Well I am going to preface this review with the revelation (to absolutely nobody) that I am Gay. I am a middle aged Gay man who has lived through the era of AIDS and outlived Jerry Falwell, Lou Sheldon and even Anita Bryant. I was too young to have lived the first books of “Tales of the City” (but thoroughly enjoyed them), but old enough to have been active in ActUp, Clinic Defense, and protested in the streets when Governor “no rePete” Wilson went back on his word and vetoed AB 101.
Having typed that I, as a gay man, am not going to automatically rubber-stamp something with the Gay Seal of Approval just because it’s marketed as Gay. For every “Brokeback Mountain” there are about six “Broken Hearts Club”s (which was so aggressively mediocre it could have been Gay paint by numbers.) I may give you points for effort but that doesn’t guarantee a purchase.
Or a good review.
Gay Juice just isn’t my jam. It’s a fruity floral (fruity? get it? wink, wink) which is iffy for me. It’s pineapple, ginger, and coconut, while the flowers are petitgrain, ylang ylang and orange blossom. And (on me at least) it just doesn’t work. It may be unfair to compare this to the works of people like Sarah Horowitz or houses like Patou, but I frankly had more fun with the Tree Hut than I did with this, and there at least a few gay male perfumers out there who have more eclectic wares and less targeted marketing. At $140 for 50ML you really are playing in the big leagues, and frankly I don’t think this is an “A Gay” game..
But I am old and bitter (thought I’d get that out there before anyone else thought to)
Have you tried this? Are you old and bitter too? Let us know in the comments.
The sample I purchased was from the perfumer’s website.
Photos are mine, Wikimedia Commons and Pexels.
It’s my turn to say, “thank you for taking one for the team.”
I’ll go with the old but not the bitter. At UCONN I had a professor who said, (paraphrasing), “never become bitter – be anything else but not that.” So I took his advice – no bitter – but found out that there are a lot of anything and everything else’s! lol.
I am old but not terribly bitter. Maybe a bit tart at times…no, not that kind of tart. Maybe just a bit grumpy?
It does seem to me that if we’re questioning the whole idea of gendered perfumes, we should also look seriously askance at those purporting to cater to sexual orientation. What’s next – perfume targeted to left handed book lovers who like cats?
And putting both pineapple and coconut in a scent is simply insulting! ( see? I told you I was grumpy…)
Why, yes, I am old and bitter! I have not tried this, nor do I want to. I liked the … ELdO Tom of Finland? Although the juice was a bit tame for that concept. Have you tried the one that smells like poppers? Boy Smells? (googles…) Citrush. That sounds fun, although I don’t have a clue what poppers smell like. Hmmm… Coco Cream sounds nice, I don’t know that I’ve tried any of the line.
I’m totally bitter, love AndyTauer and Bruno Fazzolari among other LGBQT perfumer/noses (Lutens anyone?), and think this is so gratuitous, so patronizing, so unctuous. There’s a word I’m searching for, and I can’t find it: this reminds me of Tom Ford’s Fucking Fabulous (which is pretty darned good, but not fuckingly), his Rose Prick, Lost Cherry etc., double entendres, and all the others. The “juice” is obvious–but misses camp or anything else fun or creative about gay. I have to say it would have to be Really Fucking Fabulous for me to even try it. Sad that it was merely…nice.
Never tried Gay Juice and it doesn’t sound appealing. My favorite Gay perfumers are Andy Tauer and Bruno Fazzolari. ??
That was supposed to be a heart emoji that showed up as two question marks…
Who is Gay Juice by Tom? It sounds like a chance missed for something fabulous.
There are definitely things I’m bitter about but pretty sure it’s not a defining character trait. Others might disagree.
Also, while Broken Hearts Club was mediocre, I also LOVE IT!
Portia xx