Question:
Hello everyone, I'm new here, so please be gentle with me. I'm an absolute NUT for perfume, and I recently bought a bottle of Narciso Rodriguez for Her (the pink bottle). It took me a while to settle into it, because the orange blossom notes bothered me, but they soon dry down, and then the perfume has a spiciness to it that I love.
I've been reading a bit on the web about this fragrance, and it appears there's another Narciso Rodriguez perfume in a black bottle called Musc for Her. From the descriptions, it sounds like it contains all the same ingredients, but with more musk. When I tested it in the shop, I definitely tested the black bottle version, and loved it. Then I was disappointed when I got home with the pink bottle and thought I'd accidentally bought the wrong one.
So here's the question (after all that waffle): Are they two different fragrances, or it is the same fragrance in two different coloured bottles, or is one of them just more oil based and concentrated than the other? Because they smelled essentially the same to me, except for the orange blossom sharpness of the pink bottle version. Also the pink bottle version doesn't last very long.
I'm hoping one of you wonderful experts can clarify this for me, because I have a feeling I'm going to have to go and get the black bottle pretty soon...
Thanks,
Clemmie

Answer:
The scent in the pink bottle is the eau de parfum whereas the black bottle is the E.D.T. I like the E.D.T. much better. I have heard many people say the E.D.P. is muc more floral than the EDT and i agree with them.

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Originally Posted by rosbergs3 The scent in the pink bottle is the eau de parfum whereas the black bottle is the E.D.T. I like the E.D.T. much better. I have heard many people say the E.D.P. is muc more floral than the EDT and i agree with them. How strange that the E.D.T should be stronger and longer lasting than the E.D.P! Well, you live and learn! I think it's more floral too...and I'm thinking that my memory of the one I tested in the shop was much heavier, longer-lasting, and muskier. I may have to go and try it out again.
Thanks for the reply, it at least confirms that I'm not crazy! My nose is sensitive, but I'm no connoisseure. I think I need educating, which is partly why I'm here.
Clemmie

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Well, I've just learned something new here myself. I had the pink sample and didn't like the big sweet floral note in it at all, so decided to give the frag a pass. I will definitely try the black now, as it may be more suited to my tastes.

Thanks rosbergs3 for making that distinction for us!

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From my conversation with an SA about this fragrance a couple of months ago, more people prefer and will purchase the EDT over the EDP. Personally I like and prefer the EDP version.

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Originally Posted by dimples From my conversation with an SA about this fragrance a couple of months ago, more people prefer and will purchase the EDT over the EDP. Personally I like and prefer the EDP version. Right, that's it. I have to go back and try the other one now. I like the EDP, and it's really grown on me, but it's not what I remember from what I tested. So I've got to try the EDT (and WHY do they smell different? I've never known that before...usually it's just a difference in strength and longevity, not an actual difference in how the stuff actually smells).
Well, ya live and learn eh?
I'm loving that there's actually a community of people who are as freaky about perfumes as I am. I thought I was a one-off (yes, I know, how very arrogant of me!).
I want to be a perfumier, but it's all too hard. Degree in chemistry, go to France, study in Versailles for years...I just want some clever bonce to teach me how to make fabulous fragrances. I think I've been far too influenced by reading that spectacular book, Perfume.
Sorry. Tangent. I do that kind of thing. Lovely to 'meet' you all by the way.
Clemmie

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Clemmie, I used to work with NR fragrance in Australia.
Just to clarify:
NR has been released in 4 bottles: (black, pale pink, white and star-speckled) and in 3 concentrations. (EDP, EDT and Parfum Oil).
The black "Musc for Her" bottle you refer to is in fact the Parfum Musc OIL. It is NOT the same scent as the fragrance - it is in fact a 'celebration' of the precious egyptian musk base of the original scent. Nothing else.
It costs approximately 3 times the retail price of the 100ml EDP, due to its high oil concentration.
I purchased this Musc Oil for my wife as she adores the scent.
BE WARNED however if you intend to buy... apparently few people actually have musk receptors in their nose that are fully able to detect certain musk scents, and as it turns out - we had a damn hard time smelling anything! We felt she may as well be wearing baby oil! For the price I shelled out, I contacted the local distributor and managed to obtain a full refund.
Clearly "try before you buy" is next to impossible, as there are no Parfum Oil testers offered to sample in stores. If you do wish to invest just do some homework first, and get some more feedback on this product from fellow basenoters!
Good luck!

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Originally Posted by Dimitri Clemmie, I used to work with NR fragrance in Australia.
Just to clarify:
NR has been released in 4 bottles: (black, pale pink, white and star-speckled) and in 3 concentrations. (EDP, EDT and Parfum Oil).
The black "Musc for Her" bottle you refer to is in fact the Parfum Musc OIL. It is NOT the same scent as the fragrance - it is in fact a 'celebration' of the precious egyptian musk base of the original scent. Nothing else.
It costs approximately 3 times the retail price of the 100ml EDP, due to its high oil concentration.
I purchased this Musc Oil for my wife as she adores the scent.
BE WARNED however if you intend to buy... apparently few people actually have musk receptors in their nose that are fully able to detect certain musk scents, and as it turns out - we had a damn hard time smelling anything! We felt she may as well be wearing baby oil! For the price I shelled out, I contacted the local distributor and managed to obtain a full refund.
Clearly "try before you buy" is next to impossible, as there are no Parfum Oil testers offered to sample in stores. If you do wish to invest just do some homework first, and get some more feedback on this product from fellow basenoters!
Good luck! Well, thanks again! I was just scouting round online and came across it listed as a MUSC OIL. In the UK, it's priced at £99 and I think I paid £60 for my pink bottle of EDP. I love musk based fragrances, so I'm still tempted to go and check it out next time I'm able (they don't sell it where I live, I have to drive about 40 miles to the nearest decent department store that sells the high-end perfumes like Serge Lutens and Creed etc).
So I'm not going mad, the two fragrances are distinctly different, and it would appear I was able to try the black one in the shop (the assistant sprayed it on me), and ended up buying the pink bottle. I thought it smelled lighter, and the orange notes in it drove me mad at first - though I am used to them now. I presume the oil lasts considerably longer as well. I find the EDP wears off very quickly. It has brought many comments though, and as time has gone one, it has become one of my favourites.
The descriptions I've read online vary so much, I was getting so confused over the black/pink bottles, because I thought it was a packaging thing, but was sure what I had sampled and later bought had distinct differences (though not that much...just the lighter orangey aspect).
So to some extent, I'm still a bit confused, and I'm going to have to smell the MUSC OIL again to sort myself out. Perfumes are a bit like songs you can't remember the title of, aren't they? They get into your brain and cause an itch!
Thanks so much for the info.
Clemmie

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Hi again,
Forgive my blunder - but I forgot to point out something in my last post that will help you in your search...
As pointed out by other basenoters above,...
The EDT is in the black bottle (atomizer)
The EDP is in the pale pink bottle (also with additional rose notes - atomizer)
The Roll-on Parfum is a small glass rectangle with roll ball in the end.
The Musc oil is in a black bottle too, but is a DAB.
Therefore, if you remember spraying from a black bottle then its the EDT spray you sampled. And indeed it is very different to the EDP spray.
The musc oil is not demonstrated with a tester as it is a dab-on, and the contents will contaminate rapidly if used in a department store setting.
For some great illustrations of the bottles and sizes, visit: www.narcisorodriguez.com and click on 'For Her'.
Hope this helps

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Originally Posted by Dimitri Hi again,
Forgive my blunder - but I forgot to point out something in my last post that will help you in your search...
As pointed out by other basenoters above,...
The EDT is in the black bottle (atomizer)
The EDP is in the pale pink bottle (also with additional rose notes - atomizer)
The Roll-on Parfum is a small glass rectangle with roll ball in the end.
The Musc oil is in a black bottle too, but is a DAB.
Therefore, if you remember spraying from a black bottle then its the EDT spray you sampled. And indeed it is very different to the EDP spray.
The musc oil is not demonstrated with a tester as it is a dab-on, and the contents will contaminate rapidly if used in a department store setting.
For some great illustrations of the bottles and sizes, visit: www.narcisorodriguez.com and click on 'For Her'.
Hope this helps :-) Thanks again! I wonder if NR realise how much confusion they're causing with their packaging! That settles it. I had the EDT sprayed on me, and then was sold the EDP. It's just as well that I've really grown to love this fragrance, or all the confusion would make me give up on it! :-)
Clemmie