Red Door Velvet

I crave for this fragrance !! Yes.. I do... Original Red Door is quite heavy for my liking. I would like to add that Red Door smells fantastic on my sister who is only 23 but my senses won't be able to handle it on myself. However, for the first time in my life I fell in love with a perfume which was none other than RED DOOR VELVET ! This is just beautiful, elegant and delicious... I could not smell it on myself after few sprays but I knew people could... But even after that... I want this fragrance... This fragrance has made me go nuts :p

I bought a small travel size of this because I was very skeptical even after reading all of the reviews. I'm glad that I did because this is such a lovely scent... after it dies down a little bit. Red Door is such an appalling scent to me so I was really scared it was going to be something similar, but it's really not. And after about a minute of spray one spritz on my skin, I really can see the resemblance to Narciso Rodriguez for Her. Lovely! Thanks girls for always steering me in the right direction!

17. October 2020 Finally after years of hesitating i own it and i love it as much as back in the day, when i used to have it. Every review is correct, its like a Narciso Rodriguez EDT in original formula, which i also love. It is also a Lovely on steroids in its original formula as well but less lavender. I like this Red door, because unlike modern NR it does not turn powdery-sweaty on me after a while. It stays bright and "shiny", works best in colder weather IMO. Lovely lovely lovely!!!

My mum loves Red Door, but I love Red Door Velvet. It's strong and long-lasting and all I smell is patchouli and musk, which is perfect for me! It's a perfume I could wear most days in the cooler weather, it makes me feel confident and sexy! It can be worn during the day, out for dinner or for a romantic evening. This perfume is an easy-wearing winner for me, and even better you can find it for a fantastic price! :)

I like Red Door Velvet, but does it really belong to a floral fruity groupe? On me it smells very similar to Narciso Rodriguez EDT and Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker. Soft, delicat, musky scent. Though, there is a sharp note hiding somewhere deep that disturbs me, maybe it's a mix of patchouli with fressia?... Unfortunately, the longivity is not that great, only a couple of hours.

I am loving this one soooo much this Fall that I will be getting myself a backup. It warms me up, makes me feel confident and bold yet feminine and sensual. A lovely floriental that turns smooth and amberish on my skin while retaining a certain sweetness and muskiness i love. To consider , even for those who despise Red Door original (imho :D )

Lily of the valley all the way. I don't like Red Door at all, but this Velvet development is absolutely gorgeous from beginning to end, with the same great longevity and silage as the original. It is indeed very "velvet" with an amazing smoothness sure to please everyone around. Longevity: on my jacket it smells for weeks!!

This was my verry first perfume that I bought like a 18 years old girl with my first paycheck, weekend job as a student...so much memory..this was a highend perfume for me in those days..chanel, diora ysl.. were for my budget a no-no..this was on sale! I whish i could find it...it was for me a sexy perfume...

I miss this one sooo much. I used to hate perfumes because my mom would douse herself with orientals. When I first smelled red door velvet, I realized perfumes are different from one another and I could madly fall in love with one.. I miss my first perfume love - red door velvet.. :(

What a gem ! hidden from the world !!! I made my hubby buy this as my B'day gift !!! This is my second bottle..i hope they never discontinue this !! I'm yet to figure what exactly it is abt this perfume that i like... patchouli? musky? woody tones? Oh forget it... I love it !!

This is very soft and powdery. I imagine there's Iris in this as well. For me it is mostly peony, cyclamen and Musk. There's some patchouli that deepens it but not in a herbal way. This dried down to a total skanky musk. Divine. Loved that.

This is very soft and powdery. I imagine there's Iris in this as well. For me it is mostly peony, cyclamen and Musk. There's some patchouli that deepens it but not in a herbal way.

I don't like the original Red Door but this one is awesome on my skin. Real staying power. Sweet and musky. A little goes a long way. The packaging is lovely as well. Love it!!!!

I have two 50ml bottles for sale in UK. I'm downsizing my huge collection, see my profile for some discontinued gems!

I have never smelled the NR perfumes above that Red door Velvet is compared to but I agree with the one reviewer that this fragrance is lily of the valley forward. In fact it reminds me of Floris Lily very much because both of these perfumes have a delicate lovely tea note in the opening. I can also see why people compare this with Chanel Coco Mademoiselle as well because of the fruity and sweet patchouli combo but Red Door Velvet is sweeter because of the honey and vanilla notes and nowhere near as bergamot heavy in the top. More of a Coco mad intense comparison would be in order IMO because that version is sweeter than the original. In the heart peony and freesia show their spring cleanliness and freshness. This perfume has an everything is new, sweet, and fresh air about it. The musk in the dry down is just lovely. Like a white velvet pillow for the peony, freesia, lily of the valley and tea leaves to rest on. The honey here is a light golden clover honey not the heavy wildflower pollen ladden honey of original Red Door. So for those that have trouble with heavy honey notes don't be frightened off. The patchouli is also light here, just adding longevity. I would say this isn't as patchouli heavy as Coco mad original or the intense. Red Door Velvet is nothing like the original Red Door which is a signature of mine but I still like it even though it isn't glamorous like the original. I like these types of easy going sweet musky fragrances like Red Door Velvet for everyday. They are easy going, while still remaining polished. For those who love the original and those who despise the original. A different take but a fresh and lovely one for this iconic house and Signature fragrance for the famous EA salon door on 5th Avenue. So glad it is in the original bottle, I don't care for the new door shaped bottles. Should never have been discontinued. A shame. This would be popular today if it was still on the shelves. I don't think Red Door Velvet smells like SJP Lovely that has lavender and a very obnoxious martini note which ruined that perfume for me. I dislike the smell of Martini's. No lavender here and no gin, vodka or olive. Also Floris Lily stays greener and more aquatic throughout. While RDV is muskier and sweeter in the dry down.

Wow!, me sorprende esta fragrancia de Elizabeth Arden!, fui fanatica Narciso Rodriguez for HER EDT (botella negra)y siempre tuve el deseo de encontrar algo parecido sin tener que gastar tanto, porque el perfume de Narciso es tan caro como un Chanel en donde yo vivo, y c'mon, chanel es chanel, y chicho rdz todavia esta en panales en experiencia en fragancias(to my taste)...asi es que, este es mi "dupe" huele demasiado similar, casi identico (un poco mas "polvoso" y me refiero algo similar de talco de bebe) y dura mucho mas horas en mi piel!, lo mejor de todo es que cuesta solo una fraccion de lo que cuesta el Narciso y lo que me ahorro lo gasto en probar otros bebes perfumes que tanto adoro ;) Ah si!, las notas!!!, pues las mismas que el Narciso ;), musgo de primer nivel.

I am wearing this today and I must say that it is very soothing. It wears close to the skin, unlike the original Red Door. I dont find this to be very floral, and I didnt detect any honey at all. It may be that this is so well blended that I couldnt detect any individual notes or it may be because it is such a soft scent. Eitherway, it didnt last more than three hours on my skin and had very moderate sillage after the first thirty minutes even on my clothes. In my opinion, this is a work safe scent, it is both unoffensive and tame. Edit 5/5/14 I tested this again and it was 85 degrees out and that made a world of difference. The sillage was amped up and it was gorgeous. I think this one shines brighter in warmer months.

Red Door is, and has always been, a big no no for me. No wonder that I sprayed Red Door Velvet on my wrist with some caution. There is absolutely no similarity between them. Velvet is quite smooth and opens with soft floral notes laced with a hint of Earl Grey and then it ́s rounded off with a moderate amount of patchouli and vanilla, but it ́s not too sweet. I have found another perfume for spring, but this can easily be used all year round. It ́s really a nice fragrance.

I always found the original Red Door very strong and pungent so I approached this one with caution. But I was pleasently surprised when I smelled this. It's very musky and powdery but it's all balanced well and cohesively put together. It's also clean smelling, and it's strong without being too over bearing. It projects well and lasts a long time.

To me this smells like an old sofa or a 2-star hotel's slightly dirty carpet. I don't know where I get these weird associations, perhaps I've once been in a hotel that had a carpet smelling like this. Anyway, I don't like it. It doesn't cause nausea or headache but it's just something I don't want to smell like.