Description
“We want to make you feel part of the catalan legend of Saint George with Rose&Dragon — a dark and fascinating perfume.
“…And Saint George appeared to save the princess from the ferocious dragon, fought against his flames, stabbed him with his sword and from his blood a rosebush with dark red roses grew…” – a note from the brand.
Rose & Dragon by Carner Barcelona is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Rose & Dragon was launched in 2016. Top notes are saffron, cumin, wild strawberry and cinnamon; middle notes are bulgarian rose, turkish rose, honey and incense; base notes are castoreum, leather, labdanum and amber.
Sweangeuttege – :
Sweet, syrupy, synthetic rose, initially with green nuances, settling on woody amber. Not sure what the hype is about.
Teroevavody – :
A very unique take on floral fruity roses. It’s not super sweet or super cheerful like most fruity florals seem to be. It’s more mature by comparison, although I think young people could wear it just fine.
The strawberry in this is unique. The rose softens and slightly darkens it, making it less dominant after drydown.
ETA: This is so much lighter and sweeter than the packaging makes it appear!
nadejdafeniks – :
The opening and dry down are really nice; the heart is the dealbreaker for me on this one. In the heart, the strawberry note, which smells very chemically, overtakes everything and makes it rather unpleasant to my nose. If the strawberry note was more natural, or less overbearing, this would be on my want list; however, as it is, it is not.
Update: In cooler weather the strawberry note is not as dominant. I now have a bottle and will reserve it for the cooler months.
AndreiV2010 – :
This is a beautiful and versatile unisex rose scent which leans slightly to masculine scents. If you feel unsafe wearing a rose based scent try this beauty.
The opening is full of “fresh/green” roses, quite pungent. This is the rose from Lyric. Then it settles down to a nice rosy leather (light leather, again the versatility is great) with very strong geranium (I get a mild citrusy vibe from the geranium / wild strawberries probably), a slightly honeyed saffron note, mild labdanum & incense which give a smoky vibe to the blend and wild strawberries. There is also a very faint cumin note. Nice smelling cumin.
I do not get cinnamon and castoreum. This scent is not sweet. Even the light honey note is dry, zero sweetness, it has a faint honey aroma which blends nicely with the saffron. This is not a gourmand scent. Masterfully blended having only the natural aroma and not the sweetness.
The projection/sillage are both moderate. The longevity is above the average. A rose-leather dominant scent suitable for all year round use. Versatile, safe and pleasant. It retails here 321 usd per 50 ml.
Update
The more I wear it the more I love it. Beautiful rose scent. It works with body warmth. This rose melts on you, a fantastic feeling. After hours I loose it but it’s still there according to other people. Somehow it comes and it vanishes. I guess it’s a mind-nose game of me. Anyway, I’m happy that it lives more than 7-8 hours.
gno730Diobtetty – :
I love roses and this is superb and simple all at the same time. Oud Fleur keeps coming to mind along with several other rose fragrances in the genre. Nothing new here, but done exceptionally well.
NonsNourdenda – :
A sweet gourmand rose layered beautifully with animalic leathery accents, castoreum, amber and honey, this one is a gorgeous composition. In addition to the notes mentioned above, there is strawberry, cinnamon, cumin, saffron, and incense. The overall feeling is of dark euphoria and unbridled sensuality. The rose is not dominant, so those of you like me who don’t particularly like this note do not have to worry. The rose settles very fast, revealing a luscious unclassifiable sweet resinous sensual juice in its full drydown. Beautifully blended, unisex (slightly feminine leaning), with moderate to strong silage, projection and longevity. Must try for lovers of exotic Orientals and rose based fragrances. Enjoy!
hubinmiha – :
Honey rose on dragon elm.
The Bulgarian and Turkish roses are known for their inner sweetness and less sharpness, so imagine adding honey to them! you will think it’ll be over sweetened! i thought that too, but never, it became a bit rose sharp with mild sweet cause the pink pepper is also there with saffron, and cinnamon that made the whole blend balanced quite well.
The cumin, and the castoreum are there but in bits & i can barely detect them, & they are there just to add that tiny dark effect to the blend. The amber, and the incense are there too, but i can’t detect any leather.
This one is quite good, although i’m not into roses at all.
Edit (2nd Jan 2018) I sense fruit notes within, and i believe it could be pomegranate, & lychee.
visurvai – :
First of all and before my review, I want to say that Rose & Dragon is well made and has some olfactory quality and I would also like to comment that a sweet leather deal attached to a red fruit like raspberry, strawberry, plum or cherry, And it works well and therefore is also very commercial because of the pleasantness of the final result of smelling that fruity sweet flowery leather. It was demonstrated many years ago with Knize Ten that has survived unprecedented to this day and a little closer is Tuscan Leather, Russian Tea, Charles Street or Chambre Noir to put a close example.
Well, this fragrance is another of that style, a “deja vu” olfactory and insistent because there are many such, too many I would say and better than this, which personally I start to get bored and also to get tired because they do not contribute Nothing novel, original and substantial that excites me, although, I reiterate so I do not get me wrong, this is not bad.
Summary, a very sweet note of strawberry, pretty, well achieved, a spicy, dry point and the note of pink, which gives the arrangement of sweet leather very nice floral nuances with a smoky, round point, all well structured in general with Good duration and moderate projection.
Anyway, unnecessary and another clone !!
Rating: 6
max43135 – :
This may be the holy grail rose I have been searching for, on my sample vial at the moment.
So far probably the most appealing of similar genre gourmand-ish oriental roses such as the Armani rose d’Arabie and Tom Ford Café Rose.
I have been looking for a jammy rose with enough leather/smoke support (not oud or patchouli), a juicy one without soapy or green undertones.
This fits the bill and is wonderfully balanced, the rose is dominant but not overwhelming and I’m gladly wearing it. Only thing that keeps me away from purchasing it straight away is the EUR 180 price tag. Can’t help thinking that there may be something like this …for less? 🙂
P.S. I expect some folks to compare this to Tom Ford Noir de Noir but Rose&Dragon lacks the truffle moldy thing which made me sick wearing TF. No patchouli prickling the nose here either.