Romance

I was first given this perfume when I was pregnant and I've worn it daily ever since as my signature scent. My son will be 17 next month, so I know Romance really well! Unfortunately, I finished my last bottle of the original formula (in the pink and silver trimmed box) last year. I was heartbroken when I discovered how much this beautiful fragrance has changed (pink and white trim box)! The original Romance was a beautifully fresh and fruity floral with almost a minty note to my nose. The drydown was the most deliciously sexy and comforting scent that made me instantly relax. I agree with the other positive reviewer notes that describe this fragrance, particularly the person who described it as though a feminine scent and a masculine scent kissed. My selected ratings are for the original fragrance if you are lucky enough to find it. Oh how it has changed! The initial scent on spraying is quite abrasive now, though it mellows very quickly to the top notes I expected. There is no depth at all to the scent now, just a powderiness in the dry down. This perfume used to have much more complexity, intimate to moderate sillage (I tended to use a spray on each arm for office wear) and great longevity. You could smell it on your clothing for days and on your skin the next day. Now the whole perfume practically disappears within a couple of hours, leaving a faint 1 note powderiness that you have to press your nose against the skin and deeply inhale to find. So sad! Time to find a new signature scent.

I forgot about this perfume. Love it! It's unique and slightly unisex. Reminds me of the 90s, big hair, thick eyebrows style pretty. I picture Alicia Silverstone in the "Crazy" video wearing this sent. It's Sexy Cool doc Martin flannel wearing with ripped jeans. But at the same time can picture a wealthy young lady who rides horses equestrian style wearing this too after a rain in a lush formal green garden style setting. So that's the unisex and romance vibe I get. Weird I know, but anyways the unisex part of the perfume gives it the freshness/spiceness although I dont think it's a warm spice to me it's more cool spice. I like fragrance that has a little masculine quality like Chance Green one, (franchie?). Not saying this smells like that though because it doesn't at all. The top notes are super interesting to me as I didn't know what they where. To be honest I don't like the first spray, because it's chemical to me. After it drys down I like it a lot. However one spray and let it settle because it is strong perfume. You will leave a trail and smell it lingering on clothes. It does have some similar note to Pleasures by Estee Lauder and is about the same silage. Im not sure what that is would have to look it up..🤔

I love this perfume. It pairs well with another ginger lotion and ginger perfume I've got. So refreshing and what a great morning scent! It's aromatherapy for me in that combination. I think any scent that doesn't have any outstanding singular scent, is a great one to pair with another which has similar, as a compliment to it. Or grab out the particular notes you want to shine and wear something that is that note forward, if that makes sense. Like, there's rose in here. So grab a perfume that has rose forward notes and combine, see what happens. I'm going to try this with Rosamor next. Or maybe with pure cedar essential oil to pull out the exotic woods. Anyway, I haven't worn this on its own yet as I get antsy to see what pairs I can mix to create my own scent, and the moment I smelled ginger, well.. I had to pull out my gingers. I'll come back and edit this after trying it on its own. Edit: this smells AMAZING combined with Oscar's Rosamor & KAY ALI Citrus/08.. I mean, absolutely magical! I'm also layering with the Rosamor lotion. Wow wow wow!! 🔥

I'm sorry @DebbieAmber, I mean no disrespect, but "that still want to attract people"? Really? I'm pretty sure that being attractive or wanting to be attractive does not have an age limit. You might be surprised but there actually are people out there who have left their 20s behind who still want to attract other people. Just saying :) As for Romance, I think it is a very attractive fragrance on any person with who's chemistry it blossoms. Personally this was my signature when I was 18 and I've never had more complements on any scent as I got for this one, way back when. This is fresh, clean and uplifting. I recently added it back to my collection, but actually haven't worn it much in recent years. To me this is the scent of my youth. Still love it though. This is one of those scents that is appropriate any place, any time. I'm sure I'll start spraying it again soon enough. Kinda looking forward to it now. I bet I'll attract a few with this baby blending with my 30 something year old skin ;)

I adore Romance since the first time I smell it for the first time when my aunt wore it back in early 2000. Later on, my aunt gave her bottle of Romance to me and I do keep it like a precious gem. I also purchase a bottle myself few years ago and it still remain unopen. I still have the bottle that my aunt gave me. I really love how fresh Romance start after I sprayed it and it develop to soft, clean yet powerful enough to stay the whole day on me. The perfume is well named as it really smells full of romance - warm, comforting and attractive. Well, after years of keeping this gem inside my closet, I took it out few days ago and wear it to work. Few days before I was wearing EL Pleasures and I notice Romance smells like Pleasure, especially during the first hour. On the drydown, Romance become soft, warm, fresh and clean while Pleasure remain more on greeny side, smell stronger than Romance. Overall, Romance will stay with me as prefers fresh and clean perfumes. So as EL Pleasures.

I am from 1983. In high school, this scent was the only thing you could smell along the corridors. A thousand years have passed, I have a thousand scents, one better than the other, more sophisticated, complex, refined in research, four-dimensional, whatever. But. But the truth is that if they invented a version of this perfume with the same sillage but with a much more persistent duration I would probably only wear this one, along with my other beloved, which is Poeme. I could say that every time I buy a fresh floral, I am ALWAYS looking deep down for something that outshines Romance. The only scent that has managed to turn my head over the years has been Lust in Paradise, though.... . Romance is Romance. And I don't understand, I've never understood, those who claim that this perfume is girly and drab, ‘perfumy’ but without its own DNA. For me it is unique. I would recognise it among millions.

Oh My I can't believe that it took a free ,25 oz sample for me to fall in love with this dreamy scent, In fact Macy has a 4 piece set on sale so I purchased it since I want it in my collection. It is a very warm inviting scent that is so enticing and alluring to me and my husband. I just love all the floral scents starting with the rose which is my fav, and the touch of lemon making a sweet opening, the lily and white violet are the middle notes that I notice, but it they all make a lovely bouquet of a beautiful long lasting scent. Followed by a sweet dry down. What a long lasting scent with a nice appropriate siilage. it is working great right now in this cooler weather but I feel it would be the perfect year round scent. This is a classy, sexy, just a downright pretty scent for dress up or just to feel prettier. while relaxing !!! This smells and makes me feel adorable.

The opening on this is harsh and quite sharp, and I actually thought this was going to be a failed blind buy, but I was thankfully, very very very very wrong! Romance is what I'd call a modern herbal floral, its fresh, clean and light but the ginger and camomile give it that herbal edge and make it feel more interesting, the rose note isn't heady or cloying, its quite clean smelling akin to a fresh rose scented body wash but without veering into aquatic territory and the citrusy patchouli gives it some extra zest and sparkle, perfect for daily wear, very office friendly and I also think this could work year round and be an excellent easy reach fragrance. Longevity and silage are both good, 7 hours of wear and a moderate silage. This is for me, almost a pefect scent, if I was told I could only wear this for the rest of my life, I would do so with pleasure <3

I've had a romance with Romance for more than 30 years. When I first picked it up in my mid 20's it exemplified the idea of elevated sophistication in my mind, so it was very aspirational. What I found strangely appealing about it was that it smelled like that overall chaotic perfume cloud you meet when you walk into a Nordstrom's cosmetics department, where all of the gazillions of sampled sprays of hundreds of perfumes crashed into each other and created one combined smell. For me, that smell meant luxury. Today, that smell means generically beautiful, but still beautiful. Romance will always be the scent my little sister admired on me and said it reminded her of how elegant I am. My entire wardrobe is still Ralph Lauren. But for now Romance has been put on the back shelf while I spread my wings and explore scents that make me soar.

This was my most loved fragrance from my early 20’s. I’ve always had a bottle since and it will continue to live on in my collection. I get mostly chamomile and ginger (layers really well with lavender or chamomile lotion). It’s truly a timeless fragrance and while not earth shattering, it’s relevant today. The brain bending “smell like cosmic tar” perfumes currently getting all of the hype will be laughable a decade from now, but RL romance will be laughing all the way to the bank... The fact it’s still being made almost 30 years after its release without a break in production should tell you something... It’s perfect for any season, time of day, great longevity. Floral. Beautiful.

Okay, so I don't know where I've been but I never tried Ralph Lauren Romance before. I saw it recently on offer and decided to blind buy it as there were no testers in the store. (Ralph Lauren Woman is one of my favourite perfumes). Wow, I am pleasantly surprised by this. It's floral, fun, flirty and girly but more 20's and over. It has an air of sophistication and nostalgia. It takes me back to when I would smell these "posh" women shopping at the Designer shops. It's gorgeous. It is spring, summer and fall appropriate. Although it's been out for a while it's not dated. It's just well blended and I think worth a try.

My first real fragrance back in 2001. I loved it then, just got a new bottle and I love it still. There is a woody, slightly masculine edge that grounds it and the botanical aspect veers toward herbal, keeping it from being another insipid fruity floral. Got compliments from my husband, which is rare. Edit: Though I don't really believe scent is gendered, this does smell like the idea of a man's and woman's scents mingling after an embrace - truly romantic. I think the note that sticks around the most is the carnation. Mid day, it's that spicy floral that shows up and makes me happiest that I bought this.

Timeless classic. I totally agree with the person who said it was a 'clean girl' fragrance. This is a crip white t shirt, dark denim jeans, hair up, simple diamonds and white gold. I love a clean floral musk. It's less screechy than Valaya and less sweet than Fleur Narcotique. It's just the right level of powdery-ness. Some may say basic, I would say perfectly elegant, not trying too hard. She's a Saturday morning in the Spring when you pop out to buy flowers and grab coffee and croissants to take back home. Mood lifter. Happiness in a bottle.

Found a vintage bottle of Romance on eBay, and it’s already skyrocketed into my all-timers club after first wearing it not even two days ago. It’s fresh and impossibly sensuous—darling florals plucked alongside a soft spiciness from the ginger and citrus. It’s an ideal summer scent: effortlessly balanced, beguiling, and dreamily nostalgic; a beautiful woman in a white linen dress on a cloudless day, smiling at her lover as they walk hand-in-hand, with nowhere to be but right where they are at that glowing moment.

My heart aches when I think about the old formula!! It was truly something out of a dream. I now wear the new formula, but it's just not the same. I think part of that is because I want to re-live that fantasy in some way. It reminds me of an old love story with your first ever love, that mysteriously went away, and for years you longed and waited, but they never returned. Then you meet another, and you eventually settle, but you cant help but think of your first. It's a bittersweet experience for me.

This is one of my favorite fragrances, possibly because it has some nostalgic value to me. Every time I wear this my boyfriend says "ooh you're wearing the fancy stuff". I think this could be worn at any time of the year and any time of the day because the sharpness cuts through the warm and cold air. It can be innocent, or sexy. I would say this has moderate to good longevity and sillage. Not the most unique fragrance in the world but definitely a very good one.

I craved this recently after years of not having it after smelling it on my sister. Purchased it for a good price and am absolutely delighted its back in my collection again. It is an absolutely beautiful fragrance and so well blended. It appears to be much softer in projection than it used to be, but that's ok as I can spray more of it. Don't understand why this is not higher rated on Fragrantica. I just hope this is never discontinued!

Eu absolutamente fiquei presa nos perfumes da final da década de 90 início dos anos 2000. Eu amo Romance, a dois atrás achei para comprar novamente e ele é exatamente como lembrava, perfume delicioso. Apesar de ter é usar perfumes mais adocicados ou gourmet, esse é meu tipo de perfume,só não bate o J'adore, provavelmente perfume que mais gosto até hoje, inclusive o novo J'adore que é muito parecido com o EDP meu queridinho!!!

Clean floral, versatile. I can smell fresh pear, but it is not listed as a note. The camomile comes through clearly. I still wear it, I don’t think it’s dated. It was quite popular in the 2000s, so I didn’t get it on purpose. The last time I smelled it on somebody was 10 years ago, so I went out and bought it. For me, the reformulation didn’t change the very essence of the perfume, it smells as I remember it from decades ago.

This scent feels like a hug from your mom in 1999. The Cranberries are playing, it’s springtime, you just got home from school and are excited to pour some lemonade and look through the new American Girl Doll catalog that arrived with the days mail. Sweet, soft, and sparkling with floral lightness, this perfume is a time capsule for anyone who grew up in the glow of Lisa Frank folders. Sweet 90s nostalgia in a bottle. 🌸🪻🌺🪷🌷🌹