Lady Vengeance

I have to admit---overpriced niche fragrances always get me with the names!! I recently joined a scent club at one of the online fragrance sites and finally got a purse size of Lady Vengeance--the perfect name for my mindset after the last 6 years!! A friend of mine had given me samples of 2 JHAG scents--Another Oud and Not a Perfume--and neither of them did much for me, I'm afraid. But--this one hits hard! I love the kind of vinegar-y rose note in this scent--and the slight green from the geranium--I don't even hate the Ambroxen or however it's spelled, even though I found it gross in NAP---the patch/vanilla accord is something I've only warmed up to post-menopause--( Make of that what you will!) and it works really well with this snarky rose.This one IS clearly neo-vintage and it's been driving me nuts trying to figure out what it reminds me of--two scents come to mind---Yves Rocher's Comme Un Evidence EDP and Pierre Cardin's Rose Cardin--the most extreme rose scent I've ever worn--and I used to work for Perfumer's Workshop and sold TEA ROSE!! This is fall/winter stuff for sure--and maybe I only like it because I'm "An old lady"----but the young women who post age-ist crap like that here, will one day be ( if they are LUCKY) surprised to find that scents they loved when they were girls don't work well on them when they are dragging rather than pushing 50 and that scents they used to find loud or pushy or "granny-ish" work way better on them now. Your tastes change--and so will your skin--trust me!! However--unless I can find a cheap rollerbball of this one, I probably won't buy a bigger bottle of LV--it's just too expensive and I'm on a fixed income now!!

The first thing that lured me in with Lady Vengeance was the name, we recently got a Juliette Has A Gun concession at my local John Lewis and when walking through, the stand caught my attention, well, this bottle in particular did, mainly because of the name and the lace-like detailing on the bottle, I just had to smell it, and it was love at first sniff! Lady Vengeance is a sexy, dirty femme fetale, at first glance she may seem all sugar and spice but do anything to provoke her and she will sink her claws in! When first sprayed, Lady Vengeance opens up with a delightfully fresh garden rose with some mild powder in the background, but then, oh, give it half an hour and the goody-goody rose vanishes, well, it doesnt vanish but darker notes of patchouli and lavender wrap it up in a dark, earthy veil which is just pure seduction and filth. Lady Vengeance is a confident fragrance, its a definite red lipstick and no BS fragrance, even so, it still feels very wearable in any circumstance i.e the office, etc but personally I wear this when I need to feel like I'm carrying a pistol in my garter or whenever I'm going out. I get the similarities to Narciso Rodriguez For Her, but I find them to be different enough to each other to justify owning both, NR is all about the sexy skin musk, and Lady Vengeance is all about the filthy, sexy rose. Such a pleasure to wear, I love it!

🌹 It lasts a really long time on my skin. I could smell roses for 2 days on my wrist. I think it’s a mono scent. Just roses. Fresh roses in a flower shop. It has a vintage vibe, but I can only picture it on a young, promising woman (with a motorcycle). Imagine it’s late evening, the city bright with lights and neon signs, and the flower shop is about to close. When you step inside, the scent of roses hits you immediately — soft, cold, velvet. A young woman stands at the counter in tight black leather biker gear. She holds a helmet in one hand and writes a note with the other. You glance over her shoulder. The note says: “See you in hell, honey”. She kisses the card, leaving a red lipstick mark, then hands it to the florist along with a bouquet of roses to be delivered to a man’s address. She turns to leave but stops near the door. She bends down and picks up a small metal can — a gasoline can, you realise. Something, or someone, is about to burn. And the last thing they will smell... is roses.

Hm, I imagined this perfume to be strong, a bit vintage, woody rose type of scent. Based on notes and based on its name. I expected it to be heavy, dark, even a bit gothic. On my skin, however, it’s a very pleasant, but rather delicate, dewy rose. Definitely not a „femme fatale” vibe, more of Juliet and surely without a gun ;) For me, it’s not a disadvantage, on the contrary - I actually fell in love with this fragrance! :) Rose here is sparkling, realistic and very feminine. It’s just different than I initially thought. If you have similar expectations, I suggest sampling it first, as seems that reviews in that matter are divided. (My) Expectations: Rock, bold version of Juliet in a leather jacket, red sexy dress, red lipstick on. She is easy going and extraverted... (My) Reality: Classical, a bit shy version of Juliet in a flowery, pastel dress, with a delicate makeup. She has deep personality, but only trusted ones are able to fully know it...

Nothing could be more dangerous than a woman who's seeking for vengeance, mostly if she's beautiful and intelligent: this is a rather undeniable statement which Romano Ricci could have considered while he was looking for a name for this fragrance. This Lady is actually very attractive and smart, but she doesn't look evil at all: an intense shade of pink lipstick, a little black dress and a pair of white leather boots are her signatures...and she's aware she can get whatever she wants when she wears them. The nocturne air around her is fulfilled with an (utterly sexy) absolute of dark roses and delicious vanilla, slightly tempered with hints of patchouly and woody musk. Her pale skin is one thing with her scent, they will never get apart. Oh, this fragrance is so simple, so captivating, so perfect..I'm in love with it, no more words needed :)