Love

"Love" turned out to be very aptly named. It does smell like being newly in love...when everything around you seems brighter and more beautiful and when you are unable to subdue that optimism or wipe that giddy smile off your face. It is a full, strong, sweet, tart, and juicy creamy floral, mostly magnolia, with a nice rich base. There is a quality about it (the mimose?) that ALMOST borders being cloying, but is still on the good side of the border. I found it refreshingly different than most of the generic offerings in the last 10 years and is the only other Ralph Lauren other than Safari that I hold in high regards. While the sillage and longevity does not compare to Safari, it is more wearable and does better than most of the watered down so called EDP these days. It might be a little too much or too sweet for some people's taste though. Suits mine just fine, as I like the extra punch. Speaking of punch....this perfume reminds me a little of punch...one that's more of a dark orange color...with floating magnolia petals in the bowl! The best blind buy ever, and I've done more than my fair share. I was never into magnolia scents, though I very much appreciate the tree and the scent of the real flower, and bought it only because I wanted the limited edition EDP gold heart bottle. Boy did I luck out! I did try to purchase more of the gold bottle, as I don't really like the clear bottle, but they were sold out. So I talked myself into thinking that this might be a fragrance that I love at the moment, but will not care for in 10, 20 years, so need not stock up. The 1.7oz size will not last long if I keep reaching for it, but will be enough if it only gets a once a month rotation. So we shall see....

I've loved Love for years. It was my first "expensive" designer perfume. It's been my signature scent, the one I wear most often, for every occasion, always safe and that everyone loves on me. I still get so many compliments. It starts out with a short burst of fresh berry fruit like fresh pears and red currents, smelling to me similar to salmonberries with their leaves damp with dew. Next, the pear ripens, the currents darken, a smooth yellow floral emerges with a soft wood nutmeg scent, and in the background a smoky mossy earthiness. It smells on me so different than on others who've tried mine. It reminds me of picking the salmonberries that grow around the yellow water lily lined pond at my parent's house, after a warm spring rain under mossy old growth maple trees where.

I bought Ralph Love in the 1.7 oz on ebay for $40 and I must say I am so so happy I did. I never smelt it but from the notes I knew I was going to love it! When I recieved it today and sprayed it on my wrist it was love at first whiff!! It's so incredible!! It's a sweet, citrusy, floral, creamy scent that I just absolutely adore!!! It's incredible and it's totally worth the full asking price!! Everyone needs to give it a try!! I know it is sure to be a new classic and I hope it will be around forever!!! It's a must have! So so beautiful!

It is a lovely creamy scent and very romantic. I think the creamy quality comes from the Magnolia...what a lovely scent. It has fair sillage and good longevity. This is one that may be worn in any season. It is perfume PC and will not offend the perfume police because it is very mellow. All in all, this is the most romantic of my RL collection of Notorious, Pure Turquois, Safari, Lauren, and Romance Always Yours. Safari, of course, wins hands down for sillage and longevity.

Oh my God! My husband gave me the EDP of this ($90) today, and it is gorgeous. The top notes are nice, but as it develops it becomes richly complex. I would never have bought a 90 dollar EDP for myself . . . but I'm lucky to have a husband who would!!

Important note: Despite the store links you'll see above, this fragrance profile is NOT for the modern perfume "Ralph Love" in the bright pink bottles (whose apple-cotton-candy scent sounds frankly pretty nasty). It's for a totally different formula; the obsolete 2008 fragrance in the heart-shaped bottles, simply named "Love." This is a fine fragrance; layered and complex, probably not for everyone. It is, as has been noted, very reminiscent of the obsolete Michael Kors gem "Kors," a red wine/red berry/floral/musk scent. In this perfume the gorgeous magnolia takes center stage, blended beautifully with strong musk and spicy sandalwood, and some wonderful red fruit notes that add an addictive, gourmand edge. It means a lot for me to say this because I generally hate fruity perfumes. Despite the notes, this is not at all a fruity perfume. It doesn't surprise me that some folks don't like this: it's composition is very against the modern light, clean, bubble-gum sweet sensibility. Not that "Love" is dirty or heavy - but it is dreamy, hypnotic, and seductive. And sadly, like a dream, it vanishes practically before it's been fully realized. On me it's 30-60 minutes. But they're very beautiful minutes.

Ok. So I would never have named this Love. Unless perhaps it’s Love from grandma’s oven and she’s baked you a cake or some cookies. This is very sweet initially. Like sugary-syrup sweet (after a brief musty period which strangely made me think of Pure Turquoise); now after 90 minutes it’s dried down to a vanilla musk (swear I can still detect the rose). I only used one spray and sillage is good for me. Similar type of scent as La Vie Est Belle- if you like that I think you’d also like this. This is one of those scents I wish I could vote for a rating between Like and Dislike.

This isn't exactly the smell of love for me! It's not that I don't like this fragrance, it's indeed a very complex and well-made one. It's just really really sad, in my opinion. This is why I almost never decide to spray this one on, but I guess I'll wear it more in the fall when it's cold and grey outside. I've also worn it a lot when I was going through a very devastating heartbreak.

This is the ultimate grandma perfume. The only redeeming quality it has is that the bottle is cute.

Ralph Lauren Love... I have to say I expected something else. I expected sweet, cozy, boozy love on the couch. Now I get flirty fresh love-at-first-sight love, on a first day of college. I thought it would be mainly vanilla and amber, but to me the listed flowers come out primarly, while the basenotes truly act as basenotes and remain mostly on the background. From the initial spray the mimosa blasts out and has this almost anice-y quality to it, but it's soon dominated by a clear and watery magnolia. The combination of everything reminds me of a douchegel in perfume-form. It's very likable, non-offensive and wearable all year around. I would say it's sexy in it's own cuteness.

This scent is very sweet on me. I don't get any of the dry qualities that the note pyramid might suggest. The amber in the base is very prominent, but it's not spicy or earthy...more sticky-fruity. I think the ylang and patchouli are doing their part to sweeten the composition as well. There is nectar-like quality to this scent!

Lovely bottle, my bottle doesn't have the amethyst top, it's the regular top with the little rubber spot so that the bottle doesn't tilt. I don't know if the bottle was kept in a place were the juice wouldn't deteriorate or not. The first spray isn't good, it's a blast of cheap smelling perfumes of the era. About an hr later I smelled my arm and it smelled so pretty, the cheap smell was gone and its place was a pretty slightly creamy floral and slight citrusy skin scent. It was pretty, alas it didn't stay long and it disappeared. I don't believe the bottles out there are worth the money they're asking for; maybe the bottle with the amethyst top. The bottle does look lovely on my dresser.

I was in LA recently and went to the Ralph Lauren store on Rodeo drive. I was finally able to smell this beauty. I sprayed it on my wrist (it was in a golden heart bottle though..maybe a different concentration??) Wow! 2 words: rich and deep. At the same time, LOVE seems juicy and fresh. To me, this seems like a fall/winter scent. Love is one you will have to smell for yourself to understand cuz I cant even describe it!

Love is a sweet, powdery, slightly tart, and creamy delicacy. It whispers " I am head over heels in love with you baby" in a throaty, sexy voice that is at once tender and also full of passion. This does not scream at you from a tall building, out the window, kind of roar...but makes it's intentions known quietly , but with no less excitement!

I bought a small tester of this and it does smell good but gave me a terrific 3 day migraine. Not for me.

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