Tova

Although the new juice isn't exactly the same, can you all say IFRA, this new elixir to my nose smells very close to the original. It's a whole new world out there, so if you don't embrace it, it just may get you. This lasts long on me, I can smell it all day. While I have a whole arsenal of fragrances there is none that compare to Tova. She stands alone. I love my Amouage, my Xerjoff, my Soliani, my Kilian, oh you name it, I have them all just about. You can define some as floral, woodsy, vanille, chocolate, but Tova falls into a category all her own. She is not a fragrance, she is an essence. You'll never see the "original" version again, but this one currently marketed is her little sister. You can tell they are related, they could share blood for an operation. I love it. My daughter loves Tova on me more than the very expensive Amouage. She says it smells like Mom. I actually prefer this one to the "original", so maybe that is why I am even writing this review in the first place. And for all you who have never tried it, I suggest that you do because not all great perfumes are on the counter at your local mall. In fact, the vast majority of great fragrances are not even sitting out at a counter.

I have several bottles of the original black lidded, frosted bottle Tova, a couple of Signature Royal and a couple of the newest Tova Signature in the tall slim bottle with the gold cap and little bow on the neck. Personally, I ADORE them all! While I will trust that there are subtle differences in the scents, if only for the fact that good ol' fragrance laws (?!?!?) have made certain ingredients illegal. (Thank you, Big Brother, for saving us from ourselves...) But to my rather unrefined nose, these all smell delightful! Soft, confident, sexy. Clean with a dash of raunchy musk to keep it interesting. The past 3 days, I have worn the tall slim Tova Signature and all 3 days men have told me how wonderful I smell. Two of them wanted to know what it was. I wear many different wonderful fragrances but sometimes I wonder if those fragrances are wearing me rather than me wearing them. I never feel that way when I wear any of my Tova's. On my skin, the longevity is amazing! I put this on 17 hours ago. Four sprays, two on my torso and two on my back. Even after that many hours which includes an hour long run on a treadmill, I can still smell it on myself.

The original in the frosted bottle with the black cap is by far the BEST. All others have been made with cheaper more cost effective ingredients. I wish they would go back to the original and just charge more, they would establish a consistent following. Tove Borgnine should be ashamed of her self for caving into an inferior product. I have been wearing this since the eighties and have been able to keep my stash in a climate controlled dark area and the scent has not changed at all. If I hadn't received a gift basket from Tova's late husband Ernie than I would never had discovered this scent in the first place. Lastly it is my favorite of all my scents I have ever worn, its just sad that I can't wear it everyday, and have to save it for special occasions only.

This version was really good. The newest one isn't bad and I own 2 bottles of it, went through 1 bottle already and gave one as a present. It was the closest to the original, so I hurried and bought a bunch up. It is clean, fresh and although I say I don't like musk, I guess it's in there. Do give it a try. Make sure you don't pay hundreds of dollars on Amazon for the ones that look like this, because they are black market ones. How do I know :( I did. Sadly, I gave my real bottle away years ago. I wish I still had it. Oh well, I do have one small bottle of Tova Nights, which I really loved even more than this. But do, I say give it a try! It really is different than anything else.

I had this perfume for many years before I started using it regularly. I fell in love with it gradually. What I loved the most is the way people would tell me that I smelled so good; because I smelled so clean and fresh. I never realized that the "soapy" scent could be so attractive. I am so sorry that the formula changed. I have spent the last 2-3 years looking for a clean, soapy, musky, powdery replacement. I tried the philosophy fragrance family but none of them tickle my fancy. Any suggestions??