Jean Nate Revlon for women

Smells very citrusy from the bottle, but on me, the spicy notes come out more and I wind up smelling like Obsession by Calvin Klein.

I just don't like this one. It smells like a lemon room fragrance to me. It just smacks of "cheap" to me, my apologies to all fans of this fragrance.

This classic smells pretty cool, reminds me of my grandmother, she loves this fragrance. It smells great on her, but I do not like how it smells on me.

been a few months since this thread had any action....but just had to add my experience to it. I am almost 50, and starting to get not only hot flashes, but all my old beloved scents are turning on me! I have picked up a favorite on my shelf to spray myself before getting dressed only to run gagging into the shower with a parade of clothing on the floor behind me more often than not the last 6 months! Today I had another unfortunate experience with my most beloved Jean Claude Gauthier Classique. I could just cry! I gave myself one spray and put on a fresh chenille robe since it was supposed to storm all day and I was going to curl up on the couch with my new Vogue Spring edition 600+ pages. Even the cat would not sit in my lap. It got so bad the robe and anything underneath got thrown in the hamper and I ran in the bathroom and soaped up with Dove Go Fresh Burst. It STILL did not help! So I grabbed some Vick's Vapor Rub and slathered my chest, breathing in the menthol fumes and trying to stop gagging. I washed it off with said Dove again. It was better but there was still a lingering sweetness. By this time I am in a full-blown hot flash. So in desperation for comfort, coolness and some kind of crisp fragrance retreat I sprayed on my chilled Jean Nate Body Splash I keep refrigerated in a spray bottle. Pulled on my leopard print mu-mu. And finally got to sit down on the couch and look at my new Vogue. Jean Nate saved the day!

Like andrevarx, I can see this as a unisex fragrance... especially the splash version. So zingy and fresh! It's appropriate for any age.

I reach for this every time I need a boost to get going. It is my workout motivator.

This was one of my first perfumes, I was about 7 and my parents always splashed this on us....we were the best smelling kids in our school!

After thinking about it for a while, I ended up buying the 2.25 oz cologne spray of Jean Nate and am enjoying its refreshing scent on a hot day. What draws me to this fragrance is the touch of spice in it. Citrus, light florals and the spicy notes that give it an interesting aspect - nice. I also have the 30 oz splash which works well but I like the cologne spray as its stronger, and is easy to carry in a handbag. I agree with the previous reviewer that the lotion is quite lovely and is definitely a good buy if you like this scent.

I went to CVS Pharmacy the other day and happened to see two big 30 oz bottles of the Jean Nate lotion and splash for $10 each. After reading reviews on this site, and reading another lady's website where she said she really beat the heat from this, I thought I'd give it a try and I must say that it's purely pleasurable to smooth this lotion on my skin after a shower and add the splash...you've got heaven. I really like the lotion, it keeps your skin very smooth and soft. The scent is wonderful, very citrus/lemony. I think sometimes I smell like a lemon sandwich cookie LOL My boyfriend also likes it, he snuggles really close and just nuzzles my neck for wiffs of this...not just for old ladies, I dare say :)

Personally I always thought it (the body splash) smelled like listerine. I knew one lady who used it after every bath & her bathroom always smelled like jean nate for hours.

As much as I enjoy wearing Jean Nate in hot weather I found I reached for it several times this past winter after a shower just to bring about a bit of summer's sunny warmth. It's so darn cozy and I swear I imagine my skin looking a bit tanned when I wear it, as if the summer sun is beaming down on me.

Sweet, citrusy and buttery (and with no hint of "old lady"), the formula has not changed over the years. The spray cologne is longer lasting but hard to find. The bath splash is readily available in drug stores and is well worth having. I think I went through nearly a quart of the splash last year alone. Good old dependable JN will always have a place in my fragrance wardrobe.

Oh, and if you love(d) this "essence of summer" in a bottle, you might enjoy Tuscan Soul, a similarly low priced refreshing beauty with a tad more citrus but without Jean Nate's "buttery" note. I have and love both but understand how Jean Nate could be a bit too sweet for some.

I remembered this classic from my younger days, when affordability was the main criteria after the actual fragrance, and there were not many options for places to buy fragrances When I saw the body splash again in a drugstore on my holiday in Florida, I could not resist. I thought it might make a wonderful addition, particularly in the heat and humidity. It smelled wonderful in the bottle; a bright, crisp citrus, refreshing and light. However, when I put it on, it immediately lost the citrus clarity and became an oily brillecream-like scent that I could not wait to remove...Ah, memories and scents, not always a match made in heaven!

When I was a kid one of the first signs of coming summer was the Jean Nate showing up in the bathroom. Walking in to the room steamy from a shower and the citrusy-flowery scent seemed luxurious and getting to use it after a day at the beach or the lake to cool hot skin was heaven.

Seeing a bottle at the drugstore the memories came back and I bought it, halfway expecting to be disappointed since it's so ridiculously inexpensive. Instead I found something better than remembered: bright open lemon, carnations, and a very nice light musk that I had completely forgotten about. Is this sophisticated? No. Is it a cheap delight that cools skin and smells wonderful? Yes. I will never be without a bottle of this again. Welcome back, old friend.
Sillage: 4-5 ft
Duration: very good
Fabulosity: a popsicle in August (that's good)
Price to value ratio: Excellent
10/10 for what it is

Oh Jean Nate, how I love thee! Let me count the ways.
In summer, when the humidity of Virginia makes other scents unbearable for me, you do not overpower.
Your powdery citrus bouquet envelopes me, comforting me through the day.
You never give me a migraine, and for that, I will always love you.

Never leave me Jean Nate! Never. Or I will find you. And boil a bunny in your kitchen. You must always stay with me. Always.

JonCologne has it right - I loved this perfume in the 80's, it was sweet and had a light almost fruitiness to it, it was very fresh and pretty. I got a new bottle of it and it is a bitter muddled mess! What did happen?

who didn't love this cheap citrusy goodness in the huge yellow bottle. i use to be amazed when i was a child and went downtown with grandmother and would gape in awe at the huge bottle of jean nate that stood taller than i was. every adult woman i knew wore this at some point or another, especially for day wear. arpege, evening in paris, or chanel were for evenings out. this brings back terrific memories of my childhood. funny, as an adult, i've never actually owned a bottle myself.

This was my grandmother's favorite after bath splash. The scent just takes me back to my childhood.

truly not the same formula anymore as it was a few years ago say 2000, what happened revlon..get it back to the original scent please now its terrible.

Like many,Iremember this from childhood. Not so much that I used it, however, but that the nuns at my Catholic school did. Each and every one!
It's a nice, light, mostly citrus scent which is hardly used these days, but then,again,I haven't been around many Sisters lately. Brings back memories,

This was my 1st perfume as well! I loved it so much. It made me feel so grown up and confident. It was very light and fresh and comfortable, I wore it everywhere. It brings back many great memories. Cinsot, I also recognize many of the notes as ones that I still love today. Jean Nate was a great start for me.

My 1rst perfume when I was 10 years old! I was so excited to splash it on like the comercial. Light, citrus, a pinch herbal. My sensitive skin couldn't take it so I only enjoyed about 2 splashes.

This is my "go to" fragrance when the days are sweltering. Light and just sweet enough. The citrus notes keep it from becoming cloying in the heat. Beautiful and classic because of it's simplicity.

Haha ... I believe that EDC is unisex, at least in Mexico is sold as unisex cologne. It really has a linear aroma, but pleasant, among flowers with citrus notes and a formal floral.

It is eminently everyday fragrance, perfect for bathing and sair I think works very well for young people takes about 4-5 hours on my skin. It has a very accessible price I guess that is so global.

It makes me laugh to think it is better known as women's fragrance, I received many compliments with this EDC. It's like a very very simple version of CK One EDT.