue aftershave for every American G.I. in WWII. There is no other fragrance with a more classic masculine pedigree.

[@Epsilon1Zeta]

It was certainly very highly advertised and popular in the UK in the 1970s, as was that rival branded cologne called Brut.

[@Molach101]

I wear old spice all the time, unfortunately I find it just doesn't last long enough.

[@YountPower]

Old Spice Army represent! I wear Old Spice on a daily basis.

[@carltrotter7622]

I typically use wood hue which is a fragrance developed in the 20th century and worn most famously by Dean Martin. It has a fantastic scent and I always get complements on it. The only issue is that it is no longer produced so getting refills is hard to come by. This video has helped me try to expand from that simple fragrance and hopefully save some of that wood hue for more special occasions! Thanks!

[@randomviewmonitor]

I wore Old Spice to a party last year. It was the only time I had women give me a second sniff. I think it is because it’s completely opposite of what is popular today with young men.

[@jackhasselhoff1021]

Paul Sebastian

[@tacticalsweater5119]

@@jackhasselhoff1021 I own a bottle. Good stuff.

[@natfoote4967]

Old Spice is why your parents were born.

[@uha6477]

I actually like 4711, and some of the small pocket bottles they make are really good to carry around with you if you're travelling, especially if flying somewhere, but it doesn't really last too long at all sadly. Aramis, Dunhill, and Paco Rabanne are also pretty good. Overall I prefer the more classic scents. They've lasted for a reason I feel. So, it was a good test range, and I'll definitely be trying some of the others out.

[@BryanRossthemanwithanose]

I like it too. I feel like this video got mired down by misinformation. Many of the notes quoted were wrong and the whole effort to define where and when something should be worn is a bit silly.

[@uha6477]

I wouldn't be able to tell you anything about the notes personally. I go so far as to be able to say something smells of citrus, lavender, or some spice etc. Compared to mine therefore, some of these people seem to have the nose of a bloodhound. I do actually agree that some scents are perhaps better suited to occasions, evening events, or perhaps seasons though, but at the end of the day, it depends on you personally. It's hardly like turning up to a black tie event in board shorts or some such.

[@matejkincl]

Dear team of the Gentleman's Gazette, firstly, thanks a lot for the video. I really wanted to know about some cheap classics. Secondly, if I can suggest a video, I would say, "Is it worth it: Creed Fragrances" would definitely be a great one. Keep up the good work guys!

[@robertowagner8188]

I would have to agree with the team, and give Paco Rabanne a 3 out of 5... intense yet masculine and perfect for office special days. Gives you the confidence gentlemen wore back in the day..

[@javierdiazsantana]

Unfortunate you did not like Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, i love it. Greetings from México!

[@pmrp12]

I think you’d appreciate the Eau de Toilette of Habit Rouge even more-more transparent and layered, stronger bitter citrus and less vanilla sweetness with more suede leather. Gorgeous classic.

[@chi-towncalifornia5916]

Versace L'Homme is an 80s classic. An Italian spice and leather fragrance, with a pungent, overpowering bergamot opening that could best be described as a vintage medicine cabinet explosion.

[@amadejpesko]

Finally part 2. Great video🙂🙂

[@aaronkeyes8943]

Excellent video as always! Would love to see a part 3.

[@salserooro5209]

Impeccably edited and well researched video. Well done.

[@ulfricthorsson8347]

I absolutely LOVE 4711 and I'm 45! My ONLY problem with it is that it it doesn't project OR last very long. I use it mostly after I shave before I go to bed

[@melvinmckinney9120]

Very nice video. Aramis and Old Spice are two of my favorite colognes.

[@fayimmohammed5435]

I love your fragrance review much more informative than others

[@smtpgirl]

4711 is a unisex scent. I've used this for years. Inis Energy of the Sea is my go to now. But I have 4711 on stand by. I visited Cologne and the 4711 factory.

[@005connect9]

I love old school frags and I recently picked up a bottle of PR pour homme and I’m addicted. It’s long lasting and fresh which isn’t easy for any fresh fragrance or one that’s considered “older”

[@TMB62]

Thank you for the tips.

[@CrazycoolcruMHDTV]

Love your videos! Do you have any opinions on the men's tailoring brand "Pini Parma"?

[@captbarbaros1813]

Thanks seven for informative vedio ...Old spice brother rocking always and also 4711 ...

[@draggonsgate]

Aramis and Pierre Cardin have been my go to's since I started shaving :-)

[@leonardotornesello930]

I personally use Davidoff's Blue Water. It is fresh, elegant and it gives me an unique style. When i use it i can smell a walk in the woods under a sunny day of September. (and also, not to forget, women love it);)

[@alimehmet9558]

Great job! At part one I observed for absence of Habit Rouge which is here. Now some recommendations for part 3: Brut by Faberge, Drakkar Noir, Azzaro Pour Homme, Davidoff Cool Water and maybe even Zino.

[@bananaskin7527]

Thanks for the video. I may have to go shopping.

[@brunnamarqueznunes6608]

Hi, Raphael and team! I am just curious now: What’s your 5/5 designer fragrance?

[@KarloPetrov]

Not from the team.. Just a frag head, but that's an interesting question, and I would like to give it a take. Terre D'hermes is timeless, unique and good spring entry. Tom Ford Noir is complicated and dark autumn-winter, but for sure very gentlemanly. That's my take on your very interesting question, but before you buy better to buy 1ml sample from ebay and skin test it.

[@anonuser4806]

Drakkar Noir

[@Kingfisher1215]

AnonUser yes! It's the classic "go to" fragrance. And it's best out of the dispenser in the men's bathroom.

[@designdoctor247]

Agree

[@mrgt3201]

@@anonuser4806 I haven't worn that since the 80s. I didn't know it was still available.

[@theactualnic]

It's so sad that 4711 gets schtick as it does. I wear it on hot summer days and it smells lovely and fresh, aside from the fact that it smells quite similar to Neroli Portofino by Tom Ford.

[@aromafromheaven]

Great list

[@BossmanPlays95]

I always use old spice. I used to use Aqua Di Gio, but I haven't had a bottle in years.

[@pablohall50]

Thanks this helped.

[@jimmydigital]

personally I like paco rabbane pour homme but it's not best suited for indoors, IMO. too hot and heavy. I'd wear it in the autumn, walking in the woods or a fireworks display, etc. that kind of thing. old spice is like drakkar noir in the sense that it's something I like, but something I'd just wear for myself around the house or doing yard work.

[@eliasenderlein9628]

Little recommendation: I strongly suggest going for Acqua di Gio PROFUMO As it smells a lot better and lasts longer than the other one 😁

[@obj97gunner89]

I usually go for bold stuff, i love dark fragrances , i like a lot of «strong stuff» like black coffee and smokey scotch so i guess it just follows me in the fragrance world... 😍😁

[@shpalman7]

The Chanel Pour Monsieur EdP dates from 2016, the old one is the EdT and has less vanilla. And if you want less vanilla in the Caron there's the "sport" flanker apparently.

[@nycisco01]

Thanks for the content. 4711 is an excellent out of the shower sent. I also think that Habit Rouge is an excellent fragrance.

[@bonyadimagazine7928]

the best like always thanks thanks

[@abrahamwinston7088]

Hey there. Been following the Gentleman's Gazette for sometime. I wanted to make a request. Could you make a video on watches, and if you do, please tell where you can find pocket watches. Does Fort Belvedere sell them?

[@DaDutchGuy95]

Hi guys! Could you perhaps do a video on spring/summer jackets and coats? I'm really struggling in finding a proper toplayer for these seasons that is not super trendy or modern.

[@JamesRDavenport]

Old Spice really is the 4711 of the American Gen Xer/Millennial. Close 2nd and 3rd might be Stetson and Aqua Velva respectively.

[@OzymandiasRex]

I really love the Taylor of old Bond Street Eton Collection cologne. Any opinions?

[@matthewgallant3622]

Geo F Trumpers is a company you should do a video on, they’ve been making shaving creams, colognes and after shaves since 1875 and still have the same shop in England. George Trumper was a perfumist who made perfumes for the queen of England.

[@IsaacSalgado]

Givenchy gentleman (1974) one of my favorites

[@billysinge8977]

Isaac Salgado sane here. I wear it for formal evening events cause it’s quite strong but also smells very sophisticated.

[@nonemo138]

While I do appreciate vintage clothes, older cologne recipes tend to make you smell a little bit outdated. Oakmoss was the big 80's note and I'm not convinced that you want to smell that way nowadays for instance. There are some very gentlemanly and more updated fragrances that I'd highly recommend. For instance Cartier's Declaration d'un soir (heavy on the rose but in a masculine way) and Lalique's Encre noir series that's more stereotypically masculine, heavy on the vetiver and wood notes.

[@sjoerd73]

I think the cheap go-to fragrance in Holland was Fresh Up. Personally my favorite remains Polo (green bottle).

[@user-ly5mj2xw6o]

I have a bottle of 4711, and I really love it

[@enochteo5243]

Hey Raphael! Where did you pick up that beautiful pinky ring from

[@twoonthewall]

My favourite sent is Geo. F. Thumper sandalwood

[@jamierife7789]

James Bond's preferred fragrance, Floris No. 89 Eau de Toilette.

[@AndreMonz]

I really like Aramis!

[@DanRCortez]

I was curious what is your collective opinions on solid colognes in general?

[@FredHenry1850]

I'm wearing Aramis as I write this. It is a good fragrance. It does not last very long on me, though. I have to reapply often. The price affords me the opportunity to be liberal with application.

[@carlorjj]

Great Video, I like Old Spice. it remember me of my Father. A real Classic!!!

[@charlesmcdermott6139]

Like you, I don’t like the frequent combination of lavender, and vanilla, which I think belongs in ice cream. In your former top ten classics, I really was happy to see my two top favorites, Eau Sauvage by Dior, and Vetiver by Guerlain. My other favorite (which may not be 30 years old) is IsseyMiyaki. What is your opinion of it? I like to use it in Summer.

[@daviddixon2209]

I've always loved Old Spice...the original Shulton version. The new formulation...meh! Dunhill for Men has been a favorite of mine for thirty years. It's masculine and very traditional. I've got Habit Rouge in my rotation but, I don't reach for it often. It's soft and powdery and that's not my normal vibe.

[@den2k885]

Well, Fragonard's Frivole is wonderful, and quite exclusive too - only a handful of retail stores in the Worlds and they don't sell in big distribution.

[@AdamSupremeWisdom]

I had high hopes for these fragrances. I will trust your team and hold off. -Adam Wisdom

[@ronnierowe1174]

ARAMIS IS KING!

[@Mr2Badboybrown]

my dad wore aramis when he was in his 40's/50's

[@3MANNN]

Have you tried "Jaguar for men" (green bottle)? A 1988 frangrance I discovered a couple months ago and I'm quite surprised it's very cheap dispite the "prestige" brand. Here (France) You can buy for 12€ / 100ml.

[@douglasjensen8986]

I wonder if there are recommendations for distinguished refined gentlemen, 50's to 70's, upper-class income and lifestyle, very dressy formal and semi-formal occasions (often a tux), such as the opera, ballet, and symphony concerts. Thank you.

[@mrgt3201]

My dad used to wear Old Spice in the 70s and 80s. It smelt like a punch in the face. It was really strong and spicy ( I know, clue in the name ). It wasn't something any young person wore in the 80s. Not in the UK anyway, it was slightly ridiculed by young people. I remember having Paco Rabanne back then but I don't really remember how it smelt.

[@rodrigodepierola]

4711 is what my granparents used. I concurr it's old people's smell. Dunhill is also too classic. Old Spice is my granfather and my dad. I wore it for many years. Paco Rabanne is what teens wore in the 80s.

[@Skillmatic323]

I completely agree on Caron pour un homme. I got nothing but a cloying dry and powdery lavender vanilla, it’s a zero for me as well. I can’t understand why it is often recommended by fragrance reviewers.

[@pegoossens]

A classic that a lot of wet shavers love Murray & lanman Florida water. Dead cheap but nice

[@peterk.824]

4711 is old people stuff. I am old and my mother loves it… 😅. Here close to cologne everybody knows the scent, I like it, cause I know it, but I wouldn’t wear it… and the bathroom part is very true.

[@dirtyunclehubert]

in the modern businessworld, 4711 is the april fools joke of colognes. you can wear that in a meeting on april 1st, and only once, and only then.

[@bluephoenix1357]

This is completely irrelevant to this video's topic, but I hope you could make a video explaining about different (suit) trouser cuts or styles

[@staguar]

I love Old Spice but it's been probably 5+ years since I bought it, so I'm wondering if I'd like the new formula

[@JamesRDavenport]

I don't. It's not as smooth as the classic scent. Seems more fruity to my nose. True test, my Dad won't wear it, and he was practically OS for life.

[@MehdiScent]

Thumbs up for great juices 🤜🤛👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MonkyDollqueen]

Never search your happiness in others, it will make you feel alone. Search it in yourself, you will feel happy even when you are left alone.

[@jeanraspail2979]

Ah 4711. It reminds me of my grandma.

[@jensihme9653]

Me too

[@gottfriedosterbach3907]

Considering the season, Guerlain Vetiver should be on the list.

[@richardolah4363]

Gottfried Osterbach it was if you check out the other fragrance video they did a while back

[@wexelbrighten5196]

I like to roll around in elephant dung to mask my natural scent if I’m going to hunt impala.

[@elfurrohetero3518]

I love that three piece suit

[@joewagnerphoto]

4711 is by far one of the most masculine and noble fragrances out there! I use it every day.

[@rollingtones1]

Grey Flannel!

[@savedemperor8024]

why they had to reformulate the old spice cologne?

[@effeo9962]

Vetiver is mispronounced above. The Oxford English Dictionary website contains the correct pronunciation.

[@garssympa500]

I have about 150 bottles of fragrance and if I had to choose just one for the rest of my life... definitely Pour Monsieur by Chanel.

[@billysinge8977]

garssympa500 I’d say Hugo Boss Tonic or Givenchy Gentleman for me.

[@Ross1950art]

Where's English Leather?

[@sito7186]

Royal English Leather was the best fragrance by Creed. Unfortunatey you can't buy it no more

[@john1959ism]

Curious, you seem to pronounce vetiver differently in different videos?

[@nickgee7291]

4711 ! I love it! very elegant bottle and gentle fresh smell.

[@Konsaliki]

Somehow, these videos make me think that Raphael really isn't that much of a perfume connaisseur to begin with. ;) No offense, but some of those mini reviews really didn't do the scents any justice, even when taking into account, that the olfactory sense is the most subjective. Too bad you didn't pick one of the more unique and interesting Geo F. Trumper scents such as "Marlborough" or "Eucris". Those really smell like nothing you will find on the shelves today. Caron pour un homme is my signature scent btw...^^ Und Raphael: Das 4711-Oma-Trauma scheint in der Tat ein exklusiv deutsches Ding zu sein. ;)

[@elfurrohetero3518]

I own the 4711 cologne, and... The feeling and the smell of aplying that cologne, is hypnotizingly fresh, but VERY FRESH, it allows You to Open your nose foses, haha.

[@zoidfist5900]

Papa was a vetyver... Once I put on too many and nobody wanted to sit next to me in our classroom, elementary sc.

[@formxshape]

Oak Moss by Musgo Real #1. Spiced Citrus by Musgo Real #2.

[@cerenir]

One that should appear in my opinion is Terre D'Hermes. A true gentlenmens classic.

[@ricardojmestre]

I agree, Terre d'hermes is truly a classic

[@theobaldlolworth4717]

I also love Trumper's Extract of Limes, but alas, it is too ephemeral, if they only made an eau de toilette (or parfum!) of that scent!

[@Ya0Yao]

For Dunhill, try Dunhill Icon.

[@jimmydigital]

what about "TABAC"

[@WhoaNellyJake]

Paco Rabanne pour homme is awful. I bought a bottle (2011 reformulation) and it's very overwhelming and outdated smelling. Maybe if you can find a vintage bottle, it would smell better, but I sold it after the first couple times I wore it. Paco Rabanne Sport aftershave smells great, though.

[@ericjensen9091]

I thought you might mention the original Azzaro.

[@gentlemansgazette]

I think we have enough Material for at least 100 fragrances...

[@bigman05x]

Daviddoff cool water?