Exceptional Parfums Exceptional Because You Are For Women scores 85% against Ralph Lauren Romance overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.
The match improves as it wears. Exceptional Parfums Exceptional Because You Are For Women opens 80% like Ralph Lauren Romance and reaches 85% by the dry-down, so give it an hour before judging it — the first spray is the least similar part of this comparison.
Both are built on floral. Ralph Lauren Romance adds rose, citrus and fresh spicy that Exceptional Parfums Exceptional Because You Are For Women does not.
| Ralph Lauren Romance | Exceptional Parfums Exceptional Because You Are For Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $85 | about $45 |
| Longevity | 5h | 3h |
| Projection | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Sillage | 4/10 | 2/10 |
| Released | 1998 | 2008 |
| Main accords | floral, rose and citrus | floral |
On the estimates above, Exceptional Parfums Exceptional Because You Are For Women sits about $40 under Ralph Lauren Romance — roughly 47% less. Both figures are typical market prices rather than one shop's, so treat the gap as a direction rather than a quote.
Captures the clean, floral, and slightly spicy essence of Ralph Lauren Romance with a similar emphasis on fresh rose and white musk.
Scores are estimates built from note structure and community consensus, not laboratory measurements, and noses genuinely differ — treat a high match as a strong lead rather than a promise. AltScent is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by any brand shown.
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