Romantina Juliette Has A Gun 2011

Perfumes are not only sold based on their scent components but are also accompanied by a story to make them more appealing to men and women alike. This is certainly the case with JHAG.

The story for Romantina goes something like this: A young French couple is sitting in a small bar in a side street of Piazza Navona. The man has to return to Paris, while she can stay one more day in Rome. She has long noticed that someone is staring at her. Only after her man has left does she dare to take a shy glance at the one who has been fixating on her the whole time. He - the Latin Lover type - olive skin, green eyes, black curls. She wants to shyly avert her gaze from him, but before she knows it, he is standing in front of her and speaks to her. It unfolds as it probably must. He shows her Rome, his Rome. They walk through the heat of summer in Rome. At a fountain, where she wants to cool her neck with water, they share a kiss. But before this love can find fulfillment, she departs...
It all sounds very, very romantic. It should be, after all, the fragrance is called Romantina. Nevertheless, in my mind, the story plays out as a meeting of two people between whom there is an erotic tension, desires, longings, and fantasies that become almost physically palpable. Vibrating, electric tension.

However, Romantina does not fit this at all. With this scent, I initially perceive white flowers, jasmine, and a hint of osmanthus, both very delicate and almost transparent. The promised orange blossom, rose, or iris? No, unfortunately not! I also smell a bit of musk, which is light and clean. Very clean. Romantina is skinny, with no significant projection. No depth, no greenhouse effect of erotic fantasies. Patchouli, vetiver? I miss those here. They could give the fragrance the erotic depth that I find lacking. I also don’t notice much development with Romantina. It leaves me before the dream can unfold.

So dear Romantina, I understand that you dream of growing up. You are a sweet and pretty girl, but right now you are still too young, and the Latin Lover is not yet interested in you. After all, don’t all little girls dream of being desired by a man one day as women? But it’s not time yet. Wait a few more years.