Aesthetic Violence: TERU Ver. [w/ Perfume, Limited Edition]

I originally rated Hizaki's version of Aesthetic Violence a "1" because I was so shocked on what I had received. I bought this one knowing what was included and so I wasn't shocked, except in an extremely happy way. I'm male, and Hizaki's version was nice, but it was way too powdery and feminine. Teru's fragrance is soft and masculine. It has a very nice light and airy smell. I love it and I wish there was a bigger bottle that I could order. The necklace that's included is a trasparent glass square, which is also more to my liking as opposed to Hizaki's heart-shaped one. If any male Versailles fans are reading this and are hellbent on ordering an Aesthetic Violence but aren't sure which to purchase, buy this one! It's great.

When I ordered this, I was given the idea that it is an actual live DVD including songs from their latest studio release and maybe some unreleased ones. Unfortunately Aesthetic Violence really let me down. To say something positive about it, the packaging is beautiful. There is a little bottle on a golden chain included and a perfume by TERU which are both pretty nice, but the good stuff kind of ends there. The DVD is very disappointing; there's a 'live clip' of Shout & Bites, which actually contains some live footage with the studio version of the song playing on the background. The interview could be pretty interesting if I understood more than a few words. I guess this isn't bad enough, because the video quality of the both of them is pretty crappy. Overall this product is not worth buying unless you're really a hardcore fan and wish to own everything they put up on sale. Even though Versailles is a visual kei band, music should always be top priority. This release is solely based on the visual aspect of the group and musically offers nothing new. After the totally awesome Lyrical Sympathy I didn't expect anything this bad. Versailles really can do much better than this.

The DVD was quite short, but Teru's perfume was great. I bought Hizaki's and Jasmine's aswell, which were nice aswell, but I prefer this one by far. I wish I could buy a bigger bottle. The packaging is lovely. The DVD and perfume are housed in a beautiful display box.