The 6 Old-School Scents Every Man Should Own (And No, Green Irish Tweed Is Not One of Them)
June 2010 Issue
New fragrances are always worth sniffing out, but it's also a good idea to have a few vintage bottles on hand. Each cologne on this list evokes a particular decade and is worth hunting down to add to your rotation. The scents may remind you of your dad's nubuck wing tips, but they work just as well with a shrunken suit.
The Conservative Forties
Old Spice
Somewhere along the way it became the butt of jokes, but Old Spice—the gentle blend of vanilla, orange, and musk that your grandfather slapped on after his morning shave—is, in fact, a fragrance every man should stock in his bathroom.
Old Spice Cologne ($7.50), oldspice.com
[Read More: The Ultimate Guide to Buying Cologne]
Photograph courtesy of Paine PR
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