Narciso Rodriguez, an American fashion designer of Cuban ancestry,[1] drew acclaim for his 1996 wedding dress for Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and launched his eponymous label in 1997.
"[4] The fragrance, an eau de toilette with notes of orange blossom, amber, vanilla and musk,[2] was lauded in The Globe and Mail as "a serious and sexy scent, ideal for candlelight.
"[6] At the United States Fragrance Foundation awards, Narciso Rodriguez for Her won 2004 women's perfume of the year in the "Nouveau Niche" category.
[9] The fragrance helped propel the career of Nagel, who had begun working in the industry as a chemist, but drew recognition as a talented perfumer as a result of the success of Narciso Rodriguez for Her.
[3] The fragrance has had continued popularity after its launch; in 2016, Allure named it to its annual "best of beauty" list,[10] writing, "this sensual scent still has our love over ten years later.
[12] In 2021, beauty director at The Cut Kathleen Hou, who describes it as "musky but juicy at the same time, with an eye-opening burst of orange blossom", says she had recently rediscovered it and was wearing it again after a hiatus.