Blue Stratos

Epic Journey Into the Bottled Yonder, 237 ------------------------------------------------------- Purchased mid-2019 Sprayed this 5 times at lower chest, 5 times rear of neck, 5 times front of neck. Need some staying power today and also something familiar and not brutally offensive. It sure has been a while and I still love it. Powdered citrus year round day and night good old-fashioned fun. This must have been more manly back in the day because all scents were more straight forward and basic, including the expensive stuff, that shortly after it became possible and acceptable for teenagers to wear. Smelling like your dad USED TO BE COOL. I know my brother loved my dad's Kouros and Paco Rabanne original and that's what he started with. Used each one for over a year, and that was a testament to how cool our fathers used to be. What the fuck happened to us? You've all been brainwashed by tiktok to hate everything on command, starting from things and people of the past. Stop that, it's silly. Anyway Blue Stratos must be within easy reach of any man and teen, this is now such a boy-ish scent it's endearing to whoever needs or uses it. I get so distracted by cheap niches and expensive discontinued crap that I forget where I came from and need to come back from time to time to appreciate the lot and the journey I went on to get where I am and how I'm so privileged to be venture beyond my old budget limits. Come home, boys. Batch: P090816 which would mean "produced 8 September, 2016".

Epic Journey Into the Bottled Yonder, 020 ------------------------------------------------------- 100mL EDT purchased mid-2019 Had the deodorant for a while in 2016 and/or 2017. Eventually found out it's actually an EDT after I last ran out, and after that eventually reprogrammed my mind computer that it's a real scent and not a refreshing deo. Holy shit is this good, one of the strongest dumb reachers of all. Powdery, blue, strong but somehow inoffensive. Not too nasty like deodorants become. Basically manly. I had the Key Sun Laboratories, and the EDT turned out to be by Key Sun too. Lasts forever, I still have my first bottle of Blue Stratos. Last I remember this isn't in the chemists where I am. Please somebody clone this into an amplified, hard-hitting version. It's not good enough honestly, used to be way better back in ye olden days. Batch: P090816 which would mean "produced September 8, 2016"

My father is far from a style trailblazer. The man puts on jeans for special occasions en lieu of his jogging pants, but I digress. One thing I'll give him credit for. In an era when seemingly everyone around him gravitated to Paco Rabanne's Pour Homme (most of my uncles and his friends still wear that one) Dad kept it original and went for this stuff. I used to steal a bit from him here and there in my VERY early teens before I was gifted with a bottle of Stetson. I still remember the smell of Blue Stratos. It was like a young smelling fougere, if that makes sense. I've been casually searching online for some and it seems to have been discontinued. Although the odd time I find that it was for sale it was incredibly cheap so that gives me some hope. If you can get your hands on some, absolutely apply it. ESPECIALLY if it's an older bottle.

Wow for a $7 perfume it beats the over rated $15 nautica voyage from head to toe. It beats Davidoff cool water. Well to be fair it beats most designer fragrances priced in the $35 mark for either or all longevity projection and pleasantness and wearability as anyone can wear this at any age. Blind buying is safe except for the overly trendy people might not like it (I mean those people who tend to buy things either just because of the hype or prefer something odd smelling or even overly synthetic then need to stay away from this almost natural smelling classic). Blending/layaring this with severa! natural ingredients or even other perfumes could effortlesly transform this to a $100+ nich perfumes category!

Whenever I smell this fragrance, I think of a guy that is living in the 70's. He wakes up, gets ready to go out with his friends at the beach, but before leaving, he takes a bottle of Blue Stratos in his bag. When the friends meet, they hop in one of their hippie vans and head straight to the beach. The weather there isn't too hot, rather sunny, warm and windy - perfect time to give a few sprays of Blue Stratos! He sprays himself, grabs a surfboard and runs straight towards the wawes. That's what I think about this juice and even though it's nothing more than just a fragrance with some history these days, it's always fun to let your imagination run wild!

In terms of its abject longevity (on skin it's as lasts as long as an after shave, despite its EdT designation) - on clothing it's a little better - you get what you pay for with this bargain basement fragrance. Nonetheless, it's well presented, smells good, and captures a 1970s masculine vibe perfectly. I'm not sure if it has been reformulated, but it is a genuine fragrance from the time. It doesn't really smell like modern blue fragrances, being much more lemony and musky than expected. However, I have no buying regrets whatsoever, and I use it currently as my gym scent where it lasts for an hour or so and that's fine.

In South Africa, this scent is quite popular—and affordable too! I first smelled it in high school when my friend had the deodorant version. I liked the scent then, and I still do now. The opening can be a bit “dirty” and musky (I put the aftershave version in a spray bottle, so that could be why), but as the fragrance develops, the woodsy notes come through more. It has the vibe of a confident man who doesn’t buy into the hype. Sure, the performance could be better, but at this price, you can pick up more than one bottle and reapply as needed to keep that fresh marine scent going. I’d give it 5 stars—super unique!

I'd never heard of this one before, but went for the blind buy. New bottle. Smells wonderful. It's an easy wear, somewhat fresh and very smooth and creamy. Pairs well with relaxed summer attire (linen etc). Longevity is okay (comparable to many designer frags of today) and it stays with me throughout the day. I love these kinds of scents that I just get some whafts from in the evening. Sillage is fairly modest, which for some is a good thing. I'm in my late 30s, but would've loved this 15 years ago as well. Brobably not suitable for tweens.

Tried this today. Out of all the garbage I have smelled in my journey, this would have to be one of the most pleasent. It's masculine, not offensive, would be good for all occassions. If you are a simple man looking for a simple all round cologne that works, this is a must. This is suitable for maybe 25yo and up. It starts of a a nice powdery creamy type smell, very masculine, definately a barbershop type smell, as it dries down it becomes almost gourmondish but not over sweet. Very pleasent

As a woman I absolutely love this frag. I bought a little mini 15ml bottle a couple of years back and when I sniffed it I was instantly transported back to 1985 when I was 15. It smells just divine, the kind of aroma that makes your eyes roll back with an audible ahhhh. I'd love to see it revamped and back on the shelves because it really is one of the most gorgeous male scents I have ever smelled. Considering how old it is, it's still stands up today.

This is a very uplifting fragrance with a slight barbershop feel. The first five minutes is so effervescent and cheery, like a just opened bottle of 7UP in the summer. After that it starts get a little barbershop vibe with a twist. I really can't think of anything I have that it reminds me of but I think it's well worth checking out. Performance on me is above average with moderate projection for 3-4hrs.

A fine, simple fougere that will keep you smelling clean and fresh. Right up there with Brut, Old Spice, Clubman, and that ilk, but just different enough (at least in the States) to be noticed. Effective juice that automatically adds 10 years to your age because you smell like a confident middle aged man of the world. If it were more readily available, it would no doubt be my signature scent

After a long time, I've purchased this fragrance again. It's not expensive and I'm a woman, but I've known this fragrance for a long time and I still LOVE it. It's fresh, citrus. Any man should have this fragrance, just to have something easy to wear. Want to wear a scent but not break the bank or you're going to DIY? Try this one!

A brave fragrance with a great, old school, fresh fougere marine vibe. Reminds of Malahide, an upscale coastal village in North Dublin, Ireland. This juice has a cool, natural barbershop kind of mood, uplifting and bright. Definitely for casual, outdoors wear. Great performance also. Lasts a long time. Love it!!

Out of all the garbage I have smelled in my journey, this would have to be one of the most pleasent. It's masculine, not offensive, would be good for all occassions. If you are a simple man looking for a simple all round cologne that works, this is a must. This is suitable for maybe 25yo and up

If someone said right there's a swimming pool what aftershave would you like it filled with? It would be this, it's got moderate longevity and silage but this does not detract from it being a fantastic classic that is ideal as a daily wear. Just love this stuff.

So I recently immigrated to Australia from the US, and my partner mentioned this fragrance a few months ago. I'd never heard of it and she couldn't believe it. She was adamant that it was a great scent that she loved so much that she bought it for her boys when they started wearing colognes as teens. Luckily one of her now adult sons still had about half a 30 ml bottle of the aftershave from about 10 years ago. I was actually quite intrigued by the scent since she told me how cheap it comes. it is so refreshing in a different way than the norm for me, and no I definitely would not qualify this as an aquatic scent, but it is a fresh citrusy, powdery, musky scent that just feels good on the nose when you smell it. That might sound stupid, I am in no way good at distinguishing different notes on most scents, I'm just going off what I get off the scent. I ended up buying a bigger bottle of the aftershave, which is definitely been reformulated from the decade-old bottle that I got from my stepson, it's not bad, just a little weaker on the open to me. But then I found a 100ml bottle of the EDT a month later for another 15$ AU. The EDT is definitely the way to go if you're looking for a better bite on the open from the newer formulation aftershave. Anyway, the scent is great, it is easily my go-to for wearing around the house, doing yard work, running to the grocery store, or whatever casual errand you can think of. It's inoffensive. I would also qualify this as a scent suitable for wearing at the gym, but I honestly don't know if it would be something guys under 25 would wear. Not saying they can't but I don't know if I would have worn this 20 years ago when I was in my early 20s, but I do see the reason why my partner gave it to her kids. It's cheap for a teen in H.S. to wear and one of her kids said the girls always said they liked what he was wearing and it was in the '10's. I love the old commercials from the '70s and '80s with people hang gliding through the mountains. " Unleash the spirit for the feeling of freedom" indeed. I admit, that the scent isn't amazing or something to write home about, but without a doubt, I will try to have this in my collection for the fact that it's cheap but great, and easy to wear for casual stuff around the house or running errands, and it's just a great scent that I enjoy on myself as much as my partner does. She truly loves it. Longevity-wise, the aftershave lasts for me on clean lotioned skin is about 3-4 hours but always just a few inches of sillage, not much. The EDT lasts about 5-6 hours, with an arm's length of sillage for about an hour and a half, and drops to a skin scent for another 4 to 4 and a half hours. Definitely would say to pair it with a form of deodorant since they have aerosol spray, roll, and stick versions. I can see why some would say it smells old-fashioned, but I just think it smells good, and in my honest opinion, unique. I would use this year-round, but get that some wouldn't wear it in winter or fall. Worth a blind buy if you ask me. and also, why isn't this in the States, or at least I never saw or heard of it before now?

I bought this for one reason only, retrospect! I'm 60+ and I have over 200 designer frags but when I was a young teen I remember the ad's but I never got around to buying it. I was a Brut 33 fan then but I thought I buy this one to wear from time to time especially around the house etc. I bought the Blue Stratos pre-shave balm which comes in a bottle rather then tube and does an excellent job prior an electic shave. Without doubt it does it job perfectly and far better then any other I've tried. So about a month ago I bought the aftershave and it too does an excellent job so I had to get the edt to complete this set! These retro fragrances do have something about them because many followed thereafter. Blue Stratos is a really lovely classic which is nice to have around and simple to reminisce now and then. You have to step out any scoring for these old school fragrances because they set the standards for others to follow! Great smelling fragrance though 😎👏👍❕

Very happy with blind buying this at $10 from chemist warehouse. I am sensitive to some cheap synthetic perfume but this just adds a classic, clean and polished scent to my man without the harsh toxic smell of some cheapies. It probably is cheap and synthetic at this price, but I just don't find it irritating at all like others at this price are to me. Two light sprays on my man after showering at 9am and he smells lightly of it at lunch. While special niche and private label perfumes sometimes have a 'wow' to them, this scent has no sublime elements. But it is very pleasant, and an inoffensive scent for the office. So I don't love it, but I will give it a solid 'like' and at $10, a it's a steal

Aquatic as anything you can find, even more so than Acqua Di Gio in my opinion. Citrus was never too much, but the smell itself was one you could only get in Target or Kmart. This was such an awesome smell, but now that I'm alot older and have explores so much, I've found it to be cheap. Even the bodyspray, I used the body spray for a while, which would start of nice but only for half of the life of the can of the product itself, the actual smell would run out before the aerasole. Even Lynx/Axe held better quality than that! Pick up the quality of the formula, even though youll have to charge a bit more for it, and i'd be on that so fast...