Rykiel Woman by Sonia Rykiel

viveka

Absolutely seductive vamp in neglige with glass of shampagne in hand... Time lazy flies, she's waiting...
I'm totally crazy about violets and Woman has one of the best violets i've ever smelled - yet entouraged with touch of sparkling powder, mmmm. Delicious marriage with romantic/seductive nature. It brings french charm, parisian chique.
I can smell aussi touch of velvet leather in the background what adds to frag laziness sensuality.

The best of Rykiel range.

CaraMia

I find myself almost bizarrely drawn to this scent. When a fragrance traffics in the ubiquitous "pink pepper" I tend to scoff and look the other way, but I tried this one anyway and I am pleased...once I get past that "pink" pepper jazz, anyway.

What is it that makes SR for women so lovely for me just may be that unusual date note in the opening and the musky leather/amber base. But as those notes in a base are hardly unusual, I suspect there are unmentioned notes, woods perhaps, that draw me in. The scent is not overtly floral on me and the base notes last for many hours.

Two other things: The bottle's shape and cap give it an androgenous feel despite the incongruent pink lettering. A weird bottle, but it grows on you. And come on, Rykiel and company the "not for men" written on the box must be designed to say "guys, give this one a whirl" because this scent could easily work in a man's fragrance rotation due to the drydown and spice!

Me thinks they're hinting at unisex!

sky76sky

RWoman is a somewhat disjointed & almost clumsy fragrance at first before she blooms, but suprisingly I like her all the more for her raw honesty & polite fiestyness.

It starts out with a fleeting resemblence to Jaipur Saphir before making a sharp U-turn to delve deep into peppery spices & leather.

If you don't like the pungent, aromatic white-heat of pepper or the warm, dry animal aspects of leather, then steer well clear.....RWoman is all about these two beauties which gives this fragrance its devil-may-care attitude & slight harshness.

I couldn't clearly distinguish many of the other notes, but I sensed the warmth of the dates & the gentle floral aspects of the jasmine & rose who act as flankers to the true stars: the peppers & leather. The peppery edge wears off after about 1/2 hour to leave a softer, warmer dry & smokey leathery base. The last gasps are a delicate leathery amber.

The main substance of this perfume lingers admirably for many hours with a polite sillage (from a distance its appearance is far softer than when you meet this woman up close & personal). It is a medium-weight arrid fragrance, not overly sweet or heavy. Spicy & original yet always feminine.

It's like Marilyn Monroe dressed up in biker gear! On my wanted list.

SandraS

Its very pepery. All I can sense is peper, especially the white one, mixed with floral notes of jasmin and violet.

There is also a loud striking note that i think maybe leather, off tune with the rest of the melody.

I find it original and one of a kind. I haven't made my mind about it yet. Good for a night out on the town I think. Has good syllage and staying power one me.

essija

Powdery sweet suprise, Perfect for everyday scent. Love that it has dates and sunflowers in the mix. Very Unique.

mahanta

My recent new love! At the beginning it seems a bit harsh, but just in seconds it starts to melt in my skin and the result is awesome - maybe it depends on skin chemistry, but I feel this scent has Personality, besides it is very relaxing, pleasant, suitable for office but at the same time undeniably sexy.

P.S. I'm reviewing edp!!!

Yana

Edt(in a rosy box) and edp (in a black one) differ much. Edp is more powdery and floral, edt is fruity-floral and can hardly be called powdery. Pepper exists in both concentrations.

Zoya

I like this one, but not love. I can really notice the pepper which mixed very well with the other components, what makes the whole scent to be very soft but at the same time very edgy. the satying power is about 6-7 houres (on me) but as Marra said, it stays close to the body. The dry down is very pleasent.

I dont think I would buy this perfume for the second time because its not really dominant scent. This one is good for women who are looking for a "shy" perfume.

joybee88

It's already 'Rykiel Woman' but it says again on the box 'Not for men'...lol. As much as I know, if u warn people too much about something they'll probably try it

Marra

Bought it in the internet, on sale, have never smelt before, but wasn't afraid of getting dissapoited because of the low price and previous good experience with a Rykiel perfume. The perfume doesn't stay long, but is a quite nice round perfume with some light spicies. my husband says it's subtle and mild. It stays close to the body, no specially noticable "tail"