Today I'd like to talk about five perfumes from the line of Harajuku Lovers by Gwen Stefani cooperating with Cot. Harajuku Lovers collection includes fragrances , Lil' Angel, Love, Music, Baby and G, and each of them is devoted to one of her back vocals, Harajuku Girls, reflecting their fashion and life styles, while one represents her. First one that I've tried on is Lil' Angel. Lil Angel is a Citrus/ Gourmand fragrance for women composed of light, sweet notesof pineapple, candied violet, and a lollipop accord. The doll is cute that houses this fragrance but it looks as far from an angel as one can get. To me I think of an indian when I see the doll dressed with a bandana around her jet black hair. If I were to rate this perfume I would have to give it a 3 out of 5. Allthough the scent is fruity and pleasing it is sort of bland and boring for me. However it is a light scent, perfect for the beach this summer and I can picture a teenager wearing this, probably not an adult. The next perfume is Love. Love is my favorite bottle for she has a really hip hairstyle with hearts in her hair and an adorable blue striped dress. Love opens with notes of bergamot, pink pomelo, peach, and bamboo leaf. The heart reveals water peony, silky notes of rose, jasmine sambac, nectarine blossom, white narcissus, and Egyptian jasmine, while the base follows with ylang-ylang petals, creamy vanilla orchid, sensual musk and light woods accords. Love I have to say is more pleasing to my nose then Lil Angel. My only complaint is that the scent is not strong enough for me. It is not quite as ordinary as Lil Angel and the sweet notes tend to blend nicer for me. The peach notes give it a nice touch. I'd have to give this one a 3 out of 5as well. Next in the line is Harajuku Lovers Music. The top notes bring fresh aromas of peach and clementine, the heart blends floral notes of jasmine sambac, sweet pea and honeysuckle. The base introduces vanilla, musk, and woodsy accords. Music to me looks like a little nurse wearing pig tails or head phones, I haven't decided which one. She smells a lot like Love to me, another basic fruity scent. I would have to give this one a 3 again. Now we come to the perfume Baby. Baby is such a cute bottle with her big poofy hair and polka dotted dress. I heard a lot of reviews on Baby and a lot of people compare Baby to Loves Baby Soft perfume. I have to say though, allthough I do smell a baby powder type note in the top and base notes, a perfume that comes to mind when I wear this is the classic Lanvin Arpege. I would have to say Baby is Arpege's child because it has the hint of Arpege to my nose without the mature notes. I like Baby but I have to be in the mood for her. It brings a bouquet of freesia, roses, and sweetly fresh bergamot in the top. The heart is dominated by floral notes of orange blossom, Tiare flower, and jasmine petals, while the base caresses with white musk, soft wood, heliotrope, vanilla and violet. I would give Baby a four out of five.
My favorite in the line is the fragrance created after Gwen Stefani herself, the fragrance G. She is pretty with her blonde hair and black bow. This frag gets my five rating because by far it is the most pleasant of the five fragrances. I smell tropical coconut notes that transport me to summertime and the beach no matter what time of year it is. The scent is pure delicious in a bottle and I only regret I have the tiniest bottle they carry. If I had known how much I liked this one I would have bought the big doll to display on my dresser. G features mandarin, fresh coconut, and apple peel in the top, jasmine sambac, freesia and magnolia in the heart, and coconut cream, white sandalwood and cottonwoods.
As far as longevity and sillage goes with these little babies, I would have to compare all the scents to that of a body spray but again, Harajuku Lovers G lasts the longest and has the best sillage. Love has the worst sillage out of the five. Lil Angels is probably next in line where the strongest sillage goes. I really think that all of these scents are on the expensive side but the bottles are really adorable and if you have a little girl you will most likely find her playing with them alongside her Barbie dolls.
If you are looking for a nice beach scent I would recommend picking up a bottle of G for the summer because it was definetely my favorite of the line from Gwen Stefani. If you want to go out on a limb and try something different, I would try Baby because even though there are those that compare this scent to baby powder I have worn this on a sunday with a pretty sundress and it made me feel very fresh and clean all day. You'll probably find these fragrances at drugstores like CVS and Ulta but I've provided a link to Amazon if you want to give "G" a try.
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