Customer Reviews

Romance by Ralph Lauren for Women - 3.4 Ounce EDP Spray

5 star:		(36)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I bought this from the "Designer Shop" for my wife and at the same time she received a box set from Macy's and right away we both noticed quite a few differences.

The Macy's set had a much more rich and complex smell as compared to this product having a more washed out alcohol heavy smell, the Macy's bottle construction quality was far superior and even the color of the box was a slightly different shade.

So in all I'm very disappointed and believe that this product is a cheap knock off.

I bought this perfume based on the high reviews. And I must say, I am very disappointed. I have worn this perfume for years (since it first came out) and my sniffer doesn't deceive me.

This product smells like a cheap, knock off imitation. It doesn't have the soft yet lasting smell like the ones I've bought from department stores.

This is disappointing because I have always had good results from amazon. But with perfume, you are truly taking a chance when you buy them on-line because you can never be sure what you get.

Don't waste your time here.

This has been my favorite so i knew right away that this was not right. The scent was a fraction of what i have bought in the Department store and what scent it has wears off in less than a minute. This seems to be a knock off and i wouldn't waste my money. I was supremely disappointed.

I got tired of buying this on eBay and getting burned by sellers selling knock off's. So when I found it on Amazon and realized it was sold by and shipped by Amazon, I was really happy because I knew it would be the REAL THING! And it is, every single time! Mmmmmmmm it smells heavenly and is shipped promptly every time. I re order from Amazon any time I need it and know it'll be here, it'll be genuine and shipped with care! Very pleased!

Update:

When I bought, amazon.com was the actual seller. Most of the time though another vendor is the seller. To check for yourself look at the listing where it says "Sold by XXXX". If it doesn't say "Ships from and sold by amazon.com" I would NOT advise buying this product. I've even rec'd comments on my review from others that note people are still receiving knockoffs occasionally.

Buyer beware. I lucked out, but at such a high price it's really not worth the risk.

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At the time I'm writing this review (6/25/11), the top three reviews unanimously claim this product to be a knockoff. That is currently not true.

1) Apparently this used to be sold by "Designer Shop" in the past on amazon as a third-party seller and the reviews carried over even though the seller is now amazon. Designer Shop is NOT the seller anymore. Please note that it currently "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com". (You can see this at the top of the page below the size selection boxes.)

2) People are correct that knockoffs of this fragrance do NOT smell very similar. Pretty much anyone can tell the difference on this one and fakes lose that "something" about this scent.(We actually intentionally bought a knockoff a while back to see if we could save money since this is so pricey... it unfortunately didn't compare to the real thing and we tossed it.)

3) As #3 hints at, my wife uses this perfume regularly and knows the difference. The product being sold at this point in time is genuine.

I almost didn't buy from amazon out of fear for a fake. I'm glad I took the chance. Looking at the reviews, the ones claiming it to be fake are very few (only 4) and there are ten times as many reviews that love it... the bad ones are just unfortunately at the top / voted helpful the most.

On another note, my review of the scent/perfume itself: I like both simple (think shampoo) and complex (this perfume) scents on my woman. This is a personal taste thing, but we've also never come across someone that doesn't like it, and several people have bought it after smelling it when my wife wears it. Both men & women seem to appreciate it. I would give 5 stars, but it's seventy bucks. That hit to my wallet takes off a star. (Thank goodness I can get it slightly less expensive than dept. store price here on amazon.)

Lastly, if you like this scent you might also check out Euphoria as well. It's not similar, but we like it well enough to buy regularly and between the two bottles my wife seems fully equipped.

I've used it for the past 7 years and I still get compliments about the way I smell... so, I keep buying it...

Thought this was the same perfume I'd worn for the past 12 years, but at a reduced price. Whatever this is, it's not the original and does not carry the same scent all day as did the previous bottles I've paid full price for, so I'm disapppointed and won't order it again.

I waited for almost a month for the item , but never received it nor did I receive information on what happened to the item. No appologies. Instead of crediting back to my credit card account, Amazon gave me a store credit which is unfair as I prefer the money back and it was not my fault the item never got sent to me .

Now this I love and would call it a classic. It's hard to go wrong with it and a little goes a long way. Highly recommended as I always go back to it.

i never smell anything like this before i love it! it so mild. it make u feel sexy. i will recomend to everybody.