Jade East

Jade East is very similar to other barbershop fougeres such as Canoe, Hai Karate, Pinaud Clubman and Coty Musk. It differs from Canoe in the top notes and lacks the amber base of Hai Karate. There is something that slightly burns the skin and nostrils when applied. It's not the alcohol, it almost feels like capsaicin. In either case, this cologne is just okay. I added some oakmoss, sandalwood and vanilla to mine because the base is almost entirely missing. JE fades far too quickly and this helped give it some longevity. I won't go so far as to call the current formulation junk, but it's probably priced too high for the quality juice you get. Some people like a more modest cologne, and I would rather have an extant Jade East product instead of it totally dying out. But if you want a better experience, I would say try the Hai Karate Type oil from Hayward Enterprises. It does a better job with this scent than Regency Cosmetics has done with this one. Canoe and Kanon aren't exactly in their best incarnation today either. Neither are Brut and Old Spice for that matter. These classics have all been cheapened, and you can only add so much of your own essential oils to what should be decent quality colognes. Time has given us cheap replicas of a golden era. Vintage is expensive and who can tell if it's spoiled? Phoenix Artisan accoutrements makes a Hai Karate scent called Lo Haiku which is going to be a better quality than this one. If you can find it on their website, it's probably a better use of your money also.

Epic Journey Into the Bottled Yonder, 085 ------------------------------------------------------- Purchased July 2019 My bottle is the new version with the transparent cheap cap that cracks and doesn't snugly fit. I sprayed this a lot before bed time because it's quite comforting and calming. A very luxurious vibe this, similar to Tabu, Coty Musk for Men, Canoe, Pinaud Clubman, and the vibe of Chaz Classic. Proabably throw in Sex Appeal and Lagerfeld Classic vibes too. Not cheap for what it is since you can survive with those listed above, but if you love spicy oriental ambers then it's a yes from me because it's a forgotten classic. The original adverts for Jade East were almost sexual. Nobody did that at the time, something the French and Italians copied.

I LOVED the ORIGINAL Jade East, which was incredibly long-lasting, spicy, sweet, and creamy. I have not smelled the new version, and am disappointed to hear that it has been reformulated and ruined. If I ever buy more, it will be a vintage bottle, NOT the new stuff. The original was great for both men and women.

I remember this as a kid in the 60’s. It smelled really good...

Oh, this one takes me back. Waaaaaay back! Suddenly it's the early 1960's and my father has shaved and dressed to go to work in the evening as our black and white television broadcasts Dr. Kildare, Ben Casey, Palladin or the Jackie Gleason Show (with the "sultry" June Taylor Dancers doing their funky Busby Berkeley numbers). Jade East is a slap of musk, a whiff of Granny Clampett's "vanilly", and a walk in the woods while drinking a vodka Screwdriver in a tall, sweaty glass. A perfume for "manly men" at a time when Old Spice and Aqua Velva were about the only games in town. James Bond books were just being made into movies and there seemed to be a connection between Jade East and those first Bond movies that made it OK for our All American, manly men dads to wear. My brother and I would pool our coins to buy a bottle of Jade East for Papa for his birthday, Father's Day, etc. -- it really did seem like it was a BIG step up from Old Spice, which our grandfather wore!! In later years after Papa had discovered Aramis, bottles of Jade East (and Hai Karate, remember that one?) were still turning up in closets and under the sink and we'd splash it on the dogs after their baths. They were the best smelling daschunds in town, oh yes! Thanks for the memories!

In my opinion on recommending Jade east I've always felt it was a spring/summer scent because I consider it a bright and open cologne.From trying the current formula by Regency I have detected a little less note of the otherwise light use of spice of the Songo original.I can't call Regency's Jade East 'watered down' really because there were three notes present:musk,vanilla,and a little spice.You wore this as a smooth scent to get along with the summer weather.As far as recommending as a date cologne here's an explaination.There's two kinds of women: one's that call a man hot or sexy then there's one's that call a mans features pretty or cute.Just as there's two kinds of men:physical labor type and paper pushers in their job.Jade East isn't a girly scent but I think it kind of liberalizes the aura of a farmer,plumber,electrician,or a shipping clerk.For a person with a suit and tie job with banker's hands Jade East seems to fit more.

Jade East is very close to Canoe in its overall impression, although JE doesn't last nearly as long. Jade East is a bit brighter, with more sparkle in the top notes, and I detect a hint of lilac in the transition from top to mid-notes. Like Canoe, Jade East has an introspective quality that seems to go well with overcast skies and muted colors. Rainy days bring out its fresh notes, and I associate it with early springtime, when the cherry and plum trees are blossoming. I bought my first bottle in high school, when I was just beginning to explore the world of fragrance, and I've enjoyed it ever since. A sixties classic!

The fondest memory’s I have with this one, was in the Philippines back in the day, and I was successful with women...maybe I would’ve been without it as well. Great buy it was.

fyi, i bought mine off ebay so no telling if i really got the right cologne that matched the bottle... this smells like a milder, more complex. longer lasting Faberge Brut (the $5 cologne at walgreens). smells terrible. reminds me of a guy with psychiatric issues that i used to know. i think he wore brut... i figured i'd try it since the reviews were good... maybe it would smell better later, ... it did not... it started to smell piss after a few hours on my skin... gross... i had to take a shower... not a good thing to smell while you are eating...

I tried. I really did. I wore it all day and just became cheaper and cheesier by the hour. It started out like a very classic fougere/barbershop type a la Brut or Clubman. It could have been just as sweet and smooth but there was just a nasty vibe to it. Can't describe it; something made me feel uneasy like just being around some sleazy guy you can't get away from. Maybe it was good at one time and I believe it could have been but something in this formulation is nasty.

What a disappointment. Lately I've enjoyed surrounding myself with those classic lovely old school, "barbershop" style fragrances. Canoe and Royal Copenhagen are current favorites. I decided to pick up a bottle of Jade East to continue this line of enjoyment. Unfortunately this stuff just isn't very good. The current formulaters of the juice, Regency have changed the classic label and box to give the impression of one of those awful scents one can find inn a dollar store. A cheesy looking tiger now adorns the box and label insead of the faux oriental lettering of the past. The bottle is cheap too. It's not aan actual fragrnace bottle but a standard industrial bottle with a plastic insert to create the dripping effect like you would find on a vinegar bottle. Now for the fragrace, weak, very weak, synthetic in a bad cheap way, no character at all. A complete waste of money as i had also purchased the matching aftershave with it . Skip this disappointing and unauthentic version of an old classic and pick up some Canoe, R.C., Clubman, British Sterling or Brut.

I have been using Jade East since the sixties and my wife recently bought a bottle of after shave from a distributer on ebay. Well, the botlle has changed, and so has the packaging. But the real problem was that it does not smell like Jade East anymore! I was devastated. I figured it must be a fluke, or bad product, so, I ordered another bottle from another company online.....same results! Why would a company like Regency Cosmetics change thier fragrance, and still tout it as vintage Jade East? I am perplexed, and dissapointed. I knew something was wrong with it as soon as I saw the box design. The advertised Item still pictures the older box with oriental writing on it so I figured it was the one. Now I have two bottles of this stuff I don't like, but more importantly, I have no hope of getting the original scent anymore unless I buy the vintage stuff for three times the price! Do I have any answers? Any recourse at all? It doesn't seem so because the people I have bought this from have no clue that it has been [email protected]

I just got a bottle of Jade East through eBay. I'll confess that I was taken by the incredible packaging (what can I say, I adore anything emblazoned with faux-Chinese letters...) But seriously, for a vintage scent lover like myself, this was a big moment. Jade East is a really good old-school 'aromatic fougère' - the lavender is right upfront, followed by a sweet and spicy coeur, and ending in an oaky powder. But I have to say, there is some mystery to this cologne... at once it's familiar (think of Pinaud-Clubman's aftershave, the stuff that the barber shops still use), but then it's also slightly exotic (the spices are hard to place - could it be clove or cardamon?) Yes, like other scents from the '70's it can be overpowering (spray with caution). I kept waiting to smell that awful middle note that you'll often find with less-expensive scents, but it didn't appear. If you're going to buy a budget-minded men's fougère-styled cologne, take a wiff of Jade East; I think you'd be surprised at how comfortable it feels on the skin.

There are two different versions of Jade East cologne being sold on Ebay - and the one with the altered label is NOT the one from Regency! It is from a company named (something like) Songhe and I agree that their labels are ugly! In high school, while all my friends were wearing Chantilly and White Shoulders, my best bud and I wore Jade East. And didn't we think that we were rebels! I am tempted to get a little bottle of the Regency cologne just to see what memories are triggered. Update: I did buy a small bottle of the Regency cologne, and it does smell familiar but it isn't exactly the scent that I remember. This new stuff has a LOT more lime! The other notes are slowly coming out, but the shout of lime at the beginning is very overwhelming. It is unlikely that I would have worn this version when I was in high school, non-conformity or not.

I just bought a bottle of this from the Vermont Country Store, the one from Regency. I don’t know the original, so I can’t compare it to that, but these are the notes VT Country Store has listed: Blend of bergamot and lemon, with basil, lavender, anise, and orange blossom, cedar, carnation, oakmoss, sandalwood, musk, and vanilla Although I don’t smell all of those notes and don’t think it’s that complex, I’m not getting lime or citrus like previous reviewers, nor do I think it smells cheap. To me it smells soft and powdery, with a hint of spice. Almost like 70s/ 80s version (not today’s) of Love’s Baby Soft, but for for men. I’d even say Unisex. So nice and unobtrusive. Perhaps there are different versions of it out there? VT country store has the after shave and cologne, both of which smelled good to my nose. I really like this.

Oh this takes me back -- Friday football games with the sock hop afterward. Saturday nights in the dark movie theatre (always way in the back in the darkest corner). My high school boyfriend wore this (original formula). It smelled soooooo damn good on him. It was sexy and dare I say delicious. This was long before the concept of unisex fragrance, but even then I wanted to wear it. Sadly I never did and I understand the new formulation is not up to the original. The original Swank version is the one you want (see my review of it). I can still conjure the scent and I've never smelled a man's cologne I like as much. Hai Karate was a close second -- but nothing compares to Jade East.

Jade East. Brings back some memories. Earliest was when my father gave me a bottle that was my grandfathers. It was the swank bottle. I remember going to Walgreens and purchasing the aftershave (green) and cologne (yellow) they both had their own scent. Then the spray cologne was different than both of them. As was the deodorant round stick. My girlfriend at the time couldnt stand this. My father joked and said i should purchase this by the gallon, i wore so much. Loved it. Masculine powerful citrus and some powder.

WHAT I WAS EXPECTING: a cheap tacky nostalgic barber shop / Dad frag like Brut, but with some fake lime. WHAT I GOT: a HORRID industrial strength toilet cleaner --Hold the lime. Dry down smelled of burning plastic vinyl record. --------------------------------------------- I guess I should try a vintage bottle. SUMMERY: New incarnation of a Drug store fave from 1967 could double as a rust remover for your tractor. Among one of the worst frags I have ever smelled.

I can see why this has so many detractors across fragrance forums. Jade East opens with a synthetic mix of lemon and orange zest, and rapidly dries into a sweet and powdery musk. There's a little lavender and spice in there, but it's very subdued. Although it reminds me of the laudable Pinaud Clubman aftershave-lotion, Jade East just smells cheap. You're better off with the Pinaud, Brut, Skin Bracer, or even Musk for Men by Coty.

it smells fantastic on my hubby, aromatic-fougère with such a smooth creaminess. very sexy !!! last the whole day long as well. he has the one in the new package so i can t tell how the older version was... but i like jade east from knowdays really a lot! i m not a fan of men wearing a harsh lemony spicy vintage cologne, and this one isn t at all! this is pure sensual masculinity.