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Citizen Queen Juliette Has A Gun 2008

7.4 / 10 380 Ratings

A perfume by Juliette Has A Gun for women, released in 2008. The scent is powdery-floral. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Powdery

Floral

Leathery

Sweet

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Aldehydes

Leather

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Orris absolute

Orris concrete

Orange blossom

Tuberose

Base Notes

Muscenone® Benzoin

Benzoin

Tonka bean

Labdanum

Vanilla

Ambroxan

Civet

Perfumer

Romano Ricci

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Ratings

Scent

7.4380 Ratings

Longevity

7.7284 Ratings

Sillage

7.0262 Ratings

Bottle

7.7245 Ratings

Value for money

7.246 Ratings

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Reviews

27 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/26/2013

6Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Miaw2
339 Reviews

Miaw2

Very helpful Review 4

Powdery

To have Citizen Queen, you have to mix powedery iris, dry roses and a touch of leather. Then add lots of aldehydes and a hint of musk.

Citizen Queen is a nice interpretation of these ingredients that leads into a vintage sensation that reminds me of Chanel 22.

The result is something very creamy and powdery scent, a bit sour/metallic though.

It has a gentle projection and nice sillage, with a reasonable lasting power.

More feminine than unisex, but i do like and use it.

Very different fragrance that's worth at least a try.

04/10/2013

4Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Katad
58 Reviews

Katad

Very helpful Review 3

It's a love/hate thing...

This is a very changeable scent for me. It seems different every time I try it. During my first test:
1 - powdered outhouse
2 - musty dead dried rosepetals
3 - sweetish leather

Different next time:
1 - sweet floral, iris, magically no stink this time.
2 - nice mild soapy aldehyde the most pleasant and least harsh that I've ever smelled, very subtle.

This is gonna be a love/hate relationship with this one. It is very different from anything I've tried before, one minute I love it, but in the next instant I get the stinky thing happening and it's ... UUURK...

I don't think I will investigate any further - lots of people love this, but not me...

01/29/2012

4Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Sherapop
1240 Reviews

Sherapop

1

Another Proof of the Myth of the Skin Chemistry Myth?

On my skin, CITIZEN QUEEN opens rather unpleasantly, with a somewhat stinky, rank quality similar to what I imagine would be the scent of a person who went camping for a few days with no access to running water and decided to "freshen up" with some talcum powder and breath mints.

The drydown of this perfume smells quite nice, smooth and almost ambery, and the unpleasant animalic quality has dissipated (along with the hygienic deodorant masking aids). My impression from the other reviewers' comments is that this is one of those compositions where skin chemistry places a big role.

Not for me, but might be great (and apparently it is...) on the right person.

03/08/2022

9.5Scent 10Longevity 8Sillage

Anamandy
107 Reviews

Anamandy

3

An Unusual Powdery Perfume

This is a different twist on what could otherwise be just another powdery scent. It's ambery, musky, leathery, and to a much lesser degree, floral. From first spray, with that bergamot leather hit, to the powdery, labdanum, musky dry down, and the soft floral heart in between, is just perfect to me. It's the leather, labdanum, and musky notes that really ropes me in and turns what could be just an otherwise innocent scent into something both intriguing and sultry. I find the composition as a whole a very tactile and sensuous experience that's an absolute delight to wear.

05/06/2021

8Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

ArbiterEle
4 Reviews

ArbiterEle

2

The girl i wanted to be

I like her. She is the girl i wanted to be. No, she's not a lady and does not aspire to become one . The titles lady/girl have nothing to do with age. She just wont comply with societal norms. Get over it. She looks from afar with a slightly raised head not trying to hide her disdain or pity. She is better than you.
Isn't she lonely? Sometimes. Does she care? Make a guess...

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