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lvlad3001 – :
LOVE
Wow! I totally understand this fragrance now. I’ve had it for a while but I couldn’t distinguish the notes. I now smell the leather, delicate rose petals, and violet mainly with a dash of sweetness. It’s delightful. I have 2 l’artisan perfumes and I’m looking forward to trying a few more. 🙂
dimasik20881 – :
An amazing rose and iris perfume. It will compliment a man very beautifully.
Beeklymaymnxhktv – :
I’m beginning to wonder if I’m ever going to come across a L’Artisan perfume that I don’t immediately fall head over heels for. There are plenty of other houses that I’m obsessed with (hello, Maison Margiela), but all have a scent or two that I find “so-so.” Nine bottles in, and L’Artisan Parfumeur continues to exceed my expectations.
Drôle de Rose is is a sweet, lush floral resting on a smooth base of leather. Violet seems to be a new favorite note for me, and this is one of the most stunning renditions I’ve encountered. Whiffs of violet candy (crisp, never saccharine) mingle with rose, iris, and powder notes to yield a fresh interpretation of that retro cosmetic scent so many of us adore. This fragrance takes an already beautiful scent memory and ups the ante, with an unexpected but welcome touch of leather and spice.
I’m struggling to properly articulate how much I adore this perfume. It’s the height of femininity, done in a gorgeously sophisticated way that somehow feels both new and nostalgic. My only wish is that it would last the entire day on my skin. . . But I guess you can’t have it all!
Uttemychowhet – :
Lovely violet and rose powder. Very wearable and plenty of subtleties. While this wears very close to the skin, I got whiffs for a few hours in the heat where I live. I would say longevity was around 5 hours. I should also mention that I have the older glass bottle with pink juice (which is stunning and very cute).
I could understand disappointment in the performance because of the price but I don’t think it’s a deal breaker if you really love this. And it’s also available from discount retailers for around 50 USD right now, so I’m very satisfied with my buy.
I think I’m going to wear this to bed tonight. It’s so cuddly and uplifting 🙂
hut217Diobtetty – :
One of the best powdery violet/iris/rose scents. It’s so feminine, like being enveloped in a cloud of powdery softness. A personal favorite!
Greta-sobaka – :
I’m liking/loving this light feminine scent but the longevity is just not there so not worth the cost. It’s on my love list for a reason. It’s superb. I’ll definitely wear this to school and love every second of it but I can’t justify repurchasing. It’s a nice scent but it doesn’t wow me. I think my tastes are changing and I’m starting to find oud scents to be more attractive.
artem1986 – :
I have this for when I want to feel soapy clean and pretty. It is the scent of a glamorous dressing table and reminds me of the scent of my mother’s Lancôme lipstick when I was a child. This one really shows the power of scent triggered memories and perfume
dezmond988 – :
Confound it, I am enjoying this one so much. Let’s start with the outside. Pink is a color that drives me absolutely mad with joy. To look at me you would never guess that it drives me wild. So naturally, the 2nd generation bottle of this with the gorgeous pink (and I mean GORGEOUS pink) juice nearly brought me to my knees.
I dutifully sprayed my strip and smelled…very little. Astonishingly little. Okay, newly mailed bottles need time to warm to room temp to really show themselves, I’ve found. So I waited. Sprayed the strip a few hours later…slightly dry, green, plastery nothingness. The experience was truly unremarkable and I started to wtf a little bit.
I knew I wasn’t being fooled, but I didn’t understand what was going on. So I just bit it and sprayed myself liberally. Well. What. The. Hell. Once this juice hit my skin it blossomed into an entirely different perfume. Oh my, just heartbreakingly beautiful. I’ve never smelled a rose this precious and gentle. I definitely agree with everyone who has mentioned lipstick, powder, etc…but honestly, this is better. It really elevates the powdery cosmetic experience to something spiritual.
When these were released, I was in love with the patchouli fruit punch of Voleur des Roses, but my skin’s true love is this darling, romantic little nosegay of a perfume. Over the years, I’ve learned to let my skin choose my wardrobe and the results are not always what my nose would have originally chosen.
Simply my opinion, but there’s something so oddly sexy about these “old lady” perfumes. Grown men respond so strangely to them. I expect them to recoil, but instead, I’m treated with a surprising reverence. I could have worn this when I was younger, it has a “youthful” vintage feeling to it…but my youth was for the edgy, challenging, in-your-face stuff. It’s way more fun to wear these beauties now. It’s like I’m floating on a beautiful cloud of feminine mystery.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t just wear perfume to control men. But I won’t lie, it’s a perk.
edlab – :
Drôle de Rose has been on my test list for quite a while, because this category of lipsticky rose/violet/powder scents is one I can’t get enough of – at least in that regard, I guess my taste really is clasically feminine after all! And I have to say I wasn’t disappointed – this is one of the best I’ve tried from this genre.
It’s indeed reminiscent of Lipstick Rose from the heart onwards, which is to say delightfully make up-like with its focus on sweet rose and violet and lovely powdery drydown. But the opening is very different – where Lipstick Rose’s is pure musk, this one’s is pure green natural rose: girasole638 put it exactly right when they called it ‘rose-in-a-blender’.
Also, Drôle de Rose is far lighter and more transparent, which is very nice, and also makes it easier to wear and less conspicuous. I wouldn’t dare to go to work next to my perfume-hating colleague wearing even a drop of Lipstick Rose, but I’ve been wearing this one for the last few days without even considering it – to my own great pleasure and his blissful ignorance. Which means sillage is exactly right in my book, at least for daily wear.
I won’t say this is a tamer, workaday version of Lipstick Rose – although in practice it can be used that way, it makes it sound less than what it is, which is wonderful in its own right, and not boring at all. Another one for my wish list…
miha4v – :
Opens with retro violet/rose and a touch of green watery violet leaf. Becomes a soft makeup (violet/rose powder) scent. The drydown is sweet honeyed powder. I feel like this is an underrated scent in that style – it’s just not my type though.
ra1qhc – :
This opens rather sharp and very green, I imagine rose leafs and not petals. Maybe crushed rose petals? After 15 minutes it settles into that gorgeous, rosy lipstick scent. Similar to the smell of Loreal lipstick. So, soooo gorgeous and delicate. Unfortunately in about an hour it settles into a pretty generic floral with a hint of honey. Sillage is very, very soft and the longevity poor. If only that lipstick smell would last longer.
gjhyj2008 – :
It is unisex, but more in the direction of the ladies in my opinion. Very roses, pretty fresh, not classy. Wetiwer too, and iris. After 15 minutes there are soaps, they do not have any compositions. They are powdery, so it can work here. Generally pleasant, inexpensive. As much as I can buy one again, because they are noteworthy. Minus for being near the intersection. Rather, at a distance of 1 step no longer feel nothing but the skin itself. So subtle.
kavkazec_01 – :
Definitely possessing that old fashioned “French lipstick” alluring fragrance, this is gorgeous and sexy, pity it doesn’t last the distance. If you can squeeze more than an hour out of it, you’re doing well.
lidinh – :
Just as most everyone claims, this perfume smells like vintage lipstick/make-up. As soon as I smelled it, it reminded me of how the inside of my grandma’s purse always smelled–slightly rosy, powdery and oh-so-feminine.
Drole de Rose is all about soft vintage roses, but during the first thirty minutes or so there’s a greenness that balances out the sweetness. It becomes more powdery as it dries down, but that just enhances the beauty of this perfume. This has become a winter and spring staple for me and it always has a comforting effect on me.
andy_fray – :
Not being a fan of rose fragrances, I came into this with low expectations, but am pleasantly surprised- probably because the most prominent notes on me are iris and violet- and lots of warm, powdery accords– reminds me of Jacques Fath’s Irissime…
a nice scent for a damp, cool day in spring or fall-
Racketchik – :
On my skin, Drole de Rose opens with something bitter and green and tons of leather. As it dries down, sweet rose and powdered violet take over and create a wonderful sweet lipstick scent. It’s quite pretty, with just a hint of honey. The greenness does fade, but it doesn’t go away. It smells vintage-y and feminine and classy. I never thought I’d say this, but it may actually be too powdery for me! It’s absolutely gorgeous in the drydown, but for a lipstick scent I think I prefer Lipstick Rose. Certainly worth the test!
pikhta – :
I very much like this perfume. Reminds me of a vintage rose lipstick. I only wish that it lasted longer. Beautiful nonetheless.
chofreome – :
Artisan Parfumeur makes some amazing fragrances.
Drole de Rose is a powdery, violet incarnation of rose, very much similar to a scent of a creamy lipstick and face powder. Whenever I spray it, I think of glamorous dresses in subtle pink, champagne and decadent parties. There is quite a lot going on here, it being creamy and powdery at the same time somehow, it also has different facets. It can be girly or feminine, fresh and green or heavy and opulent, enveloping you in a mist of iris-violet-rose cloud. It all depends, and I have worn it with pleasure in different weathers.
The only not great thing about it is the lasting power, which I personally don’t mind, as it allows me to respray.
IntriGan46 – :
I wanted this for some time as the lipstick and face powder comparison intrigued me! I must say the fragrance does not disappoint. It absolutely smells like lipstick back when it had a scent. It also smells of face powder. A real stunner and a gorgeous version of a soft gentle rose. I am pretty much in love with the entire L’Artisan line but it’s unfortunate that for the high price the lasting power is quite unfortunate. It would be what I describe as a light EDT it is however a stunner of a fragrance.
Aboccumbata – :
“Drôle” does indeed conjure images of well bred ladies of a bygone era. Upon first spray I remembered browsing old photographs of my Nana in her teenage years. Her 17-yr-old self standing frozen in mid-stroll on an Oslo street in a 1950s era photo. The daughter of the Norwegian Consul General to the U.S., she stayed in the finest embassies all over Europe from Paris to Stockholm. Leisurely browsing the high end shopping districts, she stopped to sample perfumes and sweet confections along the way. Her signature scent at the time was the pale green tinted Chanel no. 18. However, the softly feminine scent that is “Drôle de Rose” is exactly the scent of her favorite, pink lipstick that I played with as a child while sitting at her vanity.
“Drôle” opens green, powdery and slightly sharp. Within 15 minutes the sharpness fades leaving a sweeter, floral-green powder. Rose is distinguishable but not over powering. After an hour or so the violet makes its appearance. At this stage the “greenness” that prevailed at the opening has softened. The rosey-violet powder lasts for hours. Upon dry down the soft florals take on a honeyed feel. Sillage is massive but softens to skinscent by dry down. Do not overspray ! Any more than two or three sprays becomes a powder bomb! Longevity, as with most L’artisan fragrances on my skin lasts a minimum of 6-8 hours with endless compliments. I wore it just before bed last night as I watched a movie. I can still smell the last traces of honeyed rose & violet powder on my wrists this morning!
Magical!
iljich – :
My quest for the most evocative retro lipstick/cosmetics perfume is over. Drole de Rose is sooooo perfect, a wonderful mixture of rose, violet and iris. It brings back images of beautiful ladies of another age, dressed and ready for the opera, the ballet, a dinner, church, a stroll through the botanic garden…No other perfume creates that image so beautifully in my head. I have many others that might be considered similar: Ombre Rose, Lipstick Rose, etc, but Drole de Rose has the perfect balance of floral (mainly rose and violet) and powdery notes (iris) so that I can’t find a talcum association (Ombre Rose). It’s more subtle than Lipstick Rose and less sweet, also much cheaper, so for me it’s a better option all in all. I’m so happy to have found this beautiful little perfume.
uploalgak – :
Great review girasole638! I was fortunate enough to receive a vial of Drole de Rose from girasole638, and I want to add my opinion of this fragrance.
Whenever I read that a scent is “green” I tend to be hesitate to try it. The first thing that comes to mind is mowed lawn, and then I recall my past experiences with green fragrances. I am so glad that I tested Drole de Rose! I did not experience a harsh green, but rather a delicate drifting green.
Drole de Rose is a delightfully feminine and beautiful fragrance. I allowed my self to simply enjoy it without mentally dissecting it to pick out the notes. This is a soft rose scent that is mildly powdery yet is sophisticated, and in my opinion unique. The various notes in this fragrance seem to dance together and then separate and find a new partner. Politely, of course.
Drole de Rose has a lovely combination of notes which smells like an earlier made scent without having a sillage with boundary issues. I applied a couple of drops to each wrist as I retired for the night, and when I woke the next morning I could still easily smell it. I cannot ask for more. Kudos to L’Artisan!
shota-3 – :
It took me a few wears to appreciate the comparisons with Frederic Malle’s Lipstick Rose; for me the similarity appears only in the drydown – and it is striking – although DdR always remains lighter and little less ‘jammy’, with a slightly more liberal dusting of powder from the dressing table and the soft leather of a hidebound journal by the bedside.
The opening of Drole de Rose is much greener. So much so, in fact, that I initially called it a ‘rose-in-a-blender’ scent. Its opening gives you the whole rose: from soft petals and plush green leaves, to rigid stems and even a few thorns.
The green opening lasts for about 30 minutes on my skin, at which time the violet and iris begin to come to the fore, introducing the ‘cosmetic’ note I initially came for. I don’t get much, if any, honey in the drydown, but I do get the softest, most polite leather – more of a suede – that reminds me a little of the gentle leather note used in Traversee du Bosphore, by the same house. Its a more sophisticated and less gourmand scent than Traversee, but those who appreciate the light leather in one will most likely detect and enjoy it in the other.
I’ve heard lots of complaints about the longevity of L’Artisans, but I spritzed this one on just before dinner yesterday evening and can still smell it on my skin the next morning. I think that’s a pretty good showing! The sillage is not strong, but you’ll get a bit more presence and a longer trail if you catch your clothes also.
As for comparisons with Ombre Rose, I really don’t see the connection, except that they are both powdery roses. DdR lacks the throat-catching quality that pervades the recent version of Ombre Rose L’Orignial and, in my opinion, feels like a much higher quality scent for this reason. The rose, too, is more natural here, perhaps thanks to that initial greenness. That opening makes it a more modern scent, while still exactly hitting the retro mark it so obviously aims at. A chic and charming cosmetic rose. Well done, L’Artisan!
mauss – :
Pretty, pink, perfect, and proper.
I have found my rose. I can’t add anything that hasn’t already been said about Drole, but that it works for me. Rose and I don’t usually get along, but here it’s so soft and perfect and what I have wanted from so many other rosy scents that just weren’t cutting it.
This is like Ombre Rose without the SANDALWOOD ending that ruins it for me. Drole de Rose is soft and clean and make-upy sweet. It’s calm and quiet and very feminine. It also reminds me of Avon’s Sweet Honesty, but much lighter and substitutes rose for hyacinth.
I don’t smell a lot of violet (and I love violet), but I think it lends it’s powdery sweetness. Honey and almond are also usually bad on me, but here just smooth and lovely.
I will enjoy this happy rose and am so glad I found her!
NeftEvittee – :
I love all sort of roses and came to the point when non rose would really surprise me, I liked almost all niche ones I have tried, yet they were..predictable.
This one is “something different”, its like three fragrances in one and – you smell all three at the same time. Or its like a woman in ball gown from chiffon , sparkly scarf on shoulder from organza and her heels with silk on the top. You see one woman, but you admit – she is surrounded by three materials.
Same thing is happening with Drole de Rose, its violet around the rose and rose around the powdery-lipsticky notes with almonds and honey, in gourmand way.
Smell is elevating, I actually feel levitating under the Earth even from the smallest dab. It smells like excitement and like getting ready for numerous of Christmas-parties, where your belongings are all over the place and you jump from your dress to hair brush and from lipstick to talc. Cozy chaos of womanity.
apteechko – :
My oh my! I didn’t expect to love this the way I do. I’m a fan of Guerlain AAs and I thought this would be too artificial smelling after becoming so accustomed to the natural Allegorias. But I was also on a mission to find a great violet and rose scent. I went back and forth between this and Ombré Rose, Lipstick Rose and a few others, all of which were blind buys and only based on reviews and wonderful suggestions in a post I creating asking for people’s faces of this combination. Interestingly, Drole wasn’t mentioned much. I love my L’eau de L’Artisan and figured another from this house would likely be a success. I also found it to be very affordable with a sale going on Fragrancenet.
Though not a rose violet juice, I also ordered Flora Rosa AA and they both arrived on the same day. My shock of the month was that this is my favorite and Flora Rosa is rather bland to me. I love the powder in this. It’s such a wearable powder/make-up scent that I feel can be dressed up and glamorous or comforting and cozy. The powder is sweet from the violets and despite the name, the rose is the softer whisper in the backgrounds. This has no “old lady” (I don’t actually use this term to refer to age but that kind of “genre.”) to me at all. It’s a modern classic, made of wonderful ingredients and is workable at any age or stage of life. I wish it had a little bit more longevity but I often spray my favorites multiple times a day (I’m on medical leave and not working so it’s my own little treat and I’m not concerned about clearing out a room!) because, it’s not going to wear itself and I feel life is for enjoying these simple things. It makes me happy, it smells divine, and I know I’ll have it in my wardrobe as long as it’s a possibility.
So if you are like me, looking for that rose violet juice to love, I highly recommend you add this to your list. If you’re not a risk taker, as apparently I am, at least test this along with the others that are frequently mentioned. I think you’ll find it very worth your while since its versatile, classic and more affordable than many.
ruta – :
Drole de Rose is a quintessential and lady-like rose and violet perfume. It does smell like a powder compact and brings a sense of nostalgia.
Drole de Rose is a perfectly pretty and feminine perfume in its own right. The greenish and tender violet opening settles into the scent of violet bon-bons with their candy shells before a swirl of powdery pink roses appear. I don’t detect much honey or leather. I suppose I can sense some raw almond.
While I love the perfume, I believe that the whole “makeup and powder” thing is done better by Histoires de Parfum’s Moulin Rouge, and when it comes to the powdery rose genre, I see similarities with and also prefer the classic Ombre Rose. In comparison with Delice des Fleurs, Drole de Rose is more mature and lacks the fruity aspect of Delice des Fleurs, but I think these two are the most similar of all those mentioned.
I would like a full bottle. It may not be L’artisan’s best perfume, but I am a huge fan of the house.
шурин – :
Drole de Rose has so many of my favorite notes in it… I thought I would be doomed to love it!
The opening, I could do without, in all honesty. Orange flower & star anise are two of my least favorite notes in perfumery, and they create an unnecessarily green opening for such a doll-like, powdery, soft heart/drydown.
Eventually! You get to the heart of the fragrance, which happens to include not one, not two – nor three…but FOUR! of my favorite notes. Iris, rose, violet & powder. If this fragrance consisted of JUST this section of the fragrance, It would become an immediate favorite over most other perfumes.
The combination of these notes creates a sweet, innocent “makeup smell” impression, with a hint of fine, decorative scented soaps that you see as a guest in hosts bathrooms during a house party. That is the most accurate description of this fragrance that I can give to you!
I’m terribly angry at the orange blossom for ruining this fragrance for me – it adds a dull screeching note that invades the rest of this otherwise delicate and dainty scent. SHOO! HANG YOUR HEAD IN SHAME, AND SLINK AWAY, ORANGE BLOSSOM!
ernestas0234 – :
I have written a review for this before, but feel I must express my feeling in more detail as I have really fell for this exquisite beauty since…
I still enter an old attic upon sniffing this on my wrist, but it tempted me to explore in more detail. There is an old dusty trunk, and upon inspection, a dried bouquet of pink roses that once graced a young lady’s boudoir, delicate as fine paper and lovingly preserved. Next I found a pair of lovely well worn black leather gloves, a beautiful lace shawl, with traces of the most lovely face powder wafting throughout. Definitely a scent of the 20’s. The Rose scent I have been searching and searching for was right under my nose…
I must have this,simply beautiful and delicate, like the lightest touch of pink feathers and fresh velvety soft pink rose petals…
masaika – :
It’s 1954.
The air still has a slight chill from evening woven through it, the day’s heat not yet settling in. A faint breeze plays at lace curtains. Morning light pools on one portion of the floor, by a pale leg. A young woman sits at a mirror, still in her night-gown, brushing the curls from her hair. She is smiling, dreamily, thinking about her dream Thunderbird or Cadillac, and last night’s kiss with her boyfriend (they’ve been going steady a little while.)
Or, it’s a cool and lazy-wind summer night, the sound of crickets, the hum of electricity buzzing in the lights, the feel of warm concrete under bared feet. Walking under the stars, with the brush of this sunset-coloured fragrance rising to your nose now and again. Lingering in the air, like the feelings after a first kiss.
A candy heart fizzing on the tongue.
This scent is happy, light, but notable. It’s a girly-girl fragrance, but luscious enough to carry through the various stages of a woman’s life. It’s got that compact-powder puff smell. A vintage rose, but not Nanna-ish.
I can’t agree with other posters who compare it to YSL – I get the likeness, but this is far prettier. YSL, as I find one of those fragrances to be, is quite strong. This is softer. More easy to wear.
It follows the wearer with all the lightness of summer time and cotton. It hints at old Hollywood, or romantic ideas of older years. It’s magic in that sense.
Definitely wear this one without just sniffing the bottle if you want to try it. On the skin it’s precious, and different than what you might expect.
If you feel like being coy and ultra-feminine, gorgeous and clean and romantic, this is your scent!!!! It’s so, so beautiful! And wistful.
It makes me think of Ray Bradbury’s ‘Ann’ in The April Witch. Or the aging, gorgeous Helen Loomis.
It would suit pin-up girls, rockabilly sorts, anyone who enjoys erstwhile periods in time, and a rose fragrance that isn’t your every day and doesn’t smell synthetic.
I think a fragrance that is understated is way more impressing than a powerhouse.
As the little note on the top of the box says…
“let melt on the skin and become pink pleasure”
nervy – :
i get no leather in this at all, in fact i am also surprised at the top notes here, because i definitely get the orange flower first, then a hint of rose, then some fairly strong violet and powdery notes. the iris is there, but not very strongly, but i can definitely sense it. it’s a soft powdery violet-rose scent on me, with hints of orange flower. i don’t seem to get much of the base notes coming through, or they are just very subtle.
i like this, i just wish it wasn’t quite so subtle on my skin. i really like the violet in this, it seems almost equally as strong as the rose, despite this being a rose scent, the rose is more of a background note, at least on my skin.
oleg_beron – :
I like Drole de Rose, but the notes would lead a person to believe this is a much more interesting fragrance than it really is.
The opening is pretty heavy on the leather. Eventually it dries to a powdery rose with violet and iris giving a distinct “makeup smell”. I don’t really detect any spice in here. Mostly powder, a bit of honey.
Overall it feels more like a tribute to bygone fragrance trends than a new idea.
Mr_Saint – :
There have been many comparisons to Lipstick Rose and if you only sniff each from the nozzle, they do actually smell very similar. But the comparison pretty much ends there. Until very far into the dry down…when the “nozzle whiff” comes back ever so slightly.
Drole de Rose opens with a blast of green leafy violet and iris (which equals grassiness to my nose) plus a licorice like note of star anise mixed with a punch of orange flower. The other flowers are completely overpowered and I can barely smell ANY rose to be honest. After the opening settles a bit, I get the iris and violet much more than rose. After about a half hour the powder starts building a bit and you start getting the lipstick like powdery iris violet rose smell but continues to have a green leafy/grassy note.
The leather note is not even perceptible to me at any point. The almond acts as a sweetener, at no point am I aware of any almond like smell. If you are an almond or leather lover, you certainly will not get your fix here.
Drole de Rose is a lovely perfume, a bit retro….but the green notes keep it from packing that nose powdering glamour girl punch.
elkorbo – :
This is lovely. As a poster below mentions this is really a geranium/violet accord, gentler than rose. Perfume Shrine also mentions a Nivea Cream similarity, and once pointed out it’s noticeable.
Drole de Rose has the old fashioned make-up/lipstick effect, but not full-on sweet like ‘Lipstick Rose’. For me Lipstick Rose is almost foody/gourmand in its sweetness, I wanted more lipstick wax, and while Drole de Rose doesn’t have anything approaching heavy sophistication, it’s very easy on the nose, gentle – it feels like a soft rosy blush on the skin. It’s tone is cool pink as opposed to neon
It’s been compared to Ombre Rose and I can see why, also it has something in common with Al Rehab’s Red Rose, but it’s more contemporary than those two, less heavy on powder and less ‘starchy’ or upright. I associate Ombre Rose with Church service in a quiet village, a bit suburban, whereas Drole de Rose has a slightly whimsical humorous flirtiness (hence the ‘drole’ perhaps?). The nose of this perfume, Olivia Giacobetti also created Philosykos, which I love, and though these perfumes have nothing in common in terms of notes, they both have a gentle uplifting mood that seems brought in on a breeze, not breezy fresh as such, but evocative and drifting
It’s definitely ‘girly’ and not a perfume I’d wear a lot, but I’m glad to have it for its gentle caressing feel – it soothes the heart and mind
Silage is soft and longevity good. It’s not a hard hitter but it’s definitely there
sona28 – :
I mean no offense to anyone who loves this perfume, but I just don’t get it. What it basically smells like to me is an old scented bouquet of silk roses that got put away years ago in a dusty attic and lost most of their smell. I cannot justify the expensive price tag. Some people compare this to Lipstick Rose, which I can’t justify, either. Lipstick Rose is such a vibrant, lush, long lasting perfume with gorgeous violets, I don’t see any similarities.
I think this could have been such a lovely perfume in maybe a pure parfum form, even EDP. It just lacks any depth, I love all of the notes listed, it just doesn’t hold it’s own. It really could be lovely.
fbd260Negeltzex – :
While fun to wear for a day it’s not going to be a favourite for me; I’ve seen it compared to FM Lipstick Rose-which I do love but cannot wear as it turns awful on me-but this is far too candied and sweet for my taste. Rose petals dipped in cake frosting plus marzipan, the almonds are prominent for me.
And at the same time I absolutetly LOVE Keiko Mecheri’s Loukhoum? Go figure… The nose knows what it loves and I don’t always understand. =)
If I apply DdR to my hair I get a little bit of leather peeking through which is nice but the overall impression stands; still too sweet.
navyjapan – :
A few minutes of a fresh, rosey opening followed by a sweet violet-iris-honey drydown. It smells like a cross between candied violets and makeup, but unfortunately its just a tad too sweet for my tastes. Thank you to smile4thecamera for giving me the chance to sample this! My search for the perfect powder scent continues.
zaxxx77 – :
I can’t believe I enjoy Drole de Rose by LAP, but I do. The note line-up really isn’t my cup of tea, but I’m finding it delicate and charming.
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