Une Rose Chyprée (2009)
by Tauer

mmmmmmmhhhhhhh! Andy Tauer's scents just keep surprising me again and again. Une Rose Chypree is the 3rd rose I got from Andy. And again, it renders me speechless with surprise and admiration! It is sooooooo elegant and fresh without the "old-lady smell" a lot of rose fragrances now a days offer.
Sillage is not as strong as Une Rose Vermeille or Le Maroc Pour Elle but still very noticeable.
Tenacity is also a little bit weaker. The scent still stays vibrant on my skin for about 6 hours.
This is really recommendable :-)

16th December, 2011.

You know that pink rubber that surgical appliances were made from in the 1950s. Now imagine a six foot high pink rubber rose.

Although 24 hours later! The rubbery note is less pronounced and maybe I am starting to get it. Maybe I am too early in my fragrance journey to get this. I will revisit my little sample vial in a year and see how my opinions have changed.

23rd February, 2011.

Wow, is this stuff strong!

A beautiful floral (a very green rose) once one gets past the rather unpleasant spice top notes. This is a true scent for the brave and is guaranteed to get you noticed. Longevity and sillage are major in this one! As the drydown begins, the floral aspect starts to tone down, and I can see this as a unisex.

I would classify this as a chypre and not an oriental.

The oriental aspect of this is not evident to me and one must wait for the drydown--and it is very subtle.

A nice fragrance, but DO use in small doses as the sillage can be overwhelming for both you and bystanders. Apply with care.

21st February, 2011.

The ghosts of all the old, bewitching Guerlains are to be found in Une Rose Chyprée, a pitch-perfect manifestation of pure sensuality. My initial reaction to it was to let out a gasp of astonishment and exclaim, "I don't think I've got enough noses with which to smell this." Yes, in simplistic terms, it's a rose, but then, a rose is a rose is a rose... Earthy and sparkling, this is a substance of gilt-edged richness, which also accomplishes the feat of remaining unabashedly unisex throughout its development.

26th September, 2010. (Last Edited: 7th October, 2010.)

Lovely lovely rose fragrance on a chypre base but seems oriental too. Romantic , beautiful rose. Quite tenacious. Deep gold colored liquid.
Begins greenish rose, perhaps some geranium ,quite chypre like to start.Progresses quie a lot - vanilla is evident and a little incensey.

25th July, 2010.

I was half-expecting UNE ROSE CHYPREE to move me enough for me to wax lyrical but it didn't. So here's my layman take: this is mostly a rose jam married to a chypre-like heart and then grafted to an oriental base. I found the jammy rose rather delectable. But 3 hours later I was not as enthused for what was left is a mildly woodsy ambery sweetness. Yeah, kinda 'meh'. The 'moss' unfortunately turns out to be mostly 'labdanum'. And if I am after rose and labdanum, I'd sooner pick Sonoma Scent Studio's Vintage Rose over this.

29th April, 2010.