French niche line Juliette Has A Gun has launched Romantina, a new fragrance for women:
For this new episode, I wanted to bring a hint of frivolity into Juliette’s life. Romantina is a modern tale, as refreshing as an afternoon at the café of a Roman piazzetta. First floral fragrance of Juliette has a Gun’s collection, its gentleness is only an appearance. Lifted by a touch of Patchouli, Romantina is a comtemporary [sic] romance where once again, Juliette will get the last word. Romano Ricci
Additional notes include white flowers, orange blossom, jasmine, lily of the valley, rose, iris, osmanthus, vetiver and vanilla.
Juliette Has A Gun Romantina will be available in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
(quote via juliettehasagun, additional information via extrait.it)
So Juliette’s a cutter & amateur tattooist? Don’t really like the name, either. Is it supposed to be “little romantic” or “little Roman”? I do like the sound of the notes though, so it’s going on my “sample” list.
I don’t like the name either — just doesn’t roll off the tongue nicely. Sounds nice though.
Hi Robin
In Spanish doesn’t sound so weird 😀
Probably!
I thought the same thing!
Apparently, Juliette’s rebellious and powerful means of “getting the last word” is through defacing her body in the name of…some guy or girl. “Girl power!!!!”
The scent reads as delicately tame and inherently passive, though, so maybe the ad is a good match 😉 ?
Romantina sounds like a cheese or a type of pizza.
I’m not that familiar with JHaG creations, but the floral notes on this sound interesting. I wouldn’t mind smelling it.
Yeah, that’s it — cheese.
Since some jasmines and white floral notes can have a distinctly lactic, “cheesy” quality, maybe they should’ve run with that?
Weird visual, but I really want to try it based on the notes listed.
Hugs!
Ditto!
These notes do sound promising and I’ll sample it if I can get over the disturbing visual….
That visual isn’t bothering me, luckily, and I’ll surely forget it before I get my hands on a sample 😉
The pic doesn’t bug – I knew a guy who supposedly had the names of his girlfriends on him and would have the new one cross off the old one and add her name. A rumor, but those guys can be badasses so I didn’t question it much.
So roses aren’t considered flowers? This does sound good, but I never really get a chance to try JHaG – I have some samples but they are never really on my radar.
Tama – Off topic, but one of my earliest boyfriends was a Navy guy and he told me once of a sailor who had “Do it For Your Country” tatooed below his belly button. It makes me laugh every time I think about it. I’m sure it worked on many occasions. It’s hard not to reward such a hilariously brazen attempt.
Patriotism is still alive and well – its just relocated under the belt! I love it.
Not sure which I dislike more – the image or the name! However, the notes sound interesting, I’m a floral gal so I’m curious to see how all those different flowers blend together.
I’m looking forward to this one, hopefully they will do flowers as interestingly as they do their other scents, I love that they actually pack a punch and can be smelled distinctively a few hours later. On me nothing lasts…
Regarding the image, I find it refreshing to see something a little edgy and different than your usual washed out ‘femme in a field’ images we usually see that could as easily be for feminine hygiene products! I hardly think its offensive, not any more so than some of the ‘normal’ ads that come out for the mainstream European fragrances. Its got a little cheeky attitude, the line is called “Juliette Has A Gun”, so obviously they have a wonky sense of sexy or powerful ideas, but I’m OK with that.
I was at a talk by Romano Ricci at Les Senteurs in London where he talked about this new fragrance. We each got a sample to take home. It’s a gorgeously pretty, feminine scent and the visual of the ad just doesn’t fit somehow… for me, anyway. I love it though and I purchased a bottle, which was only available for sale on the night. Apparently, they had problems with the top note in the production of the first batch and only a limited number was available for sale (2nd batch).
Robin, not sure if you’ve had a chance to try this yet. I got a sample of it a few months before the release and forgot to say something here.
I don’t remember exactly how it went, which isn’t a good sign to begin with, but the lasting impression is vaguely gentler citizen queen – baby powdery with a lick of patchouli?
Maybe I remember it that way because my lovely and ever honest fiancé reeled back after I shoved it under his nose in the car, saying “ugh! Hippie babies!”
Either way, probably not a keeper. Disappointing, but I hear he has a tuberose number in the works?
A detour from Rees and patchouli? Heaven forbid.
Oops! A detour from *roses.
Might also be worth noting that aforementioned lovely fiancé, under pressure to be honest, told me (on a dinner date) what he thought of citizen queen by juliette:
“um… I didn’t want to say, but um… Somehow kind of cheap? Stripper-ish?”
(insert horror struck look from me)
“ah. I mean… Umm. No. Not, like, cheap cheap. Like an expensive stripper!” (beams proudly at his own tactical prowess)
(insert horror struck look from me)
So maybe his opinions don’t count. Although he does have a nose for picking a Giacobetti scent across a room, so I think I’ll keep him after all 🙂
LOL — funny story! He sounds sweet.
I have a sample on the way but haven’t tried it yet, thanks for the review!