Any designer sensual evening scent recommends?

Hello

I'm looking for recommendations for a new scent for my darling wife. As a classy complex woman she has given me some criteria

So ... looking for a sensual evening scent with good sillage and longevity, but not too 'heavy' or sweet. Daytime scents that she likes are DKNY Woman, Dior Addict Eau Fraiche and Very Irresistible.

I've gotten her some decants since I started my fragrance obsession. She didn't like Mitsouko and couldn't take to Bois des Iles (I kept that for myself). Generally she doesn't like Chanel or Guerlain scents. She loves Malle Carnal Flower (and I love it on her) so I'm saving up for my next trip to the London distributor - but looking for a designer rather than niche house scent at the moment.

Oh, and she used to like Biagiotti Venezia before it became so hard to get hold of.

Well hope that's enough info! Look forward to any suggestions. Thanks.

Well thanks for all the great suggestions. Isn't Basenotes a great place?

We are off to Manchester for the day tomorrow (DW took the brave decision to go back to university - she had a hellish time getting assessments done over Christmas and has just handed them all in - so a bit of shopping and a lazy afternoon over tapas and a couple of bottles of Rioja is just the thing). We can try some of the houses that aren't stocked in our home city like Cartier, Hermes and Narcisco Rodriguez.

Narcisco Rodriguez was mentioned by a few people so we'll make a special effort to find and try that. We'll certainly let you know what we go for - many thanks again.

eau exquise - never heard of Scherrer but the notes sound gorgeous - have to look into UK suppliers.

Well the scent she chose was ... (drumroll) ... Narcisco Rodriguez For Her EdP.

We had a great day out yesterday and tested many of your suggestions. I particularly liked Kenzo Flower and Cartier Must, but NR was fantastic. It's quite different from what she normally wears and has notes that she doesn't normally warm to (honey and musk). The main notes I get are jasmine, honey, musk and lots of amber. It is warm, round and sultry - it doesn't shout but it lets you know it's there. Great recommendation.

After choosing NR at Selfridges we wandered over to Harvey Nicks and had a great chat with the SA there. He showed us some Piguet scents and she tried Fracas ... and thinks she's found her holy grail! Very similar to Carnal Flower - good spot Tova - it's a big and powerful floral, with (I think) tuberose dominant but a range of other notes like ylang-ylang and jasmine. It opens like a jazz drum solo, a fracas indeed, and has an incredible drydown, great sillage and longevity. On a first testing she preferred it to Carnal Flower, it has a slightly dryer base (no coconut?) and it is more clearly feminine than Carnal Flower.

So I know exactly what to get for St Valentine's Day

I wasn't standing idly by while all this testing was going on! I really liked Piguet Bandit (for a fragrance listed as feminine rather than unisex I found it frankly, well, macho). I also found my next bottle purchase Aqua di Genova - by a long distance the best classico style cologne I've tested. Much better than Aqua di Parma.

Thanks again and good to see that she chose a 'new' and an 'old' fragrance from your recommendations

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