Description
Romano Ricci goes “back to basics” with his new creation, the fragrance called Anyway, that joins the Juliette Has A Gun perfume collection. The new fragrance brings a breath of freshness, simplicity, softness and carefreeness. It is described by epithets such as quirky, outlandish and nonchalant.
The formula is simple and original – made from only fifteen ingredients of musky – woody – white floral and citrusy character. It fits both men and women well. In the new story, Juliette doesn’t seem to look at men as pray as in previous editions, but as partners in everyday life. The main top notes include neroli and lime. Jasmine dominates the heart, while the base is composed of musk and hedione and ambrox molecules.
Available as 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
Anyway was launched in 2013.
isupovav – :
I smelled this on a coworker today. Loved it instantly. Made me think of those soft citrus musky 90’s perfumes.
ilnaz95 – :
This fragrance is my favorite out of the Juliette Has a Gun Discovery Kit. Light, fresh, citrusy…really nice for daytime and outdoor activities (I’m thinking of my kids’ soccer games). On my skin the lime stays front and center, just softening a bit after the drydown, then I detect a bit of sweetness (maybe floral? My nose is not advanced), but it is mostly citrus for the duration. Unfortunately, the longevity of Anyway is the worst of the perfumes in the kit, but I might be ok with reapplying it – I think it would feel refreshing in the heat of a summer day.
edzia1986 – :
My first JHAG scent and even a blind buy. I loved it and wore it for a long time. Now I detect on my children’s skin. Somehow they seek that first mummy smell. So I am much appreciative cause it lead me to the rest of the JHAG family.
Portnov – :
Reminds me of bulgari aqva amara only without the mandarin note…if you can imagine it.
Meirk985Bessinepome – :
To me this smells like a nicely-scented sunscreen or hairspray. Pretty, and chemical. I do appreciate it, but I can understand how many might not.
alexM – :
Its interesting how JHAG markets their other neroli scent Gentlewoman for women and Anyway as unisex, but I find this one way more feminine. The lime takes this neroli scent in a very different direction. Anyway is fresh and light but in an Egyptian cotton, freshly washed linen kind of way. Soft, subtle, light and soapy, this is really nice. Non offensive but quietly interesting at the same time. I’m just getting into JHAG’s fragrances and so far I impressed with their offerings. Thumbs up.
ianki2009 – :
Though it’s still mid winter, the mercury reached just under 70° in NYC today, so I decided to reach for Anyway, one of JHAG’s warm weather freshies.
Anyway is not your typical freshy. It is so quirky and whimsical that the mere wearing of it serves to redefine one’s concept of what a freshy ought to be.
It opens with the most gorgeous lime note you can imagine. Lime can be very in your face due to its sharpness. This one manages to paradoxically be in your face and muted simultaneously. You can thank the artfully blended basenotes for this, as they take the edge off the lime and make it so playful and happy and beautiful, that they transform it to something else while still retaining the basic essence of the familiar fruit.
The neroli, while noticeable in the opening, disappears quickly, but the lime lasts throughout the wearing.
The jasmine enters about twenty minutes into the spraying and turns what you think is a citrus into a definite citrus/floral. This combination is heavenly.
When the hedione kicks in it doubles down on the jasmine floral effect, as hedione can often resemble jasmine.
What you have when the drydown is in full bloom is a musky floral citrus that is as much of a crowd pleaser as any safe office scent you can think of, yet it has niche quality ingredients going for it.
Anyway is truly a citrus freshy reimagined. Doesn’t just take it to the next level, it takes it to the ni plus ultra of what a citrus floral can be.
Mevoo119InsuffBooni – :
Did not like this one. The opening is quite masculine then turned into some weird type of herbal floral jumble I couldn’t really identify that was a bit headache inducing for me. Dry down was strong and not bad per say, just not something I’d want to smell like. Reminded me of a household cleaner of some sort. I initially thought I might give this to my husband to try because the opening was masculine and quite nice but middle and dry down on me were not so good. ( Scent was detectable for several hours.) While it’s not terrible and I have definitely smelled worse this JHAG is a no go for me.
iuotkach – :
Anyway…
The most neutral I have felt about a fragrance. It’s not good, it’s not bad. It’s just a neutral scent. It’s something I’ll forget. Nothing special to make this stand apart. I don’t dislike it either, nothing offensive to me. Just a simple scent, which isn’t what I’m after in a fragrance.
Xeroxhkasy – :
I get an immediate red bumpy skin rash if I spray this on my skin. The opening burst is a strong lime, reminiscent of household cleaners and then nothing. Anosmia and allergy(intolerance) tend to go hand in hand for me, so whatever is making my skin react; I probably also can’t smell it.
Anyway, (haha)
After awhile, right at the skin, I get a slightly woodsy scent. Fresh and clean with a chlorinated vibe. Almost like right after getting out of a pool. It never projects off the skin to my nose and lasts 2-3 hours.
markel_1990 – :
Whatever.
Smells very synthetic. Sort of a mishmash of Frebreez, toilet bowl cleaner and rubbing alcohol.
This was a scrubber for me.
gana08 – :
I have it and use it for a long time so i have to say this one not so simple. At the first time i don’t like it much but after regular using i understand it and i love it. It is light and gentle scent of so well blended floral-woody-musky-poudry notes. I always associated it with paper – white, dry, fresh smell. Anyway how it named.
sqvfuhl – :
#3 in the boxed set of samples. This is the most faceless one thus far. Dry down is that cheap ambroxan that us in 500 other scents that begin with “Our Impression Of”. This has to be the worst one so far?
alex2001 – :
It smells like a worse Un Jardin Sur le Nil (less complex, more alcohol-y, more fleeting sillage) at a higher price. A lime citrus fades down into a faint Ambroxan nothingness. Blerp.
Tipspoind – :
Anyway promised to be so much that I tend to love in a fragrance but sadly it fell very short of my expectations as I could barely smell it and only now and then did I enjoy a faint waft of its pallid loveliness.
Oh well…anyway…
qon909speagoessenda – :
Floral Woody Musk?
No
Ambroxan Citrusy Musk?
Yes!
Surprisingly, I like it. I don’t love it, as I do many offerings from JHaG. It’s neither my favorite from the house nor one I would suggest avoiding. I don’t find it floral or woody. I don’t find it comfortable or inviting. It’s gender neutral, so neither feminine or masculine (to me). I wouldn’t call it intentionally innovative nor is it typical of today’s market.
Apparently I don’t know what it is besides abroxan, citrus and musk. Maybe nothing…and yet, SOMETHING that appeals.
I think shockingly it’s the ambroxan. It’s a note I seem to smell differently than almost everyone else. Usually that means not in a good way. I’m not overly drawn to citrus fragrances, but the strong lime may be just sharp enough to encourage this composition to play nice with my nose. I do still find abroxan strongly ink like, but paired here with such an outspoken lime, it presents more as a mixed Mohito (yes, the drink) than its normal copy machine toner self.
I do periodically enjoy a well made mohito. Even on my skin.
uthfrk – :
This is so lovely! I just got the Discovery Kit that has 8 samples a few days ago and so far I am really impressed. Plus my guy is liking them on me so that’s a another big plus. I agree with another reviewer that when I first sprayed it on I could hardly smell anything.So fast forward 20 or so minutes and it’s like it gained strength or something, but in a good way:) It was very subtle and just gorgeous. Am really looking forward to trying the rest of this line.
bugguellunk – :
What I wear when I have a migraine. Light clean citrus with a touch of musk and wood. No strong florals to hurt my head.
StarsHost.ru – :
More like citrus and clean musk at the start, but then quickly morphs into sharp and bitter green citrus rind, sheer jasmine-like florals, tea, woodsiness and some celery salt nuances….in other words, from what I understand, the hedione note seems to be most dominant on my skin. It’s kind of fresh and clean, but sharp on me, and the combination of aromas I’m getting is not exactly pleasant on my chemistry. It seems like it would be a skin scent, because it is sheer, but I keep getting wafts of it and can’t seem to get away from it. It radiates, but it doesn’t have any warmth on me.
I am going to try layering it to see how Anyway influences other scents on my skin.
Dimas24 – :
I wonder if anyone else has the same problem as me with this scent – I can barely smell it while spraying but I can smell it on my clothes weeks after. In my opinion this one smells very clean and fresh so it would be a perfect scent for office/school.
Guistexpetdus – :
Heavily wooded bergamot musk, then limey amber white floral. Ambroxan finish. Leans strongly masculine.
pst_v1do – :
LOVE this scent. I just wish it actually lasted longer than half an hour…
Denis090386 – :
yeah, “anyway” is kind of how i’m feeling about this scent. it starts with a very synthetic citrus blast that seems sort of light and empty. then i get white florals and a chemical element. empty. that word just keeps coming to mind.
kkoba200690 – :
I didn’t expect much from this one, but I was pleasantly surprised! This is a soft musky citrus; both fresh and soothing. It reminds me of DKNY Women, but without that “I’ll just shove this ice pick into your brain through your nostril” kind of sharpness. Anyway isn’t a groundbreaking fragrance by any measure, but it’s a solid choice for summer (or basically any occasion that calls for something nice and uncomplicated).
Performance is allright for this kind of scent: I get approx. 5 hours with soft to moderate projection. All things considered, Anyway is very likeable, but unfortunately it isn’t distinctive enough to justify the price tag.
elektron-64 – :
Light, citrusy fruity floral. Another pretty, inoffensive offering from JHaG. My overwhelming impression of this is of expensive laundry detergent. Mild, clean (the very definition of clean); all treble, no bass. Tiny sillage. I’m starting to give up on this house but I have an entire discovery kit to go through. Hopefully I’ll find something in here that’s interesting.
Disezisuava – :
Refreshing lime but very faint and delicate floral. Just a bit of warmth from the Amber. It is lovely but a bit too delicate for the price tag. It doesn’t last long and doesn’t have much sillage. Disappointing, the notes look so beautiful!
omnibomber – :
Very faint fresh lime and herbal scent. It would be make a nice room spray, it’s just far too subtle.
sanechek83 – :
Light, sunny, bubbly, casual, minimalistic, fun, citrusy, airy, soapy, tingly, fresh, nonchalant, zesty, easy, musky, cute, young, synthetic, casual, fuzzy, androgynous, white…
…and everything opposite of what I’m looking for in a perfume.
That said, I find it hard to say anything bad about any of Juliette’s guns. The quality and originality are once again great. They certainly know how to develop a concept, it’s just that this particular concept is not my cup of tea.
For me, Anyway, Not a Perfume and Gentlewoman are a trilogy. All three of them are white and clean and classy in a similar way.
Gentlewoman could be Juliette at work, Not a Perfume could be Juliette fresh out of the shower and Anyway could be weekend Juliette, having fun and drinking Fanta Shokata.
To my nose, Anyway smells exactly like Fanta Shokata and there isn’t much more I can say about it.
Overall, although it’s not my style, I think there’s a place on the market for Anyway. If you want to smell like soda pop, it doesn’t get much better than this.
FriendSierra – :
Wow, Anyway is taking a beating left and right!
I am puzzled by the reviews and the only thing that comes to mind is that it just simply smells different to everybody, some are anosmic to it, some are not.
To me it smells GREAT. It’s a fantastic scent, that has very little to do with your typical colognes or citrus-unisex scents. This citrus is so round, fuzzy, as if limes were turned into soft, fluffy balls, drenched in neroli petals, jasmine butter and amber. It’s a very warm scent, all of the notes blend together very well, creating a radiant, fresh, almost tropical aura. No sharp edges here.
This brand is probably defined by their strong, full on diva scents, like Lady Vengeance, Citizen Queen, Mad Madame, Midnight Oud and fans of JHAG coming from those scents really dislike the fresher, lighter creations. But looking at what this house has to offer, nearly half of the scents are in the likes of Anyway (Not a Perfume, Gentlewoman, Romantina, Miss Charming) and I hope they don’t stop making them!
koerm – :
This smells like sweetly scented nothing, not sure how else to describe it. Like “Not a Perfume”, I’m pretty sure the intended marketing demographic for this JHAG release are deep pocketed folks who’re “allergic” to everything but the scent of B/O. But hey, to each their own, I guess. The name’s definitely fitting, made me shrug on contact and failed to inspire a like or dislike either way. I would’ve called it “Meh”.
tarmoy87 – :
This starts out as a lovely, super gentle lime scent that’s nice but not world-rocking. After a while, it’s hard to smell anything apart from the effects of the ambroxan. I’m left with a synthetic sweetness as mild and vague as its name. It’s a very light skin scent, and at this price point it isn’t worth it for me.
eputcdwmmd – :
Quite interesting at the start, but it fades quickly and I don’t want to reapply
FlemyNelo – :
Love this! Really beautiful !!! stands out from all others .. it is simple,clean, crystal clear… but at the same time ‘electric’ and sparkling’! Right from the start it was love, just because I feel it only.. I never heard a scent so!! For me it is a caress, a weak wind that caresses the skin in the days of spring .. but at the same time can ‘Rock and energetic’! ^^ This is a complex perfume in its simplicity, not all in my opinion … Delicate and completely Unisex! All notes harmonize perfectly .. Unfortunately the projection is very soft light, but longevity is good (about 7-8 hours). Definitely I will buy this beautiful parfum! Really it deserves to get in my collection! :).❤ ✌ Love it!
Sillage: 5/10
Longevity: 8.5/10
Scent: 9./10
Overall: 9/10
srx7775 – :
A nice calm fragrance. I really enjoy ambroxan note in perfumes. This one reminds me of Not A Perfume by Juliette Has A Gun, which I love.
I am impressed, it’s unisex fragrance. I consider it tender and feminine. Many women’s perfumes are more masculine than this one.
It is very lovely, but it’s not a statement fragrance. Smells comfortable, peaceful, happy and homely.
lelik79 – :
It is an unsual scent, fresh, clean, unisex and slightly warm. The flowers and citrus are very light. As mentioned in other reviews, ANYWAY has a somewhat metalic smell, which reminds me of a mechanics workshop. I know some people won’t find this image attractice, but to me it is a very nice scent. Another thing that comes to my mind which may sound more appealing is a playgroud. Its unsiex innocence makes me think of boys and girls playing together (though it is in no way childish). It is the smell of swings, ladders and slides, with a hint of slightly damp sand in the late afternoon.
As for performance, it is a strange combination of good longevity with little to no projection. Considering how pricey it is, I would hope for something a little less subtle. But then again, we always complain we can never finish our bottles, so here’s one I’ll have to spray a lot if I want to be able to smell it.
iofiil – :
Starts off a bit boring and bland (soapy), but if you have some patience it develops an interesting and not unappealing metallic smell that sticks around for quite some time. I don’t care for it personally, it’s just not “me”, but it is certainly interesting and for the right person could be a great, unique signature scent.
padonak717 – :
I’m not entirely sure where all the venom and vitriol for this fragrance comes from. I’m my opinion, this is simply a lovely, light, woody, citrus on a bed of musk and ambroxan that provides the perfect foil for all the typical citrus and aquatic warm weather fragrances out there.
It opens with lime and neroli, which I love, and slowly introduces a subtle jasmine note. It’s a white floral indeed, but the woody, white musk base, complimented by ambroxan, takes it out of typical white flower territory and into something more intriguing. If you think this just smells like ambroxan alone, then you either haven’t smelled this scent, haven’t smelled ambroxan or you have a bad cold! Comparisons with Molecule 02 are valid, but overstated. This has more presence, more throw and lasts longer, as well as being more neroli slanted. I’m sure many of the JHAG scents get tarred with the Not A Perfume brush, because that one was just an easy target. But Anything has nothing to do with NAP other than the brand name.
Questions of longevity for this fragrance are puzzling. I’ve no doubt it lasts longer on some people than on others. I’m lucky, I get at least 6hrs from this before I need to reapply. But aren’t these longevity issues true of many fragrances that have a citrus bent? As I said earlier, this is in no way your typical citrus though and as such, I think the musk/wood base actually improves it’s staying power. As for silage, it certainly doesn’t envelope you in an obnoxious stink cloud that frightens off the humans (thankfully)! Instead it provides a polite, muted arms length aura that is extremely pleasant in my book.
If you’re after something a bit different to the run of the mill warmer weather scents, I’d say definitely don’t be afraid to give JHAG Anything a try. It would certainly wear well in cooler weather as well, but for me, it’s a spring/summer go to. It’s perfectly unisex, reasonably priced, beautifully packaged and performs well, despite what some of the nay sayers might have you believe. A thumbs up from me!
tatyana.saidova – :
Very poor sillage and longevity, but a lovely little fragrance while it lasts.
A little ambroxan (Hello there, younger cousin of Not A Perfume!) and a little neroli and maybe a very little musk in a sweet and unassuming fragrance that is gone in too few minutes.
Clean and modest and transient.
I realise I have just said the same thing in three different ways… but honestly, that’s all there is…
DRAIV – :
My ‘straight after the shower’ scent. Fresh & Clean..I kinda like it’s minimal qualities…
Robeontossy – :
Lucky Scents says, “Just 15 ingredients, going right back to basics, only keeping the best. A blend of musks, woods and citrus notes come together in a bright, subtle and persistent trail.” And they’re right. It’s lovely. But unfortunately, I can’t smell much of the lovely. Frankly, I fear it’s not distinctive or special enough to warrant paying this much for such a soft, barely there, skin scent.
alectronik – :
This is a scent of many firsts for me, and–pun intended–it’s blown away many of my notions of fresh, woodsy, unisex fragrances. My chemistry tends not to like them, and there’s never been anything appealing to me about smelling “like a guy” or sharing the same fragrance with my guy.
This is also the first Juliette Has A Gun fragrance that actually smells good to me. The others I’ve tried either didn’t smell nice, or they made me nauseous, or gave me a migraine. Anyway is so different from them!
On me, Anyway is a nice juxtaposition of fresh and citrusy mixed with musk and and old-library leather. Then throw in a little moss, plus enough jasmine to make it not the least bit “masculine” smelling on me. To the contrary–it comes off as soft and light, and even pretty.
This is what, in my imagination, Chanel no 5 should have smelled like on me, but doesn’t. Unfortunately, my body chemistry hates Chanel no. 5. But it loves Anyway!
If you think you don’t like or can’t wear woodsy, green, or “unisex” fragrances, this may surprise you, as it did me.
lbb415speagoessenda – :
Upon first wearing of this fragrance I thought I was smelling pear, lime and jasmine. After reading up on the notes I was definitely surprised to see that there’s no pear but ambroxan in the list of notes. I am familiar with Molecule 01 (with MAJOR ambroxan in it) & don’t think that these fragrances have anything in common. ANYWAY smells good, smells pretty but lasts on my skin for only about an hour 🙁 And for that it’s definitely not worthy of its’ price tag–it is after all a niche fragrance.
sprander – :
I love this. It’s fresh, clean and perfect for summer days.
The lime hits me first, but mellows out quickly and then it just becomes a softly clean skin scent. Not too overpowering, but definitely there.
I can detect the neroli, but it doesn’t assert itself very much. The ambroxan rounds it all out….
Like I said: I love this and will get a full bottle of it asap. I could see this becoming my signature scent.
Arourrery – :
I agree it is a soft ,clean, a bit soapy musk scent…very light, rather unimpressive also …I get a bit of an herbal vibe also…I find it more feminine but it borders on unisex, I think if you like minimalist fragrances, or looking for a clean clear scent for summer,Anyway would work..
I find it too light really, and a bit herbal for my taste..It is nice, but I am not overly impressed by it…it smells like nothing after a mere 15 mn!!
natali1010 – :
Or finally have a perfume that smells clean, I tried it the first time and I have not dwelt in understand it, I had in mind other scents to own, rather then trying sniffing hit me, The thing that impressed me the most ‘and’ like this scent has the power to change and amplify when used as a base for other scents, I tried it with black and Acampora, slut xxxx, that splendor.
That said, and ‘one of those scents that I can not understand, probably’ cause I’m not a Nose! But I like it and I bought! Price in Italy 50 ml 60/70 € 100ml 95/104 €.
Voto????? 8 /10
eol261InsuffBooni – :
I love this one.
I want to describe this fragrance as quiet but powerful. It’s very warm and clean, this won’t be loud at all but it lasts nearly whole day. For me this is one of the few that stays on my skin for more than 12 hours.
One of the best fragrances I bought recently.
sasha83gal – :
I received a free sample when this fragrance was launched. I don’t like most of JHAG’s perfumes, (maybe because I’m not a big fan of rose) but Anyway is my second favourite after Calamity J. It’s clean and citrusy, kind of a soapy but warm. Perfect for spring-summer days and nights. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a rich scent, it’s minimalist and pretty cheap but in a funny way. Worth a try.
xerox – :
….anyway, I think it’s beautiful in its simplicity.
kukainis91 – :
Ambroxan. Period. If you’re already familiar with *Not A Perfume*, Molecule 02 or Diptyque L’Eau Mage, you won’t need this.
I think it would have probably be better named as *Whatever*.
I’ll stick to L’Eau Mage.
Rating: 4/10
baben_ok – :
What a beautiful work! It is dry, unisex. I agree with mudpach. It is a really surprising smell. The bottle is beautiful. I think that is is a very elegant fragrance, perfect for many occasions and for daily use.
voroninsanek – :
Yes, monsieur Ricci did it again! Minimalist masterpiece that really love to wear. Very soft, dry and warm woody-musk scent with a great sillage. In my opinion it is perfect for woman and men also.
Thank you, dear M. Ricci, you could create my next JHG fave.
eydiseus – :
Excuse me, does anyway know when will this fragrance be on the JHAG website? Thanks!
Edit: It just appeared on the site today! I’m so gonna buy those samples now! 😛
Edit.2: The Anyway samples are on Lucky Scent! 😀
VislideKitjes – :
Tried this on a card at first and quite literally couldn’t smell it. The Lady was trying to convince me it smelled like snow…hmmmm…I think she’s heard too much marketing bullshit and it’s poisoned her mind!
To me it smells exactly, exactly like my mum used to when i was a child, after a bubble bath (not in a weird way) on a Sunday night and I’d give her a hug before I went to bed…so it conjures a comforting vibe.
Powdery, soft and lovely on the skin really clean. The neroli is present but not at all massively floral it’s an obscure, beguiling, mutated mixture. Not sure what the molecules bring to the party but it certainly has good longevity for something so subtle and slight.
A bit feminine but fresh and I would wear it.
Update: Ah ha it’s Ambroxan doesn’t smell typical to me I’d assumed it was some obscure molecule. I bought this shortly after my review(I’ve barely worn it in truth) but I love it! What a wonderful take on minimal construction…And this is a real strange one for me as I adore deep dark woods, resins and incense this couldn’t be further from JHG Anyway. It’s just great!
Илья 1982 – :
Tried it today but I’m so sorry to say that I’m completely anosmic to it. I applied 3 heavy sprays and all I could get was a faint woody ambroxan odour which reminded me of 90’s hairspray. And then nothing.. Maybe it’s me but I do believe that mr Geza does it a bit better with those eccentric molecules. I’ll give it another try.
Arxangel77 – :
Interesting name – “Anyway” can mean this is designed specifically to be unisex, and it can also be taunting, as PerfumeWhore suggested, “Juliette Has A Gun Anyway”.
Romano Ricci is just adorable, *sigh*. If he named his company “Ermintrude Has a Bunion”, I’d bat my eyelashes and giggle.
I love many of the fragrances from this line, and I have owned several of them. Sadly, neither the notes in Anyway, nor the pristine all-white bottle appeal to me as something I must have. I will try it, though, as soon as I get a hold of it.