Vapor Couture Review
Vapor Couture is the female-friendly imprint of V2 Cigs, and whilst the vapor production is in line with what you’d expect from the main brand, almost everything else is a disappointment. The style may appeal, but the substance is lacking.
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Pros
- Stylish e-cig with fashionable accessories
- Great vapor production – rivaling V2 itself
- First e-cigarette brand for women
- Charges quickly
- Warranty good for five battery replacements
Cons
- Poor battery-life
- Limited range of flavors
- “Matching” battery & cartridge is questionable
Bottom Line
The female-centric imprint of V2 packs the same vapor production, but the similarities basically end there. The limited flavor selection is disappointing, the “fashionable” style is ripped straight from a Louis Vuitton handbag and the battery life is inadequate. Vapor and some faux-trendiness; nothing compared to V2 Cigs.Vapor Couture: Our Expert Review
The Deluxe Starter Kit comes with two automatic batteries, two five-packs of flavor cartridges, USB charger, wall adapter, clutch bag and charm bracelet. Is it all superficial nonsense, or has Vapor Couture managed to blend fashion and e-cigs into something bigger than the sum of its parts?
Packaging and Design
The Vapor Couture Deluxe Starter Kit is mainly contained within a sturdy box complete with magnetic closing clasp. It’s enveloped within a white cardboard sleeve, which bears the gold Louis Vuitton-esque logo and the accompanying pattern. Underneath this, the purple box contains two slim-line e-cig batteries and two boxes of flavor cartridges. The USB charger, wall adapter and accessories come loose, the former two crammed into a branded box. The Starter Kit creates the stylish feel right from the start, although you may be left wondering how they haven’t been sued by Louis Vuitton for the blatantly copied design.
The e-cigarettes themselves are slim-line, two-piece models with a light-up crystal design for the tip. With style a paramount concern, the batteries are available in White Signature (the “signature” being the Louis Vuitton-style logo pattern), Deep Purple, Brushed Platinum and Rose Gold. The cartridges are also available in these colors, meaning you can match up your battery to your cartridges or create combinations of different styles as you choose. Although this sounds elegant and stylish, in practice it doesn’t always work out. The White Signature cartridges actually have a grey, faded background which contrasts fairly sharply with the crisp white battery. The pattern also looks like it’s been partially rubbed off, so you’re left feeling like you have a premium e-cig battery with a knock-off, market stall cartridge. The term “matching” could only be used fairly loosely.
Nicotine Levels
You get the same four nicotine levels as you do with V2 in the Vapor Couture flavors, Zero, Light (6mg), Medium (12mg) and Full (18mg). As with V2, a 24mg option would have been useful for heavier smokers, but it isn’t likely to cause much of an issue. For smokers who consume more than 20 a day, however, a stronger option would have been ideal.
Flavors and Vapor
The vapor production is without a doubt the best element of the Vapor Couture e-cig. It’s made by V2, and the density and volume of vapor is equivalent to the more established brand. With a couple of priming puffs, you can expect levels of vapor easily comparable to a tobacco cigarette. You get a good throat-hit too, so from the vapor point of view it mimics the feeling of smoking very well. Even without the introductory puffs to heat the liquid, you get more than enough vapor to satisfy you.
The flavor profile is unfortunately much worse. With only four cartridge flavors available (with two more coming soon), there isn’t very much variety – especially considering the fact that two of them are tobacco flavors. The Rodeo Diva is an American tobacco, reminiscent of American-style tobacco blends, and it’s somewhat comparable to the V2 Red cartridge. The Bomb Shell, Turkish-style blend has a strong flavor, which may be good for dedicated Turkish tobacco lovers, but I found it too unpleasant to even vape for the equivalent of a single cigarette. The stand-out flavor for me was Fresh Mint – a menthol flavor that isn’t overpowering to vape. The Passion Fruit was promising but not robust enough in taste.
Battery
The slim-line design of the battery is its undoing, because it means you’ll need to charge it more often than you might like. It lasts between three and seven hours depending on the level of use, according to the manual, but in practice it runs out after around four hours of moderate to heavy use. If you’re going out to work, I’d advise taking a spare battery along with you. Charging is relatively quick, but the pen-drive style charger (which would have been better with a wire, like on the V2 charger) seems almost hastily-constructed, without as much as a hole for the LED light. Instead, the charger glows red from the internal light, switching to blue when the battery is refilled. It works as expected, though, screw in the battery and plug into a USB port until it’s done.
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The main thing Vapor Couture markets itself on is the fashion element, but in reality it’s woefully executed. The slim e-cig is cool, but the designs are either plain colors or make you feel like you’re infringing on someone’s copyright. With a disappointing battery-life, limited flavor options and an almost cringe-worthy crystal tip, the only saving grace is the vapor production. In short, unless being able to accessorize in one of the most redundant ways possible is absolutely vital to you, you’ll find something much better elsewhere (plenty of other e-cigs look cool and some have unique battery skins too). You’d even be better off with another e-cig from the same manufacturer, strangely.Most Viewed Reviews
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Great product, little more flavors would be nice. I had a issue with my first shipment of cartridges but the folks at vapor couture took care of it for me in a timely manner. Thanks!
Just got my first kit from vapor couture. The design looks really flashy but I guess it’s kind of attractive in a way, even my hubby likes it. I ordered the deluxe kit so it comes with a lot of accessories and cartomizers. I really like the slim design battery. I would give the smoke volume a 8 out of 10 and flavors a 7 out of 10. The design is the best part and I think they deserve a 9 out of 10. Do they have a disposable series? Would be nice to try those too.
Vapor Couture sells defective products and refuses to refund or replace.
I ordered 40 cartridges from Vapor Couture, and when they arrived, most of them didn’t work. The cartridges come in foil and plastic sealed packages of 5. When I opened the package, only 2 of the cartridges worked. I called the company, and the customer service representative informed me that the batch was corrupted and said she would rush ship me a replacement.
When the replacement order came, it was from the same batch. I opened it, and sure enough the cartridges didn’t work. So I called the company again and was assured they would rush ship me a replacement. I waited for a week and a half, and nothing arrived in the mail. So I called again.
This time I was told that they could replace the order, but it would be from the same batch and that would be the last time they would be willing to replace the order. I didn’t want to have the order replaced from the same defective batch, so I asked for a refund and they refused suggesting I change the order to a different flavor that might come from a different batch.
Vapor Couture delivered a defective product to me, refused to replace the product with a product that worked, and refused to refund me for the order.
The ads seem a bit cheesy but any woman with the slightest sense of style would find these e cigarette to be appealing. I read a lot of reviews before deciding to purchase these as my first e fig kit and I’m pretty excited. The only consistent gripe is a lack of flavor variety but ice smoked the same flavor of real çigs for years so it’s not a major concern of mine. Just ready to say goodbye to traditional cigarettes forever and the fun appearance should make the switch more enjoyable
I started using vapor couture in Oct of last year and i’ve been happy with my experience so far. I haven’t touched a single cigarette since and I even started exercising more because I feel i’m living a healthier life. Bottomline: good product, worth the investment.
Vapor Couture is my favorite brand. Really like the fresh mint flavor. Vapor production is decent. It doesn’t compare to V2 Cigs but I think there is good reasons for that. It definitely helps me kick the butt so no complaints for me.
Lacks flavor options and a strong hit. But the design is really appealing. Just wish they offered more flavors.
I’m really glad there are products on the market that can help smokers like myself quit smoking. Vaporcouture happens to be one of those products and I personally like them because they appeal to my sense of fashion. But ultimately what makes me want to continue using their products comes down to a solid quality, helpful customer service, and reasonable prices.
This is really as good as it gets!
I enjoy using Vapor Couture products. The only down side though is the lack of variety of flavors. I’ve been waiting for the Strawberry Champagne and Arctic Mint to be released for ever. It seems like they’re never going to quiet make it, lol.
I want to give Vapor Couture a 5/5 in all categories. One reason is that there is simply no other alternative in the market for female vapers like myself. But ultimately, I think the design of the ecig itself is very catchy. Don’t get me wrong. My main priority is to quit smoking, but why not do it in style?
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If you haven’t tried them, definitely give them a shot. Really awesome products. Cool designs. I carry them around everywhere. I’m totally attached to my VC.
A++++ Great products
I think Vapor Couture has less mg in each cartomizer, compared to V2. That’s not gonna stop me form using my kit.
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best e-cig of 2012 IMO. Definitely the best choice for all the ladies out there.
Much love to folks at VaporCouture.com. They’re really awesome. Love my customized Vapor. Can’t go a day without it. 5/5
little expensive but very good quality.