Lovely

Way more interesting than it gets credit for. This is a sweet ambery golden fragrance with a soapy freshness to it. The bottle is classic, but would match the fragrance a little better with a golden gradient towards the bottom. I do love the modern vintage look and feel of the bottle, however. And in that sense, it matches perfectly. This is a modern take on a vintage profile and it’s done exceptionally. Now, to address the loud and overbearing elephants in the room. This fragrance has moved from production to what I like to call “fragrance syndication”. It is a celebrity fragrance that held designer prestige at one point, but is now on cheapie shelves. Expect this to have a formulation that makes sense for its price point, please. Yes, you may get a blast of alcohol in the opening, especially first spray out of the box. Yes, you may experience varied performance, especially when you first receive it. Give it time to blossom. And let’s stop expecting $200 value from a $20 fragrance🫠 With that out of the way, Lovely is well named. The lavender martini in the opening feels posh and relaxed. The patchouli is clean and sweet and brings a richness to this fragrance. The base is grounding, full and fluid...like liquid gold. This is the perfect balance of clean and deep and is signature worthy for the quiet power femme. Compared to Lazy Sunday Morning: trade the dry aldehydes in LSM for sweet amber. Compared to Cleopatra: very similar scents, Lovely takes the cake due to performance and depth... This isn’t even a hard decision. Throw price into the ring too while you’re at it. Compared to the Narcisos: the placement and quantity of patchouli in keeps it lighter, much less suffocating. I find Lovely to be much nicer. In all, 8/10 for day one.

I don't know what happened to my original review. Lovely is a beautiful floral woody musk that I’ve worn for years, and it’s truly one of my all-time favorites. I switch fragrances often depending on my mood or the season, but if I had a signature scent, this would be it. I reach for it frequently, and it works effortlessly for almost any occasion, day or night. At this point, a lot of people associate this fragrance with me, it really feels like my scent. It’s feminine, elegant, sophisticated, and subtly sexy. It leans more mature, making it ideal for someone who appreciates a more refined fragrance rather than sweet youthful fragrances. I wouldn’t imagine this on someone very young. The first time I tried it, I was unsure about the opening, it can feel a bit classic, dated, or too “perfumey". But once it settles, it transforms into a soft, clean, and classy fragrance, revealing how beautiful it really is. You have to give this one time to bloom. The name fits perfectly it’s genuinely lovely. It reminds me of Narciso Rodriguez for Her, especially in the dry-down, though it’s not an exact dupe. It's like a blend of NR For Her EDT (black bottle) and the EDP (pink bottle). On my skin, they develop into a very similar scent, I love them both. I wear this year-round and enjoy layering it underneath vanilla, chocolate, or sandalwood fragrances to add warmth and depth. That extra touch adds richness, making it perfectly adaptable to any season. It’s clean, timeless, and effortlessly classy, sophisticated yet very sexy. It always gets me compliments. This is also very suitable for professional environments. This is a fragrance that makes you feel polished and put together without trying too hard. 9/10 Sillage 7/10 Longevity 7/10

I just tried this on my wrist in Superdrug today whilst shopping with my mother. I have passed this bottle a million times and I assumed it was going to smell like J'Adore by Dior for some reason as it has the same shaped bottle (crazy associative thought I know). Not to say I don't like J'Adore but I just judged a perfume by it's bottle and assumed it to be nothing special as I am usually drawn to niche or unusual fragrances or the classics. Having said that one of my all time favourites is Tommy Girl which is one of the best deceptively simple and clean fragrances going! This was a silly prejudice seeing as I have liked all the SJP fragrances I have tried (I have owned two bottles of NYC and also have Stash). So I absent mindedly put this on and have been sniffing my wrist happily ever since and now looking to buy! A first spritz I got candied fruit or more accurately that unmistakable smell of pear drops from newly applied nail polish. When this started to dry down I could smell a warm and welcoming hug of a perfume, clean and feminine and so comforting to be surrounded by. Funnily enough it does remind me of J'Adore but not as heavy, musky and cloying as J'Adore can be. Another fragrance it reminds me of is Al Haramain Orientica Elegance which was my first review on here! Maybe my quest for unusual perfumes is now drawing to a close and I am now hankering after easy to wear femininely pretty perfumes after all! Edit: quirky interest is added to this very pretty feminine perfume by a 'briney' pickle note which smells a lot like an olive in a Martini cocktail. This same left field note is also found in SJP's Stash though in the latter it is paired with coconut.

Wow, I was not expecting to love Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker as much as I did! After being recommended Lovely and then finding it at Shopper's Drug Mart for 19.99, it felt like a sign that I must try it, and I am beyond thrilled I did! Lovely quickly became my bedtime scent as it creates this "you but better" effect on the skin, much like Glossier's You, but where Glossier can take on a slightly dirty scent on me, Lovely always feels effortless, fresh, clean, and complex, but not overly complex. In the earlier spring, I was travelling and decided to leave my bottle at home, but I missed having it in my evening routine, so I purchased the Lovely Body Mist for around 12 USD; it is alright, but there is something slightly harsh in the initial spray; however, it is magnificent for misting on my pyjamas! Since returning home, I have loved layering Lovely EDP over Bath & Body Works Moonlight Path Body Cream and using the Lovely Body Mist on my pyjamas. No words can explain how comforting the scent experience is as I drift off to sleep! Sadly, I finished my bottle of Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker last night; however, as soon as I finish up a few more bedtime perfumes in my collection, Lovely is at the top of the list to repurchase! If you love scents like Narcisco Rodriguez for Her EDT, Glossier You, or The Body Shop White Musk, I think you will enjoy Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker! Side Note: I also own Born Lovely, and there are some similarities to Lovely, but Born Lovely feels more spring/summer, whereas Lovely might feel more appropriate for autumn/winter.

My signature because it's affordable and yet wonderful quality. I pray Lovely never goes out or is discontinued as I will be quite sad. As a side note, SJP perfumes in GENERAL are all masterfully crafted and well blended delights. Everyone will have different opinions of course but for me I adore SJP fragrances and Lovely is no exception. I see the reviews saying it smells like bug spray and I can't lie, at times it does. This perfume is weird. Sometimes I get a powerful blast of that bug spray feel upon initial sprays. Other times I don't get it. I'm not sure what's going on there but with this perfume you're not spraying it for the initial blast/top notes (At least I'm not). For me I adore the heart and dry down of Lovely. It's one of the cleanest, distinctly-feminine leaning patchouli musks. Masterfully blended and just gorgeous. I spray my clothes with it and do a small spritz on each wrist, sometimes layered with skin musk, egyptian musk or patchouli depending on what I'm feeling and it works with all of them. I'm always told I smell like a cozy mom and I love that. That's me that's what I'm going for. I want to smell like a clean, mature woman that people can hug and feel comfort in and Lovely does just that. I never get told I smell like a bug spray mess. That is probably from overspraying and the initial spritz, trust me, give it a few trial wears and learn to adore the heart notes and dry down and you will come to appreciate Lovely for what it is: an affordable and amazingly crafted gem. Truly lovely! 💗