Vintage John Varvatos 2006

Bottle Design:
Jon Cisler Design

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7.5 / 10 267 Ratings

A popular perfume by John Varvatos for men, released in 2006. The scent is spicy-leathery. It is being marketed by Revlon Inc..
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Main accords

Spicy

Leathery

Woody

Sweet

Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Juniper berry

White lavender

Santolina

Heart Notes

Fir balsam

Patchouli

Jasmine

Base Notes

Suede

Tobacco

Tonka bean

Perfumer

Rodrigo Flores-Roux

Ratings

Scent

7.5267 Ratings

Longevity

6.1222 Ratings

Sillage

5.9219 Ratings

Bottle

7.6226 Ratings

Value for money

7.7101 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 09/09/2025.

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Reviews

19 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/17/2017

6
Bottle 6
Sillage 5
Longevity 9.5
Scent

MrHonest
116 Reviews

MrHonest

Helpful Review 7

Polo, my brother!

I don't care what anybody says, this stuff is NOT Burberry London LoL. And let's be real - if you buy a Varvatos frag, you're also buying a travel atomiser. 'Nuff said. That's just how we keep the good times rollin'.

And guys, Vintage is one hell of a good time, let me tell you. If you're a cowboy, this is your scent. If you're on the prowl for cougars in the nether-regions of a desert town, this is you. Mexican? Well...let's not stereotype...

But if you've ever seen a John Wayne movie, everyone in there is wearing Vintage. Just look at the note pyramid and you'll notice that it shares 5 prominent notes with Ralph Lauren's Polo - tobacco, leather, patchouli, juniper berry and some kind of pine. So can you blame it for smelling so similar in the drydown? Sure you can! But to me, it's actually a tad smoother and more well-rounded - easier on the nose. That's why I like to think of this as Polo's little brother. And I just love it. It's basically 90s masculinity in a bottle.

So if you're a fan of the original Polo formulation, but found it a little too sharp, you'll find something in here for you at like half the cost. Well, plus the atomizer. Let's not kid ourselves...

02/27/2023

9
Pricing 9
Bottle 6
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Napasonoma
31 Reviews

Napasonoma

Helpful Review 3

Great mature scent

John Varvatos always produces a good men’s fragrance. This is my 4th JV and you get quality for less $$ This is a great cologne for many reasons, natural smelling, no harsh opening, great bottle design, and is fairly versatile I’m thinking summer evening or controlled climate is fine. This is definitely a more mature man’s cologne but not over the top barber shop, but a little in a good way. Blind buy? Yes if you are 40+ performance is above average and it’s not an over the top beast. I get a whole days wear with it and people notice and comment.

06/23/2024

4
Scent

Smirky
480 Reviews

Smirky

3

Starts off way too sweet

My review is based on a sample. I usually start out by spraying a new fragrance on paper but will not make a determination until I spray the perfume on myself. However, with Vintage, I made an exception to this rule. On paper, Vintage came across as way too sweet with a subtle fruit scent. I would never spray this on myself. This is a unisex fragrance at best. I had to write this one off and will definitely NOT be getting a full bottle.

03/31/2016

6
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 6.5
Scent

GabrielCupim
24 Reviews

GabrielCupim

2

Old and modern at the same time

Couldn't find the "sweet" notes on this one, despite what says here on Fragrantica.

This fragrance clashes old with modern, it does smells a little "old", which is nice, regarding the "Vintage" thing.
(mostly due to the strong suede notes, I think)

Something in it makes it modern too, can't say exactly why though. Probably some of the other notes.

Good scent, anyway!

Sillage is nice on the first 45 minutes, then stays soft for around 4-5hrs on me.

02/21/2018

10
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Brightstar
18 Reviews

Brightstar

3

Underrated Tobacco/Cigar Fragrance (9.5/10)

Scent
Soft tobacco/cigar scent nicely blend in the fragrance. Vintage and classy mood are well-mixed in the fragrance. A bit musky at the bottom notes.

Longevity
The scent-hold is good in night and cold ambient.
For non 4-seasons countries, it is suitable for night and cold weather (referring to rainy season). The longevity in the mentioned time can be long-last around 5-6 hours.
But in a day or summer, the longevity is under par, between 2-3 hours only.
For the 4-seasons countries, the longevity is okay, 6-7 hours.

Performance
The performance is okay especially on tobacco/cigar scent. The projection is not so superb but gradually from top to base notes.

Sillage
The sillage is okay especially in an indoor place. If the season is in a cold season, the sillage is more better, even in open area.

Uniqueness
Its an underrated tobacco/cigar fragrance. Due to it's name as Vintage, the uniqueness is vintage too. Not superb unique, but okay.

Bottle Design
The bottle is similar to other John Varvatos bottle design. The bottle color is represent tobacco/cigar color. This Vintage bottle is covered with genuine leather with a laser printed name of John Varvatos Vintage. Nice.

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