The time warps went into overdrive on my YouTube channel the other day when I presented reviews of not one, but three vintage versions of some of the best known and most successful scent releases ever: YSL Opium (Jean-Louis Sieuzac & Jean Amic; 1976), Faberge Brut (Karl Mann & Ernest Shiftan; 1964) and the granddaddy of all granddaddies, Shulton Old Spice (Albert Hauck; 1938). To make the whole thing more fun, in the case of the last two, I decided to carry out a comparison with the current versions of the scents. The results were surprising. Here are links to the videos: vintage YSL Opium review — vintage Faberge Brut and Shulton Old Spice reviews.
By the way, I should also point out that this nostalgia trip was inspired by none other than Michael Edwards and his American Legends and Perfume Legends II books. So, in the interests of fairness, here’s a link to a recent interview he was kind enough to give me: Michael Edwards American Legends interview.
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[The perfumes were obtained by me; the books were provided by Fragrances Of The World for review purposes.]
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