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Krutoi90 – :
Way back then, when my local mall still had a Juicy Couture store, any time I walked by that store, I could not stand the overly sweet smell of whatever the scent coming out from there. Much later when it was closed down, STRANGELY enough and to my surprise, I kinda “missed” that smell which I now strongly believe it was Viva La Juicy perfume smell at that time. I went to Macy’s and “reunited” with the scent. And not long after that, I started collecting Juicy Couture fragrances one by one ever since. I can’t quite explain it, but there was something in the Viva line that had “drawn” me and made me “addicted” to it, or it could be that I CHANGED over certain period of time 🙂 Very funny how that works.
Anyway, I totally agree that this So Intense version carries the same DNA from the original EDP. However, to my nose, this one is “denser”, “thicker” and “richer”, compared to the original EDP. It also lasts longer and stays “lingered” better. The only thing that I still can’t quite figure out is the difference between this Viva So Intense and the Viva Pure Parfum, and the Viva Extrait. I have to say that these three can be up to 100% identical with each other.
My point is that if you already own either the So Intense, or the Pure Parfum, or the Extrait, you don’t need ALL three. I dare say the Luxe Parfum Limited Edition version is more similar to the original EDP.
p0werTech – :
I don’t get why people expect this to be different to Viva la juicy. It is called the same name because it is the same perfume but more intense (stronger). If you buy a concentrated version of the same product why would it be different. Is it too hard to understand or something! If it was meant to smell different it would have a different name. Same name same perfume. Those people who don’t get it shouldn’t be buying perfume in the first place, the should stick to impulse
gymnarmmype – :
I absolutely ADORE the original Viva La Juicy. It’s such a happy, uplifting, effervescent fragrance. But I literally had to re-apply it every 20 minutes or so to get any scent at all. I purchased this in the hopes it would be a longer-lasting version of the original. It is, but unfortunately not by much. This lasts about 40 minutes on me.
Hoping to get my hands on the Extrait version to see if that fares any better.
molulua – :
I was able to get my hands on this last year and since I realized discontinued, I blind-bough immediately. I imagined the bottles of this and original VLJ would be identical, but nope. The bow this bottle has is solid.
I must admit this smells nearly identical to the original. BUT it’s got an extra something I do love. Maybe it’s extra preline? Fruity/sweet heaven. And It DOES last longer than originally VLJ but nothing amazing (like 4-5 hours). I would have to say, this and VLJ noir are my favorite of the VLJ collection
ddkor05 – :
I absolutely love Viva La Juicy So Intense, but scent longevity is just awful. It disappears in 10 minutes on my skin…boo hoo:(
clepoii – :
Ok so I guess this works better in cold days,well for me it does because I wore this 4 days ago and it stayed there on my clothes till the next day and the smell changed,it smells like viva la juicy but a little bit grown up. Everyone at work was liek “smells good” “whos wearing that perfume? I want to know what it is!”
In hot days it may not smell the same I would recommend it for cold days!
bl_knight – :
Mmmmm. I think people are missing the point. I also work at a big store at their fragrance counter and was pumped when this came out. This IS the EXACT same scent as viva la juicy, it’s supposed to be, they aren’t trying to hide it? It is an eau de parfum vs an eau de toilette. Meaning less water and alcohol and more scent. It’s the grown up version so it lasts longer hence being called “so intense”. People complaining about it smelling the same need to actually read the bottle and description. Many fragrances have both toilets and parfums available for the same scent. Parfums are always more expensive but will last longer and seeing as the original viva la juicy toilette fades I am over the moon about the parfum version! My absolute favorite and will replace my original vlj until they stop making it. (Please don’t!) you will not sniff any difference from the bottle but if you she ever worn viva and are sad about how it fades, this one is for you. True juicy fans will love it and are not disappointed!
Jorymar – :
It is the same scent as I have both BUT to me it is actually more intense and the original does not last on me more than a couple of hours whereas this one lasts all day. I was not going to buy anything else from JC because of the longevity issue I have with the 3 I own but got this one as a gift and I am so happy there is finally a JC that lasts on me and it smells really delicious as well.
reliztorrent – :
I don’t own this fragrance yet, however I did try a test of it at Dillard’s. At first spray, I would have agreed with you all on the “smells the same as Viva La Juicy” thing, but I let it sit on my wrist, and it transformed into something much nicer than I’ve ever smelled coming from a VLJ bottle (except for VLJ Gold Couture, which wins all Juicy fragrances in every way, in fact all womens’ fragrances in general, by a landslide)
I’d compare it to having a snowcone with finally enough syrup in it to taste delicious. The original VLJ is skimping on the syrup.
I am absolutely certain that they smell different, it is just a very subtle difference.
CrywheceReerb – :
It’s the same exact scent, just a different bottle! Was hoping it would be different, but it’s exactly the same.
wmz620speagoessenda – :
I did try this at the store I work at (Lord & Taylor) it’s very similar to the original as I had expected. I won’t be forking over $100 to have this in my collection. I do like it, but it’s not even any different in my opinion than the original Viva La Juicy. Maybe only true Juicy fans will buy this, but I see no reason for it especially if you already have the original.
elb222Unlogrere – :
Ya might know Juicy Couture would jump on the bandwagon of other fragrance houses putting out the same perfumes in DIFFERENT bottles and calling them INTENSE, how annoying.