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Strawberries with a good dose of woods and spices
Day 3 (and last one) of trying out all the Juice fragrance variations that Commodity recently released. I was pretty hyped to get my hands on three decants from a trusted Facebook fragrance group member. I decided to end things with the Bold+ version since today it's a little less sweltering and rain is supposed to come down in the afternoon.
I finally get to smell the strawberry note at the top! It was pretty much absent in the other two / acted as a supporting role to the raspberry, but this time strawberries are the star! The note is pretty realistic: sweet, fresh and fruity with a slight undertone of tanginess (nothing comparable to the other two versions). I prefer the top notes of the Bold+ version. It doesn't take long before roses and cyclamen rise up, quite similar to the Juice- in terms of strength. They're floral, but also strangely more on the fresh side. Where things become different is at the base. Amberwood is reminiscent of the Expressive version: warm, ambery and woody. Patchouli and vetiver add a lot of earthy spiciness. Coupled with the rhubarb in the middle, the spicy aspect is stronger here. This is where it starts leaning unisex, a bit more on the masculine side. If the other two had definite floral, sweet, fruity qualities, this one leans heavier on the spicy and woody qualities with some sweetness and fruitiness as secondary aspects.
Overall it's a pretty fragrance featuring strawberries with an amped up spicy and woody quality. I'd probably wear this version during colder weather. I also prefered it on my boyfriend's skin than mine, although it was lovely on me too. After having tested all three, I can confidently say that in order I prefered Juice-, Juice+ and then Juice. I won't be adding any of them to my collection as they haven't stirred anything particular in me (and two of them reminded me way too much of Angel Nova), but they're still lovely additions to a collection!
I finally get to smell the strawberry note at the top! It was pretty much absent in the other two / acted as a supporting role to the raspberry, but this time strawberries are the star! The note is pretty realistic: sweet, fresh and fruity with a slight undertone of tanginess (nothing comparable to the other two versions). I prefer the top notes of the Bold+ version. It doesn't take long before roses and cyclamen rise up, quite similar to the Juice- in terms of strength. They're floral, but also strangely more on the fresh side. Where things become different is at the base. Amberwood is reminiscent of the Expressive version: warm, ambery and woody. Patchouli and vetiver add a lot of earthy spiciness. Coupled with the rhubarb in the middle, the spicy aspect is stronger here. This is where it starts leaning unisex, a bit more on the masculine side. If the other two had definite floral, sweet, fruity qualities, this one leans heavier on the spicy and woody qualities with some sweetness and fruitiness as secondary aspects.
Overall it's a pretty fragrance featuring strawberries with an amped up spicy and woody quality. I'd probably wear this version during colder weather. I also prefered it on my boyfriend's skin than mine, although it was lovely on me too. After having tested all three, I can confidently say that in order I prefered Juice-, Juice+ and then Juice. I won't be adding any of them to my collection as they haven't stirred anything particular in me (and two of them reminded me way too much of Angel Nova), but they're still lovely additions to a collection!