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Alexandria Fragrances Old Story
Alexandria Fragrances

Old Story

aromatic
fresh spicy
woody
white floral
green
citrus
lavender
2017 · unisex

Alexandria Fragrances is a niche house known for creating versatile, wearable compositions that blur gender lines. The brand focuses on accessible luxury fragrances with solid performance, drawing a following among those seeking quality alternatives to mainstream offerings.

Old Story opens with a bright, herbaceous accord of neroli, lavender, petitgrain, and rosemary that immediately establishes an aromatic, fresh-spicy character. The heart develops into a sophisticated green-floral blend, anchored by jasmine and geranium with supporting notes of galbanum and clary sage that add complexity and slight bitterness. The base settles into a warm woody foundation of amber, vetiver, sandalwood, oak, and cedar, creating a balanced drydown that's neither heavy nor fleeting.

This is a versatile fragrance that works well for those seeking something articulate and composed rather than loud. It functions equally well as a casual daily wear or a polished option for work and social settings. The herbal-aromatic profile gives it a slightly intellectual edge, making it approachable for wearers drawn to The Tactician, The Aristocrat, and The Homesteader archetypes.

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Main Accordsreported by community
aromatic
100%
fresh spicy
75%
woody
75%
white floral
75%
green
50%
citrus
50%
lavender
50%
herbal
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
Neroli
Neroli
Distilled from bitter orange blossoms, neroli sits at the intersection of citrus and floral, bright and slightly waxy, with a honeyed depth that other citrus notes lack. It's one of the most complex natural ingredients in perfumery, simultaneously fresh and rich. A little neroli makes almost any fragrance feel expensive.
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Petitgrain
Petitgrain
Crisp, woody, and slightly bitter, petitgrain is distilled from the leaves and twigs of the bitter orange tree, making it the green, herbal sibling of neroli and bergamot. It adds a clean, aromatic freshness to masculine fragrances in particular, with a slightly soapy, barbershop quality that is effortlessly wearable.
Rosemary
Rosemary
Herbal, camphorous, and slightly pine-like, rosemary is a Mediterranean herb with a clean, almost medicinal crispness. It adds freshness and a culinary familiarity to fragrances, grounding more abstract notes in something real. A pillar of classic fougère (fern) fragrances and modern herbal compositions.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Geranium
Geranium
Green, rosy, and slightly minty, geranium is one of perfumery's most useful ingredients, sitting at the intersection of floral, herbal, and green families. Rose geranium adds a natural, slightly ragged freshness to rose accords that synthetic rose can't match. It grounds floral compositions in something earthy and real.
Galbanum
Galbanum
One of perfumery's oldest raw materials, a bitter, intensely green resin with a cut-grass, slightly medicinal quality. It's the note that gives vintage green chypres their sharp, naturalistic edge. Galbanum alone is almost unpleasantly aggressive, but in a composition it adds a vivid green freshness that nothing else can match.
Clary Sage
Clary Sage
Dry, slightly fruity, and intensely herbal, clary sage has a warm, tea-like quality with faintly floral and nutty facets. It's the more sophisticated sibling of regular sage, used in Eau Sauvage and countless classic masculines for its clean, Mediterranean character. Simultaneously natural and refined.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Vetiver
Vetiver
Earthy, smoky, and complex, vetiver root is extracted from a grass native to India and has a scent that is simultaneously rooty, woody, and slightly lemony. It's one of perfumery's great base notes: tenacious, unisex, and endlessly adaptable. A fragrance built around vetiver feels grounded and deeply confident.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Oak
Oak
Deep, dry, and slightly tannic, oak adds the scent of aged wood and wine barrels to compositions, a complex earthy warmth. Oakwood in perfumery has a slightly bitter, smoky quality that lends weight and gravity. Different from oakmoss (which is a lichen), oak itself suggests cellars, antique furniture, and aged spirits.
Cedar
Cedar
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The TacticianBest match87% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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The Aristocrat87% match
Timeless doesn't try. It simply is.

Cool, clean, commanding. Heritage aromatics, classic citrus, dry fougères, refined woods.

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The Homesteader81% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.
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aromatic100%fresh spicy75%woody75%white floral75%green50%
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Alexandria Fragrances Old Story— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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$49.99 at Alexandria Fragrances. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
What does Alexandria Fragrances Old Story smell like? +
Alexandria Fragrances is a niche house known for creating versatile, wearable compositions that blur gender lines. The brand focuses on accessible luxury fragrances with solid performance, drawing a following among those seeking quality alternatives to mainstream offerings. Old Story opens with a bright, herbaceous accord of neroli, lavender, petitgrain, and rosemary that immediately establishes an aromatic, fresh-spicy character. The heart develops into a sophisticated green-floral blend, anchored by jasmine and geranium with supporting notes of galbanum and clary sage that add complexity and slight bitterness. The base settles into a warm woody foundation of amber, vetiver, sandalwood, oak, and cedar, creating a balanced drydown that's neither heavy nor fleeting. This is a versatile fragrance that works well for those seeking something articulate and composed rather than loud. It functions equally well as a casual daily wear or a polished option for work and social settings. The herbal-aromatic profile gives it a slightly intellectual edge, making it approachable for wearers drawn to The Tactician, The Aristocrat, and The Homesteader archetypes.
What are the notes in Alexandria Fragrances Old Story? +
Top: Neroli, Lavender, Petitgrain, Rosemary. Heart: Jasmine, Geranium, Galbanum, Clary Sage. Base: Amber, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Oak, Cedar.
What other fragrances smell like Alexandria Fragrances Old Story? +
Based on shared notes, Chanel Egoiste Platinum (Amber, Vetiver, Jasmine, Geranium), Al Haramain Loulou Noir (Amber, Vetiver, Jasmine, Geranium), kilian Good Girl Gone Bad (Amber, Vetiver, Jasmine, Neroli), Armaf Legesi (Sandalwood, Cedar, Jasmine, Galbanum), Amouage Reflection (Vetiver, Sandalwood, Jasmine, Petitgrain) may smell similar to Old Story.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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