Naomi Campbell

TO START, I was curious about this fragrance for a very long time, mainly due to all of the mixed reviews. I kept getting this GUT feeling though, that I would absolutely love this. I'm starting to notice that I really like Fragrances that are NOT overly hyped, or mass appealing. I feel like this fragrance gets mixed reviews BECAUSE it's not mass appealing, or a typical run of the mill celebrity fragrance.😒 But I digress. I finally got tired of being curious. I just bit the bullet and blind bought this, and WOW!😲 I need to listen to my gut WAY more often. THIS is a criminally underrated celebrity fragrance. The notes in this are all blended to absolute perfection. It's to the point that it's quite tricky picking out individual notes. This is a mature fragrance, without being dated or vintage. This is sweet, powdery, and floral. In the most intoxicating way. There is nothing juvenile about this. To note, don't just smell the sprayer and make up your mind. The magic happens with the warmth of your skin and body chemistry ❤️ This has to be one of the most beautiful, complex, grown woman, SOPHISTICATED celebrity fragrances that I've EVER encountered. The quality is completely unmatched in this category, and it's price range. This smells like a true designer, not a celebrity. This is just so beautiful beyond words. TBH, I feel like you could get away with this in almost any season. It's so well balanced that, it would work in so many temperatures/climates. I also feel like you also could dress it up, or down. And use this fragrance for many occasions. This is so signature scent worthy. My only complaint is the wear time/projection. On my skin. I Can't smell ANYTHING past 3 to 4 hours, and that's being generous. Projection is an hour or two at the very best. It's such a a shame too because this is incredibly beautiful 😩 On clothes, I'm still testing that part. This will more than likely be a fragrance that you need to reapply or over spray, just my opinion though. It was a crime making this an EDT, I would be in heaven if this was an EDP. Team over sprayer for life 😂 In MY opinion, if you enjoy Fragrances like, S by Shakira, Reb'l Fleur by Rihanna, Christina Aguilera by Christina Aguilera, Touch for Women by Burberry, Cashmere Mist by Donna Karan, or Chapter one by Jennifer Aniston, then you may also enjoy this. Just my personal opinion though. ❤️ This fragrance would be an EASY ten out ten if it had lasted longer, regardless it still gets a nine outta ten from me. It's back up bottle worthy for sure.

The first time I have tried that fragrance was 9 years back. It was a perfumed deodorant and I can remeber I liked it instantly. Perfumed deodorant is much gentler than edt and it felt really refreshing and subtle. To my surprise the deo had a great staying power. After spending time on the beach and taking a quick cold shower, it felt brilliant when sprayed over the sun tanned, hot skin. The subtle notes along my body chemistry created such a wonderful mixture of happiness, freshness, I felt really sexy. My partner couldn't take his 'nose' off me. I promised myself i would get edt one day...It's been years and just recently I got myself a proper sized edt and guess what? Nothing changed :-) I feared that the perfume will no longer suit my changeable taste but when I sprayed it and closed my eyes, the memories came back :-) Subtle rose and magnolia with a hint of coconut brought the memories of my first sweet kiss at sunset...The vanilla and caramel note was a cherry on the top of that cake...NC made me feel nostalgic... It is a romantic fragrance that I love...It is one of these universal perfumes perfect for the shopping day with a best friend, as well as a hard working day at the office :-) It has gentle, yet 'visible' silage and staying power is certainly the best of all Naomi's fragrances... Quality definitely outweights the cost! For some reason I feel that it is much gentler substitute to Alchimie (which I only wear when I am dating my husband, yes, even after years of marriage we can still date our partners!), but hey...what do I know :-) I recommend to Alchimie lovers...just give it a try and don't be put off by ridiculously low price as it is one of those fragrances that do not cost a fortune and do not smell cheap at all! NC is a genuine exception to the rule that price should reflect the perfume quality :-)

I got this one as a gift, long time ago, while I was still in college. I liked it, but I felt it was too mature for me. A few weeks ago, I bumped into it in a drugstore, spritzed it and couldn't stop sniffing myself for the rest of the day - so I came back and bought it. Naomi Campbell is a wonderful, well-rounded fragrance. I've used several of her fragrances over the years, and I love the fact that you can actually imagine Naomi smelling like any of them. This bottle reminds me of her, with its golden-ish color and skinny, tall, sleek design. NC is definitely an autumn/winter fragrance for me. Not because it's too strong for warm days, but because I feel the cold weather accentuates its creamy, warm quality. That being said, I know people call this a gourmand fragrance, but I wouldn't qualify it as such. Although there is significant sweetness there stemming from caramel/vanilla/coconut notes, it never smells too sweet - it mixes with florals and balsamic notes that give it very sensual, feminine, mature aura (something gourmand fragrances usually lack). The perfume develops on me in this particular order - sweet notes, then sweetness dries down a bit and gives way to florals and tuberose, and weirdly, the drydown on me is a bit powderish. I studied the base notes and I will try and guess that this interesting scent comes from opoponax. Although its sillage is pretty good, the longevity is my only complaint about this fragrance. It won't last more than 2-3 hours, and I've noticed that it even evaporates from clothes - so if you want to keep this wonderful scent on you, get ready for re-applying. Apart from that, there is a reason why this wonderful fragrance has been around for almost 20 years.

This used to be my signature for so many years. I was in my twenties and I received quite a few compliments from those who came close enough to smell it. I finally bought it again, mostly because this is a comforting scent to me. It is also very versatile and easy to wear. First response after all these years was being surprised by how sparkly, fresh and prickly-spicy the opening is! The magnolia stands out the most to me and it's surrounded by sitrus and some rather indistinguishable spice. The coconut is voted up, but I can't smell much of it to be honest. It takes a while for that creamy, comfy scent that I remember to appear. For a perfume with so many notes it still comes a cross as a pretty simple scent. Though, that is more of a compliment than a drawback. It does in no way smell like one of todays niche creations, but it does smell beautiful. The notes meld together, like they often do in perfumes that were created way back then. I like that. I'm a bit exhausted by interesting niche scents and I enjoy wearing my good ol' Naomi Campbell again. Try if you come across it and if you like scents like She/Lei, Oxygene or Noa. Update: ok, so I got the coconut loud and clear the other day when I was wearing :)

The top is very tropical, with a suntan lotion vibe, and I smell coconut, and a bitter cirusy note. Then the tropicality (is there such a word?) fades and there's florals I cannot exactly place,a touch of spice, sweet and naughty, sandalwood, vanilla, and a salted caramel sauce with lots of cream. I get a coffee note every once in a while, but if I sniff trying to discern it, I can't seem to be able to. It's a sweet coffee, mind you, with milk. From time to time this scent reminds me of the smell I get in pastry shops, or my own kitchen when I have a cake in the oven, and cookies in the make, and the whole house is filled with intoxicating bakery fumes. The drydown is very feminine, all florals dipped in caramel, with a vanilla pod swimming in there. After many hours into the drydown, I get more pronounced crushed coffee beans into the melee. (I'm sorry, I had previously posted this in Naomi Campbelle's Naomi page, then realized I had made a mistake.) All in all, this may not be grounbreaking, but it's not a wallflower either. It is a "floral gourmand" mostly, and is a far relative of Flowerbomb. In my opinion, it can hold its own in this world inundated with cloyingly sweet fragrances.