Guess has launched Guess Seductive Homme, a new fragrance for men. Seductive Homme is the masculine counterpart to last year’s Seductive for women…
Online fragrance shopping
New at beautyhabit: Lubin Black Jade, Chalayan Airborne.
New at escentual (UK): Gucci Guilty Intense, Prada Candy.
New at harrods (UK): Gucci Guilty Intense.
New at indiescents: S Poncet Eau Eternelle.
New at macys: Gucci Guilty Intense.
New at neimanmarcus: Fan di Fendi.
New at nordstrom: Fan di Fendi, BCBG Max Azria.
New at saksfifthavenue: Acqua di Parma Colonia limited edition.
New at selfridges (UK): Prada Candy.
New at ulta: Beyonce Pulse.
Topman No. 16 & No. 27 ~ new fragrances
UK-based men’s retailer Topman will launch two fragrances in September, No. 16 and No. 27…
Gucci Guilty Intense ~ new fragrance
Gucci has launched Gucci Guilty Intense, new variations on Gucci Guilty and Gucci Guilty Pour Homme…
Jovan Woman by Jovan ~ fragrance review
“What a man wants from woman, Jovan created.” So says the sticker on Jovan Woman by Jovan’s brown plastic cap. From smelling Woman, I deduce a man wants a woman who smells like a dude. In a head shop.
Woman by Jovan is a strange concoction. Released in 1977, it seems to presage the big, spicy orientals to come — Yves Saint Laurent Opium, Chanel Coco, and Estée Lauder Cinnabar being a few — but somehow misses the bull’s eye by a few inches. It’s as if Jovan created its own silky, spicy, woody, oriental fragrance ahead of the curve, but before bottling it, a few gallons of aftershave fell in the vat.
From reading the few reviews I can find of Woman, it seems to have a cult following who fearfully tracks its dwindling supply. (I found my dusty bottle of cologne concentrate spray at Rite Aid.) In reviews on Makeupalley, I saw Woman compared to Balmain Miss Balmain, Paloma Picasso Mon Parfum, Caron Tabac Blond, Parfums Grès Cabochard, and vintage Christian Dior Miss Dior…