For Her, by Narciso Rodriguez was quite a hype and claimed its popularity overnight, as a commercial perfume, it does have a bit niche feel in it to start with (or maybe it’s just because that unfortunately most of the other hoses have been mainly producing floral fruity shampoo type of scents since 2000). Despite the criticism from some about the lasting power of Narciso Rodriguez’s fragrances, I find this Narciso Rodriguez’s scents rather collectable and wearable on the right person.
The following are some of my reviews:
The following are some of my reviews:
- For Her EDP by Narciso Rodriguez
For Her EDP starts really lovely, muted/mud-infused-rose-y. It is quite musky in the warm, slightly ‘dirty’ (patchouli-hinted) earthy way which gives the perfume a rather laid-back, Sunday afternoon in a Victorian garden type of vibe.
As the perfume develops, the mid phase is just like an extension of the top, while the rose gets more floral-sweet (with an every-now-and-then chypre-y peach nuance) and blended much more with the musk/patchouli and a bit woody undertone and gives a peculiar silky yet fuzzy feel. The dry down is somehow the best part of this perfume to me, it’s much laid back, well blended and somehow like a slightly peach-and-rose-scented cashmere.
For those who likes Cabaret by Gres, for Her EDP would be the darker, heavier version of Cabaret; for those who likes Idylle by Guerlain, for Her EDP is like a much smoother and well-balanced, non-headache-inducing (to me, at least) version of Idylle; for those who likes Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker, For Her is a more peach-y and smoother version of Lovely. Despite the resemblance of these fragrances, I find For Her EDP is rather well-done and personally I would suggest people who are tossing between For Her/Idylle or For Her/Lovely, to invest in a bottle of for Her EDP.
- For Her EDT by Narciso ROdriguez
However, as soon as I start to smell the scent, it is beautiful. It’s like elegant rose-themed floral scent, which smells of fruity (peach-y/apricot-y-infuesed) rose and dry down slightly powderier.
As the scent develops, I can detect a bit jasmine-y white floral notes every now and then, which somewhat plays a duet with the rose and makes the rose much softer and delicate while allows the jasmine itself stand out as the slightly sharper and more powerful type of floral.
The EDT is quite nice and mellows towards the drydown. For those who likes jasmine/white floral scents with a hint of musk, give For Her EDT a try as well, you might be pleasantly surprised.
- For Her Musc (Musk) Collection Intense by Narciso Rodriguez
This is the most innocent yet seductive and really easy-to-wear musk I've ever tried. For Her Musk doesn't really bear much of the heavy earthy musky similarities from the original for Her, somehow the rather ink-y clean musk makes me instantly attracted to it due to the nice comfy cleaness and softness association with freshly turbo-dried tower.
In the beginning, I couldn't really smell anything for like one minute. Soon there's light soap smell without any of the soapy powderness. It's light, delicate but still has the fine texture, which makes me thinking about nice white evening dress.
Then I can smell some decreed Ylang Ylang note combined finely with the floral laundry powder scent and non-fiery but oh-so-sensual and smooth inky musk.
At this point, it reminds me something oriental, especially stereotype Japanese, light, polite with hidden sexiness.
The dry-down is more powdery and with a tiny hint of jasmine essential oil/Dior Pure Poison kinda white floral notes, but all done in a really light ethereal way, as oppose to the sharper louder jasmine in Alien by Thierry Mugler.
I personally love it and find it really easy to wear, and because of the 'quite' nature of this musk, your can wear it up or down. However, the only con is, somehow it's like wearing a newly washed shirt with washing powder residue.
In the beginning, I couldn't really smell anything for like one minute. Soon there's light soap smell without any of the soapy powderness. It's light, delicate but still has the fine texture, which makes me thinking about nice white evening dress.
Then I can smell some decreed Ylang Ylang note combined finely with the floral laundry powder scent and non-fiery but oh-so-sensual and smooth inky musk.
At this point, it reminds me something oriental, especially stereotype Japanese, light, polite with hidden sexiness.
The dry-down is more powdery and with a tiny hint of jasmine essential oil/Dior Pure Poison kinda white floral notes, but all done in a really light ethereal way, as oppose to the sharper louder jasmine in Alien by Thierry Mugler.
I personally love it and find it really easy to wear, and because of the 'quite' nature of this musk, your can wear it up or down. However, the only con is, somehow it's like wearing a newly washed shirt with washing powder residue.
- For Her Eau de Parfum Delicate by Narciso Rodriguez
For Her Eau de Parfum Delicate is a limited edition of the For Her EDP, introduced to the market in 2012. Personally, I find this limited edition a much more pleasing composition of the original For Her, and much wearable to environment like uni or parties. Largely because of its higher dose of fruity note and reduced dirty/earthy rose-patchoulli combo.
The perfume starts off really fruity and sweet in a peachy, floral nectar way, which is quite pleasant and nature in comparison with so many sugary sweet perfumes out there.
Then the scent develops into a juice-alcoholic-peach infused rose-y scent with much cleaned-up musk (in comparison to the original). Somehow, this edition smells even more like a Victorian garden to me. The dry down is a slightly powdery, laundry-ish musk base left on my skin after about 12 hours, which is really subtle and lovely as a skin scent.
Personally I find the EDP Delicate one of the best flanker of the For Her EDPs. Plus the slightly florescent neo-pink perfume, it’s just too lovely to be ignored.
- For Her Eau de Toilette Delicate by Narciso Rodriguez
For Her Eau de Toilette Delicate is a more edible edition among the two limited editions introduced in 2012.
The start of For Her EDT Delicate is surprisingly woody/rum/cocoa infused alcoholic peachy rose. Somehow it has this peculiar happy boozy feel to it. Also, similar to the limited EDP Delicate, this one has a lovely peach-y note too, but in a much sweeter and less alcoholic sense; and similar to the original EDT, it has this white floral type of accord, but in the EDT Delicate, the white floral is not as sharp.
I find this one doesn’t last half as long as the EDP Delicate, not even sure if there’s such thing as dry down in this perfume to me, while I also heard people saying the EDP Delicate just disappear on their skin after like 10 minutes. I guess the longevity/detectiablity of the Narciso Rodriguez scents differs from person to person.
If you find the original EDT or EDP too musky/patchouli for you, while white floral nuance is one of the type accords you like, the EDT Delicate might win your vote over the EDP Delicate.
- Essence by Narciso Rodriguez
Sweet, clean, nearly fruity-berry yet bares no significant fruitiness marks the opening of Essence. To me, it was an instant like, just like my partial feelings towards baby powder/ivory soap kind of smell, if it was well-done. Essence is a really well-done one to my nose. The subtle clean sweetness in the beginning makes the scent rather inoffensive and quite versatile.
As time goes by, Essence settles to something slightly powdery, which reminiscent the smell of freshly cleaned and dried thick fluffy shower towers.
Towards the dry down, Essence simply goes quieter and closer to the skin.
I find Essence the best clean/fresh-out-of-shower type of scent among which I’ve ever tried. Essence has something sustainable, organic in it, which gives it a rather radiant core and it is polite yet powerful to the point; while many other clean scent, say…Laundry Mat by Demeter, or any of the perfumes from Clean, they strike my nose with the naturally unnatural chemical/washing detergent smell overdose.
Highly recommend to clean scent or baby powder scent lovers.
- Essence Eau de Musc (Musk) by Narciso Rodriguez
Essence Eau de Musc opens with a rather citrusy aquatic but non-sports-perfume-aquatic top accords, which makes me rather confused. Surprisingly this version of Essence should have some emphasis on musk, but this one, to my nose, has a rather distinct emphasis on the watery more citrusy part.
As the scent develops, the word “L’eau” keeps coming to my mind. I guess, this scent does remind me a lot of the “L’eau” flankers, like the Miss Dior Cherie L’Eau, L’eau de L’Artisan etc, Essence Eau de Musc shares the same diluted citrusy smell with them, which, personally I find this type of muted citrusy accord rather disturbing, it muddles up the original scent to me.
As the original Essence, the Eau de Musc version also develops in a rather close-to-linear fashion, just like a version of the Essence had its rose-y/ivory-soap sweetness being striped off and with an added fuzzy watery citrusy accord.
Eau de Musc, well, my nose detects nothing that really musk here, I find the flankers of the For Her series have been constantly giving me good surprises, the Essence flankers are rather a ‘mehhhh, I’ll pass’ to me.
Eau de Musc, well, my nose detects nothing that really musk here, I find the flankers of the For Her series have been constantly giving me good surprises, the Essence flankers are rather a ‘mehhhh, I’ll pass’ to me.
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