Reflection Woman

Amouage Reflection Recently, I took a young artist to his first figure drawing salon. He’s extremely talented, but has had to repress his talent because his father doesn’t approve. As the models arranged themselves into poses, my kid took out his sketchbook and pen, and began. With each new pose, I watched him go slowly into a state of bliss, an altered consciousness, a state of rapture. The same thing happens to me when I dance and when I meditate; for my mother, its flowers; for my best friend, music; for others, food. For me, the ecstasy ripples out, like a water lily opening in the moonlight, unfolding, opening, allowing, growing, and being. Like standing in perfect stillness in the moonlight, being enveloped by the light of the full moon, feeling a sense of awe, a sense of oneness, and immersed in beauty. Until now, I hadn’t realized that a perfume could take me there, but Reflection has. In a moment, I was watching the ripples of water on the pond at Giverny at dusk. I saw the water rippling through the waterlilies and I watched them open up to the moonlight, and the breeze, opening up for me to capture their essence and breathe in their perfect beauty. This scent took me deep, deep within the depths of that flowered water, deep within myself, while at the same time remaining fully conscious. To say that I have fallen in love with this fragrance is an understatement. This fragrance took me to the deepest depths of stillness on a quiet, reflective, moonlit path through the heart of a flower. Simply stunning.

Lady White Flowers. Reflection Woman (RW) is arguably Amouage's best feminine offering. Green, cool, wet, velvety notes combine with a feminine bouquet of white flowers; beautiful, youthful jasmine; lively freesia; and fresh magnolia. Green, wet, white floral, lightly-spicy, soft, velvety. RW is absolutely gorgeous! One of the best niche white florals. Despite being a white floral, it has a heavy scent, which also gives it that smooth and soft velvety character. It almost feels oily. Almost. The combination of green notes and white florals is so well done, RW smells like raindrop-laden jasmine petals. Like a cool morning walk in a white flowers garden, where the flowers are still wet with morning dew drops. RW is mature. This is the most mature white floral I've smelled that didn't give me "old school" feel. It is mature in a redefined, royal way. RW is magical spell, especially on mature women. It adds a serious yet friendly character to the wearer. It emits "I'm mature but I am warmly-fun". You know how some women have a warmly beautiful motherly face? RW gives you a similar feeling. Like every woman who has that face deserves a bottle of RW. Neutral weather wear. Excellent performance. "Love"

I DO NOT GET WHY IT IS HATED OR DISLIKED SOLELY FOR IT SMELLING TO THEM NOT AS COMPLEX LIKE WHAT!!! It is discontinued! Even with higher prices i can't find the whole bottle anywhere! Oh my gawd, this is the most beautiful blend of magnolia, jasmine, water violet, green notes and melons! I can't find any dupe of it anywhere. I feel like something so close to my heart is being ripped away from me! This is an everyday scent but soooo gorgeous, i feel like i will never like any other fragrance as much as this. This got me falling for melons, cucumbers and violet leaf, magnolia all at once. I'll cry, this is such a simple yet calming scent out of all of my collection and it doesn't hurt the nose specially for me who has a bad immune system and get's sick often, this never smelt painful like others even when i was actively sick! It smells like you are standing on the side of a pond, where the water is clear, their are water lillies everywhere but not over crowded, the sky is the best blue it ever can hold, springtime, there are flamingos around!

I just have to review this one again as it's one of those rare perfumes that I think I will always own / repurchase. It's just celestial, easily one of my top 3 of all time. And I discover something new in it all the time. The second bottle I own now is from Oman and I swear the perfumes straight from oman are on another level. It's reflection 100% but somehow the heart of it is such a soft, radiant sandalwood, mixing with the dewy greens and florals, It's so natural and fresh, but warm and alluring at the same time. I just adore it one best amouage hands down. Might be the same juice btw but sometimes skin chemistry changes, I felt the initial bottle I had (not sure where that one was made but not oman) seemed more fresh and green whereas this one is fresh and green but also warm and creamy somehow. Just amazing. Ok that was my love letter to reflection amouage. :)

This perfume and these reviews are a good reason to be very cautious when blind buying a perfume based on its fragrantica entry. Reflection is an aquatic floral fragrance with woody undertone. How can this be you ask, air & wood together? Because it is made of finest oils. Magnolia is blooming, water violet just began to sprout and jasmine is somewhere afar. Amber&Cedar are there as well. Across the pond. You get whiffs of them but can't really see them. The expensive-ness of this airy concoction is palpable because underneath it all you can sense the Orient. If you've ever been in Spain, waiting to board a ferry to Morocco, this is it........ There are no fruits in Reflection. Not one. Whoever says it resembles little green apple perfume probably got a fake sample of Reflection. There is no artificial apple, melon, citrus or lipstick bubble gum in this perfume.

This is very appropriately named...the opening smells wet, like flowers and greenery surrounding a clear pond you would come upon in the middle of nowhere after a cool rain. I can actually picture the reflection of the surrounding flowers and greenery in the water in my mind when I first spray it. But for me, the party sort of ends there. For starters, you must like freesia to enjoy this because there is a very heavy dose of it in the opening. The floral notes combine to create a sharp lily of the valley type scent which is not for everyone. It softens up a bit later with the magnolia coming through a little more but this is definitely a strong white floral so those sensitive should take precaution. I happen to be one of those people and this immediately gave me a stuffy nose.

If you’re scared of the house of Amouage but want to try one, go get this one. Reflection Woman is beautiful and easy to wear. It opens up with watery jasmine; I can’t pinpoint the other notes, but I get some light florals and some greenness; well-blending into one scent. It is feminine and bright and I feel pretty wearing this. The jasmine is not indolic, it doesn’t weight down, the scent is just floating. This perfume isn’t complicated and pretty much every notes stay until the end of wear but it’s fragrant and the longevity is great, as expected from this house. I got this on discount and I’m already worrying where to purchase the new one with great price. I’ll have it in my collection forever.

This was actually my first niche fragrance. I have special place for fragrances that make me feel and smell fresh and clean, as this one does. As soon as I put my nose to this I am transported to an elven garden from Lord of The Rings (sorry - I am a movie buff). The first rays of sunlight sparkle on a garden of white flowers. The morning is still cool and fresh. Jasmine and freesia flowers rustle in the slightest breeze, tender and covered in light drops of dew. A stream runs from a little waterfall through the garden, the water is crystal clear. A small metallic bowl sits filled with the cold water waiting for you to drink. I love it when a fragrance transports you somewhere beautiful.

Delightful. As refreshing as coming across a crystal clear waterfall complete with that crisp and refreshing mist. The moisture is heavy in this scent but it is clean - never soapy and never stagnant. There is an airy, sweet soft floral effect and a breezy stemmy greeness that doesn’t overpower. No calone to my nose thank goodness. That note usually makes me feel nauseous and really annoyed. Nothing else smells like this. Perhaps a hair in the direction of her much sweeter sibling Love Mimosa. Kelly green with white, silver, yellow and purple flashes swirl in my mind when I wear this scent. All is new and fresh. Anything is possible.

If you want a sophisticated and elegant women’s freshie that smells like a garden full of white flowers and violets after the rain then look no further. This fragrance has really grown on me. It’s super green and fresh, watery, and slightly powdery and also quite woody. It has a sharpness to it that lasts the entirety of the development. And to me it remains quite linear, not changing or developing too far from its original very green top notes. I feel like it’s green enough to be a unisex scent. It’s a refreshing out of the shower aroma that lasts almost all day on me if I spray my clothes! An underrated Amouage gem 💎

I bought a sample of Reflection Woman from scent split and I could not stop thinking about it for weeks. Reflection is freesia drenched in crisp, clean, dewy flowing water. This perfume is not of this world, since there is nowhere in this dimension that is this clean and pure. Very full bottle worthy. If you are into 90's aquatic florals this is the final form of that genre. The evolution chart is thus: BBW Cucumber Melon ----> Guerlain Flora Salvaggia ------------> Amouage Reflection Woman. If you're looking for another high quality aquatic scent with less flowers, try Frederic Malle's En Passant.

I can see why Reflection hasn't gained as much popularity as other more complex and powerful Amouage scents. However I still believe it shouldn't be dissed for being different. It opens up as very realistic gentle spring florals - primarily magnolias and freesias but when I smell it very close to my skin I can detect real violet! As if it was just picked whole from the forest floor with leaves and stems attached. The whole composition is very tender, youthful and understated...but unlike other sheer spring scents it stays on my skin for good 6 hours and has moderate projection.

One of the remarkable attributes of Reflection is its longevity. I get 4 hours before it fades to a skin scent and that's pretty good since I tend to absorb perfume. If this was simply a Summer green aquatic, with violets, magnolia and iris it might seem to be lacking originality, but I love the transition hours later to the sandalwood and cedar base. Starts off very green with cucumber, makes me think of linens drying in the sun. Reflection can be worn in the heat and still retain its presence without suffocating anyone nearby. This is a compliment getter from both sexes.

I would start with the fact that I am not a big fan of florals but two of my favourite flowers (freesia and magnolia) were involved so became a must try. I like the water-melony burst and the beginning which slowly turns into melony-magnolias and then ambery-magnolias. This frag is just beautiful, I just inhale and inhale all day. Any regrets testing it? Yes and no. It is a unique fragrance and I utterly adore it... where is the bitter part? I feel I should have not tried it because there is a part in me that wants it really bad.. Pricey, pricey, pricey.

Tbh I didn't like this when I opened it. Now after some time I find I crave exactly this . It has got lightness, wateriness, freshness . Perfect when you want easy perfume for summer. It has got cold vibe for sure. The silage is not great , it wears.closer to the body . Longetivity is decent for a fresh perfume. Somehow it reminds me the silver mountain water, perhaps not with the notes but the overall vibes it gives is very similar, this is more feminine though, imo Edit: Longetivity is very good and it would seem sillage is decent. Lot of compliments

As natural, cool, refreshing and beautiful as a glass of cold water. This is sure to bring reliev in the middle of the hottest summer, but I have that strange idea that it also might work in winter. Transparent, soft, exclusive, ladylike but still modern, an amazing perfume... Warms up nice, with a little fruity character, a little creaminess, so pretty and well done. It ́s aquatic without ever being bland or to fresh. Longlasting and oh, very nicely lingering too. Like a lotus flower floating in the morning fog in a beutiful pond. Must try!

haha... DKNY apple. They might be similar...from afar. But then many perfumes are similar from afar, aren't they? A good friend of mine has drawn my attention to this 'similarity' so I had to try it myself, did the side by side. Yes - in the first burst I see how they may be similar. When that dissipates, no. DKNY apple has a plasticky smell then, while Reflection woman just starts to bloom with its magnolia melon dewyness. Everyone to their own, for those who think they smell the same, go ahead, enjoy the DK ;) I won't be around to tell!

Spring in a bottle! It’s taken me a while to appreciate this one. Maybe someone of the freesia has settled down in my bottle. Either way, I like it more now. It’s very feminine, clean, green, and floral. Very expensive soap! In the dry down, although it isn’t specifically listened, I get a little vanilla. That must be from the amber. I bought it at a deep discount. In my opinion, the ratings suffer due to the retail price. I don’t think that’s fair, but I understand. It’s lovely. Would make a nice bridal scent.

Just heavenly! Clean, refreshing, magnificent opening notes. Light florals, slightly green, watery but not quite aquatic. Clean laundry feels but not like other scents which try to emulate clean laundry. The jasmine is there but as a complement and not as a star attraction. The base notes add depth but this doesn’t seem to dry down into just base notes - the fresh florals stick around for the ride. Stunning easy to wear composition with cool girl vibes. I want to douse myself in this! Signature scent worthy.

Ok, this was a blind buy, and I am happy it went well. I am a 90's/2000's girl, so I love this kind of fresh floral aquatics. If you are a fan, then this is a safe buy. It does not smell very unique, so if you have any thing similar in your collection you probably don't need this. But if you find this with a good price, then go for it. It is very nostalgic, exactly what I was looking for, the transition from green notes and freesia to magnolia is very nice. Better performance than most designer formulas