Viva La Juicy Bowdacious

I love Juicy scents. Most of them, in fact. Especially all the ones that come in the over-the-top, square flankers. The only one I haven't enjoyed in recent years is Juicy Couture Noir, which is a shame because I wanted to collect them all and it came in a beautiful bottle. But on to Bowdacious... It is definitely a bit of a departure for Juicy Couture. There is only a hint of the original Juicy DNA in this. It is definitely mainly fruits and lots and lots of COCONUT! Which isn't a bad thing if you love sweet, fruity, girly scents. Especially gourmands. The bottle is over the top and I adore it, some may say it's tacky but to me the Juicy bottles are interesting and that's the main thing. This does not have a lot of complexity to it, and it remains almost the same from first spray. Right away is when you can smell the classic jasmine and floral Juicy Couture DNA, then it becomes sweeter as time goes on and the coconut comes out. It is a gorgeous scent for summer. Inoffensive. Some may say generic. But is has a little bit of tart note at first that I have just fallen in love with. Also, the coconut has a real smell to it. Not plastic or fake like a lot of coconut scents tend to be like. I think if you are a Juicy fan you will like this, especially with the warm weather coming up. It's so cliché but it really does transport you to a beautiful beach or a tropical paradise. It takes me back to a couple of vacations I went on. Especially one where I had fresh coconut every morning. And I would assume in the hot weather/sun the coconut would come out even more with this scent. Some may also say that a million body sprays smell like this - though first of all no body spray comes in a gorgeous bottle like this, secondly, this scent is definitely a bit more complex and lasts longer. In terms of sillage, it's pretty good. Longevity, not so much. But I think sillage/longevity are not always the easiest to judge on yourself. I've worn perfumes that I thought were long gone but others could still smell them going strong. So it depends. Anyways, if you have the cash, and are a huge JC fan, then I say go grab some bows! This smells like real coconut and the bottle is fabulous!

Dang it Juicy! Just stop! My wallet is saying NO, but my nose is saying YES! I don't even need this, and I 100% think it is not worth the typical Ulta US price tag of $106+ for Juicy Couture flankers. I would be willing to spend about forty bucks on it, tops. I guess I'd rather save my money and go to an actual beach. I really liked this from first whiff. Coconut and "beachy" smells are growing on me, but they have to be blended well or I just smell a soapy mess. To me this is done nicely. It is a very strong coconut note, so if that is not your thing, stay far away! My husbands job involves him having the territory of Hawaii. All of it. (I know...how awful...lol), and sometimes I get to tag along. This scent reminds me of a lot of the drinks I've tasted there that have coconut milk in them and the florals are very "white" floral, and very pretty. I can imagine wearing this and sipping a fruity cocktail by the beach while the scents of all of the native flowers and trees waft all around me. I just tested two other Juicy fragrances that were not my cup of tea at all~ this somehow snuck in to my strict Juicy interview process & passed. All noses are different and we like what we like. If you like Kate Spade's Live Colorfully, you will probably enjoy this very much. They are very very similar in strength, quality of ingredients, scent, and longevity. In fact, it's almost a copy cat version of LC. This is a "happy" , summer smell to me. It is solidly based on the original juicy, but the coconut holds its own ground. This is absolutely a scent I can imagine would be annoying to a lot of people (especially if you spray to much), so use judiciously. Thanks so much! <3

I tried this at Ulta last week and fell completely in love with it! I've used the original VLJ since 2008 and am familiar with every flanker. I never pay retail for Juicy perfumes but couldn't resist buying this baby. I was gonna just wait til its price lowered to like $45 on Ebay & fragrancenet (as all the VLJ flankers do hehe) but I just could not wait. This has the amazing VLJ DNA but it's so much better! It's less warm, rich & heavy. The tart fruity notes here are very toned down & it's much more creamy/delicate (in a good way). The coconut is super strong! The coconut note is sweet, so refreshing, creamy and yummy. It's not a sunscreen coconut, it's more of a fresh natural coconut. It does NOT smell like bath & body works' infamous coconut note. With the floral notes combined, for a brief time smells similar to the dry down of the original (vanilla, sweet goodness) with fresh, natural coconut added and all of the tartness of the mandarin and berries removed. The dry down of this smells a little similar to VLJ Sucre except MUCH less sugary/sweet and much more delicate/fresh. It's a nutty, sweet scent that is very slightly powdery. I'm really confused as to why vanilla is not listed as a note because it's definitely there. I personally love the girly pink bottle but the marketing of this perfume is very weird. I think it would've been way cooler if they gave this a tropical vibe using cool summer colors and a beach theme. How cool would a beachy type of Viva La Juicy bottle be!? :) I love any kind of girly pink stuff though so I don't mind this design lol. Overall it's definitely my FAVORITE VLJ flanker

Surprisingly nice. Goes on very sweet. Too sweet for me, as although I like sweet things within reason, I don't have a very sweet tooth. But, after a few minutes, it becomes more than bearable. I have smelt something almost exactly like this before, but I just can't place it. Have a feeling it was a scented eraser (or rubber, as we call them here!)? I loved scented rubbers (erasers!), when I was a child, so that could have been it. Think this particular one may even have been pink and in the shape of a bow...? I'm a big fan of melon notes (I'm practically addicted to Melon Juicy Tubes!), so that part is very nice. Ends up a delicious, vanilla, melon, gingerbread gourmand, with a hint of coconut and pear. It's very slightly savoury, too, which I like. Might even buy this one. Despite the fact that the last time I would have, truly, appreciated a bottle like this I was 4 years old. Edit: Sadly, there was something about the drydown I really didn't like. It was sort of hollow and artificially musky (even though musk isn't listed as a note). Drydown is really important, to me, as that is what you are left with, for hours, unless you try to scrub it off.

I got really lucky and managed to buy a 50ml brand new bottle of bowdacious with cellophane sealed box - from a owner who does not care for this fragrance and have never opened it. This is pure coconut with some floral and very little fruity notes, very unique - not coconut vanilla, not coconut milk. Not lactonic. It's very clean and oddly does not really have the usual viva la juicy DNA but still pleasant. I like how it smells but I like to smell sweet on myself. I hunted this down because the perfumer Honorine Blanc for this is the same as gold couture and JC Gold Couture is a really beautiful caramel scent I enjoy. This was launched in 2019 so this is about 4 years old even if you get a bottle of this now. Good news is - I don't think it is so heavenly you absolutely need to hunt this down. It is okay, you are not missing much. This note is very niche....you would like this if you really like a clean coconut scent. I happen to really enjoy the tacky over the top solid plastic pink bows...haha. But I would much prefer milky coconut, lactonic and sweet scents.