Viva La Juicy Luxe Parfum

This was a blind buy for me, based on great reviews of the original Viva. I was a wee bit scared to test it as I got it. I prepared myself mentally for a juvenile uber sweet sickening smell. Some reviews say it smells like Amor Amor, which I don't like at all. Viva la Juicy has also been voted as being similar to Gucci Gorgeous Gardenia, which I liked a lot. Well, this is somewhat similar to Amor Amor, BUT. The new formulation of AA smells really chemical and cheap to me. Every time I've tried to wear it, I get the urge to scrub it off. Reviews say that the old formula was much creamier and overall better done. I could imagine that Viva is similar to the old one. This is very sweet but it isn't sickly sweet to me. The sweetness tones down after 5-10 minutes, and it gets creamier. This doesn't smell chemical at all. Where I always end up wanting to scrub off AA, I keep sniffing Viva thinking it smells better the longer it's on my skin. That's a HUGE difference, even though they are similar. I've never tried the original Viva, so can't compare it to this LE. As this is a perfume spray (not an EdP), I could imagine that this has better longevity and more depth. I don't think perfume has any age limits. Having said that, I couldn't see myself wearing Britney's Fantasy, I gave my bottle to my niece. I will wear this though, without a second thought. This is sweet but not juvenile, I actually think that this smells quite warm and classy. The bottle is a bit tacky. I like everything simple, clean lines. This has major bling, a huge pink bow and crystal top. I have to say I like it, I might have a hidden kitschy side :) EDITED TO ADD Scent wise this is probably one of my all time fave sweet scents. I've been trying to wear this on and off quite frequently since I got it. I say trying, because it only last about an hour on me. 5 minutes after spraying, I have to glue my nose to my wrist to be able to smell it. Parfum concentration is supposed to be close to the skin and long lasting, compared to EdP. There's a difference between close to the skin, little sillage and NO sillage at all. I don't care if people around me can't smell my perfume, I actually prefer that. What's the point in buying/ wearing a parfum you can't smell yourself either? I'm so disappointed, because smell wise this was way better than I expected. Quality wise this is one poor excuse of a "parfum".

This is a pure perfume but it does still have the slight alcohol smell to it, but no where near like regular EDT or EDP. Like the original Viva La Juicy, yes at first it is very sweet; HOWEVER, once it has a chance to warm on your skin it goes from a sickingly sweet vanilla to warm caramels mixed with a nice balance of what smells like jasmine and white flowers. It is a stronger version than the original and the florals are slightly more prominent. The lasting power on this is also MUCH LONGER than the original (almost 12 hours on me). I can go to bed and wake up the next morning and still smell it. My husband smelled it about 30 minutes after I first put it on and LOVED it! He says he believes it is the sexiest perfume I have and I have ALOT! Viva La Juicy is amazing and I get tons of compliment from men when ever I wear it. More so than when I wear any other fragrance.

Me again :D Back to add... I don't know why, but after I've been using this regularly, I actually now get a good longevity and sillage, with a normal amount of sprays. I don't know if the fact that the weather is warmer makes such a huge difference, or if it's possible that the juice in the tube was "diluted" during the initial wearings or what, but this performs well now. It's really weird and I was so disappointed at first when the longevity and sillage seemed so poor. My nose couldn't be off, because I smelled every other perfume just fine. Maybe it's the weather/ temps? Anyways, to be fair I had to come back and say that I sprayed 2 sprays of this well over 12 hours ago, and I can still clearly smell it.

I received this today for Christmas!!! I'm super excited because I really wanted more of the original viva la juicy, but wanted to try this in the "Luxe" and "So Intense" version because of VLJ's poor longevity... I have to admit, I'm no expert and have not researched, but something about this one is richer and sillage & longevity is a little better. I know everyone is going to say, "it's the exact same notes" "it's the same perfume... Ya da ya da ya" and you may actually be right, BUT there has to be something different. Maybe they added more percentage of a note than the other or something, IDK! All I know is that some how, it's better and I'm super excited to try out the So Intense version!

This edition is hard to get, I bought it online and happily it is as gorgeous as I expected. The smell is to me just like the original VLJ that I love, but in a luxury packaging, the white bottle is adorable and comes in a big pink satin box, really it is beatiful. The lasting power is like the original which is quite good:) lovely perfume, thank you Juicy Couture!