Narciso

Why is it no longer with us? Oh, why? This was one of the first perfumes that made me think "there is more to it" in this hobby of mine. I understood, then, that perfumery can be art. This is the scent of a fallen angel...the smell of the graces of heven still lingering on his wings, milky snowy gardenia and sweetened tender white rose....but he has acquired a sensual and sexual nature now, rendered through the musk; pulsating, animalic but still clean. Addictive warm profound musk. Capable of dulling the senses. The angel has dirt on him, the earthy vetiver and the smell of the woods of the forest in wich now resides, alone. Some of the more cold and somber facets of the gardenia still there...conveing his lonliness. The dreams of paradise ever haunt him but he is ready now to bask himself in his newly found human sensuality and vulnerability. This perfume has grace, delicacy, cleanleness, romanticism, but also eroticism, sensuality and warmness all in one. Everything, from the flowers to the musk to the woods are exceptional; the white cedar extract is humid and almost lactonic, and paired with that innocent yet "cruel" gardenia made for one of the most beautiful and touching "white" accord ever. It follows you everywhere and the musk and woods become a second skin. The opening has a particular effect, the florals made me think of white and pink lace and powder, but then they change in to something mature and detached. The person who wears this is elegant, complex and unforgettable. The scent fitted the brand's "high fashion bareness" quite well. The ads were some of the best imagery since Calvin Klein's Obsession, in terms of how the scent pairs with the visuals. The Narciso woman is a vulnerable, sensual, grounded creature. The packaging was well chosen, and the prodouct's price fair considered the quality. I wish the Narciso Rodriguez team could find in his heart the strenght to give this back to us. A reformulation should not be so difficoult with all the new well perfoming lilial substitutes. I understand infact that this was discontinued because it had lilial in it and removed from shops for safety reasons. I managed to buy a 50ml for an honest price (67,00 €) together with the Narciso Rodriguez Narciso edt, black cube version with transparent cap. I am even tempted to buy more (I scavengered every reputable italian online shop and found a few). My new bottle is from 2015, I can't quite decide if it is a little turned because the opening is somewhat sour...a sort of hair spray effect, and more earthy. Instead the bottle I had left to macerate for years has a potent floral round smell in the opening, never smelled something so beautiful, and the musk multiplied its hot effect!!! The liquid a vivid pink. I am leaving my new bottle alone to do the same. This is not comparable too much to his flankers other then the black cube Narciso edt...Narciso Poudree, very beautiful in iteself, is less woody, more tonka sweet, a powder bomb, the florals in it are another thing, so very different. The dna they share is through the body of musk (which I read was a mix of different musks materials united to recreate the egyptian black musk dear to Msr. Narciso Rodriguez). The same consideration can be made about Narciso Rouge edp, very make-upy, another love of mine. The one more close to it is the Narciso Rouge edt (the one with red cube pack and transparent cap), since it has the same musk and woodiness/earthiness but still...the florals/muguet in it give a different vibe. Narciso Neroli and Neroli Ambree start to deviate even further, with a more seasoned base; the new Narciso Cristal is not even a flanker anymore. For even more references in the Rodriguez line, all the Narciso For Her line I find very different, they don't even share the same type of musk, there it is a little more dirty. At the same time I must say that the house of Narciso Rodriguez has a very distinct identity and personality, dna is surely shared between all his offerings. You could blind smell all of them and you would know they are Narciso Rodriguez. I feel it is worthy of respect when a house manages to do that without being redundant. If I can finish this long review with a word of advice then I would suggest to everyone to give a chance to their men perfumes too; most of them are unisex and incredible, smell just like an androgynous angel! There is an aura of unattainable elegance and refinement about them, and many share the same clean yet carnal musk.

Narciso white cube is one of my favourite ever scents, I'm heartbroken it got discontinued. I understand why but I so hope they decide to reformulate it in line with modern regulations, it really is a masterpiece of perfumery. I think if you like it, you will love it, but I can see that it can be difficult to love in the beginning because of it's sharpness. It's worth the effort to learn to love it though. Everything about it is perfection, the gardenia and rose are very delicate but creamy and sharp. The gardenia is earthy and green, the white rose is light and delicate. The musk is absolutely beautiful, very sensual, deep, sexy and skin like. The vetiver and cedar add a glorious depth and warmth to the sharpness. The dry down is very lotiony and when I shower at night before bed, it is still there after 10+ hours, and the steam from the shower releases the most sensual lotiony, warm skin like musk ever, I LOVE it. It's one of those fragrances that makes my eyes roll into the back of my head when I smell it! I only get the white rose note in the inside of my elbow, not really anywhere else. I assume this is because the skin there is more protected from evaporation and has less air exposure. I think the cedar notes come from Iso E Super, I pick this up in the woodiness and if I layer Molecule 01 with this, it doesn't change the perfume in any way, it only boosts it - so I think it must have this within the composition already. When I layer with other scents I usually pick up on subtle changes but not here. The musk in Narciso does a very good job at being on the cusp of "dirty", it's just on the edge of that it is clean or is it dirty? I think it smells like warm, sensual and sexy skin, wearing a delicate and expensive floral lotion. Narciso smells expensive and well made. Every part of it is intentional. This isn't sweet, it's mostly sharp, creamy and woody but as it dries down it gets slightly softer , lotiony and almost sweet, but not quite! Narciso has incredible longevity but does drop to a skin scent for me after a few hours. Longevity is excellent but definitely doesn't project that much on me. I often get compliments on this perfume from people close to me. I've never smelled it on anyone else that I am aware of. The opening of Poudree is very similar to this but it's much warmer and sweeter in its heart and base. It reminds me a lot of a very floral musky Hypnotic Poison in its dry down. They are not similar really during wear apart from a resemblance in their openings. I find this very different to the Rouge EDP and EDT, they are makeuppy powdery scents.

I truly have a love/hate relationship with this fragrance. Possibly because I attempted to wear it in the summer heat one year, and it just made me feel so nauseous - this scent is way too heavy for warm weather. The first time I ever smelled it, I sprayed it on my wrist at Sephora in the dead middle of winter. After leaving the store and walking around downtown in the cool, dry air, I couldn't stop myself from sniffing my wrist every thirty seconds, craving more and more of this musky, white floral scent. After telling myself time and time again that I really do not need another full-size bottle of perfume, I ended up buying the gift set online, which came with shower gel, body lotion and a 90ml bottle. Back in 2017, I used this nearly every day from January to May, which is around the time I met my boyfriend, so this scent definitely brings up some good memories of our early days. It was June of that year that I mistakenly, stupidly, wore it when it was hot and humid out, and from then on I could barely get a whiff of it without getting a headache, for the past 4 years. Fast forward to today, when I decided to give her another try, as it's a cold, rainy day and I'm stuck in bed with gastro, can't get any sicker so might as well give her another try! She meant so much to me! Lo and behold, she has found her way back into my current rotation. This fragrance is mostly linear to me, there is nothing too complex about it, but sometimes simplicity can be a great thing. Upon first spray, I do get the perfect blend of gardenia and rose. There's a cloud of powder enveloping them too. They continue to linger in the background as musk and cedar come into play moments later, and I feel as though I'm in a dense forest with those flowers at my feet. I just close my eyes and drift into a creamy, woody paradise. The powder stays for the whole show. One spray is all you need for this one to last all day. Any more than 2 sprays could be headache inducing. It's a good everyday perfume, suitable for the office if you spray lightly. The sillage is impeccable; I've gotten compliments on it from people standing 12 ft away. So disappointed to find out this has been discontinued, because it seems to be so popular. I'll be using it sparingly, and can't wait to try other Narciso perfumes.

This is my second review here and just as important as the first one😄. I was a little bit nostalgic lately, this was my signature from the first time it came out till it was discontinued and disappeared totally from the shelves in my country. You can imagine the heartbreak I went through.. Although meanwhile I found my new signature and I am totally happy with that, I wanted to have this again, so I ordered The Verset version, thanks to @Thesmellofmynose review below. I had the Nicolas white from Yodeyma in the past but I decluttered it, because I felt it to be too synthetic and harsh and I had the real thing back then so I didn't needed it. If you want the Narciso, but it is not available for you (I think you still can purchase it in the US), you can safely order Vivian by Verset!! As someone who used up around 50 bottles of the white cube, I can tell you that the Verset version is fantastic. It projects and lasts very well. Very very close to the original, 95%. The first spray was different, but as it develops on my skin, I cannot really tell apart. Maybe a tiny little less creamy. I don't feel the need anymore to start a petition to bring back the Narciso. And also wanted to leave this comment, so more people get to know about a fantastic substitute and hopefully it will stay on the market. Update - I have found a sample of this during moving and got very excited, because now I can compare it to the dupe🥳. So here is my comparison: Initial spray is a bit different, Vivian seems to be a bit harsher, but this harshness fades quickly. Narciso has this balsamic, milky creamy undertone from the early dry down, from the first hour or so. The Verset version gets to this stage only after 3-4 hours. While waiting for the Verset's dry down, I could tell them apart, Vivian was fresher, more powdery, and the rosy aspect came forward a little bit more. I thought that this will be the main difference, but no, just Vivian dries down much slower. While Narciso disappeared from my skin after 5 hours, Vivan stayed for 8, until I had a shower, but she was still present quite strongly. I have to say I was very surprised, because in sum, I found that the Verset version is better quality. Staying power is better and a bit stronger. Hope they don't reformulate.

🗣Narciso Edp By Narciso Rodrigue: (Square White Cube) The Perfume That Started It All, And Launched Many!! For Me, Like Many Other's On Here, This Simply Is The "BEST"!! Of The Best Narciso Rodrigue Square Cube Line!! It's Absolutely Pure, Clean, Sexiness In A Bottle, And Yet Is Professional And No-Nonsense/Straight To The Point At The Same Time!! (Could Actually See An Executive High Powered Business Woman Wearing This Fragrance, Conducting A Meeting In A Boardroom) And Taking No Crap From Anyone, Trying To Undermine Her Ultimate Authority!! And Yet When She Leaves That Environment, She Oooozes Non-Stop Sex Appeal, In A Head Turning Way!! For This Fragrance Deffo Is The Best Of Both Worlds, And Nearly Could Be Wore At Anytime, And In Any Situation No Problem!! It causes people to very much sit up and pay full attention to you, And Yet Manages To Bring You The Most Beautiful And Wonderful Compliments Ever!! It Smells Of Pure Undiluted Class And Sophistication, And Leaves The Most Beautiful Trail Behind You, Everywhere You Go Causing People To Ask Suddenly "What Is That Gorgeous Fresh Aroma Im Smelling"!! It's So Beautifully Blended, And Each Note Compliments The Other That Follows!! And Unfortunately This Great Lady Seem's To Have Now Been Sadly "Discontinued" By Narciso Rodrigue!! A Very Bad Mistake In My Opinion!! I Find It Perfectly Unisex, And Deffo Any Man Could Carry This One Off No Problem At All!! And As It Wear's On My Skin It Deffo Reminds Me Of "Dior's Midnight Poison" (Although Not As Screechy) Another Great Fragrance" Sadly Lost And Gone Forever!! And Although Not Listed, I Can Deffo Smell Patchouli In The Drydown Of This!! A Simple White Floral, (Gardenia) Soft White Rose, In A Creamy Powdery Musk/Woody Base Of Cedar, That Is So Never Out Of Place!! I've Never Owned A Perfume That Draws SOoooooo Many Compliments, And Literally Is A No Brainer, To Reach For And Basically Can Be Wore At Anytime And With Any Outfit!! Work's Well Daytime Hour's, And Yet Is Perfect For A Night Out/Going For A Classy Meal!! An All Round Yearly Winner From Start To Finish!! And So Sad If It Has Been Stupidly Discontinued!!

There is this one person you always run into when you visit the park. You smile at them every time you cross paths, and you decide maybe the next time I see them, I'll just say "hi" and see if we connect. But as time passes, you keep procrastinating and the next time you visit the park, you don't see them. You wait for your next visit to see them and wait for them to show up, but no luck. You indirectly ask other people who know them, and they tell you what you already know. You get on the internet and start looking up their name, and you look for them but this other person looking like them shows up. Now you are confused. What if it is the wrong person? And then one fine day, while looking them up, they show up in your searches and you go get them! This was exactly how I could snag one of the last bottles. I always smelled this and Poudree in the fragrance aisle and was always torn between the two because I'd smell both one after the other and they smelled almost identical. So I never really made a decision. When I read this was being discontinued, I sought it out in various stores and finally found one! I regret not getting this one sooner. This is such a subtle, soft, clean, comforting woody musk with a dash of rose and prominent gardenia notes. This is very powdery. Overspraying this has given me a headache; I keep it to four sprays. This fragrance is reminiscent of a love letter composed by musk to rose, of wearing a fluffy soft jacket on a wintry morning. This both is a ten-word text message expressing love and a 700-page book glorifying your beloved. I will cherish this fragrance till it's last spray.

I don’t find the opening to be sharp per-sé, it’s just a bit different; dare I say a little strange—but in the best way. The florals feel dessert like, almost as if they’ve been crystallised or perhaps worked into a Turkish delight... but never, ever overly done. Just a gentle caress of something sweet, perhaps there’s a little amber in here but not listed? Maybe it’s just how the musc and florals coexist on my skin? I don’t know but what I DO know is I that I thoroughly enjoy this perfect piece of perfumery. Unconventionally intoxicating, captivating and addictive, subtle yet powerful. A delectable dry down which I’m totally, totally here for—and it is so persistent. Bold and sophisticated florals that don’t rear too “mature”, captured beautifully by Aurélien Guichard who happens to be one of my favourites to construct a gardenia accord, the signature powdery, fluffy, clean NR musc, it isn't a laundry musc in here... isn’t funky by any means but it is what I would say “cute cuddly” animalic—finishing with whispers of lactonic, marshmallowy, confectionary sweetness almost like condensed milk but think of it in powder form however, it doesn’t verge into gourmand. I hope I’ve been able to describe this fragrance and it’s overall mood, texture, feeling and scent—to me. I’m so sorry that it’s discontinued. Narciso Rodriguez bring back this treasure. I will personally buy 10 bottles in one go. Like lying on a bed of delicate gardenia flowers and white rose petals, nuzzling a fluffy white kitten with a silky, milky, twinkling vanilla marshmallow dusting on its fur. Like the breath of an angel.

Ooooh, I totally get it now. The reviews. They make sense! I got a roller of this and have given it a couple hours and here's what it is to me. This reminds me of that really beautiful girl with no makeup, she's effortlessly and simply pretty without trying, she's wearing all neutral colors, and she's sipping a latte outside of the bookstore in a hip town with an arts district. This scent is cozy, neutral, beige in color, and soft like a hug. This is for laid back days, not a little black dress. Also, this is best smelled in "whiffs", don't stick your nose right to the skin, it's a little too much cedar that way. But from a cloud...it's glorious! Now! It also leans masculine and sexy! I could see a man wearing this easily! He's extremely handsome and likes to give big bear hugs, he's kinda the lumber jack (lumbersnack!) type, wearing flannel and has a big thick beard. He likes Asheville NC and hikes the mountain trails, you'd never see him as a city slicker. And did I say he's hot AF? Overall, very sexy, very comforting scent! For adults 30+ I'd say. Don't blind buy a big bottle. Sample or travel sized first! I'm interested in the Poudree version as well, I've read it's more feminine. Just ordered 2 samples! I'll post a comparison after arrival! Update: I like this one waaaay better than the Poudree. That one reminds me of the perfume my great grandmother used to wear! It reminds me 100% of her! But for me I don't want that scent. The original is for me!

Why in the world would they discontinue this beautiful, unique fragrance? I grabbed a back up bottle as well as a purse sized bottle once I heard the use a few years ago, and even then, it wasn't easy to find. I know that perfumes come and perfumes go all the time, especially when a new line spawns many flankers, but in my experience, it's usually the flankers that come and go, not the OG, which is basically the blueprint for the rest of the line, even though the new scents can smell completely different. I am guessing that Narciso Rodriguez is part of one of the large conglomerates, and they make their decisions based on profitability, not quality, but this was a popular fragrance. It doesn't make sense to me. I've owned a few flankers, but the only one that comes close to my love for this beauty is Poudreè. As the name indicates, it is more powdery that Narciso, and while I like it, I am not in love with it. There is something magical about this on my skin. I am not the biggest fan of woody fragrances, and I don't detect the gardenia that I love so much separately, but the balance is so wonderful that I feel like I am smelling something greater than the sum of it's parts. I may be in the minority, but I consider it to be a masterpiece of designer perfumery. So again, I would love to know the reason why this was discontinued. If anyone has the tea, please drop me a message.

I am so happy to have added this in my collection! I am a huge fan of Narciso for Her (OG) and their signature musk in general. I only recently came around to liking Gardenia in the past few years. I read about this being d/cd and debated buying it ...finally pulling the trigger on a good deal. I am beyond glad that I did. This is the softest creamy gardenia with the NR musk base mixed with beautiful grounding wood notes. It starts off a little sharp, but that fades fairly quickly and all the notes combine to create this blanket of soft, comforting, hazy goodness (gardenia and musk take the lead for me). It feels akin to being covered in a thick luxury cream. The gardenia is so soft and accented beautifully by the delicate rose (which is barely perceptible unless you are looking for it). Again the cedar can read a bit sharp initially, but once it drys down it gives this perfume needed structure. There is something that brings a touch of sweetness that *almost* reads like vanilla ...but it’s not. If you think this sounds like something you would like, I urge you to buy a bottle before the prices skyrocket. I do not regret it for a second. Great perfume for everyday wear ...feminine soft and creamy florals with a touch of sexy from the addicting NR musk and a powdered wood base. Stunning! (Even the bottle is gorgeous!)

I got a sample last spring, wore it once or twice and gave the sample away. Meh. Then I oddly "missed" it and bought a 50ml sealed bottle on eBay (really incredible find.. cheap!) and sprayed it on and thought .. "I'm never going to wear this"... Even though I liked it, I just thought.. meh. Over the last year I have caught myself sniffing the atomizer and sometimes wearing it to bed... It's really fluffy and cozy.. I DO like it... And although there's gardenia, there's enough vetiver and cedar in it for a guy to pull this off... I wore it to work just today and when I got home around 5 I hugged my hubby and he says "mmm! Did you just spray something on? It smells nice.. kinda woody!" And I was stunned... I had sprayed (NOT doused) myself NINE HOURS EARLIER... And when I sniffed my wrist, I could actually very obviously smell it as well... Pretty impressive.. In all honesty I like this fragrance.... I don't think anything I own remotely resembles this, and I own a LOT... Take a big glass of almond milk and stir in cedar sawdust to make a thick paste and stick one white rose (with a prominent stem) into the paste. That's kind of what this smells like... Minimalistic but with enough density to fill a space.... The (GORGEOUS) packaging matches the scent... This really is a special perfume... I'm glad I have it.

Welcome to Musk paradise! Today is the first day of 2023 and it is my SOTD. I bought it last year on Christmas and only opened it today. Since I hear this is discontinued, I am happy that I got a good price for it on a 90 ml bottle. I have to say that this scent is simple and complex in the same vein. It has a luxurious lotion vibe but, I don't mind it. I needed an all occasion scent that would be a no brainer and this fits the bill completely. Well blended and ethereal smelling, I can see everyone loving it. Soft, sensual, creamy, it's the scent of a lady. It was a successful blind buy for me. I did have to reapply every four hours. I am not sure whether my bottle is reformulated though. All in all, I am happy about having started my fragrance journey for 2023 with this scent. EDIT [1st September '23]: Just a tiny update on the longevity. Now that I have been using my bottle on and off for a good 8 months, I am beginning to get 24 hour longevity with a good number of sprays albeit it being a skin scent for the second half of that time with occasional whiffs here and there. Probably because I let my bottle sit in the dark for a while. :)

2nd review. Another 180 turn.. I've always liked this on others, but found it too overpowering to wear myself. It was so strong, it felt like it followed me around the whole day. With such a strong projection, I wondered what would happen if I'd wear it for several days. I've gone noseblind to strong perfumes before, so let's see. First day, one spray - too strong and dusty central. Second day - still too strong and dusty. 3rd day ok. Probably on the 4th day we clicked: It became a clean, white, fluffy cloud of soft gardenia. This was kind of like a "celebrity crush" - beautiful at a distance, but up close it was just too much and didn't quite live up to the expectations. But when we really got to know each other, I fell in love ...after all. It feels clean withouht being fresh. A great comfort scent, long lasting too. The drydown is fantastic, soft and creamy. Now that I've gotten used to it, I suddenly have to take care not to overspray,.. who would have thought? I've been wearing this scent non stop lately and will appreciate my little white cube to the last drop. - The end.

I agree with every word that "supersaiyan" says about this, Poudree and Rouge, as well as For Her Pure Musc. Rouge is my signature: so soft, warm and lovely. But this original white cube would share that signature space for me, if only I was not so afraid to spend the last few drops!! I really love it so much... and, the black cube (edt) is equally wonderful - and of course they discontinued that one too..! I do not understand these people. The newer cubes are just meh, meh. And I also agree on the fact that Poudree caught my attention very much at first, but since I have come to the conclusion, that compared to the other lovely ones, Poudree seems to be a little too sweet and strong. For a powdery variant, I by far prefer Rouge! It is so special. I also love the For Her Musc Noir, very very much. Not Musc Noir Rose: to me, that one is more generic in comparison. All of these fantastic fracrances always give me tons of compliments! So please please, Narciso Rodriguez ; BRING BACK the white cube, and the black - which is similar, but a tiny bit lighter and more crisp! 💖💖💖💖💖

It has taken me a year but I have fallen fully in love with this fragrance. At first I thought it was a bit too synthetic or screechy. Then I realized that was just the first 5 seconds. Then I thought it would smell musty on me kind of like a cross between laundry done in an ancient machine and the steamy smell of the room. But I realized that is a beautiful musk. Far from being fusty or “old” (and who cares?), this is a classical fragrance that develops and radiates over time without being overly complicated. The result to my nose is a powdery creamy wood, suffused with a gentle but still-delicious gardenia, wrapped in plush clean-yet-dirty musks and a Mimosa-like green powder. White floral, green powder, creamy wood. It’s gorgeous and a technically flawless (to my nose) BIG sculptured yet easy to love, fragrance. Call me crazy, but this could pass as a slightly “fresh” yet dirty fougere-like scent you’d find in a gentleman’s barbershop. Creamy woody-sweet-floral-powder dusting and foaming and cleansing on handsome, genteel-but-not dandified, sweaty men.

I have a 1.5ml sample for exchange, dm me if you’re interested! bring it back, Narciso! My mum had a sample of this since I was little and I remember getting a headache from smelling it the first time on accident. Flash forwards about 7 years later, I decided to give this a second chance and wow! Creamy, musky, powdery dream clouds. I still get nauseous at the opening, probably because of the cedar note, but once that fades it is a gorgeous gorgeous scent. Best powdery perfume on the market imo. Rose plays nicely in the background while musk and gardenia are the main characters. So incredibly smooth and creamy that it's almost edible. Smells like baby powder but still retained enough elegance to be very seductive and serious. She is elegant, she is old money, she wears a fascinator hat. She is also strong as hell, so be mindful. I tried 3 sprays and was embarrassed for the rest of the night because some people within my arm length was choking. Last for days on skin and weeks on clothes, too.

I wore it during the whole spring/summer this year. For the first ever time. I read here almost everyone was against it in the summer, and where I live- Mediterranean climate, is very hot. But it worked so fantastic- sexy, most of all sexy, animalic, creamy, floral are screamy at the beginning but only for few mins, after that creaminess and musc and wood,sweet, very very sweet. Of course- night out. ( Not to work- It gets so hot here , around 40 degrees on regular, that I use NO perfume during the day. Impossible. Makes me throw up. No perfume in this weather.) Compliments from everywhere. Knock out perfume. In summer. Now it's winter, and it's 10 degrees already- it is a different perfume- it stays so much longer in that floral screamy opening and when it goes down it isn't sweet enough for the cold weather. It is cold itself in the cold. Can easily be daily scent but knowing its magic in summer, it is such a waste to use it like that. Will just leave it for the summer.

This is my second review because my first is a gigantic love letter 😂 This is a stunningly perfect blend of creamy earthy gardenia, delicate white rose, heavily sexy musk and sharp cedar. It's perfectly balanced between musk, woods and florals, they are all equal in strength. It's feminine, it's heaven, it's sexy, it's understated, it's classy, it's addictive and it makes my eyes roll. It's your skin but sexier. It's the scent that a man catches on the air and whips his head to see who smells like it. The scent of you when he brings his mouth to your neck. There is no other fragrance like it and I will forever lament it's discontinuation 😭 Longevity 10+ hours, projection great for the first couple of hours and then it's a seductive skin scent, drawing people in. Closest I have found is Bvlgari Patchouli Tentation but it's drier and more powdery, and Verset Vivian but it's not as refined and the musk isn't quite right.

I found a random full bottle of this in a thrift shop. The perfume house wasn't even on my radar. I had been searching for that perfect combination of floral, woodsy, warm and sophisticated to wear as a signature. This is it! I'm sad that it's been discontinued, but I am looking for a backup bottle. The initial spray is way too much for me. It's sharp and overwhelming. It reminds me of a classic Avon perfume my grandmother used to wear. I can't recall the name. Thankfully, this scent calms down quickly and becomes the most comforting powdery floral that is also clean and has a bit of an edge that comes from the cedar and vetiver. I love cedar and vetiver in perfumes but they can read a little bit "barber shop" unless paired with sweet notes. I don't want an overly sweet perfume as my signature. I doubt I'll be able to wear this in the summer. It will likely be way too much. For now, I'm in love.

Poudre is not similar- i used it both equally and I love them so much. The thing is ifu want the musk experience then yes the closest is the Poudre in a way that it is musky and creamy. But this one is a little more formal more elegant more floral more retro more perfumery. Poudre is cozy creamy your skin but better and also elegnt and very much perfumery. White cube is very masculine on me and to my nose if used anytime but in summer. I found one 50ml bottle online to stock up. In the summer it is a pure magic- i believe the biggest number of compliments i received wearing this one. Cold flower- gardenia? And a cold white rose but mixed with the creamy musk. And woodiness oh. Woodiness. There issth sweet tht heats it up just when u think oh I am chilly. You get the expensive lotion creamy clean settled figured out life. And a little bit of arrogance in the opening with that cold gardenia.

This is one of my all time favourite scents. I wore it on my wedding day in Sorrento and to say goodbye to my grandfather as he slipped away in hospital, as I thought he may be able to smell it and remember that happy day. It is a perfume that commands attention - and gives the wearer confidence, strength and grace. It is pure, feminine, comforting, sensual and head turning. It has amazing longevity and sillage. Whenever I wear it, people ask me what is that amazing smell. It is complex, fresh with the white florals in the opening and deeply comforting with the musk and woody notes in the dry down - like snuggling up in a cashmere blanket with a good book on an autumn day. The newer Narcisco scents (Poudrée, Rouge and for her) capture elements of this - but not the whole. This perfume is for making memories, for new beginnings and goodbyes.

Oh wow, this is great. Gave it an educational try-on in a sleepy duty-free, knowing the line has been scarcely stocked and set for potential reformulation/discontinuation. Liked it so much that I bought a FB anyway, impending heartbreak be damned. Narciso smells like an older fragranced designer lipstick I've had (Dior Rouge, unsure if it was literally gardenia scented) with a cool, barely sweet creaminess in the vein of fior di latte gelato or Hokkaido-style milk soft-serve. The cedar notes are so gentle, too. Each note is blurred and blended by musk in a really great way that prevents them from being read as generic. It wears on the stronger side, being slightly powdery and indolic, which some will interpret as either classic or matronly. It's just right to my nose, and on track to be a go-to comfort perfume for quiet cold days.

I cannot believe I’ve fallen hard in love with this perfume, if rumors are true and this gets discontinued I will be very sad, I don’t like buying back ups but I think I may have to make an exception. This is the perfect clean girl (in my case woman) perfume, you know what? This would be a good option for the Coastal Grandma style as well. I’ve been trying a bunch of Niche perfumes lately and some are hits, some are fails but at the end of the day I appreciate simple beautiful perfumes such as this one way more, very classic fragrances that make me feel clean and pretty. Easy reach, not offensive, no need to overspray, 1-2 sprays and you are set for the whole day. I can see why younger people might not enjoy this one, I think this is suitable for someone more mature. Perfect for cold weather, very clean, safe for office.

Not sure what possessed me to purchase this but I did so on a total whim. I've been on a huge tuberose bender. And many tuberose fragrances are combined with jasmine and gardenia. I decided to dip my toes into the gardenia pool. I located a gently used bottle of Narciso by Narciso EDP and snapped up the bottle, blind-purchase. My eyes nearly rolled to the back of my head when I first applied this fragrance. I have not had a reaction like this to a perfume since experiencing Dries Van Noten "Soie Malaquais" several months back. And before that it was probably Frederic Malle "Portrait of a Lady,"...the OLD OLD original formulation and By Kilian "Incense Oud." HOW CAN THIS BE A DISCONTINUED FRAGRANCE? Narciso by Narciso EDP is soft floral, gardenia heaven with musk and gentle woods. I have no other words.

This fragrance is best described as fluffy. It almost smells like “nothing” - I don’t get any notes individually, and I can’t identify what it would smell like. It is a fresh, blank page. It is a field of crisp new-fallen snow. The bottle matches the juice perfectly. It’s not one of those scents like Glossier You or Molecule 01 where it’s a “non-perfume” or “your skin but better” - it simply smells like a blank space. I am not sure if it’s a love or a very strong like, but it’s safe to say it is an easy reach and can be used in basically any situation. Unfortunately as with many amazing scents, it seems to have been caught up in the EU’s great purge of “dangerous” aromachemicals. Let us hope that Narciso Rodriguez is able to figure out a way to recreate this magic using different ingredients.

The Bay here in Canada just received this. It's sooo nice. I bought it on the spot. The elegant creamy cube Flacon sold me. I am a sucker for bottles ! Not to mention the exquisite smell. Narcisso seldom really disappoints. Very pretty, very elegant and musky. It's like a musky rose with gardenia and cedar. very creamy, milky and beautiful. Smells elegant and mature. It has white ceder extract which lingers beautifully with the musk and makes the scent milky and unique, over all i think of 'niche ' fragrances, but really it reminds me of no other. Narciso smells of slightly sweet musky expensive cream, nicely done. Update; hooked again, went to top shelf, try the musk oil to this scent. It's so good on its own and even better combined with Narciso . Narciso = sweet sophistication !!!

I love this fragrance omg it is something different. I love it so much, I'm actually leaving my first review on Fragrantica. I only discovered this frag after it was discontinued, which desperately makes me want a time machine, because this fragrance is honestly something special. The scent is intoxicating, to the point that I will just grab the bottle and give it a smell at least 3 times a day. It's fluffy, powdery, light, woody. Just gorgeous. I got a bottle from a discounter site and a rollerball from Sephora, and the rollerball must be fresher because the scent is more makeup-y and cakey, which is just phenomenal. However, the bottles from the discounter (which are like 7 years+ old) still smell incredible. This is going to be my favourite fragrance for the rest of my life!

A truly beautiful creamy white floral with a warm comforting feel and the slightest tinge of rose. I once tried to grow gardenias and failed, but Narciso is exactly how I'd imagine one hundred gardenias should gloriously smell like. I've received many compliments while wearing Narciso, especially from friends who appreciate good perfumes. I'm on my second bottle of Narciso, and even though I consider this perfume great for all weather types, except maybe during a heatwave, I find I enjoy it the most on a cooler spring day. Sillage and longevity are fantastic on myself, and considering my skin usually makes fragrances disappear quickly, I guess it means it's performance is truly top notch. I've read all reviews that state this is being discontinued? Oh gosh I hope not!

Just Narciso. Pristine and white. Crisp and clean. A lot of people find it creamy and lotion like but to me it’s like a breath of fresh air. I can almost feel my insides cool just a little bit each time I take a whiff. I know there’s Gardenia here along with rose, cedar and vetiver but these are just the background on which the musk can shine. Sparkly almost. I own the black cube - the EDT - and that one’s deeper and richer and I definitely get the woody rose here. But this one? This ethereal scent that envelopes me in a white cloud? I can’t for the life of me make out one note from the other, except for that musk. Wearing it on a grey gloomy day and loving the way it becomes one with my skin. If “my skin but better” was a fragrance, this would be it :)

I really love this one, it’s unique but also extremely simple. On me it smells clean I don’t really get any note over the other, I can’t really explain it. I imagine a pretty girl wearing a white dress in the spring hanging her clean laundry. That’s it: the smell of ~that~ girls laundry; clean, happy, mysterious, creative, alluring. All the things I want to smell like! Honestly, I have tested the other Narciso cubes, and while I can see why other people like them I don’t really love any of them other than this one. I own the For Her EDT, that one is a lot more floral and punchy, this one is more milky smooth, not offensive at all. I also liked Pure Musc, it kind of reminds me of this cube, except this one is a bit more complex and sophisticated imo!

This was my first foray into fragrance that I got at an Ulta after a long stint of browsing Fragrantica for something feminine, floral, and sophisticated. And it was! It is the most pleasant, clean white floral, with soft musk notes. It is white blooms in a clean laboratory environment, a smooth musk that pairs well with notebooks and paperwork. Not too serious or too frivolous for a scientist who enjoys fine things, and a great wear to my various biological conferences. Alas, I'm disappointed to find out in the time that I've moved on to try other fragrances, it has been discontinued. In the back of my mind lingers the thought of the rollerball I had in my medicine cabinet at my parents' house.... perhaps I'll find it again someday.

This perfume reminds me of Exclamation perfume by Coty aswell as both Jovan White musk and Musk Tahara by Swiss Arabian. Both Exclamation and Jovan Musk was one of my signature scent when I was a teen. I was really not into the typical sweet perfume that everybody in my High School such as Victoria Secret and celebrity perfume. I was more into Estee Lauder and Lamcome and Jovan Musk. I did gotten a lot of compliments from my co-workers and my costumers. This is musky creamy and laconic type of creaminess. It is also powdery. Super long lasting and very pure smelling. Great for wedding scent. This replace my Jovan Musk for now even though this bottle is discontinue. This is an expensive dupe for Jovan Musk white. Very lovely.

Owning this fragrance at 27 was taste beyond my age and I’m proud I owned it loved it and made it my signature. I must have come onto Rodrigo after finding out he designed CBKs wedding dress. I tried the perfume and loved it. To think 15 years later CBK style and gorgeous bear skin musks would be my soft spot. Sad sad this was discontinued it was indescribably beautiful - with a profound presence but elegant and unobtrusive at the same time . Many fragrances claim the your skin but better tag, this fragrance not only lives up to it but is the definition of. A wedding scent an office scent a gym scent truly the scent of certain woman that it girl we all know and wherever you’d imagine her to be this perfume fits!

Edit: For those wondering why this was discontinued, it was due to a synthetic Lily of the Valley note (lilial) which was banned in the EU for supposedly being an endocrine disruptor. I use this sparingly and over my clothes. Original Review: A gift from my mother that has grown to become my absolute favorite fragrance. On my skin the gardenia is milky, soft and sensual. The rose is subdued and has depth - it does not smell like your grandmother's bathroom. Decent performance... it's strong but not headache-inducing (a rarity). Something you'd wear before bed with a partner or cozying up with a book. Better than "For Her" (in my opinion). And of course, the thoughtfully designed bottle is always a plus

i was working in a store when this came out and I found the reactions to it were very polarized - people either love it or hate it. it's definitely for women around their forties, though. it makes a statement, but a very classy one. it's creamy and not overbearing, but I understand that it may be too strong for some. it's made for a simple yet classy and powerful woman who doesn't need to fuss to pull attention to herself. i love it and i wish it would still be around when I'm older, because in my twenties, it's too out of place. i still have some samples and wear it on occasion, especially in the winter, and my friends will go "why do you smell like an old lady again?" which is understandable hahah

I have smelled it once when I was younger and love it since then but as a student I couldn’t afford it yet. Now I have enough money to buy it but it’s already discontinued 🥲 luckily I can still find a sample of it. Narciso smells like a cold wood with roses. First it might be powdery but in a few minutes it turns to be musky with rose. Dont know why but when it drys down I kinda smell coco chanel? I love love this. Although it might not be suitable for hot and humid weather but for rainy season and others it would go well. Btw I can see that why some people dont like it. It’s a scent that you’d either hate or love. Especially with that musky tone

Back when it was available y'all were pissing and whining about how masculine it was. 😏 Ok, said part in jest. But I do recall thinking: "no wonder they are discontinuing it, with so many women claiming it's too masculine for them...." I've never found it even remotely masculine and never grasped that. I do know that those of us who love this and are in the know, truly are deeply in THE KNOW and feel love for this very sincerely. It's a shame that this could have given any bizarre impression of being too masculine. Truly wish this was available still. I found all other versions of it too sweet. It's a real shame.

opens with pristine gardenia soap, evolves into an ice-cold, barely sweetened egg milkshake, dries down as immaculate white noise. Narciso Rodriguez created a masterpiece of white and beige, and i mean that in the best possible way. this is soft, fluffy, creamy comfort in a bottle. if you wake up in the night and catch this on your pillow, you will roll over with a smile on your face. didn’t think they could outdo For Her, which i love, but yeah. this is better. musical accompaniment : the solo version of Red Velvet’s “Light Me Up” that Wendy did for her birthday this year /current edp, from winter-spring 2022

I have been wearing it quite a lot recently and I just have to write how much I appreciate and love this It has the kind of musk that is addictive, whenever I spray it on myself I am ecstatic. It has depth, mixed with the skin there is sweetness that comes up. Insane, insane, insane. So clean yet so sexual The Poudree is a bit too maternal to me, smells like baby powder but for women But this - elegance with an edge. Woman in a white dress with ear piercings Sometimes I wish I was a man whose girlfriend is wearing this perfume because I want to sniff it on someone This is my love letter to this scent

Too sad, that this is discontinued. It was a solid fragrance. Perfumes of NR are getting too soft lately. This is gone, and they bring a new sheer one, Crystal. Uff. So I lost my interest. Anyways, Narciso white cube: The smell was unique. Really creamy, floral. It has a masculine touch. Somedays I get more woods and masculine feel, somedays more floral like white pearls and satin. It lasts all day. I dont wear fragrances seasonly, but this is one is too heavy in the summer heat. Luca Turin noted Narciso with 5 stars, so is a masterpiece. If you love this, you can try Isabey Gardenia.

@90sbabe, I think you’re right about Butylphenyl Methylpropional, also known as Lilial. The idiots in one of the EU’s multiple regulatory bodies banned it, effective March 2022. Lush has a piece about it on their website. Luckily my 100ml backup bottle of Narciso has it listed. The reformulation will lose something special. As it is now, Narciso smells like an abstract, woody-yet-soft, creamy, radiant musky floral. The gardenia, too, is abstract: less like a heady white flower and more like a fluffy white floral-musky cloud with smoothe cedar dust. Gorgeous!

Woody, powdery, sweet, soft, feminine. I like this one behind NR Rouge (all-time fave!) and Pure Musc, really easily wearable in the fall and winter, even into early spring. A delight to me, not too sweet or floral, but full of clean non-laundry, non-baby-type musk. This is a warm cuddle in a bottle. The Poudree version, which I guess is popular, is a sweeter and more synthetic take on the original NR white cube if you are looking for the differences. The Poudree captures your attention more at first, but becomes cloying, therefore I prefer the original NR!

I tested this in store with a dead nose years ago (don’t try to smell every single fragrance in multiple department stores in one day lol) I couldn’t appreciate it at the time, after learning it was being discontinued I decided to buy a bottle just incase I was wrong— and boy was I! It’s such a cozy musk! I’m upset I didn’t get a bottle sooner. I now spend my days hunting down and sometimes paying exorbitant prices for beautiful discontinued fragrances because I don’t like a lot of the new stuff being produced. This needs to be brought back asap.

This was (is) my signature since its release. Once I saw the minimalistic bottle, I just knew that's the one. This is the best perfume ever. I have quite hard time to commit to one thing. This one was an exeption. This is love. White, creamy, dreamy, powdery, angelic, sexy, masculine and very feminine at the same time. Perfect blend of musk, woods and vetiver with drop of gardenia. Just impeccable. It creates pure-like feeling of a naked woman lying in the sparkling snow. I cannot wrap my head around why it was discontinued. Such a pity. So sad.

Hands down this is the best perfume I have ever encountered, ever had and ever smelt. I love it so dearly. Since 2014 I went through 8 big flacons and was lucky enough to get 2 back-up bottles, so I could pamper myself with this heavenly liquid from time to time. The combination of musk, VETIVER and CEDAR (such an out of the box move for female perfume), and sweet gardenia creates this fluffy creamy luxurious mist that twines around you. It was such a shame that NR stopped making this ICON! This perfume is my Chanel no. 5. It is so divine <3

It's a pity that the brand had to discontinue this particular piece. Of course, it's very similar to the other Narciso scents, but somehow I enjoyed this soft whiteness the most every early spring. Because its really as clean as the fresh, crisp spring air! It’s long-lasting but not overpowering, exuding a light and ethereal purity without being overly air-freshener-like or synthetic. Gardenia has never been this beautiful, even though I have tried quite a few, including the exclusive editions from Guerlain and Chanel. It's a great pity.

Lots of musks I can't do because the end up too soapy smelling. The gardenia saves this from being too clean/soapy of a musk for me. There is a little bit of that indole in it that sort of dirties this up in a sensual classy way. It's got a soft creamy texture but the scent can be a beast if you over spray and I can see where this would be headache inducing in that way. The base notes are distinctive and slightly sharp, especially if you are sensitive to woody notes or dry herbal notes. Classy and chic.

This fragrance is very much a clean girl fragrance. The scent takes you on a journey, it opens with a floral, musky, earthy scent before drying down into the most lovely musky, clean rose scent, without being too rosey at all. I get complimented when I wear this fragrance. It is very long lasting, lasts all day on me, and leaves a lovely scent trail. I reach for this in the cooler weather and love to wear it. It makes me feel very put together without being a walking floral bomb.

Whenever I wore this, and it was during the summer only, ppl would always approach me and take deep breath to inhale me haha, and they would always say ''wow, what is it?!''. Big reactions, big. Few women told me I smelled like million dollars. Men were on the cloud chasing me. That is all I need from a perfume :D i would not say it is a daily scent, on my skin it is a night out scent. But that one depends on a person, I keep this and try to save what's left for nights out.

I never wanna run out of this perfume. it's sooooo underrated, in my opinion the most Narciso of all Narciso perfumes I've tried. it smells so classy, sharp, crisp, and sweet at the same time. definitely a confident booster. However, it's not for everyone. i have received compliments when i wear it but some people don't like it when they try it on themselves. Oh.. it performs really well good longevity, beast projection in the first few hours.