Gucci pour Homme Gucci 2003 Eau de Toilette

In 2004, on a tight budget, I was faced with a choice at Douglas: Gucci Homme or Eau d'Issey. It then became the latter. The story of the Issey does not belong here, it was very amicable, that much is revealed. I only came across the Gucci again when the Gucci II was discontinued and the double lament broke out. I had tested the Gucci II during the sale and found it to be quite okay. Curiosity then ensured a vintage bottling of the number 1 and lo and behold, remorse set in. He's so exciting and in fact I remember well in 2004, I found that also at the time, but I did not have the courage to grab.
Well, what's exciting about it: it's just different and yet incredibly balanced. Incense-woody-spicy, slightly sweet but not too much, a bit floral and citrusy but far from a cologne.
It provides the fantastic feeling of growing a few inches, the steps are lighter, you're more present. It would be interesting to know counterfactually one's biography as a what-if. Would life (which I have nothing wrong with!) have been different had I chosen him?
Well: would-have-....