Aramis Super Eau de Cologne
Aramis (1977)

I have it. Batch code AA9B dated to October of 1979. The bottom sticker reads Aramis Super Cologne Pure Natural Spray.

Pure you ask?

Well… what I’m thinking is that for marketing reasons Aramis couldn’t possibly put ‘perfume’ after pure because no dude would ever buy this back in the day if it read ‘Aramis Super Cologne Pure Perfume Natural Spray’. Think about that for a second. Exactly. To us perfume freaks it makes perfect sense. Unfortunately to the average Joe Schmoe who is oblivious to perfume jargon, this would be super confusing and would’ve seriously hurt sales. The perfume part emasculates this brutally masculine masterpiece.

My point being is that this wears and behaves like a pure perfume, or parfum and I believe that that’s what concentration this awesome concoction actually is. The application spot stays quite oily for some time. A very loud opening that dries down to these intoxicating wafts of incense all day and all night. That’s with 1 spritz!

Super Cologne has the same exact scent pyramid as the original cologne concentration, just stronger, deeper, richer and far longer lasting with a more prominent vetiver, heavy myrrh that to my nose is the dominant note amongst smoldering amber and a deep, castoreum animalic dry down that becomes creamy and woody thanks to coconut and sandalwood that all lies on a bed of deep green and cushy oak moss. It’s seriously something else to experience. It’s as if you took the cologne that’s basically a strong eau de toilette to begin with and concentrated it further, like really concentrated it. The florals are more subdued but far more prominent base notes are evident. It’s a ‘weighty’ scent. You’re aware that you’re wearing it for the entire duration so I’m certain that everyone can sense this while I’m wearing it. Then again, I wear very little.

Personally, I love Aramis and wear it on the regular so the Super Cologne version is for sure a strong love. This is excellent stuff, just like the original, but even better. The best part being is that you only need a spritz. 1 full spray feels like too much because you can smell this clearly up your nose for hours. The dry down (which lasts until you bathe) wafts gently this resinous, smooth muskiness and smoky, incensy warm ambery suede like animalic aura, almost like incense smoke thanks to all of this myrrh. Underneath is this highly pleasurable soapiness that’s attempting to wash away all the dirty sex on top. It’s really stunning to wear and even more fun to smell. Quite raunchy this version in a really cool, playful sexual way that somehow managed to be completely wearable. Very intense opening that melts into this handsome, complex dry down which creates an aura effect around the wearer. Although not overpowering when applied in tiny doses, the sillage on this has got to be long. I wear some concentrated perfume oils from time to time and this behaves exactly like those. It’s subtle wafts in the dry down forever.

If you come across it, don’t be expecting a different smell. It’s the same exact glorious odor, just stronger, deeper, richer and longer lasting. I’m telling you, I swear this wears like a pure perfume. If you see it, take my advice, just buy it immediately. You will ‘not’ be disappointed.

My flacon is a natural spray, not the pressurized version so you have to pump the atomizer like you would with any other perfume flacon.

It begins very similar to the vintage Aramis classic and certainly is very similar to the vintage Eau De Cologne edition also.
Very creamy and slightly floral, I think that's the geranium.
As the name suggests, it's quite powerful and long lasting for a cologne (I get 8-10 hours from this)
Once it's starts to dry down, the dominant note is vetiver, which lasts for several hours, gradually intensifying.
According to the notes I've seen listed elsewhere, it should end with leather, oak moss and musk but I find that the leather is only discernible if you really search for it.
Overall, it's a great scent that isn't too dated (considering it's 42 years old now) which starts off as recognisably Aramis but veers into another direction on dry down.
Very hard to track down now but if you see it, I recommend grabbing for sure.
One other note of interest, the atomiser sprays continually when depressed, unlike the modern ones, so application can be a little tricky at first!
Personally, I love this and I'm a bit of a sucker for Aramis scents in general.