Live Colorfully Luxe

It's a YES for me! When I first sprayed this, for a few SECONDS...I got a spicy cologne like masculine smell. Then just as quickly - spice, vanilla and powder came in. And it's been a beautiful experience ever since! As I've been sitting at my desk w/ my little heater on - I have been in this aroma bubble of delicious soft spice, aromatic musk, fragrant vanilla, and tantalizing violet-esque powder! Ugh...this is truly lovely!!! For me: This indeed has a sweetness to it, it's just not a type of vanilla cake sweet. The vanilla, the violet like powderiness from the orris, and the spices are creating a sweet yet balanced aroma. And yes, this is mature in the sense of grown and nonjuvenile - not in the sense of "old lady perfume" that may be nasty to some. I get pimento in the dry down as well; and I can believe that leather is in here - but it's not stealing the show at all. These notes are complimenting each other well, kudos to the Perfumer that made this. I am beyond pleased to have spotted this behind every bottle of hair care whatevers in the clearance section of TJ Maxx for $20!!

Wearing this Kate Spade Live Colorfully Luxe in 78F (low humidity) weather. It is a gorgeous, light, spicy, nutty, leathery vanilla. Moderately sweet. Feels as soft, smooth and refined as lambskin leather. I am really enjoying this. Feels like a versatile, all season fragrance. Average performance in longevity in the current climate but does not project much. Dry down is soft and sensual. Distant cousin to Rebecca Minkoff but without the tobacco. Overall, very delicate and luxurious perfume. EDIT: Cooler weather brings out the performance in this perfume. Lasted longer than 10 hours on clothing with soft projection. EDIT 8/9/23: 2 years of owning this perfume and it has become very long lasting in any weather. Aged very well. Warm, cozy and spicy vanilla.

I absolutely adore this fragrance; the unique spices, orris, vanilla, and musk notes truly bring together a uniquely mature scent that I feel works in every setting. For less than $15 at Burlington, I absolutely have no complaints about the scent itself; I'm a fan of more punchy vanilla scents. The downside of Luxe is that it pretty much dissapears after an hour or two, no matter how much you spray; even on clothing. If not for the terrible longevity and nonexistent sillage, I feel this scent could have so much more potential. Overall a blind buy win for me; the spicy notes may be a bit overbearing for some. Very nice 'baddie on a budget' scent in my opinion ;)

This is beautiful. IMO this is a predominantly an Orris/ Iris scent with spices and Vanilla. The leather, combined with the orris gives it an earthy/ suede vibe that rounds and smooths everything out. It’s kinda powdery and it has a bit of that “purple” thing going on because of the Orris Root. I layered it with Oil Perfumery’s inspiration of MoonLight Patchouli and that’s fabulous. I’ve layered it with Canturi and that’s great too. It’s a strong like for me:):):)

I found a 1oz bottle for under $10 and I'm so glad I picked this up. I am absolutely in love with the creamy, spicy, vanilla dry down. For a cheapie designer fragrance I get 4-5 hours of longevity with decent sillage. Perfectly unisex IMO. Great find!