Juliette Has A Gun
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Freesia and bergamot sparkle momentarily before coconut—verdant and slightly soapy—takes the helm, immediately establishing a creamy, clean-skin quality that feels both familiar and subtly unusual. The initial impression is of grooming products rather than raw florals, a barely-there sunscreen aesthetic that's more whisper than declaration.
Gardenia and ylang ylang materialise gradually, their indolic character smoothed into submission by those synthetic undertones and the persistent coconut-vanilla framework. The fragrance becomes increasingly creamy and intimate, settling into a soft, musky-vanilla base that clings closely to skin, the floral top notes receding into a milky, skin-scent territory. By the third hour, any freshness has been consumed by ambroxan's honeyed warmth.
Musk and ambroxan form an almost imperceptible veil, retaining vestiges of vanilla and coconut in a faint, powdery finish. The fragrance becomes nearly skin-scent territory—present only to those near you, barely distinguishable from expensive lotion, persisting as a gentle creamy sweetness rather than any identifiable florality.
Lust for Sun arrives as a paradox: a fragrance that promises tropical decadence whilst delivering something altogether more restrained and considerate. Romano Ricci has crafted what amounts to a white floral confection with a coconut backbone—think sunscreen nostalgia filtered through an almost austere sensibility.
The freesia-bergamot opening suggests brightness, but it's the coconut that immediately anchors everything, preventing this from becoming another fruity-floral sprint. This isn't sunbaked coconut milk or creamy tropical punch; it's drier, more reminiscent of coconut water and sunblock, lending an almost powdery quality to the composition. The heart reveals its true character when gardenia and ylang ylang emerge—both flowers known for their indolic richness—yet they're restrained here, rendered creamy rather than heady. There's a synthetic quality that becomes increasingly apparent, a slightly plasticky sheen that suggests this is a fragrance aware of its own artificiality, almost proudly so.
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