New West for Her

There is no perfume that smells just like New West. My advice to anyone who wants to recapture this fragrance is to purchase a designer impression of this fragrance. I found one on eBay that was an undiluted, full strength perfume oil. After I rubbed it in (I never rub in fragrances, because it breaks down the perfume oils and caused them to fade faster) it started smelling like New West within 15 minutes. I purchased another (different) impression from a different company, and it smells identical to the New West Sensual Desert Nectar from the time I apply it until it fades away. DO NOT spend $600 on a genuine bottle of New West. This fragrance has been discontinued for nearly 20 years if not longer. Every bottle has turned rancid. If you don’t believe me, read the reviews from the people that DID spend $600. I bought a 4 ounce undiluted, designer impression oil version of this fragrance for less than $30, and it smells identical. I finally found my gem, and even though it isn’t “the real deal,” I’m totally satisfied considering I have the smell of my childhood back. Message me if you want to know where I got my oils from. I profit nothing from anything I recommend other than the satisfaction of knowing that I reunited someone with a nostalgic fragrance for countless people💙

This is my favorite scent of all time. I never tire of it and thankfully it can still be found online. I am awaiting the arrival of a bottle right now since I ran out a few months ago. I have tried many other perfumes through the years, and nothing ever comes close. I feel uplifted by this perfume, it is truly unique and also a scent that one gets constant compliments on. Once someone suggested Il Baccio by Borghese as a good replacement for New West, I did try it out at a perfume store then and found that one pleasant, but did not buy it so cannot confirm if it is a good replacement, Update: it is years since my first review above and now New West runs around $400 online and often looks yellow rather than the light color I was used to. I have spent years trying to replace this scent with no luck. it seems I will never again have a favorite perfume. These days I use Issey Miyake Summer, and also Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue. They remind me a little of New West in that they are fresh and light. But nothing will ever replace new West. It is inexplicable to me why the house of Aramis does not bring it back.

New West has been my absolute favorite and signature fragrance ever since I first smelled it at 14. I've been so saddened since it was discontinued. I had read several reviews that Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden was a close match but I was reluctant to try something else. I just received Sunflowers and I'm in heaven. From the moment I smelled the cap, it took me back to my preteen and young adulthood years. It's not an exact match but on my skin it's almost identical. The drydown of Sunflowers on me stays fruity yet musky just like New West and not overly flowery at all. Now, every day it's pure joy to put it on. I'm so glad Elizabeth Arden has kept making Sunflowers and I hope it works out for others who are in a search for a New West alternative. New West will always be my ultimate favorite fragrance of all time. I've noticed people reacting positively to Sunflowers as I walk by and I just smile. Many thanks for the recommendations!!

Oh my gosh I totally forgot about this!! I wore this in the early 90s and I wore the kind that was kind of like a gel and had a shimmer to it in the bottle. I loved it SO much and I remember my mom would borrow it and she didnt do that very often. I always liked the thicker kind better than the regular spray. I don't remember what it was called. I will read through the reviews and see if anyone has mentioned it. (I just looked it up and it was called "Desert Nectar"). I love seeing all these scents from my past popping up on the side of the homepage, it brings back so many memories! I would LOVE to smell this again. I guess I will see if I can get a sample somewhere. It is so fun strolling down memory lane through scent. Nothing can bring back a memory better than a fragrance from that period in time.

Been tidying up cupboards and other dark corners of my home, and you may imagine my surprise when I found a bottle of this beauty, with a little bit of the juice left in it. It must be at least 15 years old, possibly more. I used to wear this a lot in the late 1990s and early noughties. I'm unsure if it's still good to wear, given that it was sitting in the cupboard for more than a decade; but the bottle still smells great. I see that this is listed as a Floral Green scent, but it's so much more than that. It was the scent that triggered our collective love for fruity concoctions, to be followed by Cacharel Eden and the likes. To me, this is a perfect summer fragrance, fresh, fruity, leafy, aquatic. Now I'm off to dig out my old photo albums, play my R.E.M. records and remember my student days.