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    Side by side

    Old Spice Original vs. Rivertown Road

    Very similar
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    Old Spice Original rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin, while Rivertown Road projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Old Spice Original vs. Rivertown Road
    Old Spice OriginalRivertown Road
    ConcentrationEau de ToiletteEDP
    Launched19382011
    GenderMaleMale
    PerfumerAlbert HauckLiz Zorn
    Best seasonSpringFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Old Spice Original

    Warm Spicy
    Floral
    Fresh Spicy
    Vanilla
    Amber
    Cinnamon
    Powdery
    Citrus

    Rivertown Road

    Amber
    Fresh Spicy
    Woody
    Warm Spicy
    Aromatic
    Powdery
    Lavender
    Citrus

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    AldehydesSpicy NotesClary SageLemonOrange
    Bay LeafKey LimeBergamot
    Heart
    CloveGeraniumCarnationCinnamonHeliotropeJasmine
    LavenderTobaccoWhite VioletCinnamonRoseCarnationJasmineMimosaTonka BeanHay
    Base
    AmbergrisCedarwoodTonka BeanFrankincenseMuskVanillaBenzoin
    PatchouliFrankincenseNutmegAmberTolu BalsamMuskCedarAmbergrisOakmossSandalwoodVetiver

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Old Spice Original vs. Rivertown Road
    Old Spice OriginalRivertown Road
    Score4/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours4-6 hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    A fragrance that smells like Sunday morning, a fresh razor, and a drawer of white undershirts. It's been doing this since 1938. The warm spice heart rewards the patient.Old Spice Original
    Bay rum fougères play by old rules. This one doesn't. The lavender doesn't apologize, the cinnamon doesn't ask permission. Bold, opinionated, nothing like the mass-market stuff.Rivertown Road