I’ve been a subscriber to Scentbird for almost a year (reviewed & explained here), and I’m really expanding my horizons with it. I discovered a few new scents that really suit me. I’m taking chances like I never used to do. Some are hits and some are misses, but each one is fun to try. If you’re not a subscriber but are considering it, I hope you’ll join via my referral code where you can get 15% off a subscription.
As I’ve said before, I love oriental scents and, on occasion, florientals. When I select a new scent to try from Scentbird, I usually stick with that category. Also, I belong to a fragrance lovers group on Facebook, so I sometimes pursue scents that the members recommend.
Somewhere along the time, I heard about the well-respected indie fragrance brand that’s described as “rock meets romance”, Juliette Has A Gun. Juliette Has A Gun scent names and themes are a takeoff on Shakespeare. Very witty!
Someone mentioned Lady Vengeance (Macbeth I presume, though there was an Asian movie called Sympathy for Lady Vengeance that came out in 2005). Based on the description on Fragrantica.com, I thought it would work for me. It had many of my favorite accords: rose, musky, patchouli, amber, and warm spicy. I bought it blind. It just arrived from Scentbird, and unfortunately, it doesn’t smell like those accords to me. It’s very floral with a sharp, musky rose note at the top that doesn’t work with my body chemistry, boo hoo. It’s an edgy scent.
One reviewer describes it as a “thorny rose” rather than a synthetic, sweet rose. It’s called Lady Vengeance for a reason. To me, it is a femme fatale fragrance! 😆 If you live near Sephora, the Juliette Has A Gun fragrances are sold there so you can go in and try it out first.
So rather than let it languish in my stash, I’m giving it away to someone who will love it! It’s a sample size, a purse spray, about 15 ml, I believe, enough for at least a month. In Fragrantica’s poll on Lady Vengeance, out of 960 respondents, most either Love it or Like it and they consider it a scent for fall, winter or spring and for any time of day. It’s made in France. A full size bottle of Lady Vengeance is priced at $100 at Sephora. The 15 ml sample cost me $15.
The top notes are bergamot and lavender. The middle notes are Bulgarian and Moroccan Rose, ISO E Super (whatever that is), and patchouli. The base notes/drydown are vanilla, white musk and ambrosian. It’s described as moderately to very long-lasting, and it’s a moderate to heavy scent. Raters describe Lady Vengeance as similar to Juliette Has A Gun’s other scent Vengeance Extreme, or similar to Agent Provocateur.
If you’re game to try something new, please enter my quickie giveaway, one week only.
Giveaway!
This giveaway is limited to U.S. residents, age 18+, where permitted by law, open to all US NSDB readers – unless you won the recent PUR Cameo Contour giveaway or the Shiseido IBUKI Eye Correcting Cream giveaway that just ended then please sit this one out! The giveaway will run till Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 12:00AM EDT, so the last full day is Monday, January 25.
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To recap, this giveaway is open to US residents age 18 or older. Void in states where prohibited. The winner will be selected by a random drawing via the Rafflecopter widget when the giveaway ends on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 12:00AM EDT (so the last full day is Monday, January 25), and the winner will be notified by me via email. You have 48 hours to get back to me, if not a new winner will be selected. The winner will provide me with her/his mailing address, and I will mail your prize to you as soon as possible. I am not responsible for loss or damage in shipping. In other words, if it’s lost or damaged in shipping, I will be sad, but there is no replacement.
Thank you for entering the new Lady Vengeance giveaway and GOOD LUCK!!
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The name alone, is enough reason to want to try the perfume! Scentbird really seems like a brilliant, and affordable, way to try new scents!
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I agree, Helen. In fact, I think it was the name that intrigued me so. I’m sad that my body chemistry doesn’t mesh with this awesome fragrance!
I would like to win the Lady Vengeance because I have always wanted to try it. Right now, my favorite is Zadig & Voltaire Fragrance Tome 1 for Her.
I need to look into your favorites, Paol. They sound divine! Thank you for entering and good luck 🙂
Great giveaway! 🙂
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I’ve been intending to try the Juliette Has A Gun, but it has so many mixed reviews that I haven’t chanced it yet. I am really happy that you are loving scentbird. It is so worth every penny. Great giveaway by the way.
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Juliette Has A Gun makes so many different scents, Tee. You should check out the whole line when you’re at Sephora.
I love the warm notes in this. My fave scent recently is Black Opium.
I haven’t gotten to sniff Black Opium yet, but I want to since I’m a fan of the original. Thanks for entering, Heather, and good luck 🙂
This is one I’ve always wanted to try but just haven’t gotten around to it..Thanks for the chance. My all time favorite perfume is Hypnotic Poison..love it!
Oooh, Hypnotic Poison sounds like one I need to check out. Thank you for entering, Dana, and good luck!
One of my favorite fragrances is Bond No. 9 For All. It’s a spicy, gourmand scent that is so perfect for winter. I have been wanting to get a Juliette Has A Gun fragrance but my Sephora doesn’t carry it. I’d hate to spend that much money on a perfume without smelling it first. So I’d love to win this sample. I just know I’m going to love it but I’d feel better testing it out before purchasing it.
I definitely need to check out Bond No. 9 For All next time I go to Boston. It sounds like one I would like. Sephora just started carrying JHAG in my local store, so maybe it’ll come to yours soon. Thanks for entering, Diana, and good luck!
I think you will really like the scent. The full name is I Love NY for All by Bond No. 9. Sephora carries the fragrances online only but will slowly be phasing them out.
I have to find a larger Sephora that carries JHAG in their store so I can test out all the scents. They really sound gorgeous. I’m really excited about this giveaway – fingers crossed!
When I lived in NYC, Bond was everywhere, but here in suburban Boston nowhere. Hopefully one of the good department stores carries the line. I’d love to smell I Love NY For All! And definitely good luck in the giveaway, Diana! Maybe this won’t be a big one since it’s an unusual scent from a brand that not everyone knows. 😉
I always enjoy seeing what perfumes you get in your Scentbird box. I’m not a huge fan of musky scents. They remind me of those Brut (by Faberge) Musk colognes that were all the rage in Dubai in the 1990s.
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I actually do like musk, but this doesn’t smell like musk and certainly not like Brut! It’s very floral and I’m not a floral fan. I’m laughing about Brut, though. Brut was owned by Unilever in at least part of the 90s, and I conducted a number of focus groups for the brand. Brut had been a big brand in the US in the 70s, and they were trying to figure out how to bring it back or introduce it to a new generation. You don’t see it around so much these days.
Wow, that’s interesting. Brut used to dominate the male fragrance market in Asia for about two decades. I remember my Dad saying people used to ask him to bring back Brut (the Musk variant) from Dubai whenever he went home. We all hated them and Dad grumbled about the green bottles taking up all the space in the suitcases. Apparently those green bottles with the silver chain are collectibles now because of nostalgia!
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Too funny! I love to learn about these cultural differences.
You always have such great giveaways, Allison! I always want to try so many fragrances, but they are always so expensive. Scentbird look like the perfect solution. I’ve seen it around before, but now I’m really tempted to get a subscription haha. Great post as always!
Thank you, Megan! If you’re in the US (why am I thinking Canada?), please feel free to enter. Scentbird is wonderful. And I think I’ve got a 15% off code on the post. You can suspend the subscription for a month or two or three and you can quit at any time. I’ve been a subscriber for almost a year, and I’ve discovered a number of scents I would never have tried.
The scent sounds intriguing. My favorite perfume at the moment is Black Nirvana by Elizabeth& James.
I like Black Nirvana too, Agata. In fact, I’ve got a sample that I got from Sephora somewhere. Gotta find it! Thank you for entering, and good luck in the giveaway!
My favorite scents are Patchouli and Bergamot. This fragrance has both. I like patchouli so much I even grew the plant that is the source of the oil. It must take a ton of plant to get any oil out of it!
Mary, that is amazing that you grew patchouli! Where did you get the plant? Or did you grow it from seeds? I’d love to grow some too!! I love patchouli in scents as well. There’s a small indie brand called Kiori that I found online that has a fabulous patchouli-based scent. I finished up my tiny bottle, and I keep hoping they’ll have a sale one of these days. Thank you for entering the giveaway, and good luck 🙂
I love trying new scents….I do subscribe to Scentbird and I love it! I can’t say I have a favorite perfume, though. There are so many that I like!!
I do have a favorite scent right now, but I agree it’s often hard to pick one!
I’ve heard only good things about this brand, so it seems like one to try! I have been trying different scents lately – I bought a bunch of samplers from Yves Rocher, and they smell so good. I also picked up a lovely light fragrance from Anna Sui called Forbidden Romance that is one I wear a lot right now.
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I need to go to Sephora on a sniffing expedition to try out more of the Juliette Has A Gun scents. I know there’s gotta be one that suits me! Did you buy the samples from Yves Rocher online? I haven’t seen Yves Rocher in stores here, but I wish it were available around here. I’ve never tried Anna Sui scents, but the packaging on everything from Anna Sui is gorgeous. Good luck, if you entered, Nidia!
Sorry it didn’t work for you! I’m not a fan of patchouli in scents myself.
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Yes, me too, though I am a super fan of patchouli! I don’t know why this has a sharpness that doesn’t suit me.
I don’t currently have a favorite perfume although I am trying to find one! I have also heard great things about Juliette Has A Gun!
That’s good, Amanda! Who knows, maybe you’ll find one here. Thanks for entering the giveaway, and good luck 🙂
Haha! Great name. I don’t think I’d like that scent either. I prefer food scents with vanilla and such. Thanks for your thorough review.
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The name is definitely great!
I think that this scent could delight me. I love floral and rose and patchouli and musk. 😀 Thanks for this giveaway!
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Oh, that’s great, Erika! Thank you for entering 🙂 Good luck
I have way too much perfume but I entered because am intrigued with this scent you so beautifully describe Allison.
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Thank you so much, Norah! It’s an unusual scent from this up and coming indie perfume house. I’m glad you entered! Good luck!
Congrats to the winner of the other giveaway! Ha, someone commented they love the name of the perfume – for me it’s the opposite 😛 Good luck to everyone that enters!
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“Juliette Has A Gun” is an odd name of the brand, but I find it rather witty referring to Shakespeare’s Juliette as someone who’s not a wimp. I also like the name Lady Vengeance. They’re definitely dark names so I can see how they could easily be considered off-putting. 😉
I think I might like this fragrance! I tend to like lavender and floral scents, so hopefully I’ll like this! I’ll have to give it a whiff next time I’m in a Sephora–I had no idea they carried them, thanks for letting me know!
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I think it’s an unusual scent, but then the indie fragrances often are and I think that’s good. Sometimes it’s the big Sephoras that carry the line, but I think my small suburban one has it.
Great giveaway, I love Scentbird!
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thanks a lot for the draw. I have been meaning to try Lady vengeance due to patchouli . I have midnight oud from the line
I need to smell the other options. I often like oud, so I should try Midnight Oud. Thank you for entering, Fazal! good luck 🙂
I love Scentbird, it’s seriously a genius idea.
I love when my friends have giveaways that I can help promote a little. I think the name Juliette Has A Gun is very clever.
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Thank you, Marcia, for always helping to spread the word. I too think the names are witty. I love the idea of heroines not being wimps!
This scent sounds intriguing, so I’d love to try it! My favorite fragrance at the moment is Viktor & Rolf flowerbomb.
It is an unusual scent, I think, Julie, and I think that’s great! Flowerbomb just is having its 10th anniversary this year. Amazing! Thank you for entering the giveaway and good luck!
I’d love to win this to try something completely different, right now my favorite perfume is my Egyptian Goddess oil from Auric Blends!
Egyptian Goddess oil sounds fabulous, Alona! I’ve gotta learn more about it. Lady Vengeance is something completely different (sounds like Monty Python), so I’m glad you entered. Good luck!
After wearing so many fragrances over the years I am finally just getting into rose scents. I myself just turned 40 and instead of the typical fruity, gourmand frags so popular nowadays I am looking to exude sophistication, elegance and maturity. I have recently fell in love with Aerin Lauder’s Evening Rose, Terry de Gunzberg’s Rouge Nocturne and Dame Perfumerys Desert Rose. I would really love to sample this scent, I am new to Juliette Has a Gun but am excited to try a new rose anytime!
I also have recently returned to rose scents with a purchase of Lipstick Rose, and I thought this one might be in that vein but it is totally different. I’ll have to seek out the three rose scents that you mentioned. I may even have a sample of Desert Rose in my stash that I should find. Thank you for entering my giveaway, Jennifer, and good luck!
I don’t know if this would be the right scent for me either, but I do love the brand name!
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I love brands that are witty and creative! JHAG is quite an amazing name and concept 🙂
I am actually not that into Guliette Has a Gun fragrances, they are certainly a bit too edgy for my personal taste. But good for you for giving it away to someone that will appreciate this perfume! My unloved vials just collect dust in the corner of a drawer.
I think this line is a bit too musky for me… but it would be fabulous for someone else. I can’t help it – I’m still stuck with my sugary scents 🙂
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Everyone has her/his own unique preferences for scents. That’s just how it is!
I am glad that you love these fragrances but unfortunately they are not my style! Good Luck to the winners of this contest!
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I want to win Lady Vengeance because I love the fragrance of patchouli. Right now, my favorite perfume is Jo Malone Black Cedarwood & Juniper
I love patchouli too, Cynthia. I’m so glad you entered. Good luck! I need to visit a Jo Malone store or department next time I’m in Boston. I’d love to check out Black Cedarwood & Juniper. It sounds divine!
I adore Scentbird. It’s such a great way to try a little of everything! <3
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yes, it is. Some hits, some misses
I subscribe to Scentbird and LOVE it!
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It is so much fun. I’ve had real hits but some misses too but I enjoy giving away the misses that may be wins for someone else!
I like the bergamot and lavender notes in this perfume.
Then I think you’d like this scent, Michelle! I’m glad you entered, and good luck 🙂
The Scent sounds amazing, I love lavender and patchouli but have never smelt a fragrance with them combined. My current Fragrance is a Tokyo Milk lotion but I can’t remember the number, it also has patchouli in it.
I got one of the Tokyo Milk Dark scents last summer – sort of a unisex scent, but I can’t remember the name. Unfortunately, it was a little too masculine so I gave it to a friend. I’m hoping he’ll wear it. To me, the two brands – Tokyo Milk and Juliette Has A Gun – are similar in terms of concept. I like them both! I think you might like Lady Vengeance, Annamarie. The scent certainly isn’t an old lady rose, the lavender, bergamot and patchouli work with the rose to create something quite modern and daring! Thank you for entering and good luck 🙂
i just would love to try it,love trying new things, Right now i love the michael kors rose gold, i got it as a gift and its just 1oz so it would be gone quick,love the smell.
I love anything rose gold so I’ve gotta look for the MK rose gold! Lady Vengeance is an unusual scent with great notes. Thank you, Adriana, for entering! Good luck 🙂
Yup u should i really like smell, I guess i got the name wrong its called Rose Radiant Gold from the gold collection.
Ah, no problem, Adriana, but thanks for coming back with the corrected name. I hope they have it at Sephora coz I’d love to sample it 🙂
I love perfumes in small sample sizes like this! They are so easy to just throw in your purse and take on-the-go 🙂 The scent sounds lovely.
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That’s what I love about Scentbird. The 15 ml/30 days of perfume size is just right!
I have heard of this brand before and was interested. Sounds pretty.
I need to check out the rest of the line. I’m hoping they have it at my suburban Sephora. Lady Vengeance is an unusual scent, Laura! Hope you entered! 🙂
I’d love to win because I’ve seen the brand before and always wanted to try it. My favorite current perfume is Hermes Amber Narguile.
Lisa, I didn’t even get a chance to reply to your comment, but you WON the giveaway! Please respond to my email by Wednesday. Your current perfume from Hermes sounds fabulous!
I would like to try this new perfume.
I’d love to try this!
It has been years since I’ve tried this brand, so I’d love to try out their new fragrance. Thanks for the chance!
I have not tried this Lady Vengeance perfume before but I really love its name. I guess it smells pretty good! Recently my favorite perfume is Incanto Dream by Salvatore Ferragamo
Thank You for the great giveaway
I got the sampler from Sephora & I like all of them. Lady Vengeance is sexy.
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I need to go to Sephora, Maren, and try out the whole Juliette Has A Gun line, and also the scents from Nest. Thank you for entering, and good luck in the drawing tonight!
Oh, yeah, & my current fave is Passiflora from Nest.
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I would love to own Lady Vengence because it sounds like it has all of my favorite notes! Right now- as always- I am still in love with Pink Sugar by Sephora! I don’t think I’ll ever find a better perfume!
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Even though you have a favorite, signature scent, it’s fun to try new perfumes! Thanks for entering, Rachel, and good luck 🙂
I want to win because I am looking for a new signature perfume. I don’t really have a current favorite.
I want to win because I like to try new scents. I don’t have a favorite, but I prefer florals.
I want to win because I have never tried it before and my favorite perfumes right now are any perfumes from victoria secret! Ive been loving their perfumes lately! Especially Love spell!
I would like to win because I love to try new fragrances. Right now I am wearing Passion by Elizabeth Taylor.
Ah, a classic, Holly! Lady Vengeance is a sexy, edgy scent. It would be fun to try 🙂 Thank you for entering and following and good luck in the drawing tonight!
I’ve been looking for my “perfect” perfume for years. I think that I’ve tried floral, woodsy, citrus, and on and on. I’ve found a few that are okay, but search is still on. I like the idea of a rocky star romantic. I sounds like my personality. Thanks for the chance.
It’s fun to try new scents and continue the hunt! I’ve gone through a number of signature scents over the years, but now I actually have quite a scent wardrobe! Scentbird has aided and abetted the process, I think. Thank you, Kathy, for entering the giveaway and good luck in the drawing!
I really want to try a femme fatale fragrance. My favorite perfume is no longer made it was called Tribute made by Mary Kay.
Don’t you hate that when they discontinue a fragrance? Grrrr. I was recommended a fragrance in Paris years ago made by Lancaster, Royal Secret. After few years, it was sold to another company that cheapened the formula and then they went out of business 🙁 But it’s a great opportunity to try something new! Thanks for entering, Katherine, and good luck 🙂
I want to try because it sounds like it will smell so good!!! Lately I been wearing alot of Shalimar!
I still love Shalimar! I haven’t tried the newer flanker scents, but the original is still one of the best ever! Lady Vengeance is very different from Shalimar. A sharper, edgier scent. Thank you, Karrie, for entering and good luck in the drawing!