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pypyss – :
The only fragrance I have not been able to acquire so far,
With this fragrance I have a story,
On a bitterly rainy winter morning at school, I smelled a nice perfume on my colleague sitting next to me asking for his name and his father brought him back when he returned from a business trip to France. It is thirty-three years old and I still smell this perfume in my memory. I do not expect that a normal fragrance can last for 33 years
Stepan911 – :
The original, I believe 1980. No Classic listed on the bottle but same bottle otherwise, same cap…Anyhow my mini is WOW. Juniper springs forth amongst a sweetish fresh backdrop. Things sweeten up softly to a rich amber with incense and smoky spicey leathers woods. I agree with the Nina Ricci Philleas vibe. Both super duper quality. The sandalwood is coming out now. Ends is an amazing sandalwood. Young guys give this a go. Gals can wear this one too in my opinion…although this is as classic as they come for a men´s scent
17Vitaliy747 – :
An old and very close friend of mine has had a bottle of this fragrance forever, and it says “Classic” on the front in small letters, which suggests to me that whenever people see a slight packaging change, it makes them think the entire fragrance has been dramatically changed, the strangest of psychological phenomena if ever I’ve seen one.
Anyway, on to the scent: Typical eighties fare, but if you come to it late in the fragrance game (after years and years of wearing different seventies and eighties frags), you’re probably not going to be blown away by its originality, or by its general character. There’s a brisk carnation/lavender accord on top, followed by a very clean wormwood/juniper/basil accord in the heart, which lingers with some polite potency for a couple hours before fading into an ambery woods-like base, with ample oakmoss to keep it noticeable. Very nice, relatively natural smelling, especially if you’ve been immersing yourself in contemporary department store releases, and certainly one of the better ferns on the market.
Where I take some issue with AD is in its basic structural effect – it’s something I’ve smelled before, although not necessarily in a better fashion. For example, Jazz by YSL is very similar, although that scent has a strong coriander note, which AD lacks. Francesco Smalto PH is a more leathery variant of this theme, though AD lacks leather. There are even some aspects of AD that closely resemble Tsar by VC&A, but Tsar is far greener and a mite bit sweeter. What does distinguish AD is its overall soapiness, with each woody-green note coalescing into a convincingly masculine “clean” that isn’t like anything you’ll buy today. I have to think though that in the eighties, this effect was as ubiquitous as the “fresh” effect is now. Grey Flannel was the trendsetter, and everything else, including this frag, followed suit.
I recommend trying it if you’re not super familiar with other fragrances from its era, but if you’ve been into older masculines for a few years and recognize basic traits in what used to be popular, I see no need to seek it out. And even if you’re a novice, you’re probably better served to seek out the other frags I’ve mentioned here before getting to AD.
Jodablilada – :
J’ai eu la chance d’y poser mes narines sur cette edt quand j’étais adolescente et je peux vous assurer qu’il sied très bien aux femmes.
Un très beau “fougère” frais, aromatique et très très chic. J’ignore qui est le nez de cette petite pépite mais c’est très très réussi.
Le problème c’est qu’il est introuvable en France d’après une stratégie marketing de Môssieur Delon….. Tant pis.
David56 – :
The original was much better than the “classic”, wich is a common fragrance. Classic is not a reformulation, it is a completely different perfume. Not bad, but nothing to love or remember.
malishh9 – :
I have the original (non “Classic” ) one. This was my first fragrance back in 1990 and I cannot praise it highly enough. Pure character, nothing i ever smelt even resembles this one. Nowadays it doesnt agree well with the current fragrance market taste/dircetion and therefore has been discountinued after existing for 21 years. Other nice AD scent stepped to its place but this one will always be the true, original AD.
наташа – :
Aah…Alain Delon..AD..!
Now, I am only talking about the original juice which was founded in the beginning of the great Eighties. Make sure you get the original mix.
This a very manly scent and it works well for all day use but preferably during late autumn and winter. In my opinion it is smokey, woody, dry and very distinct in its own character. AD had a very nice deostick to go with the After shave which was mild but kept odor away for a whole day.
I still strongly recommend this fragrance.
Today it would suit a man 35+ who has class and who is sporty, modern and who is in business – although at the time, in the 80s and early 90s, it would have suited much younger men as well. It is foremost a city fragrance, for day or night. It takes over the scene from other perfumes. It is a dominator. It also blends terrific with the smell of a stylish leather jacket.
It has a serious attraction potential
winch – :
Bigsly ,
you are talking about “AD Alain Delon”.
“AD Classic” is another cologne!
But the bottle of the AD and AD Classic has the same designe in Europe. (bottle of AD of US version is different)
annap – :
Some have claimed you should avoid the bottle that says Classic on it, as is pictured above, because that is an inferior, reformulated version. I have the original and never tried whatever is in the Classic bottle. It starts off with pleasant aromatics, which don’t last very long, and then you get a linear base, which is also well behaved. This is nicely blended and natural smelling, but some may find it lacking in dynamism, though note contrast is reasonably good. I’ve read some compare this to Yatagan while others say it’s like Third Man. It has characteristics of a few different scents of that period, including 1-12 (the pine, lavender, etc.) and the honey-oriented ones, though I would not compare it to Yatagan. One person compared it to Santos, but this is gentler and nowhere near as sweet, thank goodness! This particular composition, however, is unique to my knowledge. Projection (“sillage”) is moderate to good, whereas longevity is at least very good. I have an extra bottle that I’ll likely never use but with vintage prices apparently rising, I think I’ll wait and see what happens.
NOTE: I must disagree with hrundell because I’ve done a lot of research on this one. Also, if you go to the basenotes site you will see a picture without the word Classic on it. That is the one I have and that is the one they are listing as the one from 1980. My guess is that hrundell is confused because there were two bottle designs (aside from the word Classic being put on some of them). When reformulations are done, it seems like they like to use the word Classic whereas the original was not called this. This is true for Lagerfeld Cologne/Lagerfeld Classsic, for example.
lexa-siga – :
It was my firt EdT, used to steal my dad’s Paco Rabane before that, more then 25 years ago …
lob818Bessinepome – :
This is very nice. Like a little more complex and sweater de la Renta pour lui.