Lovely (Eau de Parfum) by Sarah Jessica Parker

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Lovely Sarah Jessica Parker 2005 Eau de Parfum

7.2 / 10 325 Ratings

A perfume by Sarah Jessica Parker for women, released in 2005. The scent is floral-powdery. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Powdery

Woody

Fresh

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lavender

Apple

Mandarin orange

Rosewood

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Bunch-flowered narcissus

Patchouli

Orchid

Base Notes

Musk

Woods

Cedarwood

White amber

Perfumers

Laurent Le Guernec, Clément Gavarry

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Ratings

Scent

7.2325 Ratings

Longevity

6.9252 Ratings

Sillage

6.4236 Ratings

Bottle

7.2257 Ratings

Value for money

8.7125 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 10/26/2025.

Interesting Facts

The creation of this scent is described in the book "The Perfect Scent" by Chandler Burr.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

For Her Eau de Toilette

For Her Eau de Parfum

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Amelia

Michalsky Berlin for Women

Reviews

31 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/22/2013

6Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

MRoth
24 Reviews

MRoth

Top Review 4

Queen of the Inoffensive

It's not an amazing perfume, but does it need to be? In a world of sensory overload sometimes I need a break, a kind of perfume "white noise" and that's what Lovely is to me. I find that when I'm recovering from a cold and I can't stand most of my usual perfumes because my nose turns them all harsh and screechy, I can still wear Lovely.

It's calm, acceptable, boring. Yes, boring, and in this rare case I don't mean that as a negative! Lovely is charmingly reliable and unadventurous in the same way a person can be, and to its credit it doesn't pretend to be otherwise. As a matter of fact, Lovely it stands out amongst other "classic" perfumes in that all her edges are neatly tucked away. It's hard to find fault if you can accept it for what it's trying to do.

Can you find art in the colour of cream, in the calm drone of white noise? Do you aim to be queen of the inoffensive?

09/30/2020

JSpines
177 Reviews

JSpines

Very helpful Review 2

Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely

I bought a bottle of this years ago. I ended up giving it away as I felt that it just didn't work for me. Fast forward to 2019 and I decided to re-purchase another bottle and give it another chance but unfortunately, I ended up with the same result. I just can't bear it. Yes, I totally get the comparisons to Narciso Rodriguez For Her (which I absolutely love) but For Her smells smooth and expensive whereas Lovely is terribly screechy on my skin and smells so cheap to me. The musk is offensive and the entire composition is headache/allergy inducing. Even though it's a dupe, it pales in comparison. In this particular instance, I'd go for the quality of For Her over the wallet friendly Lovely. Sometimes you get what you pay for.

07/25/2012

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

Helpful Review 5

taffy musk

I read Chandler Burr’s story of the ridiculousness of the making of this scent and an Hermès Jardin fragrance, and then, of course, was dying to try it. What’s funny, though, is that for all the attention centered on Lovely and the Hermès scent, I found them both to be first and foremost dull. I thought that I would at least find Un Jardin sur le Nil intriguing or memorable. 5 minutes after testing it, though, I could only vaguely even remember it, and never went back to try it again.

As ho-hum as Lovely is, I like that it’s a musk fragrance. Little wood, little flower, BIG MUSK. Enough musk that this could be a musk-in-the-title perfume if it chose to be. Soft, when used to describe musk usually means rounded and comfortable. This is soft like soggy. The cloying musk burdened with flowers and patchouli is all weight and no buoyancy. Also a bit like chewing a taffy ‘til your jaw aches—it takes effort and seems to go on forever. Still, if you like sweet, this is better than most candy-perfumes.

01/05/2012

5Scent 2.5Longevity 5Sillage

Missk
1357 Reviews

Missk

Very helpful Review 3

Pink musk

I loved the bottle, but not the scent. It wasn't an offensive fragrance, but it was too predictable and common for my liking. It was also one of those fragrances where you have to push your nose onto your wrist in order to smell the scent. I think I expected a little more from SJP's first perfume, hence the reason why I was so disappointed.

02/11/2013

6Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Katad
58 Reviews

Katad

Helpful Review 4

This muskathon has fallen out of favor somewhat...

Before I came to the wonderful land of fragrance, 'Lovely' by SJP was my very favorite scent. It had everything that I required at the time - a lot of musk, not too sweet, not too feminine. Check! Let me grab a bottle of this and have done with it. Since I have learned how much else is out there, has been pushed back into the 'it's OK, but nothing fantastic' category for me.

Musk is supposed to be the base note here, but from first spritz it's mostly what I detect all along. After a few minutes I can smell some rich florals underneath, but I definitely do not get all of the listed notes on this fragrance. At the end I do also get some woody notes.

Still, I think the heavy musk would make it appropriate for a sexy date sometimes. Maybe the gents would like it as a precursor to some later in the evening romping.

All in all, generally 'meh' is my new reaction to this once upon a time old favorite.

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Statements

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Bcars10

9 years ago

5Scent 4Longevity 4Sillage

2

A great floral for any woman. Best suited to the office, church, or classroom, due to its low sillage.

NoirAlethea

2 years ago

9Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

2

Carry me to bed.
Together we’ll sleep soundly
with lavender dreams.
a haiku review.

Kohaku

3 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity 9Sillage

1

A less sweet Narciso For Her more interesting with all the notes & miles better performance.I find this classy and true to its name, lovely.

Trillium

17 days ago

1

Cozy scent of stewed apple, some florals, with contrastingly cool lavender and patchouli. A strange brew and acquired taste.

MsKlarinet

4 months ago

1Scent 10Longevity 7Sillage

1

Smells like bug spray.Stuck around even after scrubbing it. Lovely is not the correct word for this

Rebskee

11 months ago

1

First worn in high school. Inoffensive and what it says on the tin - lovely! Appropriate for any occasion.

Yatagan

5 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

16

4

It really does remind me of the excellent Narciso Rodriguez fragrances (For Her), which I consider among the best in the current mainstream.

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Gold

3 years ago

6.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

15

16

Floral, very floral and strongly reminiscent of N. Rodr. The musk-amber in the drydown is too chemical for me. But somehow overall quite nice.

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Gaukeleya

10 years ago

7.5Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

13

1

Sparkling like champagne, this elegant-light, cheerful scent dances on my skin. Feminine, charming, completely unsweet on me.

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Katalina

4 years ago

8Scent 6Longevity 7Sillage

11

1

Charming cheapie. Smells just like the bottle looks. Floral, dense musk cloud. Lasts only a short time, but for the price, it's still great. For Her EDP.

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