Juliette Has A Gun's Lady Vengeance

I love my new perfume!

While it can't be helped that our preference for classic perfumes would make us smell like every Jane (i.e., more appreciation of standards over pop, even in scents), I prefer to smell "unique" on some days. 

I did some research on new entrants and close-to-niche scents and found "Juliette Has A Gun" (JHAG).  It has five interesting variations: Miss Charming, Lady Vengeance, Citizen Queen. Midnight Oud and Calamity J (There's even the Purse Bullet - the "rechargeable" vial version of the perfumes). Unfortunately, only the first two are available in Rustan's Makati. (Check out the website - http://www.juliettehasagun.com - for more information and updates.

When my friend Lovella and I went grocery shopping last weekend (July 25), we dropped by Rustan's to road-test Miss Charming and Lady Vengeance. I decided I like the strong curious twist of the latter. Lady Vengeance started with a quite intimidating punch; after a few minutes, this turned powdery and smelled just right enough to wear everyday and yet still spelling out E-M-P-O-W-E-R-E-D. I fell in love with it! 

On the other hand, Miss Charming smelled sweet and innocent like freshly picked roses from the movie-perfect English garden, and with more of the fruity juicy spritz. While that would represent my "nice" side, I thought that I have enough colognes and EDTs in my stash to answer that.

The Lady Vengeance scent lingered for the next four hours or so (after grocery and right before dinner). Since I believed that I've done enough homework about JHAG and the scent-test proved the good reviews right and the not-so-good reviews good enough to pass, I decided to purchase my very own bottle that day.

I love how JHAG romanticized the rose from Romeo and Juliette's tragic love story into perfume versions. Indeed, this is Juliette with a gun! … Obviously, this associates more with the modern movie version which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, rather than the classic original. And that adds more kick to this perfume's charm.

 "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

The bottle is packaged in a cylindrical gift box topped with a black bow (with JHAG inscriptions). I did some cutting and re-tying in my own bottle to highlight its black bow. 

From the JHAG website for "Lady Vengeance": 

A perfume with a rich and sophisticated trail. The expression of undeniable femininity, confident and divinely sensual. The fragrance of a Lady for whom the art of seduction bares no secret. He can smell...he can dream...but the decision lies in her hand. The very elegant but thorny Bulgarian Roe marries patchouli and vanilla to draw a fine elegance, both contemporary and inevitable. 

The Lady Vengeance bottle is black with silver white and pink inscriptions (perfect gun-inspired for the vengeful Juliette).

Love it! Love it!