Juicy Couture

The original Juicy Couture is to my nose a floral fragrance with attitude; elegant and feminine, a little flirty and a little playful. It is heavy on the tuberose and lily, so if you are not a fan of those, this fragrance might not be for you. If you are a gourmand lover and want to try something different, this one is an excellent choice. It is not a linear fragrance; it is multi-faceted, revealing its different stages as time goes by. It opens fresh with strong water hyacinth cushioned by marigold flowers, mandarin orange, pink passion fruit, green apple, watermelon and green leaves. Then the hyacinth softens, the fruits move into the background, the green leaves become a red carpet for the heart notes of tuberose, lily and rose hip. The tuberose is gorgeous and strong, very natural smelling, the lily stays heady for some time, and the rose hip adds some tangy attitude to the elegant white flowers. And then the base notes come into play; vanilla along with the ‘fantasy’ ingredients of caramel and creme brulee melt into the florals, adding a lovely, kind of flirty, creamy smoothness, the rich patchouli and woods ground the fragrance, and it is now a sweet, spicy and smoky floral with a powdery veil and a hint of freshness. I feel like it is not a love-at-first-smell fragrance. I have been wearing it for a couple of days and it is growing on me. At first spray I was a little bit put off by the strong hyacinth and heady lily, as I am prone to headaches, but experiencing the different stages of the fragrance over several days I am more and more impressed. It is a mature fragrance but not what some call “an old lady fragrance”, it is ageless but not for the very young - which is probably why they made the Viva line - as it takes a more mature nose to appreciate the white flowers in this one. The performance is impressive! On me it lasted 8 hours before becoming a skin scent, which also lasts a long time, I could still smell it nose-to-skin the next morning. My boyfriend loves it, he commented “beautiful, floral and feminine”, which I agree with, but I also find it charmingly flirty and playful. The projection is heavy and can easily fill up a small room. I would wear this for any occasion year-round, except for very hot days where I think it might become "too much". Note to self: 4 sprays are more than enough :p

I'd heard so many positive things about this perfume coming from several sources, I knew I had to try it while there's still stock on available on discount sites. Perfumes that have been around this long could be pulled at any time. Juicy Couture signature has taken me by surprise. What we have here is an abstract, buoyant, creamy, diaphanous tropical floral. Almost transparent, developed with a light-handed touch. By its nature, tuberose is thick and heavy. My brain cannot compute. True to the name, it opens with a smooth, watery, "juicy" texture. I think this quality is imparted by violet and/or violet leaf. The heart is based around tuberose with indolic, fruity, and green nuances. I suppose these touches are attributable to the tropical fruit notes as well as the hyacinth. I'm wondering if there's unlisted jasmine and ylang-ylang, this perfume has touches of heady white flowers and pollen-like, powdery yellow flowers. The base is demure, a subtle benzoin/vanilla meant to blend seamlessly with the floral bouquet. Patchouli is listed, if there is any, it is subdued. After the top notes depart, this perfume remains fairly linear, I do not detect much in the way of progression. It smells a lot more sophisticated than one would expect at this price point. A seamless, beautiful blend. I don't care much for the other perfumes I've tested from this brand, they aren't the style I gravitate toward, but this, the original Juicy Couture; quite an impressive composition. It manages to avoid a lot of the common pitfalls that prevent me from enjoying modern floral perfumes. Not overly bright, clean, metallic, shrill, soapy, sour... A soaring victory in my book. If you couldn't already tell, I don't find the Fragrantica notes helpful. They don't convey the character of the scent very well. This isn't a sugary or gourmand type of perfume, it's very much a wet, tropical floral. Update: My sample is used up, and that's rare for me. I've decided to buy a bottle to incorporate into my summertime rotation. I don't have a lot of perfumes that "feel" light and summery; Juicy Couture original fills the void. It smells much better than a lot of floral perfumes that retail for 10x the price. I am happy to wear it.

I'm on a nostalgic sampling spree after recently trying Viva La Juicy again after 15+ years. It is only because I happened upon some fragram images of the Juicy Couture bottle with the brown cord and the little ivory effect crown charm that I remembered I used to own this scent in the late 2000s. Reading several posts on here and the note comparisons it appears that bottle is in fact THIS fragrance but it is listed on Fragrantica as Eau de Couture and there is some confusion over the bottles/charms and names. Its page has few reviews and is only a short scroll to reviews from 2009 so I am adding mine here! I used to pay no attention to notes in perfumes back then and would just enjoy the overall feel of a fragrance. Smelling this again today I can say that the notes that stand out for me are the tuberose, hyacinth and green apple. A light fresh tuberose and splashes of fruit-infused iced water with a really enjoyable soft, woody, sweet dry down that kicks in after the beautiful rosehip that is almost amorous in nature. It is actually much better than I remember. I'm enjoying it anew with a greater appreciation for the different notes I am picking up in the opening but also the charming dry down is the real "feeling" and heart of my memories with this fragrance. Quite why I didn't purchase it or Viva again I can only think is because I tended to stick with one or two bottles of perfume at that time which would be used up and then replaced with a gift or something new and I think I had hoped to work my way through the Juicies including the Peace and Love flanker with the turquoise beads but never got around to that one for some reason. Perhaps I got distracted by another fragrance, but suffice to say I don't think I will be letting this one go again. It's a very good tuberose, perfect for late Spring I'd say although can be worn year round and not too bad on the ol' longevity. So glad I found it again!

I broke down and bought this the other day. Actually, it would have been stupid not as it was on sale and I was able to use bonus points I had accumulated toward the sale. Total costs for a 3.4oz. put me out all of $6.00. It's the best $6 bucks I've spent in a long time. It is just as beautiful on me as the first time I smelled it on someone else. Contrary to what some reviewers are smelling, I don't think it smells sweet at all. It starts out a little fruity, predominantly watermelon, but quickly changes into a beautiful, soft and creamy floral. I've been on a tuberose kick lately seeking out every tuberose fragrance I could find, from high-end to cheaper fare, and this is hands down one of the best tuberose fragrances out there. What l love here is how the watermelon is giving this scent a slight aquatic feel that wonderfully keeps the tuberose fresh, and dewy, as if you are smelling the flowers right after a rain. Serge Lutens used menthol to lighten up tuberose in Tuberose Criminelle, but I think the addition of fruit was a great solution in calming down tuberose's bubblegum or indolic qualities. While tuberose is the predominant note on me, I am also picking up lily, hyacinth, which are in the top notes but disappears by the dry down, and also a little green leaves and stems. The base notes (Caramel? Creme Brulee?) are barely perceptible, and certainly not enough to interfere with the fresh floral profile. Overall, I think this is a great perfume! I know I'm not the targeted demographic for this brand, but I don't care. I think it smells marvelous and I'm going to wear it. Demographics be damned!!!

Honestly one of the most beautiful scents I have ever smelled. I’ll also start by saying I am very much a sweet vanilla gourmand girly who likes to smell like baked goods or sweets and very much steer clear of anything floral heavy. It’s very sophisticated compared to younger sister Viva La Juicy - none of the tangy fruitiness or caramel gourmand notes just pure sweet creamy white florals but still very Juicy Couture. I don’t find this to be old lady at all it’s still very much young but could still suit a more mature audience too. There is a very strong magnolia note on the initial spray but dissipates quickly - I think the fruits and Creme Brulee notes keep the florals from feeling too old and funeral home - with the watermelon giving a lovely aquatic feel almost like the florals had been freshly misted or rained on - this fragrance is beautifully blended and all the notes seem to work in harmony. The dry down smells like glittery sugar water sprinkled by fairy’s think the top of a crème brûlée all crushed up and dissolved in rose water with a few little granules of sugar still there - so ethereal and gorgeous. This stuff projects and sticks around for sure - one spray on the wrist and I could smell it around and on me until I woke up the next morning. I love this scent so much absolutely gorgeous. If you find viva la juicy and it’s counterparts a bit too sweet, juvenile or coying but love the bottles/aesthetic of Juicy Couture this might be a good alternative.