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I have Vintage fragrances from the 30's 40's 50's 60's 70's 80's 90's and they ALL smell perfect. 😘

I have only had a few go bad over the years, but I always hear that they’re only supposed to last for 2-3 years. If that were actually true, though, it would be a disaster for the industry. No one would have a fragrance collection, if that was the case.

I never store them in a cool place, but I keep them in their box and in a dry, dark place and no issues so far and I have really old perfumes, some 50 yo. Thanks for the tips Sebastian!!!

I had a Chanel "Allure" perfume for 23 years. Never changed since I bought it in 1999. Always the original fresh scent. I kept it in the original box. Only took it out to spray. Then back in. I guess it was protected from light. It was an excellent perfume, and I had it for so long. Finished it a week ago. 💜

I feel like perfume expiration is a great reason to buy smaller bottles. If you own 5+ bottles you should only purchase a 2oz size (unless your positive you will use it). I rarely repurchase frags because I have enough frags that "overlap", 2 oz is generally enough for me for years

Sebastian, great topic to cover. It’s not great to keep fragrances for long periods with say 10 - 20ml remaining as you get much more rapid oxidation due to the large quantity of air in the bottle, it will cause them to spoil faster. Once you get low, don’t use slow!

Hi Sebastian, you last point about sensitive skin I can agree with. A few years ago I got a vintage bottle of Faberge Brut from the mid 70s. Never opened. I peeled away the silver paper on the bottle tip. It didn’t smell good. I applied a dab onto the top of my hand and it began to get irritated. I’ve since dumped the juice but kept the bottle !

I've heard of people I personally know throwing away their fragrances because the expiration date on the box 🙄 My 18 year old Kouros bottle smells amazing still! Perfect infact.

This is an interesting subject to me. I accidentally bought 34 fragrances this year. Yes, accidentally. 🙄

I keep my fragrances in a closet and I have bottles 20 years old that smell as good as they did brand new. Thank you for the info. It's always good to know.

My uncle worked in the perfume industry in the south of France and passed along these tips to me that I still use to this day. First, keep the fragrance in a dark place so I keep it in the original box or wrapped up in aluminum foil. I then store all my fragrances in the door of my freezer. Fragrance does not freeze. If you have the pour type then as the volume goes down, place the tiny gravel (natural color) into the bottle. This will raise the perfume volume up to the top which will eliminate the air gap. Air is a perfume killer. As you use up the perfume, just pour in more gravel. I have the original Egoist in the pour bottles from the 1990s and it still smells just as good as the day I bought it. I keep putting the gravel in the bottle. I also have a stash of 12 of those bottles in the freezer.

"The coldest Winter of my life was a Summer spent in San Francisco" Mark Twain

I’ve got stuff that is 25 years old and is still good. I think a big factor is storage and light conditions.

Great video Sebastian! I probably have thousands of fragrances and some of them are ancient, and yet I have only had one fragrance go bad on me, and it wasn’t even half as old as some of my vintage fragraces!

✔️ cool ✔️ dry ✔️ no heat ✔️ no direct sunlight ✔️ once sprayed, oxygen enters the bottle and the change begins. try to keep that in rotation and wear them regularly. ✔️ if not yet sprayed, store them properly and in their boxes and you can keep them forever.

oh dear all those boxes I've recycled! Good video, thanks.

the oldest perfume I own is about 8 years old and smells exactly like it did when I bought it. I went to the store to test the current version of the same perfume and it was almost identical. I have, however, had perfumes ruined when back when I lived in a hot country and left my collection out in an un-airconditioned room in over 35 degree weather for several days.

I just started my fragrance journey and already I am paranoid about them! I keep them in an unused guest bathroom, dark, cool and humidity controlled. Plus, I use thread tape on all my samples and my off-season bottles to minimize exposing them to air. If that is not enough, I don’t want to know😂😂😂

Every “expert” online says 3-5 years, but I’ve never heard one person having a fragrance expire. Gee, I wonder if it would benefit the manufacturer to put a short expiration date on them…

I disagree with that urban legend of « don’t store you fragrances in your bathroom » : I have a locker in my bathroom where I store my fragrances. Away from sun. And it’s not the humidity of a shower that will ruin your fragrances. Store my juices like that for years. Never any of my fragrances turn bad. If there is a good ventilation in your bathroom and you keep your frags away from the sun, don’t be afraid. BTW thanks for your content.

Thanks for doing a video on this topic. I live in a hot n humid climate so I am very interested in the answer. I need to make some changes!

I keep my fragrance in plastic boxes inside a cabinet with temperatures averaging 25 Deg C year round. So far all of them smell alright except some of the lighter, citrus smelling ones where they do seem to lose some of the notes. The heavier or darker fragrances do not seem to be affected all. Keeping my fingers cross.

Vintage fragrances had different ingredients, half of them are now banned, hence constant reformulations. People always refer to vintage fragrances and say all fragrances never expire - it's a wrong comparison just for the ingredients reason

Excellent post!!! I still stand behind the fact that probably 80% of the true collectors frags will go bad, there’s no way to use 300 plus frags

I keep my perfume in the box, in a cool dark place. I have fragrances from 20 years ago, that still smell good.Example, Nu by Yves Saint Lauren, Tom Ford Black Orchid ( the original blend), still smells great.

In my experience, I do not think perfume expires. I do think they can last longer than our own lives, which is a good thing because if we lasted longer and our perfumes had gone down the tubes, what would we perfume additcts have to live for?😊

Sebastian, thanks for helping us keep our scents fresh. I’m placing my bottles in my dark cool second closet🙏🏿😊

my 13-year-old bottle of Versace Eau fresh smells the same as the day I bought it, i keep all my EDTs in a mini fridge. Even when all the physical evidence of a fragrance going bad is apparent, the scent remains the same. for example, I have a YSL l'homme bottle that's 11 years old according to check fresh, the juice turned from a nearly clear liquid to a very dark yellow but still smells the same

Very informative. I have a citrusy fragrance from 2006 that’s still going strong. L’Eau D’Issey by Issey Miyake. A beast mode version due to how I’ve stored it

great topic Sebastian, I love these kinds of videos. Too funny like you I have some citrus scents from 90s that I store away in cool dry dark spots and still smells great. But I have something from mid 2000s not a citrus it's turned. Crazy but yes the cool dry and dark works perfect.

I have some very old frags and thankfully I never really had one go bad. Some may even get better.

I had Beyond Love by Killian, I stored it in a dark cool place, but my ac went out and I replaced it, but it got very hot in my house. When I next smelled it, the fragrance had gone off. 😢

I've kept my substantial collection on 4 shelves in my closet for years and couldn't take it anymore! I have bottles I couldn't get to and forgot I had! So I just purchased shelving for my bedroom which is in the back of the house which gets no light at all. Fingers crossed, at least I can get to them.

I keep my fragrances out of sunlight and humidity. I plan on using my fragrances even if they're way beyond their expiration date. I have a few bottles with leaky collars, so I plan to keep those in sealed plastic storage bags.

My 10 bottles collection are almost 90% full...mostly 3 to 10 years. All fine

I have a bottle aged 30+ years and it's perfect......kept things as you said.....cool, dark. Dry and less air.....its always keep things perfect

This info is really useful. Thanks Sebastian. However, I've also heard that certain fragrances smell even better a few years after purchase, as the fragrance has matured in a way., to its optimal age. Anyway, thanks again.

Occasionally they do go bad. But my vintage Egoiste, Kouros, and 1974 bottle of Givenchy pour homme are still perfect thanks to closet storage.

Thank you for this video, that is very informative. I have stored my perfumes in a cool and dry place, but haven't thought about the light - now I know :)

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Always coming through with the great perfume content!

Omg! Sebastian thank you for this video. It makes a lot of sense now because I always noticed my citrusy fragrances went bad quicker than the rest of my perfumes. So, I better use them in a 3-year window.

I have a Nautica Voyage given to me in December of 2016, and currently it still smells good.

i have my polo red now for 6years+ and still great smell and performance

I have vintage bottles of Polo Green, Drakkar, Mennen Millionaire, Chaz and a couple others from the 80s- all smell wonderful( Back up bottles too)- I have about 100 bottles in collection and only one went bad- I actually bought a Shulton bottle of old spice( the big ship) that was already bad- I will replace the juice, though... I sure hope keeping them dark and cool works - as I bought far too many, this year.

I've noticed that I had spray like 5 times before my older fragrances start to smell normal.

Most people store perfumes wrong. It should not be stored on the countertop or vanity table but in drawers away from sunlight. Think of perfume like bottles of wine. They are stored away in cellars not on display.

Great video. My M7 is also a good example. It only has 20% left, and the opening is now harsh and alcoholic, but after that it seems ok. My Basala, 80% full, seems ok, although it also seems heavier, more overpowering. I don't remember it as such a heavy fragrance.

Have 250 fragances, at least 100 have more than 15 years and I do not notice any difference on smell. I keep them in a dark closet as you mentioned Sebastian.

Thank you for this great and informative video! Appreciate it! ✨

Would you say that heat is also a problem when the bottle is delivered by UPS in high summer heat but stored properly afterwards?

I have a bottle of Fahrenheit from 1989 half full. Still smells great.

Yessirr 👍🏽 thank you Sébastien as always great information

Hi Sebastian what a sad moment when we think that our perfumes do expire 😢

Great info video and I enjoyed it and have a blessed day

Sebastián thank u for this post ..I really want to see how you spray your fragrance if you are going out ..just a short videos maybe on Instagram..please do...

Thanks for sharing this. I store my perfumes in their original box in a dark cool closet. And I dont need 50, 100 or 200+ perfumes since I don't buy them discounted, I can wear but so much perfume during the week. Happy Holidays!

Given the life expectancy, what do you do with your large collection as the fragrances age passed the 3 year mark? I also have a large collection and have considered selling a large portion to avoid loss due to spoilage.

I’ve a couple of fragrances that still have the same scent years.. Polo blue - from 2011 Gucci by Gucci - 2012 The Dreamer by Versace - 2017 CK Reveal - 2018

Cool and dark is good advice but why dry? How could humidity (water vapour) in the surrounding air possibly affect the juice inside the bottle? Gas diffusion through seals and the pump valve mechanism is (evidently) minimal. Sorry but this is just one of those myths reiterated by almost everybody without even trying to rationalize how it might work in physical or chemical terms- just like the "rule" that says rubbing fragrance sprayed on your skin would "destroy the molecules"...

Would you recommend keeping fragrances in the refrigerator during hot summer months?

Thank you very much for your tips

I have a bottle of Fahrenheit from 1994 it smells like pledge furniture polish with a hint of Violet

Great idea for a video

My mom still has her YSL Opium and its still smells amazing even if its already 40 years old.

My fragrances do not receive any sunlight, but like most homes with central aircon, the temperature fluctuates from 68 in winter to 76 in summer. Will this fluctuation affect the fragrances?

I have a Diesel Bad EDT from 2016 wich was stored most of the years in the bathroom and still projects and performs like it was brand new

I mean it does get old but a solid shelf life lasts around 5-6 years depends on if you keep it away from light and in a cool stored space

Makes sense, they need to stock pile before launch. Even more so if the product is sold worldwide.

Hi Sebastian, You made a brief comment that is absolutely explosive. The high street stores pass on their old stock to the discounters. I always thought the discount houses were making their savings, and passing on the savings to us, bacuse they were operating on line without a physical presence. In fact you are suggesting they make their savings by taking old stock in the knowledge that their shelf life is shortened. Do you recommend therefore buying from the high street rather than the on line discounters?

36 months is stamped on all of mine. But some I've had for 10 yrs + :)

So my takeaway is to keep buying new fragrances so I never encounter the half empty/half full bottle situation. Can do.

Only had one bottle go “Bad” on me- Creed Original Santal. All my fragrances are stored well- but for some reason it went south. I had a sinus cold the day I brought it out to wear so I couldn’t smell it but when I went into the office a secretary made a huge deal about it- saying someone smells like a dead body! Formaldehyde! 😳

What about putting them in front in sun blocking curtains and under where the air blows out?

This explains why my Polo Ralph Lauren still smells good in spite of picking up the tester bottle in 2018. I actually paid more for the cap than the bottle.

I've got several that are 20+ years. I store them in their boxes in a cool dark closet in a cabinet. They still smell fantastic. I also tend to stay away from larger sizes in citrus frags because I know those notes will expire so much faster. Vanillas and jasmines seem to get better with age.

Great video, thank you Sebastian! Is the fridge a good place to keep the opened perfumes?

Lots of useful information in this video. Can you, if you haven’t already, do a video on purchasing vintage fragrances? I’m tempted to get into vintage collecting but I’m not terribly knowledgeable. Any recommendations on where to buy them?

I have some fragrances from almost 10 years and it's still good

I've had few turn.. like paco robanne eau de sport because of the citrus turned, had it since 1990 . But I've got a pour monsieur from the 70s still boxed that's in amazing condition.

Hope all those fragrance social media influencers are watching this! It really annoys me when I see large fragrance collections on shelves in direct light and/or in their bathroom I personally keep mine in the box in one of my dresser drawers in my bedroom. Cool, dry, dark is major key to keep fragrances fresh for years

Perfume guy, I have an LED lighted stand for my fragrances. Will that lighting affect them adversely?

Yes perfumes can expire but I have some that are over 25 years old that smell just as great as they did when I first bought them

Some keep fragrances in the fridge bad idea?

I read that Chanel reuses batch codes. I looked up a code on my bottle of Antaeus and it stated a fairly recent date. I know my bottle is older that the date stated. It read that they use a 7 year rotation. Will try the site you suggested.

I always remember Malcom Forbes showing off a vintage bottle of wine and when the television lights focused on the bottle the wine precipitated out before your very eyes. Heat and light destroyed a wine hundreds of years old.

Great information, Sebastian. Ideal temperature for citrus perfumes 70 degrees?

I have my mom perfume it’s 30 years old and it’s fine

Do quote on quote niche fragrances last longer or less? Initios, xerjoffs, nishanes, bdks, pdms, anouages. I typically buy from discounters. I’m assuming that’s not the greatest strategy as a collector?

Cool + Dark is ideal. Everything else is guess work. Some things will last forever, some things won't. Collectors dilemma.

Very informative Sir. Thank you. ❤

Great video! Thank you

I checked my versace homme bottle the other day and the juice turned greenish-blue-grey it looked scary I thought I would give it a try and oh my what a nasty smell it was it smelled like bad alcohol that bottle was easily 13 years old

Hi. thanks for the video. I wonder how old perfumes we actually buy. how long they stay in the warehouse before they come to us. especially the fragrances launched in 2010 For example.

I have a full 30 year old bottle of Fidji in a bottom drawer that hasn't gone off - now I know why.

Cool, dark, dry, and no air! 👍🏼

amazing video, thanks

Wow! I have that exact same Micheal Kors. I've had a it for quite a long time. It has lost some of its punch, but I still enjoy it.

I liked fragrances in high school, and now 20 years later I bought like $800 for wife and I. Unfortunately my mature brain is now worrying about health risks of cologne... lots of info online but don't know what is legit.. what can you say about fragrance safety especially using daily?