Woman Jovan for women

I was hoping to sniff out the African orange flowers. I smell the spices first and then something luscious I'm not sure yet what. But it caught my husband's attention. That's what matters a lot to me. We spend much time together, now we're retired. No moss is listed, which I love in fragrances, but for $14 the longevity is fantastic. I don't know how I overlooked this gem available at Walgreen's where it sells out quickly.

I just bought a bottle of Jovan Woman at Walmart for even less than $14, I think. I had never sniffed this one before, and I was curious. I should have been bold enough to spray the scent in the store and saved myself some money & shelf space. I can see that this must have been nice once, but I don't find it very wearable in its present form (I presume there was a prior formulation to this). It does smell soapy & green, mossy & floral, all those nice things (all it needs is a leather note!), but I agree with the poster who said there is also a chemically aspect that is unpleasant. Too bad. I may change my mind after I've lived with it a while. I do like some drugstore cheapies, even though they are no longer the same, but few of them are actually tolerable.

Jovan Woman smells like super-concentrated Dove soap: no more, no less. It's basically the latest incarnation of Emeraude, minus vanilla and eleven or twelve other notes. There's a screeching blast of one-dimensional white flowers, followed by a clean and nondescript drydown. JW's chemical character finds no love with me, although it's a good choice for travelers wanting to project an aura of "just showered" when coming off the plane.

This fragrance won a couple of FiFi Awards in 1978


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WOMAN • Jovan

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WOMAN • Jovan

Mejames, I stumbled across Jovan Woman again last summer in the health and beauty department at H.E.B. grocery store, of all places! They had it in the locked glass case.


This is a perfect example of a mostly forgotten and very overlooked drugstore perfume that costs quite little but smells like a million bucks. The sillage and longevity are very, very good. In no way does it smell cheap. Very well blended, I love the opening, middle and the dry down is wonderful. A keeper.

To mejames:

You may find "Woman" by Jovan at Rite Aid Drug Stores. I just bought a bottle of it recently.

Good luck and hope this helps you!

Is there still a retailer in the Dallas, TX area that sells "Woman" by Jovan? I love the way "Woman" smells. I am just about out of my last bottle of this sensational fragrance. "Woman" by Jovan smells so much better than any of the expensive frangrances! If Jovan has stopped producing "Woman", shame on them!!! Jovan, please bring back "Woman"!! Please?!!

I cannot find a vender of "Woman" by Jovan online, except one! I am not going to pay over $14.00 (before shipping) and the only vender I have found is asking $54 per bottle! That person has lost his/her ever loving mind! In May of this year, I purchased 2 bottles of "Woman" by Jovan in a Walmart Superstore in Kansas. I paid $14 (before tax) per bottle. I have never paid more than $14 per bottle and I have been buying "Woman" by Jovan for many years!

I too remember the soap and the curved bottle...Anyway, if you use this one, keep in mind that it's *strong* to the point where it can be offensive. Apply it lightly, and I'd consider it a cold weather scent.

Move over "Realm", move over Athena and your pheromones....here comes "Jovan Woman". Although not listed, I get a huge sensation/whiff of nicely camouflaged body odor. This is a unisex Chypre structure, sweet citrus in the top, with dusty orange blossoms and ylang in the heart, and a smoky, mossy base. Really very 70s/80s, and well done.

I had the good luck to sample a vintage new bottle of the cologne concentrate spray, with no evaporation or discoloration. Just alight spritz is enough; more will knock your admirers out. I can see this as Holy Grail scent for lots of women; the pheromones will keep the compliments coming ;)

a special friend gave me women by jovan back in day it came in clear plastic box with a soap & the fragrance bottle had a shape to it,he gone now I would buy it if could find it that way .brings back happy memories . Jovan bring it back that way for us reminsce please

This goes on very strong. I generally like the woody spicy scents but this seems to have an underlying chemical smell (a bit like hairspray) that I don't like at all.As it dries down it does turn quite subtle and is very powdery. Not one for me i'm afraid.

Woman by the drugstore Jovan brand is a true beauty! The spices,wood and amber are perfectly blended into a oriental that smells better than many overpriced frags people (including me) drool over. I have been wearing this scent for years, but it unfortunately is getting harder to find. Guess I better start buying backups on ebay before the price gets out of hand! love this stuff

This ONE is my Ultimate Favourite this suits me like my natural skin use the cologne concentrate WOW been using this for the last 30 years and get compliments every single time I am wearing this.

Imagine my surprise! When I sniffed this at K-mart,I thought it could pass for a Chanel.So I bought it..and every time I spray it on I am shocked at how wonderful this little $14 cologne is.The staying power is only a few hours,so I think I will try the cologne concentrate spray.Lovely stuff!