New West for Her (1990)
by Aramis

I think of this as an undeservedly overlooked fragrance. I'm not a fan of most aquatic scents, as they send me over the edge into an unlovely ozone dream - the fact they are trying to recreate something so ephemeral, so fluid, makes their jarring sprayish notes that much worse. Many are outright sickeners.
Saying that makes my approval of New West surprising. Somehow, this one works on me. It's a lovely but difficult niche to fill so I appreciate it's ability to do so.
This has also been a signature scent of my daughter's for years, and is who introduced me to it. She is a lawyer, skier, and craft beer connoisseur, and she wears it to all these venues, a heavy burden for one fragrance. So, if you are looking for a go-to aquatic/marine, definitely give this older fragrance a try. It has the chops to fill several needs.

31st January, 2012.

This was the first "proper" bottle of perfume I ever purchased (it was the Sensual Skinscent For Her rather than the straight perfume). It was September 1994 and I had just received my first pay-cheque and I went straight out and bought a bottle after smelling the scent on a friend at a party.

I still have the remains of the bottle, and the smell is so very evocative of that period in my early 20s. Melon and cucumber dominate along with slightly headachy ozone/aquatic notes. It's fruity, but not THAT fruity, and the rose, plum and carnation are definitely evident after the first melon blast.

What is particularly nice is the slightly sweet, musky-ambery drydown, it's really pretty.

This is absolutely not something I would even consider trying now, I don't get on well with aquatic/ozone scents, they often give me headaches; but New West for Her whilst being aquatic doesn't quite push me over the edge into headache territory.

I'm pleased I still have the remains of my bottle, and whilst I wouldn't usually wear New West for Her out, I sometimes dab some on to take me on a trip down memory lane.

29th August, 2011.

Pure melon is all I remember of it. And looking back, definitely the start of that trend. Don't know that this is such a great loss, if it is indeed lost.

7th April, 2008.

I used to wear New West when it was still available in Europe. Despite being told once in a nightclub that I 'smelled like oysters(the guy was not even trying to be nasty!), I very much loved it and would definitely buy it again if it were on the market.

18th January, 2008.

One of my favs. When I cant find it, I mix escape and eternity to get a similar scent. Very HTF--recently got a bottle off of e-bay.

Great daytime scent. I am partial to marines.

19th December, 2007.

I tried very hard to hate this fragrance, but I just couldn't. Used in teeny weeny doses, there's something very fresh about this scent that makes you like it. Call this a perfume with a 'good personality.' (I always wonder why people pour scent all over themselves, and then wonder WHY it makes them sick.) New West has lots of things I love...rose, carnation, cedar, moss, marine, amber...definitely a day at the beach or a summer resort scent. It screams for balmy ocean breezes and barefoot walks in the sand...lazy afternoons in a cabana chair, sipping on your favorite frozen fruity drink.

18th May, 2007.