Unfortunatley I may seemed biased against this product because I wrote quite a poor review on J.Lo's previous perfume. However the fact that I purchased this item shows that I was willing to give the product a fair try.
I first read about Miami Glow in a magazine and the description sounded very appealing to me. (As all things do when they are written about I suppose!) I needed a new perfume desperately and went to my local Boots to find Miami Glow thinking I could get a tester and try it for myself.
When I found the stand I noticed that if you bought the perfume you got the most gorgeous heart necklace free. I fell in love with the necklace and after a tester of the perfume I bought the smallest bottle available. I left the shop quite pleased with my purchase especially as I got the free necklace....
When I tried the perfume it smelt very sweet and what attracted me to it was how different the smell was. No other fragrence I had smelt was anything similar to this one. In fact I would still be able to instantly recognise the smell if someone was to walk past me while wearing it! Buying a perfume for it's difference turned out to be a huge mistake for me though!
The packaging is bright and colourful and altogether quite pleasing. The design is very in-keeping with the tropical scent and the box is easy to open and doesn't wear down easily like some perfume boxes tend to do.
The bottle is the same shape as J.Lo's previous perfume, something I thought was very un-original. I thought they could have at least adjusted the shape, even if only slightly. However the bottle fits easily in your hand and is small enough to fit in your bag. In contrast however the spray nozzel at the top it tiny. Because of the glass, the size of the lid and spray is a big problem. If you can't get the lid off first try then the bottle tends to start slipping out of your hands. Also you are supposedly able to wear the trinket that wraps around the bottle as a bracelet but in all honesty I wouldn't have a clue why anyone would want to! Its a lot like the type of friendship band you make as a child and the material is really itchy and scratchy, the charm (two flip-flops) falls off really easily too...
The scent itself is undeniably different. It is very tropical and very musk-y. Suprisingly the scent sticks to the skin quite well, which turned out to be a problem for me because I really disliked it! The way I sum up this scent is to honestly say that it smells like sun cream, in all fairness it's a nice sun cream, but it's sun cream all the same. It's far from fruity as I expected it to be, and very clammy. The scent is also very summery, I can truly say that you couldn't really get away with wearing this in the winter.
I still have half a bottle left and I bought this about 9 months ago. I only ever use it if I have nothing else to spray on me as I walk out the door. I wouldn't recommend this product because with the £25 that it costs for a small bottle you could get something a lot nicer.
However I still wear the necklace I got free all the time, and I love it to pieces so I suppose to an extent to perfume could be classed as semi-worth the money!
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A sexy blend of tropical fruits, shimmering floral notes, and sultry amber and musk, this more
sensual scent is as hot as its namesake, and comes adorned with a colourful beach bracelet finished with a bronzed flip-flop charm. Notes include passion fruit, coconut milk, black currant, orange flower, heliotrope, sun-baked sand, amber, vanilla orchid, and musk.
Miami Glow is tropic-cool meets blazing sun with a hot cocktail vibe, all its own. A sexy more
blend of tropical fruits, shimmering floral notes, and sultry amber and musk, this sensual scent is as hot as its namesake, and comes adorned with a colorful beach bracelet finished with a bronzed flip-flop charm. Notes include Passion Fruit, Coconut Water, Black Currant, Orange Flower, Heliotrope, Sun-Baked Sand, Amber, Vanilla Orchid, Crustal Musk.
Jan 12th, 2006
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