Green Jeans by Versace

Back in high school about 10 years ago, this perfume ended up in my hands by pure chance. Everyone at home hated it, but at 15, I absolutely loved it. It’s a classic green and woody scent with the same DNA as Blue Jeans. Over time, it dries down to something clean, crisp, and soapy with a sharp citrus edge. I ran out of my bottle 7 years ago, and even when I open it now to remember, the scent is still there. I’d give anything for another bottle, but it’s discontinued, and I doubt they’ll ever relaunch it since it’s so different from what’s popular today.

I know Blue Jeans well, but this one went too far for me. Thanks to the legendary Bofifa, always available and generous, for having a high perfumery level. It has a very green, youthful cut but it’s domesticated, nothing harsh, with a sporty focus. At first it seems simple, but over time it changes and offers more refined sensations. It transports you back to the years of its creation when there were many great proposals. It recalls eighties fragrances but reviewed in a less aggressive and more pleasant way for those who can’t stand the offensive olfactory bombs of that era. It’s an optimal option to try. It’s like if we took the leather jacket off Wild Pine and put him in a comfortable tracksuit. It can be praised or criticized, but one must recognize its luminosity and joy.

Glass cleaner aromatized with lavender, pine, and lemon. This is not a woody fragrance; it’s a handmade fern without oak moss. Citrus, spicy, and aromatic. I suppose lovers of this type will find it interesting, but I’m not an expert and I hate ferns; this one was unbearable for me, it reminds me of a youthful Brummel. When Versace launched the Jeans line in the nineties, owning one of these was a trophy. Today, teenagers handle money like trading cards, but back then you had to earn it. Buying a designer perfume meant saving for months. The first perfume I bought with my own money was its blue brother, Blue Jeans. I was fascinated; it was oriental, cloying, sweet, and opulent. Everyone commented that I was wearing a woman’s cologne (fashions change!). I used several bottles, I got older, and Blue Jeans stopped seeming like mine. However, I remember it with affection, just like its red version or the yellow companion of Green. That’s why I was disappointed buying Green Jeans blindly. I let myself be carried away by nostalgia, and where I expected something refreshing and modern, I ran into the bastard son of Halston 1-12 and Don Algodón for men. With what I spent on my last three blind buys, I could have bought a nice, already-tested perfume that I don’t use but would love to have at home (like Dior Homme). New Year’s resolution: never buy blind again. Enjoy the ones you have, use them, and when they run out, go to a perfumery to try. That’s it.

This fragrance is a refreshing citrus with a musk dry-down that makes it even better. The best part is the scent and longevity. Recommended for hot days. The downside is that it’s already discontinued.