Vera Wang 'Be Jeweled' EDP Review

Hello lovelies,

Another little fragrance post from the few fragrances I picked up the other day. This time it's a fragrance I feel has been under-advertised and I have heard very little about it. This is Be Jewled by Vera Wang. This is an Eau de Parfum so I expected this to last quite a long while. I really had no idea what to expect otherwise apart from a 'fruity floral' fragrance.


The card describes the fragrance as 'Sparkling. Glamorous. Spirited. A radiant fruity floral that sparkles inside and out.' 

I won't beat around the bush, this is not my kind of fragrance. Fruity floral's give me a bit of a headache for some reason so I find this hard to like. The most prominent scents coming through to me are passion fruit, red current, pink peony, musk and sandalwood.   This is all a bit much for me as the fruit is over-powering with hints of peony and musk supporting the fruity scent. For some reason, this scent overwhelmingly reminds me of a fragrance I used to own called 'Live Luxe' by Jennifer Lopez. Again, it was an over-powering scent that gave me a headache and I ended up giving the bottle to my Mum who would get more use out of it than I would.

One thing I have noticed about Vera Wang fragrances is their bottles. Considering Vera Wang is a designer, her perfume bottles verge on being quite young. With the ' Pink Princess' fragrance having glitter laden bottle which looks like it would be desired by children, 'Be Jeweled' looks slightly more up-market with its angled-cut glass and jeweled neck. However, this Vera Wang bottle still does not ooze as much class as I had hoped and looks more like something Britney Spears or Jennifer Lopez would release their fragrances in.

Would I purchase this scent? Quite simply, no. This fragrance is too much for me and the fact it gives me a bit of a headache wearing it means I could not purchase this. This is not to say it is not a great fragrance on others. My Grandma also received a sample of this and it smelled much more subtle on her than me and quite acceptable. So it is a matter of trying these fragrances out.

If you do like this, possibly try out Jennifer Lopez's 'Live Luxe'. To me, it smells similar and is far cheaper (if it's still available). However, I cannot stress enough, different notes are more prominent on different people.

Have you tried 'Be Jeweled'? Do you love it or hate it?

Armani Code Pour Femme EDP

Hello lovelies,

This is yet another scent from the tiny collection of fragrances I own. Armani Code Pour Femme is a fragrance I fell in love with as soon as I smelled it. Released in Spring 2006, I did not discover this until January 2007 when I was looking for a 'revision' perfume (after being advised that scent and memory are closely linked, I decided to give this revision 'tip' a go). The lady at the counter told me to give this a sniff and it was my favourite out of the bunch. However being a cash strapped 16-year-old, I had to settle for the much cheaper Kylie Mingogue 'Darling' but I never forgot how beautiful this scent was.

I was lucky enough to buy the Eau de Toilette version later that year while in duty-free on holiday. I purchased a 50 ml bottle and was besotted with it. I then dedicated it to being my evening fragrance until early last year when my bottle ran out. So I requested it for Christmas and my Dad was kind enough to buy me a 75 ml Eau de Parfume - much more expensive than I expected to receive.

Giorgio Armani Code Pour Femme EDP

In my opinion, this is a timeless scent. The notes I get most prominently are white floral's and ginger followed by some citrus notes. Others have reported they pick up the smell of honey but it does not come out very strongly on me.

This EDP is definitely a winter or evening scent. This fragrance is heavy and long lasting so can be too much for my sense of smell in warmer weather. I feel the EDT could be used during the daytime as it is much lighter in scent but comes with a downside of not lasting as long as this one.

Would I recommend this to others? Yes. This is a very classy scent which could border on smelling slightly 'old' like Chanel No.5 or J'adore. If heavy scents are not for you, I would recommend the EDT version as it is just as pretty as this.

Have you tried Armani Code Pour Femme? Do you like it?