We believe that fragrance is a work of art and excessive filtering removes some of the raw beauty we work so hard to create. The sediment in your bottle confirms the high levels of exotic, rare and natural players contained in our work.

A quick shake prior to firing the atomizer sends the beauty back into suspension.

Creative Director J. David Broyles refuses to use anything BUT clear bottles in his perfumes for several reasons:

Raw Beauty - everything about your perfume is done with a purpose and we want you to see the true color of your perfume. We use ZERO dyes in our work because we believe it misleads people and quite frankly we believe that is fake. What you see is what you get with Vintage Traditional Perfume House.

Transparency - J. David Broyles believes in keeping Vintage Traditional as transparent as possible. The clear bottle represents that transparency for you to judge our work for yourself. We do not stand behind a facade of fake colors, tinted bottles, and dye.

Absolutely not. All our products are created in our lab in Lewiston, Idaho where we use ZERO fragrance oils.

Very good question! The elk antlers in the logo are a true photograph of a bull that J. David Broyles’ grandfather harvested in 1954 in the Waha Area near Lewiston, Idaho.

J. David Broyles inherited this mount many years ago and it symbolizes the strength, honor and pride of Vintage Traditional as a company.

“Some of my very first memories as a young boy are of that elk rack hanging up at Rosie’s Bar in my hometown of Nezperce, Idaho. It has been a part of my entire life and now I get to incorporate it into the future and legacy of the company—but best of all we get to share it with you!”

“It was December 2018 and I was in the backyard splitting firewood for our wood stove. Our third son Hudson had just been born two months prior and Beckett had just turned two. I am a bit different and I Traditionally enjoy listening to Vintage Christmas music from the likes of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.

At this particular moment I was listening to a Dean Martin Christmas song and I was exhausted from swinging the splitting maul. I sat down on my back porch area, pulled out my phone and took a rest. As the King of Cool sang in the background, I randomly began looking up Dean Martin on the web just out of curiosity (I do this often with various topics). I came across an interview with Deana Martin (Dean’s daughter) from a few years prior and she was asked: ‘what do you remember most about your father?’ She replied with something to the effect of: “I remember many good things about my father, but one thing I particularly remember is just how good he smelled.’

This statement struck me in a way I could not fully appreciate at the time. I wanted that same kind of memory for my own children—and being a new father myself, I truly yearned for that kind of legacy. I found out the fragrance Dean Martin wore was Woodhue by Faberge. I instantly wanted to get my hands on it—but found that it had been discontinued in the 1980’s! Bummer.

I then began this almost year-long mission to find the perfect cologne I could wear as my very own signature scent. I learned about fragrances and perfume houses I had never even known existed—such as the House of Creed, Guerlain, and Caswell-Massey. I wanted something good, classic, but not too expensive. Didn’t seem like too much to ask?

Every avenue I took—I hit a roadblock. I looked up the fragrance Elvis wore—Brut, Ha! Not gonna happen. Sinatra—Green Irish Tweed, wayyyyyy too expensive. Etc, etc. It all pointed to the same solution—I should just make it myself. I began learning about perfumery, chemistry and raw materials. The safety responsibilities associated with perfumery and the huge world of fragrance. Since that time in 2018, what once was an idea whilst splitting firewood has now become a successful Independent Perfume House and I am still pursuing my very own signature fragrance. Until then, I will gladly continue making them for you.” :)) J.D.B.