Strawberries and Champagne

This is an absolute favorite fragrance of mine. So much of a favorite, that it competes with actual perfumes on my list of favorites. With that being said, I might be slightly biased due to the nostalgia factor of this, because I wore this all throughout the middle and high school. However, I really do believe that this is possibly one of the best smelling offerings of the Victoria's Secret garden collection. Now, I know a lot of people would think, with it being Victoria's Secret and with it being titled strawberries and champagne that it would be a very sweet fragrance. This is not sweet at all. The strawberry is there, yes it's very fruity. But it's not sweet whatsoever, it's actually somewhat of a sharp and aldehydic fragrance. If you've ever drank the strawberry Perrier that they make in the cans, the flavored mineral water, this smells exactly what that tastes like. You get that fleeting essence of strawberry, then the bitter bite of the minerals along with the fizziness of the carbonation in the water. That's how this smells... Fruity, fizzy and bitter. Because of that, I don't feel like this would be a safe blind buy. But it really is a wonderful scent, I've kept bottles of this on deck since it came out. And now that it's back, I have like three backup bottles for it. My first true fragrance love.

This is what I'd imagine the OG VS angels smelling like at a party in the early 2000's. As someone who adores the highly disputed Love Spell - I quite enjoy Strawberries & Champagne as well. I can understand why some might not like this because it's on the sort of "screechy" and sharp side in a similar way that Love Spell is. It packs a similar punch and is very reminiscent of the Y2K era of fragrances. It's an effervescent fruity floral (particularly rose) that smells like it's been infused with actual champagne. The champagne note in this is truly boozy whereas it ends up just adding a bubbliness rather than a true booziness in many other fragrances. This gives off the vibe that you've maybe had a glass of rosé which, to me, is quite fun. Some may find this to be a bit of a skanky, possibly bitchy, party girl scent but I find it to be incredibly feminine, sultry, even a little "come hither" (although, I admitedly have to be in the mood for it.) It's not a boring fragrance by any means - she definitely stands out.

Had this one many years back. Didn't like it at first but it did grow on me. It's punchy and it smells like strawberry soda. Although you don't smell just strawberries in any notes. It's a mix smell that you get. Imagine someone dropping strawberry soda all over your clothes, it's that kinda smell. Did love it as a teenager. Don't know if I'd wear such bubbly fragrances now. Edit: Brought a bottle last year, just for the memories of it. I did like it when I brought it again not sure if I like it anymore, too strong and teenage-like for my age but it may work out in drenching and burning summers.

I loooooved this fragrance in my early-mid 20's; I have so many memories of going out and wearing this stuff. The other day, I found my ancient eau de toilette bottle with just a little bit of it left. I get some strawberry in this, but I mostly just get the champagne. It's super bubbly and a bit sour. I can't say I dig it as much as I used to, given that I'm now in my 30s and my tastes have matured quite a bit. It's a fun fragrance though-- I just wouldn't wear it out anymore.

I really loved this fragrance way back when I was in high school. I had my first boyfriend and one day when we were talking, he said that when we first kissed, I smell so good, like sweet strawberries, and the scent filled his mind and always connected it with our first kiss. He even thought that I sprayed it in my mouth because it's like he's tasting strawberries too. That was a great memory of ours, and enough for me to love this fragrance. :)