Narciso Rodriguez Musc for Her Oil Parfum

Unfortunately Fragrantica doesn't list Abdul Kareem's Egyptian Musc oil or Auric Blend's Egyptian Goddess (also an oil recommended as similar to NR Musc Oil) so I thought I would make a comparison of the three for people looking for a blind buy (essentially my middle name :) ) Narciso Rodriguez musc Oil for her: beautiful. The musc that made me like musks. What distinguishes it from the others is its animalic facets, that keep it from smelling safe and ordinary. It's consistency is that of a thick silicone-like oil, that drips slowy from the opaque bottle. Melts beautifully on the skin, remaining detectable for many hours. It rarely radiates though, just when you think it's gone you catch a whiff of it an wonder who smells so good. It is a sensual smell, clean yet not sterile, with an ever so slightly fecal undertone. It's not the musk you smell in shampoos nor the musk of the 1960s or 70s. It is a modern, even avant garde,erotic scent. I do not fond it similar to the NR EDT really, maybe towards the latter's drydown there are some similarities. Abdul Kareem Egyptian Musc: soft, not animalic in the least, skin hugging white musk. Immediate associations with shampoos and body lotions. I do not find it similar with the NR oil at all. It is a lightweight oil, with very good longevity and soft to moderate sillage. Very similar musk with the one Ava Luxe used in True Bluish Light and Milk. Comforting like a mother's embrace. Auric Blends Egyptian Goddess: I can smell this less than the previous two, and this may have to do with the actual musk molecules and my potential anosmial to them. It is very similar to the Abdul Kareem, perhaps a little bit mpre animalic and interesting, but if you own one you don't really need the other. My favourite of the three is NR Musc Oil, and it's a shame they discontinued it:( Edited to add: I finally tried NR intense, in the somewhat iridescent bottle. YES, this is it! The exact same smell with this oil, but in a convenient spray normal perfume. Soft sillage and moderate longevity but it smells identical on me (btw in the beginning it may be somehow minty or camphorous as some reviewers suggested, but ince it melts on the skin it's just perfect!)

Honeyed, musky, slightly coconutty/tropical white floral, warm gorgeousness on my skin, no head shop oil here! I first sniffed this sensuous concoction on my coworker a few years ago and immediately had to know what she was wearing. I balked at paying so much for one bottle of perfume (being a recent college grad with a low-paying job), so I purchased the original EDT thinking it would be identical. Well, they share some similar notes but they are completely different, in my opinion. It is lovely in its own right, but the mossy and woodsy notes in the EDT get annoying and too masculine for my taste after a while. I simply don't enjoy it as much as the oil. I've only caught a whiff of the oil on others, and to prevent an expensive blind-buy disaster, I decided to test it on my skin. This is heavenly with my chemistry and has skyrocketed to the top of my 'Want' list. There's a reason Narciso Rodriguez brought this discontinued beauty back, and that's due to overwhelming demand. This scent is the business; signature-worthy to a T. Being an oil, the longevity is unbeatable and a dab will do ya; I can't stop smelling my wrists! Emphatic 10/10. I NEED this NOW!

I do love this, probably the best thing I've smelled yet. It is very subtle though, and I'm not a BIG perfume type of gal. After a couple of hours, I'm not sure if I'm still smelling it. But maybe that's the nature of oils and how they stay close to the skin. It's quite expensive and I'm thinking about getting the perfume to layer it when I want more oomph. I got it at Nordstroms, and the sales rep said they just came in a sold out immediately, so she had to order from the San Francisco store. Anyway, that's where it is if you want it! Update about availability: 11/12/13 It wasn't available online, but the tester was available at the physical store, so the SA called another Nordies and had it shipped. When I went to pick it up, there was one was available at the store. So, maybe just this initial release is a little limited. Maybe you can call, if there isn't a store nearby.

It arrived in the morning.i was very curious about this since I own the latest version and the reviewers I like praised this discontinued version so recently I found this and ordered it immediately.its really nice but it's very weak comparing it with the later version.maybe it's my nose the problem.maybe anosmic to this one.still it smells gorgeous but i expected more from an oil version.

This scent is perfection! (the one in black bottle with rose plaque) White flowers with leading note of jasmine and warm, sensual, feminine musks. Very very sexy. Very close to skin and very delicate unfortunately, but this is deceiving, because sometimes, when you've already forgot its there, you get waft of the scent as your body moves - it's very pleasant and unexpected.

This is my favourite Narciso Rodriguez scent and formula. The oil is DIVINE in ways that the sprays just cannot seem to replicate. I love love love this.

Warm, musky, feminine. After a longish while, I don't smell it, but it still seems to attract my husband with its animal magnetism.

Thank you @hollyms for informing us! I have been dying to buy a bottle for so long. It's very expensive but it's worth it.

Just wanted to pop by to say the notes are different than listed here on the Bergdorf's site: AMBERGRIS & PATCHOULI are listed, for this one w/ the pink nameplate and string around the top (2013), while both the note pyramids are the same on Fragrantica for this and the 2007 Musc Oil. Bit confusing... I don't know whether this one is the same but just newer bottle? Can't find mention of it on their site since the plainer one's not to be found there anymore, can anyone speak from trying both? I see the 2007 one was 'limited edition' so safe to assume 2013 one is just a reissue? Here's what it says (from Bergdorf's) about the 2013 one here: "A sensual oil built around the heart of musc: enhanced with floral accords and intensified with ambergris and patchouli." From testing the bottle I blind bought, I don't smell any ambergris. Just a very smooth, fatty feeling, well rounded white musk. Rich, less soapy/sharp opening than the original EDT. Much richer and more opulent than any other Egyptian Musk style oils I've smelled to date. Mmmmm...

I had a decant of this musc oil from a friend's bottle years ago and I drained it. It is very expensive and probably not worthy the cost of the material (synthetical) but it smells sooo good! A typical your-skin-but-better scent, powerful yet tamed in the sillage. I think it was meant to layer with EdT in the black bottle and it really works wonders that way. I didn't buy a fb because I could not afford it and because everyone around started smelling NR, but I knew this line much before it became so popular. It last very long on skin yet close not too projecting.

Hmm, I have Narciso Rodriguez Musc For Her oil in a 5 ml decant, but the bottle it was decanted from doesn't look like this. It didn't have any pink on it--it's just a plain black 50 ml bottle. I think I have the discontinued version. I wonder if this is just a reissue, or if they changed the fragrance completely. But yes, the version I have does smell like Egyptian musk. It also smells like warm skin, shampoo, and a tiny bit like a milkshake. I'm a huge fan.

I may prefer my EDT .. I am missing all those extra notes .. I am thinking my glass is half empty :)

I read that this was silicone-based and so might go bad over time.

I am a musk lover and purchased one blind from Nordstroms.

A couple of weeks ago I read a Fragrantica article about cheaper options of great expensive fragrances. I found the affordable Abdul Kareem oil, famously sold at New York streets and the signature fragrance of Carolyn Besette, liked it and got obsessed with finding the "more polished and expensive" Narciso Rodriguez musc oil. After days of looking for it I got lucky and found it at Lord and Taylor. I think I paid around 160. I am so in love. This is the skin scent that I have been looking for years! Thank you fragrantica for such wonderful articles

Contains notes I like. I've sampled his perfumes at Macys and found the longevity to be shorter than I would have expected. The floral also overrode the other notes in his other perfumes for me. I'd like to get a true sample to wear for days to assess a true opinion. I am intrigued by the Egyptian Musk, tho. I do like the simplicity of the bottles. They balance the more ornate ones that are on my dressing table.

I love this scent, have worn it since it's first release (early 2000's, I think). Does anyone know if the re-relased scent is the same as the original? If anyone knows, please chime in. This was my go to for years, very soft and long lasting, and office appropriate especially for those who are scent phobic.

Available at Bloomingdales! I loved the perfume oil concentration. Now ,after nearly two years it is back, for a limited time! Subtle yet long lasting. Exotic and feminine, with a nod towards glamour, and sophistication.

I went to the NR website, and did not see this. I also went to the Nordstroms website, and did not see this. Please help!

it`s my first time trying NR, and I really love the smell..classy..long lasting...makes me calm down.. I love it