Viva Rock

It's the first day of wearing Viva rock and it's such a lovely one It's bottle looks childish but it's wearable for adults It opens fresh,juicy,fruity and crisp but I can't call it a fruity scent.yes star fruit is detectable for a long time giving the scent a unique freshness but florals and powder play the main role Rose is the main floral note but it doesn't overwhelm other notes,I can also smell other flowers here and iris root,light,soft and nice flower scent but as time passes,it becomes more about musk and powder. Viva rock is a powdery,soapy scent.it's a blend of clean musk,powdery flowers and soapy rose while a hint of star fruit and cactus make it even more refreshing and prevent this powdery blast from getting too dry I agree that it smells similar to essence line of NR.I'm comparing it to essence eau de musk which is the one I have and while they share lot of similarities and I like them both,I find viva rock more interesting maybe that's it's fruit notes,or various florals which make it more complex.it also seems to project more than essence eau de musk which was a skin scent It's a safe fragrance in case one likes clean,soapy muskyflorals.I've always appreciated a refreshing,clean perfume for spring and summer day wear so I'm glad to find one which is both pleasant and cheap.a 3.4oz can be found for 20 bucks in sales

There's just such astounding cognitive dissonance between the bottle and the scent. How could this scent come out of that bottle? How? How? At first sniff, the rose dominates, and it's one of the most realistic roses I've ever smelled. Like, there are roses that don't smell as rose-like. It recedes into the background as the musk and what I think must be orris take over. More of a musky floral than anything fruity. If you're searching for sweet fruit, this is not the perfume you're looking for. If you're looking for a fresh musk, which in my experience is very hard to find, this is a good place to start.

Beautiful scent and price is amazing! Very much like Essence NR very lovely. I’m glad I found it. The only thing is it doesn’t last very long but at this price I don’t mind reapplying 😍

I love it - brought it on sale for the office. Nice soapy musky smell touch of sweetness. Only early days as I have just tested it but will see how it grows on me

Well, that's a musky one for sure! If you like soapy and musky fragrances, you may want to give it a try. If it works with your chemistry, the way it works with mine you just might get what you need! The opening is quite mild and refreshing with fruity and citrusy notes accompanied by lovely strong musk. But then the exotic sweet fruit dissappear and something very soapy emerges. It's definitely the rose, but it usually isn't that soapy on it's own so I am guessing that it's the musk combining with rose and cherry blossom that creates this impression. Usually I am not a big fan of jasmine, but I kind of regret that it isn't a bit stronger in here, as I think that it's sweetness would balance off the unfortunate soapiness ('unfortunate' for me obviously, as soapy fragrances make me feel a bit weird in the stomach ;-)). Maybe it's just my chemistry. Don't know. I also agree that this quite mature scent doesn't suit the playful advertising. More for an old school rocker rather than one of the 'modern types', if you know what I mean. Or whatever the age, definitely not the cheerful, flirty type who thinks that putting on stronger make up and making a few angry or 'seductive' faces makes them rock queens ;-) Certain attitude is needed here and majority of modern wannabe rock queens just don't have it. Not very original, but I quite like it. It's just one of those that I like, but cannot wear. Shame... Not bad longevity and sillage for an EDT. A single spray on my wrist was all I needed to catch strong whiffs of it for the next 6 hours. Then it quite suddenly lost intensity and turned into a skin scent, but I didn't have to try too hard to find it on my skin. Overall... Not bad Mr Richmond. Not bad at all... Although not great either.