New fragrances are always worth sniffing out, but it’s also a good idea to have a few vintage bottles on hand. Each cologne on this list evokes a particular decade and is worth hunting down to add to your rotation. The scents may remind you of your dad’s nubuck wing tips, but they work just as well with a shrunken suit.

Old Spice
Somewhere along the way it became the butt of jokes, but Old Spice—the gentle blend of vanilla, orange, and musk that your grandfather slapped on after his morning shave—is, in fact, a fragrance every man should stock in his bathroom.

Guerlain Vetiver
Few perfume companies can claim as many classics as Guerlain, and this vetiver-nutmeg-pepper mix is one of them. In the fifties, a spritz of it was as mandatory as a tie bar. There’s really only one way to mess up its well-balanced, nostalgic scent, and that’s to splash it on like it’s a body wash.

Aramis
The guys who were comfortable with both three-martini lunches and mustache wax favored this stereotypically manly concoction of sandalwood, tree moss, and clove-bud oil. It’s not for everyone, but neither is a diet consisting almost entirely of red meat.

YSL Pour Homme
Grassy scents so light they’re barely detectable are now the norm for musk-averse guys. Yves Saint Laurent’s blend of lavender, lemon, and sage—the first cologne the designer created for men—is the original model. The regulars at Studio 54 spritzed it on their chests, and you should too.

Dior Fahrenheit
Very little about the eighties can be called understated. Dior Fahrenheit—a powerful combination of tonka bean, patchouli, and nutmeg, packaged in a seemingly aflame bottle—is no exception. Modern wearers should limit themselves to one spray.

Acqua di Gio
The bergamot-and-tangerine staple—that just about anyone can wear—is one of those no-fail items, like a pair of Jack Purcells or 501s, that every well-dressed man should have in his arsenal.

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