Jil Sander Woman III Jil Sander for women

aaatsho...This one made me sneas so much he he . so strong and peppery in the begining. not my cup off tea. bt after a few minuts it settles down a bit more gental . but this to me is a very grown up lady( im not jet:))To much nutmeg ,hyacinth,carnations ,pellargonium. and the story goes one . I nice floral but just not for me .

I found this too be way too strong and masculine and would describe it as unpleasant and stinky.

After reviewing the ingredients, and seeing that Jil Sander 3 is in the same Floral Chypre/Animalic family as two of my all-time favorite scents- Moments by Priscilla Presley and La Nuit by Paco Rabanne- I was insanely eager to sample this perfume. Luckily, I have access to some JS 3 in exemplary condition for its age.

After a very brief alcohol burst, I was greeted by a blast of aldehydic florals and rich spices...simply intoxicating. The similarities to La Nuit had me spellbound for about 15 minutes...then, instead of morphing to its deeper, darker side, as La Nuit and Moments do, JS 3 took a turn for the appropriate. The naughty notes of castoreum and patchouli took a step back to a relatively polite myrhh/amber accord.

First impression: woman?! really???!! smells like a man´s cologne to me. Cheap cologne. Then second thought: some kind of medicine. Yack! then after 15 minutes - hmmmm, it gets more interesting, now the sharpness is gone and i can finally smell flowers. Oh, wait, there is a light hint to honey in there also... I was really surprised with this scent, it´s complex and developing. Especially when i look on all the ingredients that are listed here. The best part of this one is a drydown, i agree.

My verdict: nice, but i have to grow up i think to wear this one.

Please do not remove this comment, since others might find it useful. Not every review should be positive, so people like me wanted to make a blind buy might find it very informative. Thanks.

I bought it , don't like it at all ,

the top and heart does not move me too much.

however, the drydown is fabulous, very few of the perfumes i tried so far can boast with such!

You should have asked Coty wheter they kept the Lancaster formula, or turned it into something else, and kept the Jil Sander name since it sounds good!
grrrrrr
I have one of the old formula from years ago and would not give it up for anything!

I recieved a second mail today of Coty to inform me that Jil Sander Woman III is still available and can be ordered by the parfumist.

So hang on to this lovely scent ladys and let them shops know that Jil Sander Woman III is a beloved and wanted scent!

In my reply I let Coty know that it is my believe that there still is a market for this scent if they would (re)promote it...

I am very satisfied by the way about the fact that they were so kind to answer my questions. (even twice!)
Thumbs up for Coty!
Love,
Maki

For all you ladies desperate for this one, happy to report it has a twin!!
Charlie Bleu by Revlon!! GREAT price too!

Dear Jil Sander Woman III lovers,

I think I've got some wonderful news: I found out that I had to contact Coty instead of the JS-website. So I did send them an email to ask if and why this fragrance was discontinued. Within two days I recieved a friendly mail in which the PR-assistent told me that Jil Sander Woman III is NOT discontinued, but that the Perfume stores might not order it anymore.
I'm not sure if these numbers are international (I asked her in my reply so maybe I'll get back to you all with the answer to that question) but if so, one can ask these shops to order JS W III by mentioning the article-numbers:

eau de toilette 100 ml - 41080217000
eau de toilette 50 ml - 41080227000

Love,
Maki (Madelijne)

Hi,
I think it was discontinued because the real components plant extracts etc are very expensive nowadays, and it would cost a fortune to make to the same quality as it is.

Oh my God...Beïng a member of this site keeps me spending money...(-:

But this time I just couldn't help it...

For what should one do if one is searching for scents because her favourite, in this case Jil Sander Woman III, seems to be gone?? Thus I bought a lot for trying out recently...
All nice, but none like Jil Sander Woman III and none of my last purchases provided me with the many compliments I always seem to get wearing JS W III...

So what would YOU do if you were in a shop you hadn't been before and see a shelf full of boxes with Jil Sander W III??? (after pinching yourself, proving you were awake...)

You'd buy a few, wouldn't you????

Well..I did anyway..two (of the six) large 100 ml bottles....and the salesman told me that he was still able to order them as far as he could tell, but he wasn't sure...

I feel very guilty after reminiscing over Rem, Reminiscence, only just this morning (!)...but I just couldn't help myself...

It happens all the time: just when I've found my favourite scent, it disappears from the market, here in the Netherlands anyway...! Can't find it anywhere! Like I can't find Fidji and many years ago could only enjoy 'L'éau de Montagne' (Lancaster?) for just a season...
Even did send an e-mail to JS official website, but didn't get an answer.
Hate their new fragrances. I like No 4 as well, but nothing is like Women III!
Recieved lots of compliments when I still had a bottle...I now see that I might get it on ebay..so I might give it a try but spent too much on trying frangrances that might resemble JS III..without succes though...
For now I'm happy with Dior's Eau Fraiche that came with the 'creations of...'
But would be so happy to get my hands on a bottle of JS Women III!

one more thing about the JS III:
the older formula had more dominant flowers in it, it is much better than the new one. (online mini purchase) from the states...
The juice is darker too.

It is available on online!
That is where I got mine couple weeks ago.
It is not for little blond once, but for serious brunettes!

I was doing a search of my favorite ingredients and this is the perfume that matched best. Of course it's discontinued; my luck.

It's an alltime favourite in my family! My grandmother wore it and my mother too. It leaves a honey trail, mixed up with sharp herbs behind you. Delicious, strong and very long-lasting scent for confident women.