No. 68 (2002)
by Guerlain

I came across this quite by accident, but have to say that it was a pleasant surprise.
After the very first spray, it came across as clean but slightly heavy in spicy tones. After a short while it became increasingly fragrant but in a more light and powdery way, which although intoxicating, is beautifully understated in a masculine musk.
I have to say that although this is not a well known fragrance, wherever and whenever I wear it, I receive compliments.
If you like a clean, light and subtle fragrance.....this is the one......it offers a warm spice in winter and yet a subtle clean smell in the warmer weather.

7th November, 2011.

Cologne du 68 is far too dense and busy to be much of a “cologne” in the conventional sense. Yes, there’s plenty of citrus there, but there’s an awful lot else going on as well, and at no time does the scent present the brisk, refreshing, crystalline face of a proper eau de Cologne.

In its overall gestalt, its blend of citrus, anisic notes, resins, vanilla and woods, Cologne du 68 smells like a cousin Guerlain’s L’Instant pour Homme. Granted there are fewer green notes and softer contours overall, but the parallels remain evident. I agree with odysseum (below) that all this scent’s activity leaves it feeling more confused than stimulating. The component accords seem to be pulling in different directions rather than working in synergy, ultimately neutralizing one another. L’Instant pour Homme, at once sharper in profile and more coherent, leaves a better impression.

I can’t work up much love for the drydown, with its flat and cloying accord of vanilla and powdery amber. The sensation is as if all the furious scurrying about during the first couple of hours left the whole cast to collapse, breathless and exhausted, just short of the finale. The scent is pleasant enough to wear, but I feel that Guerlain has done better in a similar style…

…and if you want an actual Guerlain eau de Cologne, you always have Eau de Fleurs de Cédrat, Eau de Cologne du Coq, Cologne Impériale, and Eau de Guerlain to choose from.

3rd April, 2011. (Last Edited: 4th April, 2011.)

This review is for Cologne du 68.

As Odysseum said in his review, there is a LOT going on here. It's like a spicy-anisic-woody-vanilla-floral-citrus kinda concoction, that dries down within a few hours to a pleasant, rich vanilla and amber base. I really don't care what's in it anymore, because it just smells plain good and lasts a decent amount of time. Also totally unisex, beyond gender.

24th March, 2011.

I'm underwhelmed. Some might say this is a complex scent, a friend described it as "busy" and I agree with that assessment. There's so much going on here that it doesn't make a strong impression. Spicy, buttery, floral, nutty... very very minty at times. Distinct notes of carnation and tuberose flit in and out. Often it is cool in tone due to the mint. Vanilla and sandalwood in the dry-down. A hodge-podge, doesn't particularly appeal to me.

20th January, 2011.

At last, a cologne that I really enjoy ! To me, Vol de Nuit addict, it smells quite familiar.
Very pleasant for a man too (my husband for instance, who found it in a boutique Guerlain).

23rd September, 2010.

I bought my bottle of Cologne du 68 unsniffed, but desperate to find at least one Guerlain to love besides Bois d'Armenie. I ripped open the box, spritzed it on, and was immediately intoxicated! Lovely citrusy opening with slightly herby freshness - and then, a few minutes in I started to get this heavenly slightly powdery lavendar and gourmand touches - which reminds me a whole heck of a lot of the wonderful Vero Profumo Kiki. This is a good thing, because I adore Kiki, but find it a bit much in parfum strength and very far out of my price range. This is like the wearable fashions for a couture piece - it is Kiki to me, but in a much more user friendly approach, comfortable for every day wear but beautiful enough to make a lovely impression. The sillage is wonderful on this, but not cloying, and the lasting power is going strong at 4 hours right now and still lovely. As it dries down, I really get the guerlinade drydown - it's definitely my kind of scent!

10th April, 2010.