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tem4ik93 – :
I ordered on ebay a 15 pursespray of it. Hmmm it s too masculine and „dry“ for me to like it. It s nice but really basicly unisex with a quite masculine edge. It s like encre noir from lalique with a ambery rose on top. Sadly not for me. Gave it to my hubby he has to try it soon and let s see if he likes it. He s signature is encre noir btw.
flatout – :
A weird one. Not at all what I expected. Sometimes with rose/oud fragrances that’s all you could ask for- unexpected. With this one, it’s weird. Medicinal, but also creamy. Dark, almost black. You have all of these almost mismatched themes and they … kind of work together? You can tell this is an Annick Mernado. Even when it’s not gourmand… a gourmand effect is achieved. The oud is kind of like Raghba. That is to say: good… for the price you pay.
6/10 – it’s still a pretty strong like, I guess. Points taken away for longevity issues. Or maybe I should add some for that. Sorry.
However. I will say this: it does smell like the type of fragrance that would come out of the Middle East (somewhat cheaply). I gotta give it props for that.
Mr Ronnie – :
Beautiful ORIENTAL rose oud fragrance, almost has a vibe of “incense” (not a note). Absolutely can be an unisex scent, either by wearing it alone, or may as well layering it with a leather fragrance for a wow effect. Rose and Oud here are kinda “smokey-bitter-sweet” to my nose, very nice indeed. I’m glad that I blind bought it brand new at a steal price, as I have a soft spot for oud fragrance 🙂
РАДИО ОНЛАЙН – :
I love this, but I love anything Annick Menardo creates. I will say the cumin is barely noticeable, but is actually pleasant. I just reviewed Rasasi Daarej somewhat negatively because the cumin accord there is distinctly unpleasant with the vanilla/tonka base of that fragrance. In this, the cumin gives the fragrance a slightly dirty but sexy smell.
jon silver – :
A really gorgeous fragrance but like most YR scents the longevity is very poor.
Rose & oud by Lanvin in their Les Notes range is much longer lasting.
ssb043intitytek – :
You’re standing in an almost empty outdoor market as the sun sets in a distant land. Vendors offer spices for sale and as you choose some, your man approaches you with a large armful of dark, red roses with a heady scent. The spices are stronger than the rose, but they blend. Fragrant wood from the containers holding spices waft to your nose. The spices are the predominant note, but you can detect rose and oud in waves. This is definitely an evening perfume for me and I am not wearing it in the proper season. While my massive English Rose garden is in bloom in early June, I only wear rose fragrances so that I don’t clash with the entire exterior of my home and gardens, or disrupt the glorious, fragrant air that comes in through open windows. *Inhaling deeply as I type.*Aaaah. <3 This is no English garden rose, agreed!
I have been absolutely loving Dolce and Gabana’s Rosa Excelsa during the daytime. I thought I could want for nothing, interchanging that with Idylle by Guerlain, which is also Rose dominant floral bouquet perfection, with a Guerlainade base. Still, silly me, I wanted to try an evening, sultry and spicy rose with hopefully a more incense-type of base note. I have to say that this is not what I had anticipated,but it is pleasant. The first burst seems to bring rose to the forefront, but I feel it is a spiced rose blend within minutes and remains pretty linear. After half an hour, I detect a sweet and resinous spice that appears and then disappears. Within about 2 minutes, this soft, balsamic spice blend would be unisex easily. I actually do not prefer oriental or spiced fragrances, with very rare exceptions. I think I’ll try it one more evening and then hold on to it for colder, winter months. It is not something I enjoy, but rather look forward to it wearing off so that I can go back to one of my Rose perfumes above. I feel like the spice has as sour quality which I was not anticipating. Yves Rocher has lovely rose fragrances which I do prefer by far over this Rose Oud, though it is lovely. Buy at once if you like spice and rose! Yes, you can order through the site for asking, and I used a spring promo flyer from the mail to acquire mine.
Z1nGeR1607 – :
Just wanted to say that while this IS no longer available through the US catalog or website, it is still in stock and you can still order it by actually calling their customer service, I just ordered one and was given a discount on the price as well 🙂 I will return to review it when I receive it, I am very excited! UPDATE: Very beautiful, not too heavy and I find it very similar to EL Amber Mystique but softer and more feminine. This is a pretty oud, no harshness and not at all plastiky. The silage is pretty skin close but I find it refreshing as so many oud scents are so harsh and strong. Great starter oud for first timers 🙂
vfxmjotovpkhts – :
Oriental, balsamic, cozy scent. I can smell mainly spices and maybe a bit of rose.
sana.bobrov – :
This is a beautiful perfume. Classy and long lasting.
Yves Rocher is also a cruelty FREE company. That is
important as well. I think PETA would approve.
Their products are lovely as well.
Annie R.
dyemnneumma – :
A jammy oriental rose that remains on the very safe side with almost no oud. I enjoy it although I would not wear it several days in a row. Persistence is low unfortunately but while it lasts, it is a nice rose in the oriental style which tries to bridge occidental rose and oriental rose. But nice enough that it stays far from the english rose genre (which I never liked). Well done, and for the price at which it sells it’s a very good deal for a non complicated quality fragrance.
weattartKnona – :
As a man ive always been afraid of rose fragrances… Until I tried this (haven’t tried lyric man yet..). This rose/ oud combo smells so right.. I never thought I’d be wearing rose oud but Yves rocher did it very well and I’m definitely going to keep this one.
spiker0007 – :
Very happy with blind purchase. Having and admiring Rose Absolue by Yves Rocher I’ve got to have new oud edition one! I thought the rose will smell synthetic (it is 2016 and it is not mega-expensive fragrance) and I was wrong. While in Rose Absolue the rose is natural, but sweet-jammy one, in Rose&Oud same natural rose have EVEN more prominent aromatherapy tonality, very SPA-alike. Almost oily-buttery rich fat rose, it is a rose paradise. Very soft oud, nothing dirty or dark-sided, not spicy, but velvety and approachable, getting a bit more mysterious and smokier to the end. That’s why probably ppl catch some whiffs of Feminite du Bois sweet-woody-smokiness from this baby.
Thumbs up, Yves Rocher!
MaximusUnexcelled – :
First, speaking as someone with a bottle of Shiseido Feminite du Bois, I do not see the resemblance. That is not to say they have nothing in common, but very little. SFdB is all about the plum, cinnamon, honey, cedar, ginger, peach… none of which this has.
Nonetheless, it is a very nice smokey rosy woody musk, not too sweet, a little powdery. The rose is both the most prominent and the most realistic note of the lot. The “oud” to me opens clearly synthetic, but after about four hours it has receded to the point where it is more agreeable, and while it is never a realistic oud,the synthetic note does not last, and the wood accord is earthy, musky and dark.
Tender – :
Not a real review, i only smelled a sample on paper tissue.
Yes there is rose there and oud. I dont like oud. But generally this is nice, misterious.
alex788000 – :
Dark, mystical, intriguing fragrance…
Reminds Rose Absolue, only with the oud note instead of cinnamon.
I like it a lot in the beginning. Only in the end I don’t like something like dry floral petals.
Exciting!
It really reminds Feminite du Bois in the beginning of the opening, but I like it more because of the dark roses.
aka007inf – :
I wasn’t thrilled about it in the beginning. But then, after 3 hours, I was wondering what on my body smells like the wonderful Feminite du Bois. Rose Oud becomes very similar to it, but like a sweeter version which is less refined. It’s a feminite feminite du bois. A decenet dupe that will not leave you excited or in love but smelling good.
tipograff – :
JosephineMarina made an excellent comparison between L’Agent and YR Rose Oud, I have to second that. Additionally, I feel like Rose Oud would be more appropriately called Labdanum Oud, as the rose is so muted that this scent doesn’t really come off as “Rose” at all. I do however enjoy the scent, it feels very intimate in that you’ll have to inhale long and deep to “have” it. It’s not weak as in watered down, but it’s tempered as the notes are very rounded.
RithTinuouh – :
This fragrance opens very chic and mysterious. I can’t really discover the rose or cumin. I would’t say it smells oriental (like my favorite YR vanille noire). I think it is strong in an Arabic, overwelming way. Unfortunately to me it turns out way too strong. And I am not an old, rich widow yet LOL.
Mensj130Bessinepome – :
this is something WOW. Awesome from the first opening. I could wear it 24 hours and enjoy. Starts quite heavy sweet rose and goes to the nice kind of sweet powdery and stays all day. But not too intense what other people would have headache. Just to right on the skin to warm up for the day. I have many different perfumes, niche and commercial, but this is somehow special. i had similar feelings many year ago for the Venice, another masterpiece from this company. that was the reason why last year i came to the shop to see if they have something nice. as previous light creations (flowers, fruits, etc) were not mine.
SUPER_STAS – :
I do wanted to love this scent but it disappeared so fast I didn’t have the time to!
gromsp – :
Roses ??? Oud ??? Really ???
I found this to be very slight rose/oud combo compared to all the powerhouse rose/oud fragrances currently out there. However,this is fine by me !! I was soooo tired of rose/oud scents…so many lines from cheapies,designers and niche making this. But, I thought I would try this one. It does start out with what I call that “bandaid” type smell…the I get the slight/light/soft rose…kinda powdery..IMO. The earthy “bandaid” effect comes from the cumin/labdanum/oud-ish combo. It is a dry fragrance…I do not find it sweet either. I do not consider this a “strong” scent, and sillage and longevity could be waaaaaay better,but somehow, I like this scent. Unisex IMO as well.
dvk660elipseskism – :
Rose Oud opens with a dry, dark Rose and a bit soursweet Oud. Oud is a difficult note on my skin – It doesn’t get good at all. After 1 hour I can smell mostle dry, dark Rose and Labdanum with some airy spicy note hanging around as well.
Rose Oud öppnar med en torr, mörk Ros och en sötsur Oud. Oud är en svår not som aldrig blir bra på min hud. Efter 1 timme får jag en mix av mörk Ros och Labdanum med en luftig kryddig not som hänger runt mig.
shanita – :
This fragrance is rose with a woody background. The rose note is dry, almost dusty as if I was smelling dried petals. Very tame oud; nothing medicinal or barnyard about it. Labdanum gives it some body and maybe a light touch of sweetness. As others have said it has a little bit of a wine smell during the opening.
Projection and sillage are both light. RO lasts for about six hours. I still detect it very softly at twelve hours. As a male I am tickled to wear this pretty “feminine” fragrance. Cool bottle design reminds me of a slightly translucent urn. Sprayer is okay. More suited for cooler weather. A more formal scent but flexible since it is light. No compliments yet but I think it’s sexy. Great price; great scent. If I was a vampire I would use this to seduce my lover/victim.
DRONAAA – :
FYI: This perfume has now become available on the Canadian site.
zuq868bedyWelty – :
Fragrance is art and people’s tastes in music, architecture and fashion (as examples) are subjective, for which reason I try not to write negative reviews.
I am not a fragrance snob by any means – check my wardrobe! I own and enjoy celebrity perfumes, niche perfumes, Arabic oils, designer perfumes, “drugstore” perfumes… And I blind-buy most of them, based on the listed notes on Fragrantica, the reviews and the “people who like this also like” recommendations. I own and enjoy several Yves Rocher perfumes, many of which smell far more expensive than they are.
I think the name Rose Oud has been misapplied here and cannot understand why Fragrantica has put the perfume in the “oriental floral” category, other than because of it.
Although rose and oud are a common combination in Arabic fragrances neither (bizarrely, given its name!) are prominent in this. The oud has been subdued, I think, to make the perfume appeal to western customers; however,”oud” in its name may prevent regular Yves Rocher customers purchasing it. I have smelled many perfumes with oud in them and don’t enjoy those where it is rough, medicinal or “barnyardy”. Oud can be utterly beautiful though and make a “good” perfume sublime. So – conversely – those of us who enjoy oud and buy the perfume because of this (as did I) are going to be disappointed, because the oud here has been suppressed to such an extent that it is pretty much undetectable. Similarly, the rose is very delicate. I cannot smell cumin at all.
In common with many earlier reviewers, I CAN smell red wine.
In summary, I don’t think this will appeal to regular buyers of Yves Rocher perfumes, and anyone assuming that this is a good introduction to oud will be very surprised when they next smell something with oud in it, if they use this as a reference point.
Sillage is soft and longevity weak on my skin. This is not a BAD perfume, by any means. It’s actually quite “nice”; unfortunately, I seem to be damning it with faint praise!
ЛёКа – :
Hurray! Now it is available on the Dutch YR site too! Already bought it somewhere, but now I can order my backup bottle simple and quick. Has it appeared in other previously excluded countries too?
victorm – :
The first blast is indeed very reminiscent of Shiseido’s Feminite du Bois. Rose and wood, no cumin sweatyness, just a hint of spice, more like cinnamon or nutmeg. It also has something of YSL Nu and Secret Obsession, a coca-cola kind of smell. It began very strong but seems to have faded quite fast, from a punch to a whisper in half an hour. The bottle is nice and simple (although the lid is quite stiff!) and makes it look more expensive. I have a 15ml which is just a cylinder. Very nice for the price.
poi777 – :
This is a beautiful combination of oud and labdanum! I love those two notes, and they are gorgeous in this perfume!! And the rose is deep and rich and along with the cumin, smells delightful on me. It’s a great perfume. I love it.
fktyf – :
I have smelled a similar rose/oud accord before. This is reminiscent of The Body Shop’s Rose Oud for the first hour or so. Bleach, blech, blah! Wait….this amazing smoky note appears and suddenly I realise I have smelled this mid-stage accord too – Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme…but this is way, way mellower. I like the smoky stage the best. It dries down quite quickly into a quiet, sweet amber/vanilla/wood with a sort of jammy rose sitting on the top. It is nice enough, but where is the oud? A budget smoky/spicy rose. I think, though, that I have the bar set high for spices and I like them to sing and be punchy, rather than quiet. I do feel this verges on the masculine, for those considering labelling and is therefore totally unisex. It is soft though, like most Yves Rocher (the patchouli based ones seem to be the loudest) modern offerings. I am testing in colder weather. Maybe it will shine in the summer heat?
htb792Bessinepome – :
You have said it for me karmalv! Truly! This is THE most gorgeous rich perfume! It’s wonderful! I love roses, and oud and cumin – oh it’s divine. The dirtiness is ……delectable! The labdanum adds just that lovely leathery/ambery smooth velvety feeling, and the whole thing is addictive. Exquisite wonderful perfume. And I find it lasts very well with very gentle comfortable sillage. I can smell it, just, the next day, and I put it on very early in the morning. It’s a contender for my signature scent too. Beautiful lovely thing.
pistic – :
Depends on the wine, sour wine smell on the clothes is terrible, but one of my favorite perfumes, the Brazilian Egeo Seduza has the smell of a sweet drink, like port or cognac and it is divine.But in rose Oud it is the oud with some other note that gives that impression.
v41078015 – :
This is one of the most surprising and intriguing perfumes I’ve ever smelled! REALLY!!!
The first hour is just awful – as if I spilled some warm, spiced-up wine all over myself. Mind you – wine smells good when you’re just about to drink it, not spill it all over yourself, doesn’t it?;)
After 2 hours it begins to smell like guaiac wood, but the red wine note is still there and makes me sick…
However, after 4 hours the scent becomes gorgeous, as wine disappears, only wood and some soft, dark rose remains, combined with a little bit of delicate spice.
After 6 hours, deep dark red rose with a bit of wood and a few molecules of spice remains and this is smells like heaven! The wine note is almost completely gone, only some atoms are left.
Give me a perfume that smells like a dry-down of this scent and I’ll be a fan of it right away!:D
sinogoga – :
Like Rose en Noir, this is a deep sweet jammy Persian rose combined with a smoky, dark ingredient. In Rose en Noir, it’s peppery tobacco. This is supposed to be with Oud, but it wears as a smoky rose-cumin. I love both scents, as I find rose too cloying alone, and I like it roughened and combined with dark notes. Rose Oud is an eastern flavour scent without the oils and musks common to Arabian perfume, and still excellent quality. Several squirts lasts me all day. Recommended! X
votoniRF – :
I just got a decant in a blind swap and didn’t have any expectations, really. I’m enjoying it for what it is. To me, it’s mostly a jammy, saffron-y rose with no detectable oud or cumin, a little spice, and a syrupy ambery base. It gets sweeter and denser as it dries down, reminding me a bit of the base of Tauer Une Rose Chypree. It’s definitely been done many times over, and it’s more of a Western take on an Eastern theme. I find it wearable and likeable and will probably use it but don’t feel the need to own a full bottle. I much prefer it to the decant I got of the much pricier Dior Oud Ispahan for which I had high hopes, but I find it unwearable because of the synthetic “oud” which I find screechingly synthetic and caustic to my sinuses. This doesn’t seem to have anything too sharp or irritating and seems to just bypass the oud altogether.
abrikos – :
“Rose oud” is not for sale in my country (a little joke from monsieur Yves, I suppose), but I got my greedy hands on it anyway. Don’t you love the internet?
To my great joy it is nothing like “Rose absolu”. It is soft, like a real rose (even the salt-like note you can detect in dried roses comes along in the first hour), and it stays close to the skin. And it is not as sweet as the “Rose absolu”, and that is a big plus in my opinion. The oud is there, but in a supporting role to the rose. It makes the scent more mature and sophisticated. I understand the red-wine-comparison. It has some of the bouquet of a good red wine, but not as if you spilt a bottle over your hair and dress. I love it. Thank you Yves. Although it would be nice to be more easy to buy over here.
Donaddink – :
To me this smells of sweet honey with a smokiness that keeps the sweetness in place. I also perceive a waxiness and a dryness, which i think is provided the oud wood.
It does not smell overly rosy or oudy as the name may suggest.
BUT it is definetively intresting and not your typical sweet fruity floral patchuli.
A plus is the sillage, as i find it is not too strong and thus makes it a save but intresting fragrance.
(I like it when perfumes are not overly strong but just linger pleasantly around one without offending the surrounding too much. This is what i personally think makes a fragrance wearable.)
I agree with IndigoEye`s review. Good quality price ratio.
ganiss14 – :
exactly, this is 100% red wine smell on me, too. pleasant and unique. I love it!
moham – :
A long time ago I received a free sample via post, and I didn’t open it till yesterday.
There was an offer called “happy hours” on their website and the first item in your basket was free. I thought I could get this one plus a travel spray of the latest “Accord Chic”. Plus buy a shampoo, deo etc. I opened the sample and on me it smells like red wine…. I tested it twice, yesterday and today and apart from the fact the sample is very weak and doesn’t last long, the rose note is not very strong, but red wine?
I wanted to love (and order) it so much! But I cannot smell like a woman who had too much wine or who poured a half of a bottle on herself.
Sorry, Mr. Rocher I was torn between this one and CK’c Deep Euphoria I tested a few days ago. Now my choice is obvoius (until I find something else in the meantime).
Aerohoplenerinzm – :
I ordered this on a whim because I love Annick Ménardo’s perfumes, because it was reduced and because a few people said it reminded them on Shiseido’s Feminité du Bois. But after reading the reviews here I almost sent it back unopened because it didn’t seem well-liked. However, I opened it yesterday and have worn it all night and now all day again.
I have no idea what Yves Rocher Rose Absolue smelled like. Judging by the different way they were marketed, that was a fuller rose scent, whereas this is darker, drier and spicier. Yves Rocher seem to be trying to break into a wider market with this one. The problem seems to be that it doesn’t smell like the softer florals the typical Yves Rocher customer might go for but it doesn’t smell like the oud scents that niche shoppers are after. I think I’d have given it another name to avoid both pitfalls…
So what does it smell like? It does have a bloom of jammy rose at the start – there is a fruit note which keeps it soft. But very quickly there is dry wood and spice – not as dark or sour as oud – it does remind me of Feminité du Bois. There is cumin, although nothing sweaty. There is also something resinous in the drydown. However, what I personally love about this is that it stays shadowy and cool, as Feminité du Bois does, and avoids the sticky rose and amber combination that I personally find too cloying. Totally appropriate for either gender.
It is really nicely blended and smells way better than many scents I have tried at four times the price. It doesn’t “run out of cash” and disintegrate into a disappointing or synthetic mess. Where, I suppose, it does compromise is the longevity. This lasts about 4 hours before becoming very soft. Before that it has moderate sillage. But priced at €30 for a 50ml bottle, you’re still laughing. Just chuck it in your handbag/manbag and go!
Highly recommended – this is the best quality/penny I can think of.
prernepaype – :
This perfume is pleasant, but not competitor with Rose Absolue. It was great perfume! And Rose oud is only nice.
Plaiday – :
For me smells like dry rose petals 🙁
qgx428speagoessenda – :
goes on fruity and I have to ask WHAT ROSE and WHAT OUD? Doesn’t seem to be much of either in here; it’s a cheap floriental with some vanilla and ends up a little powdery without much projection or sillage
xraycat – :
I just purchased and appears to be a new oud perfume for me, this time one filled with labdanum harmoniously. actually me feel better at these two notes, which I also really love, the rose is more diffuse and pleases me. moreover, it is not sweet as I would have expected rather dry but extremely tenacious, surprising for a low cost fragrance range.
I was wondering if resemble the oudh- l’artisan perfumer, of duchafour, but I think it resembles only in one sense it is hard wearable, not for any time or any person.
sockolove – :
Not my cup of tea. I love oud and I am crazy about roses, but from all four notes, my skin amplifies most labdanum and cumin. The initial spray is very powerful and masculine. I would definitely say that this is a dark fragrance, so if you are looking for that kind of thing,give it a try. I imagine this performing much better in winter. Sillage is huge on me – just a single spritz on the wrist made me feel like I am bathing in it. Now, three days later, I still can smell it on my jacket and it has a really lovely drydown, that reminds me of dark chocolate. Sultry and delicious at the same time. By the way, the bottle has a great color. The packaging and the perfume itself make me think of a sexy vampire woman.
Димон372 – :
I love the first wave of Rose Oud. It is truly delightful. Strong, exotic, dignified and strangely melancholic. It bears a beautiful secret and a promise to reveal it. It’s like an erotic promise, long look in the eye, touch of naked skin. Unfortunately, the spell is broken quickly, there is no intoxicating night, nor hasty greed of lovers. Sensual damask rose withers, shrinks, leaving only a dusty memory. For a moment I can smell the leathery and woody note of oud, however, without rose essence it becomes muffled, as if buried underneath desert sand.
Rose Oud is dry, somewhat dull, as if roasted by the sun during the day and then quickly chilled by the darkness of the night. It lacks something, does not sound full sound. It lacks space, third dimension. I guess it’s the rose that ruins it all. It should be a fresher one, not so exhausted by heat, juicy and fleshy. A drop of water in the desert, which would provide a luminousity and life to the composition, enhancing by contrastbthe beauty of wood notes. Perhaps resinous labdanum note would become more prominent.
The big dissapointment of Rose Oud is its lasting power. The scent evaporates from my skin very quickly, after a while I do not feel it on my clothes either.
klod69 – :
The oud is far from being prominent here. Rose oud is rather a darker and less rounded version of Rose Absolue than an interpretation of oud. This is a very pleasant scent, close to skin, that conveys a feeling of warmth. To be honest, I think Rose Absolue was so much more beautiful and classy! They should bring it back!
SeergeDon – :
I just got the chance to test this today, because my mom got a sample for free.
It has been written that it shares some similarities with L’Agent from Agent Provocateur., another perfume I own and truly adore. To me they do share something. They kinda put me in the same mood, they do awake some of the same feelings, and then again.. They don’t smell the same. At all. This beauty is round, heavy, but not overly, deep, mysterious, but it doesn’t have the cold, haunting, ghostly feeling that L’Agent awakes in me. This is more warm, comfortable, kind of like a caring hug, if that make sense?!. It makes me want to cuddle up in my sofa,with a warm, soft plaid, and drink a nice cup of spicy tea.
It’s truly a lovely perfume, but I think I will wait with ordering my own sample until autumn arrives. Then I will appreciate it in the autumn winter season and use it as my signature scent for that time of year because it’s definitely has the quality and depth to be that.
Sorry for my English, it’s not my first language 😉
maxmax70 – :
Love at first sniff… and if not rightaway then definitely love after 30min dry down! Lasts ages, this is strong, seductive, very very feminine, rosey (in a good way) and sexy all at once. I definitely smell cumin and mainly rose, lots of rose (not the delicate pinky rose kind but an in-your-face-sexy-valentine type of rose) A tad of Oud at first which just seems to make it a little more dark, sexy and intriguing but is not overpowering at all, it just lifts the rose. First thing my husband said was … Mmm that one REALLY suits you (yes, in THAT voice), and I couldn’t agree more. Tried a sample and just had to have it. It is perfect! I almost settled for Poison (ok, granted, quite a different seductive beast) for my super-sexy scent but this arrived just on time. At least I can feel hot, seductive, ultra-feminine and still be decent and stylish all at the same time with this one. (Rose Oud compares to Poison much in the same way a just-above-the-knee pencil skirt with a small side slit compares to a short black leather (preferably studded) mini skirt). To me this is a classic. In my top 6 favourites. Thank you Yves Rocher.
alex020806 – :
I finally tried this and was happily surprised. It’s very rosy. It begins smelling like rose otto and some kind of attar.
Cumin is my nemesis, blessedly it doesn’t appear here. I put the rest of the scented wipe onmy radiator and my living room smells lovely. The latter part of the wipe has become quite sweet and fruity.
Different and better than I expected. Hurray!
Update to say I actually liked this enough to buy a full bottle.
valenok-89 – :
i was recently in europe and got to try this, so happy to have had the chance. anyway, i was sure i’d love it, but i didn’t. i did like it but it just didn’t smell like i expected. it was kind of odd and animalic on me after the outset. i did like the beginning with more rose, but i think my skin amped up the cumin to 11 or something, and i was just not enjoying it, unfortunately. i had high hopes for this! i love yves rocher scents but sometimes it all comes down to notes and skin chemistry.
Phuz – :
I have fallen in love Today…..
Soooooo good! The oud is mild, but sexy, the rose is like jam, sweet, mouthwatering. The spices are nice, feminine.
For me it is a nice mix of Feminite du Bois and TDC Rose Poivreé. Really, deep, sweet and attractive. Meditative and full of desire at once. An inner Room in your soul where you keep all your secret desire. Traces of lavemaking on your skin.
Uhhhh, I love it soooo much!
kisandgen – :
I’ve had a long break from buying perfumes, so I ordered this one blind from YR, because I loved Rose Absolue.
I had to get on here to tell ya, this is fantastic!
I actually don’t know how oud smells like, I’ve steered away from the note, because of the “barnyard” and “dirty” comments, so I can’t tell you if it’s prominent here or not.
This is a sultry and dark version of RA, woody and sweet at the same time. I don’t think it smells like L’agent, that one is all mulled wine. I don’t get that vibe from Rose Oud. I don’t think this smells skanky or dirty either, it’s just a very deep, sweet rose with an eastern vibe.
Metbraun – :
It smells good on the paper, but on my skin it’s very sour and unpleasant…So better don’t buy it blindly!
Дяша – :
Sexy and delicious fragrance, which I recently received as a sample with my order from Yves Rocher. Shockingly good! Maybe I even buy it for myself. It’s really amazing how some nicest scents of our time are hidden behind the modest logo of Yves Rocher. I have more and more respect for this house, which is creating great products without extra hype and advertising comparing to many high profile brands producing ridiculous crap.
Louis – :
My first impression is very fresh spicy. It vaguely reminds me of Opium. Then a pleasing frankincense comes through. I am still waiting for a hint of rose which hasn’t appeared yet.
Fifteen minutes later, a sweet rose comes through, heavily blended with oud, it is certainly pleasant.
Крики777 – :
A warm, moody, smoky, inky, vintage rose with cumin adding tartness to an otherwise broodingly subtle, woody character.
Doesn’t project very much, but this admittedly adds to the style – it is gently inviting, and the occasional moments when I catch a hint of moist, honeyed rose petals emerging through this fog are almost too lovely to bear. (Certainly something that fans of other Yves Rocher rose based scents would appreciate – it does have their signature rose style!)
This is an almost edible, chocolatey rose with a tender freshness at the core that sparks an awakening of the senses – a soft embrace that makes this appear best suited to an intimate ‘evening’ setting, adding contrast to the dryness of the scent. (Would this be better appreciated in the Sahara or on a steaming, rainy day?)
Smells nothing like L’Agent on/to me, thankfully, and the biggest drawback of the scent is its softness, read: weakness. Sad but true. Glad it doesn’t smell like L’Agent, but sad that it doesn’t have more stren