Anyway

I'm not entirely sure where all the venom and vitriol for this fragrance comes from. I'm my opinion, this is simply a lovely, light, woody, citrus on a bed of musk and ambroxan that provides the perfect foil for all the typical citrus and aquatic warm weather fragrances out there. It opens with lime and neroli, which I love, and slowly introduces a subtle jasmine note. It's a white floral indeed, but the woody, white musk base, complimented by ambroxan, takes it out of typical white flower territory and into something more intriguing. If you think this just smells like ambroxan alone, then you either haven't smelled this scent, haven't smelled ambroxan or you have a bad cold! Comparisons with Molecule 02 are valid, but overstated. This has more presence, more throw and lasts longer, as well as being more neroli slanted. I'm sure many of the JHAG scents get tarred with the Not A Perfume brush, because that one was just an easy target. But Anything has nothing to do with NAP other than the brand name. Questions of longevity for this fragrance are puzzling. I've no doubt it lasts longer on some people than on others. I'm lucky, I get at least 6hrs from this before I need to reapply. But aren't these longevity issues true of many fragrances that have a citrus bent? As I said earlier, this is in no way your typical citrus though and as such, I think the musk/wood base actually improves it's staying power. As for silage, it certainly doesn't envelope you in an obnoxious stink cloud that frightens off the humans (thankfully)! Instead it provides a polite, muted arms length aura that is extremely pleasant in my book. If you're after something a bit different to the run of the mill warmer weather scents, I'd say definitely don't be afraid to give JHAG Anything a try. It would certainly wear well in cooler weather as well, but for me, it's a spring/summer go to. It's perfectly unisex, reasonably priced, beautifully packaged and performs well, despite what some of the nay sayers might have you believe. A thumbs up from me!

Though it's still mid winter, the mercury reached just under 70° in NYC today, so I decided to reach for Anyway, one of JHAG's warm weather freshies. Anyway is not your typical freshy. It is so quirky and whimsical that the mere wearing of it serves to redefine one's concept of what a freshy ought to be. It opens with the most gorgeous lime note you can imagine. Lime can be very in your face due to its sharpness. This one manages to paradoxically be in your face and muted simultaneously. You can thank the artfully blended basenotes for this, as they take the edge off the lime and make it so playful and happy and beautiful, that they transform it to something else while still retaining the basic essence of the familiar fruit. The neroli, while noticeable in the opening, disappears quickly, but the lime lasts throughout the wearing. The jasmine enters about twenty minutes into the spraying and turns what you think is a citrus into a definite citrus/floral. This combination is heavenly. When the hedione kicks in it doubles down on the jasmine floral effect, as hedione can often resemble jasmine. What you have when the drydown is in full bloom is a musky floral citrus that is as much of a crowd pleaser as any safe office scent you can think of, yet it has niche quality ingredients going for it. Anyway is truly a citrus freshy reimagined. Doesn't just take it to the next level, it takes it to the ni plus ultra of what a citrus floral can be.

Tried this on a card at first and quite literally couldn't smell it. The Lady was trying to convince me it smelled like snow...hmmmm...I think she's heard too much marketing bullshit and it's poisoned her mind! To me it smells exactly, exactly like my mum used to when i was a child, after a bubble bath (not in a weird way) on a Sunday night and I'd give her a hug before I went to bed...so it conjures a comforting vibe. Powdery, soft and lovely on the skin really clean. The neroli is present but not at all massively floral it's an obscure, beguiling, mutated mixture. Not sure what the molecules bring to the party but it certainly has good longevity for something so subtle and slight. A bit feminine but fresh and I would wear it. Update: Ah ha it's Ambroxan doesn't smell typical to me I'd assumed it was some obscure molecule. I bought this shortly after my review(I've barely worn it in truth) but I love it! What a wonderful take on minimal construction...And this is a real strange one for me as I adore deep dark woods, resins and incense this couldn't be further from JHG Anyway. It's just great!

This is a scent of many firsts for me, and--pun intended--it's blown away many of my notions of fresh, woodsy, unisex fragrances. My chemistry tends not to like them, and there's never been anything appealing to me about smelling "like a guy" or sharing the same fragrance with my guy. This is also the first Juliette Has A Gun fragrance that actually smells good to me. The others I've tried either didn't smell nice, or they made me nauseous, or gave me a migraine. Anyway is so different from them! On me, Anyway is a nice juxtaposition of fresh and citrusy mixed with musk and and old-library leather. Then throw in a little moss, plus enough jasmine to make it not the least bit "masculine" smelling on me. To the contrary--it comes off as soft and light, and even pretty. This is what, in my imagination, Chanel no 5 should have smelled like on me, but doesn't. Unfortunately, my body chemistry hates Chanel no. 5. But it loves Anyway! If you think you don't like or can't wear woodsy, green, or "unisex" fragrances, this may surprise you, as it did me.

Love this! Really beautiful !!! stands out from all others .. it is simple,clean, crystal clear... but at the same time 'electric' and sparkling'! Right from the start it was love, just because I feel it only.. I never heard a scent so!! For me it is a caress, a weak wind that caresses the skin in the days of spring .. but at the same time can 'Rock and energetic'! ^^ This is a complex perfume in its simplicity, not all in my opinion ... Delicate and completely Unisex! All notes harmonize perfectly .. Unfortunately the projection is very soft light, but longevity is good (about 7-8 hours). Definitely I will buy this beautiful parfum! Really it deserves to get in my collection! :).❤ ✌ Love it! Sillage: 5/10 Longevity: 8.5/10 Scent: 9./10 Overall: 9/10