Aramis 900

Found an old bottle of this on ebay and when it came in I could smell it through the packaging immediately. Opens with aggressive rose made bitter by the lemon, very herbal and intense. As it dries the funky animal notes turn savory and smooth, musky and tart. It was challenging to keep on and I haven't worn it around because it gives me a headache, but it's definitely interesting. I swear my grandparents had a bottle of this lying around when I was little, it's a very nice vintage scent.

I have a 100ml bottle of Aramis 900 EdC Spray (as new, still sealed in cellophane) for sale. 'Gentleman's Collection' edition, made in UK. Just thinning out my excess back-up bottles..... I'd rather not have the hassle of setting myself up to sell on Ebay, so all (sensible!) offers considered. UK buyers only, please. PM me if interested. Thanks!

This has to be one of the most dated, gothic, victorian fragrances that I have smelled so far, is beautiful and super feminine leaning, hard to believe this was marketed towards man

To start this review, I'd like to state that I came to this perfume on a search for chypre perfumes. I love them; they have this depth that just makes sense to me. They just smell so good in comparison to other olfactory families. I'm a 23 y/o male and I love vintage stuff in general, so keep in mind that I have not been able to try yet the original formulation of this perfume and the other ones I'm gonna mention in this review. In this search I came across Charlie blue by Revlon, Fidji edt by Guy Laroche and finally, Aramis 900 edc which left me satisfied to be honest. I blind bought them all since they are vintage perfumes and, in my gorgeous country, Chile, they are impossible to try first before buying. You can't even find them in decant format since they are so old and they are just bought by a niche of people that have been buying them for years, decades even. So, comparing them all, first I bought Fidji... And while it smelt good, the chypre aspect was kinda lost in the "reformulation", because all I got was a vintage neroli cologne reminiscent of "Colonia inglesa" here in Chile which is a neroli based cologne that had such a boom it caused a neroli shortage here in Chile. You could smelt it everywhere during the 2000s and people still use it to this day. It doesn't smell bad but it last nothing on the skin and the citrus aspect that is really pleasant is lost after 1 hour leaving behind this weak indolic powdery smell that last another hour before the fragrance disappears completely from your skin. Then, I bought Charlie blue which was really really cheap, you can get it for $3 here. This one has a similar opening with Aramis 900 but without the rose aspect which is so good in Aramis. That oakmossy aspect leaves just after 5 minutes and all that is left behind is the same weak indolic powdery smell left behind by Fidji for about 3 hours. And finally, I got Aramis 900. And I inmediately fell something good about it. I wouldn't say I love it to death as some people here claim, but I just felt good and got really surprised by it just from a whiff that I got from opening the packaging it came in. Just from this description you can clearly assume that it is the strongest of the three even when it is an edc (which i guess it didn't mean much for this time and age by the way male perfumes where comercialized, but nowadays edc is the weakest concentration you can get from a fragrance and the usually don't last more than 2 hours on the skin). It is not the case with Aramis 900, it last about 5 hours which it isn't much, but it is a generous time from a fragrance. The projection isn't that great because I don't get comments good or bad about it from my friends and coworkers. Talking about the smell of Aramis 900, it opens with this woody, kind of aldehydic dry rose which is absolutely gorgeous. It then transform itself into this rosy green and woody-powdery scent that is so pleasant and then it slowly fades away for the time the fragrance lasts. I'd say this one reminded me a bit to the arabian perfume Maison Alhambra Grise. I like this one more than that one.

I haven't smelled the original formulation and I don't care to, because it's already a masterpiece in its debased and despoiled rendition. Yes, masterpiece. Estee Lauder are cowards for discontinuing the Aramis line and replacing it with something utterly indistinct from the glut of post-2000 men's fragrances. Intuition is possibly the most ironic name they could have slapped on it. Perhaps, if Ronald was less focused on lobbyistic politics, he could have raised daughters with a better sense of the world they inherited. But I digress. 900 is probably the only fragrance of a cologne concentration I'll ever spend premium eBay prices for. And I'll continue to do so until it's completely extinct. Aramis 900 is Aramis perfected. Bernard Chant was a hero of human history and there should be a statue of him in every major city.

Scent: 3/5 Longevity: 5/5 (12+ hours) Sillage: 4/4 Overall: 4.28/5 (85.71%)

I recently helped my Mom (81) declutter and found a tiny bottle of this (the dark brown riffled bottle with the gold and red cap) in a long forgotten box at the very back of a huge cupboard. Suffice to say, it has been stored dark and cool and hadn`t been touched since the early 80s. She had no recollection of even ever getting it lol. Anyway, on to the review: Opening: Sharp vintage herbal men`s cologne vibes. Good, but clearly of its time. Drydown phase: The men`s cologne sharpness quickly settles down and I get perfectly unisex both soothing yet also invigorating natural green herbs. Like dry fragrant hay from an alpine pasture mixed in with clover and Apline herbs. A little cold herbal tea with a drop of honey maybe too. Really a phase that makes you want to breathe in deeper. Final drydown: Rosy florals with a bit of soapiness and an underlying clearly 80s kind of edge (the civet I guess?) and cool herbs. A little more clearly vintage than the middle phase, but still absolutely pleasing. Unisex imo with one foot stretched more into masculine territory. What a cool little find. Clearly very beautifully blended and takes you on a multilayered scent journey. Cool to hear that Aromatics Elixir Clinique is supposedly very similar smelling. Might actually consider getting a bottle of that. But I`m flabbergasted hearing that some people will shell out hundreds of dollars for a vintage bottle of this. It`s great, alright, but it`s not several hundreds of dollars great. There is no reason for fomo here. Unless this was literally your signature scent or wedding scent back in the day and you yearn to smell it again for nostalgic reasons, there is no reason to break the bank for this. You`ll find something similar to scratch that itch for sure

I have two bottles for sail vintage .Us only

Currently experiencing vintage cologne.. I'm wowed! Addictive. So much more depth and character than the Gentleman's Collection version. It's somehow chaotic - accords jumping out at you - but at the same time, linear and smooth. Ten - fifteen minutes in, I'm mainly smelling the floral mids; Carnation. Geranium. Lily of the valley Jasmine. These create a delicate, grandma-ish bouquet, however there's a funk, there. Unsure what that is, but it must be the Jasmine and Civet. This is difficult to liken to another perfume or, describe in general. It's oriental/chypre to me, somewhat like Opium for men and women, without the fruit accords, with the aformentioned florals and funk. Very much a Bernard Chant creation, if you dig his work. I had the Gentleman's Collection 900 and the smell evoked, what I imagined, a disco era setting. However, I was never around, then. But, now I have the vintage, not so much, maybe a mature disco patron. I guess, if you like Chype that have an Oriental twist, check it out.

People are so obsessed with their bathroom counter cheapie "vintage." They think a fragrance turning due to age and improper storage is a better alternative to something that came fresh brand new out of the box. People who have old used stuff will always want you to think theirs is the best and you can't be like them. This is the only way some people are validated, because deep down they think very little of themselves. All the batch code obsessed and silver stem, silver base, parfum de toilette losers. I fell for this for a time and bought all kinds of bottles and compared it to modern iterations and there is little if no difference. You can have your $800 bottles of Creed aventus and feel like a somebody.

Alright, here it feels more bourbon-like? Maybe Declaration? Some powder with alcohol and spices? Totally not my style. Exactly — sparkling rose, so maybe Portrait of a Lady, Lyric Man, perhaps Acteur, I don’t quite recall. Sensory-wise, it’s like ToyBoy without the pear, but with rose instead.

I have a bottle of @ramis herbal 900 vintage 4 sail .Us only

Oh dear @richmilton - your review including "Gentleman's Collection is very close", only serves to reinforce that you have no idea what you're talking about. Yet you go on to say "vintage is best" which was EXACTLY the point of my review. I've been wearing Aramis 900 in all of its iterations for 40 years. The Gentleman's Collection formulation, although good, was nowhere near as complex as the vintage versions which remained almost unaltered up til 2005. I suspect you haven't smelled Clinique Aromatics - it's widely acknowledged on this website and on many beyond as being the nearest fragrance to original Aramis 900 - same perfumer, similar notes and identical phases from opening to dry down. I'm not a shill, have nothing to sell - "crappy bottles" or otherwise - and my review was a celebration of the vintage version (which you seem to agree with) which is becoming harder to find. I compare it favourably to Clinique Aromatics, which is still easy to source at Clinique counters globally. As for "the latest crap" - there is no new formulation of this fragrance. It's discontinued. Unless you mean Clinique Aromatics; which was launched two years BEFORE Aramis 900 - it's not new and it certainly isn't "crap." The comparison format between two similar fragrances is used widely on Fragrantica, which begs the question; what exactly about my original review did you find to be "BS"? Please do better if you reply/rebut, be factual/knowledgeable and try not to embarrass yourself any more than you already have.

Review below is BS shilling to sell crappy bottles. The fact is. Vintage is best and Gentleman's Collection is very close. The latest crap is cheap chemical. Get vintage or Gentleman's Collection for a true Aramis 900 experience

The current formulation of Clinique Aromatics Elixir is the nearest you'll get to experiencing Aramis 900 from the 1980's (as opposed to the rehashed "Gentleman's Collection" formulation which was re-marketed in the clear square bottle.) There are a few slight differences: Aromatics Elixir opens slightly softer and less sharp than original Aramis 900 - I think this is due to it having no lemon top note which projected wildly in Aramis 900. The absence of civet, which gave Aramis 900 that distinctive 80's animalic funk, is also missing; which may actually make it more wearable for most people. However, these slight differences aside, the recently masterfully reformulated version of Aromatics Elixir dries down to an almost indistinguishable replica of original Aramis 900 - an aromatic, floral, herbal chypre powerhouse with fantastic longevity and projection. Distinctive, classy and timeless.

Sampled the original formula. It’s lovely and very nostalgic for me. I’ve smelled it countless times in my youth, but the details are fuzzy. It’s like a warm hug from an old friend you haven’t seen in ages. Smells like a time gone by. One we’ll never get back.

I had to buy Clinique Elixir as well to compare side by side. Well they are close but different. Elixir is more creampy while 900 is having sharp notes and more rose.

A timeless fragrance that reminds me of spring and fall, right around when it rains - damp, floral, mossy with an earthiness to it that is stunning. For an older, mature gentleman. Scent: 9.5 Projection: 9 Longevity: 9 Value: 9.5

Sadly, Aramis 900 has now joined the growing list of discontinued gems from the past...RIP Aramis 900!

I regard this fragrance as a cult classic! If one can wear it well, and the mood and time is right and you’ve sprayed lightly, Aramis 900 is a very memorable entrancement unto itself. Evoking, beckoning, and promising a warm security and trust, Aramis 900 is believably real and yet rare. It is the embodiment of all in nature that can and ought to be trusted as bespoke through fragrance. To be sure 👍🏿, either one is (trustworthy), or is not! So here’s to the test; go stand in the middle of scented boxwood and experience true intoxication, or walk through a pine forest on a brisk fall day, or stroll through a humid season in the southern United States when tea olive is in bloom. All of these experiences will call to worship the one and only captivating evergreen glory that is Aramis 900. Pray is happens for you! At least once, in this life!! Hallelujah.

A beautiful floral and mossy perfume. Great performance. Gorgeous silage comes off this. Needless to say, I love it.

Another good work from Bernard Chant. To me, Aramis 900 is one of the best masculine rose. Smell vintage but not out dated. Works in many occasions. Performance is quite good on me. Great price.

Rose yes wood no musky yes oakmoss yes I don't like this smells old for some people yeah its alright but for me nah I'm good

Having just forked out a goodly wedge to test the first formula against the latest one, and being someone who would usually hold to the pre-oakmoss IFRA restrictions formulae being far superior, I'm going to say that the Gentleman's Collection version really does stand well alongside the earlier bottle. I don't get any real drop off in quality of ingredients or massive change in the quality of the drydown; any perceived differences maybe down more to the age of the older bottle against the freshness of the newer one. I would stop worrying about vintage bottles of this one. This is in contrast to Devin, where I think the differences between the old and new versions are more strikingly evident and where I would come down on the side of the first version. But back to 900, it's a stunning fragrance - a rose-heavy complex chypre with a restrained animalic hum that gives it a pleasantly vintage fragrance feel. It is more delicate and nuanced, with green notes and some white florals added to the bouquet, than that other great masculine rose chypre, Antaeus, which can be so very uncompromising in its animalic notes, but again, oh so beautiful. It is grounded in classic perfumery, and has close connections to Chant's Aromatics Elixir. Some days only AE will do, other days, the more restrained 900 is just perfect. It's the only rose chypre I know that comes close in terms of sheer beauty to the now ancient Elle Elle composed by Jean Carles for Lucien Lelong, an animalic, green, rooty, earthy, deep rose heavy on the castoreum, and amazingly sold as a female-oriented fragrance. It reads as anything but that, especially by modern standards.

لطیف و مردانه جذاب و دوست داشتنی همچنان عطری بی نظیر و خاص برای بسیاری که نوستالوژیک است و آنان را به خاطره های خوش ایام خوش گذر می دهد no 1 very gooooood با تقدیم احترام گالری عطر مهرداد مهرداد مصوری Gentle and masculine attractive and lovely Still a unique and special fragrance For many, it is nostalgic and makes them reminisce about good times No. 1 very goooood

Aramis 900 was one of the first of Bernard Chant's compositions that is a modulation of a previous release marketed to gents, here following the success of Aromatics Elixir two years prior. However, the two are not one in the same: a variation on a theme is not merely a "clone" or a "dupe" but can have a character all of its own. Aramis 900 trades the meadow-earthy chamomile of Aromatics Elixir, with the aldehydes mellowed, a brighter green-spicy coriander and the rose pushed more forward, reminding me a bit more of Jean Couturier Coriandre than AE in its top notes. It isn't any wonder I love all three. Soapy, radiant, but also a bit sour as it progresses into the heart, the complete absence of sweetness may read to certain sensibilities as "dated," not "date-worthy", certainly not a "club scent" or a "daily driver" for the youth. It would be a hard sell for sure, but it fits me like a glove. Give me a sour green, rosy chypre any old day over something that makes me smell "like a snack." Trigger warning to formulation nerds: it confounds me why there's so much talk of this (and other Aramis Gentleman's Collection relaunch versions) are "shadows of their former selves." Is it actually a miracle to have pretty much all of them bloom and persist on my skin? The "new" Aramis 900 for one lingers for hours, just long enough for me to feel full satisfaction. I've sampled older versions of all of them, and save for Devin, they are nearly indistinguishable, and even with the Devin, it's a completely solid and wearable effort. But I digress... Aramis 900 dries down into a blissful woody-patchouli base with a warm, slight touch of civet: nothing aggressively animalic, but I don't believe that was the intention. A civet accord (or more often accent) wasn't always meant to be aggressively animalic to begin with and is poorly understood. I'd even argue that certain turned bottles may seem a bit more animalic because of whatever chemical degradation had done to the bases: it's just a theory. This whole topic of olfactory perception in vintages of arguable condition is ripe for discussion. In the meantime, I will enjoy lavishing myself with the brilliant 900.

Probabil așa era moda în anii '70. Nu e urât, dar, probabil, acel miros de lichen îi dă o tărie care a exilat parfumul undeva în spatele raftului meu

I only bought this because my grandfather who passed away when I was 10 wore this. I used to have the original black bottle with the grooves in it. It’s definitely an old man cologne; really sharp and animalistic smelling. Not really that good smelling to me, it just invokes a memory.

Practically the same as Clinique's Aromatics Elixir, so if you like that you'll like Aramis 900. This is a Bernard Chant for Aramis (i.e. Estee Lauder) creation, long lasting, powerful, American and "announces" itself so one single spray is more than enough. Great value, you can pick up a 100ml bottle for around £25.

Wow! Having owned Havana and Aramis original, 900 is something I was not expecting. I'm reviewing the current formulation. This is light, herbal and fresh. Rose is not a note I typically like, but it's blended very well in this fragrance. There, but barely perceptible. This fragrance is not dated at all. The moss is not heavy and the animalics can only be detected up close. A great fragrance for daytime casual wear. Office friendly. Just clean and aromatic. Not a strong projector, mostly a skin scent that leaves a subtle fresh trail. Again, something I appreciate. 4-5 hr longevity, which is what you can expect from a light fresh fragrance. Just a wonderfully versatile mild weather fragrance. 4.5/5