Blue Jeans (1994)
by Versace

My first review and this is my plan of attack. I'm going to wear the fragrances for a while before I comment, because to my mind too many people jump to verdicts too quickly. You will also get comments from my girlfriend or any other friend or foe who is forthcoming.

Okay then, first impression - this stuff stinks! Regardless of whether you like it or not this stuff will linger on whatever you put it on and whichever room you applied it in, for hours and hours and hours. My initial thoughts were flashbacks of being younger (I mean too young to legally participate in adulthood). Splashing on way too much of my old mans curious bottles of exotic smelling colognes. And attending pre-pubescent angst ridden school disco's breathing in fear, ego's and every other lads dads cologne!

Not an audicious start then.

I can't really pin down a note to be honest. But then I am new to this so maybe that will come in time. I can say lots of heavy sweet musk. Heavy and sweet, little bit biting, little bit cloying, sweet oh so sweet. Did I mention heavy?

Lets talk about packaging. The bottle comes in a tin. Nothing wrong in that, it protects the juice from UV harm and of course nuclear fall out. But it looks like something I would win at a fairground stall by throwing a wonky dart into a playing card. When there are no cuddly toys left. The bottle itself is unoffensive, however I fail to see any similarities with the iconic coca-cola bottle as some people have observed.

My girlfriend hates, she likens it to me being dipped into candyfloss, sprinkled with sugar, coated in honey and spending a night wrapped in the armpit of an unwashed overweight giant.

My bottle only cost £5 and I got a free tube of Blue Jeans Aftershave balm. Definately don't touch that - greasy, slimey, terrible synthetic smell.

To sum up. This is my current arguement scent. When I fall out with my girlfriend this stuff comes out to play. She hates it, I can bare it 'coz it takes me back to time before I was man but thought I was a god. Oh how wrong I was!

This scent is masculinity in the modern era. As a young man of 22 I consistently am disappointed with scents labeled as masculine containing a gluttonous amount of either spice or musk. Now, is masculinity therefore defined by a scent that does not attract women, and, simply, smells old? Can a truly masculine scent live within the context of our modern era?

Blue Jeans is one of the few that I have found to fill that void. I relate a story with the hopes that its content does not deter the oh-so-eager to vaunt the price or status of their chosen cologne. If it does, your loss. That being said, I shall continue.

I work as a waiter at the Olive Garden and often find myself serving young couples on a date. The continuum of fragrances is astonishingly small and, as most have observed, is dominated by soapy, fresh scents (wimpy). The one gem that I have smelled in my time working there has been the cologne (which I later discovered is indeed Blue Jeans) worn by not a customer but one of the bussers. I am willing to concede that it is the imagine of this man that gives this scent its clear image of masculinity. I will try, as objectively as I can, as a heterosexual male, describe this man. He is Latin-American in heritage and probably in his late 40's and contains a thick accent. His worn expression is of rugged passion and a calmness exhibited only by the heroic. Having work-worn hands, a thick stature and a sweaty brow he captures the exotic and romantic aspect of masculinity, less the -Marlboro Man- lameness.

This scent is smooth, attractive and rich. Enjoy my friends.

The citrus, cedar, and musk are clear. I'm also getting spices but I can't distinguish any individually. I also swear I smell some chocolate and mint but I guess not. Anywho, this is a nice anytime, anywhere scent. It's a little more Obsession than it is Happy, but it does balance fresh and spicy nicey nice. Kind of a jack of all trades, master of none.

This is a very nice scent to a reasonable price!
The opening is fresh although it es extremely sweet, I can clearly smell the violet and jasmine part.
It also stays quite long on my skin and after about 2 hours there is mainly the musk left to smell which isnt everyone's cup of tea but I personally like it.
If your wallet (or your conscience) does not allow you to buy expensive scents than this one is good bet!

very GOOD frag reminds me of ungaro iii but with a lot more sweetness to it...i see ppl are complaining about it being to sweet please remember with this one less is defintely a lot more....so two sprays around the neck will last you a long time if you overdo it you're asking for headache and attention but otherwise great frag to go on a date or at the movies or casual fridays not an everyday frag at all but it's a 4 star

REMEMBER GUYS LOVE IT, WEAR IT, LIVE IT

A classic and dare I say, misunderstood Versace classic. I think too many people wrote this off as a cheapy, but, IMO, they are way off base. I really like the galbanum in this much more so than in alot of others out there with the note. For some reason, it seems to really work well this fragrance - I think it is how it works with the nutmeg that I like so well, but I could be wrong as the florals may play a bigger role in it all together. The drydown is great and appropriate for all ages and for anytime of year as it is very sporty and casual. My favourite time to wear it is late summer, it seems it is a good way to bid adieu to T-shirts and blue jeans and move into sweaters. Fantastic.