Harajuku Lovers Sunshine Cuties - Super Kawaii!*

Ah! I am obsessed with these amazingly adorable fragrances from Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers. I am a sucker for great packaging, and these five little "dolls" are gravy on top of an already great product. These are the limited edition "Sunshine Cuties," released for summer. These are the latest in a series of three sets that HL has released. All are bafflingly cute, and I definitely cannot pick a favorite set. They come in two sizes; you can get one ounce or a third of an ounce. Of the original set, which I believe premiered in 2008, I have only two, because I want to get the one ounce bottles, which retail for about $45 a pop. I have bills to pay, so my collection hasn't always taken the highest priority. :( You can see the different sizes (and the original designs for Love and Lil' Angel) here.

This past winter, HL released the special edition Snow Bunnies, which I also snatched up. Because the snow bunnies and the Sunshine Cuties are limited editions, I wanted to get all of them. Luckily, they've released adorable gift sets, where you can get all five of the girls (third-ounce bottles), complete with cute carrying case (see the inside here!) These retail for 100 bucks, which is really a good deal considering you would pay $30 each for the third-ounce bottles. So I got the Snow Bunnies for myself for Christmas, which are adorable. They are all dressed in their winter parkas and such, and have rosy cheeks. Super-cute.

Obviously, this spring HL released the special edition Sunshine Cuties, which I ordered from Sephora and got in the mail on Tuesday! They are unbelievingly charming. Each girl wears her own swimsuit (Love even has special sunglasses!), with summery flowers in their hair and a healthy tan. I personally love that their belly buttons are shaped like hearts - that is too funny. They arrive in a bright blue "beach cooler" that could potentially be used as a makeup case. Even the box that the whole thing arrives in is pretty! The other great thing about the Sunshine Cuties is that the scents are different, too! The original set and the Snow Bunnies have the same scents:

LOVE (Original)
Romantic, Sensuous Floral
Top: Pink Pomelo, Sparkling Bergamot, Bamboo Leaf Mist
Mid: Rose, Watery Peony, Egyptian Jasmine
Base: Creamy Vanilla

LOVE (Sunshine Cuites)

Fruity Floral
Top: Nectarine, Passion Fruit, Lemon Blossom
Mid: Plumeria, Osmanthus, Rose Petals
Dry: Vanilla Orchid, Coconut Water, Sensual Musks, Sandalwood

LIL' ANGEL (Original)
Tasty, Sweet, Fruity FloralTop: Pineapple, Raspberry, Cranberry, Blackberry
Mid: Candied Violet, Pear Blossom, Sugared Rose
Base: Lollipop Accord, Hinoki Wood, Crystal Amber

LIL' ANGEL (Sunshine Cuties)

Citrus Vanilla
Top: Meyer Lemon, Mandarin, Touch of Blackberry
Mid: Pink Rose, Vanilla Orchid, Tropical Sampaquita Blossom
Dry: Sugared Patchouli, Vanilla Bean, Skin Musk, Golden Amber

MUSIC (Original)
Sparkling and Juicy, Delicate Floral
Top: Sparkling Pear and Clementine
Mid: Sweetpea, Jasmine Sambac, Honeysuckle
Base: Sleek Woods, Vanilla, Skin Musk

MUSIC (Sunshine Cuites)
Sensuous Floral
Top: Juicy Pear, Granny Smith Apple, Dewy Freesia
Mid: Tiger Orchid, Jasmine Petals, Honeysuckle
Dry: Cashmere Woods, Creamy Musk, Precious Woods

BABY (Original)
Fresh, Clean, Powdery Musk
Top: White Rose, Bergamot, Freesia
Mid: Orange Flower, Tiare Flower, Jasmine Petals
Base: White Musk, Soft Woods, Vanilla, Violet

BABY (Sunshine Cuites)
Dewy Floral
Top: Crisp Mandarin, Wet Neroli, Bright Sunflower
Mid: White Poppy, Living Valencia Orangeflower, Jasmine Absolute
Dry: Soft Musk, Rich Vetiver, Creamy Birch Woods

G (Original)
Tropical, Sunny, Delicious, A Modern Gourmand
Top: Fresh Coconut, Crisp Mandarin, Apple Skin
Mid: Jasmine Sambac, Soft Freesia, Magnolia Vapor
Base: Cotton Woods, Coconut Cream, White Sandalwood

G (Sunshine Cuites)

Creamy Musk
Top: Coconut Water, Mandarin, Bergamot
Mid: White Peach, Heliotrope, Exotic Tiare Flower, Orange Flower
Dry: Vanilla Bean, Tonka, Skin Musk, Creamy Sandalwood

Of course, they all smell wonderful, and I actually wear the original scents quite a lot. The Sunshine Cuties' new summer scents are equally as delicious, though I've only tried Love and Lil' Angel so far. I am highly satisfied with both! I cannot wait to try out the rest of the scents. (I got the above descriptions from the Harajuku Lovers website.)

Overall, these are highly recommended (last year the little third-ounce bottles were my go-to birthday gift for my friends). Harajuku Lovers is totally original and sure to please!

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*"Super Kawaii" is "Super Cute" in Japanese!