Safari by Ralph Lauren

geegee

One of my all time favourite perfumes is Safari, along side the now deceased D&G BY. Heaven forbid RL decide to quit making this perfume, i shall be buying a new bottle of this ASAP just in case they do the unforgivable.

This is a perfume that gels with your body chemistry & ive never smelt it the same on anyone. Each person seems to smell very different when wearing this, which i like. It makes it more personal to you.

Its a perfume for a confident lady who isnt a wallflower, it has great staying power & sure gets the right attention from other people.

Pure class in a beautiful cut glass bottle.

817flowers

I was concerned also about this being discontinued - so I just checked the Ralph Lauren website and it is still being sold. Look under "All Women's Fragrance" and you will find it. The price there is $60.00. I always see it every few months at Marshalls and TJ Maxx usually for $24.99 or less. This is definitely a wonderful fragrance.

guest_wildflower

I used to wear Safari. It has been discontinued and I don't know why. I see here some people are still finding it places. They must be old bottles. The dryness of the scent with the sandalwood blend was unbelievable in the summertime! I really wish Ralph Lauren would either bring this back or create a carbon copy of it. His new fragrances I do not find interesting at all! He got rid of the best perfume in his collection. Does anybody know why?

a.k.a.warum

I like it. It reminds me of Lancome Climat, along the same green chyprelike lines. Climat is more feminine and romantic and Safari is more business like. It smells like sweet grasses and spices on me.

817flowers

Safari is quite special. Worth trying a second time if you are unsure of the scent. Also, when I have found it at Marshalls or TJ Maxx it is uusually in the men's deptartment by mistake. Guess the box does look more masculine than feminine.

sherapop

There's an awful lot going on in Ralph Lauren SAFARI, which is probably why I still have about an ounce in my 2.5oz edp purchased aeons ago (in perfume time...). Unfortunately, I can't give a fair review here, because the opening is no longer fresh--something has turned, not sure what.

I do remember that I used to find SAFARI a bit overwhelming, but on occasion I liked diving into the fog of woods and resins and narcissus that envelop the wearer with this big sillage, somewhat intense perfume, which seems much less green than chypre to me, at least in retrospect. Not sure whether I'll buy a replacement, but I think that I might appreciate SAFARI much more today, now that chypre is a part of my vocabulary...

Although the juice inside is no longer wearable, I cannot bear to part with the bottle: it's too beautiful!

aromaminx

this fragrance is not at all pleasant on me. it is unfortunate because i usually like {and can wear} green florals with intense powdery drydowns.lovely shaped bottle that would look pretty on a bedside tablefor a lady who can wear it well.

efm

This is my "default setting" perfume. Suits any weather, any time. It is warm and comforting. Not overly assertive - one of the safer green options. It is not exciting, rather safe. A good work option. Not as easy to find as it used to be. I would be disappointed to see it dropped by RL.This is not a show-stopper but sometimes subtlety is welcome.

eilismaireg

I would love to have this again but it seems to have been discontinued. The bottle is beautiful and the scent is classy, strong and classic, with no powder - a winner for me

bamboowu

I recently found safari again after many years away from it, and I must say that I loved it then, I love it now. It is a wonderful ultra unique floral with the most exquisite bottle...so classy...and yet almost sinful. It does start out a little sharp, but soon it becomes like a warm blanket, and wraps you with this soft wonderful scent. It is a most fresh, earthy wonderful unique fragrance. I think you'll love it too. Thanks RL

soniamcalear

This is a real unique scent, not like anything else he has out or anything on the market. Its really nice but you either like it or hate it. Its a bit earthy smelling.

Malegria

I tried it when it was first launched - my friend used to have every new perfume. Back then we both were a little bit young for Safari, but I remember liking it - bright, strong, charming.Usually I am not a big fan of powerful floral greens, especially with vetiver and moss in the base together - but Safari captured me with it`s great sincerity.It says right away - I am smart and self assured, and I know what I want and I won`t play games...I think you can easily wear it when you can say it about yourself.
I hope there will be no Safari this` and Safari thats, as it happened with Romance - Safari is so unique...in my opinion, the best of RL.I`d prefer it to stay the one and only.

giddalti

First of all, scientifically, no such thing as "race" exists between Homo sapiens (humans). The term itself is incorrect and has come into use because of bigotry. I can send you an article concerning this widely misused term.

We all have different body chemistries and physical attributes. What I said had nothing to do with skin color or heritage (I'm not sure exactly what offended you), but about our body chemistry.

To say there is no difference between body chemistry would be like saying there is no difference between skin color (visual difference), or blood types (bio-chemical difference), or any of our physical and chemical attributes. My comment was based on chemistry, not skin color or heritage. People of different colors, chemistry, blood types (however you want to categorize bio-chemical differences between people) react differently to diseases, sun exposure, food allergies, and even the way a perfume smells on the skin. (It's not because of the color of the skin or the heritage; it's because of the bio-chemical makeup of each individual.)

I think it's fairly well documented that body chemistry can make a perfume smell pleasant on one person and unpleasant on another person. I was simply musing that perhaps it was because she was of African descent and I was of Caucasian descent (no other easily identifiable categorization came to mind at the time, or has since). I didn't know her blood type or the exact differences between our chemical makeups. If I had said that there may have been a difference between the way the perfume smelled on us because I was blood type O positive and she was AB negative, would that have offended you?

You seem a little sensitive about the "race" issue (a term I never use, except here to accommodate you). If you knew me at all, you never would have made the comment that you made, which was very pugilistic.

I apologize if I said anything to offend anyone. That was not my intent. I have friends of all colors, heritages and origins. I love the diversity of humanity.

"With great wisdom comes great peace, because nothing offends the wise of heart."

giddalti

I absolutely loved Safari on a friend that I went to college with. When she walked into the room, the scent beguiled me and smelt so beautiful. I mean it was awesome! But, when I tried to wear it, it didn't smell good to me at all. I couldn't understand it, and I was so disappointed. She was of African descent and I'm Caucasian. I don't know if that was the difference or not. On her, it was one of the best scents in the world. On me -- Yech! That's so hard to believe, but the truth. Major bummer for me.

As Joy

Safari is indeed an intriguing perfume. I smelled it years ago and was fascinated by it. I don't think RL has any other fragrances that are so original. This hasn't been available in the shops after I smelled it, and I would very much like to smell it again. It reminds me of the movie Amadeus, because I had just been watching the movie when I smelled Safari. Beautiful cap.

allexa27

at the beggining i smell something very green and sharp,but the drydown is nice and powdery.

AmilkA

strange and suspicious at the beginning, but very addictive afterwards! A+!

Mellyhelly

I'm wearing it today after years of disregarding it. I met Safari many years ago for the first time on a man and I found it gorgeous. Then I tried it on myself and liked it but it was not so gorgeous. It's a very strange perfume, both green and floral but extremely rich and strong. i don't know what it has to do with a safari or even the ad. Maybe there was an intention to create a hot weather sensation and this could be true. Safari actually smells hot weather and like strange plants in the savana burned by the sun. I also smell chocolate in it. It's a nice scent, but for some reason I'm getting nervous at it today. There is something disturbing in it. Anyway it's a scent it is worthing to try.

CaraMia

An absolutely dazzling chypre, both green and floral and one of the best out there. Admittedly this is not a mild scent at first spray and it does not change into one after the top noted fade down. It is a bold brilliant concept with the use of an almost bitter marigold note in the opening (which I love).

As with any chypre, Safari delivers a lot of mossy green, earthy and cool especially whrn blended with vetiver and cedar. Overall a splendid composition by Dominique Ropion an d a favorite warm weather daytime scent for me. It is a womanly classic in a sea of girlish fruity florals!

Millieqm

Good perfume, strong, not for everyday use, for special occasions,It is an evening fragrance. Not for every woman, due the strong smell. I have it, but I hardly use it, cause it's intense, but good though.

mmsmlzgud546

Safari is a stronger perfume, it has a definant musk. I really only notice the base notes. Alot of sandalwood, amber and patchouli. It gave me a headache but I thought it smelled very nice.

cognac

Didnt work for me .I found the smell staid and boring ,smelt more like a heavly fragranced soap.

Scent lover

I've tried this one and I found it just not right for me. I must admit that the scent is unique and different. Plenty of green and intense notes and for someone who can carry this perfume it can be signature perfume.

guest_ljubica

I find it very dualistic - almost like two completely different perfumes struggling in the same bottle.
One of them is a soft floral abounding in opulent flowers, and the other one is something dark and heavy, smelling of crushed leaves and soil, presumably vetiver.
It needs some time to get used to it, and even then it lacks harmony on my skin.

Aiona

Holey Moley! This is a powerhouse floral along the lines of Carolina Herrera by Carolina Herrera. With a (misleading) name like "Safari," I sprayed it on, thinking I'd be transported to Africa and be surrounded by wild elephants and lions. Instead, I ended up in an English castle garden, with loads of flowers dumped in my lap. I wanted to like it, as the bottle was so pretty, but I had to scrub it off within an hour of spraying it. (Very similar to what happened with Midnight Poison and me.)

KeLLStar

This was an expensive present from my OH. Unfortunately it gave me a huge headache whenever I wore it, much too strong for me. I really really really tried to like it but couldn't - especially with the headaches. Not my scent.

takemyhusbandplz

All the Safari products have beautiful packaging. This is a lovely scent on other people. My mother-in-law smells absolutely divine in Safari and it's her signature scent. I cannot wear green florals very well.If I could Safari would be my first choice. As it is it's not for me.