Description
“Today, Lancôme has appointed some of the greatest contemporary perfumers to pay homage to Lancôme’s founder, Armand Petitjean. The result is Maison Lancôme’s new collection of fragrances that so exquisitely touch upon and carry on Petitjean’s dream, and the essence of the House itself.
This new High Perfumery experience takes a creative stance: the very French art of blending. Each fragrance is crafted in the same manner that one composes a wine of the most superior grade (Grand cru), with a combination of varieties, origins, and extractions that are all specially selected according to precise criteria.” – a note from the brand.
Rôses Berberanza was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Julien Rasquinet.
ExpeseWessaph – :
I’m picking up something synthetic, an ingredient that shows up in other perfumes I can’t handle.
I’m not sure which accord is causing this, possibly the rose or raspberry notes which are forward and present in the first stage and middle. It’s jammy-sweet with an inexpensive, Arabic quality. Whichever ingredient is involved, I believe it’s what gives this perfume it’s longevity.
GRIFFON – :
Alright so I’ve bought a sample of this perfume eagered to explore the roses scent in it as this is my first time trying roses note. Definitely found it and was trying to enjoy the beauty of it. Unfortunately, it’s not my kind of scent. But it’s beautiful on its own. Wore it for the half day and I can smell it till night.
izgoi – :
well definitely louder on me than Parfait Rose…the rose here is bigger, redder – and sillage seems stronger too. Nutty/woody rose indeed – not a particular fan of this interpretation but find it’s more unique than Parfait de Roses. If you fancy the pistachio note without rose, I can also recommend trying Laura Mercier Creme de Pistachio.
vladisbox – :
As much as I love and prefer Parfait De Rôses, it is undeniable that this Rôses Berberanza is also a beautiful one. It is darker and heavier than the other Rôses from Maison Lancôme line. The rose note alone in here is different, not as prominently front and center as in Parfait De Rôses. Rôses Berberanza is all about the complexity of RUM, WOODS, pistachio, hazelnut, honey, and then a soft rose. Parfait De Rôses is perfect for day time wear while Rôses Berberanza is more suitable for evening. They are both different from each other but very well done.
Politop233 – :
Showstopper, Gypsy Rose Lee style. Deeply pink, lushly feminine scent with masses of hidden depth that ends being up a lot tougher than you may think at first. Yes, yet another rose-woods combo, but with many extra corners, luxe detailing and a really original take on it. Rose is unmistakably on top here, a lady boss in a silk blouse with killer charm – layer after layer of waxy petals and essence and oils and… that’s it! What makes this one stand out is its thick, unapologetic, almost greasy richness. The oils and nuttiness are so pillowy-lush that smelling this blind I could have sworn after a while that I got a hint of cocoa butter – which must have been the pileup of pistachio and vanilla and benzoin I guess. That unctuous, rich centre is what really makes it work. You can even see the resin sheen on your arm after spraying this – no mistaking the rich effect is for real.
It’s all smooth and sweet – really toothsome sweet – almost too much so for my taste, but then again there’s the other half of the game, a really strong rich mellow woody throb underneath – volume turned right down and made discreet, but giving all that floral flourish a solid backbone and armature of oud. Too femme and conventional, and also just a little too much, for me in all … but then I’m not even a huge rose fan, and I have to admit this is amazing. This great big barnstorming rose bomb that it is.
Projection on me seemed gigantic (but that might be because it made me feel like a 6ft glamazon) and longevity was a trouper.
evonokia – :
This fragrance is completely bonkers… in the best way possible!
It smells like a huge dollop of the most ridiculously sweet, vibrant, juicy jam placed on a warm flavourful tart, ready for your eating!
The raspberry, rose and honey notes give it the jam-like heart. Whilst the nut tones give it that shortcrust/cheesecake-base undertone.
Few recent fragrances have made me twist my neck and scream inside with intrigue “Wait! What on earth was that?!” like this one did.
Maybe not for the untrained nose, but an absolutely delicious scent nonetheless! It definitely has a sense of humour about it due to the carnivalesque nature of the fragrance.
Completely outrageous, interesting and FUN fragrance. To smell it is an experience indeed.
YmHuK – :
Berberanza is the more interesting rose of the Maison line. Those of you that like complex scents, with a slight arabic tone will gravitate to this one rather than its sister Parfait.
The rose is joined by a nut accord with pistachio and hazelnut. The fruit (raspberry, saffrom and oud) accord add texture and interest, but this isnt a oud bomb, and its very restrained so its hard to notice. The honeyed boozy vanilla note coats the rose as it tells its story. Unlike Parfait, where I felt it held pretty linear during its heart/middle phase , Berberanza adds more interest during this phase with powdery nuts and honeyed boozy floral. It gets to the base rather quickly vs Parfait. The sillage is big and longevity is long..typical of a quality scent at this price point. A fun ride for a rose lover.Go easy on the trigger.
fedia0105 – :
A lovely rose opening that settles and then i can smell patchouli and there is a flowerbomb like scent that starts to emerge. It settles this way on my skin smelling like that but much better.
Great longevity and very good sillage.
olenikammm – :
I at first smelt Parfait de Roses and Roses Berberanza together at a Lancôme counter, before testing them more thouroughly one after another. According to Lancôme, these two rose fragrances showcase two different types of roses in perfumery: Rose Centifolia and Rose Damascena, respectively. Smelling them side by side, the two roses contrast each other like light and shadow, and I think Lancôme did succeed in hightlighting certain special characteristics of these two different types of roses.
Roses Berberanza is significantly darker than Parfait de Roses as a whole, but its opening has a very interesting creamy, even buttery feeling around the ruby rose that really evokes the rich aftertaste of pistachio! After about 20 minutes, Roses Berberanza soon proceeds to turn dark purple by wrapping the damask rose with oud and patchouli in order to highlight its spicy, fruity tart and green aspects. Sadly, on me, Roses Berberanza seems to favour thoughtless hard punch than taking time to adjust the subtle nuances. The end results is a rather generic commercial rose-patchouli-oud accord, with an intense, purple, gooey plum-like fruitchouli over a the ubiquitous raspberry rose-oud combination.
At least the late dry down has the last saving grace, with the rose becomes more and more tart to cut through the intense rose-patchouli-oud accord, as if the rose sacrificed itself to shed its wilted petals into the saccharine darkness with a moderate result. The sillage is quite heavy throughout its developement, while the longevity is around 10 hours on my skin.
Personally, I was fascinated by the initial pistachio impression! But the main body of Roses Berberanza, the conventional, clumsy rose-patchouli-oud accord, left me utterly uninspired. Like the other offerings from this exclusive range of Lancôme, I would recommend giving it a try based on the interesting and evocative opening of pistachio,but I would also suggest against a blind buy especially to those who are not enamoured with ubiquitous fruitchouli and faux “rose-oud” in commercial western fragrances.
mw – :
I haven’t had the pleasure, or at least what I hope it would be, to sample this fragrance myself, I did find a better description than what is posted for notes. I am a girl that loves many orientals and florientals, so I will try to seek this one out, based on the updated notes and accords here.
The Maison Lancôme fragrance collection so exquisitely touches upon and carries on Petitijean’s dream and the essence of the House itself. This new high perfumery experience takes a creative stance—the very French art of blending. Each fragrance is crafted in the same manner that one composes wine of the most superior grade (Grand cru) with a combination of varieties, origins and extractions that are specially selected according to precise criteria. With Rôses Berberanza, Julien Rasquinet has composed this blend of two extracts of damask rose. The rose in absolute, with its herbaceous accents, softens the fresh notes of the rose in essence. The now-magnified damask rose finds nuances in the saffron accord, and the luminous, sparkling essence of mandarin brightens it. In the signature, a spice and pistachio accord accentuates the addictive vanilla bourbon, raspberry accord and elegant smoky oud. Opulent and generous, this spicy, gourmand floriental draws you into daydreams.