Stephen Jones Stephen Jones for women and men

My sample came from Luckyscent today, and while it's not offensive, I'm not picking up on all the hype either. To me, it smells like I came from getting my hair done; clean, but hairspray like. Meh.

Edit: This does have incredible staying power, can still smell it 9 hours later. I was told it smells soapy and clean, but not sexy.

I'm really not sure if I am smelling the same as the other reviewers. I got a sample from Luckyscent, and it is labelled Comme des Garcons Stephen Jones. And it is fantastic. But to me it is a sweet, sweet, SUPER-SWEET leather. As much as I have sniffed and sniffed I can't get the violet. Knockout sillage (use sparingly!), brilliant longevity (many hours), and definitely one I will be using a fair bit in colder weather. Leather lovers should try it.

P.S. Does anyone know what a poblano is? (used by Luca Turin in his review of this)

GORGEOUS fragrance. Elegant and modern. The packaging: a lovely black bottle wrapped in black netting in a chic, little hat box. LOVE.

WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I don't know whether to swoon with love or barf with disgust!!! I think both are applicable here. This is without a doubt one of the most insane fragrances out there! I'm pretty sure this is what Illamasqua's Freak should have been (the verdict is out on that as I'm receiving my long awaited bottle on Wednesday). I don't quite know how to describe Stephen Jones other than to say 'double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble ...". I'm going to have to trot this one out a few times and gauge the reaction ... but am I brave enough?

Update:

Nope, definitely not for me! Up for swops if anyone is interested.

Gorgeous woody violets. Yes! I have been searching for this fragrance for some time.

A dark and cold violet, slightly metallic but woody, too. This is so beautiful...I would call it "haunting" definitely.

I've only just tested it but it is love so far. Will update later after proper testing. Right now, I think I need to be alone with this.

Im loving the reviews for this , sounds so unusual , and as a VIOLET and MODERN scent its a must try!!!

I dont suppose anyone has got a decant for swops have they ?? :)

A blast of carnation and violet. There is also a woody note from the guaiac. its a nice scent to smell.The violet gives the scent its sweetnes while the carnation gives it a sharp edge.
I compare it with the scent of John Galliano but more spicy then that.

Mmm... not a fan, sorry to say. I've given it a few outings, mainly because I respect the work of M. Maisondieu. It's a mainly floral scent, but with a persistent harsh undercurrent of.. something.. not sure what, but I don't find it particularly engaging.

A challenging "clean-perfume"! Sounds impossible? Try and see. This composition made by CDG for Stephen Jones is litterally a BLAST of floral cleanness. Just try to think for a minute about a pushed to the (very) limit version of White Linen on steroids and add a considerable dose of incense, woody notes, violet, cloves. A breathtaking experience and one of the weirdest scents around. Absolutely compelling!

Rating: 8.5-9/10

An intriguing fragrance to say the least. I'm certain that anything with a marketing description of 'violets that have been hit by meteorites' would have anyone rushing out to get themselves a sample.

This fragrance, while strange, is not so futuristic in my opinion. It's more like violets with an attitude, being ever so edgy, dark and violent. I also feel that Stephen Jones falls under a gothic category.

Stephen Jones makes me fall in love with it the same way one would fall in love with Dior's Poison. That potent richness is strangely appealing, like something you'd expect to find, covered in dust, hidden away from the light in Count Dracula's basement.

It has a lot of character, but it's also a dark, Wintery scent, which will appeal to those that like anything ever so slightly depressing during the colder months.

The notes in this composition are not bright nor feminine. There is an obvious dark component added to each accord, with red rose, sharp violets, indolic jasmine, rich cloves and resinous amber keeping this fragrance from becoming a typical, tea party type scent.

The lasting power is exceptionally good, as is the sillage which could possibly knock someone out cold. I've come to the conclusion that I really like this fragrance, however I'm a little afraid to wear it in case someone might mistake me for a vampire.

On me this scent is a very fresh almost powdery scent. It opens very sweet for me you can definitely smell the violet in there and as it starts to dry down I could smell the spicyness infused into the floral notes. It's a clean scent I could see myself wearing as a day scent maybe.

This stuff is GODLY. Oh my god I LOVE it! So crisp and harsh - works so well with my chemistry. It's not unisex on me at all, very distinctly feminine instead.
But still it's hard and extreme and 'pointy' hehe :-D

This started out w/ a sharp sour smell on me and progressed to a dirty/clean soapy inscence smell-then I just sort of got an impression of an old Catholic church w/ decades of worn in dirt and ghostly offal from the inscence censures-too much for l'il old me but great for someone more gothy,or exotic but finally in the end, it smelled just like Revlon Charlie

Do you like your violet fragrances sweet, powdery and maybe even old-fashioned? Then I guess you should stay away from Stephen Jones. Do you like modern, even futuristic perfumes? Oh, then Stephen Jones can be the one you looking for. It is a beautiful, cold, metallic, advanced and challenging violet fragrance. It is actually putting up a fight against Frederic Malle´s Dans Tes Bras, they are both wonderfully made masterpieces. But they have the violet note in common but not much else. Stephen Jones is cold and uplifting like mineralwater with violet taste. Like just picked tiny little absolutly beautiful violet on a metalplate in a sterile, absolutly modern labaratory, the staff in white robes are about to dissect them. Stephen Jones is refreshing, cold and will not come to you, you will have to hunt it gentle, while remember what a delicate flower violets are... Ssssh, be careful if you like to catch the magic in the fragrance of Stephen Jones. I compare it with Dans Tes Bras, but even if they both are far away from powdery, almost candied sweetness of some violet perfumes, they are very different. Like nature against science, forrest against shiny metal desks...

I guess it is a question of personlity (and skinchemistry as usual) wich one you prefer, I find Stephen Jones easier to wear but I actually like Dans Tes Bras better, it is warmer and for me warmth always wins over cold. Well, anyway I think I love Stephen Jones sort of. I consider it a must try, but don´t expect to be seen as a warm and caring person while you have it on.