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krash1999 – :
I liked this as a teenager until too many guys informed me that I smelled like their mothers/grandmothers so I put this aside.
Almost 30 years later, I acquire a small bottle and promptly apply only to have my husband inform me that he doesn’t like my scent as his mother wore this also so to a friend this went. I give up.
It is pretty and comforting but very powdery.
Archihoy – :
I have this in two versions, the contemporary EDT spray and today I received an EDT vintage Splash with a corded glass stopper NIB.
The current EDT is fine. It captures the essence of Ombre Rose (vintage box does not have L’Original), but this vintage is thicker and deeper– and oh so beautiful. I love that the bottle was corded- like a fancy, expensive perfume. And yes, I cut the cord. Haha.
Woody powder, in a simple classic way. I love it! A drop on my wrist has wonderful potency (the vintage). The current is thinner/weaker/sheer- but not a bad perfume. For the price of the current EDT you can’t go wrong. I found the current EDT lasted better on fabric, and in colder weather.
I do want the EDP tho. Hahahaha. Like a true addict.
Calculus – :
One of my best friends from Junior High had a bottle of Ombre Rose waaaay back in 1987-ish and I found it in her room, opened the bottle and fell in love forever with this scent!! In fact, I loved it so much, she gave it to me because she didn’t care for it. Lucky me!! It’s powdery, soft, delicate, warm…safe. I don’t know how else to describe it. It was my first “major” perfume possession/obsession (until I discovered Opium a couple of years later). After that first bottle was gone, and before the internet, it was virtually unobtainable where I lived. I even had my future MIL talk me into having a perfume duping shop try to duplicate it to meh results. Then, the internet happened, and I was able to indulge in this beautiful scent all over again. I get compliments every time I wear this.
Anatol2f – :
Ombre Rose is a beautiful delight. I’m in a floral ,powdery heaven wearing this wonderful scent which lasts for a long time. I love the dry down. This smells really good. An excellent 10/10.
Gamesssgamesi – :
This is another of my favorite scents from the 80’s. I love powder scents and this fragrance has plenty in it. A soft floral and woody scent with powder. It’s not overly sweet or overpowering. You really can’t over spray this fragrance. A very comforting scent and great to wear everyday and any season.
slava_01 – :
My feelings about this scent have changed a lot over time. This is now the perfume I wear to sleep. It’s very powdery and a little soapy, so it smells clean and comforting to wear to bed. The rose is there, but it hides behind the powder a bit. This was a blind buy for me. At first, the initial alchohol smell put me off, but it’s really grown on me.
EvgeshaHOR – :
“Ombre Rose” is like an olfactory sand art jar of rose powder, violet powder, iris powder, heliotrope powder and sandalwood powder. There’s a slight dampness sitting on top, like gathering dew on these dunes of pulverized florals but no worries, it’s never enough of an atmospheric disturbance to wash away all that thick powder.
alexxx_d – :
I didn’t know what to expect when I blind bought this last year. The reviews here run the gamut, so I was truly on my own when I ordered it. The first time I sprayed it on, I was underwhelmed. It didn’t smell bad, it just didn’t smell much. Because my hubby is sensitive to smells, I always try new ones while he’s not home. (It has happened many times that my first try of a new fragrance has included trying a little or a LOT of sprays until I feel like I’ve finally understood the scent and how it wears on my skin…hence trying all new frags while hubby is away.) So, being the owner of a very brave olfactory system that I am, I just kept spraying – neck, chest, shirt, hair even. After only a couple of minutes I was OVERwhelmed – in a very good way. A lot of people who describe some scents as smelling “like an “old lady”, I suspect would describe this gem that way. Patience, my beloved frag addicts. Give it more than one try, and try it with one or two sprays and then try it again with many sprays. To me, this is such a beautiful scent that I would say any lady of any age would love this. Just give it time to “develop” on your skin before you make your judgment about it. Ombre Rose has made it to my top 20 list, and considering what a perfume hoarder I am, that is a real accomplishment! Other than roses, I get a pleasant, mild, soapy glow. If you like/love roses, and if you are feeling like you would like to add another rose scent to your collection, I highly suggest this one. I don’t think you can go wrong here. Even if the rose scent isn’t as powerful as you would like to be, it is mingled with such a beautiful background, that I truly believe you will be pleased you try it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
rost86 – :
My sister had a bottle of this when we were teens. I’d sneak into her room and spray it on because it smelled so lovely. Fast forward to a few years ago when I found a bottle of it while browsing on Amazon. I had to have it…when it arrived I held my breath while I sprayed frantically. I then breathed out and inhaled deeply. Ahhhh yes ! It smelled the same. Memories flooded back all warm and fuzzy…A warm high school Summer, putting on my white keds and running out the door to school after stealing a spritz of my sisters prized perfume. This scent is just so clean and carefree. I don’t think it has any age restrictions, maybe 16 to 99. I use it as a room spray and often put on some 80’s, 90’s music or a movie and truly feel transported in time.
I will always have a bottle of this in my collection.
wolf07 – :
I’m seeing that there are vastly different formulations on the market? The few reviews I read before diving in seem so incredibly different than my experience, there’s powdery, and then there’s dusty, (to me BBW cashmere silk is dusty), this came off as dusty to me, do I mind? Not really. It’s not dry. At first spray my husband said it was strong and smelled like johnson’s baby oil, I agreed. When I see Orris I typically read starchy/waxy but this read as oily and it’s nice. It’s clean but not “fresh” like a well put together woman. Not flashy, not coy, not shy. Like the seams of a well tailored jacket, present, keeping everything together, and not demanding attention. It reminds me a bit of Cashmere Mist, but they’re not dupes in any way shape or form. It had almost all the notes I love. Rose? Iris? Heliotrope, Tonka, vanilla, peach, ylang, and vetiver. The vetiver is probably what makes her so serious. I want so many different perfumes with these notes in different configurations. Looking at the leading notes I blind bought this without reading too many reviews. So I was surprised when I found it to be oily/soapy. At least as soapy as it was. It does lead with wood, which grounds it and stops it from being light or “fun”. I really like it.
vasiska4ka – :
Would somebody kindly tell me, what does the latest reformulation of L’Original’s packaging look like (as opposed to the prior not-so-good reformulation’s? I want to get one but I don’t want the inferior one. Thank you. 🙂
stariy – :
Finally I got the courage to purchase it, I had the “nostalgia freak” syndrome (patent pending for this term), I was really worried to loose the memories associated with it from my childhood-teen age, or at least ruin them. I got the golden bottle of L’OORIGINAL, glad it is not bad as I tested it 6 years ago and it was not nice as it is now! Maybe the formula improved or my hormones are talking!. It is a gift set box with tow tubes of hand cream. Powdery and childish, reminds me of Chanel’s Bois des ille alot.
autorem79 – :
I wore this as my signature scent in the ’80’s, and then promptly forgot all about it in the ’90s and subsequent years. About 2 years ago, I saw it on Fragrancenet, one of my favourite online sellers, so I ordered it and was very disappointed, it didn’t smell anything like the original, or at least the ’80s version I remember, so I gave it to my mum who was happy with a freebie.
Anyhow, fast forward to a couple of weeks ago, I saw Perfume.com had it in stock, the bottle and packaging looked different, so I thought I would give it another shot. So glad I did, this is as I remember it. Slightly spicy, floral powder, subtle – lovely memories flooding back.
The fact that this is available as two vastly disparate versions is a bit of a worry, so do test if at all possible.
BTW, good sillage and longevity around 6-7 hours. Nothing sweet happening here, which for me is a good thing.
KlimzA – :
Pierre Bourdon has said that Ombré Rose was the first gourmand scent ever created. This fragrance, to me, is not “pink” or “shadowy”. It is crimson…a bold crimson powder bomb. Think Trésor soaked in Chanel No. 5 with a little peach, orris, coumarin, musk, heliotrope, vanilla, and sandalwood. It was amazing. I used to love it immeasurably, but I couldn’t afford it. Ombré Rose in its heyday was comparable to today’s “niche” fragrances. It would be purchased by someone very special for someone very special, and worn on special occasions. It wasn’t the kind of perfume anyone would wear during the day, or as a casual part of dressing in the morning. It was monstrously expensive for its time as well, and the bottle was a glowing crystal work-of-art. A boyfriend who cut corners every chance he could, nose sniffed out the original Houbigant Lutèce and bought it for me in lieu of dolling out the cash for Ombré Rose. For about a year, I used bottle after bottle after bottle. My roommates associated everything having to do with me with the scent of Lutèce. They used to say they knew when my cat entered a room, because she smelled of Lutèce. Then I rid myself of the bargain-hunting boyfriend, moved, and forgot about Lutèce. In the early ’90s, Lutèce was disastrously reformulated by Dana, and I think it’s now disappeard altogether. In the mid ’90s, I smelled Mariella Burani (the fragrance), and I was blown away how much it smelled like original Ombré Rose. I haven’t encountered Ombré Rose l’original in decades, but if I ever see it, I will surely have a sniff. I wonder if today’s cocoction will even bring back scent memories, considering what this masterpiece used to be? I doubt it…no one could afford to mass produce that luxurious formulation these days, and even if one could, probably most of the ingredients have been illegalized.
damr16 – :
Good heaven, how I freaking love this fragrance. Ombré Rose is just glorious. It’s the archetype of a typical french perfume: romantic, elegant, floral, ultra powdery and sophisticated. I can clearly smell the scent of sweet peach, honey and rose in form of powder. Smells like dressing table, rice powder, lipstick, rose water and make-up from Marie-Antoinette or a victorian young lady with her tight corset in a beautiful pink ball gown.
VladimirVVV – :
Sprayed this around an hour or so ago and so far it has been a vanilla sugar, lipstick & delicate rose powderbomb! Hoping it might get a little more complex but think it may in the end stay as a soft, sweet old school rose skin scent.
I was looking for a lot more ‘ombre’ along with the rose but I’m not getting that vibe at all. So far it conjures up ballet shoes & a fluffy tutu, a gentle cloud of gauzy pinkness & baby powder. I wouldn’t describe this as a seductive scent at all, more a comforting one.
I’m glad I only went for the smallest bottle, it isn’t a perfume I will wear often but I’m glad to have tried it as part of the rose spectrum.
mmitrofanov – :
This is a very, very beautiful powdery floral with something darker and almost earthy in it. One of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful powdery scent I have smelled.
I can feel the rose, the orris root and some woody notes, and sometimes I think I can smell the spices and the honey, but this is one of those fragrances which is much more than its notes.
Deliciously earthy and classy powder which relaxes me. Lovely. Reminds me of Dahlia Noir, but this one is more well-rounded and earthier.
I certainly would like to own it.
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I own a sample
welelveRokFen – :
Tested this today. Beautiful, soft, powdery, slightly sweet, slightly dirty roses. Purchased after wearing around the shops first for a few hours, gorgeous.
Good longevity, sillage good.
zm8724 – :
I love the smell of vintage face powder and this one fits the bill perfectly. I also have Chloe Love which I adore. I smell beautiful big red powdery roses a little woody..a little spicy. Definately a boudoir fragrance. There is a cloud that envelops you. This fragrance is stunning. Performance has been more than 8 hours and tonight when I got my sweat on at the gym…i noticed the powder was gone and what was left was a subtle fresh floral, spicy smell. Awesome… no need for a shower. Just kidding! Chemist warehouse have 100mls for 40 dollars. This one will be in my collection for ever.
MERLIN_ZLOY – :
A beautiful light subtle feminine scent, very boudoir 1950’s just I like them. I love the bottle. I recently purchased this from a rummage sale in Palm Beach. The lady swore to me it had never been used but I think it’s been used at least once. This is an aldehyde floral which reminds me of vintage classics like Arpege and L’Aimant. A sweet opening of soap like a pink bar of Dove soap with big orris or iris, roses, pink and red roses, ylang, peach, and heliotrope flowers. A few spices namely cinnamon and a good vanilla note. Love vanilla.. The powdery florals are so lovely, like tulle fabric on a tutu on a ballerina doing a pirouette or on a music box. Dainty and princess like this is as feminine as it can get. By today’s standards this is outdated and passe but it’s my cup of tea because as an entertainer who loves to dress up in vintage clothes a la Marilyn Monroe or today’s Dita Van Teese as I do my act/gigs I love to wear perfumes that date back to before I was born. Ombre rose satisfies my powder and rose itch. This is so lovely. It’s exactly like discovering your grandmother’s porcelain flower print talcum powder container. This is dusting powder, pink, ephemeral, sweet and lady like. Nothing about it is loud or obnoxious. It’s refined and elegant like. This is for the likes of Princess Diana or Julie Andrews, Audrey Hepburn, Debra Kerr, you know very elegant and well behaved ladies. This matches up with pink and baby blue dresses that look like nighties or ballerina inspired fashions with bows and sashes. I think it is more mature than a powdery floral for teens (L’aimant and Arpege can still be worn by teens but not this) because of the dry down of musk and sandalwood. The sandalwood is very pronounced and heady and then it gets into an older lady musk scent. A powdery cloud of perfume envelops you and keeps you in it’s light. So lovely.
zob962speagoessenda – :
I’m wearing this perfume right now and I am in powder heaven. If you like powdery smells than you need to buy this immediately. I have the EDT version so that is the only version I can speak to and I truly love it. I does smell like your childhood (baby powder) but more elevated, rounded and soapy. The rose in this formulation is what brings it together. I wear spritz this once after a shower and i love the “clean” smell and comfort it offers.
noface46 – :
Ombre Rose, An Upside Down Perfume
I bought this expecting a rose-iris floral, but in true blind buying form that expectation was quickly dashed. This perfume is borderline dirty, and it’s mostly a strong powder-musk-wood-lotion type of perfume.
This opens up darkly, lots of dark powder (think Habanita!) along with musk, rosewood, and a strong scent of classic Avon hand cream (is that the aldehyde note?) Dare I say I smell a suggestion of civet, is has a ripe, fleshy, secretive kind of tone underneath it all. As it wears down I can definitely smell iris, powdery orris root, and some sandalwood, pressed, dried flowers, and maybe, if I concentrate, a hint of rose? But the rose doesn’t stand out at all, and neither do any of the flower notes, because this is such a strongly powdery musky woody scent that any flowers are beside the point.
This smells really good! But it’s more of a scent to wear if you want to smell like you use a lot of dusting powder and white lotion and floral sachets in your petticoat and the like. I really like how woody the powder is, and the dirty iris is fabulous. Very different, and strange, and at first it borders on smelling a little harsh. But gradually the perfume softens, and lightens, and shows its floral side, and that’s what’s interesting about it.
marto4ka – :
After searching for a special powdery scent I came across this fragance. From Lipstick Rose till Moulin Rouge, ordering samples, swapping, buying and finally I can say I found the perfect powdery scent. I felt in love with L’ ombre rose just because it loves my skin and I love it back. The perfect makeup scent.
nomad 31 – :
I have been wearing this in three strengths, today. EDT first, rather liberally sprayed. Then the EDP, a spray each side of my neck and one at my cleavage, followed by the extract, one drop dropped from a pipette at the base of my neck. I smell GORGEOUS! I love Ombré Rose. I do actually have the EDC too, but thought that that might be overkill…
The first spray of the EDP is a little sharp but it quickly softens to a gentle sweetness. The EDT is lovely right from the start, and the extract is simply beautiful.
Ombré Rose is a powdery scent from beginning to end. It is not overly so, and is certainly never heavy or suffocating. The powder softens and melds the individual flowers into a harmonious whole, so that it is very difficult to pick out individual notes. I can smell the ylang early on, and I think a little heliotrope, but never the actual rose. This is an impression of a rose, a Monet’s Garden rose, surrounded by the soft, gauzy colours and scents of the rest of the flowers.
This is quite linear on my skin. Other than softening and sweetening, there is little development over time. The EDT fades the most quickly and is gone after five hours. The EDP is still going after ten, but I have to get very close to it to smell it. The extract on the other hand is still going strong, and I have been very pleasantly aware of my perfume all day. Projection is not huge, even wearing the amount of sprays that I have worn today, but it is comfortably noticeable if anyone sits close to me. It never becomes totally a skin scent, but is not intrusive.
Ombré Rose feels classy, to me. It feels as though it should belong to a bygone age, although this fragrance was not launched until 1981. I suppose it is still getting a little old… It has worn well. This is lovely in winter, when it is cosy and provides a welcome reminder of summer flowers. In summer heat, it is also gorgeous, but needs to be sprayed lightly so that it does not become overwhelming. A beautiful perfume, at any time of year.
gimnast1995 – :
A lovely powdery rose fragrance. Very familiar accord, but at the same time totally original. It’s a comforting scent that is easy to wear and love. I would argue its entirely unisex once settled down. Particularly in the dry down, which could easily be a barbershop fougere. I’d also say there is a considerable clean quality to this. I have the edt and I’d say its fairly quiet, but still present. Longevity is what you would expect for an edt. It can be had for relatively little so its easy to spray more without financial consideration. Excellent!
airat121090 – :
Ombre Rose expresses the desire to embrace the passions of the heart…to feel love, the emotional experience of falling in love…the intensity of composition is like no other, leaving a trail of mystery.
cereban – :
In my first review I thought this might be the kind of perfume that women like more than men, but several times now, men have told me I smell good when I’ve been wearing this. As a result it’s now become much more of a ‘seductive’ perfume in my mind. FYI y’all!
Metyda – :
Musky rose with a touch of face powder…
What does it remind me of…?
the beginning: L’ARTISAN PARFUMEUR Drôle de Rose
the middle phase:DEMETER Baby Powder
the drydown: JOVAN White Musk.
it7755 – :
This scent is so soft and so delicate. You almost don’t smell it 15 minutes after you’ve sprayed it but you get amazing sweet and warm whiffs of it during the day. I must say even though the sillage is average and differs from the usual “classic fragrance” sillage, the longevity is incredible. The edT stays on my skin and clothes for 24 hours.
Immediately after spraying I smell fresh laundry and some honey mixed with vanilla in the background. Then the freshness little by little turns into sweet powder fantasy. Skin musk with some quality heliotrope – can be mistaken for tobacco. There’s definitely a pinch of sandalwood and tonka bean which add to the elegance of the scent. Everytime I smell the cap or the sprayer I just smell honey. I don’t smell that much rose in this scent.
pavik62 – :
Well, Ombre Rose… what can I say about you? I haven’t written anything in quite a while now but I’m feeling very inspired to talk about this fragrance – which, by the way, it took me ages to put my nose on, and now that I did, I really feel I need a bottle of it.
For starters, Ombre Rose was created in 1981 and it REALLY is reminiscent of that time; however, it also goes against all the ‘trends’ from the 1980s, because back then all the brands wanted to offer huge tuberose based fragrances to women, as well as big chypres and smoky scents. But really, in a way, Ombre Rose does make me feel that 80ish thing, and also way before, like the French 18th century, and drops of pink ‘liquid powder’ perfuming necks of beautiful ladies dressed in baroque style, very Marie Antoinette-ish.
When I put Ombre Rose on, all I get is a ~huge~ cloud of rose and powder, very fluffy, very pompous, very exaggerated, and also a lot of honey – so tobacco like. It’s really beautiful and imponent at this stage, but then the honey note goes away and I’m left with that pinkness and that flufiness, and as time goes on, I can also detect a little bit of iris and violet in the background, making the fragrance smoother, balancing those roses, that powder and oh, that baby cologne kind of smell, that was also present there. And then there were none, Ombre Rose doesn’t change anymore, doesn’t scare me any longer, but it remains SO beautiful, SO delicious, making me dream and delighting me and pleasing me to the end, enveloping me ALL THE TIME, without disappearing, absolutely always present, never letting me forget its magical spell.
Yeah, lasts forever, like 20 or more hours. Projects rather softly but keeping a huge cloud of powder around me that really never goes away; such, such an increadible perfume with the hell of a GOOD tenacity…
And as I was saying, now I really need a bottle of this baby. I felt so touched by it, I realized I remember of my childhood so much, of my aunt bathing us all with baby cologne (rose based baby cologne) all the time, and my cousins’ bedrooms, with all those porcealain dolls, and all that girliness and that ~romance~ that only a bedroom of a teenage well-off girl from the 1990s could have. Ombre Rose is all of that, try it and let’s see what memory it can bring you!
hunter-150986 – :
This beautiful perfume adorned my boudoir dresser table in the early 1980’s. I was quite fond of it. This might have been the first fragrance that I could remember that smelled like “a make-up bag” or rather the mixture of scented powders and make up kits one carries in their purse or handbag. At the perfume department when I was given a sample on test paper and on myself, the aroma was not to my liking. It smelled like baby powder. But the scent lingered on my wrist for hours and the more I inhaled, it drew me into it.
The color of this fragrance is pink. It’s a pink slip, or silken see through lingerie night gown. I hate to have to put specific images into people’s heads but this fragrance, to me, evokes a young blonde in a pink nightie rising from her luxurious bed with satin sheets and walking gracefully across the carpeted floor (pink carpet) and to her dresser table. This is a soothing soft cloud of perfume that can be applied to your lingerie or bed sheets/pillows. I still spray this on my bed at night.
The aldehydes are quite soft and it’s bigger on orris root which is powdery as powder can get. Furthermore there’s floral notes that are also converted to powder namely rose, iris, possibly heliotrope, and again, plenty of orris. A vanilla is also included in the composition of this perfume. It is a powdered vanilla, like the sweetest softest face powder or powder puff. In the 60’s I had a powder puff that smelled a bit like this. The iris is my favorite floral note and I was pleased to discover that this is really an iris behind the scenes.
It’s a rose perfume but the rose is not green, not herbal, not candied, not fruity, it’s a distinct powdery rose and smells like sachets with a slight rose scent that are used to scent drawers and wardrobes. This perfume is delicate and feminine, as delicate and feminine as women’s undergarments. As such it’s a boudoir perfume but not meant to be seductive although it can be. I see it as a perfume to wear to bed, but my husband at the time was always aroused by the softness and subtlety of this rose and iris scent. He thought it smelled like the softest skin.
The original Ombre Rose can still be purchased online and it has been reformulated so that there is more of a gourmand vanilla but it’s only prolonging the life of the perfume. It used to have a short life but the new formula is quite long lasting and very enjoyable as a casual inoffensive skin scent. It can be worn to work or to the bedroom. The fragrance has a lot in common with a more modern fragrance – Satine by Lalique.
clop1985 – :
I just discovered this beauty in a swap, so I am more than in love with it
My husband told me everytime I wear it, he smells a very cold cave in the mountains, but inside there are tons of beautiful pink roses — I feel the same, it is a beautiful gothic smell of roses left on the ground in the dark and foggy forest — superb!!!
I will definitely buy a back-up bottle of EdT and also the EdC
Александр1970 – :
I love a nicely done rose scent, and was excited to try this after blind buying on eBay. Upon first spray I immediately smelled Johnson & Johnsons baby shampoo (the original yellow kind)…then the more it settles, the more baby powder smelling it becomes. I don’t detect even a hint of rose until maybe an hour later, and by that time, it sits so close to the skin that nobody is really gonna smell it. I end up wearing this after my shower and I get soft wafts of it as I drift off to sleep. I also use this for layering. I have a couple rose essential oils I’ll put on with this, to make it smell how I was hoping it would smell when I bought it. Overall a clean, pleasant fragrance!
AniZtaR – :
Wow, this is unusual. It was made in 1980s but I would never guess it is not “old lady” at all if you know what I mean. Alert: it is very powedery and very sweet. It is like this sweet, sweet poweder or powdery, powdery sweet 🙂 this is my kind of perfume, this is what I like. For some reason I want to compare it to the Tient De Negi. They are both from the same category but TDN is sharper and stronger it’s like it hits you in your gut and keeps going. I love, love TDN. This one is the finiest, most feminine almost baby powder sweet perfume. It has much less staying power but it is so, so beautiful. It is very clean and light as well and very dry. One of not many perfumes that can work in the summer even though it is very sweet and very powdery. It is “just out of the shower” sweet and powdery scent. Gorgeous. I had a craving for “clean” perfumes but I am poweder/sweet lover so to find the combination of all 3 is pretty difficult.
7/11 edit. I got pure perfume in a black bottle and I solved the mistery of ammonia smel. People who got EDT in the light bottle may experience a little ammonia smel when spray too much. I had it a little too. Pure perfume in the black bottle does not have it at all. It is absolutely gorgeous. Someone said its like pink cloud around you and now I get it! Oh it is so gorgeous! Magical. So long lasting and I have dry skin so I have problems with perfumes staying on me. It is sweet and powdery but it is also so fresh and clean, and magical! It does not knock out anyone. It’s a masterpiece!
valnikiforov – :
Just another note: when I wear this, people have said I smell ‘clean’ – they must associate it with soap, talcum powder and other grooming routines.
StasikLawyer – :
Ombre Rose L’Original would make a lovely addition to your boudoir, as this powdery rose scent is reminiscent of 1950’s pin-ups and romance. I consider this scent to be perfect for scenting your bedroom linens or lacy lingerie at night.
This perfume is a lesson in restraint. Just a drop and this is heavenly; too much and it looses a little of it’s beauty and starts reminding me of my grandmother. With the perfect amount, this scent has classical appeal, with a gentle nod towards the 1950’s.
Ombre Rose begins as a silky, delicate and feminine face cream heaven, then it starts to turn more powdery and rosy during the dry-down. It’s always gentle, comforting, never too harsh to smell, and sits so well on the skin. The aldehydes add brightness and soapiness, especially in the beginning. In addition, I find it to be very well-blended; I can’t discern the notes very well at all. It’s also stronger than I had anticipated, with a moderate to heavy sillage at first, that does calm down to soft. Longevity is about 8-9 hours.
9115 – :
Lovely powdery explosion. At first I thought this is a really nice but linear powder, but I was wrong. The longer you wear this, the more nuanced it becomes. This certainly features powder as the starring player but there is also some cameos by sweet rose simpering in the background. I’m not getting a ton of woods but there is something earthy, but not green. I think this would be a wonderful fragrance to explore layering with other scents.
My review is referring to the EDT bottle.
agq135Diobtetty – :
At the first spray was alcohol, wait a little will be rose face powder scent, not too excited but not bad. Tocade is better.
lexys – :
Ombre Rose is a classically beautiful boudoir fragrance. Everything that you’ve heard about it is true. It does smell like rose powder but that’s what makes it sexy to me. It smells seductive to me, it’s like an English rose, a Princess Diana perfume, a sophisticated, regal princess putting on some body powder on her bosom and checking herself out one last time in the vanity mirror after applying powder and perfume before she gets dressed in a beautiful gown and tiara and then heads out to an important dinner with heads of state. This is not old lady ish to me at all. Let’s not get into silly name calling when it comes to fragrance. This is for any woman of any age who wants to smell classic, elegant, beautiful. It’s as far away from modern perfumes as you can get. It has more in common with fragrances like Arpege or L’air du Temps. If you like those scents you’ll like Ombre Rose. So this starts off with aldehydes and that says it all. You have to be used to aldehydic openings: i.e. Chanel No. 5, No. 22, Arpege. The aldehydes to my nose were not as heavy as the Chanel aldehydes. It’s fresh at first and there is a slight touch of juicy peach before it gets into a definite combination of floral scents built around rose: iris, iris root and geranium. For me this is more of an iris perfume, the iris is clearly the brain in this body. It’s got a sexy feminine rose body but it’s heart and brains is iris. If you like iris notes this is totally for you. The iris dominates the fragrance. But it’s genius how it all goes back to rose because the scents of geranium iris and heliotrope smell similar to rose once it becomes a perfumed fragrance. There is also a touch of sandalwood cinnamon and vanilla which give it a little spice. But because of the big rose smell the attar turns to powder. Powder Powder Powder. Its like little powder puffs in the air. I can’t think of a more feminine fragrance and I say this