Brut Brut (Unilever) 1964 Eau de Toilette
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Drugstore classic
Masculine, earthy and pleasant. These are just some of the adjectives I can use when commenting on this Classic. The 1960s were kind of a breakout decade for men's colognes, even though they were/are dominated by female scents. I'm a big collector of mostly Vintage fragrances but I do have a few modern bottles but there simply is no comparison between the two categories, unless you're buying one of those enigmatic Niche fragrances that hardly anyone knows about.
That aside, my take on Brut by Faberge' is a mostly positive one. It travels back to my childhood during the mid to late 1970s
My brother, who is 13yrs older than me had just about every category of Brut there was. The Cologne, the Deodorant and the After Shave. Oh and the Splash-On Lotion too. The entire house would be permeated by this very fragrant scent that I just loved. Actually when no one was looking I'd sometimes steal a whiff/spray/splash. I was a wee lad what did I know??
Karl Mann was behind this launch from 1964 but I don't know if he created any other fragrance but no matter, he did a great job with this one. I'm guessing some people may roll their eyes at this overdone review because to some people this was/is/always will be just a cheap smelling drugstore scent. Well let me tell you that to me it's much more than that. The fragrance is quite linear until you reach the wonderful drydown. The fragrance lasts about 7 or 8hrs on my oily skin but the last couple of hours it goes out with a bang. There have been a few different distributors since inception as it changed hands over the past 59yrs but the only bottles I buy are the original releases from the beginning.
That holds true for all of the other brands I own because despite what some may say or think, there IS a marked difference between Vintage and Modern and as long as the Vintages are available for purchase I'll still be digging in my pockets.
That aside, my take on Brut by Faberge' is a mostly positive one. It travels back to my childhood during the mid to late 1970s
My brother, who is 13yrs older than me had just about every category of Brut there was. The Cologne, the Deodorant and the After Shave. Oh and the Splash-On Lotion too. The entire house would be permeated by this very fragrant scent that I just loved. Actually when no one was looking I'd sometimes steal a whiff/spray/splash. I was a wee lad what did I know??
Karl Mann was behind this launch from 1964 but I don't know if he created any other fragrance but no matter, he did a great job with this one. I'm guessing some people may roll their eyes at this overdone review because to some people this was/is/always will be just a cheap smelling drugstore scent. Well let me tell you that to me it's much more than that. The fragrance is quite linear until you reach the wonderful drydown. The fragrance lasts about 7 or 8hrs on my oily skin but the last couple of hours it goes out with a bang. There have been a few different distributors since inception as it changed hands over the past 59yrs but the only bottles I buy are the original releases from the beginning.
That holds true for all of the other brands I own because despite what some may say or think, there IS a marked difference between Vintage and Modern and as long as the Vintages are available for purchase I'll still be digging in my pockets.
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