Description
L`Occitane en Provence will launch in spring 2014 the new fragrance inspired by roses, named Roses et Reines. The traditional rose line includes a dozen editions some of which provide very intense and rich shades, while others are appropriate for the spring period of the year, because they are airier and dashier.
The latest fragrance Roses & Reines succeeds the last year’s editions Rose Aurore Eau Fraiche and announces blooming of several sorts of roses used in the composition. The most prominent among them are rose of Grasse, Bulgarian rose, Turkish rose and Moroccan rose, and the composition itself is very unique for its new, innovative method of extraction (traditional method enfleurage improved by L’Occitane team). This method provides natural freshness and aquatic notes ‘captured’ by precious absorption of Provencal rose extract.
The fragrance is fresh and velvety, inspired by the story about four daughters of Count Forcalquier, all of whom adored roses and for whom it was said that they became queens with help of true love and their flowers. The composition opens with a luminous blend of bergamot and currant leaves, refreshing intense heart is composed of four sorts of roses (rose of Grasse, Bulgarian rose, Turkish rose and Moroccan rose). This precious rose extract is enriched with a passionate sweet zest of raspberry and blackberry, resting on a base enriched with white cedar, heliotrope and musk. The fragrance is signed by perfumer Karine Dubreuil.
Roses et Reines is available as 75ml Eau de Toilette, limited edition for 2014 the collection of Roses et Reines also includes roll on edition 10ml edt, solid perfume, body bath, bath salt, nails and hand cream, perfumed soap…
VeSsaltesetup – :
L’Occitane’s Roses et Reines is a simple, beautiful, soothing rose. Yes, there is bergamot, blackberry and cedar, but these notes are only there to support the rose and to keep it smelling fresh.
Rose has been used for skin care for thousands of years and I would wager it will for thousands more, as its uplifting properties create a sense of well-being.
I use this entire line on lazy Sundays when I’m excessively tired: Shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, body milk and EDT.
Some Roses et Reines, loose fitting clothing, a nap, and a yoga session, and I’m ready to conquer during the week.
On longevity:
I just threw in the washer the clothes I wore this Sunday. It is Tuesday night and my shirt is still perfectly scented. (I used the body lotion and sprayed only my skin).
Bond 007 – :
Was given this as a gift and I must say I don’t like it. Yes you get the general “rose” aroma out of it, but it smells dated and sour. Very sour. It is not a deep and complex scent, rather simple and boring. I can see a middle aged woman wearing this in the supermarket. If you are looking for a unique rose fragrance, try Stella by Stealla McCartney.
becyspupets – :
Unfortunately it does not last at all. I regretted buying it. But the body lotion is much more intensive, I highly recommend that one.
K.Pal-Paveloo5 – :
I bought the body cream and Hand Lotion. They’re both very nice. Smells very much (not like it exactly) like BVLGARI ROSE ESSENTIELLE. Since the Rose Essentielle lotion is outrageously expensive and mainly very difficult to find. The “L’Occitaine Rose et Reines” Lotion pairs nicely with the BLGARI ROSE ESSENTIELLE Parfüme.Really boosts the Silage and longevity of the Parfüme. If you like Rose Essentielle you’ll probably like this. It’s very nice and reasonably priced.
Xal ID – :
I love rose fragrances and this is an easy one. Pleasant, a bit green, not too fruity, balanced among the 4 roses and perfect for day wear fragrance in office or during travels. it is sunny and fresh and green and I would describe it as a perfume for young women in love of roses.
weak point is that is not long lasting on me.
pitstop – :
I sprayed it on a paper strip in the mall, and it’s a very feminine, and perfumey but modern, and youthful. It’s definitly not a powdery, soapy, old-fashioned, retro, old lady-ish rose fragrance. It’s basically rose with some fruity accents, but again; it’s perfumey.
6/10
Sas-Blend – :
True, unsweetened rose with a bit of citrus and greens. In short, it’s nice, well rounded, fresh. Nothing exceptional though.
lecqerjo – :
Pure roses in a bottle 🙂 Wonderful, romatic, realistic fragrance – for those who love roses as I do- a touch of grace and romanticism.
irolokowk – :
First encountered this beauty during my trip to Hongkong last year, and since I’m an avid rose scent fan, this really captured me. The 4 kinds of rose mixed together made one ultra beautiful combination. However, the longetivity is poor on my skin. Need to re-apply to get the scent working again, sad..it could have been my Go-to-perk me up rose scent, but it failed. not worth the amount I paid for it.
Dayron – :
Love love love!!!
scream731 – :
I absolutely adore this fragrance. It was love at first sniff for me. I guess because I have a grand appreciation of the smell of roses. And the title is fun, “Roses et Reines,” roses and queens. Adorable.
It has such great lasting and endurance ability. It is so springtime appropriate whether worn or day or night. In my opinion, it goes with any choice of apparel. The perfect lady’s fragrance to give all a reminder of her presence. Love this!!
Kilojoi – :
Gorgeous light rose perfume that is refreshing and juicy. The roses sparkle and have no powdery elements. I bought this in a Christmas gift pack that also included soap, hand cream, body lotion and shower gel. Works brilliantly when layered but on its own the longevity isn’t great, though it’s a generous size at a good price point. This is a soft, young rose fragrance that can be worn at all ages. Beautifully refreshing on a warm day.
malinka681 – :
This is not your grandmother’s typical rose perfume, along the lines of Tea Rose, that can be nauseatingly cheap smelling. imho… (sorry, Tea Rose fans)
Roses Et Reines contains 4 different types of roses that make up this beautiful perfume. It smells like walking through a rose garden right after sunrise with drops of dew still on the rose petals from nightfall.
Look at the list of comparables for the scent: among the likes of Diptique, YSL, and Kiehl’s. It’s in good company. 😉
It’s on my Easter wish list. Somehow, DH didn’t feel St. Patrick’s Day warranted a gift, especially, since neither of us were Irish. haha
dmitriy.sysuev – :
Finding the perfect rose perfume is like looking for Mr. Perfect. It doesn’t exist. So you have to settle for something that’s decent and good enough. As an entertainer I love to receive rose bouquets. My mother has a garden with pink and red roses and I have been around roses all my life. Rose Absolute attar, rose water, and rose oil are the closet you can get as far as realistic rose scents. Most fragrances that have a note or more of roses are chemically formulated and only imitate what a rose is supposed to smell like. Rose is such a common domestic scent as well so that you find it everywhere: in hand soap, in body lotion, in body creams, powder, bath soap, scented bath water and shampoo and conditioner. Roses Et Reines from L’Occitane is nothing like a real rose. But it’s very nice. It’s a light rose scent and it doesn’t last more than 2 hours at least for me. I have been reading the reviews for this fragrance and it seems to be the case with everyone else. It’s an eau de toilette so it’s very watered down. It’s not rose water either so it’s a light fresh fruity rose perfect for putting on after a shower and to spritz on when you can’t find anything else to wear and don’t have time to put much thought into your perfume. The bergamot orange is very noticeable at first. It’s fresh and slightly sharp. Then you get the roses in this perfume that make it into a soft bouquet of pink Bulgarian Rose, white Grasse Rose from Grasse France, a Turkish rose and Moroccan rose. Someone said add a raspberry and it worked. It could have been a strawberry and would have still done the trick. It’s fruity and very sweet, like a rose you can actually eat. The dry down for me is the best part. It has heliotrope which I love. There is White Musk and white cedar but they’re not big players. They help with the clean soft dry down. I love it. The price is rather high for something this light but I mostly gravitate toward light soft scents anyways. If you’re a rose lover try this one. It’s beautiful, inoffensive, I can wear this anywhere any time.
Stilian – :
I wish this was more linear. I spray some on my wrist every time I walk past it in the department store. I absolutely love the initial spray and top notes, but the dry down is a little disappointing. The rose disappears and something else takes over. I have the hand cream and that does the same. Maybe it’s the cedar. Not overly keen on woody bases. They seem to smell like pencil shavings. Ombre Rose does the same on me. But I will probably buy it just for the top notes. I’m keeping my eye on Crabtree & Evelyn Rosewater which I love, but always seems to be out of stock here in Australia, except for a tester! 4 out of 5 for Roses et Reines, 1 point off for the drydown.
Quitenent – :
Bought this for my Daughter for Christmas. She loves Tea Rose by Perfumer’s Workshop. Roses et Reines is more subtle and less sharp. Very fresh, beautiful and comforting. Full review to come.
Adanosof – :
A very pretty and simple rose， quite linear. Not too sweet and not cloying at all. It is a basic clean scent that can be worn around the office
EgLet – :
it’s lovely and when I wear it everyone loves it and ask what kind of perfume I use. I can use it in everywhere. Love it
k-a-4-a – :
Rose shines in this perfume! The first sniff is like a breath of fresh air – so delicate and beautifil. I expected a weak longevity, but after six hours I can still smell traces of the perfume. As a devoted fan of roses I give the highest rate of this beautiful fragrance – it is slightly sweet, but not sharp, intensive, but not cloying.
Domen-99 – :
Ah, finally, I got to wear a rose fragrance I really love, being a longtime avoider of roses. I would roll myself in it day and night all spring long, if I could! No one seems to share my enthousiasm for it, though, judged merely as a “very nice” and “springtime” fragrance (until I say it’s rose and I get the inevitable “Yeah, I hate roses”). Arlesienne seems to get much more sympathies and is slowly cementing its place in my heart. R&R, on the other hand, is too basic, but I feel it’s where its charm lies. Give me R&R any day!
Roses et Reines is, for the most part, a simple, fresh and straightforward rose scent, verging on the powdery/soapy towards the base notes. The opening is slightly fruity and sour (the red fruit, I suppose). I love the fact that it somehow misses the oh-so-often-done citrus opening. Then the fragrance undergoes an internal evolution of the rose note, starting with Bulgarian rose and then morphing into more powdery and warm, or fruity and fresh tints of rose. It is a subtle transition, albeit one which makes this simple, rather linear fragrance interesting.
Comparing it to the Rose 4 Reines, I find them almost identical, with Roses et Reines being a bit more fruity, where R4R is more powdery. With me the lasting power is just as consistent, without added sweetness. I have been using a mini (7.5 mililitres, I think) for a month now and I haven’t reached the middle of the bottle yet. So, I am not going to mourn the previous release and just enjoy this one until it lasts, and then get a full bottle, perhaps. Pitty for those who find Roses and Reines lackluster, I hope you find a replacement. Next stop: Neroli&Orchidee.
avoimiheeno – :
So this is the last evolution of the evergoing rose at L’Occitane. It started long ago with few unequalled “vintage” scents, went through Rose4Reines which I like and Rose Nuit de Mai which I loved (now discontinued) and eventually Rose&Reines.
Well, at least they don’t put different stuff in the same bottle and blame the wearer’s nose for discrepancies.
I was cautious about this new one, but I need to say that I’m glad I tried it. I still have my Rose4Reines so, no need to buy this one soon, but soon or later I will. Of course, when I finish my R4R they will come out with yet another rose…
Rose& Reines is very similar to R4R but it has a lighter and fresher tone. It’s always all about ROSE, a good rendition of the flower, in spite of the fact that it’s probably 99% synthetical.
I think that R4R’s lovers will be happy nonetheless with it. It’s rosey, feminine, classic but lively and it lasts longtime on skin (forever on fabrics). A good deal for the price and a very pleasant scent for those moments when you don’t really know what to wear, because it’s difficult to go wrong with this.
It has gone from strong to faint and fainter with this last edition. Watering down?
I believe that L’Occitane made better perfumes before.
sabara58 – :
Everything is coming up roses. From start to finish it is roses – the old fashioned type; I call it lipstick rose although not powdery but rather a wet rose. I agree with another reviewer that it is not sweet. I can detect a hint of the blackberry. It seems too watery for me though, like an after shower spray, but it lasted a long time. Not full bottle worthy to me.
One spray on me:
Sillage: about a foot
Longevity: about 4 hours
Rating: 2/5
Borsash – :
I tested this perfume and Roses 4 Reins in the L’Occitane store twice since I was trying to decide between the two perfumes. But for me Roses et Reins was the winner both times. Although both perfumes are very similar (ReR replacing R4R), ReR has a fresher scent and lasted a bit longer on me than R4R.
Roses et Reins is a fruity, creamy, fresh rose scent that to me the best rose perfume I’ve ever had the fortune to smell! It is not only realistic, but youthful and comforting.
Roses et Reins lasts about 3 hours on me, or 5 with the matching lotion and shower gel. I purchased their gift pack that contains all the above and a mini hand cream.
Overall, I love this perfume and will repurchase for sure, I love the scent so much! I am glad that L’Occitane introduced this updated version of Roses 4 Reins because Roses et Reins smells better and lasts a bit longer in my book.
Edit: I wanted to add a few sentences for those of us who don’t like sweet or overly sweet perfumes. If you like florals that are moderately sweet, with a touch of freshness or tartness, this perfume is for you! It is a bit hard to select floral perfumes because they are often overly sweet, but not this one!
karrudo007 – :
From my general perfume nose, i didn’t feel any difference between Rose et Reines & Rose 4 Reines. This is so rosy & nice & L’occitane style like R4R. I have R4R so I didn’t surprise that i like this scent but will not buy it coz it’s so similar to me. I spray R4R on the left wrist and ReR on the right, and when i back home i let my sister (who also has R4R)to sniff on my both wrists… and she asked me why i asked her to smell R4R! ok, it is not only me that can’t detect their difference.
yurii-shahov – :
Tried this last night at L’occitane & it was love at first sniff, so beautiful & very womanly & a must for any rose fragrance fan. I’ll try to get this one this year along with the whole range cause it worth the high price, one of the nicest rose smelling fragrances available nowadays, not old ladies with full respect to old ladies & not sour or smells like dead roses or anything like that. It’s a winner in my book & totally a keeper.
Cictimins – :
I tested this out on the weekend, it is a very pretty light sweetish rose with a little tartness to it. I am not big on rose fragrances but if I were in the market for one I would definitely purchase this. I loved that it had a freshness about it and didn’t turn powdery as many rose fragrances can. It had great longevity, I could still smell it 6 hours after applying.
DenaAn – :
I tested this out in L’Occitane today. This is definitely a lighter, fresher rose than Rose 4 Reines, but I like it. Not super crazy about the blackberry and raspberry notes, but luckily they’re not very prominent on me.