🟢2000 Vintage YSL Laurent Kouros EDT #01751 50ml/1.6oz Oakmoss Sanofi formula!

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Guardian of the Fragrances proudly presents...

YVES SAINT LAURENT

**2000 Y2K Sanofi oakmoss beast formula!

KOUROS | for men | LIMITED EDITION GIFTSET

50 ml. / 1.6 fl. oz. | Eau de Toilette | NEW 

75 ml. / 2.5 fl. oz. | After shave | NEW 

2000's Y2K Classic / Retro / Vaulted / Vintage formula!

26 year maturation = Highly advanced maceration!

Stronger, richer, and scientifically blended to perfection by time.

**2000 Batch # 01751 ('0'= 2000)

**Please note:

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent batch codes repeat every 10 years from the 'Sanofi' era on batch sites and will give incorrect years OR simply not populate at all. 

 This is not a 2020, nor 2010, and confirmed a 2000 batch per the fragrances presentation details, font placement, 'silver shoulders' presentation, bottom etching format, 'Parfums Corp.' on bottom, & of course the high quality aldehydic, jasmine, honeyed civet, & high oakmoss profile. The PAO (Perior after o) symbol is also absent on packaging - this symbol was mandated on cosmetics in 2004 making anything beyond 2000 impossible. 

The Sanofi era was the very last era when YSL Kouros kept it's niche s-tier integrity prior to inferior reformulations done by L'Oreal & IFRA. No getting better than this! This listing is a complete and utter luxury niche experience in designer perfumery prior to harsher IFRA restrictions, synthetic formulas, production company restructuring, and budget cuts seen in the modern day fragrance business. 

Please email me if you had more questions about my dating process.

Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back!

Thanks guardian followers!

-Nathan | GOTF

I'm proud to present BACK to my shop,

The OG vintage - holy grail - silver shoulders - discontinued - niche quality - Sanofi era - late 1990's/ early 2000's Y2K formula - pre IFRA regulation - aldehydic honeyed civet & oakmoss loaded

Yves Saint Laurent Kouros EDT!

The holy grail KING of 1980's aldehydic honey animalic colognes in its pre-regulated nostalgic formula! 

If you know, you know!

In 1981;

Yves Saint Laurent through a literal 'Kouros launch event' with dinner, & a ballet. In 1981 during a press conference; a spokesman described Kouros "The most expensively made male perfume in the business" from that night on a legend was born and never forgotten.

YSL Kouros from its golden era was was crafted with uttermost best quality ingredients. A fragrance that is aldehydic, citrusy, spicy, soapy, buttery, sweet, creamy, musky, and mossy. A polarizing fragrance for men that perfectly balances clean & dirty into a wearable fragrance. 

A fragrance that is fresh, delicate, floral, & sweet yet dirty, rough, earthy, sweaty. Something described as a raw carnal experience. After the brightly spiced aldehydes pass you are given somewhat of a lemony pollen floral heart that carries you into a base of everlasting earthy masculine musks that last & last. 

Similar to the Le Male playbook instead of a lavender, vanilla, sandalwood experience you are given jasmine, honey, and musks. Sweaty warm narcotic florals drenched in male pheromones.

This isn't just a fragrance, its an experience. 

This is ART.

The golden era of Kouros was superior in quality with a dense, civet heavy, buttery, smooth, silky profile - resembling a modern day EDP / Parfum. The vintage formulas also featured an orange tinted formula showing the naturals and animalics in the formula.  

Within the 3 grail vintage eras of COTR, Parfums Corp, and Sanofi; 

Sanofi featured in the listing is a my personal favorite as it takes all the characteristics, quality, and strength of the previous eras and slightly adds in more aldehydes and clove spice making it more aromatic but still a potent EDP built fragrance and without being degraded being pre-IFRA regulations. 

Formulas of YSL Kouros prior to 2001 (Charles of the Ritz, Parfums Corp, Sanofi) are absolutely niche in nature - not only did these vintage era formulas have a higher production budget with the brand, but there were no ingredient mandates and no harsh IFRA regulations resulting in a niche experience from a golden era of unlimited freedom of art. 

Contrary of vintage hunting suggestions; 

be weary of 'silver shoulders' PPR-GUCCI Kouros listings - these were the first noticeable formulas with a degradation to the scent and removing the high quality materials.

After PPR-GUCCI purchased YSL & the Kouros fragrance its formulas became diluted, degraded, and highly limited due to IFRA regulations that came into effect at the time, forcing companies to stop using naturals, oakmoss fixatives, discontinue endangered ingredients. This perfumery exemplifies a vintage time capsule in more ways than one.

An iconic DNA now heavily gutted & discontinued and highly sought after and now featured for immediate sale in my reputable trusted resale shop! An impossible to find collectible from the YSL vault. 

This is a rich niche quality Aldehydic, jasmine, vanilla, musky civet BEAST.

This fragrance resembles the richness, depth & strength of a modern day EDP / Parfum.

10-12-24 hour + strength & performance!

Due to the natural musks and oakmoss, this will last and perform.

(Fair pricing disclosure)

As of the fourth quarter of 2026;

50 ml. / 1.6 fl. oz. vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT KOUROS EDT listings sell steady in my shop for $299.99

A TOP SHELF S-tier cologne collectible the golden era of Yves Saint Laurent!

Listing features the same quantity & grail collectible discontinued Y2K Sanofi formula limited edition giftset for fair vintage value of $349.99 with FREE shipping within the USA & a goodie bag of extras!

(See pink note).

+ FREE complimentary gift of your choice!

After your purchase; I will email you with a list of choices & you choose your gift :).

Due to buzz words that automatically flag my listings - I will confirm your gift option via email after your purchase. The gift of your choice relates to the category of your order. After you chose your gift, it will be placed in a 'goodie bag' with some additional surprises. 

A rare collectible vintage purchase with free gifts in one order!

WOW!

Official glowing reviews from verified shoppers who purchased vintage

YVES SAINT LAURENT KOUROS EDT

from Guardian of the Fragrances!

"Great product/experience. Hope to be a repeat customer."

2003 45ML VINTAGE YVES SAINT LAURENT KOUROS GRAIL *SILVER SHOULDER* FORMULATION! (#175867783796)

-roundhaystudio

"Excellent eBay seller.. Great product at a good price. Thank you."

1981 50ML VINTAGE VTG YSL KOUROS EAU DE TOILETTE BEAST *FIRST* KING FORMULATION! (#175063620659)

-owens82269

"As described, great communication, highly recommended seller. thank you!!"

1986 50ML VINTAGE VTG YSL KOUROS EAU DE TOILETTE BEAST *FIRST* KING FORMULATION! (#175026689609)

-dyawger

"I’m really satisfy with the purchase. 1000 pct authentic. I have been looking for this vintage Kouros & this seller delivered."

1998 30ML VINTAGE VTG YSL KOUROS EDT SANOFI ERA *BEAST* FORMULATION! (#175451480743)

-carlcal33

"Excellent seller! Item exactly as described, fast shipping, and great communication. Highly recommended!"

1989 Vintage YSL Yves Saint Laurent Kouros EDT #9107 85ml/2.9oz Civet formula (#176475120837)

-harisnuhambasic

"This man Nathan is without a doubt the BEST seller out of all the other people I deal with on eBay. He's smart, passionate about his craft, and most of all he's HONEST. This is the fourth purchase I've made with him and all four times it's been nothing but perfection. He's an absolute GEM with a great selection. I will continue to happily buy from Nathan in the future."

1994 Vintage YSL Laurent Kouros EDT #40391 50ml/1.6oz Parfums Corp formula (#176947746327)

-thearomaguy71

(ALL ABOUT YVES SAINT LAURENT KOUROS EDT)

Wardrobe category is!;

Miami yacht cruise attire in early autumn. 

Cigar & chest out mandatory.

Up for buy it now from the guardian shop is the nostalgic Yves Saint Laurent Kouros Edt from the late 1990's!

The mystique of this 44 year old fragrance still mystifies the fragrance community. This polarizing note composition will get you noticed and take you immediately back to the 1980's.

In 1981;

Yves Saint Laurent through a literal 'Kouros launch event' with dinner, & a ballet. In 1981 during a press conference; a spokesman described Kouros "The most expensively made male perfume in the business." from that night on a legend was born and never forgotten.

YSL Kouros from its golden era was was crafted with uttermost best quality ingredients. A fragrance that is aldehydic, citrusy, spicy, soapy, floral, buttery, sweet, creamy, musky, and mossy. A polarizing fragrance for men that perfectly balances clean & dirty into a wearable fragrance. 

A fragrance that is fresh, delicate, floral, & sweet yet dirty, rough, earthy, sweaty. Something described as a raw carnal experience. After the brightly spiced aldehydes pass you are given somewhat of a lemony pollen floral heart that carries you into a base of everlasting earthy masculine musks that last & last. 

Similar to the Le Male playbook instead of a lavender, vanilla, sandalwood experience you are given jasmine, honey, and musks. Sweaty warm narcotic florals drenched in male pheromones.

This isn't just a fragrance, its an experience. 

This is ART.

The golden era of Kouros was superior in quality with a dense, civet heavy, buttery, smooth, silky profile - resembling a modern day EDP / Parfum. The vintage formulas also featured an orange tinted formula showing the naturals and animalics in the formula.  

Within the 3 grail vintage eras of COTR, Parfums Corp, and Sanofi; 

Sanofi featured in the listing is a my personal favorite as it takes all the characteristics, quality, and strength of the previous eras and slightly adds in more aldehydes and clove spice making it more aromatic but still a potent EDP built fragrance and without being degraded being pre-IFRA regulations. 

Formulas of YSL Kouros prior to 2001 (Charles of the Ritz, Parfums Corp, Sanofi) are absolutely niche in nature - not only did these vintage era formulas have a higher production budget with the brand, but there were no ingredient mandates and no harsh IFRA regulations resulting in a niche experience from a golden era of an unlimited freedom of art.

Unfortunately,

The iconic YSL Kouros Sanofi formula is discontinued & no longer readily obtainable.

Heavy IFRA regulation bans in Europe continue to regulate perfumery now with more planned in the future, making any re-launch of this formula impossible. 

Additional to that, Yves Saint Laurent has had a production company takeover - & in result the brands classic vintage fragrances are no longer a priority. All classic fragrances under the brand have endured budget cuts; removing naturals, quality, expensive ingredients, richness, and strength yet keeping the same price tag. These band & tactics results in a modern fragrance that is gutted, synthetic, & a wasteful cash grab. The goal of these retailer's & designer brands in the modern day is to make inferior products and hope you don't notice.

Fortunately,

At Guardian of the Fragrances, it is my mission to 'undo' all that & offer passion & transparency in everything I do.

To provide a selection of unalerted, well preserved, authentic, relics from the past.

With my passion in the art of perfumery, natural based ingredients, & a distain for all organizational overreach regulation & mandates;

I make it my passion & joy to bring well preserved, authentic, & superior collectible formulas to my shop to share with the world.

With that said I bring you vintage YSL Kouros for men EDT.

This is truly a must have collectible & store staple with Guardian of the Fragrances & I am proud to present it to my store.

Launch year:

1981

Flanker to:

Original release

Perfumer:

Pierre Bourdon

Presentation Designer:

Alain De Mourgues

Awards: 

🏆

1982 Men's Fragrance of the year - Prestige Category

1982 Men's Best National Advertising Campaign

Awards issued by the FiFi Awards in New York City - The Oscars of the fragrance business.

(sponsored by The Fragrance Foundation).

Regional Influence:

French Perfumery

Crafted, Classic, clever, decadent, elegant, powdery, floral, refined, restrained, rich, romantic

Scent style: 

Aromatic aldehydic animalic floral gourmand

Color family:

White scent

Mood/Season/Time/Occasion: 

Aromatic, nostalgic, polarizing, ultra masculine, retro, animalic / All season / All day / Casual, special event, night time, signature men's cologne

Key buzz words:

Elegant, night time, casual, upper crust, wealthy, aristocratic, daring, niche.

Fragrance composition:

Top: Aldehydes, coriander, clary sage, artemisia, bergamot

Mid: patchouli, carnation, vetiver, geranium, cinnamon, jasmine, orris root

Base: Civet, honey, leather, musk, oakmoss, amber, tonka

(SPECIFIC LISTING DETAILS - WHAT YOU ARE BUYING)

Batch year: 2000 

Batch code: 01751 ('0' = 200'0')

Formula: Y2K Sanofi formula (The last high quality KOUROS era)

Batch confirmed by: 10 year repeating batch code, etched bottom details, absent '80 pct VOL' on etching confirming a Sanofi era, short ingredients on the box, orange tinted formula color, absent PAO (Period after o) symbol mandated on cosmetics in 2004, and the scent quality - rich & potent in high quality natural oakmoss & civet pre-IFRA regulations.

I research extensively spending days-months-years of personal research as a vintage perfume hobbyist & passionate fragrance seller only to bring you nothing but accurate details & the most helpful information to make your final purchase. 

Send me an email if you have additional questions about my dating process.

THE TRUTH ABOUT BATCH WEBSITES - THEY GAS LIGHT YOU:

Vintage fragrances are well known to give year errors on batch code sites. 

Vintage batch codes either populate no result at all OR repeat every 8-10 years giving an incorrect timeline. 

As a Revenue protection investigator & quality appraiser for 15 years; product quirks such as presentation features, distributer history, zip codes, formula color, symbolism, ingredients, and the scent quality allow for accurate transparency in dating a product - far more accurately than a batch site.

Vintage formula grade: 

A+++

Authentic?: Yes

Properly stored?: Yes

Well preserved?: Yes

Maceration time: 26 years! Incredible. 

Life of the fragrance?: 10-12-42 hour + strength/ silage.

Performs as / concentration rating: A rich modern day EDP - Parfum!

Designer brand tier: Premium / High end designer brand; a luxury tier in designer fragrances. Absolutely niche in quality in its vintage formulas when fragrances were held to even higher luxury standards before regulations.

STAND out nuances: Aldehydes, carnation, cinnamon, clove, jasmine, orris root, honey, leather, civet, tonka bean and oakmoss. That earthy honeyed sweaty sweetened base just doesn't quit. That sweaty civet lasts for days.

Why this formula?: 

-Superior perfected original formula now discontinued, and no longer obtainable.

-Rich in naturals, quality, strength, and better base fixatives prior to European IFRA bans.

- Performance relative to a modern EDP / Parfum concentration - concentrated ml. means less applications, and a longer life of this precious product.

-26 years of maceration preserved in a dark cabinet in its dark packaging - allowing its ingredients to blend and mature for an enhanced, smoother, more complex, and longer lasting scent.

Presentation condition grade: 

A-

Glass chips: None

Scuffs: None

Cracks: None

New listing?: Yes

Listing age: 26 years

Cosmetic Flaws: Presentation is mint! This listing has been preserved in its box for 3 decades - this looks untouched by time. Please note some slight 'drying' of the font on the product has occurred resulting in some flaking effect on the grey font - normal as these age.

Hardware & Cap condition: Hardware mint - no cap per presentation style.

Bottom condition? batch code legible?: Bottom etched plate is MINT, batch code legible and skip traced to 2000.

Not included: Cellophane on the giftset box.

Don't hesitate to ask if you have more questions about the vintage eras, the batch dating process, the formula condition, the product quality, my qualifications to assess authenticity & preservation or any other general questions that come to mind. 

Thanks for your interest Guardian followers!

-Nathan | GOTF 

(COLLECTOR CONSULTATION - MY FINAL THOUGHTS)

This Discontinued YSL Kouros Eau de toilette formula just keeps getting more rare as we now move closer to the 2030's and into a generation of more severe IFRA regulations weakening the quality and strength of perfumery.

Mix that with the incredible 26 year maceration time of this listing and it's virtually impossible to be able to make this formula again. With vintage Kouros now scarce or being sold from unreliable sources, now dare I say this is one of a kind.

Just holding and this observing this product, you feel feel its vintage charm.

2000 listing is in MINT condition with vintage charms so it is a time capsule from 26 years ago. 

Great collector's piece! 

Formula sat in dark cabinet in its dark packaging for over 3 decades macerating.

Vintage formula is a DEEP INTENSE ORANGE. This isn't a dye - this is the naturals!

This is YSL so anything vintage from this brand is high quality when its NEW. Now include 3 decades of maceration with pre-IFRA regulation quality and you get a fragrance that performs to a EDP - PARFUM standard. That means overall less applications - and a longer life out of this precious 50 ml. / 1.6 fl. oz. listing. 

Literally 2-3 applications and you're good.

Allow me to emphasize how rare this formula is now and will be even more so in the future. I don't get these in my shop too often as inventory is rare on these golden era Kouros formulas. Fair price for a collector wanting to own this iconic original well preserved deep vintage formula from the top tier luxury brand of Yves Saint Laurent.

Iconic grail 2000 formula  - ✓

Free shipping within the USA - ✓

Bonus gift on top of it - ✓

No going wrong with this one!

Buy this ultra rare collectible & piece of history for your collection!

Experience the vintage formulation of Sanofi YSL Kouros EDT - it's well worth it.

Listing comes from my own private collection.

This is a hard sell - from one vintage fragrance collector to another - you know the inner battle.

Grab it before I change my mind.

This historic vintage formula is a long-lasting investment in your personal grooming arsenal, ensuring that you'll always be prepared to make an enduring impact. 

Mailing details:

Packages purchased within the USA will be shipped FREE USPS MAIL.

Tracking & 'Signature required' deliveries included in US orders at no extra cost.

(International shipping prices are auto-calculated at the end based geographical location & will be shipped 

USPS Priority mail international).

PLEASE NOTE:

-50 ml. / 1.6 fl. oz. product is NEW with original giftset packaging - will ship professionally to prevent damage.

-Deep vintage YSL batches do not work correctly / populate at all on batch websites - expert skip tracing correctly places this listing in 2000. The golden era of Kouros prior to PPR-GUCCI. See above for more details.

-Listing is 100 per authentic, properly stored, well preserved, & suited to personal taste & memory.

-Satisfaction guaranteed of your money back within 30 days purchased within the USA.

-With a 1-3-day time to curate your order & using USPS Ground Advantage shipping as a standard shipping option (estimated by USPS within 2-5 business days); all US customers should anticipate a maximum of *10 days* to receive your order. Please contact me if you are in a 'must have by this day' situation and I'd be happy to discuss your options!

Please be aware of these quirks prior to purchase.

✅WHY YOU SHOULD PURCHASE VINTAGE FORMULAS & NOT MODERN FORMULATIONS…

 ✅UNLOCKS STORED MEMORIES IN THE BRAINS HIPPOCAMPUS

Fragrances have a fingerprint. The brain is so intelligently designed - that it stores a fragrance DNA's composition precisely to the very last ingredient utilized at that time. Smell a modern formula & see what happens - your brain gets low key upset. 

Only that special formula composed 10-20-30-40 years ago is the key to unlock vivid feelings of nostalgia. 

✅BETTER QUALITY, INGREDIENTS, PERFORMANCE, & CREATIVITY

Made in times prior to culture regulations, production politics, corporate greed, & making man made chemicals for profit; you get the authentic formula(s) the perfumery artist(s) intended from that time resulting in more naturals, less synthetic/cheap aroma chemicals, richer compositions, bolder presence, more layers/less linear, & made in times where smoking was indoors- you get NUCLEAR performance.

✅SMELL BETTER & OR HIGHER QUALITY THEN OTHER MEN AROUND YOU.

In a mass society unaware of vintage fragrances - you will absolutely without a doubt outshine whatever they are wearing. Gain respect, stand out, be the most attractive smelling in the room. In general this is what makes the male gender so enthralled with colognes but vintage amplifies this to the next level. Stop endless influencer searches seeing if something modern performs - just buy vintage.

✅INVEST MORE IN VINTAGE TO SPEND LESS OVER TIME ON MODERN

Vintage fragrances are stronger & need less applications due to concentration. It's not a coincidence they are removing oils in colognes nowadays - they don't want us to know how weakened they are. Many collectors go niche to escape low quality fragrances when designer vintage is their solution.  Beautiful mass pleasing DNA's in the best quality & strength possible. The best way to go forward in perfumery is to go backwards.

If you buy a vintage - a product that would have lasted you a year is now lasting you over 2+ years. Think about it- you are going from essentially a modern day EDC (Modern edt) to a powerful parfum strength niche smelling formula. Once you go vintage it's illogical to go back.

✅VINTAGE FRAGRANCES ARE AN INVESTMENT THAT *INCREASE* IN VALUE

Due to the mass, devoted, & awakening population of the vintage fragrance community; vintage fragrances are a collectible commodity matching similar value in precious paintings, antiques, jewelry, gemstones, diamonds, & gold! Vintage fragrances are an investment, this listing will be MORE in 2-5-10-15 years. This is my favorite thing about being a collector; my purchase investments lack buyers remorse on as I am buying an investment for the future/ & or discreet savings to liquidate as needed. It's as easy to sell fragrances for cash as it is to liquidate your cash for gold.

✅OVERALL ENHANCEMENT OF THE ATTRIBUTES BELOW VS BUYING MODERN FORMULAS

✓Positive mood enhancer

✓Confidence booster

✓Alluring attractiveness

✓Triggers memories

✓Aromatherapy

✓Makes you more attractive

✓Enduring impact

✓Describes your personality

✓Attract other people

✅WHY YOU SHOULD PURCHASE THROUGH GUARDIAN OF THE FRAGRANCES & NOT OTHER SELLERS…

✓ 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 Guardian of the Fragrances; you are shopping at a niche shop that specializes solely on discontinued perfumery formulations. ‘One category shops’ provide customers with a unique shopping experience that is backed with knowledge & experience within that category. By selling one category items; it shows I have a deep passion in what I am selling. Buying from fine-tuned one category shops makes all the difference & in result 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. 

✓ Revenue protection 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 authenticated. Examples of the process include batch searches, listing dating, differentiating formula differences, production quirk studies, hardware chks, product & cap weigh-ins, how long the performance lasts & 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 experience in appraising personal property & products. At Guardian of the Fragrances; rest assured I am expertly skilled in determining whether your vintage formula has been well preserved. I value revenue protection process & quality appraisal in my shop to gain customer trust & I am on a mission to not disappoint you. 

✓ Mutual perfumery hobbyist & collector

I am a vintage fragrance hobbyist & collector. In fact, many listings come from my own personal collection after years of collecting back-up products as a hobby. As a collector, 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 our population is no where close to being fragrance experts. It's an art only a small population sees, and an exotic language only a few speaks. You even go on a forum discussion with hobbyist's & there's more questions than answers. The community needs my help. At Guardian of the Fragrances - I have those answers for you. I am here to give you common-sense truths that Designer brands & 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.

(Reformulation talk...)

Unfortunately,

 In a modern era's effort to make the small allergen pool of the population safe for the bigger masses 

(essentially a 'Safe than sorry' approach for everyone);

Harsh fragrance regulations came into effect within the last 20 years in the EU (United Nations) where nearly all fragrances are still composed.

The SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety), IFRA (International Fragrance Association) & the ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) came together together to ban many precious naturals, & unique aroma chemicals due to potential irritant concerns in a small pool of the population.

Every year it seems another ingredient is banned as these chemical giants are auditing & banning aroma materials for simply having slight reactions due to sensitivities. To ban something from a total population when said ingredient reacts negatively to only a small group of that population is an unnecessary overreach. 

To play nice & to still get credibility for selling 'Safe' fragrances; all Designer perfumery brands have submitted to these giants for EU support of their product(s).

Between 2010-2022;

The EU has now banned over 2,000 ingredients in the beauty & fragrance business.

This massive ingredient ban in beauty products is more than any other world region in history!

The United States has banned only 17 ingredients from beauty products made in the USA.

Unfortunately for fragrance enthusiasts, a VERY small pct of designers make their fragrances in America.

By 2030; the EEB (European Environmental Bureau) anticipates over 5,000-7,000 ingredients to be banned in total.

Rules, reformulations, synthetic ingredients, cost-cutting, & keeping up with modern scent trends have weakened performance of modern favorites from the past. This is not a theory or paranoia, this is becoming more evident since the rise of fragrance communities & worsening of formulas on the shelves today.

 Since this confirmation of industries now releasing overly regulated, synthetic, & weakened modern formulas of classic fragrances, beloved vintage fragrance formulas are now highly sought after by collectors or simply average shoppers that just want to reunite with their signature fragrance in its original and true form.

Many are so accustomed to newer compositions they have no idea what they are not experiencing.

Vintage EDT formulas are well known to perform with higher concentrations equal to a modern Eau de Parfum or Parfum. Newer formulations of the modern age are said to perform somewhere between an Eau de cologne & Eau de toilette with lower quality, more synthetics, & average performance.

DET Vs. DPG:

A chemist in Germany did a gas chromatogram composition on a vintage fragrance & it's modern day formula.

 It was found that companies utilized a solvent Diethyl Phthalate (DET) on the vintage formula; which was known to have a stronger bonding fixative effect on what it touches. Modern day formulas now have Dipropylene Glycol (DPG).

DPG is commonly utilized in LIGHTLY fragrance'd shampoos while DET on the other hand is still in potent home fragrances. Home fragrance companies don't utilize DPG as the fragrance would immediately leave the base! 

Makes you think - "Why would I spend 100 dollars on a fragrance with DPG & no DET?"

2010's Oakmoss ban:

By far one of the most controversial & damaging IFRA regulations was the ban of natural Oakmoss. 

This popular natural ingredient has been in every legendary cologne for the past 50 years. All of those classics are now utilized with weaker synthetics. 

Since Oakmoss is a base note & has lasting fixative effects, modern fragrances now don't perform well without it.

2022 Lilial ban:

& 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 sensitive reactions. (That's it?). They simply stated "It may sometimes act as an allergen." 

Lilial was a common note in modern perfumery. 

With Lilial being a synthetic aromatic soapy aldehyde;  it gave it's fragrance a sweet yet refreshing intense floral green odor. No other aroma chemical has yet to produce the same effects.

Fragrance shelf-life lies:

 One of the biggest gaslighting scams is the myth that fragrances naturally 'Expire/go bad' due to time alone.

Fragrances are not your local produce guys, they are a chemist composition of naturals and fragrant chemical aromas that contain preservatives. That chemist recipe is THEN preserved in a pct average of 80 pct ALCOHOL. This 80 pct alcohol is combined with 10 pct aroma chemicals & 10 pct naturals. To assume 10 pct natural ingredients expire in a whopping 80 pct alcohol composition is a HUGE stretch.

Made with similar strategies, 

Fragrances share vintage wine's ability to age superbly. Fragrances in fact get better with age from the process of maceration; when naturals soak for extended periods of time making the formula blend and smell more matured for an enhanced, smoother, more complex, & longer lasting scent. 

Fragrances are not fresh hand made cosmetics with no preservatives sensitive to time - quite the opposite!

Fragrances were even recovered from the 1912 Titanic wreck - with no sins of going bad!

A perfumery salesman perished in the wreck resulting in his briefcase of fragrances found on the BOTTOM of the ocean preserved for over 100 years. In an artifact examination room amongst the muck & tragedy,

 The recovered perfumery was presented to the room & by surprise brought the room to LIFE again, aromas of beautiful fruits, florals, resins, & woods sourced from so long ago. 

The experience was so powerful to the scientist- it made a grown man cry.

Fragrances may be poorly stored...but don't go bad from just the passing of time.

I guess any myth will be claimed for these fragrance industries that want you coming in to buy their modern products.

The modern recipe / The modern day scent:

Modern fragrances just aren't good you guys, whether that be a brand new scent or a reformulation of a classic.

Anything modern follows the same pattern; synthetic fruity tops to lock you in, aromatic regulated molecules to give you general masculinity, then a base gob-smacked with scratchy ambroxan / synthetic cloying sweetness to ultimately distract you so don't notice how ridiculous the entire composition smells.

It's truly depressing what they release nowadays.

You might as well wear your home cleaner.

fortunately,

In every generation...

...A guardian is born.

A guardian to make the world a better place.

Now, our memories are under siege.

You may wonder..."What is happening to my signature fragrance, & why?"

"Is it all in my head?"...It's not. 

Designer brands are gaslighting you.

Retail associates are lying to you.

They don't want you to know about me...

the Guardian of the Fragrances.

Vintage formulas taking asylum & preserved under my guardianship.

The awakening is growing, don't be excluded.

Be a member of the fragrance houടe & houടe a refugee today!

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