In 1932, at the age of 24, Richard B. Salomon was named president of Charles of the Ritz, Inc. Twenty years later, he was elected chairman and chief executive officer. Salomon became known internationally as a businessman, philanthropist and humanitarian. He also served as chancellor of Brown University from 1979-88. Many, many years ago, when I first was paying attention to notes in perfume and had some awareness of lily of the valley as a note, my immediate hatred cemented. I used to call it Satan’s Flower. My, how things… Continue Reading →... Wow, what is going on with the weather? You're having a “cooker” and it's so cool here in DC I actually put on a *sweater* last night. Something very wrong with that picture…

Jean Nate by Revlon After Bath Splash Original 30oz Jean Nate by Revlon After Bath Splash Original 30oz

In October 2019, the FDA announced it found traces of asbestos in a bottle of Johnson’s Baby Powder, leading to a voluntary recall of a 33,000-bottle batch of the product. Has anyone noticed that Jean Naté has changed much over the years? I'm new to Jean Naté — in fact, until I wrote this review I thought it was first released in the early 1970s — and I only have one bottle's experience with it. I'd love to hear the thoughts of longtime users. I think I was the Jean Nate’ gal – I live in that stuff, especially in Summer. It’s very refreshing. It layers well with everything because, after just a bit, it becomes Nothing But Fresh (not calone-fresh… just a concept of fresh). I wear thin citruses atop it as well as heavy hitters like Carnal Flower and Amouage Tribute attar, both of which just stomp all over Nate’– and she. don’t. care. Earlier this year, though, Johnson & Johnson reached out-of-court settlements in two cases — one in California and another in New York — that alleged contaminated talc caused mesothelioma. Asbestos in Makeup Products ContinuesWhat a lovely story about your grandfather. I distinctly remember seeing bottles of Jean Nate in the bathroom at a couple of friends’ houses as a girl and thinking it looked wildly sophisticated, being French and all! I probably unscrewed the cap and dabbed some on furtively. It sounds like Jean Nate has lots of great memories for you! Strangely, I can imagine it blending really well with Shalimar. Hey, it’s February! That thing on the left, Cora, has had me a little busy the last week. Yes, that is a bee sweater. She just had a bath and needed to be warmed! I had planned to review that… Continue Reading →... Calling this number connects you with a Patient Advocate at The Mesothelioma Center, the nation's most trusted mesothelioma resource.

Jean Naté by Revlon Cheap and Cheerful, Yet again: Jean Naté by Revlon

Ok I really need to hit Rodeo, pandemic or not. Too many Diors and Chanels not sniffed. Hey, Monday is Presidents Day! I wish I could find some eponymous Charles of the Ritz. Seems that “house” made some beauties & I adored it in the late 70s & early 80s In any case, Grampa Leo loved his Jean Naté. He was a very natty fellow, and would always splash some on after his bath. The bathroom always smelled of fresh lemons and Grampa Leo always smelled powder-fresh. Apparently I'm not the only guy who appreciates the smell of Jean Naté and says this is more unisex than feminine. My grandfather swore before the female empowerment ads for Jean Naté in the 70's...quite a few barbershops used the talc powder by Jean Naté. It’s iris day! Three new iris releases or releasing soon – Atelier des Ors Iris Fauve, Coolife Le Sixième and Armani/Prive Iris Celadon. Can there be any better day on the face of the earth than when three great iris perfumes… Continue Reading →...Someone on here happened to mention good old Jean Naté, which is something I haven’t even thought of in decades. It dries down to a powdery version of the lemon/pepper/herb scent, but that is dead center and never totally disappears. Alcohol Denat., Water, Fragrance , Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, PEG 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, BHT, Benzyl Alcohol, Cinnamal, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Eugenol, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool, Yellow 5, Green 5 In 1935, Charles of the Ritz launched the highly successful Jean Naté line of body splashes and fragrance. They later acquired the cosmetics company Alexandra de Markoff. I don’t have a Jean Nate memory- I’m thinking my grandpa wore Old Spice. (All of my childhood scent memories are of my mom who is the only person I remember wearing perfume regularly.) My “fresh scent” memory is of 4711. In 8th grade (1980 or so) my youth orchestra went to Europe. Last stop was Brussels and we went out to spend the last of our fun money. Found a shop selling tiny bottles of 4711 so I bought a handful. They had red caps and the elaborate label design. I found one when clearing out my parents house in 2011, but wasn’t yet into perfume and I think it got tossed with other piles of old stuff. I bought a bottle a few years ago for nostalgia’s sake – I’m also intrigued by the newer Acqua Colonias). I like to put it in the fridge in the summer – super fresh when cold!