Narcissus (2000)
by Yardley

I am not terribly familiar with Yardley fragrances, but this scent presents as the soliflore it claims to be. The opening has the waxy round scent true to the narcissus flower....I don't get any of the orange mentioned by castorpollux in the review above, but my bottle has been hanging around for quite some time so possibly these notes are damaged. I don't find the sweetness of the hyacinth either, but, then again, Yardley says about its floral fragrances: " Each featured one or two key linear notes that remain constant throughout the scent, softened with subtle top, heart and base notes. The result is harmonious and exquisite." Possibly the supporting notes to the Narcissus are used very sparingly and are not intended to be noticed? The base is quite dry and definitely unisex. Sorry if this review is also dry, but I can't say anything about this scent moved me. Longevity is decent. "Narcissus" is not on the current Yardley website, so I assume it has been discontinued.

8th December, 2011.

Very flowery but i just like it a lot and the fact that it lacks longevity seems to be a plus here because i wouldn't want it to smell it all day long, but i still like it as i said. It also seems to be a bit more thought out than the others from yardley since it changes quite a bit during its short and pretty run. The notes are: top: narcissus and orange, middle: hyacinth and lily of the valley, base: amber and sandalwood. What i like of those changes it's that it surprinsingly turs a bit more maculine at the base , and the amber makes it a non-sweet very comfortable drydown. Now , does it smell like narcissus? not really like a fresh live flower, but pretty damm close to the ones i have smelled before.

12nd April, 2006.