Narciso Rodriguez for Her Eau de Parfum

i was immediately drawn to this perfume, and i second-guessed myself.. and as it turns out, it's one of my absolute favorites, day-to-day all occasions, feminine, sensual, intimately flirty, elegant, soft, comforting, and has a bit of animalic undertone that makes it addictive and sexy as well. this for sure is a signature scent and you know what's even better, is i watched some reviews stacking this up against the edt (citrusy, has some white florals, sharper and projects more according to reviews) and the edt is usually the preferred fragrance. i don't typically prefer citrusy or white florals within scents only because i don't enjoy bright or sharp perfumes *usually.. with a few exceptions*, so if you're like me and want a rosy and somewhat peachy perfume that really amplifies the musk aspects with not too much else but a nice very lightly smokey drydown, give this baby a sniff. underrated. so intimidate and cozy and warm and perfectly musky. but also i know i love this particular scent after realizing that i reach for the subtle, warm, powdery, musky, smokey and sweet perfumes the most and somehow i went from overspraying my clothes and wrist and neck and having to stop myself from spraying also my hair and inner elbows and knees and feet to keeping it more minimal because it became a "thing" for me to keep it more subtle (when it comes to perfumes at least) and .... a rather more conservative way of wearing fragrance. it's something that comes with age, i suppose. i'm not sure but those who love brighter and sharper fragrances will find this to be quite muted but i love the enveloping musk and animalic notes. if you love roses and musk, get this. ♥️🧸✨️

I really like Narciso Rodriguez fragrances for some reason. It's neat, it's safe. I don't want the attention but I also want to be remembered and the uniqueness that comes with it. This is my signature scent because it perfectly provides me everything I want in a perfume. It screams "I am dedicated to my work and serious about my goals so please do not disturb me." I have dry skin and I live in a tropical country but this lasts around a good 6hrs to 8hrs at most. I noticed though, it lasts longer when I am eating meat on that day. I'm flexitarian and whenever I am purely vegetarian that day, the scent doesn't last that long. Plus I noticed that my skin really likes to eat away the rose first. This happens to all other fragrances I wore, but somehow my skin doesn't take away the rose notes in NR for her edp as fast as the ones I have tried. I recently bought a 100ml bottle and it smelled a little different from a decant I bought online. I conclude it might be because this is a newly produced batch, the shop I bought my decant from had hers for awhile now. The older NR for her edp are much creamier smelling than the new ones. I still love them all though. I am so passionate about NR for her edp. Mostly because not much of the people in my country really wear this one. It's not a popular scent here so that really adds my love for it. If I could only give it a 100 score, I would.

I’ve loved this since my early 20s when I was handed a sample of the then brand new fragrance in a department store. At the time the trend was for sweet, gourmand notes (sound familiar?) with Angel dominating the designers. For Her smelled like nothing else that existed. It was unique in depth and sophistication, yet minimalist - the hint of fresh peach a welcome break from the coconut haze that floated above any social gathering and intensified with the summer heat until it was almost choking. True, it smells more ‘serious’ than a gourmand, there’s not much frivolous about it other than a touch of sugar on the musk dry down - but For Her’s seductive, womanly edge and breath of rose enticed me then and still suits me now in my 40s. It’s a fragrance that expects something from you. I knew from that first sniff this was a perfume to live up to, and one I could grow into myself alongside. Quietly confident but supremely feminine. If you’re looking for a true signature scent or just to stand out from the current trends, give For Her a try regardless of where you are in life, and if your chemistry likes it - ignore ageist ideas about perfume. All ‘old lady’ scents were once sold to 20 year olds, and one day somebody will say caramel and vanilla notes smell ‘mature’, and I really hope that doesn’t prevent you from sharing your love of the scents of your early adulthood.

(Take this with a grain of salt because my nose is still trash at smelling since I got sick) I might smell this one “upside-down”? On the opening, I immediately get a very sharp, peppery-patchouli soap! It smells like the bright fizzy cleaned up patchouli that is responsible for pushing La Vie Est Belle outwards into the room. I can smell something softer underneath it just waiting for its time. It also seems tangy and makes my mouth water. This stays about an hour on me being very bright and pushing its way out into the air. This is when it reminds me of original SJP Lovely which stayed extremely herbal and high pitched to me. But then... this softens and I smell rosebuds and a little peach, but a pretty natural one, and not quite ready to eat. The musk is smooth, and everything is blanketed by it now. I never find any real sweetness in this but it gains a nice softness of petals which Lovely never had (in my opinion) Fractalized patchouli like in flowerbomb and LVEB is now just supportive. Lasting power, I don’t know yet. When I wear it to work at the salon, my friends will let me know ;) I will put 2-3 sprays max under my top on my first out-of-the-house wear, I don’t want to bother my clients. Let’s see how it goes!

My first experience with this scent, was smelling it every time I sat behind the wheel of my (then) recently purchased Volkswagen Beetle- it took me some time to realise that the scent was lingering on the seatbelt. I loved it so much, that I reached out to the previous owner (a friendly acquaintance) to ask the name and despite having 30 or so bottles of perfume in my collection, I'd never actually heard of this perfume OR Narciso Rodriguez! Now, it's one of my favourites if not my most favourite! Initially, the first spray smelt a little heavy. I wasn't certain if I had the right bottle (was it the pink box, black bottle or black box, pink bottle?!- iykyk😂) I was reminded during the dry down, of why this scent stood out to me so; its powdery and musky but certainly not old ladyish like some musky/powdery scents are. It's definitely a scent for a stylish woman. The bottle is clean cut and chic. The smell lingers beautifully on your clothing, just as it did on that seatbelt of mine back in 2015. It reminds me a bit of Versace Woman but definitely more chic. This scent will last you all day/night too and a few sprays will go a long way.