Narciso Rodriguez
For Her Musc Noir
For Her Musc Noir: Narciso Rodriguez's new perfume Narciso Rodriguez is an American fashion designer of Cuban descent who has traveled the world to forge an inimitable style. Year after year, he reinvents women's silhouettes, making them ever elegant and refined.
- Brand
- Narciso Rodriguez
- Launch year
- 2021
- Perfumer
- Gender
- Women
- Olfactory family
- Aromatic
- Concentration
- Eau de Parfum
Where to buy
Initially specialized in creating clothing and haute couture, Narciso Rodriguez eventually decided to turn to perfumery as well, starting in 2003. It was on this date that his perfume For Her was released, as a tribute to the femininity that had inspired him since his early days. Today, For Her is renewed and gives rise to For Her Musc Noir, a darker and more mysterious vision of femininity.
The portrait of woman as perceived by Narciso Rodriguez
For Her Musc Noir captures the essence of a new femininity, more sensual and mysterious than ever. Like its predecessors, it expresses everything a woman is: strength, vulnerability, beauty, sensuality and finally depth. Moreover, it is precisely this last aspect that has been emphasized here. The woman who wears this perfume appears more fascinating and enigmatic than before. This new chapter of the For Her collection highlights the modern and intriguing appearance of women. For Her Musc Noir is an ode to the mysterious nature of feminine sensuality. It is addressed to all the free women of our time, leaving behind them a deep and intoxicating breath.
Discovering the timeless bottle of For Her Musc Noir
Visually, For Her Musc Noir has a bottle very close to its predecessors. It takes on a rectangular shape, as well as a double glass wall. At its heart, For Her Musc Noir reveals a pale pink hue, a mark of femininity and softness. Yet its opaque black cap appears more mysterious and shadowy. The whole is delivered in a cardboard box that also plays on these two colors. The bottle of For Her Musc Noir exists in three different sizes, 30, 50 and 100 ml. Evocative of old Chinese snuff bottles, it expresses the full duality of woman, both being and appearing, the inner and the outer.
The musky breath of For Her Musc Noir
Like all Narciso Rodriguez perfumes, For Her Musc Noir is built around a musky and captivating breath. Indeed, Narciso Rodriguez has always made musk his ingredient of choice. Here, it is first accompanied by a note of juicy plum. Gourmand and sweet, this is quickly followed by a more floral heart, composed of rose and heliotrope. A fascinating flower, heliotrope evolves according to the position of the sun and reveals a soft scent, close to vanilla and slightly almondy. Gradually, the setting darkens, and it is in its base that For Her Musc Noir takes on sensual notes. For this, it combines velvety leather with suede. The magic works instantly and plunges us into a deep, intense cloud that keeps gaining in strength.
Olfactory pyramid
- Top notesThe first minutes
- Heart notesThe heart of the perfume
- Base notesWhat lingers
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The advertising
Tropical light and sharp shadows
Lola Nicon in front of the lens of Inez & Vinoodh, in a contrasted tropical light of shadows, for a 2021 campaign film.
The house announces a campaign film directed by Inez & Vinoodh with Lola Nicon, and its French account presents the model as the new face of the campaign for for her MUSC NOIR. A professional catalogue references the 2021 shoot with Inez and Vinoodh behind the camera, Christiaan on hair, Dick Page on makeup and Ashley Brokaw on casting; a database entry lists the 2021 advertising short film featuring Lola Nicon.
The stylistic approach is described by Fragrantica as a dramatic play of shadow and light, shot in bright tropical light, with a dreamlike quality made of fragmented memories; the pink accents of the images are likened to the sheen of the bottle, the dark elements to the musk. The Spanish perfume press reports the same campaign with Lola Nicon, images by Inez & Vinoodh and a play of shadows and light.
The duo had already signed Carmen Kass's image for the first for her in 2003. Lola Nicon remains the face of the line for the following flanker, MUSC NOIR ROSE, again filmed by Inez & Vinoodh.