Norell Blushing

Norell Blushing is built around the rose.

Each bottle is said to possess over 500 luxuriant petals of the coveted Damask Rose. Remarkably with that much rose in it it's not a straightforward or all rose  fragrance. 

Norell Blushing has a  floral opening , with touches of juicy fruit including nectarine and pear.  It's very rose, but a young ,bright rose , not powdery along with orange blossom and then it gets a bit musky and woodsy with the sandalwood note prominent. In the full drydown, it becomes soft, staying closer to the skin with the rose , vanilla and sandalwood mixing.

It smells like pink , echoing the juice color if that makes sense and is ladylike , easy to wear and casually elegant.

I do also love that rhinestone trimmed bottle, it's very glam and made for display.

$ 150 for 3.4 oz exclusively at Neiman Marcus with a gift set now also available.

Norell New York

Norell is a brand/fragrance that was around for long time. From 1968 on it was a classic basically.  A big spicy aldehyde type scent loaded with carnation, rose , oakmoss,  and cinnamon .Then sadly it disappeared . I still have a bottle of it from the late 80s.

Last fall ,Norell made a comeback as Norell New York. It's an updated fragrance, nothing like the original but still a very beautiful perfume.

Norell New York is a white floral scent with jasmine ( there are said to be over 200 jasmine petals in each bottle) along with  gardenia, peony and a touch of iris as a tip of the hat to the original.  In the beginning there is a light burst of fruit and citrus along with the florals. This gives it a fresh green feel. As the drydown comes along the iris is present along with vetiver and a touch of sandalwood. It stays quite floral all along as well .

My vintage bottle

I love a good white floral so this makes the grade for me. It's ladylike, elegant and a bit glamorous. It's not too soft nor is it too strong. It's also not sweet, fruity or  a body spray trying to be a perfume, thank goodness.

Sillage is good  as is the wear time. It starts off bigger then dries down to a medium level I'd say.

** shown is a mini of the fragrance

Norell New York is exclusive to Bergdorfs and Neimans.

Eau De Parfum (3.4 FL. OZ./100 mL): $150
Body Cream (6.7 OZ. / 189 g):  $95
Body Oil (8.0 FL. OZ. / 240 mL): $80