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bIPYc – :
Do you know those rare days when for whatever reason you leave the house so early that all your neighbours are still asleep, no cars are on the roads, everything is peacefully quiet and the air is still fresh and pure? Well, it was one of those days when I first tried Signature, and I couldn’t have wished for a better companion on that morning.
The key characteristics of Signature have already been pointed out by my fellow fragranticanas:
BettyNoir summed it up nicely “Don’t be put off by the amount of fruity notes- it’s not at all sickly or sweet- just a beautiful floral chypre”. This description is spot on. If you’re looking for something fruity you will be disappointed with this scent.
And EnergeticCrab too found a very nice way to describe this scent “It’s not matronly enough to be a grandmother scent, but it’s also fresh enough to be masculine”. The first few days I was wearing this I was going back and forth in my mind trying to link it to the right target group. On the one hand it’s got something grown up and feminine going on, on the other hand I’m getting these clean waves one can only describe as beautifully balanced unisex. This fragrance has not been put together in 5 minutes and it shows! This is high quality at an affordable price, so glad I found it!
Please note that the pyramid shown contains a small error:
Acc. to R.M.’s website this perfume hasn’t got any musk in it but it does contain pink pepper.
vasiliirogov – :
This is an interesting unisex fragrance. In the bottle, Signature smells fruity. The currant and pineapple are main players, rounded out by patchouli and woodsy musk. I instantly loved it. It has sweetness but never gets so intense that the oakmoss can’t rein it in.
But on me, it is a totally different story! Instead, this fragrance opens with a strong citrus spice that quickly becomes more green and almost lotion-y. I get a lavendar/herbal quality that must be the lily, bergamot, and orange interacting. Very reminiscent of Lush massage bars, actually. I don’t know how it can smell so juicy alone, but transforms into an musty pulp and pollen smell on my skin. I blame the lily, as it’s not one of my faves and is too funereal. There is a slight linen-laundry element that peeks out too. I don’t like this version as much and cannot imagine doing more than finishing my sample.
Signature is a perfect spring scent that feels familiar, but hard to place at the same time. It’s not matronly enough to be a grandmother scent, but it’s also fresh enough to be masculine. Something about it is very gentleman florist.
UPDATE: This fragrance has changed a lot now that it is summer. Much more in line with a clean musk. Have gotten numerous compliments.
semion – :
sorry this is less a review than question – has anyone tried the original when it was just called Ruth Mastenbroek, and this new version, and can report if there have been any changes, reformulations, alterations, you know? Love love love the original (must add a review unless I did on another page) but I am not obviously worried has it been changed in any way? Thanks for any input, PM me if not want to clog this reviews page thanks
Kevyelult – :
I tried this today as well as another two RM fragrances. I bought Oxford in the end but this was a serious consideration. I think it’s fresh, fruity and has great range but I don’t think it’s light in any sense. Not sweet. I’ve washed my hands twice now and Signature still lingers. When do the flowers or citrus give way though? It does get better and better so something is evolving I can’t feel the peeling of the layers.
There’s something too high for me here (I don’t mean high as in off as in hung meat) I mean too high in the air. It’s then I see the girl on the swing on the bottle, I’m not good with heights and being out of control, get me down or get me a private jet. I see the list above and I’m still convinced I can smell grapefruit. Guerlain’s Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune keeps tugging at my memory, how weird. I keep telling myself there’s no grapefruit.
I’m going to revisit this in the Summer and see if I can conquer my fear of heights, I don’t think this one is for short days and long nights but I have plenty of other candidates that are, Spring and Summer are much harder to cater for.
kurzman121 – :
This is beautifully blended. Don’t be put off by the amount of fruity notes- it’s not at all sickly or sweet- just a beautiful floral chypre.
skazochka – :
The opening is a very fresh and lightly citrus floral. At this point, it smells like a lot of perfumes I have smelled before – nothing special. The blackcurrant is steadily following the tail end of this floral blast.
In only a few minutes, though, the blackcurrant is at the forefront, after most of the first flowers have worn off. In the background, there’s a whole floral bouquet hanging around there, though they’re blended together rather well on my skin. I can get the rose, the jasmine, the patchouli, the musk, a bit of warm woodiness. By now the patchouli is definitely recognizable in the background. Blackcurrant still dominates this.
About 40 minutes later, it feels as if most of the flowers have faded away, along with the patchouli. I get lingering blackcurrant and kind of a woody, salty musk.
I would say this is a warm and comfortable perfume, if not very unique. I like it, but I would not buy a bottle.