🟢2006 Vintage Giorgio Armani Code EDT #UC347 75ml/2.5oz Anise First Formula

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Guardian of the Fragrances proudly presents...

Giorgio Armani

2006 'U' Batch - First formula! 

ARMANI CODE | for men | Eau de toilette

75 ml. / 2.5 fl. oz. | NEW | +Original packaging!

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

Advanced 20 year maceration!

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

 2006 Batch # UC347 ('C' = 2006)

Batch confirmed by Cosmetic Check dot app!

I'm proud to present back to my shop,

The OG early 00's - pre-IFRA - iconic Armani Code edt!

The holy grail first release to this iconic fragrance line in its nostalgic original discontinued formula! 

An iconic fragrance and a nostalgic collectible for any die hard fragrance collector.

Now discontinued with a limited production of only 4 years -  these only getting more rare with time.

The original Armani Code DNA was darker, spicier, smoother, niche in quality with expensive richness, depth, quality, and strength before IFRA oakmoss mandates.

The uttermost of highest quality materials - nothing like today's perfumes.

Don't waste your money on those 'vintage' formulas that start with a '3'; Ex: 38L300. I collected every year and confirmed a formula code change happened AFTER 2007 / UD batch (the last U batch) - making formula 1 ONLY found in the U batches. U batches are the highest quality, richest, darkest, and most mastered formulas in existence. BC of this - I ONLY list U batches in my shop. Shop carefully friends! :)

This is a rich fresh lemon, green olive, spicy anise, sexy leather, alluring tonka bean masterpiece.

The highest of vintage Armani quality with long lasting performance.

8-10-12 hour + silage & strength!

(Fair pricing disclaimer)

As of the third quarter of 2026;

75 ml. / 2.5 fl. oz. vintage first formula ARMANI CODE EDT listings are currently selling steady on eBay $329.99

An absolute TOP SHELF S-tier vintage designer fragrance and personal guardian favorite! The amplified star anise, green olive, & dark dark leathery-tonka notes truly makes this one of a kind!

Listing features the same quantity & holy grail first formula for fair vintage value of $299.99 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 available choices & you choose your gift :).

Due to buzz words that automatically flag my listings - I will confirm your gift option via email so be on the lookout for it. 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. 

Knock out a vintage purchase & free gifts in one order!

WOW!

Official glowing reviews from verified shoppers who purchased vintage

ARMANI CODE EDT

from Guardian of the Fragrances!

"Item arrived exactly as described—earlier than expected with a bonus gift! Great seller, would definitely recommend!"

2007 68ML/2.2OZ DEEP VINTAGE GIORGIO ARMANI BLACK CODE EDT GRAIL *FIRST* FORMULA (#176030427020)

-glsmoney

"GREAT EBAYER!!! Excellent communication, accurately described, fast shipping, all by someone who cares about fragrances! Don’t forget to select a gift! A++++"

2007 #UD155 30ML/1OZ DEEP VINTAGE GIORGIO ARMANI CODE EDT GRAIL FIRST FORMULA! (#176519220280)

-bikeme53

"Great seller. The item came exactly as described. It's nice to finally own the OG Code formula. Much darker and greener, but still with the tonka. Now I have to slow down on the 30 ml lol"

2006 #UC033 29ML/1OZ DEEP VINTAGE GIORGIO ARMANI CODE EDT GRAIL FIRST FORMULA! (#176769493516)

-cwc.chwo.pvyfpk78

"Another great, vintage, as-described product from Nathan! My second OG batch of Armani Code! My 4th order with Nate. Shipping & packaging are always good! It's of great value to me BC I'm assured that I'm getting an authentic, well kept product."

2006 Vintage Giorgio Armani Code EDT #UC044 27ml/1oz First formula (#176869368197)

-cwc.chwo.pvyfpk78

"The best seller I have ever dealt with. I have been a member since 1999. The vintage cologne is exactly as described. I compared it to my own vintage code I purchased 15 years ago from a retail store. The sheen on the cap and font on the product are exactly the same. Shipped fast and packaged very well. Nathan is professional and has a tremendous knowledge of the products he sells. Bid with confidence, this fragrance seller is ROCK SOLID!"

2007 75ML/2.5OZ DEEP VINTAGE GIORGIO ARMANI CODE EDT GRAIL *FIRST* FORMULA! (#176271362055)

-4speeed

"This man is doing God’s w0rk! My father passed away a little over a year ago. My dad wore Armani Code. When repurchasing another, I planned to buy another code in stores only to realize that this fragrance formula was discontinued and very rare/hard to find. So this has so much sentimental value to me to be able to find another code and cherish it. Arrived early with a hand-written note, & a bunch of free gifts. Amazing!"

2007 Vintage Giorgio Armani Code EDT #UD160 72ml/2.4oz Anise First Formula (#177508077863)

-c8h2f_59

"COMPRAR EN EN ESTA TIENDA ES UNA ELECCION MUY BIEN PENSADA Y EXITOSA! NATHAN ES UN PROFECIONAL... EL MEJOR EN LO QUE HACE! ES UN AVIDO CONOCEDOR EN FRAGANCIAS VINTAGE Y ACTUALES! RECIBI MI ARMANI CODE BATCH 2005! MUY BIEN EMPACADO Y LLENO REGALOS EXTRAS! NINGUN VENDEDOR EN TODO EBAY HACE ESTO! DIGNO DE ELOGIOS! ARMANI CODE JUSTO COMO RECORDABA! HACE MAS DE 20 AÑOS! NADA QUE VER CON LOS ESTANTES HOY EN DIA. AMPLIAMENTE RECOMENDADO! GUARDIAN!....ERES EL NUMERO 1!"

2005 Vintage Giorgio Armani Code EDT #UB269 57ml/2oz Anise Beast First Formula (#177351029699)

-jc3253

(ALL ABOUT ARMANI CODE EDT)

Wardrobe category is!;

Sexy financier at the annual black tie event prepared for seduction.

The relevancy of this 22 year old fragrance continues in the fragrance community to this day. 

Still No designer fragrance on the shelves today compares to the king of oriental spice from the brand of Armani.

Around 2002 after Armani Mania launched; 

Giorgio Armani decided that the next fragrance for men would be the very first to the male fragrance category to carry a spicy oriental theme. And man did they deliver!

Armani Code's note composition is completely and utterly nostalgic

Fresh zippy peppery lemons, masculine lavender, fresh aromatic green olives, spicy tingly anise, with a modest sweet tonka punch. Even has a slight Fahrenheit gasoline nuance to it.

LEGENDARY! SEXY! SO ADDICTING!

With Armani being a go to menswear designer brand for tuxedos; Armani code perfumers were inspired to bring to their perfumery line a level of darkness that melded with a laid back personality and sensuality. 

A complete enigma of notes. The fragrance was so praised by the world upon launch,

It was awarded a Fragrance of the year in the Men's Luxe category only 2 years after release.

Pertaining to the original formula; 

The original vintage version is still the most unique to the entire overly sweetened flanker line.

Its darker, sexier, greener, and more well blended against its sweet tonka facets.

So much so - I could never call this a gourmand. Its too dark, green, and mysterious. 

Unfortunately,

They don't make them like they did before.

The original Armani code has all been but forgotten as the 21st century continues due to heavy IFRA regulation bans in Europe, and countless flankers to keep the line and brand fresh. So many flankers are leading the brand to take focus away from the original & diminish the quality of the classic Armani Code - Removing naturals, quality, expensive ingredients that give strength to the formularesulting in a modern fragrance that is gutted, synthetic, and a wasteful cash grab.

The goal of the retailer's and designer brands are hoping you don't notice.

Modern formulas destroyed the essence of the OG- the modern is much fresher, not dark, and for some odd reason they turned it more 'blue' with a sour citrus kick, and vanilla soaked ambery base. 

Vintage is nothing like this - First formula code was a muddy greenish-grey black scent - like a man in a leather jacket in a spice shop - not even close to a 'blue scent'.

Whatever is on the shelves nowadays is not Armani Code edt.

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 my passion in the art of perfumery, natural based ingredients, and 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 Giorgio Armani Code EDT.

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

Launch year:

2004

Flanker to:

Original release

Perfumer:

Antoine Lie

Face(s) of the campaign:

Justin Chambers (2004)

Chris Pine (2014)

Ryan Reynolds (2019)

Regional Influence:

Italian perfumery

Scent style:

Fresh spicy sensual

Mood/Season/Time/Occasion: 

Professional/sensual fall winter spring fancy elegant date scent

Awards:

🏆

2006 Men's Fragrance of the year - Prestige Category

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

(sponsored by The Fragrance Foundation).

Note breakdown:

Top: Lemon, bergamot

Mid: Star anise, olive blossom, guaiac wood/ (palo santo)

Base: Leather, tonka bean, tobacco

(SPECIFIC LISTING DETAILS - WHAT YOU ARE BUYING)

Batch year: 2006

Batch code: UC347

Formula: First formula pre-IFRA regulations

Formula code: 'B8931/2' (Confirmed by box / boxes in own collection)

Batch confirmed by: Cosmeticcheck.app, Cosmetic Calculator / Checkcosmetic.net, & Check Fresh.

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.

Vintage formula grade: 

A+++

Designer brand tier: High-end luxury tier, right up there with Dior & Chanel with Armani fragrances held to even higher standards pre-2010's.

Maceration time: 20 years! Incredible.

Performs & lasts as long as / concentration rating: A modern day EDP

STAND out nuances: Lemon, green olives, spicy anise, leather, & rich tonka bean.

That spicy olive anise tonka just doesn't quit! This is one of the sexiest formulas I personally own.

Compared to modern formula: Original first formula was darker, spicier, and just more complex with higher niche quality. Far more creativity per pre-2010's IFRA mandates.

Authentic?: Yes

Properly stored?: Yes

Well preserved?: Yes

Sour notes?: Nope!

Life of the fragrance?: 8-10-12 hour + strength/ silage.

Why this discontinued formula?: 

-Formula now discontinued, and no longer available - what you see today on shelves is a money grab, nor do they have this collectible flanker available.

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

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

-20 years of maceration preserved 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

Full product?: Yes

Product age: 20 years

Regular presentation or promotional product?: Promotional.

Cosmetic Flaws: None - product is MINT. Packaging in good condition with charming vintage quirks.

Hardware & Cap condition: Hardware mint, cap is mint & snaps on tight.

Bottom sticker & batch code: Bottom sticker is mint - batch is legible and correctly skip traced to 2006.

Glass chips: No

Scuffs: None

Cracks: None

Not included: Cellophane on the box.

(COLLECTOR 1 ON 1 - FINAL THOUGHTS)

This Discontinued 2000's / Y2K first 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 & strength of perfumery. 

Even without IFRA regulations & endangered ingredient limitations; designer brands continue to shift focus from classics and invest more into trendy modern gourmand releases under their brand for the biggest profits. This leaves the classics made cheaply, with low budgets, and even reformulated by the brand to reflect modern trends. Modern Armani Code Edt's are much sweeter, less spicy, less dark. ect.

Similar to a diamond taking years to form within the earth,

This listing has 20 years of gold star maceration & it's virtually impossible to make this formula again in the state that it is. 

Now dare I say it's one of a kind.

These just keep getting more rare as the first formula was only produced for FOUR YEARS under Armani, with a formula code change and new batch system in 2008 (No batches starting with 'U').

Allow me to emphasize how rare this formula is now & will be even more so in the future. 

This formula is now ULTRA rare and will be even more so in the future.

Fair price for a collector wanting to own this iconic original well preserved first formula from the luxury tier brand of Giorgio Armani.

Just holding this & observing it, you feel its vintage charm.

Listing looks looks fresh from the factory in 2006 so it is a time capsule from 20 years ago. 

Great collector's piece!

2 decades of maceration pre-IFRA regulations with Giorgio Armani quality results in a fragrance that resembles an EDP type fragrance. This in the end means less applications - & a longer life of this precious listing saving you money over time. Literally 2-3 applications & you're good. Concentrated macerated vintage formula means less applications - this 75 ml. / 2.5 fl. oz. will last you forever!

Fair price per ml. for 75 ml. / 2.5 fl. oz. of this masterpiece Giorgio Armani collectible from the most credible and trustworthy vintage fragrance seller on eBay.

I expect these to continue to climb in value even more - this fragrance is just so breathtaking in quality, strength, and performance. 

Iconic grail 2006 first formula - check.

Free shipping within the USA - check.

Bonus gifts on top of it - check.

No going wrong with this one!

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

Experience the vintage formulation of Armani Code Eau de toilette - it's well worth it.

Item comes from my own private collection.

This is a hard sell - if you are a fragrance collector like me - 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 a lasting impression. 

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 packages are offered an auto-calculated shipping cost at checkout & will be shipped USPS Priority mail international).

PLEASE NOTE:

- 75 ml. / 2.5 fl. oz. listing is FULL in promotional style packaging.

-Batch websites correctly place this batch in 2006 and confirmed to be the first formula per first formula in all of the code 'U' batches until 2007. Email me if you have more questions regarding my dating process.

Product is in mint condition, with packaging containing subtle vintage charms - see images for 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 handling 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 purchasing.

✅WHY YOU SHOULD PURCHASE THROUGH GUARDIAN OF THE FRAGRANCES & NOT OTHER 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 studied. Examples of the process include batch searches, listing dating, differentiating formula differences, production quirk studies, listing & cap weighing, taking hardware off to investigate inner details, fragrance strength & quality vetting - 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 practice in appraising personal property & merchandise. At Guardian of the Fragrances; rest assured I am expertly skilled in determining whether your vintage formula has been well preserved. 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 products 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 business is the only billion dollar business 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 & beyond the ‘indifferent’ lazy fragrance knowledge on vlogger videos & forums to give you real 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.

Why should you spend SO much on a fragrance?

(I know you are pondering this if you are new to all this).

 ✅UNLOCKS STORED MEMORIES IN THE BRAINS HIPPOCAMPUS

Fragrances have an olfactory 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 - it's like 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 chemical alternatives, 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 & get into strange off-putting DNAs not realizing they may simply go designer vintage.  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- You will realize 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 like 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! Unlike most things you 'drive' off the lot; this fragrance will likely 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 trade 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

✓Great impressions

✓Describes your personality

✓Attract other people

(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 to sensitive types. To ban something from a total population when said ingredient reacts negatively to only a small group of that population is unnecessary overreach. 

To play nice & to still get credibility for selling 'Safe' fragrances; all Designer perfumery brands have obeyed with these giants to get full 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!

In comparison, the United States has banned only 17 ingredients from beauty products made in the USA.

Unfortunately for fragrance enthusiasts, a VERY small percentage 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 in the fragrance community since the rise of fragrance communities & fragrance Vloggers coming together to compare their findings.

 Since this confirmation of industries now releasing overly regulated, synthetic, & weakened modern versions 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 more like intense concentrated niche quality Eau de parfums & Parfums!

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 breakdown on a vintage & modern day version.

 It was found that companies utilized a solvent Diethyl Phthalate (DET) on vintage versions which was known to have a stronger bonding fixative effect on what it touches. Modern day fragrances are replaced with Dipropylene Glycol (DPG).

DPG is commonly utilized in lightly fragrance'd shampoos & DET is in home fragrances. Home fragrance companies don't utilize DPG as the fragrance would immediately leave the base. 

Makes you think.

2010's Oakmoss ban:

By far one of the most controversial & damaging IFRA regulations was the ban/limitations in 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 full of preservatives. That chemist recipe is THEN preserved in a percentage average of 80 per ALCOHOL. This 80 per alcohol is combined with 10 per aroma chemicals & 10 per naturals. To assume 10 per natural ingredients expire in a whopping 80 per alcohol composition is a HUGE stretch.

Made with similar strategies, fragrances should instead be compared to vintage wine. Like wine, fragrances in fact get better with age from the process of maceration; when naturals soak for extended periods of time making the formula richer & full of character. 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 face neglect...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; fake 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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