Je Reviens Worth for women

I love this perfume and have worn it since my days as student nurse. Now in my sixties I still enjoy the lovely scent.

Divine. Just received a bottle of this again - have not worn for 20 years, and is as beautiful now as was then. This is a perfume for all times and all seasons. Elegant, romantic, provocative. Very special scent!

A classic fragrance from the Art deco period of the 1920's, 1930's. I used to wear this in the early 1980's, my grandmother used to wear this. Very powdery similiar to white linen, chanel no 5, l'air du temps but at a fraction of the cost.

A classic fragrance from the Art deco period of the 1920's, 1930's. I used to wear this in the early 1980's, my grandmother used to wear this. Very powdery similiar to white linen, chanel no 5, l'air du temps but at a fraction of the cost.

Pure Parfum Je Reviens

I bought this on impulse......to remind me of my mother who always wore Je Reviens in [ 50's, 60's and 70's]....++

I am shocked!!! The pure Parfum smells like fabric Softener now!...It has none of the enticement and wonder that I remember as a child. What a disappointment this once lovely fragrance has become
in reformulation. A total waste of money!

Similar to Chanel nº 5 in the opening, just a bit better, and to white linen in the drydown. The drydown is lovely, actually, and much better than the opening. After the aldehyds, hyacint gets quite noticeable, and the iris note makes the drydown very nice. Much nicer and more noticeable progression than nº 5. As for this aspect, it actually resembles very much white linen, which also changes dramatically from the opening to the drydown. Not bad at all for the price.

This is a funny, slightly wan little scent these days, which smells really strongly of angelica to me. It's a herbal, floral melange and I appreciate it's historical significance but I won't be wearing it as it kind of makes me feel sad. I wouldn't mind trying the re-launched 'couture' version which I think might be a truer interpretation.

I fell in love with this fragrance in the early '60s when I was a teenager and continued to wear it for nearly a decade. I found the aroma unique and fresh, with a scent that reminded me of iris and rain. I've only used the parfum and it has been many years, so I don't know if the newer versions of it are comparable. It has a light touch, but I found it to be long-lasting and anything but 'old ladyish'. I was always asked what I was wearing. I've always had a devil of a time finding it for sale.

By owning the new reformulated juice I refused to think it could be similar to Blue Grass. The drydown of the reformulation is nevertheless slightly woody, not sweet and very pleasant for work. I also own the Je Reviens eau de cologne 90° in a rounded transaprent glass and it is another story, even if similar in feeling to the reformulation but not in depth and evolution. The vintage eau de cologne turns out to be a clean lemony-powdery scent, with lilac making itself present and with a soft woody drydown indeed silimar to that of Blue Grass (this happens when I spray not on my skin, but on my clothes: the woody smell that remains is very similar to Je reviens eau de cologne that I've got). I think that when talking about Je Reviens people should mention which juice they are talking about. One strange thing: I did not have a favourable approach to any of these two twin fragrances, I started to use them by tentatives and now I realize I have used a pretty good amount of both of them, especially at work. I am a fan of orientals but I appreciate a subtle and complex scent for close enounters.

I agree fully with one of the writers here who mentioned the fact that the parfum is far better than the EDT. The parfum, for some reason, is a really beautifully clean and powdery scent. I bought this for my mother many, many years ago, and although I don't know if she loved it or not, I recall smelling the parfum and thinking it was really beautiful.

I have been told that it is not what it used to be - that is smells almost exclusively like lilac powder now, but it does hold it's historic place.

Got this as a gift 2 years ago, not sure I liked it then, gave it a year on my dresser and nothing so I gave it away..... I think there are far better scents out there that can take up space on my dresser!

The new formulation is not nearly as nice as it used to be two or three decades ago. The striking thing about this perfume was that men of all ages loved it and always told me how nice I smelled. My 70 year old boss and the ten year old son of my neighbour both complimented me on it on the same day about 20 years ago and I have never fogotten that. That has never happened with the much more expensive scents that I more often wear these days.

I very much love this beautiful, floral scent. However, I only like it in perfume form. I have a very large vintage bottle of eau de toilette which is truer to the perfume version. However, the newer version of the eau de toilette with the smooth blue cap is just awful. They changed the formula and cheaped out.

Try the perfume if you can. It's very nice. Avoid any other formulation.

I discovered a 1960 era blue bottle of Je Reviens. Everything about echoes a bygone era, yet there is something that holds a promise of tomorrow in it. Yes, inaccesable to todays market. However, like its name it promises to return.

The aldehydes seem to burn my nose. The soft florals give a lullaby atmosphere. Lilac, iris and narcissus give a nod to the "powdered wig" crowd. Its formula could have originated in 1769-perhaps it did! The drydown is brilliant and worth trying.

The bottle reflects the art deco skyscapers of NYC in the 1930s. It longed for tomorrow in a time that seemed hopeless. Its original formula carries all of the hope and dreams of those long forgotten users. Perhaps in the future Je Reviens shall return, just like it promises...

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I really wish perfume houses would leave things alone and not change the way perfumes smell. When you buy a perfume because you love it and then try to buy it again and it smells different it is very disappointing... Je Reviens by Worth... it used to be unusual and wonderful, now it just smells like cheap granny perfume. I have had to search Ebay for old bottles to get the original fragrance. One should not have to do that.. when you fall in love with a perfume you should be able to love it forever and it should not change.

There are two versions of Je Reviens available (apart from vintage) currently and this might explain some of the widely divergent reviews -

1.)The 3.4 oz EDT version in the bottle with the big black cap is a rather watered down one, and the other is
2.) The dark blue crennalated bottle of EDP which comes in a 1.7 oz size. This appears to be closer to a true floral aldehyde and the quality is significantly higher than the EDT.

Of the two I definitely prefer the EDP dark blue bottle with ridges. But I will have to use it a few times before I can review.

On the other hand, since floral aldehydes are something I can take or leave right now, these are both up for swap if anyone cares. The EDP is brand new in box and EDT is in box too but sprayed a few times.

I remember trying this as a little kid (my mom had a bottle) and feeling really grown up wearing it, because it is a very mature scent. At the time I didn't love it or hate it...if anything it was a nice, comforting scent.

However, I sprayed some on my wrist recently for the first time in years and it's a lot worse than I remember. Perhaps it's changed drastically in the last 10-15 years, but now it smells a bit like a musty dusty attic to me.

I don't generally like aldehydic perfumes, and this one is not an exception. It took three tries to scrub it off my wrist... so points for longevity if you like the perfume as it does have serious lasting power.

I can see why some people might like it if they are into this sort of fragrance...and I guess it does smell less mildewy on people with different body chemistry. This perfume is not for me though.

so , i put my hand on this lovely,femminine and classy parfume.im so glad!for me is a a talcum flower parfum ....i dont notice that much the moss,probably cause help calm down the strong flower in it.you like chanel5?well you will love this gem.plus is very cheap and no animal are involve!love

This was my first grown up fragrance. When I was 13 my mom let me pick a fragrance from Strawbrige's Dept. Store. I picked this and I still love it. It really agrees with my body chemistry. This will always bring back good memories for me. Even people who say they don't like it on them, ask me what I have on and can not believe that it smells so different on two people. It's a keeper for me:)

This is a review for the new/modern formulation, I don't know what the old one smells like.
Well, I would describe this as an abiding heart-note of plastic, surrounded by a delicate spicy frill.
Although it contains cloves (my big hate) - and I thought carnation although I can't see it in the notes listed here - it doesn't offend me in that way although the plastic is a bit of a shame.
It's not an unpleasant aura though, reminds me a bit of EA Blue Grass, it's just not for me.

(Review Vintage Pdt)

Admittedly I had very high expectations for Je Reviens, but this fragrance smell just like blue bathroom tablets.. SO disappointing, I'm really in shock about this.

I don't even want to try the reformulated EdT.

oh gee.. that's a killer in a bottle! Seriously, there should be a warning on the package:
SUFFOCATION HAZARD!

I bought it unsniffed as I am usually enjoying blind buys and this turned out to be the biggest mistake, luckily it was just less than 10$ for 100ml EDT at a sale inTKmaxx.

I sprayed it only twice and suddenly I felt my throat constrict, my nose itch and my lungs out of breath! This could be poisonous and I swear I am not exaggerating and I don't suffer any alergy to perfumes. Anyway, this is so pungent and harsh that safe application of Je Reviens is very problematic. OK, after the first shock connected with application, I indeed got the smell of 'old age'. It has nothing to do with the term "old lady smell" so many use to describe scents for mature people, this is really the smell of antiquity, which I am not particularly fond of.

The fragrance disappears from the skin pretty quickly, but it stays for some time on the clothes. It is quite soapy and clean, almost bleach-like, but rather in an ordinary and poor way, so I do not find any particular use for this fragrance, it is simply too much...
For me it turns out to be a complete waste of money. My recommedation- do test this before buying and don't get tempted by the low price, as there is a very strong probability you will regret the choice.

I would be incredibly ashamed of gifting this thing to anyone. I would rather get them a real soap or nice smelling candle from the $1 dollar store. Seriously..:((

Ohh my God...this is gross gross gross gross!

I remembered how this was considered as one of the gems, vintages, and "soapy"? With all the respect, where do you get your soap or what soap are these people using?

When I saw this at the store, bought it unsniffed today.. For me soapy means Bvlgari Voile de Jasmin..not MIGRAINE inducing moldy stink. Again, I do apologize for fans of this.However, do please understand I have had this big time migraine (yes accompanied by nausea) for the past hour.

I repeat, I find this dis-gust-ing!! (not to mention my empty pocket)

Trying Je Reviens I feel like I could become the uber-efficient mom who does it all with a smile on her face. If you manage to force Paperwhite bulbs in Winter, your lipstick is always securely adhered to your lips, your skin flawless and you are not prone to sweating, then JR will seal the package.

JR is clean and soapy with LOTS of narcissus. I get no incense at all (which typically goes straight to stinky-girl on me) perhaps only a wee little musk that adds a bit of warmth. JR is not horrible, it's just very efficient.

Hi,

well.. Je Reviens I would think this to be a scent of Angels, not maby ArcAngels, but Angels of Love, Hope and Empathy. I take Je Reviens to be Beautyfull floral scent. If I think how first heavens would smell like, I would say This kind.

I was about six years old when an older sister brought home a round bottle designed like a world globe with baby blue lotion. I was fascinated by the bottle and the scent though at that time with my first grade reading ability I couldn't make out the name. Years later I came across a bottle of Worth Je Reviens, and upon testing it, was carried back immediately to the back screened porch at home where I'd sneak to with the "globe" after Sister left for work, and delight in breathing in the scent of "blue flowers." I wear it rarely but to me, I'm transported to early 20th century gardens and children collecting flower bouquets for Mother in early morning as dew has almost evaporated from lawn. I can't pick out the moss, but I am so attracted to chypres, i believe this has to be the first scent I ever sniffed with moss.

Awesomeness gifted me a big bottle in our last swap. I think it is a lovely floral It is not too sweet and is not cloying. It strikes me as a very feminine scent that can be worn any time in any season. It has good staying power and good sillage. I agree with Tala, it is not synthetic. This is a wonderful value. Thank you awesomeness for your generosity.

I bought the EDT spring 2009. The reason was that I was going through a period when I thought about my teenage years. (LOL) My best friend had bought Je Reviens and I was very impressed that she had so much money that she could afford to buy her own perfume, but also by how good it smelled. The perfume I bought was not even close to the wonderful smell I remembered. Now I realize that it was the EDP she had bought. IMO it's the EDP that does justice to the name Je Reviens. EDT is just a soap. A nice soap though - but still a soap.

A classic, gorgeous, powerful and unique ladies perfume - I just love this on a lady.

My Number 1 of all my perfumes.

The day they stop selling it will be the day I will never wear any perfume again.

Kiku, you are spot on.

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Fresh, fresh, fresh. Like walking barefoot through a spring meadow at dawn. So ethereal it seems to have fallen from the heavens like raindrops. Sweet with just the right amount of spice and a haunting dry down. Perhaps the most feminine fragrance ever.

I really wish perfume houses would leave things alone and not change the way perfumes smell. When one buys a perfume because they love it and then try to buy it again and it smells different it is very disappointing... Je Reviens by Worth... it used to be unusual and wonderful, now it just smells like cheap granny violets. I have had to search Ebay for old bottles to get the original fragrance. One should not have to do that.. when you fall in love with a perfume you should be able to love it forever and it should not change.

I've worn this fragrance on and off since the early 80's. I wore it at my wedding. I found this site today as I, for the first time, detected a black pepper-like note when I applied my Je Reviens lotion. I'd never noticed it before and wondered if it was included in the ingredients.

Some of you know that I have had some issues with perfume sales women that cannot stand a question out of their regular range of questions. But I found a big perfumery here in the city centre that is now ordering my transparant atomizers on demand. I had to arrange a lot of effort for this service, but I was glad they took me seriously. This weekend I went to pick up my second order and the people in the store were wondering why I needed all these atomizers and what I am using them for. So I explained that I am part of an expert group collectors (with that I mean you guys..) and that we exchange hard to get items through atomizers, when we have no backups available for swap. Then the women behind the counter starting dreaming about her long lost love Je Reviens. I said: 'Oh I have it! You can have it'. I think she had trouble understanding what I was saying. So yesterday I brought it to the lady and she couldnt believe it! Well, i am pretty sure I will have no trouble getting more atomizers from now on!
;-)

Some have called this grannyish but,its anything but.It smells like a fresh,woody floral scent.I love jasmine.it is rare that it is one of the top notes.But,it combined with oranges id wonderful! then another favorite orris root,is in the mid notes instead of making u wait for it in the end.THe beautiful,dripping with dew lilacs enhance the orris roots sweetness.ITS lasting fume.BUt,the tonka bean,oaknmoss ending is worth waiting for.I just love it.It seems to b a very modern scent,not old.My grand daughter in law,is very young and she begged for my bottle.CAnt do without it tho.Ill get her one.It fits the bill when u want a dew kissed flower garden on the edge of a forrest.Fresh,but,deeply sexy.Its inexpensive too.IT has a lot of other notes u might like but the ones ive mentioned r sum of my favs.TRY it ,it might just b ur fav too!

to me this scent is very nostalogic because my granny wore it all the time and her house always had the warm, inviting scent of je reviens. Now im sixteen and i wear it all the time for happy memories to flood the senses and to wear it in honour of my late Granny.

This is a Cheap Nickle & Dime Drugstore
Supermarket attepmt on Chanel no 5 for the working Classes since the average
Joe or Jane can't afford Chanel so they
made this. the Aldehyde in this seems to
be more synthitic more plastic then the
earthy and more woodsy Chanel no 5.
The color is Antiseptic like in Hospitals like the color of nurses
And Doctors Scrubs or Bathroom Disinfectant with a Bright Turquiose
Blue Liquid. There is a Leather basenote in this but it fails to have
it's own Idenity in a trend of the once
Popular perfume Trend The ALDEHYDES!!!

One of my childhood memories is being occasionally given small samples of Je Reviens by an aunt, miniatures of the blue round bottle .. have come across Je Reviens occasionally but afraid to buy in case it was gone out of fashion! However, last weekend I bought Kerastase Chroma Riche Masque (hair conditioner) for my highlights and opened the tub to find it smells the exact same as Je Reviens, I'm getting the lovely violet-y hit without buying the perfume itself :)

I have an EDT of this and I find it very lovely, it smells dominant of narcissus to my nose. Not sure about the other concentrations but this one I find quite refresing at not at all old lady,very good for summer I think!!!

I got a bottle for my 16th birthday in 1960 and I have loved it ever since. Great scent which will last and last.

Je Reviens is one of those cheap classics. While the EDT is the most popular buy, I had the privilege to try the rather hard-to-find EDP.

This fragrance is indeed very powdery and complex, but more so in old-fashioned, vintage sense. Since Chanel No.5 started the trend of the floral aldehyde, there have been many fragrances released that smell very similar to Je Reviens.

Despite the dominant powdery aldehydes, Je Reviens has a very clean and soapy feel brought about by the citrus and floral notes. That refreshing quality, while safe, is extremely likable.

I can't say that I've ever noticed this fragrance being worn by anyone close to me. I am surprised at this seeming that this fragrance is very popular and cheap in my country. However I am very certain that there are many ladies over the age of 60 who wear this fragrance everyday.

I was thankful that Je Reviens didn't turn out to be an aggressive powdery scent, however due to my personal tastes I couldn't warm to the scent either. The EDP had rather average lasting strength, however due to a slight case of perfume snobbery, I must admit that I didn't expect much.

Based on Fragrantica members' rave reviews, I decided to add a bottle of JE REVIENS to my cart the last time that I went perfume shopping online. I love floral aldehydes; it was practically free: what did I have to lose?

The good news is that I like the drydown of JE REVIENS a lot: powdery, warm, a bit SHALIMAR-like, in fact. The bad news is that for the first time ever, upon initial application, I suddenly understood all of the complaints that so many make about "old" perfumes. Honestly, the opening reminded me very much of an attic filled with old clothes, or some other place where dead skin cells have been accumulating over a number of years.

It might be the incense/aldehyde/ylang ylang combination. All I know is that I really did not enjoy wearing JE REVIENS at all until the final phase. But I am happy to have tried it, nonetheless.

The 3.4oz edt bottle will now find a comfortable home in the back of my armoir along with what appears to be about a gallon of CABOTINE purchased in gift sets for the shower gel and lotion--which I do like, as evidenced by the fact that they are all gone...
(-:

This is a way unique scent!!! I wore it in the 80's. I was a perfume addict back then in my 20's. I don't even know how to describe it, kind of citrus and sharp although it is not classified as such.

I wore this in the 70s. Bought it fairly recently because I've been feeling nostalgic for scents from my past. Anyway, it's been reformulated, hasn't it? It is a lighter, fizzier version of what I remember. Maybe I'd originally owned the EDP and now I have the EDT? Sigh.

For me it is like transpharent, a bit glazy curtains made from hitech syntethics or even steal..
In other words it is very clean, cold, but very powerful and long lasting flower bouquet.
Could call it frozen flowers;) Colour of the box suits perfume perfect! But this heaven is not for me, as it hits my nose to pain - it is obious I belong to another realm:)

The scent of angels, the scent that dreams are made of !

The male version of "Je reviens" could be called Brut- Fabergé!
>.<
Both merries very well... the same powdery and soapy/balmy dry-down on each other, just with some bit floral in JR and some lavender in Brut!
Great and beautiful classic!
Nostalgic rules...

*EDIT: I think about it... and the male version couldn't be Brut, but could be Palio- Lorenzo di Siena!

Ugh, am I the only one who could detect notes of herbs and urine?!

I see this being sold for under $20 in chemists and now I understand why

It's horrid!

I bought it only because it took me back to some memories. Very nice, quite a strong fragrance, which somewhat recalls the smell of grandma's old shelf in the closet. I love floral aldehyde fragrances, only a few drops of fragrance enough to enjoy.

I first came across this when it was being heavily promoted in the Lalique bottle one Christmas in the early 1980's. I thought it was something new and didn't realize it was a classic until I heard it mentioned in an old b&w movie. This is a scent that became a memory. I wore it exclusively for about a year. Now when I open the bottle I'm 22, unmarried, and having the one hell of a good time! It's a glorious scent and has a little of everything but not too much of one component or another. A nice balance. It has very good staying power but isn't obnoxious. I have found that it ages quickly and the scent changes radically so I buy the small bottles and don't save it for best. I've kept the empty original bottle for close to 30 years. This perfume invites sentiment and good memories.

I so agree it is a piece of history in a bottle. The first perfume I ever bought, and the one I go back to. Amazingly good value but don't be put off by the low price - it is absolutely gorgeous.

Beautiful, I bought some recently and went on a journey back to 1975 when I first bought it on a holiday. What can bring back memories better than scents?

What a fantastic and lovely fragrance this is. It's like rolling around in Art Deco. It's warm and cool and clever and complicated. This has got to be one of the most under rated smells ever. I bought this yesterday for £4.99 and yet it's history alone should put it up with the greats. I love that during the war soldiers would give it to their sweethearts because Je Reviens means I Will Return. Please lets stand up for these amazing retro fragrances, this is a piece of history in a bottle and it's fabulous.

Je Reviens is consistently available for so little money that I think some might think it just can't be good but nothing could be farther from the truth. This classic has such staying power at the dry down and such a lovely sillage that I think it has to be one of the greatest frangrance bargains around. I tend to wear it more in winter because it seems more oriental on me than floral. A real "must have".

update: It wasn't until I read Doctormod's Sept. '09 review that I realized I've been in love with a pre-reformulation Je Reviens. A recent sniff of what's currently available revealed "nail polish remover" as she said. I ordered the edp in the crenelated bottle she describes and can happily report that it's the "heaven in a bottle" I remembered. Truly sublime.

This is a real floral one...And I agree with the people who found it old stylish but this doesn't mean it's boring or demoded!...
All the flowers listed are detectable on it in a classy harmonie.And I agree with coriander too, it can be worn at any season...

Je Reviens is a lovely feminine perfume. Polite, softly floral, subtle, classic. A true old-fashioned (but not "old lady") aldehyde floral.

The scent is complex, but well-blended. No one note dominates - unlike many modern perfumes. Rather they all work together to form a delicate veil.

While not my usual style, it is clearly the work of a master. All the floral, spice, citrus, and animalistic scents sing together in harmony, like a well-balanced choral group.

Je Reviens has always mystified me a bit. It is both worldly and innocent, simple and complex. In other words, it is both fish and fowl, so to speak. The scent opens with an aldehydic rush reminiscent of Chanel No. 5, but its midpoint is a little hard to pin down -- I detect rose, but not much, and the clove note seems to elude me completely. The drydown, though, is confectionary heaven -- buttercream glaze mixed with a sprinkle of secret spices. A bit of a puzzler, but ultimately a worthy addition to any perfumista's wardrobe.

I do love this one. I came across it shopping at our local grocery store. It was on sale and I sprayed some on and continued my shopping. All of a sudden I was transported to a time in the past when women wore mini skirts and poofed up their hair with a lot of hair spray. My mums hair spray smelled like this. Smells clean, old, perfumy, and all together very different to what is out there right now. Later on in settles to smell a little like opium by EveSaintLaurant. Nothing synthetic about it. I love how natural it is.

This is a beautiful composition, a historical scent, very ligth but with a great sillage. A classic, perfectly suitable in any season, any time. Reminds-me the olfactive line of the compositions for the 90´s. Created in 1932 but for my nose, smells like 3000!
Have long lasting too.