Does it smell like the old one? from back in the 70's?
1126824
I think so. But than again, who can remember that far back. When I purchased it, felt a lot like you and thought it might not smell as I remembered, but it did and I was quite pleased.
1126825
I remember it from the era of the 50's when mom & I got on the bus in the town of New Castle, PA. Some ladies had it on, some wore blue waltz (p-you) some wore Arpel, or Midnight. My mom wore Lilly of the Valley for warm days and after her bath it was Yardley April Violets in warm weather. This smells exactly like I remember on our outings.
1126826
The only violet fragrance I can recall from the '70's was the Raining Violets cologne from Avon. It smells just like that. For me it is reminiscent of the Little Kiddles doll I had as a child; she had purple hair that smelled like violets.
1399238
Well, It does sound identical to to old one that was up from the 80's. Just a basic mellow ding dong. Not a bad sound. Hope that helps!
567259
There is a smell to this product probably from the Petroleum Naptha it contains. We have an old home with beautiful floors but they too are very old. A can of this was in the house when we bought it and I've been using it since 2007. I intermittently clean with vinegar. By far one of the best restorative type products for old wood floors.
1046398
The smell is only that new vinyl smell. It goes away quickly. My grandkids are still playing with this...2 years later.We haven't washed it.
1783795
I have been wearing this for years this isn't a knockoff. You can smell the spices and oils used in the old fashion way.
1103211
Yes. It has a rubbery smell, but I didn't keep mine long enough to see if the smell dissipates over time.
2198829
I haven't owned this one that long but I did have another brand for over 15 years and I didn't notice any oder.
1333205
I don't know. What I can tell you is that I wore this fragrance from 1982to 1992 or so and this seems to be a less rounded aroma. Seemingly different in the formulation.
1096535
The one I have is the scent I remember from long ago. Used to buy it when we had a shop in town. If you are not happy with it, you can always return.
1511306
I brought it years ago and it smells just as I remembered, maybe they got a bad batch.
405602
I can't be 100% certain, but didn't exactly smell like originals I have purchased in department stores. Now, I still kept the product and used it, and did get compliments on the scent. Not sure was the unusual odor was when first opening the product, but, maybe it was sitting around for awhile, even unopened, things can get old. For the price, it was still worth it, though I ppurchased my last bottle from a department store.
555555
No, the scent is natural, but different. IMO it smells like a just opened carton of corn meal.
839730
In my opinion, it is not the same scent. It bears a faint resemblance to the older product, but not nearly as strong.
1863415
It is original, England, although the scent is a touch weaker than what I remembered from way back when.
1803991
Maybe right when we took it out of the box but that was a while back. I can't remember smelling anything.
949027
I haven't smelled Barbasol in a long time. But it does have that vibe to it. It's a more modern version of Azzaro por homme.
65135
It did have a smell like new plastic that eventually went away.But a skunk like odor...I would have to say mine did not.