Jovan Musk for Men (1973)
by Jovan

This was a coming of age experience back in the mid 70's for me. And has stood the test of time, a classic in it's own regard, made for many a weekend night.

I bought this in lieu of Avon Musk for Men which has now been discontinued. The two fragrances are somewhat similar though on initial application of Jovan, Government officials should create a no go zone round the wearer. After a good half hour it does calm down and that Musk note so similar to the Avon version is definately there though a little heavier and stronger. We only seem to get the Aftershave & Deodorant version here in the UK, cant find EDT Spray anywhere so I generally only use this in its literal sense i.e after shaving. It's not drastically modern and does have the potential to offend but such is the way of many great fragrances. Yes its cheaply priced but I like it. It is a Musk and as such calms down to a nice clean, sweet smell. Give it a go!

Very nice, smells like a quality, but extremely light, cologne. I wish it stuck around longer on my boyfriend's skin, but what IS left after the initial ten-minute-fizz, is a very soft, almost powdery skin scent that is all good. But no sillage whatsoever, pity! An 'extreme' flanker would go down real well over here. I really don't find the scent cheap, tawdry or common at all. Very polite, and if teenagers were wearing this in the 70s, it must have been a better time! If only they'd all swap their Axe for this today.

Not really very much to this scent, and it’s quite old school. In spite of its name, it is not very musky, but that may be because it doesn’t last long on my skin. The fragrance of the scent is actually quite nice, but the individual notes are difficult to separate out and I sporadically encounter a little dissonance in the middle accord. The dry down is a pleasant woods note, quite masculine, but again, not really very musky. The whole fragrance smells rather generic, but in this case, that is not a terrible thing because it’s original for its time and really more pleasant than the generics that swelled the ranks of modern day offerings. It’s a nice scent and it provides more than adequate value for its cost.

It smells like a cheap, weird soap. It is artificial and reminds me of rubber, mixed with something medicinal.

I still love this stuff. I almost always get compliments. Too bad it doesn't stay around long, at least on my skin.