Harajuku Lovers Lil' Angel

I really like this but I can see why others would not. To me it is very personal, I was wearing this when I first met my fiancé, at the age of 16. For both of us this is very nostalgic. Maybe I should have grown out of this scent by now, but I will continue to use it until it gets discontinued. It smells of berries and pineapple to me, with a touch of pear. I can't say it smells like beer though on me? It does tend to turn a bit alcohol/chemical like for a small period, but that turns into a much sweeter smell soon enough. Maybe it just works well with my chemistry, people tend to compliment me when I wear it. By no means amazing, or a fragrance I wear daily, but I am very fond of it.

I received this fragrance years and years ago for christmas as a kid and whenever I think of this fragrance I think of christmas. I know this is/was technically a summer fragrance. I remember when I opened it and the plastic doll/lid smelt of that amazing new plastic doll smell mixed with faint traces of the perfume.Ah memories of childhood nostalgia. I remember the perfume being sweet, fruity and pineapply and always associated it with a new plastic doll smell. This perfume was so perfect for young girls and such a clever idea. The only issue is that the perfume was sooo light. Barely detectable after a few hours. :/ I mean I know it was a celeb perfume but argh COME ON.

this reminds me of a boozy and sugary pinapple alcoholic beverage then dries down into a soapy fruity smelling bubble bath :) pretty much imagine yourself taking a bubble bath while sipping a mixed pinapple drink relaxing. this fragrance is great for the summer. Its casual, sweet, boozy, simple and something that would be good for casual days like slouching around the house, running errands, going to work or class. the longevity isnt too long though, Little Angel will require some reappliying

This fragrance is addicting! Tart, but sweet, this feels fruity and juicy! The main notes I smell on my skin are the pineapple and berries at first, but when it dries down I can smell the woods and the amber which gives it an almost clean feel. It's definitely not a heavy fragrance, but it is so alluring! There are times when I just randomly crave this scent, and that is why it's so addicting to me.

I love this. It's just pretty. I've had many bottles over the years. I love when you can smell black currant, & I can in this. Thank goodness this isnt one of those 10 million overpowering rose perfumes that have come out the past 15 years. I really don't pick it up here, TG. SO over Rose, let's put that down now.

My favorite of the original Harajuku Lovers line. Smells VERY sweet, so don't wear this if you're not into super-sweet scents. I mostly just smell pineapple when I wear it, but now that I've read other reviews, I do smell a bit of beer or wine...I think it makes this perfume really fun.

Lil Angel is my second favorite from the HL line. G being the 1st. Lil Angel is probably one of my favorite fruity florals on the market. The combination of the tart cranberry, pineapple and raspberry!! Its AMAZING!!! Its so refreshing and juicy!! Bravo once again Gwen!! : )

This is one of the most unique perfumes I have ever smelled! I love this and I have purchased it over and over. It smells like pineapple, candy, and sort of like honey. It is sweet but not in a sickening way. I don't understand why there are so many dislikes for this!!

LOVE! The pineapple leads on me at first, dry down is a little more floral but still maintains it's fruity freshness. I love the fruitiness but it is very young, not exactly womanly. It's gives me more of a body spray feel mad lasts about as long.

I love this perfume. It smells like lollipops and pinapple. It is very sweet and good for people who like fruity perfumes. It is fresh, young, and energetic. If you mix this with G,as Oh Sugar said, it smells fantastic!

I love the smell of lil angel so sweet and candy like, made me smell my wrist all day long. Love and lil angel are my fav of harajuku lovers but basically I love em all for their unique design.

I love this its fruity I can smell pineapple.It just jumps off my skin with an amazing sillage so far this is my favorite Harajuku Lovers.The bottle is so darn cute.

I can smell pineapple and beer on me. I like the dry down and it's one of favourite out of my Harajuku lovers collection. Love this scent

i lovet his fragrance smells really nice but why is the bottle so small .the cap/lid is like 70% of the whole thing.

Cute, fun, sweet pineapple dominated scent. It lifts your mood, makes you happier. I love it. Collectible bottle.

Love love LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEE It!!!

Mmm, this was my favorite back in early high school and I loved how sweet it was. It's definitely a super sweet pineapple, with also the super sweet berriness that was popular around that time, mostly around raspberry. There is a slight warm woodiness in the background of it, too. The sweetness borders on sickly, but if you like sweet, it's perfect. It's also specifically a fruity sweetness, not saccharine sugary sweetness. A couple years ago I brought this out in summer thinking, oo, I used to love this scent, it was so fun, I'll retry it. But now, as a nearly 30 year old woman, I gotta say, it definitely is a liiiiiittle young for me. Especially in summer heat where it was almost overbearing. I felt a bit embarrassed and awkward walking around in public with it, but.... I still kinda like this scent. One thing to note is that it seems like every time I wore this, bugs/bees were attracted more to me. Apparently this can happen with very sweet scents since nectar is sweet. So that was a bit annoying to deal with. I do not get the 'beer' note people are talking about, and I do enjoy many different kinds of beers. *However*, I can see it as sticky sweet left over beer the day after a party where people were playing flippy cup and spilled some cheap beer on the floor or tables or something and you have to clean it up the next day, haha. But otherwise no, I don't smell this and think "beer," unless it's day old spilled cheap beer (which honestly isn't the worst, since, as mentioned, it is very sweet smelling) 10 minutes later and I feel like there's less berries and more just like pineapple juice. I smell it within about 4" of my skin, as well. And okay, maybe I do smell a bit more of the spilled cheap beer smell some. 30 minutes later the woodiness and amber start to come out more and the sweetness begins to turn down a little bit. It does smell like a pretty pleasant sweet woody scent on the skin, but still pretty pineapple-y in the projection. I'll see how long this lasts. 3 hours later and I'm surprised, I can still smell it pretty well. It's not projecting as much, but it's popped up here and there with decent sillage. The scent hasn't changed terribly much either and is mostly sweet. 5 hours later and it's basically gone, though there is a very faint ambery woodiness that I can only smell with my nose directly on my skin. I'd say for the last hour or so, it's really dipped off in projection, to the point I forgot I was wearing this to check back in on it.

I had this perfume for 10 years until it literally expired and was a deep dark color and smelled like nothing but alcohol lol. Now I know what happens when you keep an opened perfume for that long, haha. Anyway, this was basically the smell of a sour patch kid with some interesting floral elements. It was great for my teenage years and I really enjoyed it. It wasn't sickly sweet, and a surprising choice to the perfumes for that age range that LITERALLY smell like candy. Scent Description: Sweet and fruity with subtle florals Sillage: At least an arms length Longevity: Medium, 3-5hrs Presentation: The perfume bottle is actually just the glass base, which is quite small - good for teenagers in a non-committal age-range. The majority of the bottle is the cap, which is shaped like a cute harajuku girl.

I don't smell beer on my skin - maybe a touch of booziness, but nothing severe. Fruity & sweet in the opening, a few minutes later, it takes on a bit of a soapy scent, then takes on woodiness in the drydown. I get no plastic or burnt smell. It's not revolutionary, and I wouldn't have paid full price for it (or any of the others) but now that you can get them for 9 bucks or less at discount stores, I think it's certainly worth that - and if you can get a good deal on a tester, give it some thought. It's a *like* from me, not a *love*, but it's cute and interesting in it's own way.

Love, love, love this scent. I blind purchased a 3.4 tester on eBay since I'm not a bottle collector & I do not regret it! It is a loud pineapple scent on me with an amber dry down. Great sillage & it lasts all day on my skin. This isn't a sophisticated scent & I guess it doesn't want to be, since I think Harajuku Lovers is targeted to the teen demographic. But my husband loves this scent on me & it reminds me of an obnoxious Clinique Happy (too demure in my opinion). I like my fragrances to POP & Lil' Angel does the job just fine.

Very true.. pineapple and beer. I actually like this perfume but the beer part does bug me. I decided oneday to spray 'Anna Sui Secret Wish Magic Romance' over the top since I wasn't overly fond of that either and therefor not using it. Wow! I don't know how but the beer smell totally disappears and I get a beautiful fragrance! If anyone can get a hold of both of these you must try it. Without the mix I probably wouldn't wear either, but together it's truly gorgeous!

Credit where credits due; LIL' ANGEL Is a light & fun 'happy' scent. However, it isn’t anywhere near original & the top notes are too sweet, it borders on sickly on me. It's still my favourite out of the line, though. All in all it's too tween. The lasting power is good & the doll topped bottle is so cute!! Scent notes: Raspberry, cranberry, blackberry, pineapple, blossom, candied violet, sugared rose, lollipop accord, hinoki wood and crystal amber.

This is my second HL perfume, i like both of them, but unfortunately my husband doesnt. He thinks that they both smell like "wine or beer that's been spilt and sitting on the floor for a while ..", he calls me "Highlife" when i wear it. Think i might have to get rid of it, even though i quite like it .. it definitely isn't one of my best though and i can smell the alcohol in it as well. Imagined something much better from the description. :(

Hmmm, sweet pineapple juice. Tis yummy. To be honest, this is the only thing I get from Lil' Angel - just the pineapple juice - but it is such a natural smelling representative of pineapple that it is entirely forgiven & quite enjoyable too. Sometimes pineapple ends up smelling boozy like Pina Colada but this is so sweet & innocent like a popper. Yum.

This perfume, to me seems perfect for younger perfume users, as it is not the most sophisticated. I did like it although I can't really smell any of the ingredients in it. Unfortunately, it does not last long once applied, but even so the bottle is so cute, it makes my dressing table look real special!

I loved this one! I had it in my early 20’s and would wear it to go out at night. On my skin it had an almost tropical boozy/wine smell. Almost like a bar, but in a good way? Definitely not much projection or lasting power. But I loved it. I need to try to procure an old bottle, just to spray for fun.

At first whiff while the perfume is still wet it smells funny.. I'd say tangy and boozy. Then when it dries it I think it smell tasty. Blackberries is a dominent smell in it in my opinion. There is a deep smell, woody-incensey.. with tangy (tangy I guess would be the pineapple) sweet berries.

I think it's a fairly decent perfume, at first it definitely starts off with a strong alcohol note but give it a few minutes and I actually find it quite nice. :) I think the amber base note is what really pulls it together, instead of being a fruity mess, for me.

Very sweet. Almost like taking a lollipop and spreading it on your skin. I like it for the spicy kick it has with the wood notes. It really helps subdue the pineapple-y smell. I wear this on Mondays in the spring, when I need a fruity kick to start off my week.

This was my very first perfume! I remember it smelling purely like pineapple. I loved the scent when I had it but I feel like it is more for younger girls like preteens.

Lovely! Rather sweet but not sugary, like G, I love the pineapple in it, it's fresh and plesant. You know what happens when you mix it with G? You get pinacolada!

lots of sweet juicy raspberries with hints of rose and violet. fresh and sweet! has that shampoo and chapstick scent to it. reapply every 2 hours or it's gone.

I was surprised to see grapefruit was not one of the ingredients. I smell grapefruit!

Huh. I'm not sure whether I like this, but at the very least it's more interesting that I was expecting. It's got this weird, mulchy sweetness (almost like a pile of maple leaves in early autumn) created by the muddled combining of tropical, sugary pineapple; tart berries; and plush, mossy hinoki. There's also a textural schism between the bright, juicy fruit notes and the fuzzy dryness of the wood. They really don't blend at all. It's like a shared birthday party between three kid siblings. They all want distinctly different things, they're all running around energetically, and they're all talking at once. Their enthusiasm is somewhere between infectious and overwhelming; it varies minute to minute. Reminds me of Doulton by Royal Doulton, which has that same juicy/sweet-atop-of-woody/fuzzy/dry textural dynamic.

idk why but this smells like beer to me

Yesss! That is exactly what I want to know! :) For some reason when I saw the testers in stores, I knew they had the small bottles but when the salegirls spray the sample bottles, that is what I thought I was getting for the 30-something dollars. I was wrong. :(( It is too bad because I love those bottles so much better. Not just because of the size of it, it is much more realistic size. The dolls are so tiny and would probably get used up very quickly even if you didn't wear much perfume. But it's a better bottle. If given a choice, I would let the little ones and youger women set buy the cute bottles. I might have bought one as a gift or collectors item for myself. It is very whimsical and I love that sort of thing. :) But for myself I would rather a plain bottle. The stickers on it are cute enough and make me smile! :) Actually if I ended up liking one of them enough, I would pay extra if I decided to get one, so I could have the bigger bottle. Even if it was a bit smaller than the tester. It is more realistic. Anyway I hope they add something different to the line soon! I think they would increase their customer base and profit. :) Just a thought, maybe I am wrong. That's just what would appeal to me. :) (Yea... can't get past the cigarettes and soda pop! :) Hopefully once the top notes and some of the heart passes, if this one has layers being so comercial, maybe it will smell good on me?) update (2/4) I just spritzed the last of my sample this morning, family agreed weird smell. It's funny because once it fades even a bit past most of the heart, it is sooo pretty. Warmth/comfort (maybe the same thing that stinks in the beginning? the woods? sorry just how it smells to me. ) And then you can smell some of the fruit. But I would have to get to like this, and I think I could over time. But I don't want to have to. And if I have to pay 30 dollars and use a bottle up to decide. I don't want to spend money on it right now. lol. And I don't want to have to wait for the strong smell to go away, to smell the good smell. Which is very faint once it gets to that point. I am very sorry, because I was excited about this one, being fun, young, and from Gwen! I love her. :) Maybe someone else will love it?

I am testing this now... When I first smelled it at the store I kind of cringed. There was something strong and chemical. I was told about the fruity notes but I couldn't smell them so much. It didn't smell bad though. So I took a sample home. Since I haven't smelled anything like this before it has confused me. Sometimes I think Gwen's perfumes are really nice. And other times I don't. it makes me sad because it's qwen. Here is what I am getting smelling this one tonight: And I am not being mean or putting it down. Just trying to find the thing that most resembles what I am smelling... Then I thought ashes/ ashtray, and soda pop? I know that must sound weird. The description is a really fruity one but chemicals more than fruit. I couldn't smell the fruit but I figured I would give it a chance, since perfumes tend to change so much on me lol. So that is what I am getting so far, cigaretes and maybe grape soda-pop. I know it doesn't smell exactly like that, but it's the closest thing I can think of. Don't ask me why lol. I am really sad it is not one of my favorites. Between the friuty notes, these dolls are so cute! But if they and up smelling cheap or chemical then I can't buy one... I will try this sample the next few days and try to get used to it. :) yeah cigaretes, some kind of soda pop or candy, or punch, and some kind of sweet vanilla at the bottom. I will see how I think of it over the next few days. :)

There was no doubt about it, when I first smelt this fragrance I knew there was a note of pineapple in there somewhere. Pineapple is quite possibly my least favourite note since it doesn't blend well with my skin chemistry and usually makes me nauseous. Lil' Angel reeks of pineapple. Strong, sharp, juicy and headache inducing. This fragrance reminds me so much of YSL's Baby Doll, it is almost like a complete replica. While the scent is quite fresh and for some, (who enjoy the smell of fresh pineapple), quite appealing, I can't seem to warm towards this fragrance even though I have tried. Lil' Angel unfortunately was my least favourite out of the Harajuku Lovers series.

Ack! This smells like beer! I have a sample and thought it smelled good from the vial, so I applied some on and kept smelling something that reminded me of beer. I was wondering what it was and then I realized it was me! It's the smell of sour beer. You know, the smell of an empty beer bottle that's been sitting out for a while. I am positive it is due to the pineapple top note. If I put my nose up to my wrist it smells fruity and gourmand, but the sillage/projection that wafts around has that beer smell.

I've bought a tiny bottle of this twice now, and I really want to love it, but I don't. I'm not sure how I used up the first bottle years ago, but I can't make myself wear it this time around. I'm not getting the pineappley, summer smell some other reviewers get. To my nose, it's warm and harsh and unpleasant. It just doesn't work on me. I have a 0.33 oz that's only been sprayed a couple of times if anyone in the US wants it... maybe for a trade?

Weird perfume. I give it a try but I don't think I'm gonna wear it again. I really can't understand those notes combined together. I think it smell weak like Japanese beer or weird Chinese fruit salads, kind of intriguing tho, something I never smelt before, but not something that I would wear. Another thing: on my skin It is really strong and doesn't seem to evolve. Once I spray it, it remains the same till the end. :(

Warning - negative review: I purchased all 5 in this line on a whim and this one is by far the absolute worst! (Love comes a very close 2nd) Not pulling any punches - Lil'Angel smells like waking up in the gutter the day after having a crap load of lollypop type alcohol drinks spilt all over you :( And yes...unfortunately that is a real life comparison...and a lesson learned - never party with your teenage nieces.

To me it's smells like something old. Like old makeup. I'm still scratching my head because I've read many of the reviews and I don't get any smells described. I smell something stale or old and I'm believing that the solid perfume that I bought is old and lost the fragrance. I can't say if it's for day or night, winter, spring, summer or fall, not untill I smell another sample or bottle. I want to make sure.

I'm a big lightweight, and when I go out with my friends I can only handle the girly fruity drinks :P This perfume reminds me a lot of those drinks. At first spray, Lil' Angel has a huge whopping alcohol/beer scent which I hated. After that fades, it turns sweet with fruity pineapple and berries. The alcohol is still slightly present, but luckily the fruits are more prominent.

I've never had a physical reaction to dry wretch in response to smelling a perfume, but this one did that to me. One whiff and GAH! I can't even think of a comparison to describe what it smelled like, but whatever it is it was just AWFUL. I waited to see if the scent would mellow over time but it didn't. This was, by far, one of the worst perfumes I've ever smelled in my life.

I don't like this one even though i really love the harajuku lovers g fragrance. It smells like perfume that's expired? Really chemical smell at first whiff. I tried it again today to see if i could smell any other notes but no luck. I read someone describe it smelling like beer. Kind of i guess; it just smells really stale to me. :/ I will not be purchasing this again..

My skin is musk skin. When I tried this on I was so excited to get something more fruity and fun, I loved the pineapple scent. Within 5 minutes of trying it on... it smelled horrid on me. It does however work great on my friend I gave it to, so if you can wear fruity scents, this would be great.

This is the third one I've tried and I don't like it. I think if I was still 13 it would appeal to me, but pinepple on its own doesn't really move me anymore. I have decide though that the samples would make a great X-mas present for my 10 year old sister.

To me it smelled like a boozy pineapple scent. Its not a good fragrance in my opinion, the only one I enjoyed were G (coconut scent) and Love (a powdery floral). Im pretty sure there are nicer pineapple fragrances out there better than this one.

This perfume is so sweet that it turns my stomach. I loved it at first but after a few days it made me ill. It is just sweet upon sweet upon sweet...and so on.