Great video as always. Cabochard is one that’s was really pretty bad for a while there but then when they redid it again in 2019 and realized hey we need to give this great fragrance the love and attention it deserves to get it as close to its former glory.. I really really think they did a very good job. I love the new version. I will admit I’ve never smelled an original something I’d love to cuz Bernard Chant is my love.
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
That’s a great example of one that had been resurrected!
@JustintheTsar
Жыл бұрын
I love Bernard Chant and I have new restored Cabochard . Another that was restored to it's former glory is Polo green. It was bad for many years too abd was also restored in 2019
@chriscoon1406
Жыл бұрын
Great video JJ! Very informative!! I hear Lilial is now on the ban via fertility. Azzaro PM and Nautica voyage is on that current list. I bought some Azzaro testers that contain oakmoss. They are later reforms but still have that anise vibe. Did the same with Halston 1 - 12. Early ones made by Halston Fragrances. I find it sad that these historical fragrances get butchered.
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris! It is sad indeed. ☹️
@andreidanielpetre
Жыл бұрын
Interesting and informative insight! I would add that not YSL is butchering its classics, but the owner: L'Oreal. Azzaro btw is also owned by L'Oreal... The thing that I don't like at the actual formulation of Quorum (never had vintage) is the fact that goes very vanillic in the dry down (could it be the amber note in the base?) on my skin, almost going into a feminine direction. All the best!
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrei 🙏
@rogergraves8108
Жыл бұрын
If you get boss without the number one on the label it’s guaranteed to be great. But the early ones that said number are super strong and amazing. Then a bit later it was still good but only a bit weaker and not as long lasting but still worth it. But once they took away the pinstripes it’s the worst reformulation I have ever smelled. I know sometimes even if they make a fragrance 5% weaker we will complain. But the new boss number one without the pinstripes is about 50% weaker. Even Kouros with the white shoulders wasn’t as much weak as it was just altered in the note and didn’t smell the same. Boss number on the hand is a travesty.
@JustintheTsar
Жыл бұрын
Loving the content and almost always agree with you ,but I have a different opinion on Azzaro pour home . The vintage is less sweet but the dry down is almost identical except ironically the new one is a bit longer lasting. I thought I was out of my mind thinking that untill Kelen from scents of south jersey said the same thing. But it could be that there are several different versions or a couple versions of the newer one. I have 3 vintage and 1 new. I do love the less sweet and more masculine opening of the vintage. Also they watered down Halston 1-12 and I love that one as much or more than Z-14. Keep up the great work
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
Ahh, you are likely right! Batch variations over time may yield different comparisons. Thanks so much for the encouragement!
@swellcat66
Жыл бұрын
@Justin the Tsar: My 7ml Azzaro Pour Homme-vintage unknown, but likely recent-smells nice, but it functions like an aftershave concentration: very short-lived. I'd much rather you be right, though: chasing white whales and paying small fortunes for scented water is overrated for a working-class guy.
@JustintheTsar
Жыл бұрын
@@swellcat66 I have super new bottle and 3 bottles from the nineties. I love it. I like the less sweet opening of the older bottles.
@nv5857
Жыл бұрын
I had some Quorum bottles that i emptied since the early 90's. Completely different than the newer ones indeed. The old ones get so incredibly smokey and dark in the drydown. They almost smell like a forrestfire that they tried to put out using orangejuice while hitting the fire with cowhides. Great vid JJ! Cheers, NV
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! 🍻
@swellcat66
Жыл бұрын
Best Quorum review, to date, @NV.
@nv5857
Жыл бұрын
@@swellcat66 Thanks!
@jonquilllescent8974
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great video💗Feminite du Bois had a parfum concentration in a super beautiful bottle in the Shiseido version. It's sadly lost with the transition to Serge Lutens...🥺
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️🙏 Ahhh, I know 😔
@sickscentz
Жыл бұрын
If I recall correctly JJ has an older style bottle.
@benchampion3768
Жыл бұрын
I hope many classic scents will get reformulated back to their former glory with oakmoss now they’ve found a way of removing the allergens. Treemoss just doesn’t cut it.
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
One can hope! There may very well be exciting developments in our future. ☺️
@n._scents
10 ай бұрын
I never really have had bad surprises with reformulations, they are almost always the same and the differences are minor. I was however really choked by the Habit Rouge in the square bottle, whether EDT or EDP, they have been watered down pretty badly. On the other hand Fahrenheit is still really really good, there are a lot of changes through each batches sometimes but really recent batches are really close to my 99 and 03 bottles
@JJColb
10 ай бұрын
That’s heartbreaking about Habit Rouge. I feared that it would happen one day. 😢 I agree that Fahrenheit in recent formulations seems to be a return to form!
@eaudetreasure
Жыл бұрын
Just a tip, shoot your videos with the light in front of you, not behind you. We can see the bottles better.
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
Oh, I definitely know that the time of day and where I was located was not ideal. My schedule is so crazy I sometimes have to carve out some less than ideal times to record. Thanks for the tip!
@eaudetreasure
Жыл бұрын
@@JJColb I know the feeling.
@BooseJuice
Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing the wisdom
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
You’re most welcome, sir!
@cobejuelomiguel6104
5 ай бұрын
Quorum is less rich and deep IMAO in the actual form, like an esquelet to a body.
@JJColb
5 ай бұрын
👍
@SeanHH1986
Жыл бұрын
also you probably arent imagining things with the jules, in the 2000s the batches of fahrenheit got worse and then better once demachy took over.
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
I believe this! 👍 Fahrenheit practically rose like a phoenix
@Joshua_Nikolai
Жыл бұрын
I’d like to hear your thoughts on storage of your fragrances. I’m doing the whole keep them in the closet thing and I find it kind of bothersome. Why have a beautiful bottle and stick it in the closet? I myself wouldn’t have the memories of my dads colognes in the 80’s if he stuck them in a dark closet instead of on his dresser. Anyways, cool video Sir.
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
True, keeping fragrances away from light and heat are fundamental, but clearly I have a number on display! I would consider the rotation approach. Whatever isn’t something you’re currently reaching for or may not be in season, you can store it away! For example, many of spring and summer fragrances are currently stored away but will be taken out when the warmer temps approach. Then cooler weather, heavier fragrances get squirreled away. 😊
@carloscolom6477
Жыл бұрын
Yessss Im hereeee
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
🙏
@eaudetreasure
Жыл бұрын
My previous comments keep getting flagged...I just wanted to say that A&F Fierce is nowhere near what it used to be, as an example of a more modern fragrance.
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
ahhh, yes, that was obliterated
@eaudetreasure
Жыл бұрын
@@JJColb Just 10 years after its release (2002), wasn't anything like the early ones anymore.
@rogergraves8108
Жыл бұрын
This is amazing content!
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Pardon the poor lighting. 🥴
@justaddlight
Жыл бұрын
I have an old Cool Water aftershave splash that's so much better than the new edts. Ditto with Quorum. The aftershave is better. But I have that same teeny bottle of Z-14 and after sitting around for about 2 years, the scent has totally changed. Wayyyy better than it was when I first got it. I don't think I'll ever get over what D&G did to Pour Homme though. Travesty of travesties. And A*Men didn't fair so well either, but that's another story. Appreciate the take JJ!
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
You got it!!
@wearescentient4149
Жыл бұрын
off to hunt a quorum :)
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
😉
@SeanHH1986
Жыл бұрын
i have a "urban spray" style bottle of azzaro that was made a year or two before they banned oakmoss, and even that very last formula is alot better than the new versions. i dont think the new ones smell bad persay or particularly cheap, but like you said theres basically no base anymore. if you always wore the original theres almost no point now, youll just be dissapointed.
@SeanHH1986
Жыл бұрын
when chrome first released it had oakmoss too, and was also released in the weird urban spray bottle until the oakmoss ban. that style of bottle is a cheap way to get the vintages of those two because people dont know its vintage lol.
@elenasophocleous
Жыл бұрын
Agree on Knowings, sadly.
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
Indeed 😔
@tripler7490
Жыл бұрын
To my nose modern Santos is more interesting than the old vintage bottle I have. Same with 3EHomme. Sadly, not so common that they keep them tiptop. Great vid JJ
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
Sadly, no, but you did choose that have held up wonderfully! 🌟
@rickytomatoes
Жыл бұрын
I suddenly grew a moustache after watching this video.
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
👨🏻
@gmg7437
Жыл бұрын
Thank you JJ. Speaking of reformulations, I’d like to hear your take on the successful ones. What do you think is key from a technical standpoint to get some good results (eg. Yatagan)?
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
Hmm, good question! I would imagine that having good chemists and perfumers that specialize in reconstruction may help, and Caron invested in a great team!
@gmg7437
Жыл бұрын
@@JJColb sometimes they even manage to emulate oakmoss fairly well (Eucris is a classic example). Do you know any of the synthetics involved? Is Evernyl enough to do that? Thanks
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
@@gmg7437 Evernyl + Orcinyl plus that max percentage allowed of oakmoss can make a convincing rich oakmoss accord, along with other synthetic/natural modifiers
@gmg7437
Жыл бұрын
@@JJColb thank you! I’d really love to watch a full video of yours about synthetics. It’s an extremely fascinating topic to me (too often unfairly frowned upon)
@sickscentz
Жыл бұрын
@@gmg7437 Great Idea.👍👍👍
@thetrueconnoisseur
Жыл бұрын
Some folks still really like the current Azzaro (the "refillable" version), but I'm with ya, it ain't up to snuff.
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
💯%
@992turbos
Жыл бұрын
I dont get why the 0.01% of people who are allergic to a particular fragrance… just dont wear it lol. Are they somehow allergic when smelling it on someone else??
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
Fried food contains carcinogenic acrylamides, yet there's zero regulation there. It really makes no sense.
@groovycarter
Жыл бұрын
Versace’s Dreamer has become a thin pale version of a once magnificent scent
@JJColb
Жыл бұрын
I almost included that one!
@antoniohopson5287
Жыл бұрын
Now you know I’m listening to what your nose is saying.🙏🏾
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