WHAT I SMELL: Lust for Sun opens with a soft bergamot and a sweetened freesia that becomes intensely sweet with the inclusion of ylang ylang. In short time there’s a light coconut that seems to hover beneath the florals and which seems to add more oomph to the overall heady sugared flowers. Soon after, a hazy musk like puffs of cotton joins in to draw some of the sugar out. And there’s an undercurrent of some soured note that combined with the sweet and cottony reminds me a bit of a dirty pee filled diaper. Thankfully, after a bit, that soured note dissipates and you once again are left with the cottony sweet. After quite some time, the perfume begins to mute with the inclusion of a buttered finish which helps bring it back to earth a bit but leads it to the realm of a Zara Home-like room spray. But overall, musks, flowers, sweet, etc.; well, with a light spray it may just work.
From the Juliette Has a Gun website:
In Juliette’s trail, bursting with light, her perfume’s sillage is nothing short of a caress.
Floral, with notes of Ylang-Ylang, Monoi and Coconut, a splash of Lust For Sun immerses you in the summertime. A sensual fragrance reminiscing of the rays of sunshine on a warm and golden skin.
Top notes: Bergamot, Coconut, Freesia
Heart Notes: Gardenia, Monoi, Orange Blossom, Ylang Ylang
Bottom Notes: Musks, Ambroxan, Vanilla
L.O.L. Sour Sweetie Doll
WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: Soured sunshine.
THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE LUST FOR SUN: too much, indulgent, artificial
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT LUST FOR SUN: Musings of a Muse
BOTTOM LINE: Lust for Sun would probably be perfect for a 15 or 16 year old who likes their perfumes on the sweet side. A little goes a long way with it and I have to say that I am having a hard time seeing how this would work on any adult. But that said, I held my arm up to my husband’s nose and he said “well that’s nice.” Go figure. I will say this…don’t overspray, Lust for Sun is meant to be put on with a mist like ease to ensure that you don’t overwhelm yourself or those around you.
- Bone Rating: 2.5 out of possible 5 bones
- Scent: Floral Fruity
- Classification: Leans feminine
- Expense: $110 for 50 ml eau de parfum. Also available in 17 & 100 ml sizes.
WHAT I SMELL: Opera Grande opens with fruit and berries that are lightly covered with a faint hair spray accord. The fruit and berries are candied sweet in a way that reminds me of hard candies that my grandmother used to have (and in which we didn’t want). In short time a rose enters and the combination of the fruit and rose make for a bit of an unnatural chemical mix. As the perfume continues to develop, a warmed ambered leather seems to slide in unexpectedly. The perfume has now moved from the fruity to this strange woody leather that is void of any moisture. The perfume, even with the fruit, was never juicy, but now it’s completely dry as it begins to quickly powder and project. Now the perfume feels like a chypre which to me makes it a bit more desirable, but there still resides this artificial biting note that I can’t put my finger on (maybe the nutmeg?). in the end Opera Grande slowly makes its way to a voluminous slightly soured patchouli/vanilla powder that is rather grand in size, but not necessarily in beauty.
WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: Less Opera Grande and more Three Penny Opera.
WHAT I SMELL: 
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