Narciso Poudree

NARCISO RODRIGUEZ 🤍 Narciso Poudrée 🤍 Aurelien Guichard 2016 ❤️ Narciso Rouge ❤️ Nadege le Garlantezec and Sonia Constant 2018 I fell in love totally with these cubes (Narciso line) - brands cozy, soft and subtle yet rich perfumes with NR’s signature musk, like the delicate and more simple clean musk scents as well from “for her” line. Both of these two are very feminine. These minimalistic bottles are simply beautiful. 🤍 Poudrée opens up with a powdery opulent floral bouquet of white Jasmine and Bulgarian Rose and it’s velvety smooth musky heart makes it so fluffy. It’s creamy, mellow, sensual and it’s clean and cozy in the same time. Poudrée is not fresh and airy like perfumes in “for her” line. It feels that it’s close to the skin but after smelling the clothes next day you notice that the scent it’s persistent and long lasting. The scent has woody base with Vetiver and Cedar. You can’t separate Vetiver here anyway. ❤️ Unfortunately discontinued Rouge is a little bit more powerful and Iris brings a different kind of powdery feeling to it. It’s deeper, lipsticky like, even a little bit plasticy, yet Bulgarian Rose keeps it still very soft, feminine and warm. The concoction is still smooth, fluffy and creamy yet the overall feeling is woodier. The colours of the bottles indicate perfectly the character of the scent. ➡️ These scents are not like “Rosy”, “White floral” or “Iris” scents like you may think. Both are pretty scents, I like them a lot but the flowers are not like I have used to experience them - in natural way. Scents can be as well cloying especially in hot weather. I have noticed that it’s better not to spray them straight away under the nose or sniff them close to the skin, the moderate sillage lingering in the air is very attractive and indulgent though. Imo Rouge and Poudrée are the most gorgeous on clothes. The smell is irresistible and addictive. People seem to find Vanilla accord from Rouge but I don’t agree. It’s rather that cozy soft slightly sweet feeling in the dry down. Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

I’m just a normal guy who notices how ladies smell, because it matters more than folk let on. I like this scent when I smell it on a woman. It’s good, sometimes dead good, but it’s not perfect and it’s not for everybody. When it works, it’s pure magic. I’ve clocked ladies wearing something like this in restaurants, cold nights; places where you can get close and the scent unfolds nice and slow. It suits confidence and sexiness; it hints at depth without trying too hard. Who probably shouldn't bother: ○ Younger ladies (late teens to mid-20s) that still want something fun or dead simple. This smells mature, sometimes too mature. (Can make a 21-year-old seem like she’s lifted her big sister’s bottle.) ○ Ladies who love sweet, gourmand, candy stuff (heavy vanilla, caramel, all that). ○ Anyone who’s into ultra-clean, washing-powder fresh or aquatic vibes. ○ Folk with sensitive noses or that work in places where scents are banned. Times when I would say reach for something else: ○ Roasting summer days or humid weather. ○ Casual daytime running about or the gym. ○ First job interviews or conservative offices where any smell might get you funny looks. ○ When you want to stand out and turn every head. (This is refined and understated, not a big statement.) Bottom line: it’s a strong, classy performer that I personally find attractive on the right lady in the right situation. But attraction’s subjective, and this one needs the personality, age, season, and occasion to all line up. If they do, it’s spot on. If not, there are better picks out there. 8.5/10. Decent, sometimes pure memorable, but not the one I would tell everyone to buy blind.

Now that I found out that Narciso in the white cube was discontinued due to BS IFRA regulations, I'm still furious, but at least I know that it wasn't the fault of the manufacturer. If they can document one person who died because of wearing this fragrance with the banned chemicals, I would think that even though it would be statistically irrelevant, at least there was a reason for concern. It would be great to get my hands on the results of their research. Anyway, now that it is gone for good, I decided to wear Poudree today to see if it comes even close to the original. I haven't worn it for quite some time, so I wanted to compare. It doesn't come close. Not that this is a bad perfume by any stretch of the imagination. If you enjoy powdery scents, then you will likely find this very one hits all the good spots for you. I definitely think of it as a cold weather scent, as it has that cashmere blanket effect, which brings forth all the romantic imagery of being snowed in on a cold day, with a fire burning in the fire place and drinking cocoa under said cashmere blanket with your partner. I'll leave the rest to your imagination. I've tried and owned a few of the early flankers in addition to this one, but nothing comes close to capturing the magic of the original. As much as I miss it (I have a backup bottle), I have to say that I applaud them for retiring it rather than attempt to make changes to the formula and market it as if nothing was different. In the meantime, I'll enjoy Poudree, but I honestly can't say I'd purchase a new bottle once mine is gone.

I've been on the hunt recently for a perfume that smells like a bald cabbage patch doll head from the 80's (what better comfort scent could there be?!). THIS is IT!! I've smelled this in passing through airports here and there and was always deeply enchanted by how warm, comforting, and beautifully cocooning Poudree is - if ever there were a hug in a bottle - this is it. I enjoy the Narciso line (though I've only owned one from the line so far), but this, along with the original For Her edt are my unrivaled favorites. Poudree to me smells like a lovely, maternal hug - something the kindest human you know would wear - it's musky, powdery, lightly floral, and lingers and lasts impressively. I was thrilled when I found out the nose behind this is Aurelien Guichard - he's long been one of my favorite perfumers! I went on a a little perfume field trip yesterday to check out some of the latest releases (Emporio Armani's Power of You, Rabanne's Fame in Love, etc.) and had my arms scented with all varieties of this and that -- when I saw my old love: Poudree. I sprayed it on one of the last unscented spots on my arm, and you know that? This knocked all the new releases out of the park; It was Poudree which projected the most, lingered the longest and the one that kept me asking "which one is that smelling so good? Ahhhhh, yes...." This is a serious banger!

I love vetiver, cedar, tonka, musk and jasmine. But as we all know, loving a perfume's ingredients does not necessarily mean you will love the scent itself. In fact, I find that I am pretty picky and I mostly feel disappointed with scents I try. This one is a big, surprising, joyful, sexy hit. I loved the original Narciso EDP, as did my husband. It was unusual, radiant, enticing but not overwhelming, and I received many compliments. This poudrée version has a stronger floral emphasis and I clearly detect jasmine (whereas I found the original's florals very abstract and difficult to pull apart) and it is a jasmine that stays pretty true, without disintegrating past the top note into a synthetic mess, which I found a problem with the orange blossom in the For Her EDP. It is more delicate, more floral and more feminine than the original. However, they both have that incredible radiant effect - you think you have some polite, everyday pefume and then the next thing you know, everyone in the room has dilated pupils and everyone's temperature has just gone up - everyone's except the cool customer wearing the scent that's gently crawling up everyone's skin. I liked the analogy that this is part cashmere jumper and part leather trousers. The longevity and sillage are excellent.