Comments on: Bandit by Robert Piguet ~ fragrance review

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:35:21 +0000

Not usually, but I don’t know if the company that currently owns the license also owns it in those countries…so can’t be sure.

By: verboten

verboten — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:25:44 +0000

I don’t know how old it is either, but it was reimported from the Middle East or Russia. Do you know if different versions are marketed in different regions?

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:42:33 +0000

I don’t know how old your original bottle is, but yes, it’s been reformulated (probably several times) over the years. And congrats on your bargain!

By: verboten

verboten — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:03:01 +0000

I have a bottle of Bandit EdT which is wonderfully bitter.* A while ago I smelled some bandit in a store (and I can’t remember the concentration!) and it was nice, but much much sweeter and more floral than my EdT. Anyone know if there has been a reformulation? I’m not sure if what I smelled was a new version, or whether I was smelling the EdP, and the difference you guys talk about is that extreme.

*To boast–I got this at a discount store for $10!

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:23:09 +0000

So many things sound better to English ears when they’re said in French, but Bandit is not one of them! I think of both Bandit & Fracas in the English pronunciation, and in the US, so do many SAs so it all works out

By: Blimunda

Blimunda — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:03:06 +0000

I ordered a sampler of this from Les Senteurs. Eugh, I orderd over the phone and asked for a sample of ‘Band-it’ (harsh London accent), and when the SA ran down the list I ordered, pronounced it as “Bon-Dee” (mellifluous french accent). I felt like a bit of a pleb. However, I have to say – Bandit does sound pretty cool when spoken in the plain old english way……

I want to try both Fracas and Bandit in EdP and extrait. I assume that Harrods will have both, either in their gorund floor parfumerie, and if not, good ol’ Roger Duv won’t me down!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:16:00 +0000

Gotcha. And, you didn't dissuade me at all – just provided me with very helpful info. At least the Piguet fragrances are in the dark glass bottles which should help guard against too much light exposure – of course, that does nothing to protect against tempurature fluctuations. Thank you so much, again, for the benfit of your knowledge.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:14:00 +0000

I'd still buy a vintage bottle if I could — didn't mean to dissuade you. I just think people forget that there is no one “vintage” for any fragrance…the formulas change over the years more than people realize, and when you compound that with storage conditions, etc, one vintage bottle might be quite different than the next. This is true w/ any scent, and so when an ebay seller says “the original formula”, it doesn't mean it's the 1944 version, you know?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:54:00 +0000

Sheesh – that certainly complicates matters doesn't it? Actually, the e-bay listing I was saving has ended, but the description read that it was the 'original' formula – but who knows? Thanks for the info and I will keep all of this in mind when I order some.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:42:00 +0000

Adding — the reason I'd be concerned is that not all vintage bottles are necessarily the original formula. The Piguet company has changed ownership several times, and the Bandit formula has undoubtedly been changed numerous times over the years. It's not even necessarily the same now as it was in the 90s.