Black Star by Avril Lavigne

Shyn's Release

I love this perfume its fruity with dark chocolate it last a long time on my skin.It just smells yummy this is one of the better celebrity fragrances.

Allegra

I think Avril could have done much better since Black Star is a bit on the disappointing side to me. The idea of mixing juicy plum and dark chocolate together is an interesting one, but...well...something went a little bit wrong(ish) in the process as the fragrance turned out to be overwhelmingly sweet and chav-like and nothing very special, really. In my opinion it does not represent Avril's fresh and original personality at all, it is just a "dime-a-dozen" scent unfortunately. You can spend your money on something much worthy than this in the fragrance department.

Nice Sunflower

If you are planning to buy this in a shop, be sure to test in on your skin, then leave the shop and walk around with it for at least 10 minutes.

I've never encountered a fragrance that changes so much (not just in scent, but also in character if you know what I mean). When you first spray it, it's a fruity scent that smells of sweet flowers (a little bit like a garden full of roses, I think it might be the hibiscus). Very distinctly you can detect the dark chocolate, which adds a nice, dark note to it that keeps it from being to sweet.

Then, after only about five minutes, all the flowery notes are gone and you are left with the smell of very dark, bitter chocolate. It stays that way for hours.

I made the huge mistake of buying this one right after testing and deeply regret it, because I just can't stand it.

Anahi

I found a sample in a magazine, and loved it..to me it smells so much like Kenzo Amour which I lurrv so I do agree with ppl saying its not very unique, or it smells like something u've tested before..I don't smell any chocolate whatsoever..it jus smells like musk, snd berry and the hibiscus flower.. I'm not too crazy over the bottle, but the scent is nice.

Oh Sugar

When I first sprayed it on my wrist I thought that it smells delicious, but after some time it became annoying. The scent doeasn't develop at all and I assume it may be headache-inducting for some people. Too sweet for my taste. The small botle looks cute though, I like the studded collar around it.

Cadnuim

I love this!Plummy and fruity its just really nice!How can you guys not like it??

taylor

this is horrible, it doesn´t even smell like a perfume! the smell is so weak. really cheap. it you want a gourmand, buy fantasy instead

jigglyclefairypuff

The flacon is gorgeous and rockin' retro but the fragrance itself is plain dismal. The chocolate notes in Black Star aren't properly incorporated with the floral and fruit notes - so it smells like a choc dipped fruit fondue.

I don't take this one seriously enough to buy it, and I wouldnt have the heart to buy it for friends either.

guest_Lacey

I have tried this perfume, and just as I had expected , it was lame. Beleieve me, I have no problem with Avril, her music is decent, but the only decent thing about this perfume, was the cute bottle.
Sorry, Avril fans,
the fragrance pays her no justice.

guest_lulu

I dont blame anyone for despising this one - it smells like womens night-time face cream!

Happyme2009

I don't have it but I tried a vial sample. I can say it's pleasant, not unique in any way, sweet and fresh. I like it, but not as a perfume... it's more like a good quality body mist. Lovely for young people, fresh and fruity the first few minutes, after which it develops into something creamy, powdery on my skin,warm and not offensive. If you want to smell pleasant but be lost in the crowd completely, this is it. A black start with no light at all, barely distinguishable on the night sky, if you can notice it at all.

9154mf

from the moment i tried it it reminded me of heaps of other sweet floral fruity gourmands, none come to mind as i write this but this is certainly far from unique. its a very sweet scent, like sugared berries or something, it doesnt really smell of dark chocolate it just smells like sugar, i would never buy this.

sofiii

Try before you buy(wait, wait n wait, let time b the judge), seriously!

I've just purchased a bottle of Black Star since I was listening to Avril's songs when growing up, so there's the emotional bound; plus the really deceiving top notes.

When you just sprayed the perfume, it smelled nice, generic, fresh and clean. It's like the normal fruity floral. I can detect the plum quite well, fresh and yum(lucky! this one is not the sythetic plastic fruity smell). Somehow it has some hints that remainds me YSL's Baby Doll and Addict II by Dior(I loved and addicted to this one for about 1 year). So looking at the price, I figured, well, it could be alright to get this really generic summer scent.

HOWEVER, after I came back home and tried it on, literally in 5 minutes(or even less), the perfume has became really gourmand. I can detect the really synthetic powdery thick smell(is that something suppose to be chocolate?)
Yeah, I agree to those said it smelled similar to Burberry the Beat. However, Black Star is like a failed copy cat of the Beat in the dry down.Kinda headach-inducing for me. :-(

missk

Black Star is quite fruity. An almost refreshing fruity scent at that.

The plum note is certainly present but I sense something else, perhaps some citrus notes and berries.

Don't expect this fragrance to be unique, because it isn't. Black Star seems to follow in the footsteps of many fruity florals that came before.

I must add that this smells nothing like Angel or Covet to my nose. I didn't get the chocolate note at all, and in my humble opinion this is barely a gourmand, there's nothing particularly foody about it.

I didn't really enjoy this on my skin, however I loved how it smelt on my t-shirt. Black Star is quite a clean, fruity scent which I'd half-heartedly recommend to young girls or lovers of fruity scents.

c3c

First let me clear up the question about this smelling like Angel...in no way does this even remotely resemble Angel. It does however smell like a duplicate of Amor Amor by Cacharel, just slightly weaker. I'm not a big fan of Amor Amor or Black Star. At first I think both smell interesting, and then it takes about 5min. for me to get tired of them, then they become something I want to wash off my skin, if that doesn't work I try to bury them under another perfume.

x.Emiiie

Kinda looks like an 8 year old girl's first perfume. I would try it on but NEVER buy it. It reminds me of the Hannah Montana perfume. Cheap, blast of sugar and popstar generic.

lynnroo

Cheap looking bottle, cheap name and it is from Avril Lavigne. Well if you're Avril Lavigne, you should try more and I can't see that she has. Seriously who buys it? I can't think of anyone aged over 18. And believe me, I like Britney's perfumes. But Avril's are just not worth trying. Sorry.

Deedz

I'm seriously looking at getting this as a gift for a friends birthday. I love the bottle and the free clutch that comes with it here, now I just need to smell it. I like that it's been called chocolatey and plumy!

angelic disgrace

on first spraying smelt very sweet & cloying then faded to a plum flavoured chocolate.aimed at the younger age group i would say.

Trvevil

I would really want to slap myself in face for trying this. I really hate A.L. and thought this would be really nothing special. Really, too bad that I went to small perfume shop and this was right in the middle. And I couldn't choose other to test. So I sprayed it on my hand and... really, not bad. It has stolen character (reminds me of Burberry perfumes - Brit and The Beat). It's sweet, but juicy and nicely rounded by chocolate. I would never buy it myself (I rather pick Burberry), but for those who love a good gourmand this would be a nice thing. Not bad O_o No similarities with Angel imo.

rainydays

I'm slightly interested in this... it's sounds deep and dark (which I love). However, it also sounds way too sweet. The dark chocolate note sounds interesting. I'm not too keen on trying any fragrance of hers, though (she always has struck me as annoyingly wannabe-punk). Also, I'll echo what everybody else is saying in that the bottle looks a lot like Angel.

Wristsniffer

I haven't tried this fragrance and I most likely will not. The bottle seems like such a cheap version of an Angel rip-off and the removable ring is an idea first marketed by Vera Wang on the Princess perfume bottles, several years ago.

Avril Lavigne annoys me to no end and it doesn't surprise me that she borrowed ideas from other perfumes to lend to her own bottle. Her style seems really generic and it was my understanding that studs went out of fashion at the turn of the century.

It's too bad, plum and chocolate could be interesting...

Malibu

On me BLACK STAR is more of a fruity/floral, rather then a gourmand. The note of plum stayed with me all the way through the floral heart notes. The result was that I couldn’t separate any of the floral notes.

The dark chocolate in the base was also very subtle; I could pick out the slightest coca/vanilla tone. I’d have thought the base would be sweet, but it’s not. BLACK STAR is all about the fruity notes, so if your looking for a fragrance based around chocolate, you'll be disappointed.

Personally I love plum notes in fragrance so I do adore BLACK STAR, though I have to remove a lippie as it can be sickly in warm weather. I’ll stick to autumn/winter for this.

The lasting power is good, the EDP is inexpensive and the bottle (whilst very similar to a LE Angel bottle) is striking. The spiked ring round the bottle's neck is removable and can be worn as jewellery.

guest_NYCgal

I love love this scent!!!

It is fresh and just light enough to wear everyday. People are always asking me what fragrance I am wearing.

Plus, the unique bottle totally stands out from everything out there.

It is one of my favorites!

jatzzie

Black Star has a cute bottle, but really that's all there is to it in the end. The actual scent doesn't do the bottle any justice, as the juice inside is as ordinary and boring as can be.

MoietToi

First off the bottle is really great. The scent is kind of light and fluffy. Which is in this case bad. Beacuse I was expecting something much more edgy and electic. Not that I don't like this perfume I mean it is plesant but still it feels abit...un original. I might get the body lotion however beacuse I tried it on and it was really soft on my skin. But this perfume is good if you like sweet,airy and light scents. actually it's like a more gourmand version of Marc Jacobs Daisy.

badusername

I tried this out on a whim and it surprised me. It's rather generic, but I found myself liking it. I really couldn't detect any chocolate as the notes indicated say, but the fruity and flower notes came out strong. Almost bought it, even if the name and celeb's mention make me facepalm. It's whimsy and not as 'punk' as the bottle indicates, but just generic as generic can be.

guest_Maddie

Is this supposed to evoke Angel in any way? The bottle, the chocolate note, and the star all remind me of Thierry Mulger concepts..

guest_MOMKI

I found this at a local department store on display, they had scent strips...this perfume isn't anything special, kinda reminds me of Covet by Sarah Jessica Parker