Zipped Man

This is one of, it not the, most inexpensive and obscure fragrances in my collection. 50 ml will set you back about $9 USD and I've never met anyone else who has even heard of it, let alone tried it. The scent will be immediately recognizable to anyone who came of age in the 90s. It's like a greatest hits compilation of the decade's freshies (eg Eternity, Nautica, Cool Water, Live Jazz, Pleasures, PE Reserve, even a slight nod to Egoiste Platinum). I recently ordered a bottle on eBay for nostalgia's sake. Since it has been discontinued for some time now (or at least I think it has), I expected the juice to have gone bad and was prepared for disappointment. Happily, that wasn't the case at all! It's just as fresh, bright, and unapologetically soapy as I remembered it being. So good, and by no means does it smell cheap or low quality. I may be easy to please and I'm okay with that. Zipped is just one of those fragrances that lifts my mood and places me in instant vacation mode. LOVE IT!! If 90s freshness is your thing, don't hesitate to buy it blind. For $10 or under, how can you possibly go wrong?

This is almost a pop art version of NINETIES FRESH SPORTY AQUATIC but it is actually rather well done. I just can't see myself really wearing this for pleasure in 2024. It's got massive dollops of dihydro myrcenol, ionones, pharaone, some calone, hedione. It makes me want to wear wide-wale cordruoys from the Gap, square-toed shoes from Aldo, smoke American Spirits, and crank up OMC's "How Bizarre."