Chaz

Ciaz / Chaz Classic

Revlon 1975 Cologne

Ahh, the Revlon rugged blast that is Chaz, "fragrance that's almost as interesting as the men who wear it." This was the slogan that appeared in the ads that featured Tom Selleck in 1979 donned in a tux, cowboy hat, and cowboy boots. The Marlboro Man made room for the Chaz Man as this was the peak of numerous hairy-chested macho juices on men's dressers, next to their Right Guard, Barbasol, and Kiwi shoe polish.

Essentially the male's answer to the wildly successful liberated lady's Charlie from Revlon, Chaz could very well be considered the liberated man's cologne, if you catch my drift. It was produced by Revlon until the grave robber of dead perfume brands, Jean Phillipe, launched their own hollow, sad zombie resurrection (pictured above). To fully appreciate Chaz, one must grab a Revlon-produced bottle and take in all of its musky, spicy bravado. One may argue this is a descendant of the IBQ mob of leather chypres like Aramis, Azuree, with the musks turned up to 11, and a big, oily, muscled carnation "insert your choice of onomatopoeia here." It's low baritone utters "who's your daddy?" and will bring you to your knees.

This daddy is in tight jeans and a white tank, dancing amongst writhing bodies to the Passengers' "Hot Leather": "you can make it, honey can you shake, baby they can walk we can run..." This almost makes me want to grow back my moustache. Yow.

I was really excited when I ordered this fragrance. I knew it was going to be great and I was correct. Tom Selleck leaning up against his sportscar wearing a cowboy hat in a black tuxedo says it all. You would NEVER see that today because to be a manly man is to be a misogynist and a chauvinist. I am embarrassed at the state of affairs in our neutered down society and the current fragrances reflect that. Not all not all not all but most. That's why i search up and down for the beautiful masculine strong OAKMOSSY scents of the 1970s and 80s. Vintage Chaz has been added to my grooming arsenal and it's wonderful. A boozy manly aromatic fougere that harkens back to a time when things were very different. Fragrances were simply made better, made with more care WITHOUT THESE STUPID DRACONIAN RESTRICTIONS THAT HAVE JUST ABOUT DESTROYED MODERN MAINSTREAM PERFUMERIE! SHAME ON THEM. Thank the GOOD LORD for sites like Ebay, ETSY, and Mercari. At least i still have a shot at acquiring great long lasting statement making olfactory pleasing memory reminisceing awesome quality MASCULINE FRAGRANCES!!!!

My first Revlon. Interesting brand by the way, which was launched in the 60s with some fragrances and then apparently tried to follow up unsuccessfully a few decades later. "Chaz" seems to be the flagship, as indicated by the numerous flankers that were to follow.

In U.S. forums, it is generally rated positively to enthusiastically. Well, Americans do tend to prefer the opulent, and given the year of release, the blind purchase of an OF was a done deal for me.

So what does it offer, the good one? "Chaz" is clearly a child of its time. Multi-layered, quite opulent, and of course it comes across as self-assured, but not arrogant. Not a powerhouse in the classical sense, longevity and sillage are rather moderate for its era. Fruity opening, characterized by bergamot. The heart note is passed through quite quickly, leading to a soft, mossy finish. Throughout, there is always a pleasantly subtle, but definitely present and above all absolutely unsynthetic sweetness,

All in all, a solid and well-deserved 90%.