Gillette Sun Up

[rebos]

Anyone tried it or use it on the regular? What is it like? How's the scent?

I've been trying to track down a wee bottle to give it a whirl but they don't come cheap when they pop up.

Thanks.

 

[HoosierTrooper]

You might PM IronHammer if he doesn't respond to this. He's a huge fan of it.

 

[rebos]

I guess there isn't much of it left kicking around, given how hard it is to come by and it being 50+ years old.

Actually, I'm not sure what the dates are on this stuff. It was in production mainly in the 60s?

 

[jamesspo]

I'm a big fan as well, but it's getting pricey! On the scent, heck I don't know.. I can't describe scents. As IronHammer has said before...it's smells like James Bond would smell . It's been said that Gillette Foamy canned goo is the same scent, but it doesn't seem to be the same to me, at least not exactly. It's a very clean, masculine scent. Not musky at all, some lavender in there I'd say.

Here's a prior thread where this was pondered (but not successfully answered).

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/273501-How-to-describe-Gillette-Sun-Up

 

[michiganlover]

I've been trying to track down a wee bottle to give it a whirl but they don't come cheap when they pop up.

There is also little guarantee that a 50+ year old product hasn't turned, and now smells really fowl. Aftershave, and Cologne can quite easily turn, if exposed to adverse storage conditions (extreme heat, being left in sunlight). Considering the price bottles typically go for, one is taking quite the gamble: you could easily end up with nothing but a rare glass bottle.


I have bought vintage Aqua Velva, and Skin Bracer in the past, and had bottles of both be turned; no big deal, as I was after the bottle itself, and not the liquid, but fragrances turning is certainly not a rarity.

 

[rebos]

good thing to keep in mind, there michiganlover. I hadn't thought about that. I figured it might be more like a bottle of wine getting better in time, or at least remaining the same, as if the alcohol was a sort of preservative. Not so. 50+ years a long time for something to all of a sudden turn south.

And yet I have to know what this James Bond scent is like now. thanks for the link jamesspo

 

[jamesspo]

There is also little guarantee that a 50+ year old product hasn't turned, and now smells really fowl. Aftershave, and Cologne can quite easily turn, if exposed to adverse storage conditions (extreme heat, being left in sunlight). Considering the price bottles typically go for, one is taking quite the gamble: you could easily end up with nothing but a rare glass bottle.


I have bought vintage Aqua Velva, and Skin Bracer in the past, and had bottles of both be turned; no big deal, as I was after the bottle itself, and not the liquid, but fragrances turning is certainly not a rarity.

I have a few bottles and so far they all smell the same. I guess they all must be good or all bad. They smell great in any case.