Signature

I tried this today as well as another two RM fragrances. I bought Oxford in the end but this was a serious consideration. I think it's fresh, fruity and has great range but I don't think it's light in any sense. Not sweet. I've washed my hands twice now and Signature still lingers. When do the flowers or citrus give way though? It does get better and better so something is evolving I can't feel the peeling of the layers. There's something too high for me here (I don't mean high as in off as in hung meat) I mean too high in the air. It's then I see the girl on the swing on the bottle, I'm not good with heights and being out of control, get me down or get me a private jet. I see the list above and I'm still convinced I can smell grapefruit. Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune keeps tugging at my memory, how weird. I keep telling myself there's no grapefruit. I'm going to revisit this in the Summer and see if I can conquer my fear of heights, I don't think this one is for short days and long nights but I have plenty of other candidates that are, Spring and Summer are much harder to cater for.

Wow. This one did not disappoint! I've purchased a sample of this scent as I wanted to try Ruth Mastenbroek's creations and based on the description here it seemed to be up my street. It is a very chypre-esque lily. The lily here is very vibrant, thick and fragrant. I like the pineapple aspect here it plays very well and does add a bit of sparkle to the composition. I didn't get any blackcurant, although I do get some sort of almost tropical vibes here (perhaps it is mandarin). I guess it can be headache inducing if you overspray, but you know, it will probably worth it. Definately unisex. Overall this perfume is blended really well. I've enjoed wearing it and who knows, might even get a bottle

sorry this is less a review than question - has anyone tried the original when it was just called Ruth Mastenbroek, and this new version, and can report if there have been any changes, reformulations, alterations, you know? Love love love the original (must add a review unless I did on another page) but I am not obviously worried has it been changed in any way? Thanks for any input, PM me if not want to clog this reviews page thanks

This is beautifully blended. Don't be put off by the amount of fruity notes- it's not at all sickly or sweet- just a beautiful floral chypre.

Do you know those rare days when for whatever reason you leave the house so early that all your neighbours are still asleep, no cars are on the roads, everything is peacefully quiet and the air is still fresh and pure? Well, it was one of those days when I first tried Signature, and I couldn’t have wished for a better companion on that morning. The key characteristics of Signature have already been pointed out by my fellow fragranticans: BettyNoir summed it up nicely “Don't be put off by the amount of fruity notes- it's not at all sickly or sweet- just a beautiful floral chypre”. This description is spot on. If you’re looking for something fruity you will be disappointed by this scent. And EnergeticCrab too found a very nice way to describe this scent “It's not matronly enough to be a grandmother scent, but it's also fresh enough to be masculine”. The first few days I was wearing this I was going back and forth in my mind trying to link it to the right target group. On the one hand it’s got something grown up and feminine going on, on the other hand I’m getting these clean waves one can only describe as beautifully balanced unisex. This fragrance has not been put together in 5 minutes and it shows! This is high quality at an affordable price, so glad I found it! Edit- I'm revisiting this 2 years after I posted my above review and I'm still amazed how Ruth managed to create this beauty. Yes, the fruity notes are shown on the top of our votes, but nevertheless, Signature is everything but 'fruit-forward', it's a very special blend.