Anyway by Juliette Has a Gun

As a part of my last batch of samples, I included a scent that I had never heard of at the time. This always interests me, since it can be quite a change of pace, and I can hopefully find a hidden gem. That fragrance is: Anyway by Juliette Has a Gun. Yeah, great name…In this post, I am going to go over what it contains, how it smells, performs, and whether or not this unisex fragrance is worth a purchase.

What does Anyway by Juliette Has a Gun Smell Like?

Notes include: neroli, lime, ambroxan, and musk

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My Full Wear Review

Anyway starts out with the top notes of neroli and lime. It’s a nice citrus aroma that doesn’t have quite the same intense lime as something like, Set Sail St. Barts. It’s downplayed and actually quite lovely in its presentation. I have to say the opening is my favorite part of Anyway, it is fresh and smells great.

I love lime in a summer fragrance, but there are so few that can truly hold on for long periods of time.

That’s about as good as it gets. The initial top notes fade after about ten minutes and what you’re left with is a musky mix or floral notes and ambroxan.

It’s warm but almost completely without any personality, in my opinion. There is only a hint of that nice lime left and it all just smells very blasé. Anyway becomes as indifferent, as I become to wearing it.

Sillage, Longevity, and Versatility

Projection wise, it’s starts off moderate and quickly turns into a skin scent. Not really even an interesting skin scent. It’s sort of there but never wows you.

The sillage on this stuff comes out okay, but then just fades out almost entirely. That seems to happen with lots of these citrus based scents, just no staying power.

The longevity is poor and this fragrance only last for a few hours, tops. Lame. Seriously, I tested it out multiple times, with heavy spraying and still not much of anything here.

I guess this was designed to be a casual spring/summer scent. Though, it doesn’t perform well enough to really assign it a category. Other than, being unisex for the short time it does anything.

If it lasted on your skin, I guess it would have pretty good versatility in the warmer months of the year. I’d keep it to daytime wear, semi-formal, casual, or work.

Overall Impressions of Anyway

Overall, I’m obviously not going to recommend this scent. I mean, I like the lime note, but it is too short lived. Secondly, it’s extremely boring for the rest of the time it hangs around on your skin. I don’t think it ever smells bad, it’s just not interesting past 10 minutes.

If it had better longevity, it could be an okay choice for the summer months. But that’s also assuming that you could get it at a cheap price. I don’t see the point of owning this fragrance at all.

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