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Romance Ralph Lauren 1998 Eau de Parfum

6.8 / 10 173 Ratings

A perfume by Ralph Lauren for women, released in 1998. The scent is floral-fresh. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Floral

Fresh

Powdery

Fruity

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Rose

Chamomile

Freesia

Ginger

Lychee

Pot marigold

Heart Notes

Lotus

Lily

White violet Violet

Violet

Base Notes

Musk

Exotic woods Oakmoss

Oakmoss

Patchouli

Perfumer

Harry Frémont

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Ratings

Scent

6.8173 Ratings

Longevity

6.4124 Ratings

Sillage

6.1111 Ratings

Bottle

6.8111 Ratings

Value for money

7.453 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet · last update on 12/27/2025.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance was awarded the "Fragrance of the Year – Women's Prestige" prize by the Fragrance Foundation in 1999.

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Reviews

14 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/19/2012

6Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Missk
1350 Reviews

Missk

Helpful Review 2

Basic clean floral; not overly romantic

Romance is a pleasant, clean-smelling fruity floral, yet it is a little too soapy for my liking.

It tends to have that generic shampoo type scent, which although refreshing and no doubt attractive to the opposite sex, I feel that it has been done and re-done in fragrances way too many times.

Do I feel that Romance is a romantic fragrance? No, not really. A romantic scent in my opinion is something that smells intense, passionate and warm. Romance is more likely to make one feel conservative and reserved.

While Ralph Lauren does tend to produce some lovely and incredibly popular fruity floral scents, I feel that they've played it safe with this one.

However, I must add that Romance has great sillage and lasting power. Had it been given another name and been promoted as a bright, refreshing and Spring-like scent, I may have liked this fragrance a little better. Unfortunately, Romance has left me disappointed and underwhelmed.

06/22/2023

Stacia
135 Reviews

Stacia

5

Basic "clean girl" vibes

I used to think Romance was boring and generic. This was back in the late 90s and it really did smell quite similar to other fragrances that were being mass marketed at the time. Now that some years have passed since it's launch, I have a newfound appreciation for Romance. Crisp semi-sweet florals that initially threaten to bring on a sneezing fit soon gain composure and find their assigned seats as the soothing chamomile note supervises the action. Romance is one of those "freshly shampooed hair" scents to me and really... who can find fault with smelling clean?

09/02/2018

1Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Oriane
140 Reviews

Oriane

1

A Surprisingly Really Bad Floral From Ralph Lauren

Romance was a fragrance that I looked forward to testing because I love Ralph Lauren Safari and had reasonably high expectations for Romance, but Romance is definitely not another Safari. Where to begin?

I really do not enjoy giving any fragrance a negative review, but Romance is a very synthetic mishmash of notes that smell more like a very inexpensive floral-type air freshener than anything else, and it gave me a bit of headache. I would not want to smell this even in a public convenience much less on myself or anyone else in the room with me. I am thoroughly disappointed as well as sad that the legendary Ralph Lauren's name is on this product. I am glad I did not purchase it blindly and only had a sample of it which I will promptly pass on. This is one of the very few fragrances that I would not wear even if it were gifted me.

Fragrance: 1/10

Projection: 5/10

Sillage: 5/10

Longevity: 5/10 (Thank goodness!)

07/01/2024

4.5Scent 4Longevity 5Sillage

MrsGuerlain
627 Reviews

MrsGuerlain

1

To the citric side

Apparently, Romance and romance to me is not the same. The fragrance is citric and the rose is somehow synthetic. Which means I do not believe in the scent. I believe in romance, though.
This scent has several of my favourite notes, such as ginger, violet and patchouli (in the right amount). But Romance does not work. It has a sharpness that has been the top in many good scents - I love Burberry Brit Sheer, for instance - but here it is too sour/fresh in a way I do not like. Or maybe the scent does not like my skin…
The bottle is lovely. Simple and great design.
356/365

12/24/2025

loveparfum1
70 Reviews

loveparfum1

1

The first perfume I ever bought!

I got this back around the time I got my first job out of college. I had no idea what I wanted, other than to smell good and this smelled like the magazines that would come to our homes back then. It's a generic soapy, bubbly, fresh floral. There's nothing that really makes this stand out and I never really loved it but it was a solid perfume for daily wear. At this point, I've tossed it as it reached the point where it just smells like alcohol.

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