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post #1 of 7
9/2/09 at 3:28am
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Has this been reformulated? I collect vintage only.
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post #2 of 7
9/2/09 at 9:33am
Don't know for sure about reformulated, sniffman, but the last bottle I purchased (early 2008) was so weak that I would say yes. I actually threw it away - a very rare occurrence in my 40+ years of perfume buying. It wasn't just weak, it also just did not have that "zing" that I associate with Eau de Rochas. I mean, we all know it's an eau fraiche so we don't expect all day sillage, but this ..... it mewed weakly for a few minutes and then died with no trace. And yes, it was an unquestionably authentic bottle.
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post #3 of 7
9/2/09 at 10:30am
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That brings to mind my most recent purchase: Eau de Rochas Eau de Fraicheur pour le Corps. It came in a 3.4 oz bottle and the juice was green. I got it for about $10.00. Is this what you might be referring to? It was extremely weak. I believe this might have been discontinued.
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post #4 of 7
9/2/09 at 10:47am
I would say yes, and unlike Jardanel, I prefer the newer one. The older formula has too much old school oakmoss. I love oakmoss in a chypre, but for some reason it just gave an "off" smell to the ladies Eau de Rochas. Funny you mentioned this. Just sniffed a tester for sale a couple days ago and was surprised how bright and citrusy it was compared to the older version I purchased then swapped.

I might revisit it in it's newer formulation.

I think X Men had some of the vintage Eau de Rochas Femme.

Edited to add perhaps not, if the sillage and longevity is as poor as Jardanel experienced
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post #5 of 7
11/28/09 at 11:24pm
Can someone explain the difference between 'old' and 'new' bottles of this one (with pictures, perhaps)?
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post #6 of 7
11/28/09 at 11:31pm
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Originally Posted by 3xasif View Post

I would say yes, and unlike Jardanel, I prefer the newer one. The older formula has too much old school oakmoss. I love oakmoss in a chypre, but for some reason it just gave an "off" smell to the ladies Eau de Rochas.

I had a mini of the original version. It smelled like it went off and nothing like the bottle I bought last year in Lyon, France, which smells like a classic EdC with a base of patchouli added. Great stuff in it's current version, I also like the men's version, too!
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post #7 of 7
11/29/09 at 12:42pm

Sniffman,

There is no possible way a fragrance from the early 1970s has not been reformulated and perhaps reformulated a number of times given the changing nature, development, and availability of perfume ingredients and the vicissitudes of the perfume industry. Rochas (one of many such brands) is now owned by P&G (Procter & Gamble) Prestige Beaute, the fragrance subsidiary of the huge multinational corporation with diverse interests in beauty care and home care products, junk food snacks, "health" food, coffee, and pet food, to name but a few of the things they deal in. P&G (Procter & Gamble) Prestige Beaute has reformulated all the recent men's fragrances they have allowed to remain in the catalog towards irrelevancy. I don't see why they wouldn't do the same to the women's line, and I know they have. It's a rule of thumb for me now not to try anything released by P&G Prestige Beaute based on about 10 years of experience. What's the point? Their releases and reformulations are all based on formulae from the Kool Aid® school of perfumery. The most recent releases of Rochas/P&G fragrances are a perfect example of what I am talking. Check them out. You won't be disappointed that you will be disappointed.

As for your only collecting vintage fragrances, you're preaching to the converted. I was reborn about 4 to 5 years ago.

scentemental

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