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az.m2012 – :
Some years ago I discovered my love for the scent of guava in fragrances, with Believe by Britney Spears having been the scent that inspired it all. I happened upon Charmed Life in the body mist concentration whilst on an overseas holiday and promptly purchased a bottle when I discovered that guava was one of its main accords.
For at least two summers, Charmed Life was my go-to for sweltering, intensely hot weather. It was a beautiful mix of fruity and sweet, subdued enough in the body mist form that I could apply it quite liberally to my entire body.
The perfume although similar to the mist was a little heavier, and were in my opinion better suited to Spring and Autumn which are not typically the seasons that I crave fruity and/or guava dominant fragrances.
To this day I have never gone through a bottle of fragrance so quickly as I did with Charmed Life. I sprayed it like it was water, and I kind of miss it now that it’s gone.
I am keen to explore more of the Bath and Body Works mists as I found through experimentation that I am quite partial to mists in Summer, especially with the dry, unrelenting summers that I experience where I live.
kalen_19_2 – :
Charmed Life is almost a dupe for Lancôme’s La Vie Est Belle. Even the name “Charmed Life” is another way of saying La Vie Est Belle French for Life Is Beautiful. But don’t dismiss this fragrance as a worthless dupe. It smells really nice and it’s even fruitier and sweeter than La Vie Est Belle. Truthfully while I do like La Vie Est Belle I prefer this one because it has more notes and has more scents to enjoy. The guava is clearly there when you first spray it. I detect a pear and sweetness of berries. So it starts really fruity. The fruitiness is there for the long haul and in fact I would say that this is mostly a fruity perfume. Even after the peony and lily of the valley begin to emerge the guava is still present. After a while there’s an apricot scent very jammy and delicious, followed by coconut, milky, sweet. Then there’s a generous dose of vanilla. The vanilla is the big player here especially at the end but I could also detect that praline and a light touch of musk. A sweet and pretty fragrance to wear in the day time. Nothing extraordinary just casual and sweet enough to wear as you go about your day. The scent is actually quite subtle and doesn’t project too much. I’ve worn it many times and no one can smell it on me. Perfect for layering with other fruity florals and a good perfume to match up with shampoos and hair gels that have fruit scents like apple, passion fruit, or vanilla. The vanilla in this perfume is so nice. The price is very affordable and you get so much out of it too. I think about perfume not only as a luxury but as a practical thing. You can wear one every day if you know which one and where, and what time of year. This one is for cool spring months or warm summer months. Very pretty.
den666 – :
I like Charmed life alot…too bad it is discontinued, and its super expensive on Ebay.
It smells fruity-vanillrya…..for people who like sweet fruity vanilla scents this is a great scent.
Deneb – :
This is just a little touch up on my former review….
Does anyone else get mega compliments with this scent? If I get near anyone, it’s like….SOMEthing smells good, WHAT do I smell? WHO has perfume on? What IS that? It doesn’t smell like any particular thing but I hear….That just smells SO GOOD. This is a most friendly scent. It likes to interact with people.
ipir88 – :
I love this one form BBW! I can definitely pick up on the juicy guava, sparkling pear and creamy vanilla musk notes in this one.
sotd – :
If Barbie had an official perfume, this would be it. The name, the smell, design, everything made me think of Barbie.
demon-morpeh – :
I love this scent. Every time I put it on, it made me happy and put a smile on my face. I love the fruity and long lasting smell. It is amazing, but now I’m bummed because it’s discontinued and I can’t find it much anywhere.
spartak75 – :
The perfume conveys the tropical notes quite strongly and I feel a bit self-conscious wearing it. I still have bottles of the lotion and shower gel sitting around, slowly getting around to using it. I should have exhausted my supply this summer, but ooops, they fell to the back of the cupboard and I forgot about them. This is definitely unique and guava is certainly not common in most perfumes. Some might find this generally to be too synthetic in its feel. But it’s kind of classy superfruit. The sandalwood gives it a bit of maturity and incense where it otherwise might feel like lip gloss targeted at pre-teens. Nice. Nice enough to persuade me to fill my basket with it some time ago, anyway.
For anyone who has tried this and Bond No. 9’s “Coney Island,” how do they compare? It has guava listed as a note.
B0SIK – :
Had this on lotion. Smells nice, girly and powdery. The lotion has a good effect on my skin, making it soft the whole day.
Credo221 – :
Its weird I didn’t like this one. With all the scents in it I should. I can’t put my finger on why I don’t like it.
xamster2000 – :
I got this on clearance. I don’t wear it enough- everytime I do, my six year old says I smell ‘good’. My husband says, ‘whats that smell?’ LOL. pretty different from Twilight Woods fragrance spray. I am struggling with a head cold, and I have to say, this spray made me feel happy, not sick and ready to go drive in the 10 degree weather and snow. Its sparkling, summery and puts me in mind of nothing else I own, due to the guava topnotes. I like it, but I don’t love it. Its non-offensive and every time I wear it I think, why don’t I wear it more? I dig the top and middle notes, but my nose can not detect much vanilla or praline. Sad, because I love vanilla. Maybe my nose just got used to the stronger scents I have with vanilla as a dry down. For me, the fruitiness is somewhat long lasting (3-4 hours) and stays on my clothes. I really like that in a fragrance:)
moiseenko – :
This is one of my happy bbw scents. It goes on with a splash of fresh juiciness, great for morning pick me up time! I have the edt and body mist and find that layered they have a decent staying power . A perfect gourmand-fresh frag to wear at home, shopping, with friends or simly after the shower. There are no harsh notes coming from this charm and it would suit a girl as much as a woman. Quite happy this made a return in my local bbw! A keeper..until it goes away again!
hippogriffe – :
It smell so sweet and classy
vni908InsuffBooni – :
My coworker would use the lotion periodically and I loved the smell when she did. So I bought the lotion myself while on sale and I LOVE it! Not to mention everytime I put it on, someone asks what I am wearing and that is usually followed by “it smells really, really good”. This has come from both men and women. The lotion scent lasts a long time. I would be interested to try out the perfume. Too bad it was discontinued.
denny – :
I like this scent. I am usually drawn to scents that are spicy and earthy, but this year I wanted a good light, fruity scent for summer. Most fruity fragrances are too sweet for me, but this one has vanilla and musk in it so I don’t feel like I just spritzed fruit juice and sugar all over myself. Also, while I sometimes wish it had a stronger smell I think people around me probably appreciate the fact that they only get small whiffs of my perfume.
jane198326 – :
I really like this scent, and yes, am I picky when it comes to BBW’s scents. Some smell nice, some are duplicates of previously released scents and well, there are those that smells distinctly DIFFERENT.. like this one. For me, its a blend of good smelling Vanilla-based cake and freshly sliced guava / pear. Its an all-summery kinda scent! Don’t know why BBW suddenly discontinued it. I stocked up on the EDT, the body cream, the body splash AND the shower gel..I guess I planned on hanging on to this scent for a while. LOL 🙂
Himera_worm – :
This is a very strong scent, too strong for my taste. I don’t smell anything fruity about it, in fact all I get out of it is a very strong baby powder. Not for me.
rqv149Negeltzex – :
I grabbed the body spray for around $3 so I thought I’d give it a try. It’s very a fruity, vanilla and bit of a tropical coconut scent. It’s a little too sweet though. I wear it once in a while in the summer, but generally I prefer something with more musk.
Равиндерд – :
This was easily one of my favorite BBW scents. I was so disapointed when it was discontinued… I still have the lotion though. I love the vanilla and pear!
plekhanovdv – :
I would never have tried this out by myself but my mom had picked up a small bottle of it so i started using it. the perfume its self is quite strong, but clams down shortly. however i do wish the scent would last longer. (4-5hrs.) other than that, its a verrryy creamy, flirty scent; perfect for you young ladies!
sourlTootoVob – :
I agree with Mandashell on the comparison to Charmed Life being similar to a fruity version of VS Heavenly Stardust, I like Charmed Life better though. It’s lighter, more feminine, and I would definitely wear this more. I really like the fruity creamy vanilla vibe it has. Good sillage and staying power, mellow and enjoyable, glad to have it.
leskoval – :
Charmed Life is one of those versatile fragrances that I really enjoy. There are so many different notes that I find I am able to mix this with almost any lotion and/or perfume and it works well. My review is based solely on the body mist as I tried the perfume and found it overwhelming. It was pleaseant and all but led to one too many headaches. I did still like the scent so I tried just the body mist and, on me, that seems to be more that enough. On me, I detect strong tropical flowers, coconut and vanilla and nothing else. And i’m okay with that. It blends well with my chemstry and lasts a long time on me. Lately, i’ve been mixing the Charmed Life mist with the Vanillatini body lotion adn that smells awesome!!! Thumbs up and I highly recommend this.
UrgegreriDeer – :
Exotic. Juicy. Sweet. Creamy.
I really enjoyed this. First it smells like luscious juicy Gauva’s which reminds me of being on holiday in the Caribbean, I can smell a bit of the pear too. It then develops into a creamy warmer but yet still a tropical scent as the Guava lingers. The coconut and the vanilla adds to the creaminess.
This is a pretty great all rounder. It’s tropical and fruity enough for the warmer months yet warm and sweet enough for the colder ones. Lovely.
rinat655 – :
A fruity vanilla. Starts off with a lot of sweet fruits and a fair dose of vanilla. After it settles, I get mainly a warm creamy vanilla scent, not much fruit or florals. I like this because it’s not as sugary as some other fruity vanilla scents, while the pear and guava provide a different fruitiness than the berries I usually wear. I find this to be a warm cuddly scent, good for colder weather.
aturwoqgkal – :
Not too floral, not too sweet, not too fruity – it’s of creamy but mild scent which reminds me of young, clean, yet sophisticated woman. It’s quite a unique scent-I hardly remember having smelled this scent on street. I also found that if you apply layers of body lotion, bath gel together with the perfume – the scent will change into something else – kind of fun!
However, this scent is not anything that will blend you down if to be worn in summer or in tropical places as it will stand you out, unlike burning or spicy vanilla, you’ll smell like a melting cup cake with fruity milky cream – it’s a messy-creamy kind of smells.
kinoman1993 – :
I bought the bodyspray, lotion and shower gel for 75% off each!!! This is alot more wearable 4 me than say Dark Kiss or Sweet Pea… I find CL chic and understatedly sexy 🙂
wemAbalfflile – :
Fruity, creamy, sweet and not much else. Charmed Life is a cute scent that smells nice but I don’t like it enough to actually wear it. It truly reminds me of a lighter Jessica Simpson Fancy and a fruitier Victoria’s Secret Heavenly Stardust. And since I have owned and worn both of those, I find this one to be rather boring. 🙁 I like the opening notes since they are juicy and bright but that lasts only a few seconds and then, all I am left with is that same creamy and sweet nuance that I’ve grown accustomed to.
If you don’t own the two fragrances that I previously mentioned then this would be a good deal. 🙂 Charmed Life lasts a good 6hrs on my skin with a nice sillage. I also only paid $12 for my 2.5oz Edt since it has been discontinued. But, if you own either of the aforementioned fragrances then you aren’t missing anything at all! Those similarities are quite distinct and that may be the biggest reason Charmed Life didn’t sell well. Been there, done that, pass!
P.S. This definitely isn’t better than Be Enchanted ( my current fave)! Not even close! o.O
arbul08 – :
i really liked this scent, despite of the bad reviews, the good thing was that they put it on clearence and i got me another bottle. i live bbw but lately they’ve been mixing the good scents to create “new ones”… i wonder if the new scent will be just another mix of twilight woods, dark kiss and forever sunshine …?
VitaSinono – :
I smelled this recently and wasn’t too impressed. I really don’t smell all these interesting notes in it which has been my experience with BBW-great notes, “meh” fragrance. This is sort of creamy sweet scent with powder notes, fruit I only smell in the very beginning. Its not a bad scent but nothing to get excited about. I’m sure there are people who liked it but I didn’t think it was interesting enough for me(even at 50% off which is what they have as of now)
Nick4 – :
I smelled this at the store it smells okay, but it smells like others I have smelled. It is being discontinued after many bad reviews so I am guessing its not such a great unique smell. : /
CHANGED MY MIND! I LOVE IT!
shrek13 – :
This scent has a big launch a few months ago and is now being put on clearance. Wonder what that means in terms of likeability. Paris Amour, Forever Sunshine, Dark Kiss, even Sea Island Cotton and Twilight Woods are just better. Everyone likes different things and that makes the perfume world go ’round, but this was just the Guava bandwagon. There was a pommegranate bandwagon, and a pear, strawberry. For some reason I received several forms of this as gifts, anything I couldn’t exchange, I gave away. The young relations said “big yuck” and wanted Sweet Pea, Dark Kiss, Paris Amour and Twilight Woods. Get it while you can, it is a great buy, there was a ton of stock when I went in recently, but at any price, it is still “meh”.
Pulkigok – :
Smells amazing! I got it for half off, B&BW was having a sale, so I got it and it smells AMAZING. So sweet, simple, and awesome. For the winter I put the mini lotion in my purse for when my hands get dry. Can’t get enough of the scent!
rossomaxa – :
Terrible! All I smelled was strong baby powder after I applied this product and it gave me a bad headache. It does not at all have any fruit notes that I can detect. I only smell the heavy, heavy musk and strong powdery notes. This fragrance seems very mature considering the packaging denotes that it’s for a younger audience. I’m hoping this will stay limited edition, retire, and become replaced with a new fragrance. I highly do not recommend.
Slavik92 – :
Most of the scents are pretty generic to my nose as of lately. Forever Sunshine was nice and I’m glad I have it but this one is even twice as good and I would defintely tell someone, YES! buy it! It’s perfect for just about any time of year but this scent makes me want to put on a big ol’ fluffy sweater and spray this under it. I’m loving this scent! I think if you like BS Fantasy, you’d love this! I may be wrong but I think this is the best in the last few years from Bath and Body Works! It’s not THAT different than many scents out there but it’s sure one of the best when it comes to a budget and affordability! Twenty dollars with a coupon, great buy and terrific gift! This should be popular with young girls and elegant enough for anyone over that age! I’m very impressed with this creamy, sweet, and proper scent for the masses!
GTA5bleatb – :
I got this as a free gift with an online order before it came out. It’s ok smelling; bright, a little flirtatious, and sparkling. It kind of puts me in mind of a Paris Hilton perfume. I like it, but I don’t love it. I think you could wear it year round and it seems to be a non-offensive frag, so it would probably be safe for work too. I’ve noticed that it’s got some of the same notes as Britney Spears’ Believe, though to me, the pralines aren’t as predominant in Charmed Life as they are in Believe nor does it last as long. Honestly, if it hadn’t been a free gift, I probably would have skipped it, but what can I say, it was free.