Majestic Woods

As Niche as any None-Niche could be - reminds me of a very expensive Niche Woodsy/Ambre Eau de Parfum or even Elixir, with Praline & some Vanille, & I cannot quite put my finger on which one it is (something from House of Oud I think, which is hideously expensive) & I think that this has either a little, very light oud inside the formula - or there's a couple of woodsy & patchouli notes combining to give that impression, but nevertheless, this very very similar to that one - & the way many, many High End Niche Perfume Houses mix Ouds with Praline & a not too sweet Vanilla - the Vanilla in this reminds of Oud Bouquet by Lancome maybe not quite as sweet but otherwise similar. I don't find this masculine at all - it COULD be worn by a man, yes (& on a man's skin would pull more masculine) but I wore this once & it was lovely - lasts all night & was still on my skin the next morning; & I had numerous compliments & "what are you wearing?" questions - people coupd smell the praline, "something like maple syrup" & the vanilla - maybe it pulls sweet on my skin, but when I purchased this the Sales Manager at the Departmemt Store was wearing this & it smelled SO opulent & so gorgeous, as she wafted around the store, that I decided to get this instead of Glistening Ambre (both are amazing though) - & the packaging is stunning - it feels like such a treat & looks really "Wow" on shelf! I really like Woodsy & Ambre for Autumn, Winter so this is perfect for me, but you could wear this Spring/Anytime, it's definitely not heavy or cloying (I don't get "motor oil" or whatever!) but it is Arabian Inspired, & made for Western tastes obviously, there's nothing hugely jarring unlike many Ouds if you haven't worn them, I couldn't wear Shagraf Oud, Alien Oud or even the slightly better quality than Shagraf, Lancome Oud Bouquet - so for a None Oud Wearer like me this is a nice way to dip your tiniest toe into Arabian Inspired Fragrances & not jump back; I don't think this could be better than it is espcially for this price, I did get a backup though (because I thought these would be hugely popular & sell out often) they were saying about it only being produced for the Middle East Markets! but even so, maybe it was "could have" been "less huge" because maybe the usual Juicy Couture person was expecting more of the berries, a few flowers + lots of caramel as usual - i.e, JC Gold Couture, & so it might not be for them , but I mean, it is Woodsy & Ambre, it says so - but I would say JC Majestic Woods is much more sophisticated & grownup than any of this type in Designer (& once it gets to drydown, it is not massively far-away from the base of Gold Couture really, it does have Praline + Vanilla a plenty + a maple syrup type vibe & definitely smells really expensive, am so happy with it (& I'm sure the one that it reminds me of & I'm thinking of- is House of Oud, which despite the name of the Perfume House don't always have any or much Oud, but all of theirs are really expensive altogether- but love this, it's very plush & opulent (gorgeous!) & it does have those sweetish accords, tempered by the woodsy/ambre whole, so it's beautifuly balanced & nothing one dimensional. + it lasts without being cloying which makes a nice change from usually Juicy Couture offerings, 2 sprays is plenty though, nothing watered down here! A winner in every way, I'm v impressed with these 2 (I haven't tried the R Rose, because it didn't sound like my thing) but this has it's own backup because I really like it. Hope Juicy Couture do some more along these lines because they did a good job + such a glamorous bottle & packaging, what a treat Edit) I have used perfume quite a bit, & thinking about getting a 2nd backup, but if you cannot smell the Vanilla in your bottle of JC Magnificent Woods (& it is really Magnificent!( it needs to settle - stored in cold warehouses/during transport the "Vanilla" ingredients seem to "disappear" but what usually works, is to let it settle (molecularly!) for 3 weeks-isj & then when it has & has macerated a bit more during that time, the Vanilla reappears; the IFRA & "Modern" Vanilla Notes struggle in cold warehouses/transportation (& if you aren't "storing" it, for later - put it into a Living Room cupboard or whatever (not Kitchen! bc that could get too warm) but hopefully slightly warmer than where you usually store perfumes longterm - & if you pop it in a cupboard where it's slightly warm or just warm enough approx so you're comfortable without a sweater, to settle for a few weeks, & then macerate some the Vanilla begins to shine through & everything will be more "rounded" - they should write this on the bottles, though I only found out by accident! (JC MW is a slightly less sweet Vanilla, a bit like in Lancome Oud Bouquet! ( Not like Kayalli, so much, bc their Vanilla 28 has v little actual Vanilla - just brown sugar notes & Sandalwood mostly, & is much sweeter than this - just like Ambre Vanille by Laura Mercier too, has no Vanilla! Their names aren't really descripive of the Perfume in both cases, but JC MW is - & sticks to clothes until you wash them!)

After reading reviews for this fragrance, I was nervous to blind buy a big bottle of it. However, one of my favourite fragrance reviewers on YouTube has it and loves it and I really trust her choices and opinions as I share many of the same loved fragrances as she does. She hates Margiela's By the Fireplace and so do I and she said that this was was nothing like it so that's all I needed to know to make me feel more confident in ordering a bottle (which was on sale for a great price.) First of all, the presentation is impressive. It comes in a substantial, large box where you pull the top off and the bottle sits suspended in the base. The bottle looks expensive and well made, fancy if you will. For those people who love Juicy Couture scents, this is a complete departure from their usual fragrance DNA. Do not expect this to be anything similar to any of their regular offerings. Ordinarily, I do not enjoy any of Juicy Couture's fragrances (except for Gold Couture) so when I found out that this particular line was different, I had a sliver of hope. I am so happy and relieved that I went with my gut instinct and bought it. I love it. Wood is the star of the show here. Generally speaking, I am afraid of anything "oud." It's nice here though. Well blended, smooth, cozy, smokey, not overpowering or too dank. I get the amber and tonka which makes it comforting and deep. There is a dry sweetness from the praline and that is my favourite part. The sum of all parts with this scent just seem to come together perfectly. It's gorgeous on my skin. There is something vaguely familiar about it which I couldn't figure out until I had worn it for a couple of hours. It reminds me of Spicebomb by Viktor & Rolf but a better version of it. Softer, less aggressive, not as harsh. Sometimes Spicebomb bothers my allergies but Majestic Woods doesn't bother them at all. Cinnamon isn't in this but I get an overall feel of it somehow. As other reviews stated, when you first spray this on, it tends to be a tad odd (the oud) but just wait until it begins to dry down, that is when the magic happens. I don't know why they marketed this as a women's perfume, it really should have been marketed as unisex because it totally is. A man would have no problem wearing this scent, expecially if he enjoys wearing Spicebomb and Spicebomb Extreme. If this was Juicy Couture's attempt at creating a "niche" vibe, in my opinion, they were successful! Definitely an Autumn and Winter fragrance but the weather is still cool enough right now that I had no problem pulling this off in Spring.

YES YES YES! Juicy Couture created a true masterpiece with this one. This perfume is INTOXICATING! Perfectly-named, Majestic Woods is creeping up to being in my top five favorite fragrances of all time. The heart of this fragrance is oud wood on a bed of sweet amber and deep ambroxan, with the faintest hint of patchouli in the background. The praline and tonka bean add an air of sweetness, but they are definitely not the superstar notes of this fragrance. This juice is the stuff of dreams! Mesmerizing, sexy and mysterious. Amazing sillage and longevity. Everything I could have ever wanted in a fragrance. I'd say this scent is best suited for fall and winter, but I will be wearing it for summer nights as well! I can see this scent easily becoming my signature, as it suits my tastes and persona perfectly. My boyfriend absolutely loves it, which is a huge plus! I spritzed about 7-8 sprays of the sample vial before a night out, and I received an unsolicited compliment from the bartender. He said, "What are you wearing that smells SO good?!" I told him the name, he walked away to serve another customer, and came back to me to continue asking about the notes of the fragrance. Another man sitting next to me also chimed in and said he, too, enjoyed my fragrance! He seemed to be able to detect the praline. After receiving raving compliments that night, I went home and purchased a full bottle on Ebay that I had been eyeing, at a great discounted price! So excited! It may not be worth the full retail for some (I never pay full retail if I can help it), so I urge to try before you buy! This is certainly not blind-buy worthy, as you really have to be a woods lover to fall for Majestic Woods. If you are a diehard addict of woods or amber, then you NEED to sample this one! UPDATE: This fragrance is now competing to be my new signature scent. So in love with it!

I just got this in the mail and I couldn't put finger on how it smelled until I read @Vixen1995's review. If you have ever smelled Babycat by YSL it's damn near identical. Anyway, I got Majestic Woods at a steal from Walmart believe it or not. I sprayed it on a strip at home and It's good. But on a woman's skin😍😜. Oh yes indeed, it's a sweet woody opening almost creamy in a way. I love that the ambroxan helps it push and it's not overbearing in this fragrance. It's an easy blind buy if you're a fan of sweet, woody and ambroxan smells. Ladies, your partner will thank you. As for the men, to my nose it's unisex and I can wear it. With the Turkey 🦃Holiday coming up. If you don't want to wear an expensive gourmand or even expensive fragrance in general for the upcoming holiday. Try this. It's not overly sweet and it's lightly woody smelling but the drydown on me really blends nicely and give like subtly sophisticated smell. The drydown will give some mystery depending on how it blends with your skin.

I bought this as a blind but based on one of my favorite fragrance YouTubers recommendations. When I opened the bottle up and took a big sniff...all I got was spicy cat litter. I honestly got like, a strong ammonia vibe. I spritzed some on my wrist, let it sit, and still. Nothing but cat litter. So I hopped online to read more of the notes, and started smelling my wrist to try and convince my brain that I was smelling amber, woods, powder, caramel, vanilla, etc. I didn’t think it worked because I still smelled the same thing in the morning. I took a risk and sprayed it on my way out the door. In my car, I started to notice that the litter smell was basically gone. Instead it started smelling warm, comforting, sweet and regal. It really just blew me away in a few minutes. I wasn’t expecting to love it. But I got at least 4 compliments on the scent that day, and another person literally wrote down the name so she could pick it up. It’s honestly, and very VERY surprisingly, beautiful.

Sexy. Mysterious. Clean - Irish Spring like. Woody. Amber. Praline. Not too feminine, not very masculine. Immediate love at first sniff!! If you’re giving this a bad review bc it doesn’t smell like X, Y & Z, then that’s not fair - as stated, this is Juicy Couture! For an inexpensive fragrance, you have to admit that this smells amazing! If you like woody, Amber, praline fragrances - you must get your nose on this. If you l appreciate unisex fragrances - you’ll appreciate this. If you smell/rate this AS IS - without comparison, then I believe you’ll enjoy it as much as I do. This could easily become my signature scent and I say this with a collection filled with celebrity to luxury fragrances. This was a WIN for a blind buy.

It's pure wood & I like it. I have paired it with This is Her Zadig & Voltaire; with its chestnut, sandalwood, & cashmere wood notes & Molecule 04 which I am obsessed with at the moment. What a perfect aroma match when I am in the mood for just woodiness in a perfume...I'm always on the hunt for a perfect wood perfume without cedar or cypress... (the conifers/evergreens). The additional notes just add the perfect touch with vanilla, amber, praline, & whipped cream. Oh, I can't forget the ambroxin which I really like in this perfume. Very nice & nostalgic for me & definitely not too masculine at all! 🌳😉

I was finally able to find it online in Canada and I am SO happy with this purchase. I blind bought this after reading the notes and it is everything I was hoping for. Deep and woody, warm, slightly gourmand. At first spray, I can understand what some other reviewers meant by a "light motor oil" smell. I still enjoy it at first spray, although that smell disappears after a few minutes and I'm left with the most amazing woody fragrance. Reminds me of Marc Jacobs decadence without the floral/strong plum note. I like this much more. I am OBSESSED!

I have the trio and Majestic Woods leans towards masculine but unisex...the bottles in this collection are so beautiful imo. I get oud,musk and patchouli vibes from this even though they aren’t listed in the notes. This is very woodsy/woody with hints of praline,Amber and tonka bean.....this is a wonderful fall/winter cold months scent. Sillage and longevity are super long lasting and kinda strong. I personally love this perfume and would get it again. **This perfume will be hit or miss for a lot people.

I have to say, I was not expecting a fragrance like this from Juicy! It smells wonderful. If you like woody, burnt incense type scents, this ones for you. When I initially spray it on my skin, it has a very masculine touch and I initially wasn’t a fan. It quickly settled into a very deep woody scent and I could not stop smelling my arm. This could definitely be consider unisex in my opinion. Good for cold winter nights.

A hidden gem! Stunning. This is amazing value for the quality of the scent. I want to put it in the family of Commodity Gold because on initial blast, I do get some kind of citrusy note. It has a pine/balsam vibe that quickly settles to balance woodsy/sweet fragrance. It’s well balanced. I love that it’s not the typical JC scent profile. The longevity, especially on clothes—easy 8 hours.

This is my least favorite of the 3 in the collection. It would definitely be better on my husband. Regardless, there is a funk in the smell that I just can't shake. It is off-putting to me. I got it to complete the collection as I love the bottles for display. However, I'd pass on this one.

On me, this is strong, sweet, powdery wood. Certainly majestic, and suitable for anyone who enjoys sweet woody scents. Very long lasting (~8-12 hours) with moderate to strong sillage, depending on how many sprays you use.

I'm so glad I bought this! I own Jazz Club and this is very, very similar ith just a little less spicy bite, so it leans a touch more feminine to me, but still in unisex territory. Excellent scent profile for the money!

It's a scent profile that you might not expect from Juicy Couture. Reminds me of various cetalox/ambroxan heavy fragrances (which I love, so lucky me!) - a strong version of NAP with an added touch of sweetness.

I love this! The first spray was quite strong and I didn't know if I would like it, but within a few minutes it was simply lovely! Today is cold and rainy which is perfect weather for this fragrance.

I just received Majestic Woods in the mail today. After looking at the description, I purchased it as an impulse blind buy based on the list of notes alone. It's made with all things I adore. I didn't pay full price, and having had a chance to try it, I'm glad I didn't. But, I think it's well worth considering if wood, amber, and tonka make your heart race. And I'm happy to have it, and am looking forward to enjoying wearing it often in cooler weather. I own and have also sampled so many woody amber fragrances, that I can't make any direct comparisons yet. But it smells very familiar to me. It falls in line with that particular fragrance genre. It's not terribly unique in and of itself, but it is very unique for Juicy Couture. Now the notes. There's the sweet, slightly caramelized note of the prailine. The wood is a sharper oud wood note, it kind of tingles at the back of my nose. The amber is sweet and rich and resinous. The ambroxan gives a musky vibe, and the tonka is absolutely delicious. Faint hints of vanilla and pipe tobacco. I smell no patchouli. I read in a description elsewhere that it contained patchouli, but I'm not detecting it. It's most definitely what I'd consider a unisex, but on the sweet side, and leaning towards the gourmand because of the prailine note. The sweetness is strongest up front, but lasts through the drydown. It's no sweeter than Spicebomb or Pi in my opinion. So, men who are intrigued should not be afraid at all to sample it. The bottle comes across as somewhat masculine. It's in the typical "Juicy" style, but the emblishments are gilded and enameled. No bows and bling here! It's a heavy, substantial glass bottle that has a quality feel to it. Overall, it's a warm, sweet wood/amber fragrance. Suited to cooler weather. With a moderate sillage and good staying power. It's a wild card for Juicy Couture and a departure from their brand identity. If you're into that whole woody amber vibe, put it on your "must sample" list.

Despite not being in the notes list, the strongest notes I get from Majestic Woods are oud and rose, closely followed by praline. It's a dry, bitter, medicinal and clean oud note mixed with a semi-jammy rose. I think there are other woods, too, maybe something like cedar to amplify the dryness. The praline note comes across as crispy and caramelized, and for some reason I also get something juicy-fruity reminiscent of pear that sweetens up the whole scent. I imagined everything to be a little creamier and smoother. Texture-wise the rose and praline feel transluscent and lush, while the oud and woods come across as coarse and rugged in comparison. It's a scent of contrasts and not a seamless blend, it takes a while to come together as a sweet woody amber in the base. I understand why some reviewers say it has a motor oil vibe, it's the sharpness of the patch and oud, but I don't think it's bad or overtaking the scent. This is definitely unusual for Juicy Couture. It's as sweet as most of their perfumes, but obviously deeper, darker and way less girly than all their Viva La Juicy flankers. I don't think it's really that majestic or that it smells like a niche fragrance though. It smells like the easy to wear mainstream version of things like Lancôme Oud Bouquet, not exactly like it. Still radiant, but not quite as bombastic and room-filling, and also a little rougher on the edges. Even though it's a good scent, there is a lot of competition in this genre and I wouldn't pick it out of all the rose/oud/gourmand blends. I don't think it's worth the retail price of 130$ from Juicy Couture's official site, but I have seen it around the web for ~50€. At that price point it's a good option, especially for those who are just starting out with oud and woodsy fragrances and don't want to spend a fortune.

The first time I wore this I was in love. I sprayed myself about 3-4 times on a Tuesday afternoon to run an errand... a little goes a long way! While running my errand I could not stop sensing the great outdoors (think cold, mist and big red woods) and I couldn't determine if I smelled more femine or masculine but I felt confident and alluring. I loved it !! Then, I realized I was smelling something sweeter along with it that was giving it that alluring, femine touch (because majestic is woodsy, outdoorsy, and all masculine-edge). The coat I grabbed last minute was perfumed with La Vie Est Belle L'eclat and the pairing was perfection to my nose. The deception I felt was quickly dissipated with joy to have come across this pairing. It was the moment I realized that I like my gourmand/sweet perfumes layered with dry, woody, masculine scents. It was a serendipitous moment. All in all, this has become one of my favorite layering scents. It is a dry woody, and herbaceous scent that only requires help if you are looking for a feminine touch. An instant favorite and great all alone on cold weather days.

Wow ! This is different and quite complex for juicy couture! I’m going to need to try more of their scents now . I get a lot of sweaty, sweet amber, definitely woody notes, but on me it smells very strongly of leather , the dry middle notes are straight sweet leather . Then the dry down is the sweet musky vanilla . Super familiar, smells like cologne and a perfume mixed ......... IVE GOT IT !!!!! This smells exactly like TOM FORD OMBRÉ LEATHER MIXED WITH KAYALI VANILLA 28. The other reviews say they smell oud, maybe that’s what I’m smelling that I thought was leather , although it really strongly smells like leather to me , not really after the dry down though. Edit , the kayali royale sugared patchouli reminded me of this one a lot