XX Artisan Teal

I have tested all the JV Artisan original and it's flankers and nothing sat with me, also I did not see XX Teal in the departmental store I was visiting. Fast forward, I was looking for perfumes with Sea Salt on Fragrantica and I stumbled upon XX Teal. I've always loved aesthetically pleasing bottles and XX Teal looked amazing to me. I've watched fragrance influencers and visited this page a lot prior to purchasing and what I got were mixed feelings: - Don't blind buy this, it's not for everyone - Everyone will like this scent - It's similar to YSL Y, don't buy this if you already have Y (I don't, but I'm familiar with Y's scent) I decided to blind buy it anyway and the moment I unboxed it, sprayed it on my tester strip. I fell in love with it immediately. >This is entirely my own interpretation< (Side note: I have not sprayed it on skin yet) - XX Teal opened with a burst of sweeter Nautica Voyage. - Also opened similarly to YSL Y but I'd say it leaned more towards a sweeter NV. - Couple of hours passed and the middle settled in, and the sweetness was gone. Enter, a fresh linen, almost floral (similar to Lacoste Blanc) sort of scent. - T-08:00 and I held my tester strip to my nose and I smell an oceanic salty scent. I'm not entirely certain if I smell any woodiness, more so on oceanic / aquatic actually. With my current perfume experience and collection, this is the best interpretation I could gather. Where I'm from, it's almost an eternal summer here, so I trust that this scent would sit well with my all year round. Plus, I work in a office environment and frequent the gym. I believe XX Teal sits well with my everyday routine. I got this 8 days after I got Bleu de Chanel, BDC has since been my favorite, I'm sorry BDC but I feel like I'm betraying you and leaning more towards XX Teal, that's how much XX Teal appealed to me.

I know JV fragrances get a lot of grief when it comes to longevity, sometimes this is accurate and sometimes not. However, Artisan Teal XX really lives up to that stereotype. This is a real shame as the fragrance is really beautiful. The lemon and water lily really give this fragrance something special. Anyone who has been around me, not too long after I've applied it, just love this fragrance. It's not quite a linear fragrance as it does ever so slightly shift as it dries down, it becomes slightly more subdued as the base notes take over. The bottle is one of most attractive I've seen from the line and along with the fragrance help the wearer envision a walk on the shoreline. This is in no way a put down, as many similar fresh and aquatic fragrances have longevity problems, but if this lasted longer on skin it would be much easier to promote. Spray it on your clothes if you want this to last even close to four hours. Still, it is well worth a purchase.

I’ve always been a fan of the Varvatos house. For years and years I wanted a bottle of artisan aqua, but I never pulled the trigger. Well, one day while making a few rounds at the macys fragrance section, I come across the JV section. No aqua, but what is this teal? Let’s give this a whirl ....bam! as soon as I hit a sprits on tester, I had to give it a skin test. Bam again, the dry down was even more incredible on me. The scent is just so clean and alive like driving down Malibu with the top down in my mustang. Finally, I have my first bottle of JV!! Unfortunately, for my wallet, my love for teal has turned into a hobby of cologne collecting all together. As my collection grows, It has become apparent that teal simply isn’t versatile. But summer isn’t over, and I still haven’t stopped hitting the beach, so I’ll be getting a lot of use out of my JV until the end of summer.

Picked this up yesterday. As of Most the JV line up.. it's very weak. You can spray like 10x and it be equal to maybe 1x of something like a Chanel or Dior fragrance. Other than that this scent is amazing and very spring and summer time oriented. It's so light and gets a solid 2 hours of projection on me within arms length.. but it sticks around for a good 6 or 7. And by that time it's a very close to the skin scent. Totally worth the Discount prices but Not full retail price. I was dumb and got it Retail lol. Oh well.. I still love it. I can't imagine anyone really saying it is offensive or smells bad. It's mass pleasing for sure. $55 max is a perfect price if you find it anywhere. I think this will be a great spring and summer time scent for me. It will get a lot of use.

This is just a recent addition to my collection and have tried it the last few days. This does not deserve that hate it gets other than its originality. Put simply this is a lighter version of Y edt or Y eau fraiche. If you are a fan of the Y line you'll love Teal. I have all 3 fragrances and they almost indistinguishable from one another unless you are comparing them directly from arm to arm. It doesn't have quite the push or longevity of Y, a strong performer on me, but still is a solid performer and the atomizer pushes out a lot of juice. I will be picking up another bottle especially given the prices on discounters. Great summer fragrance, A super fresh, sweet and airy scent.

This should get a little more credit for the smell. It smells completely different than all the other JV artisan line. It’s a much more modern and youthful scent compared to the other artisans which are classy and more green smelling. This is sweeter, saltier, bluer, and a lot more pleasing to the ladies. This may not break new ground, but it’s a great scent! I think it will replace my Bvlgari aqva line scents this summer since those are difficult to find now. Will edit post with more wear. Edit: doesn’t last at all on skin. Absolutely have to get it on clothes for it to last any length of time, but it still smells awesome. Scent 9/10 Longevity 6/10 Sillage 8/10

Whoa! This is giving me original Nautica vibes from the original teal bottle, back in the mid 90's! Not the current clear bottle with teal liquid, because Nautica is nothing like it used to be... but for those that never smelled the vintage teal colored glass bottle, THIS is why we liked it so much back then and why everyone was so upset with the reformulation! They never should've changed that scent, and this scent being so popular right now, 25 years later, is proof. It's nice to finally get something so similar to that original formula.

Jhon Varvatos Artisan Teal should've benn named tuquoise cause is another blue style fragrance. Dont get me wrong, is quite pleasant, however there are just too many fragrance houses out there going for the same thingvarvatos should switch names with this one and Artisan Blue... which is actually a green fragrance... anyway is a pleasant blue a la YSL Y or Ralph's Club or Albercrombie and Fitch First instinct together or maybe Invictus Legend maybe? Bottom line is if you like that kind of scent go for it.

This is an instant love for me, easily my favorite in the Artisan line, and one I plan to wear a lot this Spring and Summer. It’s in stock at most Macy’s in Southern California as of this review. It’s basically a citrus with a candy vibe, but done so well. I don’t smell much in the way of the sea salt note listed. Definitely worth trying out for fans of summer fragrances 🌊🍋🍭☀️

When I first smelled this I was instantly reminded of sauvage but now I realized it was more ysl edp. The scent is lovely and fresh. Almost like a elegant shampoo. The bottle is a beautiful design, with the teal color making a nice pop. Overall I would say this should be at least a 4.00 on here, does not disappoint, not even in projection or longevity. 9/10 very nicely done

I absolutely love this one at first sniff. A green aquatic summer scent, smells high class and balanced. Reminds me of: coolwater light blue intense for women Ysl y live Ysl Ultime Hawas But it is it’s own scent for sure. If I made my own fragrance for summer this is basically what I would go for but with slightly more oumph. Close to 10/10 opening.

Don’t sleep on this juice. It’s a great hot day summer wear. Nice and fresh from the start and it lasted on my skin well over 6 hours. I reapplied after work and still smelled it on my skin in the morning. It’s a really easy wear. Super safe. Just don’t pay retail. Wtf Macys. $50 for a big bottle is where it should be.

JV has some of the most gorgeous smelling scents out there, most aren't power house performers which is ok as not everything can be nuclear, however this has some stay power, its a fairly strong formula imo. Absolutely gorgeous scent, this is summer in a bottle to me...better than I expected it to be!

Versatile beast! This one reminds me a lot of JV Artisan Blue, the scent appears to be simple but not quite so. Very aquatic, salty, vacation type! Just my go-to! I love it! Longevity is great for an EDT and the projection is amazing! Now i know what Driftwood smell like, very relaxing!

This is the shit man. This combines so many aspects that I love - marine, salty, musky, aquatic, fresh, woody, citrus - it’s pretty close to perfect in my books. Not for everyone and probably still a little sweet for some, but this is the exact vibe I go for with a fragrance.

This is genuinely one of the greatest fragrances I have in my collection. People say it smells like YSL Y, and I don't agree. I have both, and this one is better. Everywhere that YSL Y fails, Artisan Teal succeeds. It's fresh, aquatic, sexy, and deep. 10/10 would recommend.

This is a nice, uncomplicated and reasonably priced spring and summer frag. Good for daily or office wear. Light, crisp and clean 👍 Maybe you’ll find the scent profile a little common but just to smell simply fresh and clean, this is all you need. 8/10 🙌

This is a better, saltier, smoother version of Y Fraiche by YSL. I’d say it’s the best fresh scent by JV over the other Artisans. Perfect for summer or office wear but the longevity is not great you’ll get around 4 hours. Overall I’d give this a 8.5/10

This fragrance opens in a burst of fresh, aquatic citrus with a backdrop of rosemary. With pleasant marine and coastal scent developing rapidly to settle as a modern, male-leaning, fragrance. It is one of the best in the range and a joy to wear.

Watery crisp fruity scent. A sales associate actually approached me telling me to try it and sprayed it on my wrist. Fresh opening and dry down. Definitely casual and inoffensive, either way it smells amazing.