All Of Me Narciso Rodriguez 2023
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She is not "that girl" and it's ok
I am a huge Narciso Rodriguez fan, I think the house has given us some of the best perfumes and some of the most iconic as well, I have never smelled anything bad from the house, they do align with my preferences that much. My signature smell is the Narciso Poudree my favorite so far from the For Her line is Musc Noir as I discovered from a sample some days ago and I also think that the male perfumes are severely underappreciated as well, so imagine my shock when the All of Me came out and the negative reviews started to flow. I hadn't had the opportunity to smell it for myself so I put a sample immediately when I found it online some days ago and I have to say, that I understand but also don't understand the negativity around this fragrance. As other commentators said most people were comparing it to their favorite fragrance from the house especially the For Her line and I think this is where All of Me lost, but there was no reason for a battle either. I can understand people comparing, but the perfume is a stand-alone and not in the For Her line.
Notes on the official site: white peony, geranium bourbon, rose centifolia, heart of musc, sandalwood
So, All of Me is a very flowery fresh perfume. It is pretty but nothing extraordinary. At the opening personally got more magnolia than peony as listed in the notes of the official NR site and I am not the only one as I have seen. I get a very prominent fresh magnolia smell after it sets the rose and the geranium come forth as well and it continues to be a very fresh flowery perfume, I don't get synthetic, I don't get creamy or woody I only get a very fresh, very flowery, but light floral not at all screechy or heavy and slightly powdery smell, but the minuscule powder I get it is from the flowers and not from the musk. The musk is kinda non-existent. Even after it completely sets the wood and the musk are not present, I personally cannot detect them maybe if I stick my nose to my wrist I can smell a tiny bit of the musk, but the sandalwood not at all. The perfume is a very light flowery scent, that is very fresh, it is not a bad smell at all, it is actually quite pretty, but with not much depth or longevity. I know people who have issues with NR and longevity in many perfumes but I never had an issue, the perfumes last, it is just that the sillage, especially after some time, is very very intimate and I personally like this, here the longevity is an issue the perfume after around 3-4 hours was not there it was not the intimate sillage. The absence of the sandalwood and the musk have hurt the longevity and the depth of the fragrance even if the smell itself is dainty and pretty.
Unlike many NR perfumes is not for every season imo, it is more of a spring perfume, and maybe for a very crisp, sunny, bright, winter morning as well and that is ok, it shouldn't be because the perfume is not in the For Her or the Narciso line. The perfume's biggest flaw is the longevity and the lack of depth I think with a slight reformulation, to make the musk and the wood prominent after some time, people would actually give an equal amount of love to this fragrance as they do for other NR perfumes.
Smell: 6.5 -> It is a very fresh, delicate, dainty, pretty floral. I would give more if I could smell the musk and the sandalwood, but I can't so...
Longevity: 4 -> 4 hours, 4 points
Sillage: 6 -> For as long as the perfume is there the sillage is not that bad or intimate, for sure people on the other side of the table won't smell you, but the person next to you might give a compliment for the cute flowery scent. It's not Poudree where people first smell me and then see me for example.
Ok, All of me is not "that girl", I will not invest in a full bottle not even in a smaller one after the sample empties, except if a reformulation occurs, but many reviews I found dramatic AF
Notes on the official site: white peony, geranium bourbon, rose centifolia, heart of musc, sandalwood
So, All of Me is a very flowery fresh perfume. It is pretty but nothing extraordinary. At the opening personally got more magnolia than peony as listed in the notes of the official NR site and I am not the only one as I have seen. I get a very prominent fresh magnolia smell after it sets the rose and the geranium come forth as well and it continues to be a very fresh flowery perfume, I don't get synthetic, I don't get creamy or woody I only get a very fresh, very flowery, but light floral not at all screechy or heavy and slightly powdery smell, but the minuscule powder I get it is from the flowers and not from the musk. The musk is kinda non-existent. Even after it completely sets the wood and the musk are not present, I personally cannot detect them maybe if I stick my nose to my wrist I can smell a tiny bit of the musk, but the sandalwood not at all. The perfume is a very light flowery scent, that is very fresh, it is not a bad smell at all, it is actually quite pretty, but with not much depth or longevity. I know people who have issues with NR and longevity in many perfumes but I never had an issue, the perfumes last, it is just that the sillage, especially after some time, is very very intimate and I personally like this, here the longevity is an issue the perfume after around 3-4 hours was not there it was not the intimate sillage. The absence of the sandalwood and the musk have hurt the longevity and the depth of the fragrance even if the smell itself is dainty and pretty.
Unlike many NR perfumes is not for every season imo, it is more of a spring perfume, and maybe for a very crisp, sunny, bright, winter morning as well and that is ok, it shouldn't be because the perfume is not in the For Her or the Narciso line. The perfume's biggest flaw is the longevity and the lack of depth I think with a slight reformulation, to make the musk and the wood prominent after some time, people would actually give an equal amount of love to this fragrance as they do for other NR perfumes.
Smell: 6.5 -> It is a very fresh, delicate, dainty, pretty floral. I would give more if I could smell the musk and the sandalwood, but I can't so...
Longevity: 4 -> 4 hours, 4 points
Sillage: 6 -> For as long as the perfume is there the sillage is not that bad or intimate, for sure people on the other side of the table won't smell you, but the person next to you might give a compliment for the cute flowery scent. It's not Poudree where people first smell me and then see me for example.
Ok, All of me is not "that girl", I will not invest in a full bottle not even in a smaller one after the sample empties, except if a reformulation occurs, but many reviews I found dramatic AF
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