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I bought a bottle of Mitsouko EdT today. At the bottom of the box there is a stamp 6H01. Is there anybody here at BN who knows what it means? Is it possible to tell if this is an old or a new bottle from the stamp?

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Originally Posted by Margareta I bought a bottle of Mitsouko EdT today. At the bottom of the box there is a stamp 6H01. Is there anybody here at BN who knows what it means? Is it possible to tell if this is an old or a new bottle from the stamp? I have no idea, maybe you 'd like to contact Guerlain 68 Champs-Elysees in Paris.
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Congrats on your purchase, old or new, I know you were hesitant before

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well, you know what i say, if it smells good, that's all that matters right?

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The latest reformulation was not that big of a change. Especially if you get the pure parfum, which allows the peach note to come through faster than the EDT. Believe me, I have smelled a number of vintage bottles, and you will still like it this year if you liked it last year. I still do.

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Originally Posted by Margareta I bought a bottle of Mitsouko EdT today. At the bottom of the box there is a stamp 6H01. Is there anybody here at BN who knows what it means? Is it possible to tell if this is an old or a new bottle from the stamp? I bought an EDT bottle a few months ago stamped 5K01. I emailed Rousseau at Guerlain and her reply was that it was made "during the first semester of 05".

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Then I guess my bottle is from 2006, as the stamp is 6H01. What the H stands for, I don´t know. Perhaps hiver, witch means autumn/fall??? If no-one here knows, I have better contact Guerlain and ask. Thank you for telling me such questions can get an answer!
I adore my new frag, and I will continue to adore it, even if it shows to be the latest one! But I do smell peach, so I do have hope it is the secound newest frag!
If a bottle of the EdP or the perfume ever crosses my road, it will emidiatly be mine!

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Originally Posted by purplebird7 The latest reformulation was not that big of a change. Especially if you get the pure parfum, which allows the peach note to come through faster than the EDT. Believe me, I have smelled a number of vintage bottles, and you will still like it this year if you liked it last year. I still do.
at this point it 's also a question of individual perceptions. I get peachy note coming faster in EDT and EDT versions than parfum, I m also experienced in vintage extraits de parfum too and I do agree with what is generally said, older vintage pre-80's are more profound, mysterious and authentic (real ambregris, earthier patchouli). I have a recent parfum version and I get a persisting harsh tar note that 's not very subtle.
Older vintage formulations used to be "longer" too, if a perfume originally had 120 ingredients, the new versions even in the extrait version often see shortcuts, from 120 they can bring it down to 80, it 's the easiest thing to do since formulas are kept secret.