Rose d'Homme
by Les Parfums de Rosine

A very pleasant scent, although it doesn't scream roses to me. For a while I thought it smelled a bit like Zwitsal baby lotion which might be the sandalwood in there. My bf who wore it said it smelled like potpourrie. I liked it because I like sweet and dry scents. A more masculine rose perfume would be Black Aoud or layer Dzing and Voleur de Roses together if you want to give a raw edge to your rose scent.

I'd give it a thumbs up if it wasn't marketted as this dark beast of a perfume.

This review is under revision...

Although this is essentially a very masculine patchouli / rose combo, this is a niche scent that disappoints far more than it actually satisfies. Instead of being a bold, dominant and long-lasting rose fragrance for men, it simply dies down to almost nothing within half-an-hour.

‘Hey, but isn’t this an EDP?’ I hear you ask. Yes, well that’s what I thought too…

[Original submission date: 20 May 2008]

I'm going to fly in the face of some of my esteemed colleagues here and give this a big BIG thumbs up.

How nice for a perfume house to make a rose fragrance for men that pushes a heady rose note to the fore. I don't know for certain (as it's not listed on their website) but I would swear this a Bulgarian rose accord. It comes in EdP concentration and I disagree that it disappears quickly - on my skin it projects well and lasts well too.

There is a blend of sandalwood here which is expertly done, never over-powering the rose which gets centre stage throughout the drydown. What I love most about this fragrance is how smooth and well rounded it is. This rose has no thorns, no sticky out bits to try and make it more macho. It's a rose fragrance from start to finish, smooth, opulent and indescribably beautiful.

I actually prefer this to C&S Dark Rose which is so many other things aside from just rose. Rose D'Homme is a rose fragrance for men and as they say in adverts in the UK, it does exactly what it says on the tin (or bottle to be exact).

Yikes.

I get literally sickening powdery accord that smells very lipstick-like. It comes really strong.
Yet another scent which leads me straight into the leathery makeup purse of my mom; this time filled up with different kind of make-up products, French pastilles, paper-handkerchief plus some rose-y perfume.

Uh….



Rose d`Homme is a rather complex and technically well composed chypre. It is very classical with obvious vintage vibe. Refined and very much “niche”. It is also long lasting.

I am quite completely disgusted by the way it actually smells.

A rose with leather and an accord I find to almost be Rive Gauche-esque of barbershop/shaving cream drydown. Not bad.