Do perfume change colour after a while?

[faeriedust]

I bought this aquolina pink sugar from yahoo auction and the colour is yellow like pee yellow. Apparently this is the explanation given by the seller

I have discovered that Pink Sugar turns yellowish very fast. Every
bottle I have had (I have repurchased it four times) has turned yellow
two weeks after I take it out from its sealed container. I can only
attribute this to its vanilla component. Vanilla oxidises very quickly
and gives any predominantly vanilla fragrance a yellow/brown tint
after some time. This is why most vanilla fragrances like Burberry
Brit are tinted a light brown (or other colors - think blue in Anna
Sui Dreams and purple in Vera Wang Princess) by their manufacturers to
prevent any alarmed consumers from thinking the fragrances have
turned.

I can reassure you that the scent of the bottle of Pink Sugar I sold
to you hasn't changed at all. I made sure to test it before I listed
it for auction.

Is it true? I hope Im not ripped off or something

[D3stiny]

I'm not sure abt vanilla oxidising and changing the colour of the perfume, but I think I read somewhere that exposure to sunlight may cause the perfumes to change colour. Keep it fortoo long and it'll probably change too. HTHs!

[ChanceuxS]

My YSL babydoll is pink too, and it hasn't change colour.
I got it around 2 yrs ago btw.
Hths!

[faeriedust]

but ysl doesnt have vanilla right? Mine didnt change too. The seller says she bought hers this year only. I just need confirmation that I've not been ripped off

[caramelover]

erm....think perfumes do change colour but shouldn't be so fast right?
mine took about 2-3 year to change colour but scent is still strong

[lydiaruth]

yea. i had one that changed colour to yellow too. It was quite gross so I threw it out. Didnt like it much anyway.

[smurfs]

They definitely turn yellowish, especially the clear coloured fragrances,after being kept for a period of time. I hear we've to keep them in cool temperatures, not too warm nor too cold, to prevent the colour from turning and for the scent to maintain it's authenticity.

[Satin___mules]

My perfume colour changed, turned yellowish after a period of time too. But the scent is still quite the same.

[luxury]

My perfume turned yellowish already, must have kept for more than a year plus thats why. My favourite paul smith floral also smell so different now, sigh.....another bottle wasted.