Romance (1998)
by Ralph Lauren

I first smelled this on my sister in law and loved it. It's a very nice floral with a hint of rose, but it doesn't last long at all. After about thirty minutes, I can hardly smell it. I wouldn't give it away, but I don't wear it often just because of that.

26th December, 2011.

I bought this because I needed a floral. I've worn it 2 or 3 times now. I feel like I'm wearing a man's scent but I can't figure out which one. Sort of wish I hasn't bought this.

It reminds me of Elizabeth Arden Splendor, which came out the same year, only this just isn't as nice.

it's not bad. it's okay. It's just not real good.

24th June, 2011.

Romance is a pleasant, clean-smelling fruity floral, yet it is a little too soapy for my liking.

It tends to have that generic shampoo type scent, which although refreshing and no doubt attractive to the opposite sex, I feel that it has been done and re-done in fragrances way too many times.

Do I feel that Romance is a romantic fragrance? No, not really. A romantic scent in my opinion is something that smells intense, passionate and warm. Romance is more likely to make one feel conservative and reserved.

While Ralph Lauren does tend to produce some lovely and incredibly popular fruity floral scents, I feel that they've played it safe with this one.

However, I must add that Romance has great sillage and lasting power. Had it been given another name and been promoted as a bright, refreshing and Spring-like scent, I may have liked this fragrance a little better. Unfortunately, Romance has left me disappointed and underwhelmed.

4th June, 2011.

It's making me really nauseous.

I need to sell this bottle as soon as possible. Any takers?

18th April, 2011.

This is kind of a mess. I shudder every time I read the advertising on a bottle that says, "floral chypre." People who make the perfumes sold in department stores don't know what Chypre is anymore. This is the same type of sour, peppery, dry mess that dominates that phony genre. Extremely synthetic, unpleasant, and without a redeeming drydown. There isn't any real patchouli in this (or I would like it better) only chemical woody smells. Undertones of acidic, rosy barf.

8th February, 2011.

I bought a set yesterday and in the Indian heat a full-on aftershave splash plus half a dozen sprays on my body and yet... nothing, nada, zilch.

Take a pass on this one folks.

25th May, 2010.