Ralph Lauren Perfume: Romance For Women
Ok, after 19 posts and almost one year of this blog, it’s probably time for a personal confession. Through perfumes, of course: this Ralph Lauren perfume, Romance, is the one I use on dates. I already hear the second question coming: does it work? Of course it does! But always remember that a perfume is not a magic potion, it doesn’t work the same way for everyone. I’m not a first minute fan of Ralph Lauren perfumes. I have to admit I first became familiar with them when Rachel Green from Friends went to work for the company. By the way, the fans of Sex And The City had not one, but two feature movies, can we, unrepentant fans of Friends, have at least one?
Anyway, back to Romance perfume, dates, and me. I guess I could spend a couple of lines trying to answer the question: what’s the best perfume to wear on a date? (if you’re not interested, you can still skip this part and go to the section wit the perfume notes)
The answer is: it depends. On what? And here come more and more questions, but the main one would be: what’s the image you want to give? Like all the other things, like the way you talk, walk, laugh, dress, it all boils down to that. Now, there are many factors involved, but I like to use opposites:
Blatant vs subtle
In the old school perfumery for women, there were no secrets and no second levels: perfumes were created to seduce, period. Now, in the post-modern era, we are given a different option: other than trying to seduce the old way, we can seduce by pretending we are not trying to do it. Something like “oh, do you find my perfume attractive? I didn’t realise it could be like that, this is what I wear everyday”, whereas in our head we shout “score!” After all, this is something that suits us women especially.
Transparent vs mysterious
It’s similar to the first couple of terms, but not exactly the same. Even if you’re not quite the seducer, you may still want to give a WYSIWYG – What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get image, as opposed to a HWTMBM – Hey-Wait-There-May-Be-More image. In other words, it’s the eternal battle between fresh florals and spicy orientals.
Me, I prefer to be subtle and transparent, like the bottle of this Romance by Ralph Lauren suggests, with a rectangular shape and a transparent glass. Do I succeed? Does it really matter, as long as the date goes well?
The notes
In the opening this fragrance has very fresh citrus notes, slightly watery, and mixed with more florals. The citrus is more aromatic than sour, close to lemon zest. Here and there, there are green notes that strengthen the idea of a clean watery aroma. In the middle notes that idea is still there, and the typical aroma of this Romance perfume for women starts to develop, of freesia with roses on a base of lemon, projecting a classic and fresh image. The base notes follow the same line, aggregating some musk, which adds a certain sweetness to the fresh base.
To sum up
This Romance perfume by Ralph Lauren is fresh and elegant. It is ideal for a summer use, but it’s actually wearable any time of the year, giving a fresh and positive image.
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