Showing posts with label Coty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coty. Show all posts
7/27/25

Jōvan Musk for Men Signature Edition (Coty)

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I've always felt that Jōvan Musk for Men smelled like narcissus, but I was never able to find anyone who confirmed it, so I kept the th...
7/24/25

Lovely (Sarah Jessica Parker)

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Having just read the backstory to this fragrance, I can safely say that what I smell makes sense. Burr described the day he spent with Sara...
3/1/24

Revisiting Jōvan's Ginseng NRG: Is It a Masterpiece, or a Cheap Gimmick?

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Vintage N⬝R⬝G  In 1975, Jōvan released its masculine and feminine Ginseng fragrances, which seemed to endure for the remainder of the decade...
4/23/22

My Thoughts on Scent Beauty's Purchase of Preferred Stock & Stetson

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At some point last year (or was it the year before?) Coty sold two of its legacy brands to a relatively unknown Firmenich affiliate company ...
3/1/20

Stetson (Coty)

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I reviewed Stetson back in 2013, but it was an awful review. I recently bought a bottle, and decided it was time to do it right. So let...
10/15/17

Nautica Classic (Coty)

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Fragrantica attributes twenty-one notes to the pyramid of this fragrance, yet when I smell it I get roughly three: synthetic citrus, synth...
4/7/17

Rethinking Jovan Musk (As An Aftershave)

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About six years ago I got into the two big Jovan masculines: Musk and Sex Appeal. I liked and enjoyed both, but preferred Sex Appeal by...
9/22/15

VIP For Him (Playboy/Coty)

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Looks cheap and kinda fun. Smells the same. I was watching one of my favorite Youtube channels the other day, "Fragrance Bros,...
7/28/15

Jōvan Ginseng NRG (Coty)

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I'll be blunt - this scent smells like a woman's floral-perfumed skin after a dip in a heavily chlorinated swimming pool. It'...
7/25/15

Stetson Sierra (Coty)

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The subtlest victories of masculine perfumery come as nods to femininity. The violet prettiness of Cool Water and Green Irish Tweed. The ...
11/9/14

Cool Water Coral Reef (Davidoff)

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I'd say that I don't understand Davidoff's need to issue annual Cool Water "summer" flankers, but it's not re...
2/23/14

Preferred Stock (Coty)

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Ten years ago I smelled this cologne at a CVS and thought it was the worst thing on the market. I was like that about drugstore fragranc...
6/20/13

Emeraude Cologne Spray (Coty)

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As far as I know, Emeraude is a baby name, with some gobbledy-gook about being in harmony with nature as its meaning. It's really a F...
2/11/13

Is Price Correlative To Quality?

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When we see movies and photos with Cary Grant, we automatically think, "he's a high-class guy." I mean, look at him, with th...
12/28/12

Vanilla Fields (Coty)

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The cold chill of dry winter air is finally setting in, and it looks like we southern New Englanders have a finicky season ahead of us, f...
8/25/12

Jōvan Black Musk for Men (Coty)

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The word "nondescript" comes to mind. I know a couple of my regular readers shudder at the sight of this cologne, but if you as...
7/11/12

Sex Appeal For Men (Coty)

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Some fragrances are seasonal;  some are perfect all year-round. Jōvan's herbal oriental, humorously titled "Sex Appeal," is ...
5/13/12

Truth or Dare (Madonna/Coty)

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Some of you may wonder why I mix feminine perfumes in with the masculine reviews. This is supposed to be a men's fragrance blog, right...
4/16/12

Jōvan Woman (Coty)

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Jōvan is a fairly prolific brand, o ne of Coty's workhorse manufacturers, and they've had their fair share of hits and misses. Sex...