Vintage Black Kenneth Cole 2010 Eau de Toilette

This fragrance was at some point, I must have been around 18/19 years old, in my father's medicine cabinet. He hardly ever used this scent, so I occasionally took the opportunity to use it. My father always had the same fragrances. Right at the front were Hugo by Hugo Boss, Chanel pour Monsieur, Acqua di Gio, and Roma Uomo by Laura Biagotti. More on that later.

I was actually able to take the Vintage Black from my father's medicine cabinet, and I cherish it. In my opinion, this scent is suitable for all age groups and to me, it simply smells like a really good summer party at some friend's garden. There are various spirits and soft drinks at this party. For cost reasons, everyone gets a cup with their name on it (so you have less to clean up later). Why is that important? Well, at this party, I mostly drink one drink that I mix myself. It's a kind of citrus cocktail with tequila and lime slices. Really fizzy, refreshing, and ice-cold. But I also feel the warmth from the summer heat. Phew, now I've had a few too many of these drinks. So the same cup, no matter if there's still a lime in it, and just pour pure cola on top. Not the original, of course; as a student, you have to save somewhere. Well. So everything is back to normal. Empty the cola and now put that cocktail back on top. The special thing about plastic cups, we always used ones that you can also find at the station, is that, at least I find, flavors and smells remain in them, even when you fill them with another drink. Long story short. I smell this citrus tequila cocktail, with the notes of a previously used discount cola in the background. Unfortunately, I can no longer say exactly which cocktail this is. It could also be that some kind of alcopop tasted like this, but they have unfortunately been banned, so I haven't had that taste on my tongue for a long time.

Now back to my father. He is the type of person who has always done things this way and will continue to do so. All the fragrances he uses (the ones mentioned above) have been around since at least the 90s, and he has been using them for so long and keeps buying them again. My father does not have the finest nose, and on top of that, he has placed all the fragrances he uses on a shelf that is directly in front of/under the tilt window in the bathroom and right next to the shower. All the fragrances smell spilled, and I even got him samples so he has a comparison, and pointed out to him that the storage is terrible. His response was that he couldn't detect any difference. For your information, Chanel pour Monsieur and AdG smell awful when they are spilled; you can't even imagine it. The Vintage Black was in the medicine cabinet because he never used it. He had the fragrances mentioned above. But silver lining, I was allowed to take the Vintage Black for myself, and now I can call it my own. To me, it smells like it did back then, and my father said that it is still the same one from back then and that he never used it. Ultimately, this fragrance is now 11/12 years old, is with me, and is my oldest scent. Maybe the medicine cabinet was able to protect it a bit. And since the bottle is black and not transparent anyway, sunlight exposure shouldn't have been an issue for this fragrance.

A major downside is the longevity. But hey, there are 30 ml bottles of it, and there are small travel sprays. So you can refresh it at the summer party again : ). Oh, and for the price of 25 bucks for 100 ml, you really can't complain. I will buy it again when it's empty.