Vintage

When I first purchased this a year or two ago I was seriously disappointed, it felt way to old school for me and not my style at all. Flash forward to today when I decided to give it another go and I'm actually enjoying it. It's no doubt a masculine scent but not rebellious, more of a gentleman dapper don. The leather note in the dry down is nice, not your typical leather. Is it a favorite of mine, no, but I no longer dislike it and I'm glad I own it. And when the special occasion when I feel like wearing it I will. As for performance, I would say it's pretty average, the thing about it is it lasts around 6 hours, but after the first hour it becomes an intimate scent bubble. It's not a massive projector, but it's there you get whiffs as you move around. IMO that actually works to its advantage because you don't really want to bombard anyone with this scent profile. It's relaxed, and stays close to the skin.

This doesn't really smell "vintage" to me, granted I'm younger and not super versed on perfume trends but I wouldn't smell this and thing "dated" or "for older people". It's fine, honestly don't have that much to say about it, it's a nice woody, spicy scent, I like the warmth and ambery bits, but truthfully I don't find anything too unique in it and I would say the scent is all a bit muddied(ie, I can't really pick up on any specific scent besides maybe the tonka, lavender, and tobacco), also, this does not last long for me, maybe like 3 hours max. All that said for the 30-50ish you can get it from discounters for I think it's totally worth the price to have as a burner bottle for a nice autumn/winter/night scent if you want this general profile and don't want to waste a more expensive or unique bottle, I'll def keep using it and probably buy another if it runs out, but I'm just not super impressed by it

Vintage in the name and in the heart. This fragrance smells expensive, masculine, refined, confident and really vintage, definitely more than the original jv. It's a mix of a classic tobacco scent and an aromatic fougere. The fresh start fades quickly, then u can find lavender, cinnamon, nutmeg and green notes: this is the most old-fashioned stage of the fragrance. After that there are suede, pipe tobacco, oakmoss and patchouli. The blend is done very well, the vintage vibe is very strong. It reminds me a mature man, well dressed and confident, someone who smokes pipe in an heritage club. The performance is not so good, even worse than the original. After a good first hour, jv vintage became a skin scent and lasts five hours on skin, more or less. Only for cold seasons, for 35 and up, formal occasions. If you like the old-fashioned style this is a must have!

I love this fragrance! It's very masculine yet not at all overpowering. It reminds me of a light, sweet natural tobacco smell mixed with tanned leather ... like a nice leather wallet smell. As it progresses, you get woody notes with one of my favorite spices ... CINNAMON! The drydown is exquisite, masculine and sexy. If you like CK Shock ... then this is the refined, well crafted version of that scent profile. Even though many say this is more of a Fall/Winter scent ... I also like it in Spring. If you have extremely hot summers where you live then it probably should not be used at that time. WONDERFUL, MASCULINE SCENT for any age group.

This isn’t the typical fragrance I would wear but I do like certain elements of it. If you’re into woody aromatic fougres this could be an easy grab. It’s very inexpensive & it smells like soapy cinnamon and very fresh/clean to my nose. As with many Varvatos fragrances the staying power and overall feel of the concentration seems limited. That is to say the performance isn’t great but could be decent depending on the event. The redeeming quality is that it smells good, and is an absolute steal for the price… The quality here makes this a great grab. I’d wear this more but I have better options I feel.