Old Spice Original

This is the smell of my grandpa. Now, I don't specifically have memories of him tied to this scent. I remember he used to dress neatly, keep his hair combed up, and that he always smelled good but I don't actually remember what he smelled like I don't think or at least my olfactory senses don't take me back. I know this is his scent though, because my dad said he remembered him using Old Spice after his morning shave and that he used a hair product called Wildroot (a classic men's grooming product that was popular back then). I also remember that when my grandpa died, one of the things that was given to me was his old glass bottle of Old Spice. I don't think it was THAT old, I think it was the exact same bottle as in the picture which I believe was the design they used in the 90s and maybe into the early 2000s even. I also remember there being an older bottle with the old pirate style ship which must have been from the 80s. That was my first foray into Old Spice, and I liked it but fragrances really didn't move me the same way as they started to later on when I got into them when I was a teenager. Anyways, fast forward to the present day and I'm so into fragrances, I've started to come around to all of these great sophisticated smells. Things like Dior's Fahrenheit which really got me into this hobby, Chanel's Platinum Egoiste which blew my mind and still blows my mind every time I smell it, Dior Homme which might be my all time favorite fragrance now and which also completely shocked me with how great it was. I've even got into some niche, stuff like Sultan Vetiver by Nishane which is so gorgeous and nothing really even comes close in terms of objective quality and overall beauty to that fragrance IMO so far in my journey. Yet, here I am, getting into Old Spice and really enjoying it more than I ever had. It's not even just Old Spice, it's all of those ridiculously cheap aftershaves and colognes that our grandparents, great grandparents and maybe our dads even wore. They're a lot better than what I'd really given them credit for, and the quality for the price is outstanding while the scents themselves are completely timeless IMO. What's more is that you can just almost mindlessly throw these things into your cart and just try them whether it's ordering online or throwing them into a literal cart at Walmart because you can buy a lot of them there, they're so cheap that there's hardly any guilt involved. Even vintage bottles are cheap for these types of things because most people don't really want them that badly that they're going to pay a lot of money and they turn up at estate sales and things and people buy them for a dollar and they turn them over for a decent but humble profit by selling them on eBay for $20-30. So, with all of that said, what are my actual thoughts on the actual Old Spice scent? It's awesome. Even today it's awesome, even in the plastic bottles it's still solid and it still retains a lot of the character that I remember from that older bottle I had years ago. It's not as strong, the notes are little bit muted, but I think it's always going to have a spot in my rotation along with the other classics. I think anybody of any age can wear this, but maybe it's more of a 30+ scent, and maybe a lot of people would dismiss this as a "grandpa" scent. If you wear it with confident though, nobody's gonna think that but you might get the odd "you smell like my dad" comment, which you should take as a compliment because most people love their dad! You can wear this stuff anywhere, maybe not the sexiest date night choice but you could do worse. It's warm and fresh at once, and even though it's cheap it smells like a working man who pays his bills and who loves to take care of his family, like my grandpa.

It's funny because this classic perfume is perceived to be cheap when the actual juice most likely costs more than many of the mainstream perfumes sold under big name celebrities. Most do not realize that those with the fancy bottles and the fancy packaging and a $100 retail price tag do not realize that the perfumers had a $2 budget for total juice cost to work with. So really is Old Spice all that cheap? Most likely that plastic rather nondescript generic bottle and the "been around forever" packaging contain juice that ounce per ounce is far more costly and valuable than those in the catchy, gimmicky bottles. This perfume marketed mainly toward men has been around like forever and there is a good reason for it: it is a masterpiece. It is a beautiful masterpiece of perfumery that is timeless. Even Olivier Creed set the record straight in an interview when the interviewer tried to knock Old Spice, that it was a masterpiece he would be proud to have created. Of course with the plastic bottle and all we know that it's not made using top quality natural absolutes and tinctures but let's not forget that when we buy perfumes costing ten times as much we are not getting anything better other than the packaging and presentation, unless it's from a niche perfume house. But to me Old Spice is a perfectly agreeable perfume that is goes on spicy with a touch of citrus until the top notes burn off. Then you have the warm spices and carnation and geranium on the base of vanilla and amber. And it doesn't last all that long but at the inexpensive price a touch up splash before lunch is not going to cause anyone to go broke. It has reasonable sillage but you don't have to worry about clearing out the room. It's a nice, safe fragrance that I cannot imagine anyone finding annoying or offensive. Something that just about any man or woman could enjoy wearing once in a while, as I most certainly do.

"Unbiased" reviews don't exist I would think, unless you have a knowledge base to make objective judgements about what makes perfumery perfumery on a technical level, that is, experience working in the field at a level where success or failure can be measured by a metric beyond your own POV. The rest is taste, regardless of how many bottles one owns. Bias literally means 'angle' or 'slant' and frankly we all have one. That's fine of course...we are talking about a product most of us associate with pleasure and possibly attraction; bias is the fun part to explore because we might learn a little about ourselves. But I do take exception to people claiming that they are unbiased (see RckChk's lost/found post above, in all caps, no less!) when it seems like they have mistaken arrogance for authenticity. Why assume that other people's reviews are somehow less objective than yours for whatever imagined/projected/assumed #reason ('member berries'?) Anyway, discussing Old Spice, which has had so many iterations and so many intergenerational associations, is bound to be interesting. I never had a father, uncle or grandfather who wore it, but I think the aftershave splash was a very thoughtfully constructed composition when I first bought a bottle (1980's), and think that the current version of the same, though sadly not what it once was, is still worth spending time with for the reference if nothing else. Actually, it still smells good to my nose, washed out but legible. Like Pinaud Clubman, I'd sooner wear this (carefully) than a lot of other things that cost a good deal more.

Old Spice a OG Gold Jacket wearing classic. Some say its dated, I disagree. After reading several posts on various forums I have found that P&G had changed the original formula back in 2008 which upset a lot of their loyal users with that being said I will also be reviewing Meijers Spice Scent which is made by Vi-Jon. Many argue that the Vi-Jon version smells like the original Shulton version. Reviews: When I first bought these I did not think that I would actually be able to tell much of a difference between the two. Boy was I wrong. The Vi-Jon version is definitely more spicer which reminds me of what my grandfather used to wear back in the day. The current Old Spice version smells more vanilla like and does not smell spicy to me. However I do enjoy the scent. The current Old Spice version does last longer vs the Vi-Jon clone. Old Spice will last about 5-6 hours, Vi-Jon maybe 3-4 hours. The Gents Ranking: There is no doubt that P&G changed the formula and that it smells different. In the end I would rank the Vi-Jon clone as a 10/10 and Old Spice a 9/10. If you are able to find the Vi-Jon clone it will likely be a few dollars cheaper than Old Spice. However, Old Spice is only like $7 so it really does not matter much. I would highly recommend both if you enjoy a classic manly scent. The Gents Aftershave Rankings: 1:Original Clubman 2:Vi-Jon Spice Scent 3:Old Spice 4:Clubman Bay Rum 5:Ogallala Bay Rum 6:Clubman Special Reserve 7:Clubman Vanilla 8:Clubman Musk 9:Clubman Lime Sec 10:Clubman Lilac Vegetal

* * * "Give Dad Old Spice . . . the good-grooming hobby!" (from vintage Shulton ad) Back in the day, men wore Old Spice as a "signature scent" without even knowing what a signature scent is, splashing on the after shave or cologne every time they shaved, leaving the most pleasant trail. That trail—both clean and fresh, and warm and comforting—was the catalyst for my love of spicy scents and perfumery in general. Now, Old Spice holds so many memories of youth, dads and granddads, and family life in simpler times. I just obtained a vintage bottle (by Shulton, not Proctor & Gamble who has taken this classic and its flankers in confusing directions) in perfect condition, the juice as fresh and intoxicating as when it was new in the '60s or '70s. So many men wore the after shave, so that's what I wanted. Dabbed some on my wrists and am sitting here, swept in reverie as notes parade by, in twists and turns, not at all in linear fashion—nutmeg, allspice (pimento), carnation with its hint of clove, cinnamon, vanilla, jasmine, tonka bean, musk, heliotrope . . . Am looking for an antique wooden cabinet to display my perfumes, where Old Spice (launched 1937) in its milk-glass bottle (not today's plastic!) with blue, three-masted, sailing-ship illustration* will fit in nicely.✿ * Different image and product than those on Fragrantica. Scent family: Amber Spicy Longevity on me: long-lasting

Fragrance always evolves in style. This classic is one of the earliest openly available scents for men. My grandfather had this and the ceramic mug with soap as his shaving ritual, he would slap the final remnants of the splash on my face, thus creating a scent time capsule. So while modern formulations have changed greatly through the years, you still get a bit of what this fragrance was about. The citrus, star anise, flowers (carnation) vanilla and tonka all come together and dry with a manly musk core. I recall a somewhat slick oily component, which exists to some degree in new formulations, I always assumed it to be a skin calming additive, but it might contribute to the fragrance longevity? Many scents could be tagged as “Old Man” perhaps having Old in the title adds to this stereotype unjustly, or even the people associations we have it tied to, in any case this fragrance is fine, older in style, but if you try many updated brands making aftershave splashes today most borrow a base from the classics and they sell at optimum prices. I will always enjoy this scent, and will often include it in my casual wear after a fresh safety razor shave. If you have no memory to associate this with, it is likely not something to purchase. If you enjoy classic shaving and buy fancy post shave splashes give this a try, it still works.

the review is for the current EDT. the notes more prominent to my nose are orange, aldehydes, star anise, vanilla, cedar, cinnamon and tonka bean. it's a unique, strange, pleasant blend and i truly love it because it's a bit retro style. it's a soapy, sweet, floral composition hard to replicate. i know many will disagree, but the smell reminds me puffs with chantilly cream. my grandfather was a fan of old spice(especially of the after shave) and my mother many times told me how good was the scent. i asked to her to smell the current formulation and she said "it's very close to the vintage one. the smell is almost the same but definitely weaker." i trust my mum as always. the performance is just ok, longevity 5-6 hours, projection good for the first hour then became almost a skin scent. good for every season, especially in fall and spring. only for casual situations, for 28 and up. the after shave has the same good smell, a bit fresher and stronger, at least on my skin. very happy to have it! un profumo un pò retro, a me piace molto ma non è certo quello delle grandi occasioni. da abbinare al dopobarba. scent-8 long-7 sillage-6 uniqueness-8,5 versatility-8 bottle-7,5 compliment factor-7 my vote- 7,5/8 in one word-chantilly

I snagged a "vintage" bottle of cologne from 1993 off eBay. The bottle featuring the racing yacht. It's not Shulton but, since I love the current stuff, I don't care. The 1993 stuff and the current stuff smell different but they conjure up the exact same feelings for me. They both make me feel like a kid and remind me of my Dad. The current stuff is very fresh and crisp with a spicy cinnamon and vanilla. The 1993 stuff is very warm and very cinnamon. It's very strong at first. I do have to admit that I love it more than the current. I can't stop smelling the bottle. Since I had a feeling they have the same formula, I conducted two experiments. One experiment: I splashed the current stuff on one bicep and the 1993 stuff on the other bicep. After one hour, the current mellowed and the 1993 stuff was still strong. After 5 or 6 hours, the 1993 stuff mellowed out to the point where I couldn't tell the difference between the two. For my next experiment, the 1993 bottle was half empty. I pried the atomizer off the current bottle and poured some in the 1993 bottle. I shook it up and gave it a smell. It still smelled like cinnamon. Now the 1993 bottle is full and still smelling awesome.

Got a 4oz aftershave for under $6 at my local grocery store. I had never actually smelled the OG Old Spice and the "Classic Scent" deodorant stick they sell now literally smells like a bottle of isopropyl alcohol, so I had low expectations going in. The cheap plastic bottle didn't exactly sway me either. However, I was pleasantly surprised by this. It is a very soft, gentle floral scent with nuances of soft cinnamon and powder. These kinds of fragrances are right in my wheelhouse. Upon first application, I was reminded a lot of Lauder for Men, which I happen to own, and wearing them side by side they are quite similar. They both have very prominent carnation notes so I guess that makes sense. Being an aftershave, longevity and sillage are low but wearing Old Spice is a pleasant experience. It's like a hug from your grandfather. Warm and gentle, yet radiates masculinity. I quite like Old Spice. It's a classic for a reason. I'll be reaching for it as an aftershave quite frequently. I wish the Classic deodorant smelled like this instead of the current putrid rubbing alcohol mess that it is.

Today was a nostalgic day for me...I left the house looking at an almost finished bottle of Old Spice and remembering my youth...yes, it re-kindles memories, yes it is dated but damn, I do love it so! It represents every 2 week haircuts for men, shaving as an art, sacred weekends, comfort knowing Dad was in charge and the bogeyman could not cause any harm.... This is the stuff that gets splashed on (yes, no '4 sprays to the chest' business!) over the weekend when there is manly stuff to be done i.e. repairing 'stuff', mowing the lawn, helping children (in my case grand-children) with homework...a throw-back to times when men were men and smoking cigarettes was perfectly acceptable....even in the doctor's waiting room! Spice and carnations, lacerations, stubbed toes, bruises, cinnamon and no knowledge of 'dry-down' are the major notes of this treasure. It screams great haircut, close shave and I'm here to protect you from the ills of the world....not a very good fragrance review, but a spot on description of what this juice is all about...Now cowboy up and go get a bottle!

Huge difference between the modern EDC to the Shulton era EDC. The modern P&G version has a cheap, crappy soap dry down which reminds me of the current formulation of Cool Water's dry down. It basically smells like nothing, there's this faint Old Spice smell, and this is about 10 minutes after spraying. The classic Shulton splash on Cologne version from the early 90s, which probably isn't even the best version, smells so much more legit in the dry down. It retains the Old Spice scent, it's richer, it's darker and it just has so much more going on with it. When P&G claims that they're still using the same formula as the Shulton, there's no way they're using the same oils in the same concentrations as they did before, either that or some of the ingredients have been banned, because it's completely different. It has a lot of the same character off the top and you can tell it's OS, but after five minutes they're completely different. The modern OS aftershave is much, much better and more in the style of the Shulton compared to the modern EDC, but it just doesn't last as long.

I just picked up a bottle of this today on my trip to the drugstore. 6 ounces for $14, you can't beat that! It's not as strong as it was back in the 70's and 80's and it does smell more unisex then I remembered it, but that maybe because our perceptions about fragrance have changed over the years. What I am smelling on my hand right now smells like a million bucks. Fresh orange, and lemon amped up w/ aldehydes, a beautiful carnation supported w/ star anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pimento. Softened w/ musk, warm resins, ambergris and powdery heliotrope. I could swear there is ylang, ylang and bay leaf in this as well. If you put this in a fancy "niche" bottle and gave it some French name you could get a lot more money for it. This smells more expensive than many of the designer and niche fragrances I have smelled on my fragrance collecting journey that started over COVID. This classic cologne is a unisex fresh spicy amber that can't be beat. I should check out more of the Old Spice range, there maybe more unisex treasures to be found at an unbeatable price point....

Old Spice is the Hotel California of fragrances. Everyone's heard of it, everyone knows the scent, everyone knows someone who has it, and almost everyone enjoys it because it's a classic. Old Spice has been a staple in men's scents for almost 100 years and still stands the test of time. A warm spicebomb with a hint of vanilla, a little floral and musk to round it out, and a whole lot of history. It's hard to articulate the smell in a manner that captures it's real nature but seeing as it's available in basically every drugstore and department store known to man for under $10 it's easy to sample it for yourself. You've probably already smelled it a hundred times over though and if not what are you waiting for? If you want something in the same vein but different British Stirling aftershave is a good one as is Stirling Soap Company's Stirling Spice which is more akin to the original long gone Old Spice from decades ago. The current formula still smells relatively the same but the older stuff is superior in many ways.

I grew up wearing this. And I still love it! There's a reason it's still sold everywhere. It is a timeless masterpiece of men's grooming and shaving. I've always like the warm sensation it produces on my face after shaving. (In my opinion, the new scents by Shulton are nothing compared to this; especially Wolfthorn. That stuff is awful). Also, I'm glad they still offer the classic off-white-colored glass bottle. I haven't owned the original for years but decided recently to add a bottle to my collection--and use it, of course! RATINGS: Art/Design 7/10 Cost/Quality 10/10 Sillage 7/10 Odor Life 7/10 Buy again? 10//10 Recommend: 10//10 Overall Love/Like/Dislike? 10/10* FINAL SCORE: 8.71 = B+ = Very Superior ----- Rating Scale: A = High Distinction! = 9.5-10 A- = Distinct! = 9-9.4 B+ = Very Superior = 8-8.9 B = Moderately Superior = 7-7.9 B- = Superior = 6-6.9 C+ = High Average = 5-5.9 C = Average = 4-4.9 C- = Low Average = 3-3.9 D+ = Poor = 2-2.9 D = Very Poor = 1-1.9 F = Fail! = 0-1.9 * Love = 10 <--> Dislike = 0

Good Old Spice..... THE standard American male grooming brand invented by a German nose. It has been around for so long which simply speaks for itself....it is a quality product. The typical silly statement "smells like my grandpa" reaches to new levels for two reasons... 1. what does a grandpa smell like? More like John...with a hint of Bob and a whiff of Charles or the other way around? 2. It has been around for so long, that many appreciated and appreciate it for what it is and kept on buying it. So yes, older men as well as younger ones buy it. Old Spice, Tabac, Brut, Blue Stratos and Jovan are in the same category of classic grooming products for men where the flankers of each range have never reached the same popularity as the original. Old Spice Original has of course been reformulated a lot but it is still fresh, spicy, maritime and contemporary. The only criticism i have is the change from the white porcelain bottle over to a beige plastic bottle. Still very nice but not the same.

When people hear the name OLD SPICE it always seems to sway people away. But it's been used by many generations of men for the most part of the 20th century and beyond and will continue to do so and for good reason!! I kind of rediscovered the scent very recently and was ever glad I did. It starts out very clean and fresh with a touch of citrus nutmeg and other spices....a little soapy but in a good way. The soapyness kinda fades off leaving you with a delicious blend of cinnamon nutmeg vanilla and other spices mixed with a very nice woody background. It actually is a very nice scent. Quite smooth and well blended. I use the word nice because it won't blow people away but its not meant to. It's really quite honestly a great signature daily wear scent. Can be used at night time but really for something very casual. It's not flashy but still impressionable. It's something that you find yourself coming back to. It's more like OLD reliable to me.

after becoming fascinated by the scents of yesteryear and reading and hearing so much about this old classic fragrance online, it peaked my curiosity. especially since it's been rumored to have been Elvis' signature scent. i bought the aftershave version of it from a super market. 1938 was 87 years ago, so this is for sure the oldest cologne i have ever tried. the opening is not the most pleasant. i got alot of the pimento and nutmeg in the opening. it was very intense. but, the drydown is not bad. the super spicy notes fade into the background a bit and i get some aquatic vibes. which makes sense due to a sailboat being the brand's symbol. not as barbershoppy of a scent as i was expecting it to be and hoping for it to be, but still a pretty nice fragrance especially for such a low price update: i bought more bottles of this. i am really starting to dig this cologne. it's a scent that really grows on you over time

I recently watched some wet shaving enthusiasts review Old Spice original vs. The modern take. They stated what most already know and that is how it is a mere shadow of what once was. Most of the scent profile is there, but not as strong and very soft in other aspects that once stood out. I have been fortunate to have purchased some recreations offered by various independents, upon trying them I instantly was taken back to my grandfather wet shaving, and completing the ritual with this classic (he even shared the final remnants with me). Below, in no order... Cool Spice-Phoenix Shaving Reserve Spice-Barrister & Mann Stirling Spice-Stirling Soap Co. And on a final note, be it nostalgia, or people just really appreciating the classic profile, these splashes frequently sell out on all sites you might find them...I consider that a statement of sorts. Cheers, please do try these alternatives they won’t disappoint.

Have to review this again... I'm a 30 year old guy and I embraced my Dads routine from the 90s: Gillette shave foam, the Sensor Excel with Old Spice deodorant, after shave and cologne. I may be a young guy, but I make no apologies for wearing this "old man" scent. I love this scent. I even detest the association of Old Spice with old men. It's a full-on working man blue collar masculine scent. If you wear a suit to work, you probably may not be into this a lot. If you're like me who wears jeans and a black t-shirt or a flannel shirt with chest hair clearly visible (and that's another thing...as one reviewer said: you need chest hair to wear this scent right), this bad boy is for you. It my not project well but, if applied liberally, you can still smell it after 8+ hours. It does it's job - keeping you smelling great all day.

I never wore this before until I was middle aged, so I am probably one of the few reviewers here who has no associations with this (I don't remember any of the men in my family wearing it either). It's a very nice mild fragrance that has carnation as its most dominant note, and that's pretty rare today--carnation has pretty much disappeared in recent years in both men's and women's fragrances, and more's the pity. carnation may be the spiciest of floral notes, and just so this is backed up but other spices too, including cinnamon and nutmeg; there's supposedly star anise in this too, but blessedly I can hardly smell that note (which can be quite overwhelming unless used very sparingly). This is really pleasant and fresh-smelling in a different way than "fresh-smelling" usually is construed today. I heartily recommend it.