Amethyst

This is joyfully synthetic and simple. Musky, linear, the notes are smudgey and soft. It's very sweet, not very strong. I can't really make out the gardenia in here, maybe it's just that fresh slightly soapy floral I can smell. I think it smells more like magnolia than gardenia though. I definitely get the berries and amber. The wood is also quite noticeable. This fragrance smells cheap to me, and I mean it in the nicest way. It makes me think of a perfume launched by a clothing store, which maybe that is what Judith Leiber does, I actually don't really know. This fragrance makes me think of department stores, air conditioned malls, bubble tea drinks, and care free friday afternoons. It is a casual, unapologetic, musky amber fragrance. If bath and body works had a love child between sensual amber and black amethyst maybe it would smell a little like this. The lasting power and projection are both quite nice, sticks around and isn't overwhelming. Reminds me of happy, simple days. I like that it doesn't have the cheap alcohol bite to it that synthetic smelling berry perfumes usually have, so that's also a plus. This perfume makes me smile, but there's something about synthetic berries that tend to give me a headache. So for me at least, this is a good for a carefree day, that puts me in the mall mood, when I've had plenty of rest.

Judith Leiber Amethyst is divine! The litchi adds a tropical feel to the blackberry and raspberry notes, and the woods, musk, and amber, which emerge during the heart phase (on me) add a seductive creaminess to the scent. There are no sharp edges to the floral notes, and the gardenia and lily of the valley stay subdued. The lime blossom keeps the fragrance feeling fresh, but this is not a stereotypical fruity-floral by any means. It's more like a fruity-floral-oriental and it's easily a perfume I could wear every day! Update: I originally tested this while pregnant. Now that my child is here and I am no longer pregnant, I notice the fragrance is sharper on me. The floral notes stand out quite a bit more and there is much less creaminess from the woodsy notes and amber. This just goes to show the fragrance can be a chameleon on different chemistries!

Incredibly underrated. I love this fragrance and here's why: It's a sophisticated fruity scent. My favorite "scent family" tends to be "fruitchouli" and I'd say this definitely delivers on the fruit. It's delicious and I get a nice lychee or berry note that stays with the whole composition. On a deeper sniff after it settles down I get a clean but not soapy heart. It's absolutely beautiful and I can't pin down what it is- the middle notes are too well-blended. Then, after taking a very deeep breath, you get a delicious clean vanilla. It doesn't smell cheap or edible but elegant, like vanilla pods rather than cupcake batter. It's so sophisticated yet sweet that I can see this being fairly universal. Perfect for every day wear and I plan on using this when I run out of my much beloved Dark Rum. Very inoffensive, safe blind buy.

I bought this perfume because I heard it had a Blackberry scent. Which is my favorite. I'm incredibly disappointed though. I spray it on and I can smell it for all of 5 minutes. I'm not sure what's going on. I've tried it a few times spraying normally. Maybe I'll have to double spray it next time and see if that helps. If not, that was 25 bucks down the toilet. upon further inspection I see it was manufactured by Palm Beach Beaute LLC. I wish I would have known that. I don't seem to find any of their fragrances very impressive. Update: I tried spraying twice, where I'd normally spray once. Now I can smell it, and it does smell good. I just shouldn't have to use that much!

Found this at Ross for $14.99 and thought I would give it a try. Pleasant skin scent, plan to test out using a berry scented lotion and then possibly a gardenia lotion to find out which works better. Longevity on me was good, sprayed on that evening and could still smell it the following morning even though nose had to be pressed against skin. Berry notes are most prevalent, specifically blackberry. All in all, not a bad blind buy but don't think even at that price will be worthy of another bottle. Current feeling....ambivalent.