Rumeur (new) (2006)
by Lanvin

A fruity white floral… Fortunately for my preferences, the fruity part takes a back seat in Rumeur – the fruit present themselves lightly and make way for the dominant white florals. But I’m not quite sure that understand the florals: Magnolia, rose, jasmine are all present to my nose, but I can’t tell how I am really responding to them: It’s a competent floral accord, but it seems characterless except for a touch of too much heaviness. It’s unquestionably pleasant accord in a generic sort of way, it’s just directionless, but that would be OK if there was more happening anyplace else in the fragrance… There isn’t… The drydown is just there filling a void with generic odor. This fragrance is not as bad as I’m making it sound, but I don’t know how to to make it sound any better.

Pyramid from OsMoz - Top notes: Magnolia, Aldehydes, Fruity Note; Heart notes: White Rose, Jasmine, Mock Orange; Base notes: Patchouli, Musk, Ambrox

It smells like nail polish remover over dryer sheets at first. That sounds awful, but I really like it. It's so airy...yes, and "fresh"! It’s just very pleasant and comfortable, to me, like a freshly laundered tee shirt. Yes, I'm an American, and there are times I do enjoy that sense of squeaky cleanliness. This one squeaks like glass cleaner on a mirror. Love it. Love the soft, woodsy, floral drydown. I just say that because I don't know what it is...it smells like drydown of nice laundry products. It smells dry actually, but sweet.

this is my current favorite and the scent that helped me drop my fear of musk. it does start out a little obnoxious, but quickly turns into a quirky fun smell. mostly, the musk, rose and patchouli run the show. the rose note is definitely not your standard red rose. anytime i wear this, it leads me to feel like a happy hippie with flowers in my hair and sunlight on my shoulders.

The one perfume from Lanvin that I can honestly say is not a favorite is Rumeur. The scent feels very disbalanced and uncertain. On my skin it is very uneasy, the notes clash together and I can't detect any of the notes in this fragrance. It is heavy and plain. IMO Rumeur is not horrible, but it is definately not for me. I absoutely adore and admire Eclat D'Arpege from Lanvin, but I can't say the same for Rumeur.

This perfume is heavy and pungent! I was very disappointed with the smell because I LOVE Oxygene and Eclat D'Arpege, both Lanvin perfumes, but Rumeur was a big let-down. I gave it a fair chance and left it on my skin for as long as I could stand, the smell never softened or mellowed and it smelled exactly the same an hour or so later as when I first sprayed it on. In the end I couldn't wait to wash it off and even then I couldn't get rid of the smell entirely. This is the kind of perfume that I would find really objectionable in an office kind of situation where you have no chance of escaping from the smell! I had ordered a bottle of this over the internet without having smelled it first because the price was great and because I do love Oxygene and Eclat D'Arpege, but I'm going to be returning it so that I can exchange it for a perfume that doesn't make me recoil in horror! The only good thing about this perfume, in my opinion, is that it is incredibly long-lasting so for someone who does find it appealing that would be a good thing, although for people who can't stand it that would be very bad! Personally, I think the parfumier who created Rumeur should be ashamed of himself!!

Emetic in spray form, thy name is Rumuer.

I know many fragrances that are odd or harsh, but I can fathom someone liking.
Honestly, I do not understand how this can be considered perfume.
It's as if someone thought to add a little freshness to deadly concrete solvent, in the way scents are added to bleach or amonia, to make them somewhat less horrible.

I am reminded of the cliche of one arriving in heaven to a feast of fine foods, only to discover halfway along that he is in fact eating live vermin and feces, and he is, in fact, in hell.

In my delicious, heavenly exploration of the world of fragrances, this was how the experiece of Rumeur struck me. And I couldn't wash it off!