Viva La Juicy Noir

I really like this fragrance! :D Here's some back story. I noticed this in Myer each time I went to look at perfumes, and it really did catch my eye (or nose!) the first time I sprayed it. It had quite a heavy price tag on it though so I decided I would think about it for a while. I wanted to spoil myself after exams ended so I went in and decided to purchase it. I was happy there by myself having one last test/smell and was going to buy it, but the sales guy WOULD NOT leave me alone! I know he was doing his job, but he kept spraying all these other perfumes for me to try that I wasn't even interested in, and kept insisting I get the Viva La Juicy Intense limited edition fragrance. After acknowledging his efforts in helping me find a perfume I'd like, I stayed at this one and kept smelling to ensure there were no notes in it that I didn't like that could come out strongly on my skin. Just as I was about to grab it and go to the register he came back AGAIN and after seeing me smelling the bottle, and said 'How does that smell on your skin though?', to which I explained that I can tend to smell the base of the perfume better directly from the bottle, rather than just spraying it on my skin and not knowing what the dry down will be. He agreed, but I'd had it, and I left without it. I went across the road to Forever New, and I kept catching whiffs of this on me and decided to go back, go straight to it and grab a bottle and leave, which I did. Okay now to the actual review. This is a very sweet fragrance, and I need to be careful not to spray too much as to me it's quite strong. I smell berries, vanilla and caramel, very gourmet. The amber and honeysuckle would be in there too, definitely a combination of those notes mostly, I feel. I don't really like the original Viva La Juicy as I find it weak, and can barely smell it. It's not terrible, but what I can smell of it isn't very special in my opinion. Even the 'intense' version of it wasn't that strong. I can definitely smell this though, and can kind of see the similarity but I like this way more. I don't find that it changes throughout the day too much, which I really like as I know what I smell like at the start of the day is how I'll smell at the end of it. It lasts quite a while too. Sillage wise, I'd say it's at least moderate, as I could smell it on myself while I walked around. I prefer wearing this at night, very 'noir' in contrast to those who may think otherwise. I do like wearing it in the day sometimes too though. The bottle is really cute, has a more of a 'night time' feel in contrast to the lighter more 'every day' packaging of the original. Same bottle with the ribbon, but without the charm. Really good quality and looks lovely on my dresser :) I'm quite impressed with this perfume, nice and creamy and sweet, very girly. Definitely go and try it out if you're into fruity and gourmet fragrances! Hope this review helped! :D EDIT: I LOVE THIS! Two soft sprays around my neck is all I need for the daytime and it gives off such a nice scent that isn't too sweet/sickly or over the top. It doesn't project too far, sitting close to the skin at the end of the day, but I find that it's one that can be enjoyed with just a casual smell here and there! It's also lovely at night time sprayed on the chest, wrists, back of neck etc. for a stronger impression. Definitely one of my favourites as of right now and will be for a while! :D xx

On our way to visit my elderly mum in her aged care home, we stopped off at the local pharmacy so I could get some bleach for my hair (I will never learn, Brad Mondo). I had to go past the fragrance section, so I thought I'd grab a bottle of something for my collection. Police -To Be Metal stood out, sheerly for the bottle. A metallic pink skull. Not into skulls but this one was pretty. Standing around that section was a herd of 20 somethings, with their long manes flowing, spraying Ariana Grande perfumes vigorously. While I was waiting to get to the Police perfumes, a little square metallic pink bottle caught my eye. I sprayed my left arm up and down with it. Eventually I got the Police To Be Metallic and left. When I hopped back in the car my husband commented "Mmmmm what's that you smell of?" I told him it was Juicy something noir. I then got a lecture on the meaning of noir. All afternoon, my husband would sporadically grab my left arm and drag it to his nose. I have to admit so did I. Later that night, he declared it to be one of the most sexist scents he had ever sniffed on me. I own nearly 100 perfumes. Next day he came home with a bottle for me. Conclusion - Initial spray is a light pretty intro of soft fruit and little flowers. The main event is the dry down. Its seductive, solid, and sophisticatedly sweet. Its carameley, creamy, musky, with just a hint of floral sharpness. That's got to be the gardenia. Silage is extremely intimate. Wear it often and your skin will absorb it and it lingers longer and longer. Sex goddess in a bottle.

juicy couture has an unfortunate reputation for making pretty sleazy perfumes, over-the-top, tacky some might even say. i happen to love this fragrance for those very reasons. you "get" immediately what sort of fragrance this is as soon as you spray it. 🧐 i love the idea of just traveling by car from hotel to hotel in various cities, by day visiting coffee shops and specialty boutiques or adult stores and at night, the pub scene and indie clubs. i think this accommodates that sort of life very well. what dreams are made of 💗 i like how the berries and gardenia blend with vanilla, amber, caramel, sandalwood. very captivating combination of notes that smell almost similar to the original 'tease' formulation by vs. only thing is, i wish it projected a little better and lasted longer. it's gone by hour 5 or 6. a flirty, sexy perfume that should to be sprayed medium to oversprayed. 💖 update: i don't think i'll be repurchasing. 😞 it has a waxy quality to it that just doesn't mix with my skin's chemistry well, so i'll wear it on my clothes as opposed to wrists but i think on the blotter tester card thing, it is a really sexy perfume.

After I have been using it for almost 2 years now I just decided this perfume deserve a review. Back in 6 years ago when I first saw Viva La Juicy Gold bottle sitting on a counter at Macy’s, I sample it and I hate it so much. I didn’t understand why many people love it. I didn’t give up so 3 months later I when back in a store and try it on again. Still hate it. I’m a sweet tooth and love sweet perfume but I think Gold is just too sweet and it is straight up caramel praline combo. Ok I finally can’t resist Noir gorgeous bottle so I actually blind bought her. But She turns out to be a big love for me. Noir smells sweet but it has the berries cut down too overwhelming sweetness you got from Gold. And Noir actually last longer. I got TONS of compliments when I’m wearing Noir. For me, I can breath in Noir deeply without thinking this perfume is too strong, irritating my noes. You know when you put too much perfume on even a good perfume will be a disaster but not with Noir! I spray it all over myself and get into a car with my friend who her nose is very sensitive. She still love the scent.

I am not very good at describing scents and all the notes in a fragrance. All I know is that: 1) I finally got on the Juicy Couture bandwagon and chose this one as my first JC perfume. 2) Somehow I am loving the scent with every spritz. I got the 100ml on a very good discounted price on AllBeauty website. It is sweet, comforting, warm. That is all I can say about how it smells. 3) Unfortunately, longevity on me is almost non-existent, it's gone within 20 minutes after applying and NO sillage whatsoever. It leaves me craving for it more. I am a heavy sprayer so I'd spray minimum 10x, and still..still..it is fleeting and leaving me wanting more and more. Luckily, since it is on more affordable price point amongst all my other fragrances, I do not mind one bit to keep re-applying. I wear this to bed and around the house, by the way. Especially to bed. I don't think I'd wear this outside since, again, I cannot smell it after 20mins and reapplying would be a massive task since I'd have to carry the 100ml EDP bottle with me. I wish this would stay longer and linger on my skin...