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Question About YSL M7 Reformulated Bottles

post #1 of 23
2/12/13 at 4:55pm
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I recently ordered a bottle of M7, assuming it was the reformulated version. The bottle arrived in a sealed box which showed the 13 ingredients on the back, yet the bottle itself is completely amber and more akin to the vintage version, not clear on the sides like all the reformulated bottles I've seen. Anyone have any information about this? It smells great but I'm just a little confused. Thank you!
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post #2 of 23
2/12/13 at 5:24pm
Was it a tester?
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post #3 of 23
2/12/13 at 5:31pm
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they didn't say it was a tester. it was also sealed and definitely looked like it was sealed properly (not just a ghetto shrink wrap job). bottle is completely full. I'd be happy to read off any info from the box or the actual bottle for you...
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post #4 of 23
2/12/13 at 5:55pm
The all amber bottles are considered vintage, no matter what the box looks like or says.
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post #5 of 23
2/12/13 at 6:05pm
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Originally Posted by heperd View Post

The all amber bottles are considered vintage, no matter what the box looks like or says.

Correct. Those who posess this vintage are lucky f***s.

I went thru three bottles of it back in the day. My gorgeous brazilian lady friend went wild for this.
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post #6 of 23
2/12/13 at 6:11pm
Top 10 for sure. Good thing I have a lifetime supply.
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post #7 of 23
2/12/13 at 6:15pm
You have the vintage most likely -- less sprays is more with this.
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post #8 of 23
2/12/13 at 6:37pm
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Yeah I mean that is awesome, just super confusing that there are 13 ingredients listed, which is widely known as a way to identify the reformulated version.
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post #9 of 23
2/12/13 at 6:45pm
Hi, "number of ingredients" on the box has no importance; you probably got a "year 2006" or "year2007" bottle.
check on the bottom of the box, or bottom of the bottle, you will surely find a batch code starting with "6" or "7" (for example: 6CAA, or 7DBA) .
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post #10 of 23
2/12/13 at 7:35pm
Enjoy what you have.
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post #11 of 23
2/12/13 at 8:56pm
Testers come in a rather plain box and have no cap. What you have is vintage. Enjoy it!
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post #12 of 23
2/12/13 at 9:06pm
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you're right the code does start with 7

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two should do it huh?
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post #13 of 23
2/12/13 at 10:23pm
Hey bro
where did you buy it from ?
N how much you paid ?
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post #14 of 23
2/13/13 at 1:02am
...and if you put your bottle on the the table for at least 5-6 hours, then rotate the bottle slowly watching in front of a lamp, you will notice a lot of "dust" or floaters, inside the bottle
the famous/infamous "real-oud-or-not" question
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post #15 of 23
2/13/13 at 10:17am
My vintage bottle also has 13 ingredients listed. Number of ingredients isn't the way to identify it's vintage or not. The bottle says it in itself
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post #16 of 23
2/13/13 at 10:58am
To ease you, I'm ready to trade my new version for the one that's confusing u
It's a vintage IMHO and I'll keep it close to me if I were u...Enjoy!
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post #17 of 23
2/13/13 at 11:02am
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Originally Posted by Andrè Moreau View Post

...and if you put your bottle on the the table for at least 5-6 hours, then rotate the bottle slowly watching in front of a lamp, you will notice a lot of "dust" or floaters, inside the bottle
the famous/infamous "real-oud-or-not" question

I don't think there's any question about it, it's not real oud.
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post #18 of 23
2/13/13 at 11:21am
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Originally Posted by Andrè Moreau View Post

Hi, "number of ingredients" on the box has no importance; you probably got a "year 2006" or "year2007" bottle.
check on the bottom of the box, or bottom of the bottle, you will surely find a batch code starting with "6" or "7" (for example: 6CAA, or 7DBA) .

I bought a bottle on ebay from Portugal and the seller said it was the first creation with only 4 ingredients.
The bottles with 13 ingredients are the 2nd reformulation of the original.

Am I wrong?
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post #19 of 23
2/13/13 at 12:02pm
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Originally Posted by tallstud39 View Post

I bought a bottle on ebay from Portugal and the seller said it was the first creation with only 4 ingredients.
The bottles with 13 ingredients are the 2nd reformulation of the original.

Am I wrong?

The ingredients printed on the box has nothing to do with the formulation. As long as your bottle is brown on all sides, then it's the vintage formulation.
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post #20 of 23
2/13/13 at 12:28pm
I'm skeptical about the equation "new bottles=reformulated M7", since lot of people are telling me they smell no real differences between fragrances in dark bottles and transparent ones.... unless we consider other factors. It seems that many transparent bottles contain the vintage juice.....and I personally think the reformulated M7 has little to do with number of ingredients AND transparent bottles. You can buy a transparent bottle with 13 ingredients on the box, and still have the perfect vintage.
Reformulated M7 exists, but is involved with other slight differences....
I'll have to post a whole new thread about it.
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post #21 of 23
2/13/13 at 12:35pm
But isn't it a fact that the original M7 that first came out only had 4 ingredients listed on the box? Either it's a true fact, or it's false....
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post #22 of 23
2/13/13 at 1:49pm
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Either way it smells awesome but I wouldn't be surprised if it was reformulated, mostly because it's not as strong as I thought it would be.
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post #23 of 23
2/13/13 at 3:05pm
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Originally Posted by Andrè Moreau View Post

I'm skeptical about the equation "new bottles=reformulated M7", since lot of people are telling me they smell no real differences between fragrances in dark bottles and transparent ones.... unless we consider other factors. It seems that many transparent bottles contain the vintage juice.....and I personally think the reformulated M7 has little to do with number of ingredients AND transparent bottles. You can buy a transparent bottle with 13 ingredients on the box, and still have the perfect vintage.
Reformulated M7 exists, but is involved with other slight differences....
I'll have to post a whole new thread about it.

The vintage has a bigger medicinal and the cherry vibe is more prominent. The vintage is also stronger into the heart where the reform (stickered version) fades quickly into the dry down. The big difference is that the vintage lasts longer. The reform is a fine fragrance in my opinion. The real travesty is the new Absolute version.
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