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Viva La Juicy has been an insanely popular fragrance for over a decade now. It’s use of sweet caramel and vanilla, with fruits, and flowers has developed into sort of a go to perfume, for many girls and women. Obviously, that success is going to see plenty of other companies try to replicate it. Thus, yielding fragrances that smell like Viva, are an almost close to it, or mimic many of the same characteristics.
In this post, I want to give you different options for her, which have a similar scent to Viva La Juicy. I will provide cheaper alternatives and a more expensive potential upgrade choice.
Which Perfumes Smell Like Viva La Juicy by Juicy Couture?
Viva La Cheapie
Fruity by Perfect Scents– None of the main fragrance brands that do ‘inspired by’ designer scents, have had a Viva La Juicy like perfume release. But, I did find this one on Amazon by Perfect Scents called ‘Fruity’.
Now, I haven’t tried this one out, but I thought that I’d include it on the list. It’s not too difficult of a formula to have something similar smelling, there are positive reviews, and it sells for $9.99 (as of writing).
Pomegranate, plum, gardenia, vanilla, and caramel. It’s got the basic structure all there, for the price it may be worth a shot.
Fruitier and Inexpensive
Rihanna Rogue Love Eau de Parfums for Women, 4.2 Ounce
The orchid and jasmine, are still around, but they aren’t to prevalent in this blend. This is a really cheap option for those who want a Juicy similar fragrance. This doesn’t have the same strength, but the smell is quite close indeed.
Gucci in The Early Stages
Flora Gorgeous Gardenia by Gucci– Gucci’s Gorgeous Gardenia does have a good deal of aroma overlap with Viva. This is really the case early on, but Gucci gets more towards the floral side of things more than the Juicy Couture (even if it never goes completely floral).
The brown sugar and berry notes early on, along with mandarin is when these really seem like close cousins. Add to that, a focus on the jasmine and gardenia notes and it becomes easy to see that they’re going to have a similar vibe.
Yet, the dry down here is going to be more about the gardenia, jasmine, and patchouli notes. So, it has less of the sweetness over the course of the wear versus our target. Still you get a more refined scent when compared to VIva, but with a higher price tag. Gorgeous Gardenia Review
Victoria’s Secret Option
Victoria’s Secret Noir Tease for Women Eau de Parfum Spray, 3.4 Ounce
It opens very sweet with the chocolate aroma, plus mandarin, pear, and berries. Then, as it dries down, more of the vanilla comes out. This is joined by a sandalwood and amber base.
It’s not exactly the same as Viva La Juicy, but it is very close and much cheaper. I think that this has been re-branded as just, Tease. So, check to see which one is available for purchase.
Juicy Fruit Fragrance
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Eau de Parfum Spray for Women, 3.4 Ounce
Pink Friday is really girly, starts off with pear and starfruit, which is a slightly different take on the composition than the others here. Beyond that, there is the orange and blackberry note, which makes this a super juicy fruit scent at the beginning.
Later, the familiar vanilla/caramel come in, to change things up. The performance here is decent, not spectacular, as one would expect from an inexpensive celebrity fragrance. Still, it’s a nice little pickup.
Sweet with Almond Highlights
Fancy by Jessica Simpson 100ml 3.4oz EDP Spray
Yes, the notes are again overlapping quite a bit. However, Fancy isn’t a fruity bomb, it features a delicious almond note, and can have a dry powdery aroma during the wear.
This isn’t going to be an exact rendition of Viva, though, it offers you something similar but different enough. It’s sweet and the berry/almond notes in the beginning, let it be a more distinct fragrance.
Similar Style
Sweet Like Candy by Ariana Grande– Sweet Like Candy is a perfume from Ariana Grande which overlaps with multiple Viva La Juicy scents. Pink Couture, the original, and Sucre. Probably among others, as well.
It’s not exactly the same as any of them, but the spirit is there and the styling is within the same ballpark. The caramel note will be absent, though, and replaced with other confectionary touches.
Vanilla, blackberry, whipped cream, and of course, marshmallow pull together to form a warm and youthful candy-like aroma. Sweet Like Candy comes in an adorable little pink bottle, kicks off with its berry and pear blend, much like the next entry.
However, this one begins to shift more to a creamy, sweet, and familiar aroma. Lots of whipped cream with a vanilla touch and a great marshmallow addition. Very soft, girly, and sits beautifully in the colder weather.
Luxury Alternative
By Kilian Love Don’t be Shy Eau de Parfum Refillable Spray, 1.7 oz/50 ml
The orange blossom/neroli pairing, really plays well off of the candy-like top notes. As it dries down, jasmine starts to make itself known more, in the floral arrangement.
This is a very pretty perfume, that is good for daily wear, but can have a bold character when over-applied. Not exactly the same as Viva, but sort of an upscale version, of the scent style. Love don’t be shy review
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