For Her Narciso Rodriguez 2003 Eau de Toilette
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The most overwhelming musk
This review is meant to be a warning from someone who dislikes this fragrance. Please read on if you think about gifting or blind-buying this.
I know that Narciso Rodriguez For Her is hugely popular since it first came out, and over the years I have smelled it on some other women on whom it developes to a sexy, sensual musk scent that just edges on dirty but never fully goes there.
On me, it doesn‘t work at all. Neither this EDT, nor the EDP, nor most of the fragrances that are considered similar. I have tried lots of these perfumes, Velvet Haze, Cleopatra, Romantina... Almost all turn sour and sharp on me. The combination of the specific musks in the For Her line with patchouli just doesn‘t work on every skin. And the original For Her EDT is the worst of them all, it can smell skanky and almost urinuos at time and also has that strong, floral opening that is like a punch to the nose for me.
I‘m no fragrance wimp, I like some strong scents and don’t hate many, but when I gave For Her EDT another chance in 2018 because I got a new sample and sprayed it not on me, but on my husband's arm, I had to leave the room because I found it overwhelming. Last week I sampled it again on a blotter because I had it in a travelling fragrance box, and nope, still absolutely not for me.
So, this is not a barely-there soft office friendly skin musk, as some suggest. Anosmia to musk notes is common and I imagine that that‘s the reason while some perceive this as sexy or dirty and others as light white musk.
It‘s also totally different from the Narciso range in the cube shaped bottles. Those all have a different kind of musk note. I think it‘s softer and cleaner and I love it. So if you like something from one Narciso Rodriguez line, it‘s not impossible that you hate the other line. But if you love any of the scents regarded as similar and don't know this yet, it's a classic that's worth a try. I guess.
Just please don‘t overspray this one!
I know that Narciso Rodriguez For Her is hugely popular since it first came out, and over the years I have smelled it on some other women on whom it developes to a sexy, sensual musk scent that just edges on dirty but never fully goes there.
On me, it doesn‘t work at all. Neither this EDT, nor the EDP, nor most of the fragrances that are considered similar. I have tried lots of these perfumes, Velvet Haze, Cleopatra, Romantina... Almost all turn sour and sharp on me. The combination of the specific musks in the For Her line with patchouli just doesn‘t work on every skin. And the original For Her EDT is the worst of them all, it can smell skanky and almost urinuos at time and also has that strong, floral opening that is like a punch to the nose for me.
I‘m no fragrance wimp, I like some strong scents and don’t hate many, but when I gave For Her EDT another chance in 2018 because I got a new sample and sprayed it not on me, but on my husband's arm, I had to leave the room because I found it overwhelming. Last week I sampled it again on a blotter because I had it in a travelling fragrance box, and nope, still absolutely not for me.
So, this is not a barely-there soft office friendly skin musk, as some suggest. Anosmia to musk notes is common and I imagine that that‘s the reason while some perceive this as sexy or dirty and others as light white musk.
It‘s also totally different from the Narciso range in the cube shaped bottles. Those all have a different kind of musk note. I think it‘s softer and cleaner and I love it. So if you like something from one Narciso Rodriguez line, it‘s not impossible that you hate the other line. But if you love any of the scents regarded as similar and don't know this yet, it's a classic that's worth a try. I guess.
Just please don‘t overspray this one!
2 Comments
Ringtale 2 years ago
I love it dearly, but I agree on the 'don't blind buy' warning. Most of my blind buys are a big disappointment. And over spraying will kill the beauty of every perfume. With this I use one spray on my chest only (as I do with most of my perfumes). Sprayed some out of the sample yesterday and can still smell it in the morning.
DogiCoco 2 years ago
One spray on the chest sounds like a good dosage to me. Maybe another one on the wrists, and that's all you need. I agree that overspraying can kill any perfume, but this is one that especially needs subtle application to shine.