deaser26's Full Review: Gianni Versace Green Jeans By Gianni Versace . Eau...
Like a pine tree lining the winding road - I got a name
First of all let us state clearly that Green Jeans has an exceedingly great marketing problem, they have given this delightful cologne a stupid name. Hey what is that delightful smell? Oh it’s my Green Jeans…no, I can’t even bring myself to say it if asked. If anyone asks me what I am wearing I tell them it is a Versace scent. Yes indeed Gianni Versace has a wonderfully citrusy scent with a really stupid name.
First of all, when I think of Green Jeans, I am immediately taken back to the Captain Kangaroo show, where I am accosted by Mr. Green Jeans. Do I still think of Mr. Green Jeans whenever I put this stuff on, not always, but most days? It is important to relive some of our baby boomer childhood commonality, but I hated the Captain and his farming buddy. There were a lot of kids who liked the Captain, and who could even find some merit in the folksy wisdom of his hard-bitten, subsidized farming buddy. I just could not get past the fact that A – Jeans are blue, not green and B – why does a sea captain need a farmer as his sidekick. At least when Bruce Wayne had his “ward” (yeah - sex toy) Dick Grayson, there was some sexual tension going on. The Captain Kangaroo show was just illogical and frustrating. Give me JP Patches or the Banana Splits any day of the week.
And yes, in truth I have gotten out of the shower, dried off and as I was spraying my ample chest hairs and beard with Green Jeans, gone through the mental gymnastics of the last paragraph. So for my 30 bucks the marketing sucked.
Yeah, but what does it smell like?
Nae says it smells like bug spray. So as you can well imagine, I don’t really wear it if I imagine that the inclination might exist for some, well treats. But, short of treats – it makes a fine work cologne. It is has a lot of citrus smell, reminding me somewhat of Eau Savage by Christian Dior. Is it a poor man’s Dior? Not really – Eau Savage and Green Jeans are pretty comparably priced. Now Eau Savage, (savage or violent water) that is great cologne name. It also has a lot of piney elements; the designer describes it as having Seaside Pine, Eastern Pine and Cedar as elements of the smell. I enjoy piney smelling things, as can be testified by my love for the original Herbal Essence shampoo. Before they were the orgasmic brand, they had a nice pine smell.
There used to be a Halston scent in a red bottle that was their Cedar or Pine smell, and this takes me back to that in some ways.
So I like the woodsy, Sandalwood and citrus smell of Green Jeans. It also comes in a very cool looking green bottle with the Versace logo all over it. The bottle also came in a natty metal tube, which could serve no higher purpose than a fast trip into the garbage. But the bottle really looks like a throw back to the clever toilet water bottles of mid thirties Paris. This one has a lot going on.
The cologne comes in at around $20-40 range depending on your inclination to go to Nordstrom or TJ Maxx. You can definitely get a better deal on line, but it can be found at finer stores and outlet malls across the country.
If you like the woodsier smells, this will tickle your fancy, and if you can get past the naming problem. It is a solid work cologne.
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