Harajuku Lovers Love

I received this perfume for my birthday when I was 16. It is a beautiful scent. It was never my favorite but always draws a TON of compliments from men and women. I have worn it for the past almost 10 years and have not gotten tired of it. The scent always reminded me of sugar, lemon and baby powder but very subtle. If you are looking for a nice everyday scent that is not offensive and will draw compliments, this is the one to choose! Update March 2019: Seeing as how this perfume is discontinued and getting harder and harder to find. As well as more and more expensive. I went ahead and ordered a 3.4 oz tester bottle off eBay for $80. Even though as previously stated, this was never a favorite of mine it is sort of a staple. This is the only floral fresh scent that works on me. I tend to prefer fruity fresh or fruity gourmand scents. I think it’s important for me to have this in my collection because I know it works for me and it’s the one scent I can go to when I want something different than my regulars.

I recently came across a sample set of all 5 scents from the harajuku collection that I’ve most likely had for 15 or more years but never tried. I can’t be sure if the integrity of the scent is still intact but I like what I’m smelling so far. It went on really nice whereas some perfumes go on very chemically and strong and you have to let them sit a little bit before they smell decent. Not this one. I loved it as soon as it came out of the bottle. I was hit with a lot of Rose upfront and then as it dried down I was getting more peach and citrus (which is backwards from what is listed as top notes/middle notes but whatever, my nose smells what it smells!) From other reviews the lasting power is pretty good but for me it was hard to smell anything after just 30 minutes. It could be due to the age of my sample. Too bad it’s discontinued, I’d like to give it another try with a fresh sample.

Give it back to me! The drop I'm savouring in the bottom of the bottle I dug out of my mother's spare room is not enough to satiate my adoration and nostalgic desire for this perfume. An iconic range of the late 2000s/ early 2010s, the design of the bottles is so characteristic of that whimsical 'superflat' Japanese design style of the time, a la Baby Milo, Little Big Planet, Domo, etc. etc. The true predecessor of the Pop Vinyl, but I would trade those soulless mass manufactured landfill fodder for the Harajuku Lovers range any day. So playful and energetic, yet chic. Whenever I smell this particular scent, it transports me into the backseat of my dads car, discman in hand wearing out my 'The Cure Best Of' CD. A trigger scent of childhood bliss. Of course my review is biased and personal, but I don't really care. This is the power of scent, after all!

I just ran out of this, I have been using for over 3 years. Obviously I love this fragrance. It is feminine, but has a real edge. It starts off strong for sure, but within minutes it's a beautiful soft bergamont-rose-vanilla which works awesome for me. It's super deep too, like you're smelling a combination of many many things. Oh, and lasting power is incredible, it's all day for sure. My boyfriend compliments me on it every time I wear, which is almost everyday, even after having smelt it so often. He still says how amazing I smell. I've moved on to new fragrances, but he still talks about this one and asks me to get a new bottle. Don't get me wrong, I love the fragrance, but I needed change. But it won't be out of my life forever. As long as it's still being made, I'll be getting another bottle for it to be my fall-back.

although I've reviewed this fragrance before, I feel that I must leave an updated review. I've been wearing this fragrance on and off for about 10 years and the only reason for not wearing or owning it recently is because it's been discontinued. I can understand why some people don't really care about this fragrance because it's not like it's god's gift to the perfume industry but it has sentimental value to me. As for the fragrance itself, it's really easy to wear because it's such a nice, airy floral with just a little bit of fruityness. I'd describe it as being pretty fresh and clean and pretty. I feel that anyone could wear this and smell really nice doing so.