I'm not sure if I find it depressing (or rather, just plain shocking) to have the copy read, “For the sons of the men who wore Polo.” I may be hypothetically old enough to have a 20-something child, but I don't necessarily want that spelled out for me so explicitly. HA! At least Guerlain isn't marketing with copy that says, “For the great-great-granddaughters of women who wore L'Heure Bleue…”

The Modern Reserve description is very accurate: it's greener, the tobacco notes either muted or missing entirely. It's a subtle variation on the original, enough to breathe a bit of new life to those who have worn it in the past and want to revisit.