Nahema Guerlain for women

Oh, my heavens. My bottle arrived and I've sparingly spritz on my wrists. I am dying to share this fragrance encounter with someone. It is the most bold rose I've ever experienced and I know this will be my signature scent.

Perfection. There's something magical about this fragrance which transports me to a decadent 18th century ball in pre-revolutionary France, then another time it will be a balmy English summer evening. It is utterly mesmerizing - a masterpiece.

This is my favorite perfume of all time, I love perfume and have heaps but on special occasions or when feeling really down, I go for my Nahema and always have someone ask what perfume I am wearing.

Tremendous staying power: 2 days and a bath later it's still going strong. I'm amazed - after a long soak in the bath all the traces of fragrance usually vanish. L'Heure Bleu and Nahema are the monsters that stay very much alive after that. I'm going to buy a full bottle of each - a good investment in wonderful scents that last and last.

Somehow this is maybe the best scent for women.
It smells like you´re walking on a field full of roses.
I´ve tested the bottle from 1980 and wow.

I'd love to have this for fall/winter. Dry, powder, rose. YUMMY.

This scent smells extremely artifical to me, like other old Guerlain Fragrances, I think because of the balsams and resins Guerlain used in the past ubiquitously, in a way these days not very common. Most of the old Guerlain scents have that type of note very noticeable, which to me make them smell extremelly synthetical and chemical in a not pleasant way. I personally do find that feature even in Shalimar.

I had a mishap with this perfume. I ordered a vintage pure parfum in the mail, along with Mitsouko and Petit Guerlain. It traveled all the way from Ireland to Canada, and when I opened the box - just guess. Mitsouko and Nahema had spilled. It was revolting, the combined scents filling my home for two days afterward.

It took me weeks to be able to try what was left in my bottle of Nahema for the first time. It took me several more weeks to be able to think about reviewing it. So here I am.

I'm a big rose fan, and this is something bigger than a rose. It's ros-y, for lack of better word. I do love the glassiness and heaviness of this scent. It reminds me of a millefiori vase, coloured burgundy, purple, green and black, in a dark room, sitting in front of flickering candlelight.

I don't like the aldehydes in Chanel scents, but I like them in Guerlain. A couple hours after applying ONE drop (and only ever one, please!!!) of this pure parfum, I started looking around for what smelled so good. It was. . . me. The person who mentioned rotting pumpkins... it's interesting, there is something that smells damp in this perfume that turns the sandalwood more earthy to me than woody. I like it, though, it gives the peach a kind of red apple glow.

Once at university, I went to a fancy party where I met a Baron, and he whisked me away for a night of expensive wine and romance. Around lunchtime the next day, while I was back at home working on an important paper, I could smell roses... or was it red apples? The scent was strong everywhere but I couldn't find the source until I realized it was myself. The massive amount of wine I drank was coming through my skin... and it was turning into something pretty! This perfume reminds me of that scent.

The day after I wore Nahema for the first time, I realized that everything smelled... kind of bad. Everything. My sofa, my clothing, my car, the whole city. Nahema had cast a glow over everything, and I missed it. Nahema is beautiful, it adds so much to life.

I've only been in Paris once, and only during the day. When I wear Nahema, I feel like I've been there at night, too. I feel like I have memories of beautiful, romantic, adventurous things I haven't even done.

Roses and pretzels. Delightfully strange. I used to have the EDP and the lasting power was poor. Time to try the parfum, I suppose.

I am a Guerlain fan, big time, but thank God I only got a sample of Nahema. Baby powder.I'll try again another day but for today it opened with baby powder and dried down to baby powder. It also doesn't wash off easily.

The current formulation of this juice is like a itchy wool sweater that your Aunt Barb got you for Christmas. I just don't get rose from this stuff, I get more rose from Chamade tbh. For me this is dusty and fuzzy and madly uncomfortable. I likely would have to try the vintage juice to really understand it, but at the moment, its not something I can even like.

Nahema, what a tough one you are. A cheap synthetic drugstore scent? I disagree. Tough to love, a masterpiece nonetheless? Yes this i agree. This composition revolves around a very ASSERTING YLANG YLANG floral note. It is only soften around the edges by a fresh peachiness built around a dewy "Tea Rose" with a velvety texture. Paris by YSL was a lovely rose to me, but after trying Nahema, Paris seems only half dressed This is rich exuberant and very Guerlainesque in my humble opinion. Do i like it? No. Do i think it is wonderful? Yes. Version : Pure Parfum

Structurally and as a chemical creation, Nahema is certainly interesting for its famed simulated super complex "digital rose" impression. Yet for wear I do not find current Nahema compelling, more like one of those it's-been-done-to-death rose ankle tattoos. The vintage extrait is much better, though I couldn't quite figure it out enough to review (the sample I had of the parfum may have been slightly off, so it's up in the air).

In current pdt, it's earthy, almost vegetal but too luxe and Guerlain to be naturalistic. Nahema reminds me of a backyard garden dotted with rotting pumpkins just after Halloween, and some kids threw their less desirable candies into the mix with that opening hint of a burnt chocolatey sugar shoved into all of the wild, ornate abstraction. An oily brightness evokes sunflowers even more than roses.

The lasting power of the current pdt isn't great: loud for a few minutes then very quiet for two hours, then gone (this may be due to proverbial "perfume-eating skin"). I also don't get along well with Samsara for being similarly overly complex but simplistic. Maybe Jean-Paul Guerlain's post-60s later baroque, almost prog rock style just doesn't appeal to me. Likely this is a case of not seeing the perfumer's point of view but being able to admire the effect only at a distance.

On repeat wears and sniffs, another American candy holiday keeps coming to mind in flashes of memory: Valentine's Day. The contrived romance, unappetizing glut of chocolates, plasticky dew drop roses. And this very same evocation could be delightfully irreverent, romantic, or disco cool to someone else. And some of the times I wore Nahema were quite enjoyable--a tough opening and an interesting drydown. Nahema does smell very modern, almost futuristic, kind of like a pared-down Poison for punk and grunge revivalist girls of the endless nostalgic future. Of a slightly different bent, I prefer scary Aromatics Elixir, notorious La Nuit, and eerily perfect Voleur de Roses for unsettling rose with thorns intact, not digitized.

Nahema evokes serenity in a storm, a warm and comforting yet trendy and sophisticated rose. I re-disovered this hard to get fragrance in my collection. One of the very best, intense rose scents, in my opinion.
Arabian passion and smouldering kisses; Nahema is visible and shameless. There is a succinctness of style in wearing Nahema, not a note to spare.

THis is THE reference fragrance for all rose scents!!

Simply gorgeous one! It's all there's to roses 'n honey:) Soft powdery, aldehyde and vintage written all over. Floral ***** Roses, lilacs, sandalwood, I absolutely love in here!
Notch heavy on jasmine, and it's all good.
Stays on looooooooooooong time:P 8+ hours

Have I ever said that I love roses? Normally I keep my distance before daring to express any opinion about historical masterpieces or 'giants' in perfumery but not this time because I could not resist to join to the chorus of Nahema addicted!
I do remember the old version but in my cupboard I've got the reformulated one, great the old one but still very good the available current version. It's a frag that changes quite a lot from the opening till the dry down, but I do love all its mesmeric evolutions. It's a classical interpretation of 'rose' - even though it is said N. has been done without using 'roses'?! - but it doesn't seem to be dated at all. Beautiful sillage and good persistence also. I believe that its formula is one of the most adherent to the fragrance compared to the other 'variations on the same theme' of this great Maison.



p.s. The pure perfume is even sublime!

Nahema EDP (in the modern formulation) is a beautiful, soft, hauntingly lovely creation. Not a pure rose fragrance--it contains many of the sweet flowers of springtime like jasmine, lily of valley, hyacinth, and some fruity accords--it nonetheless "imprints" as a luscious rose scent to the nose. The combination of many floral accords deepens the middle notes and makes a more rounded, interesting fragrance. Even the opening is quite soft, the aldehydes whisper, not shout, and rose begins to appear almost immediately.

Nahema stays soft throughout; the drydown is fruity and gently woody; very harmonious from beginning to end. Some fragrances have such a moodiness about them, (oddly enough, many of these come from the house of Guerlain, like L'Heure Blue and Mitsouko) and this is another slightly melencholy scent, in spite of its beauty. It makes me happy but at the same time makes me aware of the brevity of beauty in the world; the fleeting rose, glorious one day and dropping its petals the next.

Sillage is good, longevity about 8-9 hours. A lovely day or night fragrance. Highly recommended.

I am so glad that I am ridiculous enough to periodically blindly buy an expensive perfume. Nahema is not a scent I would've purchased otherwise. BUT...I really like it. It is not at all what I expected. It's so light and pretty and unlike anything I've smelled. I just got my bottle and I keep spraying it. The smell is lovely and girly and just sweet enough. I feel like I need to be very clean and free from other scents(shampoo, soap, b.o.) to wear this perfume. It's not a headachy kind of perfume, it's ever so subtle and it's not my typical style (I love lingering powdery/musky scents). I thought I was buying a traditional bottle, but I received a spray refill instead. I don't care though....this is an unexpected addition to my collection that I am SO glad for! I will keep this bottle for sure.

First, a disclaimer. I've never been a fan of rose scents. Blame it on all those watery, insipid tea rose fragrances that were so "hot" many years ago. Nahema is my first rose EDP, and I thought long and hard before buying because it's an expensive purchase for me. But I'm thrilled I made the jump, since this fragrance is complex and has depth that I hadn't anticipated. Sherapop is right; it does smell "waxy" at points, but it's a luscious, honeyed, and layered fragrance that is now among my favorites scents. Whenever I want to feel soft,open hearted, and utterly feminine this is what I wear. Every woman should search for the right rose fragrance which suits her--there are so many out there. Worlds apart from that cheesy stuff we could afford as young women.

Another big, glorious, marvelous, real masterpiece gone?
It's not sold anywhere anymore where I live! Years ago, I could still find at least one bottle of EdP in old traditional perfume stores and with some VAT discount. Pure parfum was available at certain stores only and has never been affordable for me, but what a treat it was to have just a spray from tester!
IMO these perfumes are history and pleasure. There are still so many fans around, why frusttating them?

My goodness, Sherapop has a good nose! There is something vaguely reminiscent of crayons in this perfume (I just went and got the crayon box) and yes it works!

I like Nahema because it is floral but you don't feel like you are a walking florist shop. All rose soliflores seem to remind me of some Avon product I had as a child that had a big plastic rose on it. This is the first rose frag that doesn't bore me. It is rose with something bright and fresh. I also don't like the very powdery aldehydes. I'm guessing here the aldehydes give it a faintly soapy smell. I think it is that guest soap floral scent that recalls waxy crayons, but somehow the soapy smell makes it seem feminine but not cheap or synthetic.

This is a keeper, but I don't think I would go for the big bottle.

Nahema in pure parfum form is a stunning, bewitching and spellbound creation. Translated as Daughter of Fire, it is dark and opulent rose, seductive, sensual and passionate. It is one of my favorite rose creations and I think it truly deserves its revered place among rose lovers.

I also own modern EDP version of it but it does not come even close to the pure parfum’s beauty. I can smell the difference right from the first sniff. The opening of the pure parfum is a deep, earthy, woody and balmy elixir infused with rose petals. It is opulent, rich and silky soft. It smells divine. The EDP version opens with rather sharp, woody green and also a bit balmy rose notes but there is something in the opening that reminds me of a wet wood that I don’t like. It is missing the sultry smooth qualities of the pure parfum.

In the heart notes, the pure parfum develops into a heavenly rose. It is elegant, slightly powdery, dark and velvety. There is a slight woody note that mixes perfectly with the luscious beauty of the rose. Perhaps it is peru balsam. The middle notes of EDP version are quite different from the pure parfum. It is a bright floral bouquet of the rose, lilac, jasmine, ylang-ylang and lily of the valley. I do like this stage way better than the opening. It smells pretty and girly. But I miss the opulent, velvet rose that I love in the pure parfum.

The base notes of pure parfum are very rich and smooth. The vanilla is noticeable but it is not a gourmand but woody vanilla and vetiver. I find that the pure parfum lasts longer than EDP and it develops for quite some time on my skin. The sillage of this beauty is not overpowering. The scent stays close to the skin but it definitely lasts and has a presence. The base of EDP is less complex. It is powdery vanilla and sandalwood. It also lasts shorter than the pure parfum.

Pure parfum – 10/10
EDP - 7/10

If you really want to experience what Daughter of Fire is all about then I definitely suggest locating the pure parfum. I will go to another planet to get a sniff of this scent.

My Nahema bottle has been tucked away deep in my drawer for some time now. But today I sampled Rose Oud by by Kilian, and as the hours went by this fragrance somehow triggered a craving for .... Nahema! These are both spicy rose fragrances, although RO is much softer and way way mooooore expensive. Now I can appreciate Nahema much better, the spicy rose, the sillage, the longevity. These are all excellent in Nahema. Thank god, I don't have to go for the expensive RO. I have been saved by Nahema.

Perhaps it's just me, but this smells quite a bit like Chloe's Narcisse on me. Guess I'll have to test it again, I wasn't all that impressed. Based on the description, I really want to like it. But then again, sometimes it's a relief to find a perfume I don't like.....saves me some money (or heartache for those rare or discontinued)!

Guerlain NAHEMA is a truly unique creation. It actually reminds me of chewing on crayons for some reason. Not that I've ever chewed on crayons, but the texture feels the same to me as I imagine it would feel to chew on crayons. What is odd, however, is that instead of being put off by the slightly soft crayon wax, I actually love it!

In spite of all that has been written about the lack of any true rose in this composition, I myself do smell a dark red, very rich rose quality here. True, it is nothing like the rose notes of typical rose perfumes--whether soliflores or fruity florals. And I also prefer the quality of the rose note here to that of rose geranium, which often accompanies or substitutes for rose. What marks NAHEMA as distinct is that this "rose" is coated with wax: these "petals" are dense and thick and waiting to be shaved—or chewed.

Is NAHEMA the queen of all rose perfumes? I think that to make such a claim is to do a great disservice to this sui generis perfume, as it exhausts its own genre. It doesn't really make sense to compare this to anything else. It is what it is, and it's not what it's not. One thing is clear: it's definitely nothing like any other perfume known to me.

Many thanks to the generous fellow fragrance traveler who sent me this beauty!

I received Nahema together with a few other older Guerlain scents (L'Heure Bleu, Jicky and Mitsouko). This stood out as BAD compared to the others. As a huge fan of Shalimar and Samsara, I was surprised to learn I am not head over heals with either of them. Those three were "nice" but Nahema was particularly disappointing; as someone here said, it smells sour, sharp and medicinal, just cheap drug store stuff. Guerlain is certainly not THIS. Guerlain is the incredible glory of Samsara - the most amazing perfume ever created as far as I am concerned. Oh, well.

I adore this fragrance.The first time I smelled it was 1984 when I was working in London as a young nanny! My employer wore it and I used to spritz myself with it all the time!! It has always remained my first love of all the great perfumes and probably always will be.I make sure I always have a bottle of this although I might not wear it all that often.I just adore it! Funny how some love affairs can last and others don't isn't it!..... sigh!

I was looking forward to finding the "illusion of a rose" I'd heard about, but this is flat and boring...like a peach/rose hand cream from the drugstore. It's an overload of sweetness masking something fake-y and medicinal smelling. I must not have the required chemistry that Nahema's fans possess. On me this definitely doesn't smell like anything that would have inspired decades of loyalty, and "sophisticated" it's not.

Wow! Another Guerlain masterpiece that just gets better and better into the drydown. Rich, opulent, succulent, peachy, glowing and rosy. I imagine this may be a little like 'Femme' de Rochas pre reformulation. It's absolutely beautiful in all of its parts and has that wonderful 'skin scent' feeling that all the classic Guerlains have, along with a certain veiled melancholy that they also share. This is another on my Guerlain want list. Just divine.

Nahema smells like rose the way Paco Rabanne’s Metal smells like green flowers, which is to say scarcely at all. I know it’s hardly a secret that Nahema is a virtual rose, an implied rose. I see the parts, but I don’t see the rose. Not a complaint, mind you. I love Nahema. I see it as the spiritual predecessor to Gucci Rush. It’s Rush’s disco auntie.

I know that Nahema took advantage of new-at-the-time aromachemicals that were used elsewhere to amplify and extend actual rose. Here these chemicals are used to create a perfume of crystalline flowery fruit with balsams and wood. Actually this smells like a peachy iris on a base of Guerlain’s earlier stunner Chamade. The heartnotes are like Chamade’s, but stoned and giggling.

In the long run, the rather chemical nature of Nahema allows the fragrance to be focused on abstract qualities. Nahema isn’t floral. It’s glassy and shimmering, and its upper register is about an inch from shrill. These qualities give it it excitement and vibrance. Does it simulate a rose? Not to me. Is it a blast to wear? Every single time.

Epic. Monumental. Extraordinary. Opulent. Radiant. These are just a few describing words that come to mind for Namema. Indeed, one of the finest Guerlains ever imagined, which speaks volumes!

The legend is that the original formula has no rose! If this is to be believed, it is sheer magic on JP Guerlains creativity. It perhaps defines the soul of a rose until the very end, with perhaps every rose extract on the Earth! The peachy honey rose is incredible and rather appetizing. It is a very summer bust of sunflower in a rose garden amid tall grasses while you enjoy a sweet juicy peach, as its juices drip down your chin...

I was gifted a tiny sample in a swap and one drop lasts 18+ hours. It was very avant gard in 1979. American audiences rejected it. Hence, it was a commercial flop in th USA. Such a shame. It is far too decadent for todays market. I like the idea of a harem girl or a belly dancer wearing some or the glittery cigarette smoking party girl from studio 54. All classic Guerlain fans need to sample this eventually, if they already havent.

Thanks Natalie!

Celebrity=Debbie Harry

Could I ask a strange question?Does it smell the same the EDP and Parfum? I recenlty came across the orchidee imperiale cream which they say it is scented with nahema is smells really nice on me but since I cannot find it at my local counter and have to order it on-line I don't know what to get. If anyone could help I would be grateful!

This was frightfully sharp in the opening, but I forgive it this as lily of the valley is always horrible to my nose. This is a strong and very soapy rose, there is nothing delicate about it. The vetiver is very distinct. Nahema is a fragrance of another age, so I will conclude that it is not to my taste. I would not choose this if I was searching for a rose fragrance.

Nahema is an all glammed up deep burgundy rose. This is rock chick Debbie Harry circa 1979, I can just see her wearing this ,as it has that opulent orientalism typical of the time yet is also very low key chic, it isn’t a loud oriental (a-typical of its time)but rather wears closer to the skin, inviting others to ooh and aah their way in. This is a rose that has got all caught up in the London-NY party circuit and kind of smells like a cocktail used as an ashtray, - you know how clubs used to smell before the smoking ban where all the perfume and smoke would intoxicate...

p.s. I love its decadent gold casing! And the extrait’s ‘Champagne cork’ flacon as they both perfectly fit its louche party girl image

I did`t like it at first! Too strong (EdP), too rosy. My nose was irritated by this perfume, but for some reason I kaped on smelling it.
The next day magic!!!!!!!!! OMG, such a lovely, femenine, light and natural smell!
Give it a second chance, you will not be dicepointed. Second chance rule should aply for all Guerlain fragerances, by the way.

EdP

When the rose settles and makes room for the the other notes, the remaining soft and juicy fragrance is absolutely beautiful. It could easily take the number one spot in my favourite fragrances. A sensual smell that makes me wanna curl my dark long witch-like hair and genuinely become a romantic...something. Unfortunately, not even a whisper remains after two hours. This combined with the fact that I don't get along with roses (roses=headache) makes it hard to justify the expenses for a purchase. I would have to endure one hour in order to enjoy it the last hour. SAD!!
My middle name is ambivalence, maybe it's still worth it?

Update 2012: Yes, it was worth it. Definitely, and it is lovely all the way through. I seem to get along with this rose.

This smells like something an Indian princess would wear. It liked my skin better than Chamade, which turned dusty and musty on me. This retained a beautiful honeyed character throughout fading to a shimmering romantic vison. There is something cinematic and epic about it.

The queen of rose fragrances for me. Nahema is a true Guerlain masterpiece that is like deep rose coloured devore, moving between thick and velvety and at other times sheer as chiffon and then back again. Nahema's constant movement keeps your senses aware of her for hours and hours but is never tiresome. This is review is for the parfum.

Review of a vintage Parfum de Toilette Nahema.

Nahema smells like a dozen roses from a passionate lover on Valentines' Day: rich and luxurious and makes you feel giddy in a lustful way. I get lots and lots of roses from this, the deepest red roses with honey drops on their petals, instead of dew. I get a bit of peach, but not very sweet, which is fine, I think the slight sweetness from Nahema comes from the jasmine and/or lilacs. Starts off a little green but soon those roses take over and carry themselves all the way throughout, right to the vanilla and vetiver base.

Sillage and longevity are fabulous, I spritzed some on almost 10 hours ago and I'm still getting treated with it's scent here and there. I'm sure my coat will still smell wonderful tomorrow.

(Review Edp)

I Change My Mind So Many Times about this fragrance.

My first impression wasn't the best, I thought Nahema was overly sweet for my taste, and difficult to assimilate, duet to the Bittersweet notes. So It has taken some time for me to appreciate Nahema's beauty.

Recently I try various samples of the best rose fragrances and they bore me to death! That's when I realized how good Nahema is.

I get Peach and a Green-lemony edge, it's strong at the beginning, but it became increasingly a Spicy-fruity-Rose fragrance less green, more soft and pleasant as time progresses.

Nahema outshine Chamade and jardin bagatelle. Chamade and Jardin are too greeny and not as pleasant as Nahema.

I don't really see the similarities between chamade and this fragrance. They are quite different, Nahema makes more emphasis on Rose and Peach, and on the other hand, balsam, cloves and amber shine more on Chamade.

Good Sillage and Lasting-Power!

I agree with hollycat, this one reminds me of tresor. It must be the peach. Very sweet and long lasting, for romantic dates in early spring.A few drops are enough.

Very disappointed in this one. Usually love all Guerlain perfumes, and they suit my skin. Tried the pure perfume, and just felt as if I smelled of Fry's Turkish Delight all day. Oriental without being mysterious, I think.

Great description, floriana. I wouldn't be able to go into so much detail as you, I just remember it as a very thick fragrance, really unusual, something suitable for a very rich, elegant and a a bit eccentric lady. It is very ethereal and feminine, I agree with that, and there is something etheric (like in "etheric body") and eternal about it. It has an oriental touch. I'm really not sure about the EDT, I thought it came only in EDP form.

Under you find my description of Nahema like guest.
I really don't know why.
Floriana

Opulent and thick, great oriental story of rose diluted by hiacynth and bergamot.
After comes peach which gives to Nahema warmness and coldness in the same time. Verry well mixed in rich rose bouquet, peach has big role in this olfactive story,brings to the scent ethereal note.
Peru balsam makes it balmy and all composition finaly get this honeyed frozen rose touch.
Smells luxury and ultra feminine.

Oooooommmmm!!! I wore a few sprays from my Parfum de Toilette (Eau de Parfum) and I like it as I wrote before, but I really go head over heels for pure Parfum! I know only one place where I can have a spray of pure Parfum from tester and SAs don't like my attitude, LOL! I wish I will be able to afford the extra-luscious pure Parfum one day, because it is so much better! All Nahema line has become a nightmare to find here. I heard that Guerlain wants to discontinue this one. Are they crazy or what? I hope they will never committ such a crime!

(Extrait review, 2008 batch)

Nahema is a peppery, seasoned rose that comes with no apologies: you either like this bad girl or you don’t. It is not suggestive, it is not bold. It is a confident fragrance that wears the same way as Mona Lisa wears her smile.

I prefer the extrait form, which is lighter on the aldehydes and smoother on the finish. If you sit patiently you’ll detect the delicate sweet note that whispers something fragile lies beneath.

Lasts 6-8 hours on me. I hear the parfums are becoming more scarce, but I'm not sure if this is a marketing ploy. But in general, I’ve tried many ‘hot rose’ wannabes but this is my favorite.

Opens with sharp aldehydes, but that doesnt last very long. Not soon after I get juicy peaches and roses. This is very similar to Tresor IMO. I prefer tresor.

I have the an older EDP and this is one of my most favorite Guerlains as well as one of my most favorite roses. I feel like it's along the same vein as L'arte de Gucci-a dark, spicy rose, but w/o the dirty touch L'arte has. This is very rich, but mellow. The peach is fuzzy and soft--velvety is a good way of describing how this goes on. I have a problem wearing aldehydes, but this gives me no troubles. In fact, I wouldn't have guessed that there were any aldehydes in this.

With respect for anyone who likes it, I gotta say that Nahema is exactly what I would wear if I wanted to keep everyone at least 10 feet away from me... Which I guess would be often enough. Trouble with that, however, is that it makes me want to be away from myself as well... Kinda like running from something internal, lmao.

Sampled Nahema this morning (EdP version) and found it to be one of those perfumes that has so many notes that nothing stands out at all - it just smells perfumey in a big, synthetic, old-lady kind of way. I didn't get much in the way of fruit, possibly the merest hint of peach, and I got no rose at all. Maybe it was buried under all the aldehydes. I like quite a few Guerlains, but Nahema is nowhere close to the top of the list.

Guerlains seem to be hit and miss for me. Sadly, this is another miss. As with the other rose scent I recently tested (Yves Rocher's Rose Absolue), I appreciate that Nahema is well-crafted, but it's not quite what I'm looking for in a rose scent.

I tested the EDP.

The opening notes smell like everything, all at once, and too much. It almost stings the nose. Somewhere in that pile of non-distinct notes is the rose, and its presence gets louder in the first five minutes, as the other notes gradually recede. After fifteen minutes or so, it settles into the Rose and typical Guerlain base that lasts for hours, with Guerlain's typical monster sillage.

Unfortunately for me, all of the above results in a harsh and unpleasant aroma on my skin. I'm sure it's lovely on the right person. I recommend a scent-on-skin test before purchase.

I love this unique scent.One of my best.It is not fruity at all.It is a magical touch of rose honeysucle,hyacinth and lilac and a very delicate honeyish smooth feeling of peru balsam and fine vanilla sweetness.It is not heavy on me.I feel it warm sweet and oriental floral.Totally recommend it.!!!

The base reminds other Geurlain fragrances. I sense the rose predominant in its composition, but i think what makes it beautiful it's the hyakinth which makes interesting all the other igredients and it lingers well among them. Rose makes me feel dizzy, but as a whole is a perfume rewarding enough. It's a romantic oriental and allthough it has an important lasting power seems subtle and discreet. I noticed that men liked it, maybe because it oozes old fashioned femininity with something eternal and archetypical in it. It should be appropriate for a rendez-vous, but not only. It seems common at first, but as it develops mutes in something with deapth and longevity.

I don`t feel any rose in it.
To me it smells like ...a sunflower.With oily black seeds and everything.
It`s actually very tame, sits close to the skin and has a hot feeling to it, like the juice itself is warm.
I can`t pick any other notes except for a little ylang and a very gentle vetiver in base ( Guerlain makes me warm up to vetiver, I think). Sunflower it is.

I have been using this perfume since 1976 and would not like to be without it so, Guerlain, keep on manufacturing the wonderful aroma of Nahema

I am having trouble picking out the nuances in this one. I'm a devoted Guerlain junkie from day one, and I like rose (although my favorite floral scent is definitely violets)but I can't seem to smell the complexity of this one. I must keep trying because this was hard to find....some perfumes are like that, they take a while to click...for now, my favorite roses are still Beautiful by estee lauder and Cabaret by Gres...

a very well made thick warm rose. i notice the peach as well, but it is not a juicy peach more like a peach in the sun. it feels very feminine but in a grown way not a girlie way.

I was thrilled to try Nahema, because I love rose scents, and I tend to do well with Guerlains. I picked up a vintage miniature bottle of parfum on ebay and dabbed it on. At first I smelled a whiff of peach, and then I smelled... nothing. I could tell that there was something on my arm, but I Could Not Smell It at all. How disappointing!

Thinking that it was the age or storage condition of the vintage parfum, I obtained a sample of edp from The Perfumed Court. The vial smelled a bit stronger than my parfum, but when I put it on, again - a hint of fruit, then nothing. Nada, zip, zilch, niente.

I had the same experience with Boucheron Jaipur, so my assumption is that there is some ingredient (a musk, perhaps?) that entirely blocks my perception of the scent. Neither my husband nor my daughter could smell it, either. I am sad.

(Don't weep for me: there are other rose scents for me to love!)

Great scent, one of my favourite ones, another stunning old Guerlain. It's not easy to wear, because it's strong and requires certain chemistry. It's very powerful, luscious, rose power witn peach and honey and I also detect some spicy black tea. In the drydown woody notes come out very softly.
In spite of its strenght and invasive aura, it can be very suave, too. It all depends on your chemistry and style. If it doesn't suit you it will wear you like a big animal. I tested it many years ago for the first time in Parfum strenght and although I was in delight it was not me at all and it almost stinked. Many years after I wear the Parfum de Toilette wnen I'm in a mood for that and i love it on my skin. A little goes on a long time. Overapply would be a big mistake. Nahema likes small doses on pulse points that swift small clouds of scent every now and then, like a sensual recall "I'm there".
Extremely womanly, also classy in a gipsy way (don't know if it makes sense), I hardly can see it worn by a man, but who knows? I think it's a very luscious and sensual fragrance, but to be honest it's not one that provoke waves of appreciation among people. Women like it better than men. Men say: "Old lady!" Not my aim really. Its firey elegance is not well understood. Once I sprayed some before going out for Mardi Gras dressed in total devil red with little red horns, devil tail and everything and a very demure but sensitive girl told me: "This scent seems very suitable for a little devil!" Well, I took it as a compliment :-) I don't look like a devil vamp very often :-) If only! Actually I have a quiet youngish appearance in spite of my age, I'm small and look more like a grown-up Little Red Hood. Anyway I wear Nahema.
If they ever discontinue this one Guerlain can go to the trash bin together with all the silly works they've done lately just to be alligned with easy-going tastes.

Yes it is hard to find but I managed to get some pure perfume today. It was like warm velvet .The rose deep and vibrant . I can now after four hours smell mild amber and maybe vanilla. It should be the favourite . Catherine Deneuve in "Les Liasons" she would definately wear it , luxury but rather naughty .

With this perfume my fragrance testing is starting to comprehend the higher level of perfumery. It is described as a rose scent, but I could smell a rich afternoon sunset lit garden of powerful flowers and especially that auhtentic honey. This scent would suit a princess dressed in gold, not an earthly princess but the un-cheesy, fairy-tale princess in a land of magic.

Nahema makes me feel like a gipsy woman - she's beautiful, passionate and strong like a rose. Roses are beautiful flowers,- they have innocent lovely blossoms and sharp thorns. They can protect themselves, their beauty. Nahema perfectly embodies The Rose.

This fragrance has amazingly soft, rich oriental rose smell, which has something sharp hidden in it, just like the thorns of the real rose. It shouts: "Look at me, I am beautiful, but don't touch me because you can easily get hurt!"

Nahema is the Queen of rose fragrances, a true must try! Staying power is very good.

Clean rose with peach, not muddy like most peach/rose combos, with a lemony edge. Very nice, but I don't find it as stunning as others seem to. It is lovely and layered, but the combination of notes doesn't really work on me.

A radiant, almost supernaturally luminous rose scent that, according to legend, does not even contain roses at all. The top notes project a cool, almost varnished floral effect. The heart gives the feel of walking in a rose garden at twilight. The drydown, when it finally arrives calls to mind the golden afterglow produced by drinking a steaming mug of brandy and milk -- warm, velvety smooth, and oh so comforting. Just gorgeous.

This is my Favourite perfume of all times.This is a perfect ,classy rose
fragrance that was made .The Edt smell different from the edp"s.To enjoy this one must buy the EDP.The sad part is its so hard to get .
This is a brilliant guerlain creation.
Middle eastern magic !!

A young woman was wearing this on the bus next to me one morning and the smell was just so amazingly gorgeous, I had to ask her what it was. Ever since then I've longed to buy it for myself.

Supremely rich rose, honeyed and fruity.