Monday, April 28, 2014

Buyer Beware: Juicy Couture Couture Couture Limited Luxury Edition

Fakes are made even for limited edition items.

Couture Couture is one of my favorite perfumes. When I found out they had a gorgeous luxury edition, I looked for it on ebay. It turns out that the bottle was fake. I'll show you how I know in this post.


This is the bottle I got. The charms are subpar and has missing stones. 

The pin it came with is a standard pin, not a juicy couture pin.


Last but not least, there is no batch number.

Since I don't own a 3.4 ounce version of couture couture, I don't know if this is a telltale sign, but I have a fake peace love and juicy edp and both caps can be dismantled.



I could also tell when I sprayed it on my wrist. I spread it around using my other wrist also and the texture is too slippery. It didn't smell as rich as it usually did either. 
The texture of the real couture couture dried faster and had a lot of drag between my wrists.


I unsealed the atomizer and dumped the liquid out. I wish I could use the bottle for its intended purpose but it's not worth risking more fakes. The only part i still use is the ribbon. I still have the special edition and that's gorgeous. I can also take that bottle apart easily enough to refill it whenever I need to (not that it's built to be easy). I know y he special edition is real because of batch number and the sticker was titled "special edition"

Unfortunately the 1 oz cap does fit the 3.4 oz bottle. I like the 1 oz cap better because it has the Juicy J charm. The normal 3.4 oz has a decorative zipper I dislike. The testers are very cheap. Couture couture has been discontinued, but you can still find some bottles online.




If you shop on ebay like I do, always ask for more photos if you're not sure.