How to recognize GUY LAROCHE perfumes

Guy Laroche's notable perfumes are: Fidji (year 1966), L'Eau Folle (1970), Drakkar (1972), J'ai Osè (1977), Drakkar Noir (1982), Clandestine (1986), Horizon (1993). 
Most of  scents had the "copyright" indication, including the year ("Copyright Parfums Guy Laroche, year xxxx")


GUY LAROCHE BATCH CODES:

(since 1979: "EMB code" reported on the box. If
 you don't see the EMB code, it means "before 1979")
Then, you have to check the 2nd letter of the code.

1981    UAxx  or SAxx

1982    UBxx  or SBxx

1983    UCxx  or SCxx

1984    UDxx  

1985    UExx

1986    UFxx

1987    UGxx

1988    UHxx

1989    UJxx
(here the bar-code appears on the box) 

1990    UKxx

1991    ULxx
(changing address on the box
from:: "9, AVENUE MATIGNON" or "Rue Fg St. Honorè"
to: "16, PLACE VENDOME")

1992    UMxx
(here 5-digits batchcode begins)

1993    UNxxx 

1994    UPxxx

1995    UQxxx

1996    URxxx

1997    USxxx

1998    UTxxx

1999    UUxxx

2000    UVxxx
(changing distribution:
before year 2000: ditributed by "Cosmair";
since 2000: distributed by "LLC Luxury products")

2001    UWxxx

2002    UXxxx

2003    UYxxx  (UZ apparently not used)

2004    UAxxx
(here: the long list of ingredients appears on the box)
2005    UBxxx
2006    UCxxx
2007    UDxxx
2008    UExxx
2009    UFxxx
2010    UGxxx or 38Gxxx
2011    UHxxx or 38Hxxx

"Fidji" Parfum, early bottle

FIDJI advertisement year 1977
You can read the word "Paris" on the bottle
written in Script ("lowercase") letters

Fidji advertisement Year 1982. You can read the word "Paris" on the bottle
written in Capital ("uppercase") letters 

"J'Ai Osè", copyright 1977 (from Ebay)
Address "9, Rue Matignon"

"Fidji" Parfum
edition year 1984

"Fidji" Parfum, Copyright year 1984

Fidji Parfum
Copyright year 1984
batch UE1B = year 1985

"Fidji", copyright year 1984
Parfums et Beaute & Cie,  Rue Fg.St. Honorè

Fidji Parfum
batch UF1E = year 1986

Fidji Eau de Parfum
 Copyright Year 1984, Avenue Matignon
batch code UG1F = year 1987

Early "Drakkar Noir",
batch SB3E painted on the bottom =  year 1982
(notice the textures all over the box)

Early Drakkar Noir box and bottle,
batch SB3E = year 1982
(notice the textures all over the box)

(from Ville "Dofa91", Basenotes)
Typical Drakkar Noir box
 first edition (1981-1988)

(from Ville "Dofa91", Basenotes)
Drakkar Noir bottle, with unusual batch MHID = probably year 1988

(from Ville "Dofa91", Basenotes)
Typical Drakkar Noir box, first edition (1981-1988)

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DRAKKAR NOIR apparently had 7 different boxes

year 1981, year 1989, year 1996, year 1998

year 1999, year 2004, year 2010

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"Clandestine", batch UFAG = year 1986

Fidji
batch UGxx = year 1987

Drakkar Noir, address "9 Avenue Matignon" (until 1991)
"copyright Parfums Guy Laroche 1989"
batch UKxx = year 1990

Horizon , batch UM193 = year 1993 
NEW address 16 Place Vendome (since 1992)
(first time with 5-digits batchcode)

Horizon
batch UM193 = year 1993
 (first time with 5-digits batchcode)

(from Ebay ) Drakkar Noir,
copyright "Parfums Guy Laroche, 1996"

(from Ebay) Drakkar Noir
batch UU105 = year 1999

Drakkar Noir,
typical Guy Laroche box, year 1998

"Fidji" with short list of ingredients on the box
distributed by Cosmair( = before year 2000)

(from Ebay) Fidji
After 2005 with "long list of ingredients" on the box

Drakkar Noir
year 2010 (on left) and year 2004 (on right)

Drakkar Noir, year 2004

Drakkar Noir
year 2010

Drakkar Noir
batch 38H201 = year 2011

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Previously:

-GUERLAIN perfumes ( here )


-YVES SAINT LAURENT perfumes ( here )


-CHRISTIAN DIOR perfumes ( here )


-GIORGIO ARMANI Perfumes ( here )


-VAN CLEEF et ARPELS perfumes ( here )


-CHANEL perfumes ( here )


-BVLGARI perfumes ( here )


-HERMES perfumes ( here )


-VERSACE perfumes ( here )


-GIVENCHY perfumes ( here )