Jennifer Lopez will launch her next fragrance, Deseo, this coming February.
Deseo is geared towards a "more sophisticated and mature" audience than her prior scents, and was created in collaboration with perfumers Ellen Molner and Jim Krivda.
With Deseo, the inspiration came from a combination of smells in my own garden. So, I called up my friends at Coty and asked them to come take a walk through my garden with me so they could experience it. It was late at night so there was kind of a dew in the air and I took them to an area where there are these beautiful geranium flowers, orange trees, lemon trees, and all this stuff mixing together that was making this beautiful smell.
The fragrance notes include watery bamboo leaves, yuzu, bergamot, freesia, star jasmine, pink geranium flower, orange blossom, mimosa, warm amber, oak moss, musk, sandalwood, cedar, patchouli and mineral accord. Samples of the fragrance are being distributed at J Lo concerts this fall.
Jennifer Lopez Deseo will be available in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum and in matching Body Lotion. A matching scent for men is expected to launch next year. (via Women's Wear Daily)
Update: see a review of Jennifer Lopez Deseo.
I'm so glad I don't work for Coty. Late night calls from divas to come sniff their garden would not go over well with me. LOL! Who said “more sophisticated and mature”? I would think that would be a little insulting to the legions of “unsophisticated and immature” fans of her other scents!
Ok, enough snarkiness. The bottle is pretty and the notes don't sound bad at all. Will give it a sniff when it rolls out.
The “more sophisticated” remark came from Coty, not directly from J Lo, if that helps. And hey, Coty had better come over whenever she wants — you could argue that J Lo made them the celeb fragrance powerhouse they are today!
I was sorry to see the word “watery” but the rest of it sounds good.
Well, I love GLOW and her other fragrances have all been quite nice too (Apart from LOVE AT FIRST GLOW – overpowering but bland).
The notes in DESEO sound OK & the bottle is lovely. I will try it out.
Oh, I remember reading on Coty’s website that STILL was aimed at “an older audience”. I think it may have missed its target audience with its ‘celeb’ tag, and that’s why it was discontinued.
Glow is still my favorite of her scents, although I thought Miami Glow & Live were well done too. Didn't care for Love at First Glow or Glow After Dark. We'll see how Deseo goes…
I didn't know that about Still, how funny. Makes sense then that it's the only one of her scents I've liked, but it disappeared so quickly that I passed it on. I'm almost always in the *mature* age group that tactful marketers try to soften up with words like *sophicticated, confident, knows her own mind* etc. Codes for *old but still buying*, lol.
I do admire JLo's business sense, and these notes sounds interesting, although I'm with you on *watery*, Robin, and am hoping that the mineral accord is not ozone related.
What's scary is that when they say “older audience”, what they really mean is maybe…. 30-35 at most! Ha!
Yeah, it's a shame about STILL. I liked it as much as GLOW. I don't usually go for tea based scents, but it was nicely done.
I think I'll look for it on eBay…
A half-naked celebrity swinging in a hammock doesn't scream “sophisticated and mature” to me. Call me crazy. The notes do sound good. What's a mineral accord? Eau d'Geode?
p.s. Long-time reader, first-time poster. Keep up the great work, Robin.
It's not my idea of sophisticated & mature, either. But such is the current state of affairs.
Eau d'Geode has potential, especially when it comes to the design of the bottle.
I would'nt be surprised if even younger, like 25…I mean, that is already older than most of the celeb scents are aiming at!
Old but still buying, to the fragrance houses, means 30 and up, as near as I can tell. Nobody seems to be interested in marketing to women of 40, 50, 60…
Guessing that mineral accord is the same thing as what you find in the base of Terre d'Hermes — basically, smells like rocks.
Many of the fragrance discounters have it in stock.
Hi S, and welcome to commenting! A half-naked celebrity swinging in a hammock, sadly, is way more mature than some of the shenanigans we've seen this year, LOL…
And yes, I think Eau d'Geode is about right…as I said above, same “smells like warm rocks” thing that is in Terre d'Hermes.
True enough on the bottle (and on the “current state of affairs”).
Smells like rocks. Now I'll have to try it.
🙂
Can't WAIT to smell this!!!!!!!!!!
They're giving out samples at J Lo concerts, you'll have to go to one!
Its almost here!! They've updated JenniferLopezBeauty.com. Do you think this will be a fruity scent, Robin???
It sounds more floral than fruity, but haven't tried it yet!
Tried this today at work as we got the tester in and it's okay. Smells very similar to the men's Intimately Beckham Night!
I still haven't tried the Beckham scents, so that'll be lost on me 🙂
Ohhhh, I can't WAIT til' Macy's gets this scent! We should be getting it any day now!
Let me know how it is!
I've been calling my Macy's EVERYDAY looking for this scent. I HAVE TO HAVE IT!
Surprising.
It's not heavy & on me it's not very floral. I'm not very good at describing scents so I'll just say it seems very 'green' & fresh. The drydown appears woody to me. I also get an impression of seasalt (?).
They're selling this near you??? Where are you from?
Hi,
I live in England. I believe the US release is this time next month.
Hi Amanda, I can't say that sounds very appealing to me. Did you like it?
It was quite intriging because I didn't reqonize the scents.
I'll test it a few more times and may buy it.
Reminds me of Covert for some reason.
I'm banging my head against the wall! Why do they take soo long???? I'm dying to smell this!
Hi All,
I blind tested this fragrance so had none of the prejudices that may have influenced me.
It's a quite sweet, tropical scent and for me smells of tropical fruit (grapefruit and pineapple mainly)and coconut. It immediately reminded me of Tropiques from Lancome (the 2005 Limited Edition) which is similar in the heart to Deseo but has sharper, fruitier head.
The drydown is dry and woody but warm like a tweed blanket and there's a bit of aquatic note at the end, very subtle though.
I don't know any of JLo's previous scents, this to me smelled very professionally blended but playful at the same time. It doesn't at all shout 'celebrity' but certainly says 'young'. Not in age but in spirit.
Hope this helped.
Lillybee
Thanks so much for the detailed description! Doesn't sound like something I'll love, but still, sounds better than I expected.
YES! Sounds RIGHT up my Alley! Where do you live??? Is it somewhere in the U.S?? I spoke to my Macy's yesterday and they said it'll come at the end of March, but that can't be right. I'm sure the bottles are being shipped by now.
Hi Jlove,
Sorry to disappoint you… I live in London, UK… This fragrance is all the rage here in the stores… and not necessarily amongst teens… tweenies. Have seen quite a few middle aged people going straight to the assistant and asking for the new JLo.
Over here the price is £21, £26 and £38 for 30 / 50 / 100 ml Eau de Parfum. Double that for dollars.
The actual price may be very different in the U.S though when it comes out.
In the UK this is an average celebrity fragrance cost, the designer house fragrances will start 20 – 30 % higher than this.
Best,
Lillybee
Thank You very much for the response, LillyBee. This fragrance should be here within the next couple of days or I will go into ORBIT! I wonder if the Lotions and Shower Gel will be here also. I hope I love the fragrance
J, I removed the long review from Lilly that you posted because it looked like it might be copyrighted material from elsewhere…if I was mistaken, let me know the source and I'll put it back.
I apologize. I didn't know. I was just really excited about the review. The people at my Macy's said they might be getting it in MARCH! I don't believe that.
I don't believe it either…guessing Macy's will have it really soon, maybe by the weekend.
They got the Posters in Last Night! Hopefully they get the fragrance TODAY! Its on Macy's.com AND Amazon.com!
Saw it on macys.com, and hoping they'll have it in stock this weekend as I'm planning a mall trip.
I keep drowning myself with the tester when I go shopping. I can't make up my mind. No fruity notes on me.
I'm actually fond of the scent. On me, it's very tropical – lots of smooth, creamy warmth, lots of coconut character, But I must say the gorgeous bottle is by far the best part.
GOT IT ROBIN!! 😉 I got the Big Bottle and the Lotion. I really like it. It isn't Jennifer's best, but it isn't her worst. That award goes to Love at first glow. I really like this scent!
Glad it isn't overly fruity 🙂
Sounds almost like Miami Glow!
I gave in & bought the small bottle.
I've now picked up on what seems to be coconut. It's faint but there. My sense of smell seems to be improving.
I kinda like Miami Glow better, but now I'm leaning towards Deseo. I really fell in love with it today. I got 2 compliments in 3 hours! They love it!
My Macy's did not even have it today 🙁
Aww Robin. I'm lovin Deseo more and More each day! I think I like this one better than Miami Glow! Doesn't last very long though. I put some Can Can lotion on and it stayed with me ALLL day! I put some of this lotion on and it only stayed on for about 3 hours. I got a compliment today though, as usual 🙂
Hi, this is my first post on here. I tried a sample of this the other day and fell in love. I absolutely love tropical scents and it was just what i wanted. I got a strong smell of coconut even though it is not listed as an ingrediant. I personally love the smell of coconut it reminds me of holidays. After one smell in the store i came straight home and ordered it on the internet. I got a good deal. They are offering a free bag with it and i managed to find a discount code for £10 off. If anyone has tried the lotion can you tell me does it have shimmer in it or is it just a normal cream. The bottle was shimmery and i wanted to know if the lotion is aswell.
I have to say i have never had a smell of the over j lo fragrances even though i am a fan of her. I love deseo though.
Hi and welcome! I'm sorry but I've no idea if the lotion is shimmery, and the J Lo website doesn't mention.
Hello! I have the Body Lotion, and no, it doesn't have any Body Glitter, THANK THE HEAVENS! I HATE body Glitter!