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bucha23 – :
I’ve not had the occasion to smell a real narcissus, but I very much like Dame’s Narcissus soliflore. It is multi-faceted and long-lasting on my skin, and quite beautiful. It is lovely by itself, but sometimes I find that I enjoy layering it with other fragrances. On me Clinique Aromatics Elixir works wonderfully with the narcissus, it enhances the florals while blending nicely with the green mossiness of AE.
Oppomaron – :
This soliflore is absolutely stunning! It smells realistic, yet far more complex than a number of perfumes out there. It sparkles on it’s own, no need to layer. My favorite from Dame Perfumery!
ImmomoSticki68747 – :
I just purchased Dame Perfumery’s Soliflore Narcissus in the Eau de Toilette. It is so heavenly and realistic.
Freshly sprayed, it smells like a whole bouquet of pure white and yellow narcissi. Then comes the indolic phase―which is what I understand to be the correct terminology for that mentholated aspect. This occurs after approximately 15 minutes and lasts about an hour or so. Afterward, it mellows, but never becomes any less spectacular until it finally disappears.
The lasting power is probably typical (around 4-6 hours) but I love the fresh top notes so much that I reapply often just to smell them.
Soliflore Narcissus takes me straight back to the cool, rainy, grey, spring days of my childhood in western Oregon and helping my mom cut daffodils, narcissi, and hyacinths to adorn our mantelpiece and kitchen table.
I know many are intimidated by indoles. I’m inexperienced with them, but if this is a good example of an indolic perfume, I want to smell more. It doesn’t smell fecal or rotten, or like anything unpleasant. The menthol-y greenness is strong but not offputting, and just lends more to the realism of this modern day masterpiece.
Edited to add: I have a sample of the oil, also. I recommend the eau de toilette over the oil, unless you find a rollerball more convenient or unless you prefer to wear oil-based fragrances. It smells basically the same, but I find the oil to be a little more linear, and none of the phases “pop” as much as they do with the spray. The spray just seems “brighter” and more “alive,” while the oil is more like a really nice painting.
svetatylechka1 – :
There have been a handful of fragrances that I’ve tested and thought, “WOW what is that flower? It’s great” and gone to look it up and found that it was the beautiful narcissus. I’m not familiar with the natural flower, but I tried this because I kept really loving it in other fragrances. HOT DAMN why this flower isn’t used in more perfumes these days is a shame, because it’s a really striking scent, and this soliflore version is complex, buttery, potent, and beautiful. I only have a 5mL of the EDT, and that is more than enough ~pizzazz~ for me. I’ve had my sample for a little over a month, and really enjoy it best on these breezy spring days with the sun shining and warming it up on my skin.
foreveryoung – :
Two things about Narcissus:
1. It’s unbelievably gorgeous;
2. It’s almost too much for me.
First: it is a perfectly captured photorealistic flower. You know when you get a vase of stargazer lilies, and you’ve had them out for a few days, they’re completely open – and they start to drop their pollen, and there’s this heady, blowsy, beautiful indolic floral scent that is just, *just* on the edge of smelling urine-like?
This soliflore reminds me of that moment, when the flowers are at their peak, when they’re dripping with bright orange pollen. You get the sense that bees would buzz around you if you went into a field wearing this.
So yeah, it’s gorgeous and wonderful but SO realistic that it almost gives me a headache and I want to move the vase away, but I’m the vase!
If you are craving the smell of real, indolic flowers, down to the pollen… buy this. You won’t be disappointed.
oleg74 – :
DAME owns spring in my opinion.
Their soliflore line showcases a realistic holographic image of putting your nose in the flower itself…. but more enhanced and brighter.
Do not write these off as simplistic. They are far from that. Its a journey into the flower itself and its nuances. Ive had the opportunity to experience many fragrances over the years, and when its all said and done, something like a soliflore executed this brillantly is about the apex in perfumary.
Its like a ballerina rehersing for years for the perfect attitude or pirouette. Something that seems so beautifully effortless is the result of diciplined time and perseverance. Stunning Mr. Dame. The layering possibilities are just endless.
ADVERYIMMESIA – :
This is richly indolic photorealism in a bottle. With Soliflore Narcissus , you can camouflage right into Keukenhof Gardens at spring time. As reviewer scain54 rightly says below, there’s nothing perfume-y or man made about this scent. It’s a botanical, true-to-life corolla, calyx, stems, and leaves.
It’s been a while since I’ve smelled a living narcissus, and it sounds like there’s a great variety of them as well. Fragrantica lists amaryllis, jonquil, and daffodil in this family. So here are some happy places where Soliflore Narcissus takes me:
– The humid vegetal greenness of Vero Profumo’s Mito.
– Dead-on convincing hyacinth-narcissus in Joya’s Foxglove.
– Ethereal ylang in Miller Harris’ La Pluie.
And here’s what it *doesn’t* smell like: Chloe Narcisse.
Armed with Dame’s Narcissus perfume oil, you could convince a Botanist you’ve spent the morning gathering real stems for a bouquet. It’s that gorgeous.
glx1 – :
THE ultimate yellow floral. This smells nothing like perfume, and everything like a living plant. For a soliflore, it’s amazing complex. The petals, the pollen, the juicy green leaves, and even a hint of rich loam from which it emerges. It shifts and swirls around you – the greenery is in the forefront, then the pollen, then the earth….very heady, indeed. Jeffrey has managed to capture the living essence of narcissus and bottle it. I am blown away this. I have no doubt that, should he attempt alchemy, he could turn lead into gold. Bravo, Jeffrey, you have my undying admiration!
Obvalshic – :
I was not having a good day, one of those days we all have sometimes when nothing seems to go right. I went out to check the mailbox, and suddenly my day got brighter. There in the mailbox, completely unexpected, were six lovely samples of Dame Perfumery Scottsdale’s soliflore line! It took me quite a lot of time to decide which one to try, but I finally chose Narcissus. It’s a delightful spicy and springy scent, bringing those beautiful yellow flowers to mind, and here at the end of February in New England it’s a wonderful reminder that spring WILL return. A thousand thanks to you Jeffrey Dame!
VoFFka – :
Wow. Of the Soliflore line, I have smelled the gardenia, mimosa, osmanthus, and now narcissus. The narcissus is my favorite. It is close to smelling like ylang ylang to me; they are both “yellow floral” after all. Specifically, it has a spa/massage/aromatherapy vibe, very relaxing and just lovely!