Any designer sensual evening scent recommends?

[michaeld39]

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.

[Bois et Musc]

I wonder if she would love Le Parfum de Therese by F. Malle

L 'Instant de Guerlain is not an old classic Guerlain that smells "old", most women love it, the parfum bottle is beautiful for a special gift and unlike their latest one 'Insolence' it 's not sweet or too heady.

[mlle_ines]

opium by yves saint laurent. the parfum extrait is the best, but even the EDT has powerful sillage (although its a bit sharper). other scents in that vein... shalimar by guerlain...

others that come to mind:
dior poison or hypnotic poison, addict
armani code
narcisco rodriguez for her, musc for her
kenzo flowerbykenzo le parfum, flower orientale
caron poivre
chanel coco, allure sensuelle
versace crystal noir
prada intense
stella by stella mccartney parfum extrait
cartier delices de cartier
carolina herrera chic, 212 sexy
robert piguet bandit
calvin klein obsession, obsession night
roberto cavalli serpentine
jean paul gaultier classique, fragile

i hope that helps

[Loli]

Armani Sensi

[perfumegirl]

Love,love,love Hermes Ambre Narguile, also EL Youth Dew Amber Nude and Opium Fleur Imperial. All great, You also can't go wrong with Narciso Rodriguez. Good luck, everyone is different.

[mochi227]

Narcisco Rodriguez
Stella MacCartney Stella
Piguet Bandit

[gloomy_liv]

In my opinion, Obsession Night by Calvin Klein, Armani Code by Giorgio Armani & Hypnôse by Lancôme are nice evening scents.
Good on you for getting others' opinions
Let us know what you/she end up choosing!

[Lalage]

I think Givenchy's Organza is a very sensual and classy fragrance with great sillage!

Some people have said they find it too sweet but this has not been my experience (and I don't like sweet frags).

[eau exquise]

Why not give my dear Scherrer 2 /Jean-Louis Scherrer a chance: It ist a warm, very feminine and powerful fragrance - just gorgeous!

Bergamote, Mandarine, Ananas, Anis Etoilée / Badia
Jasmin, Iris, Tubéreuse, Miel
Vanille, Santal, Benjoin, Héliotrope

[Tink]

Verry Irrisistable Sensual Parfume (its diffrent then verry Irrisistable, to me, its the night time version to the scent)

Armani Code (some have already mentioned that)

Gucchi Rush

D&G Sicily

and to perfumegirl- if she doesn't prefer chanel or gruilan fragrances, i don't think she would care for Estees older fragrances like youth dew. *shrugs* if you disagree, i would like to here your reasoning. not to be rude, i am just a SA and l ike to hear diffrent veiws ^^

[michaeld39]

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.

[Tovah]

I agree that you can't go wrong with Narciso Rodriguez. It's fabulous - sensual, rich, and warm.

Orientals: She may enjoy Prada, Dior Hypnotic Poison, Hermes Elixir des Merveilles, Must de Cartier

Floral: Jean Patou EnJoy, Flower by Kenzo, 212, Fracas,Annick Goutal Songes,RL Romance, Dianoche Night

Along the lines of Venezia:
Shanghai
Bulgari Omnia
Bulgari Blv Notte
Obsession Night
Balenciaga Cristobal
Irma Shorell Venezia Replica ( http://www.irmashorell.net/Perfume-a...giotti-venezia)
Not designer but a must-trys for Venezia lovers: Ginestet Botrytis (http://www.luckyscent.com/shop/detai...ection=1&rv=on) and Frapin 1270 (http://www.luckyscent.com/shop/detai...=22600&section=)

[TDDanae]

If you go to the basenotes directory and look up Carnal Flower or what ever you like, go there, and at the bottom of the page it will suggest five perfumes. If you like this then you'll probably like these.

[tinker424]

to perfumegirl- if she doesn't prefer chanel or gruilan fragrances, i don't think she would care for Estees older fragrances like youth dew. *shrugs* if you disagree, i would like to here your reasoning. not to be rude, i am just a SA and l ike to hear diffrent veiws ^^

She suggested the Amber Nude version of Youth Dew, isn't it one of the newer EL scents?

[Tovah]

Amber Nude was launched in 2005, December maybe? Michael's wife might like that a lot if she liked Venezia! Great rec.

[Tink]

She suggested the Amber Nude version of Youth Dew, isn't it one of the newer EL scents?

what i ment was older smelling. amber nude still has that "old" scent

[tdi]

what i ment was older smelling. amber nude still has that "old" scent

Tink do you need a shovel to dig yourself into this "old" smelling hole deeper?

[Margareta]

Tink do you need a shovel to dig yourself into this "old" smelling hole deeper?

Why not read the rewievs of this frag here at BN? It is praised for sticking to the orirginal, yet being a bit reformulated. So in this case it is someting good it is old-smelling.

[michaeld39]

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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[Tink]

Tink do you need a shovel to dig yourself into this "old" smelling hole deeper?

Chanel number 5 gets good reveiws but majority of young adults would rather die before putting it on.

i am was just saying to what he described she liked, that def would be a no.


Just because something gets rave reviews doesnt been its an automatic love to everyone, it has to be in your scent catagory

[ComDiva]

Why not give my dear Scherrer 2 /Jean-Louis Scherrer a chance: It ist a warm, very feminine and powerful fragrance - just gorgeous!

Bergamote, Mandarine, Ananas, Anis Etoilée / Badia
Jasmin, Iris, Tubéreuse, Miel
Vanille, Santal, Benjoin, Héliotrope

A second vote for Scherrer 2, it's probably my very favorite fragrance!

Also:
Hermes Rouge (lighter, less sweet, a bit less sillage but still good)
Caron Pour Une Femme
Armani Sensei
Boucheron EDP

Good luck, and enjoy the search!

[ComDiva]

And "oops!" Sorry to have added my 2 cents (2 scents? ) after a decision had already been made -- read the first couple of pages of the thread and skipped to the end. Well, a few more suggestions for the NEXT time you and your lovely wife go out on the town to buy fragrances. Hope you had as great a time as it sounds!