Aztek (1993) (Eau de Toilette) by Yves Rocher

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Aztek Yves Rocher 1993 Eau de Toilette

Version from 1993

6.9 / 10 28 Ratings

A perfume by Yves Rocher for men, released in 1993. The scent is spicy-woody. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Chypre

Oriental

Fougère

Fragrance Notes

Tarragon

Cumin

Pimento

Bergamot

Vanilla

Tonka bean

Ratings

Scent

6.928 Ratings

Longevity

6.824 Ratings

Sillage

6.224 Ratings

Bottle

5.730 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 11/25/2022.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/02/2014

6Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

MasterLi
376 Reviews

MasterLi

Helpful Review 2

Wonderful spicy oriental...

It just shows you that not all great fragrances need to come from high-end perfume houses! This one certainly offered a lot for it's price and was quite pleasing.

It opens with spicy cloves and cinnamon and spicy black pepper, the caraway is also prominent and stays throughout the duration of the fragrance. i detect a hint of lavender and dry herbs, and the cinnamon definately gives the whole thing a nice warm touch, like a big hug or sitting by the fire. It also has a very nice pepper and sandalwood base, which makes it very smooth and very dry.

Overall, this a really nice creation from Yves Rocher, and I think it's fair to use the phrase "they don't make them like this any more!". Indeed!

08/19/2019

10Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

ShaunBaker
103 Reviews

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ShaunBaker

2

One of many, or not?

Aztek, a fragrance that inspired me even in my early childhood days.
Unknowingly, I had a penchant for scents back then, as I secretly used the fragrances my brother wore or those of my uncle, who has worn Zino and G-man for as long as I can remember. To this day, I mourn many fragrances, especially Zino; fortunately, I still own enough vintage to last a while longer.

The red column bottle captivated me back in the 90s when my mother ordered from Yves Rocher and added some men's fragrances in mini form as a bonus. At that time, both men and women had a good selection of fragrances that fit the era and would still be great today if they could be obtained as cheaply as back then.

In any case, I was lucky enough to snag a fairly full bottle here on Parfumo and was thrilled to have Aztek back with me. The scent starts off robust with bergamot, which creates the citrusy opening. The other ingredients gradually join in. As the bergamot slowly recedes into the background, the herbs and spices take over, but without completely pushing aside the vanilla and tonka bean; instead, they form a whole that is very finely supported by the allspice. It may be that some people struggle with the cumin combined with tarragon, but for me, it fits perfectly and belongs together just like that!

In one thing, I have to agree with Taurus: no Incas, no glyphs, and certainly no indigo culture. It could have said whatever it wanted on the bottle, but back then and even now, the name would have been irrelevant to me; it would still have found its way into my collection ;-) Because Aztek is unique to me; I can't recall ever having smelled anything comparable, neither from the 80s fragrances nor from later ones! For me, Aztek simply belongs to the crazy 90s in which I was able to spend my childhood, and yes, dear perfume community, I mourn that time! No other decade would I have wanted to experience between childhood and youth! (only those over 30 will understand this :D)

Aztek has a decent longevity, and the sillage is rather subtle; it may be that you still stand out in the first half hour. I will probably have to get another bottle because, as it always is: when you have rare fragrances, you hardly wear them, even though you would love to wear them daily...

05/16/2017

6.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Taurus
1165 Reviews

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Taurus

6

Aztec Inca-Maya

In principle, it is not so uninteresting as a perfume label to take Mesoamerican or indigenous high cultures as an olfactory theme into the portfolio. This could lead to an exciting fragrance series and equally appealing bottles. Just think of the outstanding glyphs or charming reliefs.

Unfortunately, Yves Rocher has failed in both disciplines. Simply printing the word Aztec in turquoise on a red spiral column shows more of a lack of ideas or an extremely narrow budget for implementation.

And unfortunately, the scent does not save it either. While it starts relatively promisingly with a chypre-spicy, minimally woody mixture of allspice and a bit of tarragon, as one knows from many men's fragrances from the late 80s to early 90s, the sweaty cumin unnecessarily mixes into the scene and dulls the poor Aztec considerably. The shy vanilla along with the tonka bean no longer plays a role. It's a pity, but even if the cumin had been sacrificed, it might have resulted in a better, though not necessarily a distinctive scent. I see no red thread connecting it to the Aztecs. Thus, anything could have been written on the red column.

For reasons of authenticity, one would nowadays mix in something with agave, amaranth, and/or chia - but how well this would work in terms of scent is speculation.

So it remains to be seen whether the theme will be taken up again by another label and implemented more cleverly. The fact that the true Aztecs disappeared into oblivion will likely be regretted much more than in contrast to Aztec.