tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011840457872911681.post8288429766157558271..comments2024-03-18T19:24:54.932-07:00Comments on The Vintage Perfume Vault: American Classics: Ralph Lauren Lauren for WomenAmeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05294910261057194511noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011840457872911681.post-51248425696713326072011-03-15T13:20:41.144-07:002011-03-15T13:20:41.144-07:00Melissa: Thank you for weighing in on this one and...Melissa: Thank you for weighing in on this one and letting us know about that IS version- RL Tuxedo doesn't suggest Yvresse so much to me so I'm interested to see about the Shorell. I will probably pop for the IS version in the near future. I can always layer it with something leather. You did good on the price, btw!Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294910261057194511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011840457872911681.post-70260842465813161052011-03-15T11:50:54.696-07:002011-03-15T11:50:54.696-07:00I would love to try the original TUXEDO! I only ha...I would love to try the original TUXEDO! I only have the Irma Shorell version and it was love at first sniff!! It reminds me a little of YSL Yvresse but without so much over-ripe fruit. The dry down isn't the "butch" leather of the original but it's there. And I agree with the creamy part. The best part is that I got a 4 oz. EDT of this version for a whopping $4.99 so I get to spray with great abandon!!!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463790018871096781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011840457872911681.post-62854110489398431722011-03-15T07:39:15.857-07:002011-03-15T07:39:15.857-07:00Undina: You are right- I think it comes down to gr...Undina: You are right- I think it comes down to greed in the case of bringing out poor reformulations like this one. Once the parent company realizes there is still demand for something they've killed, they resurrect it but only as a ghost: the same bottle, same name but the juice, they just make something up from whatever they have on hand. I'd rather have the real juice in a waxed paper cup- <br /><br />If the regulators continue to have their way as they are now, perfume is changing into something else- apparently we can't be trusted to handle or apply such toxic substances to ourselves! Some people, like Octavian at 1000fragrances, think that in the future we will all be on the hunt for vintage fragrances, especially those from 1980 to now. <br /><br />Who knows?Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294910261057194511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011840457872911681.post-69222303427717844202011-03-14T23:23:49.498-07:002011-03-14T23:23:49.498-07:00It makes me sad every time I read about another gr...It makes me sad every time I read about another great scent reformulation. Sometimes it feels like it's better if a perfume is discontinued altogether.Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011840457872911681.post-73391167452529303802011-03-13T20:08:05.943-07:002011-03-13T20:08:05.943-07:00womo531: my bottles are marked 'Made by Cosmai...womo531: my bottles are marked 'Made by Cosmair', and 'Made in USA' right on the labels. They are 1980s vintage and smell great, so that's what I'm going by. That's not to say my method is completely fool proof- it's a place to start, though.<br /><br />Also, anything sold as 'new', or sold by someone who has say, ten bottles, all in their boxes and looking factory fresh is likely to be the new reformulated version, as are things coming from overseas. Look for single bottles from garage sale type sellers, 'home-made' photographs of the actual item versus a stock photograph. Those are some ideas to get you going. Check Ebay, Quirky Finds, and other places like that. <br /><br />good luck!Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294910261057194511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011840457872911681.post-6407021307692315852011-03-13T18:49:21.795-07:002011-03-13T18:49:21.795-07:00How do you tell if the bottle is the original or t...How do you tell if the bottle is the original or the reformulation?womo531https://www.blogger.com/profile/04775790157905203118noreply@blogger.com