Vintage Fragrance Guide

An overview of the pros and cons of purchasing and owning vintage fragrances.
0:00 Intro
1:49 What is a vintage fragrance?
2:52 The myth behind vintage fragrances
4:44 Is the vintage version of a fragrance automatically better?
6:04 Pros and cons of vintage fragrances
7:59 Where do I buy my vintage fragrances?
12:44 Should you sample vintage fragrances first?
14:34 Vintage purchase fails and successes
18:19 Is buying vintage worth it?
20:14 Closing
Le Parfumier website:
www.leparfumier.com
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[@gentlemangaz3651]

10pm here in the uk and this is a perfect video to end a very good day 🙂🙂

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thanks so much for watching ! Hope you enjoy

[@gentlemangaz3651]

@@ScentsOfSouthJersey i always enjoy your videos 🕺🏻

[@cszabo8899]

Your videos are very down to earth-a breath of fresh air among all the shilling and overacting that is going on in the KZbin fragrance space. Thank you!

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

I agree with what you are saying. I looked at a few big hitters modern equivalents and they just lack balls over the original formulations. YSL Opium Pour Homme is my latest one, smells great but It's missing the magic of the original.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

It’s absolutely worth it if it’s one of your favorites for sure

[@theclown9293]

Paulie Hehehehehe 🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@TheSerpentsEye]

I just unsubsribed from 95% of Frag channels. They just come across as insincere or as shills. I'm still rocking with you.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thank you for the support as always dude !

[@oeso]

Thanks man, you're doing such a good job in guiding us followers.

[@muhammedsaed7061]

One thing I might add is that some houses improve on certain old fragrances to make them smell better or more wearable nowadays. Guerlain's Vetiver for example seems to me now much smoother than it was; some note in an older formulation was a bit off-putting to my nose on initial spray. Now it smells amazing from start to finish. Great video as always!

[@BertRussell4711]

Unique video, and one of the best on fragrance I've seen in a while. Subscribed.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Hey thank you so much for watching and commenting Danny, I’m glad you enjoyed !

[@MrClean-uf5rp]

Thank you, Kellen! Great information. You’ve become a trusted source over time and this video confirms that.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Hey thank you so much for watching and for the support Scott! Glad you enjoyed the video it’s an interesting topic for me

[@younanm]

Super ...I was going to ask you to do this then I looked and see you've been there done that...important topic and sage observations!

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Hoped it helped

[@leparfumier8390]

Thank you so much Kellan for your trust in us! Always a pleasure talking to you and love your videos ☺️👍🏻

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thank you so much for watching ! I’m always very happy with all the fragrances I purchase from your store and I hope this video helps drive new clients to your website to discover all the great fragrances Le Parfumier carries

[@leparfumier8390]

We are truly blessed to be surrounded by such loyal and amazing people like yourself. We are truly overwhelmed by all the feedback and love we’ve been receiving and are grateful that you thought to include us in your video ☺️

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

@@leparfumier8390 my pleasure ! Le Parfumier is like a classic / rare fragrance museum that sells its fine are it’s great ! I’m sure I will include you again in another video

[@stuartbarnhill2795]

Enjoyed learning about this subject, have a safe and BLESSED day 🙏

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thank you !

[@ahmadsadikaljanabi]

What a great video, very informative and an honest none biased opinion/experience. I am always interested in how to store perfumes and aging them, this has been very informative. I would still love to hear your thoughts on storage and maintenance. Keep up the good work brother and stay safe.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

That’s a great follow up video topic ! Thank you

[@topsecretjony]

this channel is gold, you actually love the classics and dont care about "compliments" like some Jeremy dude..

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting dude! Glad you enjoy the videos

[@MFDOOMSMASK]

Great video mate. Super insightful and really useful

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Glad you enjoyed it thank you for watching and commenting!

[@mangegnosis]

Words of wisdom! Thank you. I have been rebuilding my collection and the vintage choices can be financial landmines. So far my luck has been great. The road map you laid out in this video is a smart one. I'm sure your video has helped many. Best to you and yours.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thank you for watching and commenting sir!

[@RichMitch]

Looking forward to watching this

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thanks Rich! It’s sort of a personal experience when it comes to buying vintage, pro’s / con’s etc. appreciate the support as always

[@FeinLineMusic]

Rocking it out with the incredibly helpful info Kelan! - made my first purchase for JADE EAST aftershave on Ebay - they were selling it for $55 - or make offer - so I offered $25 and they accepted. Fingers crossed (they had good reviews...) - my very first Ebay purchase.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Wow that’s a great deal, that’s the plus side of eBay for sure, keep me posted on how it goes, I have been curious about jade East as well.

[@aintnomeaning]

Great vid as always. I would add one thing which is sometimes the top notes are just kinda missing/weak...not bad, just faded away. This makes the balancing off. I've compared a few vintage v current, and often the main difference was just low-power top notes.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Yea that’s true many times the differences are not that big, I’ve also had partially spoiled vintage as well where when its dried down it’ smells great but the first half is bad. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@japanesezenman9196]

love your channel, thanks for the awesome content. you talk a lot about proper long term storage of vintage colognes in this video. Can you please do a video that discusses the details of how to properly store colognes for long term storage? I vacuum seal my colognes in their boxes and then store them in a cool dark place like my closet or a cabinet inside my bedroom...how long can my colognes last in those conditions now that they are protected from oxygen, light, and heat / temperature fluctuations? i would love a video that explores this topic, please! thanks 😊 🙏

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! You pretty much covered all bases with your storage techniques not much more you can do from what I know of

[@justaddlight]

Such a great vid. Only have about 5 vintages but there are definitely ways to get a good deal out there.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

It’s the best when it all fall into place and you find a great deal or a great vendor that sells high quality vintage stores properly etc like the ones I mentioned. I wouldn’t get a vintage for all of my classics though. Thank you for watching as always brother !

[@dspada67]

Very informative mate. Cheers .

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thanks so much for watching !

[@JONATHAN-db2ry]

Great video brother... I was in the chat of that stream. One of the best streams I've seen in a long time. Le Parfumier is an amazing shop. ✌

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

We’re you !?? That’s awesome, that store is wild it’s like a museum of classic fragrance it’s so cool really like them. Have made a few purchases and they never disappoint

[@JONATHAN-db2ry]

Agreed. Best customer service. Wish they were near me. Would love to be able to visit. Really enjoying your content. Im a big vintage fan. And have quite a few in my collection. I think I just started following you on IG recently. Keep up the good work. ✌

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

@@JONATHAN-db2ry yes they have always been great customer service wise, hopefully they see this and it brings them some new business as a new preferred vendor for people to buy vintage from without worry. What your IG name ?

[@timshull59]

As newbie to the fragrances game, I took a shot on ebay and got some British Streling. It is awesome but I probably stick with new releases thanks for your insights man!

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Yeah the new version of British Stirling is great i think, if it’s one of your favorites then definitely look for a vintage of not then the new version are usually just fine

[@viirose8341]

Good info. I m in Canada 🇨🇦. I will check out your suggested " Le Parfumier"". Thank you so much.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

They are a great company to work with !

[@marcinkwiatkowski9176]

Very nice thoughts on this video. Thanks.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thanks for watching as always !

[@majstorgile]

Good work!

[@asafhalevy5927]

Great review! Very useful 👌

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thank you as always Asaf, sorry for the late reply

[@John_D67]

100% concur, well presented. Actually had a situation recently with a beloved vintage close to my heart. Bought a new bottle of Polo Green and it is disgusting. Comes off as a plastic mess spilled into a filthy ash tray, I was really bummed. Not even close. Went out my way to acquire a 2003 Cosmair and it is the same glorious concoction of my youth. Bright green with discernible rich tobacco, flawless. Laid down a couple extra bucks, however so completely worth it. May even grab another, the bottle is in perfect condition.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

That’s one that I want a vintage of, I have a vintage splash but it ended up not being 100% I think it’s sort of foul in the opening then drys down and it’s nice, it was an eBay buy from someone who was just selling it not a fragrance enthusiast, it was the sellers fathers blah blah the story went but it is what it is

[@John_D67]

www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ralph-Lauren-POLO-Cosmair-EDT-2oz-59mL-/274785957106?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286. I can vouch these are 100% authentic. A great seller out of Canada. The bottle had never been sprayed and hadn’t gone off at all. Give it a look.

[@mzzzol]

Vintage perfumes are much better than modern ones. I just bought on eBay a YSL Pour Homme 100 ml almost full for 20 dollars I said for that money I'm going to take the risk and I love the perfume smell so good If is fake I don't care but smells great. I check the price for the same perfume is about 300 dollars.

[@lifelikeweeds819]

Lacoste Original is a great example of sure you can buy the vintage, but the reformulation is still excellent. When I buy those I don't even bother to look if it's the vintage or reformulation. Both are absolutely amazing. I'll post my Lacoste Original collection on my IG at some point. I think you'll get a kick out of it. Then there's Polo green. I'll always keep a new formulation around but nine times out of ten I'm going with vintage. It's special for me. Both smell great, but that one is personal. I'll burn every dollar I have on Warner/Cosmair Polo.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Yes the Lacoste original is great regardless of the version you have, polo is one of those that I would want as well in vintage haha

[@tonesleuth69]

111th like! Numerology luck babay! Anyways, I once had a vintage bottle of Yves Saint Laurent Jazz. I got rid of it due to my lack of maturity and the phase of my life I was in. I regret it to this day after smelling a vintage bottle of it recently. Lesson learnt

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Ahh I have never tried ysl jazz I hear it’s similar to tsar which is among my all time favorites, thank you for watching and commenting as always Dude!

[@Xbox.4388]

I love vintage especially Bowling Green and Obsession

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

I’m sure vintage obsession is very strong !

[@winnienguyen4420]

My dad's vintage Obsession is Kouros level powerful. I swear I smell civet despite not being listed. Its definitley not office friendly.

[@cubs531]

Excellent video!

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Hey thanks so much Mark I appreciate it !

[@_jm77_josem.69]

Super interesting video. Enjoyed a lot. It is easy to get hyped... talk from experience :)

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thank you for watching and commenting I’m glad you enjoyed the video

[@marcelobecerra5083]

Las vintages dan cuenta de mejores tiempos pasados en la perfumería comercial, cuando aún ni se desarrollaba el nicho, incluso los antiguos lanzamientos tenían esa característica de calidad intrínsecamente 💯👃(tan sólo como ejemplo Kouros)

[@dustybryan91]

When I was a teenager, Aramis released a summer fragrance called Aramis Life that I really liked. I ordered a gift set a few years ago and unfortunately the juice had already gone bad.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Ahh it’s a shame when that happens, you know instantly when a scent is sour, happens to us all lol

[@chi-towncalifornia5916]

Vintage fragrance buying sounds like it carries the same downsides as vintage watch buying. Buy your seller, and don’t think you can take shortcuts because the price looks too good. Citrus fragrances spoiling more easily is one of the reasons why vintage Creed is probably not the best option. I have two sample vials of Millesime Imperial, and they’re both spoiled. I’d say Acqua Di Gio has been (almost) reformulated to death, but newer batches of Guerlain Vetiver still have great potency. Great buying guide video.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Yes you have to do your homework and make sure the source is reputable etc, so many citrus scents I have got and they have been sour it’s frustrating lol. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@henneyentl]

I miss Jazz by YSl, Alain Delon homme and Iqiutos Jill Sander man Pino Silvester cologne( Brown top] Aramis Devin country cologne and after shave Gyvengi Insense Chopard cashmire Some vintage fragrances are stil availeble but chanced formula and less nice😪like Polo green and Pino Silvester. I love vintage perfum but realy miss Some 👍 Like your reviews very much👍👍👍

[@FIZZYYAM]

Gotta watch the evaporation on those sample bottles.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

The small sample decants ? Or like tester bottles ?

[@patrickbateman4541]

I haven't had any samples evaporate ever. The riskiest ones are plastic though definitely

[@stephand.4437]

In many vintage bottles the top notes are gone or destroyed. I think the top notes are very most sensitive.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Yep the top is usually the first to go then it’s just a matter of time before the rest do depending on how it’s stored etc.

[@stephenloy3535]

l'Oreal owns YSL now.I wonder if anyone but me has written them and asked that they go back to the original formula for Kouros

[@Mas_Tun]

Oh man, the spoiled vintages. That's happened to me a couple of times. Nearly cried when it happened with a bottle of Polo. Btw, my SOTD is Acteur. Did you review that one yet?

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

I have a sample of it from mcbag and I have a 50ml aftershave, that stuff is so strong lol

[@robertalbert3413]

Hi again love your show as always and I went to that Canada site and couldn’t find vintage?? Do you know who has original 1million EDT vintage? Thank you 👍👍👍

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

The label vintage is in the description of the listings of some of the fragrances, I’m not sure one million is old enough to have a vintage version ? I doubt the formula is that different. I only had one bottle it that I finished a few years back so I could be wrong

[@robertalbert3413]

Thank you so much for your help and so quickly 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@SeanHH1986]

one of the things i learned the hard way is that with stuff thats vintage, "never sprayed never opened" means "i dont know if its spoiled". and to be honest, if youre buying a bottle you know for a fact is 30 years old and the seller clearly states this isnt sprayed....can you really hold them responsible if they didnt claim otherwise?

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

That’s a great point, I always ask for a spray test. If they don’t know what it is supposed to smell like it’s difficult to tell, so I just ask if it smells horrible or like vinegar lol. Thanks for watching and commenting Sean !

[@TheFutureisSteampunk]

Go to garage sales and estate sales, tell them you collet vintage perfume. I have walked away from garage sales with boxes full of vintage fragrances for $10 many times.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

That’s a great idea ! Just have to find one by me

[@frankp1648]

Do you buy miniature bottles, Kelan? I think it's a good alternative to sampling.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

I usually do not buy mini’s however that is a great way to sample as well almost doing the same thing sort of but cooler bottle lol I did buy mini’s for boss sport

[@RamseytheRam]

The other thing that i would add to this fantastic video is that when you are hunting for vintage remember the really old formulations have very short ingridient lists. For example i just bought 100ml of VC&A pour homme and i narrowed it down to two reputable sources. The two bottles were equally priced and one just showed alcohol, parfum & water and the other was an ingridient list a mile long. The older bottles were like a big middle finger to the regulators of who ever enforces ingridients. So remember a good way to judge AROUND when the bottle is from is how the ingridients are listed. Great video overall sire. And i am one of these people who thinks the vintage formulas are superior. For example i am wearing eau de rochas today and i have the formula with the clear cap prior to P&G buying rochas. The longevity on this version versus the new one with the non descript grey cap is night and day. Both are edts both are the same fragrence but huge difference. The other advantage to vintage is that you can find a formula that has ingidients that you will not find in modern fragrences. On a side note i also have rockford atkinson on the way. Really excited to try that bad boy :) -Ramsey

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Absolutely the ingredients are stronger and longer lasting in many cases with vintage. Keep me posted on how you like Rockford ! It’s a great Vetiver scent !

[@redhamed9674]

You are the best

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thank you sir !

[@daviddixon2209]

I would crawl naked through ten miles of crushed glass for some vintage Halston Z-14

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Haha see that’s one I would say the current formula is just fine for but if that’s one of your favorites I totally understand

[@Zepster77]

The difference in scent and longevity between my 90s Joop Homme and the 2021 bottle I just bought are negligible!

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

So a case when seeking out a vintage probably isn’t necessary, not sure what year my Joop Homme is, i got the bottle in 2017 in a gift set, it lasts so long when I would wear it.

[@solomonsvineyard5371]

Ah yes my friend great vid I'm just passing through take care bro

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thanks for stopping by Russel !

[@solomonsvineyard5371]

@@ScentsOfSouthJersey oh yes bro its allgood

[@merle7415]

Does Mick Bag have a website?

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Mcbag has an Instagram that you can contact him on “ mcbagsamples “ is the IG name. Not sure if he’s still on eBay or not but you can arrange something with him

[@merle7415]

@@ScentsOfSouthJersey Thanks, Ill reach out to him.

[@MistahEssKay]

What’s your thoughts on Dior Sauvage EDT bro?

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Ehh it’s not really my style, i have smelled it many times, I do not own a bottle though don’t plan too. It’s absolutely a scent that has to be recognized as successful sales wise though

[@fredeaston3988]

The best masculine scent ever was Lanvin discontinued in 1964.Any body out there remember it? Everything else smells like gasoline.

[@TheRealBrook1968]

I prefer the modern version of Lagerfeld.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

A great example of a case where vintage not being necessary

[@surfgreen111]

Fragcomm described in one sentence: what formulation do you have?

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Haha especially with the vintage lovers

[@ichbinderfreitag4461]

All the vintage fragrances I’ve acquired have been through enchante perfumes in Canada, they’re awesome

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

I have not heard of that site I will have to check them out, thank you !

[@ichbinderfreitag4461]

@@ScentsOfSouthJersey I'd encourage you, they've never let me down, always superb quality and reasonable prices. I know you're a big fan of Tsar, which they have in stock, tho not earliest vintage, and also some cool ancillary products (soap, shaving foam, etc.) enchanteperfumes.com/tsar.html

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

@@ichbinderfreitag4461 since you told me about that site I’ve been all over it lol and there prices are great too best I’ve seen, quality is good it’s not like stuff that hasn’t been stored properly ? I saw they have tsar but I have so much of it I am good for like the rest of my life, I plan on buying some stuff from the site this week. Thank you again Darin !

[@ichbinderfreitag4461]

@@ScentsOfSouthJersey Hey Kelan, no problem, you're welcome! I've spent a ridiculous amount of time on that site. It's such a wealth of information, I particularly enjoy many of the images from advertising that are used in the site - that's a key part of the entire brand and image experience, and a real time warp! Curious, are you active on basenotes or fragrantica? Would that be a good place to reach you? I have a few things I've bought or been gifted including lots of samples I'd be happy to share with you if you're interested, plz lmk best way to get in touch. Cheers, thanks for the correspondence and keep up the good work!

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

@@ichbinderfreitag4461 Instagram is probably the easiest if you have one ? If not email

[@RockCity1111]

Thought I was subbed but realized I wasn't.

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Thank you so much !

[@patrickbateman4541]

" bottle full of cat urine " LOL

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

That’s unfortunately how it can smell sometimes 😂😂

[@MistahEssKay]

You look like Manny from scare face hahahah

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

Right righttt lol

[@jamesallenraynes]

The word vintage means “of Age” not “first” of or “before restrictions”

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

But when referring to fragrance it’s used to describe versions made originally or before restrictions, the way you put it, which isn’t wrong, I would say is more in line with aged wine or champagne

[@brvndxxxn]

Great video!