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post #1 of 31
10/2/12 at 1:05pm
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Perfumery is abundant with roses. There is the Black Aoud rose--wild, lipstick red, and romantic; there is the Incense Rosé rose--an abstraction with lines shooting up to acrid incense and spiraling down to swirling myrrh and ambergris; there is the Lyric Man rose--watery, translucent, shimmering; etc.

Which roses strike you with emotional shock? Which roses make you think, make you dream, make you feel?
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post #2 of 31
10/2/12 at 1:14pm
To name a few:

Noir de Noir by Tom Ford
Windsor by Creed
Domenico Caraceni 1913 by Domenico Caraceni
Fleurs de Bulgarie by Creed
Lumiere Noire pour Homme by Maison Francis Kurkdjian
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post #3 of 31
10/2/12 at 1:19pm
Rosissimo by Parfums Des Rosine
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post #4 of 31
10/2/12 at 1:29pm
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Originally Posted by dollars&scents View Post

To name a few:

Noir de Noir by Tom Ford
Windsor by Creed
Domenico Caraceni 1913 by Domenico Caraceni
Fleurs de Bulgarie by Creed
Lumiere Noire pour Homme by Maison Francis Kurkdjian

I really need to invest some time with the Tom Ford line.
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post #5 of 31
10/2/12 at 2:15pm
Just yesterday, I wore Calandre, a luminous creamy-spicy rose, very serene and happy. But, at the opposite end of the spectrum, I've also started to look into the old big rose + dirty animalics combos, like Shocking.

cacio
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post #6 of 31
10/2/12 at 2:24pm
Portrait of a Lady is my favorite - rose, raspberry, and incense are the major elements and it's FANTASTIC.

Baie Rose 26 is gorgeous too.
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post #7 of 31
10/2/12 at 2:30pm
I haven't sampled as many rose based fragrances as I would like to but, here are some of my favorites.

Portrait of a Lady
Rose 31
Noir de Noir
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post #8 of 31
10/2/12 at 2:37pm
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Originally Posted by treeman5823 View Post

I really need to invest some time with the Tom Ford line.

Indeed, Noir de Noir by Tom Ford is an elegant, unisex composition, and also high-quality and well-blended. It's a dark and sensuous scent, and borders on the dramatic. As a bonus, it possesses good projection and very good longevity.
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post #9 of 31
10/2/12 at 2:44pm
Noir de Noir transports me...
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post #10 of 31
10/2/12 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by starshipvelcro View Post

Portrait of a Lady is my favorite - rose, raspberry, and incense are the major elements and it's FANTASTIC.

This. It is out of this world good, IMO. Lalfeorosa by O'driù is another exceptional and quite innovative rose scent...
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post #11 of 31
10/2/12 at 3:05pm
Rose 31
Bond ny oud
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post #12 of 31
10/2/12 at 3:27pm
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Originally Posted by MrFragranceReview View Post

I haven't sampled as many rose based fragrances as I would like to but, here are some of my favorites.

Portrait of a Lady
Rose 31
Noir de Noir

These are all excellent, and I would add Creed Windsor, Montale Black Aoud, Malle Une Rose and Amouage Lyric Man.
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post #13 of 31
10/2/12 at 3:48pm
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Originally Posted by cologne connoisseur View Post

These are all excellent, and I would add Creed Windsor, Montale Black Aoud, Malle Une Rose and Amouage Lyric Man.

I do like Black Aoud, but it deteriorates--in my humble opinion--into nothing extraordinary.

I am looking at Lyric Man at all possible angles, but I think am am overanalyzing it. I think Amouage aimed for a transparent, rose water-like piece, and, well, that's what it got.
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post #14 of 31
10/2/12 at 4:17pm
Portrait of a Lady
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post #15 of 31
10/2/12 at 9:53pm
My favorite rose fragrances are highly blended with other things that add interest and story that makes sense with the rose scent itself.

Le Labo Rose 31 - there is something magical about the way rose and cumin interact in this scent - it is memorable.

HEELY Agarwoud - The combination of oud, rose and incense woods is extremely beautifully done. Is my favorite rose oud combo.

TF Noir d' Noir - Plum deep rose with an excellent patchouli balance.

TF Jardin Noir Cafe Rose - A unisex rose blended with sandalwood, patchouli, incense, coffee.

Dirty Rose by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz is dirty with a strong mix of rose with: dirt, green leaf, tobacco, leather, patchouli, incense and rose.

L' Ombre Dans L' Eau - Dyptique's combination of rose and black currant leaf is an amazing contrast of airy ethereal rose and bitter dirt clean leaves.
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post #16 of 31
10/2/12 at 10:26pm
Rosine Rose d'Homme, rose/leather
Nahema, a Guerlain classic
Sa Majeste La Rose, almost a soliflore
Citizen Queen by JHAG, a rose and leather
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post #17 of 31
10/3/12 at 12:35am
Le Labo Rose 31.
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post #18 of 31
10/3/12 at 1:16am
Try some Czech & Speake No. 88 and Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet. Great roses.
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post #19 of 31
10/3/12 at 9:21am
Montale Black Aoud...Dark Brooding spooky rose
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post #20 of 31
10/3/12 at 9:43am
Atelier Cologne Rose Anonyme
Keiko Mecheri Damascena
Histoires de Parfums Rosam
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post #21 of 31
10/3/12 at 9:46am
Ungaro III (Vintage) is the best dark rose scent ever.

Noir de Noir is so elegant and sensual, an ideal scent for romantic date.

Bond NY Oud has Rose, Plum & Saffron as the most dominant notes and it lasts ages on me
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post #22 of 31
10/3/12 at 9:55am
My Favorites:

Creed Jardin d'Amalfi
Creed - Windsor
L'Artisan - Voleur de Roses
Bond No. 9 - New York Oud
Heeley - Agarwoud
Armani Prive - Rose d'Arabie
by Kilian - Rose Oud
Tom Ford - Noir de Noir
Amouage - Lyric Man
Tom Ford - Cafe Rose
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post #23 of 31
10/4/12 at 2:54pm
Another vote for Ungaro III, actually in any formulation, even adding also Ungaro II to the list.
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post #24 of 31
10/4/12 at 3:07pm
MFK Lumiere Noire PH
Portrait of a Lady
Noir de Noir
Rose 31
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post #25 of 31
10/4/12 at 11:40pm
Sa Majeste La Rose - most true to life dewy rose, with a touch of honey. a bouquet of 1000 roses, larger than life, stunning.
Opone - rose + saffron , genius in its simplicity.
Villoresi Musk - elegant powdery rose that has an old school feel to it, but smells in no way dated. elegance personified.
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post #26 of 31
10/4/12 at 11:54pm
Homage (Amouage)
Rose Nacrée du Desert (Guerlain)
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post #27 of 31
10/5/12 at 1:12am
My favourites are Egoiste, Hammam Bouquet, Lumiere Noire PH and Voyage d'Hermes parfum.
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post #28 of 31
10/5/12 at 5:35am
is MFK Lumiere powdery? Long lasting? I read it is medium projection.
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post #29 of 31
10/5/12 at 5:47am
Tauer's Une rose chyprèe
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post #30 of 31
10/5/12 at 7:01am
Azzaro Acteur- rose+ leather
Domenico Caraceni 1913-rose+ incense
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post #31 of 31
10/5/12 at 7:07am
Lumiere Noire Pour Homme
Creed Jardin d Amalfi
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