Cast A Spell by Lulu Guinness

taylor

it´s very woody-sweet. i like it:)
not powerful enough for evening, i use it daytime when i need some cheering up. it´s a happy scent!

Jillzilla

This is a great rainy-day scent, because of the wet berries. On me, it smells like patchouli, berries, and iris...deep, earthy, wet, and powdery. I love it. It's a little too much for office-wear, though. I prefer it on my days off, in cold, wet weather.

ignis

Bought this at the same time when i got Purple Lips by Salvador Dali and despite the fact that i like both very much, i'm enjoying this one much more then the latter.

It smells pretty much as i'd imagined it. Deep, berry-like, dark-ish and enchanting. I'd have to disagree with RouenFr; it is not at all sweeter then Lolita Lempicka or Flowerbomb. I really dislike both LL and Flowerbomb because they are too sticky sweet to my nose. Cast A Spell, however, comes off as really pleasant and works with my skin's chemistry.

Otherwise, i do agree that it's more of a Fruity Floral type of a smell. But there is a bit of a woodyness to it - it's felt by its depth. I also find that there is a bit of a masculine aspect to it, once it's settled on my skin that is. It seems as though this masculinity stems from the Lavender.

I was expecting Purple Lips to smell like "a picnic in the forest", after reading some of its reviews. Instead, it seems as though Cast A Spell has defined this aspect much better. Moreover, it makes me think of an ancient, deep, frozen Nordic forest, where enchanted indigo berries grow and are used as a key ingredient for magic potions.

The bottle, however, looks a bit disappointing in person as opposed to the photographs. With that being said, i still think it conveys the spirit of the fragrance to a certain degree. It reminded me of the cover artwork for Mortiis' first album (Norwegian Atmospheric Black Metal musician), and Summoning (Austrian band, whose main musical themes are about JRR Tolkien's work).

felineluvr

I just purchased the pure parfum version of this fragrance and I really am enjoying it. I think they should call it fruity oriental(huh?)though, because to me it smells like berries and patchouli. The other Lulu fragrances, however, I do not care for. I haven't tried anything other than the pure parfum one....but I think this one is lovely!

RouenFr

How is this Oriental Woody? I would think it would be Floral Fruitty like Lolita or Flowerbomb. I think this does smell a bit like Lolita, however even Lolita isn't this sweet. At first spray I couldn't stand this scent, it was too sweet. However, it does lose some of its overly sweet smell as it dries down. I might buy a bottle of this if I can find it cheap. I would like to layer this with Lolita or Flowerbomb (maybe both) I think flowerbomb would be better because the earthyness of the tea might help cut down on Cast A Spell's sweetness. This scent might be too young for some and I would not suggest wearng this to the office because it is too powerful. One spritz is what you need, so this scent will last you a long time

sharyssa

I found a 3.4 oz bottle of this at Marshalls and before I even seen it there I had sampled it at Kohls like a while before that and I didn't remember the scent but I sure remembered that pretty bottle! So,I bought it and I didn't like it at first but I wanted to keep it to display the bottle.Well after having it for about a month or so I finally wore it instead of just letting it sit there and I can say it is not that bad! It smells like frozen raspberries and it doesn't remind me of any other scent it is unique and the drydown smells really nice it is softer and very sweet.It is well worth $9.99 but would I have paid Kohls prices for this? No way! I would like to collect other LuLu Guinness fragrances because I like these types like her and Anna Sui and Lolita Lempicka and Nina Ricci I like these pretty bottles I am a sucker for them!

kay_li13

It smells berry-like and deep. Not at all earthy like I imagined, a dark forest would smell. It's quite intoxicating and strong, similar to Queen by Queen Latifah, or a much heavier version of Princess by Vera Wang. :) A fragrance that is also a bit masculine, mysterious, and enchanting. :)