🟢1992 Vintage Van Cleef & Arpels Tsar EDT #2EG 70ml/2.3oz Oakmoss First Formula
🟢1992 Vintage Van Cleef & Arpels Tsar EDT #2EG 70ml/2.3oz Oakmoss First Formula
3 digit 1992 Batch # 2EG ('2' = 1992)
✅Batch confirmed by Cosmetic Calculator!
I'm proud to present BACK to my shop,
The OG launch era - first formula - sticker front - opaque bottle - malachite sprayer - pre-IFRA regulation - holy grail early 1990's V&A TSAR EDT! The holy grail rich, decadent release its nostalgic original formula!
If you know, you know! A total blast from the 1980's past.
An iconic formula now discontinued from the market and / or heavily reformulated.
The iconic nuances found in vintage TSAR are gutted in modern fragrances and made more citrusy, thin, sweeter to distract the loss, and like many modern fragrances - weak strength, synthetics, and reduced projection.
Overall a your only options on the market are modern fragrances that are gutted, thin, diluted, & degraded. These insulting reformulations are due to IFRA regulations that came into effect harshly the last 30 years forcing fragrance houses to gut their masterpieces or discontinue them completely.
These IFRA regulations forced companies to stop using naturals, oakmoss fixatives, discontinue endangered ingredients and stop harvesting real civet due to animal rights culture. This perfumery is an encapsulated representation of a vintage time capsule in more ways than one.
Due due what past generations considered an 'EDT' - This deep vintage macerated, pre-IFRA regulated listing resembles most modern day EDP's / Parfums and instead of a modern EDT - this listing is super thick and potent and far more worth the price per ml. given the richer quality, non regulations, and extended performance. So potent your arm turns shiny from the expensive oils hitting your skin.
As of the fourth quarter of 2025,
Full 100 ml. / 3.4 fl. oz. vintage VAN CLEEF & ARPELS TSAR EDT bottles sell steady for $500-600!
A Top-shelf vintage designer collectible!
Selling this 70 ml. / 2.3 fl. oz. full bottle (70% full 100 ml. size) for fair vintage value of $349.99 ($500 lower end value - 30% OFF due to fill) A fair value seeing as full vintage 50 ml. / 1.7 fl. oz. bottles are selling for the exact value of $349.99 - shop with me and you get a better deal of an additional 20 ml. for the same price!
Order ALSO includes FREE shipping within the USA and a goodie bag of extras!
(See pink note).
(ALL ABOUT VAN CLEEF & ARPELS TSAR EDT)
Unfortunately,
They don't make them like they used to.
Colognes this rich, deep, ultra masculine loaded in base fixatives have all been but forgotten in the 21st century due to heavy IFRA regulation bans in Europe, most particularly on the base notes which is a heavy contender in building a masculine cologne. Anything reminiscent of the fragrance is merely a gutted, synthetic, cash grab of its former self - and retailer's and designer brands are just hoping you don't notice.
Fortunately,
At Guardian of the Fragrances, it is my mission to 'undo' all that and offer passion and transparency in everything I do.
To provide a selection of unalerted, well preserved, authentic, relics from the past.
With that said I bring you vintage V&A TSAR FOR MEN EDT.
I cannot emphasize how rare this juice is now and will be even more so in the future.
Fair price for a collector wanting to reunite with and/or try this iconic original well preserved first formula from the top tier luxury house of Van Cleef & Arpels.
Over 3.5 decades of maceration with pre-IFRA regulation quality results in a fragrance that resembles a modern EDP / Parfum / Elixir type fragrance. That means overall less sprays - and less use out of this precious bottle.
Literally 2-3 sprays and you're good for an entire day.
A little pricier in price per ml. compared to some other vintage designers - but trust me - there's a reason for it!
This historic vintage formula is a long-lasting investment in your personal grooming arsenal, ensuring that you'll always be prepared to make a lasting impression.
International pricing disclaimer;
Unfortunately, I WILL NOT 'lower the cost' of the order to accommodate the extra expenses that come with the luxury of international shopping outside the USA.
Due to the luxury tier consensual nature of my inventory;
International shipping, import duties, taxes, and other misc. international charges are the international buyer’s responsibility. These are all additional charges that come with all international sales that I do not personally collect on.
Priority Mail International is the GOLD STANDARD & will be the only shipping used at my shop due speedy travel, frequent tracking scans, & its reliable delivery. Zero lost international packages to date. This service is the fastest, & the most reliable global shipping service from my postal carrier including constant tracking scans and delivery in as little as 3 weeks. There is a drastic difference and you are getting what you pay for with this pricier international shipping. If international shipping is not pricier in nature on high ticket items - then that's when you should be concerned.
By purchasing with me internationally you also acknowledge that me offering international shipment on expensive, fragile, irreplaceable, & hazardous alcohol based perfumery items is a risk and challenge I happily chose to take on to reach a global audience. This decision alone on my part is already quite generous - The vast majority of perfumery shops decline to invest into that extra difficulty.
Despite how expensive my listings may seem on top of international charges; my listings prices are studied and fairly priced for their exact selling value prior to listing. I sell for that exact sell value and don’t inflate it for room to negotiate.
Please read this disclaimer, and personally weigh out the pro’s and con’s of an international shipment with me instead of expecting me to lower the fee’s for you.
✅WHY PURCHASE THROUGH GUARDIAN OF THE FRAGRANCES & NOT OTHER VINTAGE VENDORS…
✓ Gold standard service
Highly praised vintage fragrance vendor & longtime eBay member since 2004! Over 20 years of reliable gold standard service with satisfied customers leaving literal paragraphs on their positive feedback ratings. Your positive experience with me comes before the profit I make in my shop - & my enthusiastic service & money back guarantee surely reflects that. There's a deep sense of accomplishment that comes with being of purpose for your community. Allow me the opportunity to provide this to you & be your lifelong fragrance vendor.
✓ FREE extra goodies with purchase
Other sellers send you the item you paid for with a sad invoice slip - feels so cold & impersonal. I go beyond that with sending you a goodie bag with purchase to make your fragrance investment more worthwhile. YOU even chose the free gift! A hand written thank you note for supporting my shop included. All items in my shop are accurately & fairly priced to reflect the value of the vintage fragrance. Special goodie bag/bonus gift are never factored into the pricing. It's truly a thank you gift.
✓ One-category shop
I’m not selling a mess of random various thrift items that I know nothing about. At Guardianofthefragrances; you are shopping at a niche market that specializes solely on discontinued perfumery formulations. ‘One category shops’ like mine provide customers with a unique shopping experience that is backed with knowledge & experience within that category as well as shows I have a deep passion in what I am selling. Buying from fine-tuned one category shops like mine makes all the difference in a rewarding shopping experience. That seller who has listed some sneakers, baseball cards, hoodies, & that cologne you want - he may know its authentic & well preserved, OR he may not.
✓ Counterfeit Investigation process
With over a decade of professional Revenue Protection expertise investigating fraud & theft for my state of WI utility provider; all vintage fragrances in my shop are expertly ran through a process of deep research which involves but is not limited to; batch runs, bottle dating, differentiating formula differences, production quirk studies, bottle & cap weighing, taking atomizer off to investigate inner hardware, fragrance strength & quality testing - how long it lasts on skin and the quality of that experience, ect. Anything that falls into my hands that doesn't pass this process never reaches my shop.
✓ Quality appraisal process
I am college board certified in the state of WI in Sales & Design with over 20+ years of professional practice in appraising personal property & merchandise. At guardianofthefragrances; rest assured I am expertly skilled in determining whether your vintage formula has been well preserved by previous handlers. I find the counterfeit investigation process & quality appraisal the most 2 important things in my shop to gain customer trust & I am on a mission to not let you down.
✓ Mutual perfumery hobbyist & collector
Most importantly, I myself am a vintage fragrance hobbyist & collector. In fact, many listings come from my own personal collection after years of collecting back-up bottles as a hobby. As a hobbyist myself, I know exactly what my shoppers are looking for & what is sorely lacking in this sector. Studying & shopping for rare fragrances for my own collection has taught me the majority of the population are NOT experts in fragrances. Its a language many don't speak like ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. In fact; the fragrance industry is the only billion dollar industry where the customer knows the least about what they are buying. Just that it 'smells good'. You even go on a forum discussion with hobbyist's & there's more questions than answers. This phenomenon is truly astonishing to me - as I am a personality type that demands answers. At guardianofthefragrances - I have those answers for you. It’s a passion of mine to go above and beyond the ‘indifferent’ lazy fragrance knowledge on vlogger videos & forums to give you real common-sense truths that Designer houses & retails hold back from us. In fact it was poor aloof information provided to the public about fragrances that gave me the drive to launch my business in the first place.
✅OVERALL BENEFITS OF INVESTING IN VINTAGE PERFUMERY AND AVOIDING MODERN FORMULAS
✓ Confidence booster
✓ Smell unlike anyone else & one of a kind
✓ Vividly triggers locked memories
✓ Spiritual enhancements
✓ Concentrated Aromatherapy
✓ Makes you more attractive
✓ Greater impressions
✓ Hidden equity – the modern ‘bars of gold’
✓ Describe your personality better
✓ Impress other people more
✓ Positive moods further enhanced
✓ Supporting the artistry and original vision of the DNA
✓ Better connection to nature experiencing naturals
The death of Oakmoss:
By far one of the most controversial and damaging IFRA regulations was the ban/limitations in natural Oakmoss. This popular ingredient is in near every legendary cologne; Davidoff Cool Water (Also reformulated), Aqua Di Gio (Also reformulated) Versace Eros (Also reformulated). Many are filled with weaker synthetics. Since Oakmoss rests in the base and has fixative effects fragrances also don't perform as well without it.
2022 Lilial ban:
And if you thought your top / mid notes were safe. You're wrong. In 2021 The Scientific committee on consumer safety (SCCS) & the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) banned the note of lilial due to its reaction to sensitive skin (That's it?).
They simply stated "It can sometimes act as an allergen." SOMETIMES?
Lilial was a common note in modern perfumery. Lilial being a synthetic aromatic soapy aldehyde; it gave the self titled signature Versace Pour Homme it's sweet yet refreshing intense floral green odor.
I don't understand this obsession with making sure the skin doesn't react to materials. Practically every face mask on the market 'Reacts' to your skin and in the long run - improves it's appearance.
Doesn't skin strength train like muscles do?
Fragrance shelf life scam:
Reformulations are one thing, it's something that just can't be avoided.
One of the biggest gaslighting scams on the otherhand that can easily be avoided is the myth fragrances naturally 'Expire/go bad' due to time alone.
Fragrances are not your local produce guys, they are a balanced chemist composition of naturals and fragrant chemical aromas full of preservatives.
If that alone wasn't enough; that recipe is then preserved in a percentage average of 80% ALCOHOL. resulting in 'maybe' 10% natural ingredients to think 10% natural ingredients are up against and a threat against 90% chemical aromas, preservatives, and alcohol is a HUGE stretch.
Alcohol based fragrances should be compared to 50-100 year old bottles of preserved and cherished wine. Like wine, fragrances in fact get better with age from the process of maceration; when naturals soak in chemicals for extended periods of time making the juice richer and full of character. Fragrances are not fresh hand made cosmetics with no preservatives - quite the opposite.
Fragrances were even recovered from the 1912 Titanic wreck with no sign of expiring.
A perfumer perished in the wreck resulting in a sachet left behind on the BOTTOM of the ocean for over 100 years.
This sachet contained mini corked bottles of fragrant oils and perfumery. In an artifact examination room upon recovery, amongst the death, muck, tragedy, and solemn sorrow of decomposing materials the perfumery was opened up and by surprise brought the room to LIFE again, aromas of beautiful fruits, florals, resins, and woods sourced from so long ago.
The experience was so powerful to the scientist- it made a grown man cry.
Fragrances can be mishandled, left in sunlight, heat, and other neglectful extremes...but most certainly don't go bad from just the passing of time.
I guess any myth works for these fragrance industries that want you coming in to buy their 'fresh' bottles.
The modern day scent:
I say all that to say; modern day fragrances as a whole - are complete and utter trash...
whether that be a brand new composed scent or a reformulation of a classic.
The modern recipe:
Fake citrusy candy-like tops to lock you in, aromatic-mids to give you masculinity and bare minimal classic nostalgia, then a base gob-smacked with scratchy ambroxan / synthetic molecules completed with nauseating sweetness to ultimately gaslight you so don't notice how 'fake' the entire composition smells.
It's truly depressing what they release nowadays.
You might as well wear your household cleaner.