Top Notes
Bulgarian rose
Jasmine
Heart Notes
Musk
Base Notes
Vetiver
Black cedar
White cedar
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Notes10/30/2021
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Poudrée, Ambrée and Rouge or: three Narcisos in one week - a little comparison
After I unpacked a bottle of Narciso Rouge at the beginning of the week and reported about it, then on Thursday the Ambrée thanks to a bottling of PetiteMadame was allowed to test, here comes my review of the third in the bunch. Many thanks to Moenique, who bottled this fragrance for me.
Basically, I like powdery fragrances and have accordingly Eau de Zwitsal, Wolkenseifen Be my Baby, Nenuco, Bulgari Petits & Mamans called my own (although I find the latter two not necessarily too powdery).
To the Poudrée: In the usual manner, I first wetted a paper strip with it, let it work on me, after about 3 hours it was allowed on the skin.
The top note: rose and jasmine, in the first two, three minutes the rose predominates, then it is a tie between the two. A touch of musk joins in, overall a wonderful floral warm note. It feels to me like a touch - really just a touch! - Vanilla. Very sensual, unlike on paper, however, on my skin it briefly takes on a synthetic edge after about 4 to 5 minutes - I found that a bit distracting. This note disappears very quickly, however.
In the top note, Rouge and Poudrée are similar, but Poudrée does not develop this demanding force, remains rather more discreet. The jasmine does not impose itself, is held finely in check.
After about 20 minutes, another transformation: rose and jasmine join discreetly in the background, musk, cedar and a touch of iris emerge. All in all, a beautiful, soft round composition.
Vetiver I do not smell here either, but as I wrote in a previous review: vetiver is one of the fragrance oils that I use for years almost daily in a homemade base blend and that probably higher concentrated than it is found in most perfumes (I like it earthy and heavy and create me among other things with vetiver my own base). From there I attribute the vetiver note not perceptible here for me to my probably meanwhile set smell blindness for vetiver.
In terms of intensity, the heart note of Poudrèe is between Ambrée (less intense) and Rouge (significantly more intense).
The base... i'm still waiting, and I'm curious how I'll smell in the morning.
Or in other words, not much really develops after the heart note. The mixture of the heart note remains. And anything else would be a shame, because it's a perfect powder blend. A very feminine powder blend. It smells very similar to Wolkenseifen Be my Baby to me. However, Be my Baby is really a baby powder scent from my point of view, innocent, childlike, pure - but at the same time very intense, too intense and spacey for me.
Narciso Poudrée is a bit more wicked when compared to Be my Baby. Musk, rose and jasmine play perfectly together here, adding a touch of sexiness and femininity to the childlike baby powder innocence. Despite the musk, though, it's a well-groomed femininity, not an animalic one. Despite everything: my neighbor (tends to be more of a friend of animalic-feminine fragrances, which he does not know, but I have certainly already registered) likes the scent.
The fragrance remains very close to the body, is also here between Ambrée (only perceptible in close proximity to the body) and Rouge (very expansive).
Conclusion:
Beautiful powder fragrance, smells for my nose very similar to Wolkenseifen Be my Baby, but more subtle and at the same time more feminine. Fans of Eau de Zwitsal and Be my Baby can test here heartily and will most likely be thrilled.
The durability is enormous - a spritz and it smells, smells, smells, without me now need to refill. I'm actually thinking about doing it, however, only because I found the first few minutes of top notes to be very sensual and beguiling. However, since I still perceive the scent as very intense, it would definitely be too much in the subsequent development. On the one hand, I am very sensitive to odors, on the other hand, I find just with powder fragrances and especially with jasmine: less is always more here. In my world of fragrances, powderiness is ideally delicately perceptible, not expansive and overwhelming the other, but cuddly inviting, well-groomed, a bit sensual. And that is exactly what the Narciso Poudrée creates with a spritz.
Unlike Ambrée, which seems summery and light to my nose, I think Poudrée works well as a winter cozy scent. Rouge - yes, dear Rouge. Rouge, in my view, is only somewhat comparable to Ambrée and Poudrée because of its opulence and sweeping sexiness. It plays in a completely different league for me, smelling of a clear intention. In contrast, Poudrée and Ambrée seem tender and innocent, but by no means unfeminine or boring.
In my view, all three are beautifully composed, successful fragrances.
Basically, I like powdery fragrances and have accordingly Eau de Zwitsal, Wolkenseifen Be my Baby, Nenuco, Bulgari Petits & Mamans called my own (although I find the latter two not necessarily too powdery).
To the Poudrée: In the usual manner, I first wetted a paper strip with it, let it work on me, after about 3 hours it was allowed on the skin.
The top note: rose and jasmine, in the first two, three minutes the rose predominates, then it is a tie between the two. A touch of musk joins in, overall a wonderful floral warm note. It feels to me like a touch - really just a touch! - Vanilla. Very sensual, unlike on paper, however, on my skin it briefly takes on a synthetic edge after about 4 to 5 minutes - I found that a bit distracting. This note disappears very quickly, however.
In the top note, Rouge and Poudrée are similar, but Poudrée does not develop this demanding force, remains rather more discreet. The jasmine does not impose itself, is held finely in check.
After about 20 minutes, another transformation: rose and jasmine join discreetly in the background, musk, cedar and a touch of iris emerge. All in all, a beautiful, soft round composition.
Vetiver I do not smell here either, but as I wrote in a previous review: vetiver is one of the fragrance oils that I use for years almost daily in a homemade base blend and that probably higher concentrated than it is found in most perfumes (I like it earthy and heavy and create me among other things with vetiver my own base). From there I attribute the vetiver note not perceptible here for me to my probably meanwhile set smell blindness for vetiver.
In terms of intensity, the heart note of Poudrèe is between Ambrée (less intense) and Rouge (significantly more intense).
The base... i'm still waiting, and I'm curious how I'll smell in the morning.
Or in other words, not much really develops after the heart note. The mixture of the heart note remains. And anything else would be a shame, because it's a perfect powder blend. A very feminine powder blend. It smells very similar to Wolkenseifen Be my Baby to me. However, Be my Baby is really a baby powder scent from my point of view, innocent, childlike, pure - but at the same time very intense, too intense and spacey for me.
Narciso Poudrée is a bit more wicked when compared to Be my Baby. Musk, rose and jasmine play perfectly together here, adding a touch of sexiness and femininity to the childlike baby powder innocence. Despite the musk, though, it's a well-groomed femininity, not an animalic one. Despite everything: my neighbor (tends to be more of a friend of animalic-feminine fragrances, which he does not know, but I have certainly already registered) likes the scent.
The fragrance remains very close to the body, is also here between Ambrée (only perceptible in close proximity to the body) and Rouge (very expansive).
Conclusion:
Beautiful powder fragrance, smells for my nose very similar to Wolkenseifen Be my Baby, but more subtle and at the same time more feminine. Fans of Eau de Zwitsal and Be my Baby can test here heartily and will most likely be thrilled.
The durability is enormous - a spritz and it smells, smells, smells, without me now need to refill. I'm actually thinking about doing it, however, only because I found the first few minutes of top notes to be very sensual and beguiling. However, since I still perceive the scent as very intense, it would definitely be too much in the subsequent development. On the one hand, I am very sensitive to odors, on the other hand, I find just with powder fragrances and especially with jasmine: less is always more here. In my world of fragrances, powderiness is ideally delicately perceptible, not expansive and overwhelming the other, but cuddly inviting, well-groomed, a bit sensual. And that is exactly what the Narciso Poudrée creates with a spritz.
Unlike Ambrée, which seems summery and light to my nose, I think Poudrée works well as a winter cozy scent. Rouge - yes, dear Rouge. Rouge, in my view, is only somewhat comparable to Ambrée and Poudrée because of its opulence and sweeping sexiness. It plays in a completely different league for me, smelling of a clear intention. In contrast, Poudrée and Ambrée seem tender and innocent, but by no means unfeminine or boring.
In my view, all three are beautifully composed, successful fragrances.
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