Essence in Color

Oh man, I wish this was still around :/ It smells quite like "Nivea, the Perfume" would have, and I love that...! It's what I wish Bvlgari Amerhyst would have been, if it had not had a strong, overly fresh synthetic note on me. It's like a cross-over between Bvlgari Amethyst and NR Essence. It also would be perfect for right now, as this frels like that "clean girl aesthetic".

I love this! But it doesn't last on my skin, sprayed on my blouse and the fragrance is still lovely. But I do love the scent. Clean, fresh - my favorite.

The sillage, oh my God!. Smells fresh like shampoo, really beautiful! most favorite in this house

Like the original NR Essence, this is also a clean slightly rosy musk with a metallic zing, although I think the metallic zing is slightly less amplified in Essence in Color than in Essence. Both are atypical musks in that they are so clean they sometimes don't even register to me as a musk fragrance. This is clean and bright, almost unisex, and also a little classy in a sort of cerebral way. The metallic note is part of its charm. I own 3 versions of Essence - the original, this one (purple bottle) and the iridescent bottle flanker. To me they smell almost the same, so my supply will last me quite a while.

The first spray of Essence in color reminds me Anna Sui by Anna Sui, the classic one. The association it's not only because of the purple color of the bottle, I think is do to the iris, which is very prominent in the beginning of both fragrances. Then Essence in color envolves to very rosy scent, at least to my nose the rose it's prominent in the drydown. At the end Essence it's in the other side of the iris powdery spectrum. While Anna Sui exudes a sensual and cozy “powderyness”, Essence radiates a fresh, clean and determinated predisposition to face the day, and make things work without losing your smile.