Original
Original by Old Spice is a masculine-leaning eau de cologne from 1937 in the budget price tier. It opens with sweet orange, lemon, cinnamon and star anise, moves into carnation, geranium and jasmine and dries down to vanilla, musk, cedarwood and benzoin. Expect around 4 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Sweet Orange Juicy and cheerful. The friendliest citrus there is.
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
- Star Anise Liquorice-like and cool. Sweet but not sugary.
Heart
- Carnation Spicy, clove-like floral. Old-school and a bit peppery.
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
Dry-down
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
Smells like this
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