Showing posts with label cologne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cologne. Show all posts

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Ajee by Revlon c1993

Ajee by Revlon: launched in 1993. Pronounced "ah-jay". Created by Michelle Elie.

The perfume was composed of floral native to Africa.

"From the heart of Africa comes a fragrance that will capture the heart of every woman, a fragrance steeped in rare and exotic ingredients that come together in a scent unlike any other."

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Ciara by Revlon c1973

Ciara by Revlon: launched in 1973. (pronounced SEE-AHR'-AH). There was one year at Revlon when all the fragrances seemed to have something to do with the name Charles Revson. Ciara (a poetic arrangement of Mr. Revson's initials), then Cerissa (another play on the initials CR).



Saturday, March 14, 2015

Cerissa by Revlon c1974

Cerissa by Revlon: launched in 1974.


Jontue by Revlon c1975

Jontue by Revlon: launched in 1975. The name was originally slated to be called Amoresse. According to the book International Marketing: Strategy and Theory, the author mentioned that "the former French-born chairman of Revlon viewed Amoresse as unsuitable for a fragrance for the international audience; consequently, the name was changed to Jontue."




Sunday, March 23, 2014

Xi'a Xi'ang by Revlon c1987

Xia Xiang by Revlon, a subtle Oriental scent with citrus floral spice and fruit overtones.

Xi'a Xi'ang was launched by Charles of the Ritz in 1987, in 1990, it was released under the Revlon name. " Pronounced, "See Ah See Ang", meaning "Imagination". It was called the "Fragrance of the Imagination.

Electric Youth by Debbie Gibson c1989

Thinking of some of the first fragrances I ever owned, my memory was whooshed back into 6th grade, 1990/1991, I instantly thought of Electric Youth and Ex-cla-ma-tion!. A friend of mine had both and I loved them, each had an unusual smell that was perfect for my pre-teen years.

Originally produced in 1989, and discontinued only a few years later, Debbie Gibson loudly entered in the fragrance scene with the flirty perfume “Electric Youth,”.

The perfume was composed of a blend of citrus, grapefruit being the star , other fruit essential oils and the addition of ylang ylang, and hot pink juice, it rendered a fruity scent that my friends and I use to spritz the halls of our elementary school liberally, if not, waaaaaay too much.


  • Top notes: aldehydes, grapefruit, other citrus notes
  • Middle notes: ylang ylang, watermelon, red berries
  • Base notes: musk, woods, amber


 The perfume came encased in a box styled after a neon sign. The bottle was just as cool, it contained a pink coil inside so it had that you know "electric" thing going on..

The core fragrance was composed of a blend of citrus and other fruit essential oils, rendering a fruity scent known to be popular with the teenager demographic of the day.

 Electric Youth was a celebrity scent designed by Deborah Gibson. It was manufactured by Revlon Consumer Products Corporation and distributed by Revlon's subsidiary, Natural Wonder Cosmetics.

 Electric Youth was marketed alongside Gibson's Atlantic Records album,  single (88919) and dance maxi-single of the same name.

Among individual products were:

  • A 1.6 oz eau de cologne (labeled Cologne Spritz)
  • A 0.96 oz eau de cologne (labeled Cologne Spritz)
  • A 0.48 oz eau de parfum (labeled Perfume Spritz)
  • A two-pack consisting of the 0.96 fl.oz. Cologne Spritz and the 0.48 fl. oz. Perfume Spritz (labeled Power Play)

My mother never did buy the perfume from me, but whenever I had a sleepover at my friend Jessica's house, we always sprayed it all nite long while watching MTV and drawing on her little sister's face with lipstick when she fell asleep. Bad girls! I know.