Desnuda Emanuel Ungaro for women

I received my sample today and I love it. I don't smell peach though.

Desnuda is a great "skin" scent. It's warm and soft, starts off spicy and then ends up sweet. It's got only moderate sillage in the first 30 minutes or so. After that if you want someone to notice you, you're gonna have to hug them, or maybe get them to bite your neck! It stays so close to the skin, even you will have to sniff yourself closely to even smell it.

I love it, but I find the "zero" sillage to be a little annoying. I want to smell it, and while I don't want to knock others out, I want them to smell it, too!

I added a little Rochas Tocade to Desnuda in a sample vial in an effort to copy my beloved Sotto Voce by Laura Biagotti. I see a similarity, but it's not really working for me. I will say that Desnuda by itself is reminiscent of Sotto Voce, though not a "smell-alike" by any means. And that is a BIG compliment!!

Edited to add: Sometimes, you don't need to stand out and make everyone around you smell your perfume. Sometimes, you need to sit and bask in your own sweet cloud, knowing that you smell awesome, and that's enough. I've grown to really love Desnuda. It's quiet but so comfortable and pretty. It's quite alright that the only compliment I've gotten was when I had someone standing directly over me in my cubicle. I always appreciate that, "Man, you smell good" compliment, especially coming from the opposite sex.

Surprisingly classic for a relatively new perfume. It is reminiscant of Chantilly in it's notes and structure: an opening of citrus and spices, lush white flowers in it's heart. It's drydown is a silky mixture of vanilla and sandalwood. I also smell creamy chocolate in the base. It departs from Chantilly in it's softness. Desnuda has no sillage, it stays close to the skin. Lasting power is remarkable though. Seventeen hours later I can still smell it. A worthy addition to everybody's perfume wardrobe.

This is such a beautiful and elegant fragrance! I cannot detect absolutely anything dusty, heavy, or chemical about it. It is warm and moderately spicy...a perfect balance of notes. To my nose it is more original than a lot of overadvertised and overused fragrances on the market.
Moderate sillage and great lasting power: still can smell it 7 hours later.
A keeper!

This perfume is one of the few Ungaro's that do not really work for me. It is a typical DUSTY perfume in my opinion.

Surprisingly soft and smooth for a commercial perfume, with a floral mix that’s not too floral, fruit that’s not too fruity, a vanilla base, and what I could swear is little leather right there in the top notes. I get next to nothing in the way of spices or sandalwood.

The flowers are a generic mix, but not the usual generic floral suspects. Instead, they’re more delicate, influenced by the whispering osmanthus and powdery mimosa rather than screaming white florals or lily-of-the valley. The fruit isn’t the usual Skittles-flavored shampoo note, either. It’s a more subtle and sensuous peach-plum-sweet citrus combination vaguely reminiscent of Rochas Femme. To me, the impression is of a soft suede garment that’s been well worn, absorbing traces of all of the wearer’s different perfumes over the years.

It’s a perfume that feels comfortable and familiar, one that doesn’t shout for attention, but makes its presence known. In the end, it dries down to a generic vanilla-musk scent. Sillage is moderate, although I would characterize this as mainly a skin scent. It lasts at least 6-7 hours on both skin and clothing. Desnuda is not highly original, but then, how many perfumes really are, including those that cost many times what Desnuda does?

I bought it without knowing (remembering) how it smells like and very first impression was negative: "This is pure pepper spray", but THEN... it becomes incredibly soft and melts with your skin. Pepper doesn´t go away, but all the cardamon and flowers come to the front and it makes my soul sing!
Very intimate fragrance indeed, the name is absolutly right for it! You have to smell it really close on your skin to feel it, that´s why i think it is very intimate. I will try to wear it for some intimate moments.
The brush is really interesting accsessory, but i wouldn´t recommend to put it on with a brush, as it is a truly waste of a fragrance (unless you have 5-6 bottles stocked up).

Gave to try it to my friend and she instantly liked it! She went nuts for this one. And so my other friend! And her mother! Now there are 4 of us at least who love it, but only me who has it :))

This is my FAVORITE fragrance. Shockingly surprised by the negative reviews, I can tell you that men frequently tell me that they love the scent I am wearing... it is a bit overpowering at first, but after a half hour or so, it is delicious. Remember, the parfum goes a long way. Not kidding about men loving it!

Looks like the majority has it when they called Desnuda [and I paraphrase] forgettable & having poor sillage...I totally agree--I'm glad I bought a mini...

Emanuel Ungaro DESNUDA is a rather nondescript oriental woody to my nose. The florals do not stand out as individual notes at all; what I mainly smell is a creamy mixture of ever-so lightly cardamom and vanilla-scented sandalwood dusted with a barely perceptible touch of cinnamon.

Clearly intended as a "skin scent", DESNUDA is pleasant enough, but not very memorable. This quasi-linear fragrance has low sillage and poor staying power. If I had a bottle, I'd wear it now and then, but I won't buy one. There are too many other more compelling fragrances out there, including skin scents with excellent longevity...

Well, I definitely liked Desnuda when I was wearing it but now that I've run out of it I can't even recall what this perfume smells like. So I suppose if you want something nice and politically correct, go for it. If you want to be remembered, choose something else.

The vanilla predominates the scent then
the drydown has a bit of fruit spicy
yes i think the the iris and pepper is responsible for the spicy drying.
i can pick up coconut and a bit of amber. the scent fits the name and color of a nude beige if i think of a
color and pair that with a perfume
this will be perfect.

My mom has this one it smells nice the only problem is that the staying power is zero. The lotion is weak too it doesn't seem to belong to this perfume.

Ohh my. Mushy, rotten, bottom-of-the-fruit-basket plums.

There you have your pitted fruits, plum and peach. There you have your smooth tuberose. There you have your perfunctory oriental spices. Fine.

But what's this? Something veritably CURDLES those elements. Pepper? Citrus? Mimosa? I have no idea. But something smells grey, moldy, and wormy . . . stale, medicinal, bitter.

Luckily after two hours the rotten chemical smell disappears and leaves a remotely sweet, vanilliac, perfumey floral. Still a tad musty, but really enjoyable. Not worth the wait, though imo.

I would never mistake this for any other scent.

Cardamom is definitely dominant in the opening notes, it's a bit off putting, but if you wait a bit very quickly the mandarin and vanilla begin to take over. I can't pick out the florals listed, in fact it's as if they aren't even there. The citrus vanilla notes are pleasant for a bit and then it slides into a very light blend of sandalwood & cinnamon ruled by vanilla with the slightest hint of citrus & cardamom remaining. And that's where it stays for me. Long lasting and warm.

My 1st impression is too much pepper and cardamom. It isn't pretty, but odd, verging on medicinal. I love tuberose but it doesn't come through at all. Slowly some of the plum and fressia show up and the cinnamon/vanilla combination is very nice. All in, I like the middle and base notes but the top needs some tweaking before I'll buy a bottle.

Desnuda is my favorite fragrance, perfect for me and the body lotion is awesome!!

The big problem is to find it. I bought desnuda for first time in 2003, but have been difficult to get it in departamental stores. But thank's god online perfume stores exists!!!

Reminds me a bit of NC's Exult: nothing too special, holding those warm, sweet base notes. Well, if you're comparing the two, Desnuda is the real deal: at least it stays for a while on the skin.
The best thing about Desnuda is the brush. Really original addition to the product.

I was expecting soemthing mmore after reading the ingredients,but it is totall disapointment !!It is very spicy at the beggining ,than settles down and nothing special....doesnt give me any emotions ...it is not unique at all

At first it is spicy and somewhat strong, almost very chemical smelling like a room spray or disinfectant. Then it settles directly into a skin scent. Unfortunately I don't like skin scents much, I prefer fragrances to stand out. I get some cinnamon and vanilla with a lot of plum. It's very feminine and soft, and unique, but not enough to be different.