Description
“I’ve always been inspired by the timeless beauty of roses. Rose de Grasse represents the most rare and special of these flowers.” – Aerin Lauder, Founder and Creative Director
Rose de Grasse, the first perfum of the Premier Collection – a luxurious olfactive celebration of the most rare, expensive and artisanal perfumery ingredients re-imagined through the lens of Aerin’s style and creativity.
An artistic blending of three of the most precious rose ingredients creates a unique Rose fusion at the heart that marks pure craftsmanship. Rose Centifolia, a quintessential, opulent rose from fields of the South of France, has been a cornerstone of perfumery for more than six centuries. Renowed for its spectacular, hundred-petal blooms, this rare and precious elixir evokes a modern floral scent that is clean and lush. Considered to be one of the most luxurious ingredients, Rose Otto Bulgarian is extracted from the dark red roses of Bulgaria and Turkey roses and lends the velvety caress of petals that delivers a soft aura with new vitality.
Rose de Grasse was launched in 2015.
spartak301 – :
Roses, it smells like roses and nothing else to me. REAL roses, not strong, not faint, just roses.
fedodeevale – :
Aerin Rose de Grasse was a big disappointment to me. The white and pink rose petals instantly turned sour and quite lemony with the most potent laundry detergent.
I couldn’t agree more with Australian Perfume Junkies who thinks this smells more like a very nice fabric softener or body wash than a fine fragrance.
Aerin Rose de Grasse smells astoundingly cheap and not distinctive enough to warrant the retail price. It certainly failed to conceptualize the idea of “rose de Grasse” to me.
A good alternative is Juliette has a Gun Miss Charming, which smells very similar at half the price.
Or if you aim higher for something more sophisticated, Jean-Michel Duriez Mes fleurs de roses takes things to a much higher level, a white pink rose soliflore that’s as fresh, bright and delicate minus the dreadful tsunami of white musk.
nic46 – :
Exacty the rose cent that I have been looking for long and finally found, rosy with a tint of sweetness, not spoiled by any fruity addition. However the smell is too soft, harly smell it if not getting very closed to the skin. Very expensive too.
den38920537 – :
I have my Stella, still, and yes this is a very plausible substitute for Stella – at a high price though! Fortunately I don’t need it.
NAzar №1 – :
Rose de Grasse is what I would describe as the perfect rose. It’s neither too heavy nor synthetic. It’s delicate, polite and lush on the skin, the way a rose dominant fragrance should be.
I spent much of my childhood playing amongst my mother’s rose garden, crushing the scented petals between my fingers and drying the rose blooms to make my own version of a potpourri. For this reason I have quite a fondness for the scent of roses.
It’s unfortunate that Rose de Grasse is one of the least talked about fragrances from the house of Aerin Lauder. I personally consider this scent one of her best, and she has many beautiful, very wearable scents from which to choose.
I’m surprised that some reviewers find similarities between Rose de Grasse and Stella by Stella McCartney. I find them to be polar opposites. Stella EDP is rich and jammy, whereas Rose de Grasse is much softer and more ethereal on my skin.
The watery notes tame the rose accord nicely, giving it that freshness that I so love. The white musk and amber further adds to this fragrance’s charm and keeps the composition interesting and ever-changing. You could easily wear Rose de Grasse all year round, but with that being said I much prefer it during the change of seasons when the weather is neither too hot nor too cool.
Unfortunately Rose de Grasse is one the pricier options from Aerin Lauder’s range, retailing at a mind-blowing $295 AUD for 50ml. Is it worth it? Only time will tell.
zhaver – :
I was in search of the perfect, fresh, dewy rose soliflore WITHOUT that annoying lemon note in so many rose fragrances. Aerin’s Rose de Grasse is luscious, light and a true rose. It’s not too sweet. Unfortunately, the sillage is very light and the longevity on me in the summer is half an hour. Ridiculous for over $200.
briniotbank – :
This is a beautiful fresh and warm rose fragrance. The lasting power is excellent and the projection is great. This is a niche quality fragrance that performs beyond expectation. If you are shy of rose sents because they usually smell mature then give Rose De Grasse a try. The musk makes it warm and modern, the amber rounds out the scent to be more than a rose. This perfume is the best in the line and worth the price.
wert1488 – :
It’s in no way a “rich” rose fragrance, and not necessarily “musky” either because the texture is very watery. If you think this is nice, I strongly recommend Serge Lutens’ Sa Majeste la Rose or Montale’s Highness Rose.
*I second temporalgrace’s review (below).
jerre – :
I smelled it in the store! It’s a lovely fresh-cut garden rose. That’s pretty much all there is to it…it’s pretty linear. I’m a rose lover, and I would definitely wear this any day.
I do have a few gripes, however. The price, for one thing, is exorbitant. Seriously, I would not pay $200 for a rose unless there was something incredibly special about it. The other thing is the bottle. I’m a fan of the style of the other AL bottles, and the white-and-gold motif for this fragrance could have been done very prettily. However, the materials they used ended up looking very cheap in person.
Bottom line: the scent is nice, but don’t pay full price.
brezhnev1983 – :
Roses…I honestly never thought I could pull them off until now! Aerin Lauder is the IT Lady for refined, sophisticated and yes sexy. I feel dainty when I wear this beautiful perfume. When I know I’m going to wear it, I make sure that I dress to impress because this little treasure is the last piece of the puzzle. Absolutely gorgeous!
dock4ua – :
I love this, very realistic, petals,stems, leaves and everything. This rose is still in the garden, in moist potty soil with the manure and everything( good for plants) ;). Similar to Stella Mc Cartney only Stella’s rose is sweeter. As is progresses it gets better, muskier slightly animalic. Very good upscale scent…..luv the presentation too. Longevity though is NOT so great……I did a side by side with Stella on one arm and Erin on the other. I can still smell Stella but Erin has all but disappeared ( after 1 hour). But on the other hand the overall scent quality tops.
viclicycletup – :
This is an absolutely gorgeous fragrance!
My love of roses, and lack of a high end department store in my vicinity lead me to purchase this online without testing it first and I’m not disappointed one bit. It’s quite similar to Stella edp by Stella McCartney but this is far more beautiful, rosey and intense. The sillage is also remarkable, one blast is enough to alert anyone within 6ft, but within an hour fades to a close radius. Not a skin scent, but something only discernible while in arms reach.
Though this reminded me immediately and powerfully of Stella I find that a direct comparison leaves Stella in the dust. Stella is a watery sweet fruity rose thats only slightly too floral to be served to children in juice boxes. Or served as a gourmet fruit roll-up. Nice but quite unimpressive for a fragrance.
Rose de Grasse on the other hand is a giant ROSE with a slightly fruity bent. It’s lush and heady, elegant and feminine. Sweet without being sugary.
Very romantic.
This seems like an indoor rose.
It’s a huge bouquet of red roses, a plate of sweets and a glass of brandy on a priceless side table in a Downton Abbey drawing room. With fragrant fruitwood burning merrily in the fireplace.
Neither aquatic nor green. Not a rose garden.
Highly recommended
rua138Diobtetty – :
My idea of a true, pure, unadulterated rose scent is Jo Malone Red Roses. For me, nothing has come close to that in smelling more like a real rose.
However, since I love rose scents so much and am always on the hunt for an even more perfect rose fragrance (and seduced by the stunning bottle I’ll admit!) I decided to give Rose de Grasse a go.
To be honest, on first spray, I was hugely disappointed “this smells exactly like Miss Charming!” I thought and began panicking. Whilst Miss Charming is perfectly nice, it has a ‘fruity’ quality to it that just detracts from the rose in my opinion, polluting it if you like.
However, I left it for 10 minutes and low and behold it has ‘bloomed’ into that lovely deep, velvety, petal like scent and now I can smell the leaves and stems too, a gorgeous natural green-ness that combines with the rose to great effect.
So, do I like it more than JM Red Roses? Probably not in all honesty, that really is my holy grail rose, but this really is delightful and will certainly be staying in my collection.
Tatsy79687 – :
Wow…so realistic..I keep looking for the vase of roses!very very lovely and fresh..I can smell the stems and leaves too. Feels like im burying my nose in a bouquet! Just precious. 10/10
Took a shower,,still on the back of my hand! This is so beautiful…LOVE
Ive got three small decants so that should be enough for a bit. THIS IS Expensive….whew.
plainenex – :
Well, praise be! Received my bottle from online shop yesterday, and after shower last evening sprayed lightly on pulse points. This heavenly frag surrounded me all night, and here it is 8 AM and still lingering. “I don’t need another rose perfume” was my thought when I noticed Aerin had produced this–I have Evening Rose, which I adore. But the reviews here prompted me to drop $$$ blind! And I’m delighted. Christianne1’s review says it all! Thank you again, Fragrantica, for helping me spend my hard earned money!!
McAm – :
My god this is a beautiful rose! Upon first sprays the lovely rose is front and center. I personally get a bit of the watery notes, but not heavily. I love that though and find it adds a kind of enchantment to the entire scent. It is very long lasting and fresh – a definite must have for rose lovers. I’d yet to find anything as beautiful as Caron’s Delire d Rose at least to me, but Rose de Grasse will be neck and neck with Delire as a favorite for me.
shilz – :
Beautiful scent…I love it but just wish it were a little stronger…I get the occasional whiff but my husband can’t smell it at all on me…I could spray more but it was so expensive I don’t want to use it up too quickly. Aerin’s Gardenia Rattan and Waterlily Sun are also gorgeous.
murid2008 – :
BelleofRivendel, you write a superb review…! I cannot thank you (and others!) enough for your clear and concise rendering of what Rose de Grasse ‘smells’ like. Ordering mine online from Estee Lauder. Cannot wait to receive this!!!
yra – :
I see this as a big bouquet of deep pink roses and a lot of wet green leaves – no amber or musk in this for me. It’s not dark or dangerous enough for blood red roses or sweet enough for white but it’s still really rosey. Fairly modern and clean in it’s execution, as one would expect from this line, but not as wan and watery as Stella. I’m not overly fond of rose perfumes but this gradually won me over especially as it is remarkably persistent. On skin it lasts for a good 12 hours+ and on fabric it seems to be immortal. Good quality ingredients, not very exciting or original but a sophisticated scent for everyday wear.
dm427 – :
I have never been a huge fan of singular rose fragrances because on me, they all seem to morph into cheap department store scents. And while Rose de Grasse is primarily a soliflore, this is a very beautiful perfume.
As others have reviewed, Aerin Rose de Grasse is very unique when compared to other rose scented perfumes. Opening notes are very appealing with fresh green, slightly watery (but not aquatic, not salty) and light ethereal rose notes. The opening is quite linear with lots of green, fresh rose.
Shortly after application, a full rose note is dominant. Not your usual synthetic, harsh, overpowering or shrill rose note equated with most rose fragrances, the mid-note of Rose de Grasse is mature, smooth, velvety and kind.
The dry down finishes with a dominant rose note that only slightly recedes to reveal musk and very faint amber (thankfully). Silage is great and longevity is superb, too.
Rose de Grasse is a lovely fragrance, particularly for those who love rose scents. Definitely worth a try!
Pronews – :
Well, I do believe I have found the Queen Mother of realistic rose perfume. I agree completely with BelleofRivendel (beautiful review btw!). I am not a fan of aquatics so I am SO glad I did not let that scare me away. This is in no way, shape or form like an aquatic. Watery, yes, but not like the typical aquatic. It is a fresh and dewy – but somehow still velvety – rose centered masterpiece. This is all about the rose and nothing else. Not too sweet, not too green, or citrus, no peculiar distracting notes…smells so natural and beautiful and….PERFECT!! Rose de Grasse smells like a true rose. I have been searching and searching for that perfect straight forward rose fragrance that isn’t cluttered by anything else, but without feeling dated in any way, and this is it. To me it smells like a fresh and dewy bouquet of pink, white and red roses plus a tiny bit of clean musk and nothing else. This is for authentic rose lovers. If you are looking for something to go with your rose this isn’t it, this is ALL rose.
Rose de Grasse is like Miss Charming’s elegant sister with impeccable manners and an understated style. They are similar but where Miss Charming has a more casual and carefree feel, Rose de Grasse is sophisticated and refined. I love both fragrances but Rose de Grasse is like the world class version of Miss Charming.
Rose de Grasse will be perfect for spring and summer but truly can be worn year round. Any age group. It doesn’t have any limitations….or even any faults in my book. It even lasts forever. And the bottle could not have been a more perfect choice. I have been searching and searching for “the one” when it comes to a natural smelling realistic rose without much embellishment for those occasions when I crave just that….and this is it. Just out and out perfection! Aerin Lauder clearly had a nose for rose!
шустрик – :
I’ve tried and really liked with AL’s Evening Rose so it shouldn’t have been that surprising that I fell instantly in love with Rose de Grasse. Looking at the notes pyramid this seems like yet another amber-rose creation. Even though the formula itself is not groundbreaking, I’m quite shocked as to how unique this perfume is amongst its counterparts. To give you an example of my relevant taste range, I enjoy fragrances such as JM Red Roses, SL La Fille de Berlin, YR Rose Absolue, SM Stella (original formula), JHAG Miss Charming, TPW Tea Rose, Paul Smith Rose, Molinard Rose, Caron Delire de Rose, etc.
Upon first spray, I was expecting the dreaded aquatic notes (don’t like them). But thankfully, they were nowhere to be found. Those who would like watery notes to accompany their roses may want to steer clear of this and proceed to lighter formulas such as Especially Escada, Yves Rocher Pur Desir de Rose or perhaps Issey Miyake L`Eau d`Issey Florale. Compared to a photorealistic rose like TPW Tea Rose, Rose de Grasse is much less green but compared to JM Red Roses, it’s much less linear because it’s a much more multifaceted creation. Initially, there’s an intensive, delicious musk. Then, in all but 5 minutes, the roses are in full-bloom. These blossoms are voluptuous, vibrant, and expansive – and yet somehow evade being overwhelming or aggressive. I can almost taste these velvety red rose petals on my tongue! This is not a gourmand or sugary fragrance by any stretch of imagination but it is so skillfully done with such fine quality materials that my nose interprets this juice as completely edible. After about an hour I can smell faint amber & musk but these notes take a back seat and only serve to anchor this glorious flower to my skin. Another bonus: The projection & staying power are so outstanding that this fragrance walks at least a foot ahead of me and stayed on my skin for 12+ hours, passing the difficult “overnight test”.
In conclusion, I see Rose de Grasse as a masterpiece, the absolute perfect rose. I recommend this to all rose-devotees, who owe it to themselves to test this beauty on their skin at least once. I’d also recommend it to those who, like me, lamented the discontinuation of the original Lancome Mille and Une Roses. This is a very decent and albeit less-ambery substitute for it.