Gentlewoman

Gentlewoman is growing on me. The bold and slightly sharp citrussy opening contrasts well with the milky, creamy almond drydown. This, in my opinion, suits the name very well: At first it's classy in a traditionally masculine/cologney sort of way, then it becomes a gentle skin scent. Nice wordplay, JHAG! It's inoffensive, yes, but since when is that a bad thing? That said, YMMV, so while some reviewers point out bitter notes and lavender, I simply can't detect these when I spray Gentlewoman; on my skin it is all sorts of deliciously creamy, woody almond, which makes me want to bite my own arm ;) As for soapy, I'm starting to further appreciate the subjective associations of language (and smells) with regard to perfume. See, soapy for me means mainly the artificial, sharp rose smell of (cheap? another rather silly adjective in this context as it says much more about the reviewer's prejudice than the perfume itself) soaps of my childhood, the kind of heady, flowery smell that would always make me sneeze and give me a headache. So while Gentlewoman's drydown actually does smell like the (fun fact: more expensive) soaps that I use nowadays, I would never describe it as soapy, rather say that they're both creamy. tl;dr Language is polysemous, describing perfume is hard.

Gentle woman is a great gender bender , love those type of perfumes that really have no sex but just smell good, clean and freshly showered , this one is a great white t shirt scent , also a nice formal dress up scent , easily worn by both genders . Anytime ,anywhere. Starts off common with orange blossom and neroli , like a typical cologne in a way , soapy lavender and the above mentioned citrusy notes. But what's so special about this fragrance is that those notes lay on a bed of almonds and tonka , musk and JHAG famos ambroxan for the ones that are lucky enough to smell it. I have been wearing it all day and felt very clean and lovely smelling , I resprayed once through the day and just now I topped it up with "not a perfume ", and I am enjoying this combination very much. Update , wearing this a lot on days when I just want to smell good and clean. Oh is this ever smooth in its drydown. Smells like you just had a shower even hours after it's been sprayed. It gets better with each hour. Amazing fragrance. Compliment getter !!!

Maybe it's the weather (warm and a little humid), maybe it's my nose, but I'm only getting a sweet floral in Gentlewoman, with a hint of bergamot, and a warm musky amber. To my nose, this isn't masculine at all. It's a night garden in a bottle, redolent of the sweet nectars of tobacco flowers, honeysuckle (japonica), moon flowers, and jasmine. Likely the neroli is responsible for these notes. I also smell vanilla, though it's not in the scent profile. Whatever is going on, this is wonderful on me. Nowhere do I get citrus--one of my favorites--save for a hint of bergamot, and I have to concentrate to even detect it. I don't smell soapiness at all, either, and I'm into hour four. The dry down at this point is sweet, musky wood and amber. I really love this. It would be full-bottle worthy if it didn't become a skin scent after an hour. If I can successfully employ some of the tips in the recent longevity article, I'll definitely get one.

First things first: it smells real good. Unisex, fresh, clean, classy... like a perfectly ironed white shirt with a twist of orange peel. Not gonna lie, the name had me nervous. “Gentlewoman”? I was bracing for some ultra-powdery floral pink cloud situation. But nope this one kept it smooth, crisp, and totally wearable no matter what’s in your passport. :)) Now... the heartbreak: it disappears faster than my motivation on a Monday. It stays on your skin for a hot minute and then just *poof* gone. Like it never existed. (Well thats my experience, I hope you all have a different one) I was genuinely sad. It’s such a comforting, LOVELY scent... for a few minutes, maybe an hour or two... and then it vanishes :( If you can grab it for cheaper, 100% do it. Even just for those fleeting, blissful moments. 8/10 – would be a 10 if it didn’t ghost me like that. :/

Gentlewoman is a straight up love for me. I adore all the notes and they are put together beautifully to create a clean, soft, gently aromatic scent. Two other fragrances which are on a similar playing field, and are neroli heavy, are Tom Ford Neroli Portofino (more citrus fresh) and L'Artisan Parfumer Histoire D'Orangers (orange blossom heaven). I love and own them all. Gentlewoman to me is the most soft and fluffy of the 3. The lavender, almond and musk surround the neroli and create a 'put your face into a basket of warm clothes just out of the dryer' comfort and cosiness. Longevity is not too bad, 4-5 hours. Sillage is soft and pretty quickly a skin scent. The price is pretty good so I'm happy to overspray and keep applying. The extra alcohol in the air in the era of coronavirus probably helps to kill a few virus particles anyway ;)