Tender Romance

Tender Romance is a truly gorgeous, sweet, cozy, warm, feminine, sensual, enchanting, whimsical, and romantic fragrance! Very well blended and beautifully done! I get mostly sweet and juicy sugary pear with warm and cozy amber, benzoin, and cashmere wood. There’s a touch of florals and musk, but this is so well blended that it’s difficult to pick out individual notes. I absolutely adore it though, it’s such a stunning and unique fragrance. I fell head over heels for this when it first came out. It was love at first sniff! This was my signature fragrance for a couple of years, and under different circumstances it likely still would be. I do have a story that goes with this one though. Before I get into the story I wanted to suggest some fragrances that you might like if you love Tender Romance. I searched like crazy for something similar to it for quite some time. They’re definitely not dupes, but I feel a similarity with these ones... Ralph Lauren Beyond Romance, Marc Jacobs Daisy Love Eau So Sweet, and Marc Jacobs Daisy Love. A few others that are worth checking out are Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy, Jessica Simpson Fancy, B&BW Almond Blossom, and B&BW Fresh Vanilla Blossoms So, I still have 2 bottles of this stunning fragrance, but it’s very difficult for me to bring myself to try and wear it again. I never fell out of love with the fragrance itself and I’ve really debated back and forth if maybe I can actually start wearing it again. Like I said, I fell in love with this as soon as it came out. My wonderful fiancé bought it for me as a birthday gift. I wore it every single day and thoroughly enjoyed it. Unfortunately, in September of 2018 my fiancé passed away. I was beyond devastated. I continued to wear Tender Romance for a few months. As I tried to move on with my life I thought maybe finding a new fragrance would help since he had given me Tender Romance and I always related that scent with him. Now that it’s been over 5 years and I still love that scent I’ve been wondering if maybe it’s worth trying to wear again occasionally. I’m honestly not sure how I feel about the whole thing. I know I’ll always miss him, but time changes the sharpness of pain. I guess I’m worried that I’ll feel like I’m going backwards or just asking for more heartache if I try wearing it again. The closest I have come is taking off the cap and smelling the perfume. That’s gotten easier to do over the years considering I wouldn’t even go near it for at least a year after I stopped wearing it. I guess one day I’ll finally decide if I’ll ever wear it again or not. Either way it really is one of the most absolutely gorgeous fragrances I have ever smelled and I really can’t understand why it was discontinued.

I previously reviewed this, but wanted to add an updated one... Gorgeous, sweet, warm, fruity, woody, musky, floral, feminine, romantic, sensual, seductive, charming, whimsical, dreamy, enchanting, chic, luxe, luminous, tempting, addictive, alluring, intriguing, inviting, cozy, comforting On me this opens with a burst of syrupy sweet pear, warm spicy ginger, and bright bergamot, and as it starts drying down the heart of white florals softly joins in. Once it’s dried down the cozy benzoin, sensual cashmere wood, and powdery musk that are intertwined throughout become more prominent, and add a lovely warmth and depth. The notes that are the most prominent on me are the pear, ginger, benzoin, and cashmere wood. Also, the pear is very sweet, think of it sprinkled with brown sugar. Overall, this is such an absolutely stunning fragrance! This has been a long time love of mine, and was actually my signature fragrance for a few years. I stopped wearing it after my fiancé passed away because it was originally a gift from him (that he knew I wanted), so it was just too painful for quite some time. However, I have recently started wearing it again occasionally, and I still absolutely adore it. It obviously carries some bittersweet nostalgia for me, but it’s nice to know that I can enjoy it again at times now. Unfortunately, this has been discontinued for several years now, and if you do happen to find it it’s usually rather expensive. It’s also a rather unique scent, and I don’t know of anything that’s just like it. That’s super disappointing for me, but at least I still have 2 unopened bottles of it, although my current bottle is almost empty. Anyway, I had previously looked into similar fragrances after losing my fiancé because I wanted something close to it, but not the same. Here’s a few options that you might want to check out, Ralph Lauren Beyond Romance, Marc Jacobs Daisy Love Eau So Sweet, Marc Jacobs Daisy Love, Jessica Simpson Fancy

I came here to say how much I hate this perfume.. how sickeningly sweet it is and how you'd have to LOVE cheaply made sweet gourmands to appreciate this. Then before writing this, I read some of your reviews. Then saw people said Yes I am smells like it.. well, as this was a tester and I couldn't see myself spraying more just yet, I waited a bit before going to find my bottle of Yes I am to see... well, by now I'm loving Tender Romance, wth just happened? I went to Reddit. That's what. Now I'm grieving cause this is discontinued and Yes I am, though it smells similar, is not nearly as lovely nor as well blended. Not nearly as dream-like. Yes I am smells a little like plastic or something. That Cacheral thing that Amour Amour has. I can't describe it. Anyway, Tender Romance does not have it, it has its own thing, some soft something or other and fades into something magical, taking my mind and heart into some other fantasy dimension where anything, including true love is possible and dreams do come true. (I'm single and happy to be, but slightly jaded by life btw, for some context). So there... let this be a lesson to us, or at least me in the future - GIVE IT TIME. Give it patience... and read what others have to say BEFORE setting in stone my distaste, because I have been mistaken and will be again, I'm sure. I wish for a full bottle of this. One that never empties. Le sigh Edit to add: this has given me a new appreciation for Yes I am, because prior to this I did not like it much. It was a blind buy and I felt aside from the cool bottle, the perfume was just meh. I'd put it away because summer did it no justice at all and took it out recently to try in winter, though I still found myself not enjoying it much. I'll not give up on it, though it's no Tender Romance..

Found this on my mom’s dresser today while wishing her a happy mother’s day and took it on my way out before I knew that it was discontinued (she won’t care.) The bottle’s still full to the brim so I doubt she’s sprayed it more than once or twice in the years that she’s had it. The juice is a deep amber brown color which I imagine may make it a tad more resinous or caramelized than when it was produced. But what sweet, delectable juice it is. First sniff impression is pear, brown sugar, and ginger. The floral notes are easier to catch wafting in a breeze than sniffing up close where its just an amber sugar bomb. The something is coming off a bit paper or plasticky or maybe even waxy, maybe due to age or maybe its a note I’m less family with. Magnolia or white ginger blossom. I’m sure my mom’s had this set for over 5 years now so I’ll have to get good use out of it this spring and summer before it goes off. Great juice though, sort of a happy mix of I Don’t Need A Prince (OG formula) by Killian and Radiant Nectar by Clean. Bright, fresh, crisp, warm, sugary, deep.

This is a very hard perfume to review because It is not very unique. Actually My daughter has baby products that mimic this scent. So its a pretty scent but I really do not think you will miss much. When you spray this you get a huge sweet potent cloud hovering over you for a few seconds. Then pooofff its gone. The scent is pleasant but not something I should have spent my hard earned cash on. I did not get what I thought I would get. Regardless my 3 year old loves it. It is playful, bubblegum, fluffy, and immature. It certainly does disappear as soon as it settles. EDIT: Wearing these masks day in and out must be affecting my sense of smell. So one evening before going out to dinner I decided to spray myself with this tiny tot.... and wow, was I wrong. Yes its playful but not that childish way I described above. It is sexy and somewhat comforting. I don't find it to be cotton candy sweet but rather, sophisticated sweet. Its inviting , sensual and definitely a must if you are still in the dating scene.