Reviews of Old Spice (1937)
by Procter & Gamble (orig. by Shulton)

Does Old Spice need further introduction? Cheap can smell great. Apart from providing me a positive sense of nostalgia, Old Spice is actually a very well-made scent. Would I wear this? Probably not so much now, but I have to give credit, when it is due.

Fragrances come and go but Old Spice has stood the test of time. A good barber shop scent that is better than a lot of the expensive frag's on the market.

Old Spice will still be here when the Le Males and Aqu De Gio's of this world are just a distant memory.

My best friend kept ribbing me that he got more female compliments with this than with any other cologne. He figured it had to do with their wanting to sit on daddy's lap. (Daddy? Try grandpa.) I figured how wrong could I go for a couple of bucks? Besides I probably owned it 30 years ago along with Chaps and Aramis.

(Sorry doctor, I have no recollection of Brut or Acqua Velva)

Well, now I know why I haven't bought it in 30 years, I'll give it to him as a present.

No disrespect intended against your fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, Confucius and all your honorable ancestors, but I can't stand this juice.

I find it overbearing, gross and powdery.
Masculine?
Well, only in the sense of 'pertaining to men.'
If one were to make a fragrance of the scent of Gillette's cheapest shaving cream and bottle it, it too, would be 'masculine' by that definition.

Longing for the virile good old days? Give me Bay Rum over this anytime.

Incidentally, this reputedly came out as a WOMAN'S fragrance in 1937, bombed and was re packaged for men the next year. I did not know this tidbit before trying it, but it's part of the interesting trivia one finds here at Basenotes.

Good Lord!
Imagine 30 years from now the hot babes going for the " masculine" A*Men or Le Male because it reminds them of dear old grandpa! The mind boggles. . .

For me, one of the best colognes ever. On paper, I shouldn't like it: It's sweet. It's got a lot of powdery vanilla in it. It's quite feminine. It's got an odd sugary-floral thing going on and it just seems "too much." All of which are things I don't like, and yet I think Old Spice smells amazing.
The reason is because after about 10 minutes, there's this incredible boozy Cola Cube (if you remember the sweets) note which just tempers out the whole thing. It waters down the vanilla stopping it from becoming too rich, it stops the powder becoming too stuffy, it makes the flowers smell as if they're in a vase of rum and not in a vase of sugar. Sweetness tamed by a different type of sweetness. Genius.

Fantastic price, lovely iconic bottle, decent longevity (6 hours or so) and great projection. It's a warm, soft, clear and clean classic. It *is* feminine and it *is* sweet, but it's also a masterpiece. The Proctor and Gamble version isn't as clear and boozy as the Shulton original, and I also feel the reformulation has a little too much powdery vanilla in it, but it's still the best sweet scent available for men. On a cold autumn or winter day, nothing prepares me better in the morning than a good shave, some Old Spice Aftershave and a dash of Old Spice cologne.

I first came upon the scent of Old Spice in a deodorant, I loved it from the first sniff clean masculine and quite refined sitting there amongst the various axes and tags. I then decided to purchase the cologne. I was very disappointed, it seems as though the subtle slightly powdery deodorant was a reflection of the drydown. I was stuck wearing a very loud obnoxious old man scent for quite some time before it came into its own. I adore that nice subtle, sweet, and powdery mix that the drydown is but I cannot stand the first 2 hours.

I don't know how you can give this a thumbs down...

The classic, All-American scent, the scent that defines old school masculinity as best as can be; none of these femmy scents that the top brands keep pushing..

A great buy, great value for money - You can feel confident you're putting your best foot forward when splashing this on in the morning.. Good on ya Old Spice

A mind may boggle all it wants but Old Spice does indeed attract keen compliments!

Another reviewer has spoken the truth. This hobby has turned us into fragrance snobs. Despite Old Spice being, in my book, one of the most delightful scents ever created, it is psychologically difficult to wear: it’s old, it’s widely available and it’s cheap.

I must admit, it has crossed my mind to decant my Old Spice into an exclusive, custom-made bottle and to perhaps add a drop or two of something else, just so that I needn’t tell people that the delightful cologne they are enquiring about goes by the name of Old Spice. Why thank you, I am wearing a custom fragrance hand-blended just for me, I would then answer.

The very fact that such a silly idea has even crossed my mind pays testimony to the greatness of Old Spice.

This always was, and remains, my favorite fragrance on a man. Forget Cool Water and all its clones, forget the Calone in everything. I recoil when I get a whiff of what guys are wearing nowadays, while Old Spice makes me want to move in closer. Attention all men: try this classic! Get over the idea that you need something expensive or designer to smell good.

I can see (or rather, smell) why this was originally intended to be a perfume. It's almost sickly sweet and powdery but not offensively so, and would be at home on either sex, at least if you ask me.

That being said, I assure everyone I did not mistakenly pick thumbs up when I meant thumbs down: I am quite fond of this one. It reminds me of any number of sweet baked goods at once: Pumpkin pie, pralines, sandies... I like to think it makes me smell like a walking sugar cookie - a very angry looking, long-haired sugar cookie.

Anywho, the only real downside, besides the popularity, is the longevity. It may stay on you for days, but after about thirty minutes you'd have to jam your nose into the very spot you applied it to detect it. Good 'intimate' choice I suppose. Personally, I carry around one of the smaller bottles in my bag, so when running an errand on the job (a job which good ol' Mike Rowe should feature on his show I might point out) it can mask some of the less savory funk with a simple splash or two. It's definately a good "end of the day" frag, and also tends to come out of hiding during a good workout.

In principle, The Spice is nice, and only slightly too sweet, but it's not right for me personally for a few reasons. I tend to spray or even splash on clothing, and this is the only cologne that I've ever had permanently stain something. I know, silly me for doing that, but seriously...only one brand out of dozens upon dozens. That distinction merits it a thumbs down from me instead of a neutral. But also I find either anise or fennel or licorice in it...I can never tell those apart but I hate them all in food. So when I put it on, I always thought, "yeah this smells OK, but it would suck if I had to eat it." I finally realized that if that's going to be the first thought it brings to my mind, then I shouldn't be using it. So it's just not worth my while to own.

If you had asked me 10-15 yrs ago what I thought of this stuff, I would have sworn at you violently and said the best perfume is CK, Armani or some other artificially mass produced gunk being mass marketed to a gullable public.The passing of my father involved some heart-wrenching tidying up around the house and the bathroom was one of those such rooms.
Old Spice was there and yes, I sniffed it,yes I liked it and yes,it bought more than tears to my eyes.Over the years I had tried to impose upon him my taste of perfume which sadly remained in the boxes.Old spice was there in many forms, the boxed set as well as the after shave. There was also a soap on a rope

He came from a different era where owning 50 plus bottles of perfume would have seen wasteful, There was also a soap on a rope.Some smells,like memories are timeless.Old Spice is one of them and for that reason alone, it gets a triple thumbs up.

This is certainly a classic fragrance. And yes, everyone has worn this at some point of time in their life. It is cheap, (one can pick it up at walmart for 5 or 6 bucks), but it has a very nice scent, and definitely doesn't remind me of Old Spice's cheap, "red zone" body sprays.

I love the vanilla, sweet scent to this, it's my favorite aspect. Just rub it onto your cheeks and you're good to go. It doesn't last all day, but for 5 bucks, it lasts longer than you might think.

An excellent fragrance if I do say so myself.

A living legend. Old Spice was the start of my exposure to fragrances. My first milestone. My Dad used the aftershave and was the only one he used all the years he was alive. He once said he couldnt imagine anything else he could evr use. Buying gifts for him was easy. I bought him his first cologne - Old Spice. I always sneaked splashes of both aftershave and cologne and thereby learned the art and science of decanting, as well as the differences between aftershave and EDTs. Old Spice will always evoke in me my sweet and happy early years, dad's discipline and unapologetic but great values.

The reformulated version is less spicy but is still very good. Old Spice is testimony to the fact that good quality is not only accessible at a high price. A well blended quality fragrance.

I really can't get into this stuff. I've used the deodorant for years, but when I apply the cologne all I get is a very harsh, offensive scent. On some guys it might be okay for the price... I got mine for about $3 in a combo pack.

I have no complaints. Wonderful classic that is off course very recognisable. Unique stuff.

Powdery oriental full of christmas spices. Very warm, timelessly masculine without being ridicilously butch.
Its very incency during the drydown. Not in a smoky way, but it smells like a room where has been burned some spicy incense sticks. Smell of dry powdery air.

I have that wonderful porcelain-like bottle at the back of my shelf. I don`t include this to my actual wardrobe, just because I like to wear it so rarely. I`m wearing it as I write this, and its the first time this year I`m wearing it.

Silly me. I really should use it more often, especially when my girlfriend loves it and actually prefers it over many of my expensive niche / designer stuff.

Yick! Ugh gerrit off me! Spicey UGH!! Sad thing is I bought it for my Dad more than once when I was a kid and didn't know any better cos I thought the bottle (the white ceramicy one) was cool...

This was one of my first fragrances back in the 70's and still is a reliable favorite, and classic. This fragrance has stood the test of time, for myself and I'm sure for many throughout. Inexpensive - Yes!, but price does not necessarily denote quality.

In my first reviews for Basenotes I have been more concerned with so-called everyday scents. Old Spice IMO is perhaps THE everyday scent for men. It is also IMO much less age specific than most scents and may I say, that while noting from memory differences in the reformulation, these differences do not detract, and as at least one reviewer stated, may for some be preffered. Interestingly I have noted, the use of the new High Endurance deodorant actually brings back more of the deeper spice of the original formula. In fact it was wearing ONLY the deodorant on my way out the house that my wife without prompting or being questioned "responded positively" and why I picked up yet another bottle of the after shave the same night at the local supermarket.

Yes, things that sound "pedestrian." I too have known people with money who wore Old Spice! One was the owner of a number of medical clinics in Asia. And I have also walked down the street and smelled Fahrenheit and Dolce Gabbana on teens and Polo on the unemployed.

If the notion of a worthy scent did not include the proviso "go easy on the application" how many scents would be in the database on this website?

Here you have the intial freshness, before "fresh" was a category, of a citrus/faint soapiness that is very soon a floral, and the spice which I agree is not the "Old" clove depth of memory but enough casual smokiness in the drydown, more in the cologne than the after shave, and remarkably in the High Endurance deodorant. The vanilla does come through (even on a used and closed bottle). I have no major complaints about the new plastic bottle.

Yes, in defiance of the overpriced, hyped and the "trying too hard" that many young men and yes even "less younger" men seem to manifest, especially those of the last two generations, and yes, in defiance of the aquatics, mostly indistingushable and TRULY generic with only 1 or 2 exceptions, and if in search of a mass market scent as different as you are (don't care about the cliche), and I will say this also, if you are looking for a somewhat complex scent that evolves even in the reformulation (could we have at least a one week moratorium on this word!)... I recommend Old Spice in the same way that I would recommend the more recent affordable and yes, worthy vodkas.

You can "age it" or wear it straight from the supermarket, still one of the best places to meet women (for the unmarried).

Come on, you've worn Old Spice at least once in your life. I can't knock it since it is the all time best seller, although in the after shave version. I rated it four stars because it at least smells good. It smells the same on everybody, and it does not matter how little you apply: it makes its presence known. Before I got into the department store fragrances, this was my staple, and it likely still is the most worn fragrance for teenage boys at the prom (until they can afford something better).

I just ordered a bottle of vintage old spice on eBay and am very excited.

Manly Aye! I read that this is the one that made fragrances acceptable to American men in general, by Fulton's Coca-Cola ploy of supplying it to servicemen in WW2. That Is what I think I like most about it (besides just loving the smell) is the historical connection with the Greatest Generation in WW2. I like smelling like 1940's GI.

I am a fan of the new Old Spice! I like it much more than the Old(er) Spice from past memory from Shulton. The new formulation was added by Procter & Gamble to make the classic fragrance a more balanced and subtle spicey oriental. The old fragrance that I remember from my younger days was similar but was totally dominated by the spices, especially cloves, through the drydown. I don't miss the old one at all! If I want that kind of heavy spice fragrance there are other better options, but this is really good now. The new OS is a delicate balance of citrus, florals, woods and aldehydes that minimizes the older spice notes. Still has the same recognizeable Old Spice smell, but is more balanced and more graceful. I like it quite a bit. My only complaint is that it stays innocently oriental instead of moving into more resinous territory towards the drydown like YSL Rive Gauche or Divines L'Homme Sage. But, OS is a very pleasant anytime daytime fragrance.

My first experience with Old Spice was smelling it after my dad shaved. Wow! I got a bottle of the stuff and the nostalgia was amazing!

This scent is a chamelon. When we were at the college, I have met at least a dozen of men wearing it and i could rarely guess it before told. It is so different on different men that it is hardly possible to make a comment on. One of my friends smelt great in it, aldehydes, cedarwood and musk dominantly, but another friend was awful with it; cloying cinamon and cloves like a rancid desert. generally it is misty and woody on darker men and spicy and tasteless on porcelain white. but of course there are exceptions.

I purchased two bottles of this a couple of years ago just for the hell of it and never wore it but after reading these reviews decided to finally try it on and I really do like it. Whether the formulae has changed I can't say because my box says Proctor & Gamble and I remember as a kid (I'm 43) a lot of adult men wearing this and the smelling so good so it must have been made by Shulton then, but it still smells good then. Someone mentioned it smells better after it sits in the bottle after a few years and mine did that and I'm enjoying it now. It's definitely not soemthing I'll wear everyday by any means but I will wear it from time to time.

I'm lucky enough to have a couple of bottles of the most excellent Shulton produced Old Spice. It's a excellent timeless composition albeit very pedestrian. I don't wear this in public too often, but its nice to put some on once in a while and take a trip down memory lane.

old spice classic,very soft,great for after shower,shave or just feelig relaxed watching tv.ciao!

[I have only a deodorant stick, not the EdT] I bought this because of so many positive reviews here.. and I was disappointed in the beginning. I can imagine this scent at my father or even my grandfather, but not at me, not for my age. But then, the smell is very interesting, combining fresh and spicy tones, it has its depth. And besides, it gives me a feeling of being reliable and trustworthy, so I use it at my work (together with Yohji Yamamoto cologne). 3 out of 5.

Whatever the dispute is about this classic fragrance... it's still good. Nevermind the endless remarks about it's ancestry... it's esentially the same as it was back in the 30's. This one's good, smells like a man should. Keep those dollars in your jeans, men. Don't buy the "latest", buy the "greatest" instead. Can't go wrong with this one.

Whatever they are selling as Old Spice nowadays is not Old Spice, I smirked at the "whiff of Pampers" comment below but he is right on the money. Old Spice now has a powdery base to it which was not there before when my Grandfather and Dad wore it.

It is a shame really, reformulations rarely bode well especially with the timeless classics, but to uneducated noses most will probably not even notice the difference. As long as Old Spice is the number one seller P&G has no reason to revisit it's ingredients or formulation to make Old Spice more true to form.

The good about new Old Spice is it still lasts, longevity is pretty respectable, I put this on at 2pm and by 10pm I could still smell it on me. Also after the first hour the dry down is still pretty nice albeit powdery now.

The bad is the first 30 minutes are brutal, kind of like a jacked up intensity urinal mint. Older Spice did not have this effect, while strong it was refreshing.

I hope P&G revisits it's formula someday and finds away to bring Old Spice back to true to form.

Right this minute, infront of me, are sitting two bottles of Old Spice; one purchased this morning, the same bottle I have been purchasing once a month for the last three years, and the other, 22 years old.

three hours, two hours, one hour then half an hour ago, in progression down the inside of my arm, 1.5 cm in between each spot, I dapped a little from each bottle - from the newer on my left arm, the older on my right...

And there is a definite difference between the older and newer......!

Immediately noted, was the fact that the older version, which has kept remarkably well, is richer, warmer, smoother, creamier and deeper than the newer. Secondly noted, was the fact that on my left arm, the new version on the 3 hour patch had all but disappeared; much the same was the case with the 2 hour patch...It could still be detected on the 1 hour, bearly, and the 1/2 hour patches...

The older version, deeper and more complex, lasted and lasted on my skin, all throughout, and maintained its depth and character right through the drydown! Even in the bottle, the older version smells far more luxurious than the newer.

Yet, despite the deplorable change exacted by Procter and Gamble upon this timeless classic, the warmth, comfort and smoothness, though not as good as it once was, exuded by the readily available newer version still draws me in - its what I use to splash around after a shower at night, and leaves me feeling warm and clean.

The old version of this was fantastic. Sexy, male, alpha. And I could wear it, too, so it wasn't exclusive to male skin. (very spicy citrus on me, a great summer scent without any girly powder or fru-fru floral. Refreshing.)

The new version IS different and not nearly as nice. Still fresh and clean, it's very much lacking something. I miss the original.

It would be criminal to decline reviewing OLD OLD SPICE, this was my FIRST cologne, the first one I dabbed anyway, from Dad's bathroom cabinet of COURSE and dad wouldn't suspect anything cos the bottle's not transparent ( that's problably why they made it so... who Knows)Now its My turn to put OLD OLD SPICE in my bathroom cabinet and prepare for the juvenile assault....Sorry.. the review: I honestly think the composition is unique, timeless and very manly, read somewhere that it was originally marketed as a ladies frag..sniff...mmmm... nothing feminine here!!! Funny, for a mass market product its mighty difficult to come across here. Finally i think OLD SPICE works best as a template on the olfactories, a kind of matrix on which the appreciation of numerous fragrances (including old spice itself) is later developed. In plain English, guys, You have to use old spice first Period!!!

My Dad always wore this, and I guess thats why I always have a bottle in my collection. I think it smells wonderful. I didnt realize they had changed the formula.....but I do agree...if you use the same product for years, you get tired of it and some days you cant even smell it anymore. I have had that happen. So, I guess its good to switch for awhile so you can get the smell back. But anyway, I like Old Spice.

I haven't smelled this cologne that my father sometimes used for many many years. Oddly enough, just thinking about the fragrance, my mouth is starting to water! I would never use it, but I'd like to smell it to be reminded of the past. It's not sold at any of the fragrance counters where I shop since it's considered so old and out of it!

A CLASSIC!!! I think it's the only scent mentioned in a rock song---"Keeping the Faith" by Billy Joel. I saw a photo of Paul McCartney splashing it on in his hotel room in the early 60s while the Fab Four were invading the U.S. My dad wore it and so did his entire circle of friends. My uncle(who is a Catholic priest , by the way) wore it when I was growing up and, at the time, I could never understand why the ladies would bring him food to the parish and literally and spiritually want to jump his bones. Now it ALL makes sense.

A much-maligned but classic cologne. Bright, powdery, heavy with talc, but utterly masculine and enchanting.

I know that Old Spice is a bit of a joke to some people, but it has a fantastic scent and reminds me of my days as a submariner in the US Navy (yes, I was 18 and lathering myself in this stuff).

It's very fresh, the ladies love it, and it never gets cloying. Be a man and splash on some Spice.

I have used this product for years and have gotten very used to the scent. Now the scent is completely different and terrible since Proctor & Gamble has taken over from Shulton. Why did they have to cahange it? There as nothing wrong with the scent. We (reliable customers) REALLY need the scent to be
changed back to the way it was. Thanks ....

Disgruntled Customer.

Maybe the version sold to Australia is a diluted version suited to 'modern' tastes but this fragrance exudes none of the charateristics spoken about here when I smell it.

An addictive scent that is warm, rich and comforting. I've tried tons of the niche scents, most of which are about as masculine as a pink handbag. None can match the quality and complexity of Old Spice.

Bay rum with little to no lasting power. Big whoop. Burt's Bees Bay Rum and Royall's Bay Rum are SO much better.

Yes, it's nice. It's all right. Masculine and unobjectionable. Just can't buy my fragrance at the CVS. I realize I am a snob now. What can I do? Maybe I'll go back to it when I am retired and I need to economize a bit more.

Joe

More intense testing and assesing this scent made me add a few other thoughts. Maybe i'm biased because I analyze the effect strictly on my very own skin, but it struck me that on me Old Spice is one of the most complex scents ever. It's one of the few, if not the only one... Oriental-aquatic.I know it sounds strange but this unlikely combination, being mostly either/or( even commercials on Basenotes rate Oriental or tobacco-smelling, spicy or leathery creations as an alternative to ozonic-watery, without even assuming that a scent might have both). Inspite of the clean-cut, puristic, no-nonsense ingredients, the scent is way ahead of its time, daring an achievement hard to match even today. After a first spicy note, like the name eloquently says, the finnish is, oddly, first Oriental, but with an even more persistent cool, almost neutral, fresh note. Even if the Oriental notes are supposed to last longer, the lighter ones are getting more powerfull, tough the Oriental ones don't dissapear, just discreetly fade into the background. However, the aquatic notes are not just simple watered-down shower gel or roomfreshener antiseptic and pleasant, but unilateral and barely asting. They evlove into a camphrous, slightly leathery, woody, slightly cedar-smelling marine scent, being much more than ozonic-watery, smelling also of moist sand, salty breeze, resins,seaweed and even moss growing in humid environement. A unique and multiayered classic.

Maybe it's true the scent of Old Spice has changed. Or has been changed.

The old schooner has become a yacht, and the venerable aftershave now carries the familiar whiff of Pampers diapers.

Procter & Gamble make both products, so I'm not surprised. Just disappointed.

By the way, the original deodorant, the one in round stick, still smells true, thankfully.

Got this as a gift. It may not be my #1 choice, but I'd like to use it from time to time especially during cold days.

The best mass-market cologne around, this still smells great after all these years. I may not wear it nowadays (mainly because my fragrance collection has grown bigger and more varied) but I can appreciate the contribution that this classic has made to the fragrance one. I do use it in the form of a deodorant stick - Old Spice High Endurance 'Original' deodorant stick is the best around !

I'm a woman, and I love Old Spice. Sure, I love it on you men, but I'm talking about how it smells ON ME! The only reason more women don't keep a bottle of this fabulous jus in their wardrobe is simply because it's always marketed for men. But if you're an oriental-spicy loving woman, and, especially if you're a woman who loves, say, the old Caron urn fragrances, you will love to wear Old Spice. Within ten minutes of application, Old Spice smells like the drydown of something between Ernest Daltroff's (Caron) En Avion and his French Cancan. I'm perfectly serious. The florals appear after a while, and the woodsy backdrop is a perfect balance to the delicate spices. It's sheer sophistication. And for the price. . .well, you'll smell like a million bucks, only you'll have spent about seven. You'll think you just exited one of those famously chic Parisian perfume boutiques. No kidding.

Not my favourit as it is not very imaginative, but not as dated and awful as some people might think. Not to strong and not to week. If you dont wear to much it is quite elegant.
benb

True, it's not as dazzlingly original or complex as much of what's around. Yes, it may be a bit too common for a signature scent (at least among those who would go to somewhat ridiculous lengths to find the perfect one...like most of us here at Basenotes, and I'm no exception).

But as far as fragrances go, this one has indeed gone far - hell, it's gone the distance and then some. I may not wear it all the time, but in an odd way it's comforting to know this one's still reveling in its old-school, offhanded, virile charm without ever becoming a parody of itself.

There's something to be said for leaving a good thing to just do its thing.

Old Spice is user friendly. I find it's a blend that can be enjoyed by many, especially young men first venturing into the world of fragrance. For me, it will always be the scent of my grandpa - as he never wore any other.

I once had the priviledge of meeting a billionaire, a modest man, quiet and soft spoken. He wore Old Spice, and this impressed me. It also made me happy because this is the cologne my dad wore on rare occasions; and the first scent I ever had on my face at the age of 8. It got me started. It's an old friend, this Old Spice.

I'll addmit I was one of the guys who grew up in the 90's and cut his fragrance teeth on stuff like Polo and anything made by Calvin Klien so I allways made fun of Old Spice, but i recently bought a bottle of it and was pleasently surprised by it. It seems to have changed from the stuff I ust to smell on my grandpa and is a lot more fruity and I can really smell the Vanilla in it. It's a lot better then I remember so give it a try Spice haters it's only like $10 what ya got to loose?

Ever since I can remember—the late 40’s—Old Spice was on the bathroom shelf. This is the aftershave I slapped on the first time I shaved. And I used it for years. I specifically remember it as being spicy and full bodied—bracing, I think one might call it. It must have been good because I never got tired of it nor found it cloying. I’m going to have to revisit this.

One could do worse I suppose...

Well, I'm 27 and live with my mom (hey, post-college life hasn't turned out exactly as I'd planned...laugh and you get a smacking!), and there's been a bottle of Old Spice in our upstairs bathroom since I was an early teen. I'm sure I got it as some lame C-mas gift. Anyway, for whatever reason, tonight I decided to wipe off the dusty bottle and apply some of the juice that had been gestating within to a strip of paper. And...well, you could do worse...haha. It's not great, by any stretch of the imagination. I would prefer it over nothing I own. But, it's not exactly the joke it's made out to be, either.

I have discovered why Old Spice sometimes smells totally different from one bottle to another. The stuff actually smells fantastic if you let it age in the bottle before you wear it! I have worn Old Spice cologne for years and have always loved it but sometimes I get a bottle of it that does not smell like the scent that I love so much. I bought one of these odd-smelling bottles of Old Spice a few years ago and set it aside...it actually wound up on a shelf in my garage and set there for several years. On a recent move to a new house, I opened the bottle and took a whif and it smelled pretty good so I put some on and it smelled great, just like the Old Spice I love. So now when I buy Old Spice, if it smells a bit weak or too musky, I put it in my SUV and let it age before I wear it. Try this; it's amazing and you will smell the way you remember the stuff Dad wore. I now keep two or three bottles of Old Spice cologne so I will always have the aged product to wear at all times. It does not go stale, it gets better with age up to 5 to 7 years or so. I'm glad I discovered this because I had been previously disappointed in finding the inconsistency in the way it smelled from one bottle to another. Hooray, I have my Old Spice once again.

Old Spice is a classic that transcends time or trends. It reminds me of my grandfather and exhibits qualities such as simplicity, strength and honesty. It has a warmth and comfort factor too, like an old leather coat that wears well year after year. Designer fragrances come and go but women still find Old Spice attractive and comfortable on a man and it has staying power that lasts most of the day. I just wish P & G would release their new body washes, deodorants and body sprays in Original scent but they seem bent on overshadowing the original with new scents that most people won't remember the name of by the end of the day. The Old Spice ship (in one form or another) keeps on sailing 68 years after it was introduced.

It is from the days men called their perfumes shave lotion. The GI brought it to Germany and together with Wrighleys it has become synonimous for US - smell!
Much stronger stuff than the common German colognes in those days. Speick and M+W Tabac may have been considered counterparts - camouflaged as skin antiseptics!

For generations (now) this scent has wooed ladies, expressed comfort, and complimented the male of the species. So may it be forever.

It's been around for 67 years and is still going strong - we should all be so fortunate! I'll likely always have at least one Old Spice product in my fragrance/personal grooming collections.

I still use it and love it. :)