Sapphire Avri

*disclaimer: i just received this perfume today (01/15/25), i'm giving my first impressions and will update over time, especially as this is a newer bottle.* although i love blueberry, i passed over sapphire avri a few times. then one day i reread the notes and it clicked-- is this a blueberry version of lira? immediate purchase. so glad i made the connection because i love this fragrance. first, on its own: the opening is not my favorite. on clothes, i smell more of the blueberry (i get a more blueberry soda/candy scent vs fresh or blueberry jam) which is lovely. but my skin chemistry pulls a lot of the blood orange, pith included, and licorice, which i don't care for. luckily, it only lasts for a couple minutes. the remainder of the fragrance i get a vanilla cake-like dry down with a light caramel drizzle and a touch of blueberry. i don't get enough blueberry to call it a blueberry muffin or something similar, but still a very sweet gourmand. i do wish the citrus lasted until the drydown to add a bit of tartness. too soon to test longevity, but it projects moderately with a lovely scent trail. side by side w/ lira: sapphire avri not only has the blueberry and bitter blood orange citrus opening, but the caramel in the dry down isn't as deep as it is in lira. i would definitely call this an inspiration with a twist. the drydown is similar, but airier, less rich of a caramel, and lacking the lemon (which i feel helps round out the fragrance and cut through the sweetness of lira). sapphire avri scratches the itch while being a pretty fragrance overall. it has softer projection than lira at the time of review, but hopefully it'll perform better over time. edit 03/09/25: the projection has improved and i get more of a deep blueberry note, reminiscent to blueberries baked into a dessert vs syrupy artificial blueberry. the licorice is still a prominent note and the bitter orange is basically nonexistent. it's closer to lira's density now, but not in terms of the caramel. this smells more like a fancy photorealistic blueberry pound cake-- think if blueberry bundt cake from b&bw had a bougie older sister. i wish the citrus was still there, but this layers beautifully with my lemon forward fragrances.

I bought Avri’s Aroma Concepts sampler. It includes Sapphire, Rubi and Jewel. The 10ml travel sprays are thick glass and very substantial, and the atomizer is fantastic. I definitely get why people have referred to this as the ‘blueberry Lira’. Such an enjoyable gourmand! I love the citrusy blueberry top notes, and get quite a bit of vanilla and caramel in the dry down. The musk isn’t a key player, but it keeps things from getting too foodie. I love this one and can’t wait to try the other two from the set! 9/10

I only smelled the blueberry, vanilla and musky notes. I'm sure the other notes are present, but the blueberry is the most forward to my nose. The dry down is a like a powdery mixture of blueberry-vanilla elixir. It lasts forever on my skin and leaves a scent trail. I get alot of compliments when I wear it, and I don't have it pair with anything as it's already beast mode by itself. I love it, and I will be repurchasing it.

Really pretty scent! Def smell the blueberry with a hint of citrus. The citrus cuts down the sweet of the blueberry and gives it a fresh, light twist. Very very pretty scent! No idea on longevity as it needs to macerate. Was bottled in the last month. Edit: 8/1/25 - Dry down smells like bug spray or a citronella candle. Not a fan.

Sapphire avri is delicious and beautiful it’s a blueberry crumb cake with caramel and vanilla it smells amazing in the cold weather I wore this when I was in Chicago I got so many compliments. I don’t similar vibes to lira or devotion I don’t even like those fragrances I’m obsessed with this