Reformulation watch

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Each fragrance page carries a verdict on the bottle a reader can buy today, cited to a source. The same words are used here. "No reformulation record found in the sources reviewed" says nobody has reported anything; "Reports differ on changes between bottles" says people have reported plenty and it does not agree. The date is the day the cited source was last read for the entry; the evidence line is the report and venue count the entry's description rests on.

A verdict is a report, never a measurement. When an official source changes, that change is listed below for review; a verdict changes only when a person confirms it, and the fragrance page notes the change and the date.

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Reports differ on changes between bottles (107)

• Ari Eau de Parfum — Ariana Grande. A 2025 Parfumo reviewer buys only bottles from 2019 or earlier, calling the current one more diluted and shorter on the skin. The repeat buyers who have followed it since 2015 describe no such shift: one is on a tenth bottle since their teens, another still draws compliments from the scent they have worn for a decade. One account against ten years of repurchases cannot date or measure a change, and the Ariana Grande page mentions none. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 25 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Cloud Eau de Parfum — Ariana Grande. Some repeat buyers describe newer bottles as different and shorter-lived, while others report long wear from current stock. Reports of bottles changing after months of use are recorded separately from comparisons between production periods. No dated reformulation or consistent batch boundary is established. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 16 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Club de Nuit Intense Man Eau de Toilette — Armaf. Five comparisons describe 2017–2019 bottles as smokier and stronger, while several 2024–2025 owners report one to three hours of noticeable wear. Opposite results occur within the same stated batch month, and France- and UAE-labelled bottles appear on both sides. Uncertain provenance and single-venue coverage limit the finding; no dated formula change is established. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 22 independent reports, all from a single venue. That falls short of our usual minimum of ten reports across two venues.
• Chrome Eau de Toilette — Azzaro. Some long-term owners describe a less metallic, soapier or shorter-lived current scent; others still find the familiar metallic character and long wear. Retail formula codes and older labels do not date a sensory change, and the lost-oakmoss explanation is community speculation. Long gaps between purchases and uncertain bottle histories limit the comparisons. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 6 venues.
• The Most Wanted Parfum — Azzaro. Two counted wearers on Parfumo compare bottles and land in different places: an owner on a third 100 ml bottle finds older batches better but the newer ones still really good, while a 2026 buyer's own bottle smelled different from, and less good than, the store tester. Two accounts on one venue cannot establish a change, and Azzaro's page mentions none. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 22 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Tonnerre Eau de Parfum — BeauFort London. Wear accounts show no clear division by date. BeauFort and Boots publish the same short ingredient list but give conflicting concentration descriptions: Boots states 18%, while the house's collection page states 20% for its EDPs and the product page gives no percentage. Those listings do not establish a dated formula change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 30 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Loulou Eau de Parfum — Cacharel. Owners who knew the original say today's bottle is different, and they split on whether that is a loss: one finds it less powdery and prefers it, one has come to love the newer version, and one says it is not the same as in the 1990s. Nothing on the bottles pins down when it happened. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 10 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Eternity for Men Eau de Toilette — Calvin Klein. Eight reviewers on the two venues, writing between 2013 and 2025, compare bottles: seven find the current one weaker than earlier bottles, several of them from the 1990s, and one finds it harsher and more synthetic than they remember from 25 years earlier. Two of the seven hear the same scent with far less reach. Long-time wearers on both venues, among them a Parfumo reviewer on an eighth or ninth bottle since the 1990s, report six to eight hours or all-day wear. Eight accounts spread over twelve years do not date or measure a change, and Calvin Klein's page mentions none. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Euphoria Eau de Parfum — Calvin Klein. Three Notino buyers rate today's Euphoria below the old one; a wearer of eighteen years says what arrived with the new bottle smells different from the first spray and fades within the hour where it once lasted all day. Recent Parfumo wearers still describe a heavy scent that lasts a working day or clings to clothes for days, though none of them sets two bottles side by side. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Obsession for Men Eau de Toilette — Calvin Klein. Most counted wearers who compare bottles say Obsession has softened: a 1988 wearer calls the later formulas cheapened and weaker, a collector who set a 2018 bottle beside a 1990 one found the vintage far deeper and longer-lasting, and others find newer bottles tamer, or cheap like cinnamon candy. Yet a 2019 bottle still gives its owner twelve hours, a 2026 buyer calls it perhaps the strongest scent they own, and one wearer who grants it has been softened says the bones are still there. Every comparison counted here is on one venue. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 20 independent reports across 2 venues.
• 212 Men NYC Eau de Toilette — Carolina Herrera. The four counted comparisons, on two venues, each hear a different change: a 2010 Parfumo reviewer finds it greener than the metallic citrus of the bottle they used up and likes it more now, a 2017 owner of three bottles says reformulation watered down its spice and freshness, a 2021 reviewer who dislikes the musk finds it milder in the current formula than in a vintage bottle, and a 2025 FragranceNet reviewer calls it a fraction of what it was in the 1990s. Four short accounts that disagree on what changed cannot date or measure it, and Carolina Herrera's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Narcisse Noir (2021) Parfum — Caron. The recorded house account identifies Jean Jacques's 2021 reconstruction of Narcisse Noir. Comparisons commonly describe a drier, cleaner, less animalic and more orange-blossom-led scent. Wearers disagree on the appeal and extent of the difference from earlier versions. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Déclaration Eau de Toilette — Cartier. Dated bottles and long-time owners point to some change, but its size and date are unresolved. A claimed confirmation from the house is second-hand, and current owners report everything from near-disappearance to seven to ten hours of wear. The newer Eau de Parfum and Parfum are separate products, not stronger versions of this one. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum — Chanel. Some owners find 2025 bottles weaker than 2019–2023 ones, while others report all-day wear and no detectable difference. Chanel's recent on-site reviews also vary widely. Ingredient identifiers differ by bottle size on the house page, so they do not establish a change by year. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 10 independent reports, all from a single venue. That falls short of our usual minimum of ten reports across two venues.
• Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Parfum — Chanel. Some long-term wearers describe a lighter modern bottle, while others find it unchanged. Chanel's current ingredient list ends in PS000042B, but no authenticated earlier panel was recorded. The current list does not date a transition. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 16 independent reports across 4 venues.
• Cristalle Eau de Toilette — Chanel. Some long-term buyers describe a paler, less mossy current scent, while others find it immediately familiar. Accounts differ on the size and appeal of any change. The current IL28-1 ingredient panel does not establish a transition date. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 3 venues.
• N°5 Eau de Parfum — Chanel. Chanel's own product pages list two formula identifiers for the Eau de Parfum, IL95-1 and PS000027B, split by bottle size and market, which confirms more than one formula in circulation but not which is in a given bottle. Wearers disagree sharply: several find current bottles thinner or quick to fade to the skin, while others, including vintage owners, still find it powerful and faithful. Source last read 2026-09-06. Drawn from 22 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Platinum Égoïste Eau de Toilette — Chanel. Some bottle comparisons describe a sweeter, less metallic recent scent, while other current owners report familiar character and full-day wear. A 2026 multi-bottle comparison found most examples alike. Bottle-shape changes and regional formula identifiers do not establish a single dated transition. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 7 venues.
• Classic Warm Cotton — CLEAN Beauty Collective. Owners disagree on continuity between earlier Warm Cotton and the Classic presentation. Bottle redesigns and a retailer label that differs from the house's do not date a sensory change. Parfumo combines earlier and Classic records, limiting version-specific comparisons. The house says materials may change while scent character is retained. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Aromatics Elixir Eau de Parfum Spray — Clinique. Some repeat owners describe a thinner or different current scent, while others find it familiar. The house has acknowledged adjustments without dating a specific transition. Differing retailer ingredient lists and a community pool spanning multiple generations do not resolve when or how the scent changed. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Calyx Eau de Parfum — Clinique. Long-term owners describe differences between earlier Calyx and the current version, but disagree on their size and direction. Bottle age and storage limit vintage comparisons. Earlier-line review pools are kept separate, and neither the current label nor a retailer's lineage date establishes formula continuity. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Happy for Men Eau de Toilette — Clinique. Buyers on one retailer disagree about recent bottles: one who has worn it since high school, twenty-odd years, finds it smells the same, while two say their new bottles smell nothing like the one they knew and take them for fakes. On Parfumo, one wearer does not believe it was reformulated and puts its lightness down to today's stronger perfumes; Clinique's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 27 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Aventus — Creed. Repeat owners commonly describe older Aventus as smokier and newer bottles as fruitier and cleaner. Reports about strength differ, with some owners finding current batches stronger than intervening ones. Creed describes hand-mixed, unfiltered batches and possible temporary sourcing changes; that context does not establish a single reformulation date or a general decline. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 10 independent reports, all from a single venue. That falls short of our usual minimum of ten reports across two venues.
• Virgin Island Water Eau de Parfum — Creed. Some newer bottles are described as more lime-led, while several comparisons find stronger early projection in older stock. Creed says its packaging update retains the same formula. Cap changes, retailer packaging labels and a revised database note list do not establish reformulation. Bottle age, storage and provenance remain unresolved in the comparisons. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 7 venues.
• Cool Water Eau de Toilette — Davidoff. In 2012 a reviewer who had worn it twenty years earlier rated the then-current juice solid but below the vintage; buyers of new bottles since still call it a timeless classic, though many find it short-lived. Neither Davidoff nor any batch code puts a date on a change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 14 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Cool Water Woman Eau de Toilette — Davidoff. Wearers disagree about today's bottle. On FragranceNet, two who knew it in the 1990s find it smells as it did then; on Parfumo, one who keeps vintage bottles calls the new one thin and watered down, a nostalgic buyer says the old one smelled better, and a 2018 buyer could not tell whether an eBay bottle was spoiled, fake or reformulated. Davidoff's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 18 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Dune — Dior. Several old-and-current bottle comparisons describe a thinner, shorter-lived current Dune, including a 1992-versus-2021 pair. Other wearers find little loss or prefer the modern balance. No primary change date was recorded, and the age and storage of vintage bottles limit the comparisons. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 4 venues.
• Fahrenheit Eau de Toilette — Dior. Comparisons of vintage and current bottles commonly describe a softer, less petrol-like opening and cleaner leather in modern stock. Wearers disagree on the size of that difference. Dior lists #22506, while retailer pages show #09588/A and #12948/A; these differing web records do not establish which bottles ship or date a sensory change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 7 venues.
• Hypnotic Poison Eau de Toilette — Dior. Owners who have kept bottles since the late 1990s describe the scent as recognisably the same but progressively sweeter, softer and less room-filling. Other current owners still report strong anise and all-day wear, and two different current ingredient lists online cannot date a change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 8 venues.
• J'adore Eau de Parfum — Dior. Some comparisons describe a lighter, shorter-lived modern J'adore, while other current buyers report strong, lasting wear. An archive records several packaging formula identifiers, including a 2016 transition, but cautions that a new identifier does not establish a changed smell; one caption also conflicts with its 2013 entry. Single-venue coverage and mixed performance reports leave the effect unresolved. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 10 independent reports, all from a single venue. That falls short of our usual minimum of ten reports across two venues.
• Sauvage Eau de Parfum — Dior. Some owners describe 2023–2025 bottles as more citrus-led and shorter-lived than older ones; others report no loss of strength. Dior and a retailer display different ingredient identifiers, but those web listings do not date a formula change. The reports do not establish a consistent change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 10 independent reports, all from a single venue. That falls short of our usual minimum of ten reports across two venues.
• Philosykos Eau de Parfum — Diptyque. Many 2025–2026 owners describe short, close wear, but similar disagreement appears in 2012–2020 accounts. Current reports also include four to eight hours of wear and longer persistence on clothing. The reports do not establish a dated reformulation or a consistently weak batch. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 27 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Be Delicious Eau de Parfum — DKNY. Some long-term owners describe less apple and a more floral recent scent, while another bottle comparison finds the newer version stronger. Current wear varies widely. Conflicting retailer ingredient copy and bottles with uncertain provenance do not establish a dated formula change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 8 venues.
• Light Blue Eau de Toilette — Dolce&Gabbana. Some wearers describe a lighter current bottle and others do not. The house, Sephora and Ulta publish the same short ingredient list without a formula identifier. No authenticated pre-2025 package panel establishes a transition. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 11 independent reports across 7 venues.
• Carnal Flower Eau de Parfum — Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle. Some comparisons describe a quieter modern Carnal Flower, while others find it as strong as before. The current UK house disclosure has no formula identifier and cannot establish the earlier formula history. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.

• Portrait of a Lady Eau de Parfum — Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle. Several 2022-versus-2025 comparisons describe a changed opening, while other current owners report familiar character and strong performance. Reported alcohol percentages and one older batch number lack authenticated paired packages. No reliable version timeline or single direction is established. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 29 independent reports across 7 venues.
• 5th Avenue Eau de Parfum — Elizabeth Arden. Two counted Parfumo reviewers say the current formula is not the one they knew: one found the latest edition soapier, heavier in its musk and amber base and loud enough to open windows, and another, who wore it in the early 2000s, says it has changed a lot. Recent wearers are split between all-day wear and a light scent that soon fades, and Elizabeth Arden's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 27 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Green Tea Scent Spray — Elizabeth Arden. Some current owners describe short wear or a scent unlike their older bottle; others find it familiar. Short-wear accounts predate the recent retail-listing changes. Those listing changes retained the same barcodes and do not establish reformulation. Discount-store comparisons without a documented bottle history cannot settle the question. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 16 independent reports across 4 venues.
• Red Door Eau de Toilette — Elizabeth Arden. Owners disagree about what the years did: in 2012 one found the new tall bottle a softer, more modern version, a buyer four years ago called it reformulated yet still full of its 1980s charm, and one this year, who first had it long ago, found it exactly the same and long-lasting. Elizabeth Arden has published nothing about a new formula, and no batch code dates one. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 17 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Sunflowers Eau de Toilette — Elizabeth Arden. Owners disagree about whether today's bottle matches older ones. One direct comparison of a 1990s bottle with a recent one finds the current version heavier and sharper, though recognisably close; other long-time owners say it smells as they remember. The US and French ingredient panels differ, but no batch-coded evidence dates a change. Source last read 2026-09-06. Drawn from 20 independent reports across 2 venues.
• White Diamonds — Elizabeth Taylor. Some current owners describe a thinner, lighter scent, while others find it familiar and strong. Reports about a separate lighter release are excluded. Without a dated house statement or consistent comparable bottle accounts, the direction remains disputed. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Molecule 01 Eau de Toilette — Escentric Molecules. Some repeat owners describe weaker recent bottles, while others report strong, all-day wear. Perception varies markedly between wearers. Packaging changes do not establish reformulation, and no authenticated old-and-current label pair or comparable bottle test resolves the question. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Modern Muse Eau de Parfum — Estée Lauder. Three counted buyers compare their bottle with earlier ones, all on the same retailer, and disagree. One finds it just as strong as every bottle bought before and is still complimented by evening; two found theirs weaker than the one worn for thirteen years or bought at Dillard's, and one of them asks whether it is genuine. Estée Lauder's own page says nothing about a change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 25 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Pleasures Eau de Parfum — Estée Lauder. Counted wearers disagree on whether today's bottle is the one they loved: a wearer of more than twenty years says it has paled year by year and a newly bought bottle faded within two hours, while another, after a small bottle that seemed off, found the scent from before back in a new 50 ml. Estée Lauder's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 29 independent reports across 2 venues.
• White Linen Eau de Parfum — Estée Lauder. Two counted wearers say today's White Linen is not the one they knew: one who wore nothing else for ten years as a student writes that the new version has little in common with the old, and a buyer who loved it in Europe years ago found a new bottle not the same. Yet an owner of thirty years still smelled it on skin twelve hours after applying it in 2025, and Estée Lauder's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Youth-Dew Eau de Parfum — Estée Lauder. Vintage-versus-current comparisons describe deeper, bolder older bottles, but current owners differ on the extent and appeal of the change. Some still report very strong wear. The classic and standard product pages share one review pool. Bath Oil reports and a single country-of-manufacture comparison do not establish a change to this EDP. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 7 venues.
• Sécrétions Magnifiques Eau de Parfum — Etat Libre d'Orange. Wearers disagree on whether current bottles are milder, and no dated pair resolves the question. The house's current ingredient disclosure is a reference point rather than a full formula history. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Acqua di Gio Eau de Toilette — Giorgio Armani. Some long-term wearers describe less depth and shorter wear, while others find recent bottles stronger than earlier ones. Poor-wear reports already existed in 2005–2007. Armani states that the original formula has not changed; the community reports do not establish a consistent decline. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 12 independent reports across 2 venues.
• You Eau de Parfum — Glossier. Glossier has acknowledged a 2022 formula adjustment and said the scent should be unaffected. Some owners comparing both versions describe less musk and shorter wear, while others find the identity intact and current bottles persistent. Rollerball-versus-spray comparisons and differences between post-2022 bottles do not establish another change. The identity of the removed material is not confirmed in the house statement recorded here. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Gucci Rush Eau de Toilette — Gucci. Some repeat owners describe a thinner, less mossy or shorter-lived current scent, while others find it familiar and forceful. No formula code or single change date was recorded. Differences between current and historical note descriptions do not establish a formula change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Insolence Eau de Parfum — Guerlain. Guerlain said in 2017 that the composition was unchanged when the bottle was redesigned, and it was redesigned again in 2021 and 2022. Owners comparing editions disagree: some find them effectively the same, others find the 2017 edition toned down. No paired labels or batch-coded comparison settle it. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Mitsouko — Guerlain. Some owners regard recent Mitsouko as a return to form, while comparisons with older bottles still describe differences. The recorded history includes changes involving moss materials, reconstruction and a production pause, but it does not establish one consistent sensory direction across all versions. A current ingredient disclosure cannot establish equivalence with a vintage bottle. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Shalimar Eau de Parfum — Guerlain. Recent owners often describe substantial wear, but comparisons with older versions differ. Guerlain US lists formula #22876, while a retailer publishes a different disclosure. These current web records do not establish the dates or sensory effects of historical changes. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 9 venues.
• Vétiver Eau de Toilette — Guerlain. Most bottle comparisons describe a similar scent and equal or longer wear, while a smaller group prefers the richness of older bottles. Recorded ingredient identifiers span several presentations; the square bottle initially retained its predecessor's identifier. These records do not measure sensory change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 9 independent reports, all from a single venue, and fewer than our usual minimum of 10 reports. The evidence is limited; our usual minimum is ten reports across two venues.
• Drakkar Noir Eau de Toilette — Guy Laroche. Long-time wearers split: one who bought it again found it just as it always was, another recognised the old scent but wondered whether it lasts as long, a third finds it no longer holds as it did, and one says it is not quite the Drakkar Noir of the 1980s yet still excellent. Guy Laroche is silent on the formula, and none of these owners names a batch. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 13 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Un Jardin sur le Nil Eau de Toilette — Hermès. Wearers dispute whether Un Jardin sur le Nil changed around 2021. Some comparisons of old samples with current bottles find weaker grapefruit and wear; another repeat test found the newer version clearer and longer lasting. Current regional ingredient pages also differ, but labelling rules and page freshness are confounders. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 30 independent reports across 10 venues.
• BOSS Bottled Eau de Toilette — Hugo Boss. Two long-time Parfumo wearers find newer bottles weaker than those they wore in the mid-2000s, one calling today's batch flatter, more synthetic and gone within three hours. Recent wearers report anything from five hours to a full day, and a reviewer who has not smelled vintage batches doubts the scent itself has moved much, though they blame reformulation for its softness. Hugo Boss's product pages are silent on the question. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 22 independent reports across 2 venues.
• BOSS Bottled Night Eau de Toilette — Hugo Boss. Two counted buyers on one retailer compare bottles, loosely and in opposite directions: one found a tester smelled exactly as it should, another suspects a different batch from the one first tried and would not buy again. The house's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• HUGO Man Eau de Toilette — Hugo Boss. Two counted wearers set today's bottle against an older one and disagree. One, whose first bottle came in 1998, finds the current blend softer and less fruity and suspects a reformulation; a 2026 buyer, unsure whether it was the scent their dad wore years ago, tested it and found it the same. Another owner holds that the relaunches change only the packaging, and HUGO BOSS's product page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 19 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Oud for Greatness Eau de Parfum — Initio Parfums Privés. Wearers disagree on changes in current Oud for Greatness. House and retailer ingredient lists differ by BHT, without a dated formula identifier. Community alcohol-percentage comparisons lack a confirmed timeline, and a reported brand reply about another fragrance cannot establish this one's formula history. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 31 independent reports across 10 venues.
• L'Eau d'Issey Eau de Toilette — Issey Miyake Parfums. Some long-term wearers find the current EDT familiar and strong; others describe it as harsher, flatter or weaker. No house changelog or dated earlier label establishes a transition. Pour Homme and other concentration comparisons are excluded from this EDT's record. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 7 venues.
• La Belle Le Parfum Eau de Parfum Intense — Jean Paul Gaultier. One verified owner who has worn it for years says that since the formula and bottle changed it is gone within an hour; owners writing since late 2024, one of them describing the new black-to-red bottle with its gold necklace, still report a full day's wear and up to three days on clothing. Jean Paul Gaultier has not acknowledged a formula change, and no batch codes pin one down. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 21 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Le Male Eau de Toilette — Jean Paul Gaultier. Three counted owners say reformulation has cost it strength: a collector who dates three formulas says its performance fell away after 2012, another finds the same essence with less power behind it, and a Notino buyer says it no longer lasts as it did. Others disagree: a 2019 bottle, bought knowing it was reformulated, was still pretty good, a returning buyer says it still works as it did in their twenties, and wearers in 2022 and 2026 timed it at twelve hours or more. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 22 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Glow Eau de Toilette — Jennifer Lopez. Several long-time owners find newer bottles screechier, more chemical and less deep; others with years of use say theirs still smell and last the same. No paired batch codes or statement from the licence holder settles it. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Jimmy Choo Eau de Parfum — Jimmy Choo. Two wearers out of the 305 counted set one bottle against another, and both hold back from saying what changed. One has worn it since it came out and found the last two bottles she ordered not quite the same and quicker to fade, adding that she cannot tell whether the scent moved or she did. The other found a bottle that did not smell like the one she buys at a department store. Nothing else in fifteen years raises a change, and Jimmy Choo's page notes none. Source last read 2026-09-20. Drawn from 305 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Vanilla | 28 Eau de Parfum — KAYALI. No consistent direction of change is established. KAYALI's US and UK pages and Sephora UK publish a short ingredient list, while Sephora US lists more materials. These simultaneous listings do not establish a chronology, and no formula identifier or paired historical panel was recorded. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 15 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Flower by Kenzo — Kenzo. Some old-and-current comparisons describe richer, warmer or longer-lasting older bottles, while others find little change. One 2025 batch code is recorded without a paired test. No dated transition is established. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Jungle L'Éléphant Eau de Parfum — Kenzo. Long-time owners describe newer bottles as losing sillage, one reporting six to eight hours from an older bottle against two to three from a newer one, but no manufacturer notice or paired labels tie this to a date. Recent owners also describe 2024 to 2026 bottles as room-filling and persistent, so the direction is disputed. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Unknown Pleasures Eau de Parfum — Kerosene. One 2026 replacement-bottle account describes less pastry and harsher lemon, while other recent samples retain the expected character. The recorded house response denies reformulation and states that batches follow the same formula. One differing bottle does not establish a general change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Mûre et Musc Eau de Toilette — L'Artisan Parfumeur. A 2008 side-by-side of a 1988 bottle and a then-new one found the older deep, syrupy and resinous and the newer pale, soapy and short-lived, and later owners describe the same drift. Current wearers still report vivid tart fruit and eight-hour wear, and nothing dates a formula change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Passage d'Enfer — L'Artisan Parfumeur. Some comparisons prefer older gold-cap bottles, but no dated batch pair or formula timeline establishes the change. An early review cannot describe current stock, and Passage d'Enfer Extrême is a separate fragrance. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 4 venues.

• Encre Noire Eau de Toilette — Lalique. Some bottle comparisons describe a cleaner, quieter recent scent, while other current owners report all-day wear. Company-name changes, alcohol percentages and differing web ingredient lists do not establish a dated reformulation. Some wearers report intermittent wafts after initially finding the scent weak. No authenticated pair of complete labels resolves the disagreement. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• La Vie Est Belle Eau de Parfum — Lancôme. No consistent direction of change is established. The recorded Belgian house page and label PDF carry 947929 01 / F.I.L. N288824/1, while other markets and presentations show different lists. A community label comparison reports material changes, but the available records do not establish a single global transition or its sensory effect. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 12 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Santal 33 Eau de Parfum — Le Labo. Six long-term wearers describe weaker recent bottles or refills, while other current accounts report six to twelve hours of wear. Le Labo's refill FAQ states that refills use the same fragrance originally purchased. The reports distinguish new bottles from refills as purchase formats; they do not establish different formulas or a dated reformulation. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 11 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Curve for Men Eau de Cologne — Liz Claiborne. Two counted wearers say reformulation has hurt it: one who has worn it since the early 2000s says a whole day of wear has shrunk to four or five hours, and another finds something missing next to the old batch. A third, buying a bottle for the first time in seventeen years, found it just as intoxicating as it had been twenty years before. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 15 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Breath of God Perfume — Lush. Owners link a change to a 2022 EU cosmetics rule but disagree about its direction: some find older bottles harsher and newer ones smoother, others find the newer more chemical. Lush has published no formula notice, so bottles from different countries and years may not match. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 4 venues.
• Lust Perfume — Lush. Owners disagree. The current ingredient panel lists its materials in a different order from an older preserved panel, and several owners comparing old and new bottles find today's spray cleaner and less indolic; others find the signature intact. A 2018 packaging change is not evidence of a scent change. Source last read 2026-09-06. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Tank Battle Perfume — Lush. One owner of a 2016 bottle believes it predates a change made before the wider 2019 release, but offers no newer bottle to compare. The US and Malaysian ingredient lists differ by one material, and current wearers still describe strong, long wear, so no weakening pattern shows. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 30 independent reports across 4 venues.
• Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum — Maison Francis Kurkdjian. Weaker-bottle accounts recur around late 2021 and 2024–2025, while other owners find old and new bottles alike. The house says natural extracts can cause colour variation or suspended particles without affecting quality, so appearance alone cannot establish performance or authenticity. No dated formula change is established. Extrait reports are excluded because that is a separate composition. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 10 independent reports, all from a single venue. That falls short of our usual minimum of ten reports across two venues.
• Replica By the Fireplace Eau de Toilette — Maison Margiela. No consistent sensory direction is established. US listings show 875655 10 / C179346/1, while French and EU retailer pages show 875655 14 / B274822/1 with several disclosure differences. The records are simultaneous and do not establish a dated transition. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 22 independent reports across 9 venues.
• Legend Eau de Toilette — Montblanc. Three counted wearers suspect a change: one who once wore it for work and evenings out now gets twenty to thirty minutes and thinks the formula must have changed, one liked it more when testing it years ago and wonders whether it was reformulated, and one who wore it when younger now finds both an old sealed bottle and a shop tester nearly scentless. Others report four to eight hours, a buyer of almost twelve years mentions no change, and Montblanc's product page says nothing about the formula. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Alien Eau de Parfum — Mugler. Accounts concern MUGLER-branded, post-acquisition or 2021–2026 bottles and refills. Older Thierry Mugler bottles, flankers and undated recollections are excluded from the current-wear count. Paired owners often describe older bottles as more forceful, while current stock still receives long-wear reports. No dated transition is established. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Angel Eau de Parfum — Mugler. Several owners describe late-2025 and 2026 bottles as smoother, sweeter and more cotton-candy-led than their 2020–2024 bottles. Some still find less persistence than much older versions. The proposed late-2025 transition is inferred by wearers, without a house announcement. Packaging and ownership changes do not establish its date. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 8 independent reports, all from a single venue, and fewer than our usual minimum of 10 reports. The evidence is limited; our usual minimum is ten reports across two venues.
• Womanity Eau de Parfum — Mugler. Womanity went through a scarce spell before returning to Mugler's own store, and owners disagree about what came back: one collector finds a newer bottle quieter than an older one, while other current wearers report strong, long wear. Mugler's and Notino's ingredient lists differ, but nothing dates a change to the formula. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Black Afgano Extrait de Parfum — Nasomatto. Weaker-bottle accounts extend back to at least 2015, while current reports also describe very strong wear. One reported house reply denies reformulation and mentions batch variation; it is a second-hand account. Pump changes and uncertain bottle provenance complicate comparisons. The reports do not establish a consistent change in current stock. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 7 venues.
• Amber Perfume Oil — Nemat. Since August several long-time buyers say their newest bottles are diluted or have no scent at all, and ask whether the formula changed; yet owners writing in the same weeks still get compliments and a noticeable trail, and two Parfumo reviewers put the weak ones down to batch variation. Nemat has published nothing on it. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 20 independent reports across 2 venues.
• L'Air du Temps Eau de Toilette — Nina Ricci. Seventy-odd years make changes close to certain, and owners who compare old and modern bottles keep finding large differences. No date or house statement pins a change down, and modern bottles are reported both as strong and as fleeting. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Oscar Eau de Toilette — Oscar de la Renta. Long-time wearers writing around 2019 found it just as they had known it for thirty-five years and more, one saying it had never been modified, though another found a bottle that seemed aged. About a year ago a verified buyer found neither the scent nor the staying power of earlier bottles and asked whether the formula had changed. Oscar de la Renta has published nothing on it, and no batch codes date a change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 12 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Salome Eau de Parfum — Papillon Artisan Perfumes. One owner on their third bottle, in late 2023, found it thinner and harsher with the animalic warmth gone; buyers since then still describe the full animalic chypre, and no batch labels settle it. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 12 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Amazing Grace Eau de Toilette — Philosophy. A long-time owner says the scent now fades within an hour and that philosophy, not they, changed it; yet reviewers in 2012 and 2013 already rated its staying power low, and recent buyers also describe close, short wear. philosophy has not addressed it, and nothing in the counted reports ties the complaint to a batch. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 10 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Pure Grace Eau de Toilette — Philosophy. One FragranceNet buyer in 2023 writes that it does not smell the same and does not last. No other counted report sets one bottle beside another: a wearer since the QVC launch still calls it their signature, and a 2026 owner says their bottle has not shifted across a year of wear. A single undated line cannot date or measure a change, and philosophy's page mentions none. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 13 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Infusion d'Iris Eau de Parfum — Prada. Prada relaunched the line in 2015, and wearers who have compared the two versions do not agree on what changed. The closest side-by-side finds the newer one greener and more cologne-like but longer-wearing, the original more balsamic and smoky; others call the current bottle softer and simpler. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 7 venues.
• 1 Million Eau de Toilette — Rabanne. Three counted wearers describe a softer 1 Million than the one they knew: one says a reformulation left it a little subtler and, to them, better; another puts the 2020 and 2023 batches at about 85% of the old sillage and longevity, still great; and a Notino buyer returned two new bottles that were barely a skin scent, and the retailer tested them and agreed. A 2025 returnee, fifteen years on, found the very same scent. Rabanne's product page says nothing of a change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 21 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Femme Eau de Toilette — Rochas. Owners counted here call today's Femme a reformulation of the 1940s original, two of them describe a further change after the 1989 version, and they split on what was lost. A wearer of more than forty years finds recent bottles shorter-lived and fainter, and an owner of both eras calls the modern juice bitter and cumin-heavy beside the vintage, while others prefer the reformulation or love the current bottle outright. When each change happened, no batch code says. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 15 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Arabie Eau de Parfum — Serge Lutens. Some repeat owners describe current Arabie as softer or less complex, while other recent flacon buyers find familiar dried fruit, spice and all-day strength. Changes from export spray to Gratte-Ciel and table flacon document presentation history, without establishing a formula timeline. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 4 venues.
• Jeux de Peau Eau de Parfum — Serge Lutens. Jeux de Peau moved from a 50 ml spray to a 75 ml stoppered bottle with no spray, and owners report differences between the two eras. Because the bottle and the amount worn changed at the same time, those reports cannot separate a new formula from a new way of wearing it. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 30 independent reports across 4 venues.
• No. 02 L'Air du Désert Marocain — Tauer Perfumes. A comparison of a 2019 bottle with a current house sample suggests a change, and a long-time owner of a 2005 bottle reports the same direction without a fresh side-by-side test. Other owners find the signature unchanged or still very strong, and a reviewer reports that Tauer denies any change. Ageing and sample settling remain confounders. Source last read 2026-09-06. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• White Musk Eau de Toilette — The Body Shop. Long-time wearers disagree about today's bottle: several find it fainter and shorter-lived than the one they knew, one calls the new formulation too powdery and another misses the original in the mauve bottle, while others who have worn it for years still find it lovely. The product page does not mention a change, and no batch code fixes when it came. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 12 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Lost Cherry Eau de Parfum — Tom Ford. Some bottle comparisons suggest weaker recent wear, while others describe all-day performance. Short-wear reports also existed in 2019 and 2021. Differing house and retailer ingredient lists, bottle colour and unverified claims about ingredient restrictions do not establish a dated formula change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Ombré Leather Eau de Parfum — Tom Ford. Weaker-bottle accounts recur in late 2025 and 2026, including comparisons with older stock. Other current owners report all-day wear, and poor-wear reports also exist from the release period. Checks with other people add context but do not isolate a cause. No recurring batch code or house formula notice establishes a recent change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 15 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Tobacco Vanille Eau de Parfum — Tom Ford. Some long-term comparisons describe weaker modern bottles, while other current owners report overnight persistence. Weak-wear accounts already existed by 2015. Differing web ingredient disclosures and an incomplete archival code record do not establish a transition year or reliable batch rule. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 20 independent reports across 9 venues.
• Tommy Girl Eau de Toilette — Tommy Hilfiger. A lifelong wearer says the formula has changed over the years and lost its bite: it once held on clothes for days and no longer does. Another, writing at the same time, found it exactly as remembered and just as long-lasting. Tommy Hilfiger has published nothing on it, and no batch code marks when a change could have happened. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 14 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Princess Eau de Toilette — Vera Wang. One wearer sets one bottle against another. She knew the scent from a sister-in-law's bottle as young, light and powdery, and found the one she was sent was not the same — clean enough, she writes, that she took it for something her husband would wear. Against that, a buyer in 2026 who had wanted it since school reports that it smells exactly as she remembered, and a Parfumo reviewer who met it again after ten years and no longer cared for it puts the change in herself rather than in the bottle. Vera Wang's page records no reformulation. Source last read 2026-09-20. Drawn from 114 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Eros Eau de Toilette — Versace. No consistent direction of change is established. Versace's current page and EuroItalia's 2023 set sheet share a short ingredient list without a formula identifier. The recorded 2019 consumer label is incomplete, and marketing notes such as oakmoss or tonka need not appear by name as ingredients. Added concentration wording on the bottle does not establish reformulation. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 18 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Flowerbomb Eau de Parfum — Viktor&Rolf. No consistent direction of change is established. The house and Ulta publish a short ingredient list associated with B49684/1 in another specification, while a Dutch retailer shows a longer list ending in N70040339/2. Simultaneous market listings do not establish a formula chronology. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 15 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Black Opium Eau de Parfum — Yves Saint Laurent. Six owners comparing mid-2010s and current bottles describe a lighter, more floral modern scent with less coffee and shorter wear. Current-stock accounts range from under three hours to all-day wear, and short-wear reports existed in 2017. A retailer-thread reply posted under the brand's name mentions possible small formula updates but gives no date. A uniformly weaker current bottle is not established. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 27 independent reports across 2 venues.

• Kouros Eau de Toilette — Yves Saint Laurent. Long-time owners cannot agree on what the years have done. One with bottles from 1986, 2003 and 2019 finds them similar and all powerful; another says the current formula turns the civet down, and a thirty-year wearer found their latest bottle smelled completely different, while someone who once found it unbearable prefers the reformulated version. YSL has said nothing about the formula, and no batch code pins a date on any of it. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 15 independent reports across 2 venues.

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• Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette — Hermès. Current-stock owners generally describe a familiar Terre d'Hermès EDT. Some historical comparisons suggest differences between 2006–2007 and 2011–2012 bottles, but no published formula record establishes that timing. The current-stock reports give no consistent indication of a further change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 14 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Ganymede Eau de Parfum — Marc-Antoine Barrois. Marc-Antoine Barrois states that Ganymede has not been reformulated since its April 1, 2019 launch. Many current wearers describe the familiar mineral-leather profile and strong performance. A few weaker-bottle accounts remain unresolved and do not establish a dated change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 6 venues.

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• 4711 Original Eau de Cologne — 4711. No authenticated old-and-current label pair, comparable batch test or house continuity statement was recorded. The long-running bottle design and continued retail availability do not establish formula continuity. The reformulation history remains unknown. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Hwyl — Aesop. No dated bottle pair, comparable batch test or house statement establishes reformulation. A matching current and archived short ingredient disclosure records continuity in that list, without revealing the full formula. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Dark Eau de Parfum — Akro. No dated evidence establishes reformulation. The recorded US and EU house disclosures match. One later-bottle versus earlier-sample comparison reports shorter wear, but format, storage and dose are unresolved, so it cannot establish a general change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 30 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Coven Eau de Parfum — Andrea Maack. All the counted reports date from 2018 onwards and none sets an older bottle beside a newer one; with nothing from Andrea Maack either, the record is silent on change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 16 independent reports across 2 venues.
• God is a Woman Eau de Parfum — Ariana Grande. Nobody among the counted reports, spanning 2021 to 2026, weighs one bottle of God is a Woman against another; a reviewer who buys a fresh bottle each year is repurchasing rather than comparing. All 27 rows on the two venues were scanned, and the house page notes no change. Source last read 2026-09-20. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• MOD Blush Eau de Parfum — Ariana Grande. Nothing among the counted reports, from 2022 to 2026, measures one bottle of MOD Blush against another, and all 12 rows on the two venues were read. The fragrance is recent and its record is thin: eleven reports, barely over the floor this site keeps, which is itself worth knowing when reading the rest. Ariana Grande's page states no change. Source last read 2026-09-20. Drawn from 11 independent reports across 2 venues.
• MOD Vanilla Eau de Parfum — Ariana Grande. None of the counted reports, which run from 2024 to 2026, compares one bottle of MOD Vanilla with another, and a scan of all 63 rows on the two venues finds no comparison at all. The Ariana Grande page records no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Moonlight Eau de Parfum — Ariana Grande. None of the counted reports, which run from 2017 to 2026, compares one bottle of Moonlight with another, and all 30 rows on the two venues were scanned. A 2021 reviewer remarks that the first spray from any new bottle reads differently to them, which sets no two bottles against each other, and the Ariana Grande page records no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 18 independent reports across 2 venues.
• R.E.M. Eau de Parfum — Ariana Grande. No counted report from 2021 to 2026 sets one bottle of R.E.M. against another. One owner writes that the sweetness has gone out of the bottle they have had for a while and another wonders whether theirs is old, but neither holds two bottles side by side, and all 37 rows on the two venues were scanned. The house page says nothing about a change. Source last read 2026-09-20. Drawn from 26 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Sweet Like Candy Eau de Parfum — Ariana Grande. Nothing in the counted reports, which run from 2021 to 2026, sets one bottle of Sweet Like Candy beside another, and a scan of all 97 rows on the two venues turns up no bottle comparison at all. The Ariana Grande page records no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 25 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Thank U, Next Eau de Parfum — Ariana Grande. No counted report from 2022 to 2026 sets one bottle of Thank U, Next against another. A 2026 reviewer says it smells as it did when they first tried it years earlier, and a scan of all 55 rows on the two venues turns up no bottle comparison. Nothing on the Ariana Grande page marks a change either. Source last read 2026-09-20. Drawn from 25 independent reports across 2 venues.
• The Most Wanted Eau de Parfum Intense — Azzaro. Across the counted reports from 2025 and 2026, no wearer compares bottles, and Azzaro's page records no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 25 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Wanted Eau de Toilette — Azzaro. No counted report, 2020 to 2026, compares Wanted bottles, and nothing on Azzaro's page suggests a change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Fathom V — BeauFort London. No dated bottle pair, comparable batch test or house statement establishes a change to the original EDP. The separately named Director's Cut is a distinct release and does not establish a reformulation of this one. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 4 venues.
• Fantasy Eau de Parfum — Britney Spears. No counted owner puts an older bottle beside a current one, and the licence holder has recorded no change: an open question rather than a clean record. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 10 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Her Eau de Parfum — Burberry. The available reports do not compare an old bottle directly with a new one. Sephora's current ingredient panel provides a reference point, but no earlier authenticated panel or formula identifier establishes a change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 8 independent reports across 8 venues, fewer than our usual minimum of 10 reports. The evidence is limited; our usual minimum is ten reports across two venues.
• Anaïs Anaïs L'Original Eau de Toilette — Cacharel. Cacharel relaunched the 1978 original as L'Original in 2014. None of the reports counted here compares a bottle from before with one from after, and no statement from the house records a change to the formula. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 10 independent reports across 2 venues.
• CK One Eau de Toilette — Calvin Klein. None of the counted reports compares an older bottle with a current one, and no side-by-side turned up elsewhere; the record simply does not say. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 10 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Eternity for Women Eau de Parfum — Calvin Klein. One counted wearer, who had it all through high school and college, came back to it years later with a sample and found it still big, bold and redolent of the eighties; no other counted report sets old against new, and a single comparison cannot carry a verdict. Calvin Klein's product page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 18 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Obsession for Women Eau de Parfum — Calvin Klein. Older comparisons of the eau de parfum are undated or mix formats, and the reports counted here cannot settle whether it has changed. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 10 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Bad Boy Eau de Toilette — Carolina Herrera. Across the counted reports, 2019 to 2026, no wearer sets one bottle against another, and the Carolina Herrera page is silent on any change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 20 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Good Girl Blush Eau de Parfum — Carolina Herrera. None of the counted wearers, 2023 to 2026, compares an older bottle with a newer one, and the Carolina Herrera page notes no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Good Girl Eau de Parfum — Carolina Herrera. No wearer compares a dated pair of bottles. Carolina Herrera and Ulta publish ingredient lists of different lengths, but neither listing dates a physical package. The differences do not establish a reformulation. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 12 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Very Good Girl Eau de Parfum — Carolina Herrera. Nobody counted here, from 2024 to 2026, sets an earlier bottle beside a later one, and Carolina Herrera's page reports no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• African Rooibos Eau de Parfum — Chris Collins. No documented reformulation of the Eau de Parfum was found. African Rooibos Intens, launched in 2025 with vanilla and ambroxan added, is a separate product rather than a stronger batch of this one. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Happy Eau de Parfum — Clinique. Several owners have worn it for twenty or thirty years without mentioning a change, but none of the counted reports compares an older bottle with a new one, and Clinique has published nothing on the question. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 10 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Copper Eau de Parfum — Comme des Garçons. No documented reformulation was found. There is no change notice, no paired ingredient labels and no batch-coded comparison, and variation in how long the metallic opening lasts is ordinary difference in wear rather than formula evidence. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Odeur 71 Eau de Toilette — Comme des Garçons. No maker notice, dated label pair or comparable old-and-current bottle test establishes a formula change. Reports about other fragrances in the range are excluded. Different note descriptions and variable wear do not establish different formulas. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 30 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Rouge Eau de Parfum — Comme des Garçons. No formula code, change notice or comparable old-and-current bottle test establishes reformulation. The house's note list matches the recorded launch description, but that does not establish formula continuity. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Concrete — Comme des Garçons Parfums. No dated bottle pair, label comparison or house statement establishes reformulation. An unchanged note list and a 2017 launch date do not establish formula continuity. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Series 3 Incense Avignon Eau de Toilette — Comme des Garçons Parfums. No dated bottle comparison, formula identifier or authenticated earlier package establishes a change. Secondary note lists differ from the house's description but do not establish different formulas. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 26 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Milk Expressive Eau de Parfum — Commodity. This Expressive version dates from Commodity's 2021 range, and nothing since, whether a house statement, a paired comparison or a batch pattern, suggests the scent has moved. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Vanille Banane Eau de Toilette — Comptoir Sud Pacifique. No paired owner account or dated formula panel establishes reformulation. Packaging has changed, but the current short ingredient disclosure does not establish an earlier formula history. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 4 venues.
• Pistachio Eau de Parfum — D.S. & Durga. No later formula change, paired label or comparable batch test was recorded. The 2022 Studio Juice release and permanent 2023 version are documented separately because their formula equivalence has not been established. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Steamed Rainbow — D.S. & Durga. No dated formula pair, comparable batch test or house statement establishes reformulation. Differences in perceived strength alone do not identify a formula change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 5 venues.
• White Rice Eau de Parfum — d'Annam. No documented White Rice reformulation was found. Current US and indexed EU house ingredient disclosures differ, but regional labelling scope and page timing are uncontrolled. Performance varies widely in reports even though the house has always positioned the scent as intimate. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 30 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Tabu Eau de Cologne — Dana. One long-time wearer finds that today's bottle hits harder on first spraying and calls that no bad thing; no other counted report compares bottles, so whether the formula moved stays unproven either way. Dana has published nothing on it. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 13 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Cool Water Intense Eau de Parfum — Davidoff. None of the counted reports weighs one bottle of Cool Water Intense against another. A 2020 reviewer blames either batch variation or an early reformulation for weak performance from a 2020 batch, and a 2025 owner records a 2021 batch while saying they cannot speak for newer ones. The reformulation arguments elsewhere in these reviews are about the original Cool Water Eau de Toilette, a separate fragrance with its own record, and Davidoff's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 26 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Cool Water Parfum — Davidoff. None of the counted reports, running 2021 to 2026, sets one bottle of Cool Water Parfum against another. A 2021 reviewer's aside about a “minimised” newer version is about the original eau de toilette, which keeps its own page here, and all 24 rows on the two venues were read. Davidoff's page gives no notice of a change. Source last read 2026-09-20. Drawn from 22 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Thunderstorm Cologne Spray — Demeter Fragrance Library. No paired old-and-current bottle, label or batch comparison establishes reformulation. Conflicting secondary release dates are a catalogue discrepancy. Generic comments about the brand, layered wear and the house's generated review summary do not establish a change to this fragrance. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Eau Rihla Eau de Parfum — Diptyque. Since the 2021 launch, neither Diptyque nor any dated comparison or batch pattern suggests the liquid has changed. The bottle became refillable, which says nothing either way about the liquid. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 4 venues.
• L'Eau Papier Eau de Toilette — Diptyque. No house notice, dated label pair or comparable old-and-current bottle test establishes reformulation. Reports comparing testers, new bottles and refills cannot isolate a formula change from handling or perception. Matching 2026 house and retailer disclosures provide a current reference, without establishing the full formula history. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 5 venues.
• K by Dolce&Gabbana Eau de Toilette — Dolce&Gabbana. Among the counted reports from 2022 to 2026, none compares one bottle of K with another, and the Dolce&Gabbana page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 25 independent reports across 2 venues.
• En Passant — Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle. No comparable bottle pair, dated label pair or house statement establishes reformulation. Changes in the published note description and a potentially stale web ingredient list do not establish a change to the scent. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 6 venues.
• White Tea Eau de Toilette — Elizabeth Arden. From 2017 on, none of the counted reports sets a newer bottle against an older one, and Elizabeth Arden's page says nothing of a change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 25 independent reports across 2 venues.

• Beautiful Eau de Parfum — Estée Lauder. One counted wearer, who first wore it on the sly as a teenager, has noticed the formula change over the years but cannot say whether they liked it better then or now; no other counted report compares bottles, and Estée Lauder's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 21 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Sensuous Eau de Parfum — Estée Lauder. No counted report compares one bottle with another. Two buyers note that Estée Lauder withdrew Sensuous for a while and then brought it back, and neither mentions a change in the scent; the house's page mentions none either. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Fat Electrician Eau de Parfum — Etat Libre d'Orange. Fat Electrician has been sold since 2009, and the note lists published for it differ from one another, but no paired bottles, batch pattern or statement from the house shows the liquid changing. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Jasmin et Cigarette Eau de Parfum — Etat Libre d'Orange. No authenticated bottle pair or house change notice establishes reformulation. The current ingredient list provides a reference for later comparison; variable longevity alone does not identify a formula change. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Like This Eau de Parfum — Etat Libre d'Orange. No formula code, house notice or comparable old-and-current bottle test establishes a change. Longevity varies among current reports without a clear division by production date. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• The Ghost in the Shell Eau de Parfum — Etat Libre d'Orange. No evidence dates a formula change. The house's Italian product page and a French sample bundle publish ingredient lists of different lengths. Those simultaneous page differences do not establish when, or whether, the fragrance changed. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 34 independent reports across 4 venues.
• You or Someone Like You Eau de Parfum — Etat Libre d'Orange. No documented reformulation of You or Someone Like You was found. The current house disclosure is longer than Notino's copy, which more likely reflects fresher labelling than a changed formula. Search results for it are heavily mixed with a different fragrance, Glossier You. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 28 independent reports across 7 venues.
• Lampblack Eau de Parfum — FZOTIC. Two owner comparisons point in opposite directions and no paired labels or batch codes establish a change. The 2018 branding transition is not evidence of reformulation. Blotter-only reports, cross-posts, collection photographs and mentions without a wear account were excluded. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 3 venues.
• L'Interdit Eau de Parfum — Givenchy. No counted report sets one bottle of the 2018 L'Interdit against another. What wearers compare it with is the 1957 fragrance whose name it took: a Parfumo reviewer who owns the vintage parfum, eau de parfum and eau de toilette finds the new one merely pink beside them, another writes that it smells nothing like the first, and a FragranceNet buyer asks the shop to stock the 2007 version again. Those are two perfumes, not two bottles of one. Givenchy's page marks no change to the fragrance it sells now. Source last read 2026-09-20. Drawn from 91 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Mémoire d'une Odeur Eau de Parfum — Gucci. No comparable old-and-current bottle or label pair establishes formula history. Scarcity and replacement searches concern availability, and resale stock does not confirm continued manufacture. The recorded 2019 launch description and later retailer label provide reference points for future checks. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Sel Marin Eau de Parfum — Heeley. Scattered weaker-batch comments lack comparable bottle pairs. An older bottle that still performs does not establish the formula in current stock. No complete ingredient panel or dated comparison resolves the history. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Eau des Merveilles Eau de Toilette — Hermès. The counted reports never compare bottles from different years, and Hermès records no change, which leaves the matter unexamined rather than settled. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 10 independent reports across 3 venues.
• BOSS Bottled Elixir — Hugo Boss. No counted report from 2025 or 2026 sets one bottle of BOSS Bottled Elixir against another. A 2026 Parfumo owner who found its projection weaker wonders about a reformulation, but measures it against BOSS Bottled Absolu, a separate scent, and Hugo Boss's product page says nothing of a change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 26 independent reports across 2 venues.
• BOSS Bottled Infinite Eau de Parfum — Hugo Boss. Not one counted report, across 2024 to 2026, sets an older bottle of BOSS Bottled Infinite beside a newer one, and a scan of every row on both venues turns up no bottle comparison. The Hugo Boss page records no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 25 independent reports across 2 venues.
• BOSS Bottled Parfum — Hugo Boss. No counted report sets one bottle against another. A Notino buyer who felt nothing on the skin suspected a fake rather than a change, and the house's page mentions none. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 21 independent reports across 2 venues.
• BOSS The Scent Eau de Toilette — Hugo Boss. An owner who bought it at launch and again years later remarks only on the higher price; no counted report sets one bottle against another, and the house's page is silent on the formula. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 23 independent reports across 2 venues.
• A City on Fire Eau de Parfum — Imaginary Authors. Reports from 2020 to 2026 describe the same smoky, long-lasting scent, with no house notice or side-by-side comparison to suggest otherwise. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 12 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Cape Heartache Eau de Parfum — Imaginary Authors. No dated bottle pair, formula identifier or house statement establishes reformulation. The main disagreement concerns the strawberry character, rather than a production period. Selected testimonials and retailer star averages are not additional independent wear reports. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 8 independent reports, all from a single venue, and fewer than our usual minimum of 10 reports. The evidence is limited; our usual minimum is ten reports across two venues.
• A Drop d'Issey Eau de Parfum — Issey Miyake Parfums. No formula identifier, dated bottle pair or house statement establishes reformulation. A retained retailer ingredient list supplies a recent reference, without establishing continuity from the 2021 launch. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Roasted Green Tea Eau de Parfum — J-Scent. No dated evidence establishes reformulation. The house's short ingredient disclosure is a current reference; its notice about possible ingredient and labelling updates does not identify a change to this fragrance. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 30 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Selperniku Eau de Parfum — January Scent Project. No paired labels, batch-coded comparison or statement from the house suggests a change. The wide range of reactions dates from launch, which points to noses rather than bottles. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 4 venues.
• Gaultier Divine Eau de Parfum — Jean Paul Gaultier. Nothing in the counted reports, 2023 to 2026, sets a newer bottle against an older one, and Jean Paul Gaultier's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 23 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Le Beau Eau de Toilette — Jean Paul Gaultier. The counted reports run from 2019 to 2026 without one comparison between bottles, and the house's product page says nothing about a change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 27 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Le Beau Le Parfum Eau de Parfum Intense — Jean Paul Gaultier. No counted wearer, from 2022 to 2026, compares two bottles, and the house page is silent on any change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Le Beau Paradise Garden Eau de Parfum — Jean Paul Gaultier. Counted reports from 2024 to 2026 hold no comparison between bottles, and Jean Paul Gaultier's product page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Le Male Elixir Parfum — Jean Paul Gaultier. Three years of counted reports hold no comparison between bottles, a buyer who keeps repurchasing it mentions no change, and Jean Paul Gaultier's page says nothing of one. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 25 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Le Male Le Parfum Eau de Parfum Intense — Jean Paul Gaultier. No counted wearer sets one bottle beside another. One found a 2024 bottle gone in four or five hours and wonders whether the first batches were stronger, but had no earlier bottle to compare, and Jean Paul Gaultier's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 34 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Scandal Eau de Parfum — Jean Paul Gaultier. No counted report, from 2017 to 2026, sets an older bottle against a newer one, and Jean Paul Gaultier's product page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 21 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Scandal pour Homme Eau de Toilette — Jean Paul Gaultier. None of the counted reports, 2024 to 2026, weighs one bottle against another, and nothing on Jean Paul Gaultier's page points to a change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 25 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Wood Sage & Sea Salt Cologne — Jo Malone London. No old-versus-new comparison, batch code or dated house change record was found. The long-running complaint that it fades quickly is a trait of the fragrance rather than evidence of a recent change, and owners who call the Jo Malone bottle the original are usually comparing it with clones. Source last read 2026-09-06. Drawn from 47 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Fantosmia Eau de Parfum — Jorum Studio. No house announcement, paired labels or comparable batch test establishes reformulation. Early and recent accounts both include strong and quiet wear, without a consistent division by date. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Juicy Couture Eau de Parfum — Juicy Couture. Counted reports from 2010 to 2026 hold no comparison between bottles, and Juicy Couture's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 22 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Viva La Juicy Eau de Parfum — Juicy Couture. None of the counted reports, from 2012 to 2026, sets an older bottle against a newer one; one early fan came to find it plasticky and chemical over the years but puts that down as much to skin chemistry or a change in their own taste as to the juice. Juicy Couture's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 22 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Not a Perfume Eau de Parfum — Juliette Has a Gun. One buyer loved the tester, could smell nothing from a 50 ml bottle and suspected a bad batch; others describe losing it on themselves, which one owner puts down to anosmia. No counted report compares bottles over time, and the house is silent on the matter. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 16 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Followed Eau de Parfum — Kerosene. None of the counted reports, from 2023 to 2026, compares batches; the latest still describe days of wear, and Kerosene has announced no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 16 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Angels' Share Eau de Parfum — Kilian Paris. No formula identifier, dated bottle pair or house change notice establishes reformulation. The recorded house and retailer ingredient lists match, providing a current reference rather than a formula history. Marketplace complaints without verified bottle provenance cannot resolve the question. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 28 independent reports across 11 venues.
• Touch of Pink Eau de Toilette — Lacoste. Nothing among the counted reports, running 2009 to 2026, sets one bottle of Touch of Pink against another, and all 47 rows on Parfumo and FragranceNet were read. One wearer who brought it home after fifteen years found that it did not match what she remembered, then wore it again over a summer until the feeling came back; she puts the gap down to her own memory and not to the bottle. Lacoste's page says nothing of a change. Source last read 2026-09-20. Drawn from 35 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Dom Rosa Eau de Parfum — Liquides Imaginaires. Nothing on record, from the house or from wearers comparing bottles, gives any sign of a new formula. Dom Rosa Millésimé, a 2023 anniversary extrait, is a separate fragrance rather than a new batch of this one. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Karma Perfume — Lush. Across the counted reports, 2012 to 2022, nobody compares bottles from different years, and Lush has published nothing about a change; whether today's bottle matches theirs is not on the record. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 13 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Hibiscus Mahajád Extrait de Parfum — Maison Crivelli. No documented reformulation was found. One owner's question about batch quality comes without a side-by-side comparison, and counterfeit marketplace bottles confound such reports. The house's current ingredient panel is a 2026 checkpoint, not proof of the formula used since launch. Source last read 2026-09-06. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Oud Maracujá Extrait de Parfum — Maison Crivelli. The counted reports, from 2023 to 2026, all describe long wear; the house has announced no change, and no owner here sets two bottles side by side. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 11 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Papyrus Moléculaire Eau de Parfum — Maison Crivelli. One owner found a replacement bottle very different from one bought a year earlier, but offered no batch codes, and others put it down to age or settling. Maison Crivelli has published no change, so the verdict stays open. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Replica From the Garden Eau de Toilette — Maison Margiela. No house notice, ingredient-list transition or comparable old-and-current bottle test establishes a reformulation. Wearers differ on the balance of earthy and citrus impressions, but those differences do not identify a cause. The house labels its review pool as including incentivized reviews, and syndicated retailer text is not counted as independent evidence. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Replica Jazz Club Eau de Toilette — Maison Margiela. Weak and strong reports sit side by side in the same recent months, and neither a house notice nor a paired comparison backs the idea of a new formula. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 11 independent reports across 2 venues.

• Daisy Eau de Toilette — Marc Jacobs. No dated evidence establishes reformulation. Ulta and Sephora publish identical ingredient lists without a formula code or package date; matching web copy is not two independent package checks. No authenticated 2007-versus-current pair was recorded. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 12 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Encelade — Marc-Antoine Barrois. No dated formula pair, comparable batch test or house statement establishes reformulation. The recorded disagreement concerns how the fragrance smells to different wearers, without a clear production-date pattern. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Times Square Eau de Parfum — Masque Milano. No paired formula, label or batch comparison for Times Square was found. Masque's wider pricing history predates this 2017 release, so it says nothing about the liquid. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 30 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Explorer Eau de Parfum — Montblanc. Seven years of counted reports hold no comparison between Explorer bottles; where batches come up, it is Creed's Aventus that owners say varies, and Montblanc's page says nothing of a change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 26 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Explorer Extreme Parfum — Montblanc. No counted report from 2025 or 2026 holds one bottle of Explorer Extreme against another. One reviewer records a batch code beside twenty-four hours of wear, without comparing it with an earlier bottle, and the Montblanc page says nothing of a change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 23 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Explorer Platinum Eau de Parfum — Montblanc. Nothing in the counted reports, which run from 2023 to 2026, weighs one bottle of Explorer Platinum against another, and Montblanc's page records no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 22 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Legend Eau de Parfum — Montblanc. Not one of the counted reports, running 2021 to 2026, sets one bottle of the eau de parfum against another. All 77 rows across Parfumo and FragranceNet were read, and the comparisons wearers do draw are with the eau de toilette, which keeps its own page here, and with Fierce. Montblanc's own page mentions nothing of the kind. Source last read 2026-09-20. Drawn from 57 independent reports across 2 venues.
• For Her Eau de Parfum — Narciso Rodriguez. No old-versus-new comparison, batch code, dated formula identifier or manufacturer notice was found for this Eau de Parfum. Wearers disagree about how far it projects, and some confuse it with the Eau de Toilette, but neither is a record of a formula change. Source last read 2026-09-06. Drawn from 13 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Fantomas Extrait de Parfum — Nasomatto. One recent owner reports very weak wear from a bottle believed to date from 2024, but no batch lookup, paired comparison or repeated pattern backs it, and Nasomatto publishes nothing about its formulas. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 36 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Blue Eau de Toilette — Nautica. A four-word line — tried it years ago, still the same — is the only thing in the 92 rows read that touches the question, and four words are not a record. Nothing else between 2016 and 2026 sets one bottle against another. Nautica's page notes no change either. Source last read 2026-09-20. Drawn from 56 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Voyage Eau de Toilette — Nautica. No counted report, from 2013 to 2026, sets an older bottle against a newer one; two owners who dated their batches, 2016 and 2022, got about seven and six hours respectively. Nautica's product page is silent on any change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 26 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Fig-Tea Eau de Toilette — Nicolaï. No comparison establishes the full formula history. The house's 2024 bottle-update notice states that the scent did not change at that point. Fig-Tea Intense is a separate fragrance and does not establish a change to the EDT. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Woodcut Parfum — Olympic Orchids. No house announcement, label-paired comparison or batch-coded test was found. One owner found a newer bottle more open than an earlier sample, and put it down to the sprayer and the dose. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Blackbird Parfum — Olympic Orchids Artisan Perfumes. No dated bottle pair, comparable batch test or house change notice establishes reformulation. Small-scale production alone does not establish batch variation. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 4 venues.
• Night Flyer Parfum — Olympic Orchids Artisan Perfumes. No dated evidence establishes a change to Night Flyer. One thin-batch report lacks a paired bottle or batch code. Comparisons with an earlier release of the composition under another house concern its lineage and give conflicting results; they do not establish a later change to this parfum. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 3 venues.
• Champaca Parfum — Ormonde Jayne. No dated comparison establishes a formula change within the current parfum. The house identifies a move to parfum strength, but provides no paired concentrate record. Reports about the earlier eau de parfum are kept separate when assessing the current product. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Tom Yum Eau de Parfum — Parfum Prissana. No paired labels, comparable bottle test or consistent batch pattern establishes reformulation. The house describes possible colour, ageing and batch variation from natural materials, but that notice does not establish a sensory change in current stock. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 5 venues.
• 1 Million Elixir Parfum Intense — Rabanne. No counted wearer, 2022 to 2026, compares an older bottle with a newer one, and Rabanne's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• 1 Million Lucky Eau de Toilette — Rabanne. Several Parfumo reviewers in 2023 and 2024 called it discontinued, and one reported its return to Rabanne's own site in 2024, where it is listed today. A 2026 buyer who got half an hour from an October 2025 batch wondered whether it had been reformulated or was fake, but no counted wearer sets an older bottle against a newer one. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 26 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Fame Eau de Parfum — Rabanne. The counted reports run from 2022 to this year without a single comparison between bottles, and Rabanne's product page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 26 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Invictus Eau de Toilette — Rabanne. Two counted reports touch on bottles: a 2020 limited edition struck its owner as almost exactly the original, only a little less sweet, and a 2025 reviewer revisiting it after emptying an old bottle found the scent they remembered. Neither is enough to carry a verdict, and Rabanne describes no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 20 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Invictus Victory Elixir Parfum Intense — Rabanne. Counted reports from 2023 to 2026 hold no comparison between bottles, and Rabanne's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Lady Million Eau de Parfum — Rabanne. No counted report, from 2012 to 2026, sets an older bottle against a newer one; reports of all-day wear and of a scent gone within the hour sit side by side in the same year, and Rabanne's product page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 30 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Million Gold for Her Eau de Parfum — Rabanne. The counted reports, 2024 to 2026, hold no comparison between an earlier and a later bottle, and Rabanne's page records no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 17 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Polo Blue Eau de Toilette — Ralph Lauren. Counted reports from 2011 to 2026 hold no comparison between bottles, though one returning wearer wonders whether it was always this green; Ralph Lauren's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 22 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Sweet Leaf Eau de Parfum — Room 1015. No authenticated bottle comparison establishes reformulation. The house's notice of new production and design records a presentation transition, without specifying a formula change. The current label provides a reference for future comparison. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 40 independent reports across 4 venues.
• Lovely Eau de Parfum — Sarah Jessica Parker. Fifteen years of counted reports, from 2011 to 2026, hold no side-by-side of an old bottle and a new one. Two repeat buyers, one in 2019 and one this year, mention no change, and the house's product page mentions none either. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 27 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Fille en Aiguilles Eau de Parfum — Serge Lutens. No counted review, from 2013 to 2025, sets an older bottle against a newer one, and Serge Lutens says nothing about the formula, so a change is unrecorded either way. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 15 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Tommy Eau de Toilette — Tommy Hilfiger. None of the counted reports, from 2010 to 2026, compares an older bottle with a newer one; one owner notes only that the cap has gone from brushed steel to plastic and the box from red, white and blue to plain white. Tommy Hilfiger's page, as archived in 2023, mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 21 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Vacation Eau de Toilette — Vacation. One repeat buyer reports that a newer bottle in changed packaging smells different and fades within half an hour, against an older bottle that lasted all day. No batch-coded comparison or second report backs it, so it remains a single, unconfirmed account. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 7 venues.
• Donna Born in Roma Eau de Parfum — Valentino. No dated evidence establishes reformulation. Valentino and several retailers list 947771 06 / B264161/1, while other retailers show B235508/1 with the same declared ingredients in the same order. The code discrepancy alone cannot establish a sensory difference. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 14 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Bright Crystal Eau de Toilette — Versace. No counted report, from 2012 to 2026, sets an older bottle against a newer one, and the complaints about its staying power go back as far as 2013; nothing on Versace's product page suggests a change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Spicebomb Eau de Toilette — Viktor&Rolf. Counted reports from 2012 to 2026 hold no comparison between bottles, and Viktor&Rolf's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Spicebomb Extreme Eau de Parfum — Viktor&Rolf. No counted wearer sets one bottle against another. Two wonder whether recent batches are weaker, one on hearsay and one because a 2024 bottle gives them six hours, and Viktor&Rolf's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 26 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Spicebomb Night Vision Eau de Parfum — Viktor&Rolf. No counted report, 2023 to 2026, compares one Night Vision bottle with another; two set it against the eau de toilette, a separate scent, and Viktor&Rolf's page mentions no change. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 24 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Poets of Berlin Eau de Parfum — Vilhelm Parfumerie. No dated bottle pair establishes reformulation. A complete ingredient panel was not recorded from the house or specialist retailers, leaving no label baseline for a future comparison. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 30 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Libre Eau de Parfum — Yves Saint Laurent. No dated evidence establishes reformulation. YSL's US and UK pages show the same ordered ingredient list, with the Canadian page attaching 875178 50. No authenticated 2019 package panel was recorded, so these current listings do not establish a succession of formulas. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 14 independent reports across 6 venues.
• This Is Her! Eau de Parfum — Zadig & Voltaire. An owner who has kept rebuying it since the 2016 launch still gets a full day's wear, and no other counted report sets an old bottle against a new one; with no batch record or house statement either, a change is neither shown nor ruled out. Source last read 2026-09-19. Drawn from 15 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Bee Extrait de Parfum — Zoologist. No documented Bee reformulation was found. A current authorised retailer separates the packaging update from the formula and its 18% concentration. Most reports find long wear and a strong opening, and a small weak-wear minority is not enough to infer a change. Source last read 2026-09-06. Drawn from 32 independent reports across 6 venues.
• Civet Extrait de Parfum — Zoologist. In mid-2017 Zoologist corrected its labels from Eau de Parfum to Extrait de Parfum to reflect the strength its perfumes already had, and says the relabelled bottles are the same perfume at the same concentration. No side-by-side of early and current Civet was found, so any later change is unrecorded either way. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 34 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Moth Extrait de Parfum — Zoologist. No older bottle has been compared with a current one, and Zoologist has published no change for Moth. What varies across reports is dose and nose, not a dated batch. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 12 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Rabbit Extrait de Parfum — Zoologist. Rabbit launched in 2024, and no paired bottles, batch comparison or statement from Zoologist suggests it has changed since. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 34 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Sacred Scarab Extrait de Parfum — Zoologist. Zoologist has said nothing of a change, and no owner counted here compares batches. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 10 independent reports across 2 venues.
• Snowy Owl Extrait de Parfum — Zoologist. Zoologist has announced no change, and no dated comparison or batch pattern hints at one. Sources disagree on the launch year, 2020 or 2021, most likely announcement against release. Source last read 2026-09-03. Drawn from 34 independent reports across 5 venues.
• Squid Extrait de Parfum — Zoologist. Reports from 2020 to 2026 describe the same strong, long wear, and Zoologist has issued no notice of a change, nor has any wearer compared labels or batches. Source last read 2026-09-18. Drawn from 10 independent reports across 2 venues.