Description
Fragrance Rossy de Palma Eau de Protection is the first fragrance of the house devoted to a celebrity. It was created for Spanish actress Rossy de Palma. The central and dominant note is rose, which reminds of Rossy de Palma’s garden in Madrid. The fragrance was created by Antoine Lie and Antoine Maisondieu who made it unusual, uniting the gorgeous rose notes with ginger, black pepper, bergamot, Bulgarian rose, jasmine, frankincense, patchouli, cocoa and benzoin.
“This magic potion, this instrument of transformation, could only be made by the crushing of armfuls of roses. Roses with thorny stems that yield lavish blossoms, lush petals, outrageous, puffed-up fantasies, trembling with the sweat of impatience and desire. Roses, red with blood, a piercing note that leaves the flavor of fire on lips that suck the finger pricked by a thorn. Ableeding rose. A candy rose. A rose that tastes of fresh milk, a talcum powdered baby’s bottom, a wealth of sugared kisses. At Etat Libre d’Orange, the Virgin rarely wanders far from the Whore. Perhaps she is one and the same. Warmed by the fire of this woman, the noses have embraced a fanciful vision. They have created for her a perfume of protection, a refuge on the battlefield of love. Defensive yet transparent, Rossy conceals as it reveals. For her, a caress is demanded, while those around her are struck with awe. The noses have extracted that which is most profound in her, the essence of her. They have distilled her honey and squeezed the juice from her heart.” Rossy de Palma Eau de Protection was launched in 2009.
lixliaccike – :
Nothing really interesting with this one. It is just rose – somewhat fresh and with a slight metallic nuance at first.
Disant-007 – :
I confirmed with Etat Libre that this is indeed a unisex fragrance. “Absolutely it is” they said. Well I believe them despite the bright pink box. This is a wonderful scent that should not be in the domain of just 50% of the species. Its opening is like a tangy organic jam from the geranium which bleeds beautifully into the divine rose. It has a mysterious background note, like a demon dressed as a angel, which you can only catch for a fleeting second. Well done ELDO this is an amazing, intoxicating scent with hidden depths.
Ventriloperd777 – :
For me its rose over rose over rose. Not my cup of tea.
gunz – :
scary beautiful
the opening is like jumping into a cold glass pool filled with roses / a scene from a painting by Henry Fuseli. I can definitely imagine the “blood accord” being there.
the dry down smells like you have lots and lots of money.
I’ve gotten more unsolicited compliments on this fragrance than anything else I have. I am also a guy and that hasn’t stopped me.
must try!
oz45 – :
Strange, beautiful, not for the faint of heart. It is a FIERCE rose, thorns and all–when I close my eyes and smell this I picture red roses in an old silver vase, the smell of the metal melting into the petals themselves. It’s not for everyone, but neither are any of the unique fragrances from Etat Libre d’Orange. For me it will always smell like Paris.
Bufer – :
Strange, beautiful, not for the faint of heart. It is a FIERCE rose, thorns and all–when I close my eyes and smell this I picture red roses in an old silver vase, the smell of the metal melting into the petals themselves. It’s not for everyone, but neither are any of the unique fragrances from Etat Libre d’Orange. For me it will always smell like Paris.
dnt186InsuffBooni – :
I’m not sure what I’m smelling-there is a note here that ruins the perfume for me. Throughout the entire time (4+ hours) there is a smell of bad breath. I definitely get the metallic smell, and the rose part is gorgeous, but that one bad note means no full bottle for me.
punaizer – :
Beautiful bright red geranium. I haven’t smelt as realistic geranium aroma in perfumes as this one is. Take a leaf of a bright geranium plant, crush it with your hand and that’s the scent of this fragrance. Very nice.
f0rest – :
Scent – bright floral opening that mellows into a well cared for sweetened rose.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the warmer months, day or night.
Projection – I did get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 13hrs consistently.
doctor alex – :
First time I’ve tried an ELDO scent, I think their outré marketing and descriptions made me feel I wasn’t likely to find a wearable perfume!
But this is absolutely gorgeous. A glorious spicy and unexpectedly bright opening, it was an instant ‘wow’ moment. The rose is beautiful, it’s quite carnal at first, very real and very dark and sexy, but soon becomes a much softer and tamer experience.
The dry down is very smooth and snuggly. It is reminiscent of some of the Mugler’s Garden of Stars at this stage, must be the cacao.
Fabulous, and full bottle worthy.
Demon66621099 – :
At the start, it really just feels like someone shoved a giant bouqet of flowers in your face, to the point that i almost got a migraine. After a while though, this fades, and out comes the metallic tone, combined with some freshness from the ginger. I still feel like all the roses and flowers are a touch overpowering, i would love some more of that metallic tone, but overall this is quite nice.
Meaut832Unlogrere – :
I have *Eau de Protection* by Etat Libre D’Orange which I am currently wearing ~ The packaging is only the above name as is the printing on the bottle ~ The bottle and packaging I own mentions nothing of Rossy de Palma ~ The bottle I own is identical to the one on the official website.
I note on the offical website states “In collaboration with Rossy de Palma”
When I first smelt this (Eau de Protection) many years ago ~ It was described to me by a reputable retailer as a mix of blood and roses ~ When one might prick ones finger while picking a rose. Yes ~ exactly ~ A cold metallic rose ~ It has taken many years to become accustom to the smell.
This is a perfume with staying power ~ Lasting on my skin well in excess of 24 hours regardless of scrubbing and washing with highly perfumed soaps.
Rose ~ Cold ~ Metallic ~
Melok894Diobtetty – :
I find the geranium in this too strong – it has an almost acrid, breath-taking dusty, earthy note. This perfume is very uncomfortable and not at all the type of rose I enjoy, even though I love dark roses as a rule. I get that this was conceived as a protective force, so there is something a bit cold, metallic and repulsive about it. I guess this just works a bit too well for me. I enjoyed the cold note in La Fille de Berlin; not here.
I find the rose a little too scented talc rose but oddly beefed up by the pepper and geranium. And this is not to type of rose I dig either – I prefer mine a bit jammy.
So, not the rose I like coupled with not the cold, dark notes I like either. This certainly is not badly done but I do not enjoy the way it smells which is pretty important for a perfume.
hlg2009 – :
I’m entranced by this unconventional, unapologetically feminine potion. Fierce yet gentle; carnal yet ethereal; confident yet unpretentious…I wear Eau de Protection like a talisman.
The juicy opening of Bulgarian rose is intensified with blasts of bright ginger and black pepper…a waft of geranium.
A subtle bloodiron accord emerges with a clean vegetal note, seamlessly blended with the sultry heat of the spices.
Finally, a temptingly smooth, dark blend of cocoa, patchouli, benzoin and sheer incense enrobes the thorns of this risque rose.
shurik-2007 – :
It’s high time I review my signature perfume these days.
I see some has a problem with the opening and top notes, but I happen to love ginger, pepper, bergamot and geranium. It wakes me up and makes me focus. Be warned, the geranium is probably what some describe as bug spray.
To me this is indeed like armour from a medieval fantasy. The dragon on the bottle is well chosen. In my mind it consists of mainly two parts.
First, there is a the more green facet of the rose, as if someone crushed and pressed out all liquid from an entire red rosebush. The juice has a fresh sweetness, no sugar added. It is spiced, as if some rose chutney, with mouth watering ginger and pepper and tart bergamot and geranium. After the first brazing moments of this making you ready for battle, the imagined glass clear, bright red juice tones down it’s olfactory presence as it hardens like a resin to form a perfect protective shell with thorns and all.
Part two is on the inside and close to the skin. The patchouli, incense, jasmine, cocoa, and particularly the benzoin forms a plush velvet lining, making it comfortable to wear. This part feels like a portable home, a safe base from which to strike. It calms and centers you in the heat of battle, reminding you of your purpose, the people you love and to pick your battles. I imagine the fabric is scented with rose of a more earthy, dried and crushed variety, a part of an incense blend that has wafted through the air in the time before the war and got caught in the soft silk.
nro_26 – :
Opens up very protective. A harsh ginger rose pepper chord immediately motivate the name. At first I didn’t know whether to reject this scent, but on a second try my hesitation slowly shifted to curiosity.
After a while Eau de Protection develops to a more harmonious rosy blend, but still with a protective edge probably built on ginger, geranium and pepper. I am rather sensitive to high dosage of ginger and this may be the main reason for me to experience a repelling nuance in it.
In the dry down it becomes softened by resins and more friendly, but still with a sharp enough edge to keep me on my toes.
After getting used to Eau de Protection I really enjoy a scent not being ingratiating. I have sampled many really cosy scents recently, and I now appreciate being challenged by a scent being just as suspicious about me as I am about it.
Eau de Protection is a scent I definitely will return to regularly!
AkadoPsix – :
This perfume is lovely.
It goes on sharp and juicy, and lasts and lasts.
I just swiped my forearm with my sample dropper a few times the am, and it is still with me hours later.
It doesn’t seem very complex in that it doesn’t morph into different notes.
It softens down beautifully and is just a lovely rosy companion.
kesh1979 – :
عطر روز من دار فاخرة تهتم بالمكونات
دار كثر حولها الكلام والجدل بسبب توليفاتها المجنونة
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هذا العطر يشبه لحدٍ ما عطر توم فورد نوار دو نوار
الذي يتسم بالطابع الاغوائي الديرتي ربما !!
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هنا الجمال يتسم بطابع لذيذ
عند استنشاق العطر تستشعر الجمال بلسانك
وكانك تريد اكل الرائحة
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غاية في الجمال لمن يحب الروز المدخن
او الذي تظهر به رائحة تشبه الدم !!
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تقييمي المبدئي للعطر كتجربة اولى
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LudaKolya – :
An edgy, beautiful rose scent, totally unisex, IMO. Red rose with the green and tangy accent of geranium, sharpened by the spicy zing of ginger and black pepper. Slightly bitter and when it settles after a good while, there’s almost an ozonic and leathery quality that comes through. Possibly some white musk as well. It’s not classically pretty, but more attention grabbing and striking, somewhat unexpected, like its namesake Rossy de Palma. An odd beauty. One of my favorite roses.
Vazaza – :
A special parfum,with a very special rose in a modern key! An unusual scent that impressed me for its originality! It opens with a strong note of pungent ginger accompanied by bergamot and pepper… the drydown is fantastic, the geranium begins to be heard and the incense carats the scent by putting a dark imprint! Is very versatile, I really like it. I think it will be among my favorite ELDO! Beautiful!
Sillage: 7.5/10
Longevity: 8./10
Scent: 8.5/10
Overall: 8.5/10
alexey4050 – :
Beautiful scent. Full-bottle worthy. A green rose-geranium scent with an intriguing metallic twang. Green, earthy, rosy, and metallic.
ozz069Negeltzex – :
I was reluctant to buy this as I have a thing about celebrity fragrances but Rossy de Palma ain’t Paris Hilton and as with the Tilda Swinton ELdO one, this is a winner and probably my favourite proper fragrance rose (ie not quite a soliflore).
It starts glorious in that place where bergamot meets a small roadside rose bush and they roll on a ginger bed for a while.
Lovely, but after few minutes geranium raises its cloying head. Luckily not for long and what happens next, and what remains for the next ten hours (I did apply LOADS, though, because I couldn’t get enough of that first accord) is an aromatic, not-at-all sweet yet not-at-all sharp or jarring rose, warm yet not cloying.
The non-celebrity part of the name, Eau de Protection is well chosen. This scent has a bit of talismanic or even battledress feeling. Maybe it’s the incense hints lurking at the base. If the Tea Rose by Perfumer’s Workshop is a rose to lounge on a veranda to, Eau de Protection is one for when you need to kick ass or just feel more together.
Oh, and I agree with LaviniaMidnight below, this is indeed a rose (or floral) for someone who wears a tattered leather jacket and jeans. I do.
8/10
kardasveta – :
On my skin I feel Coco Mademoiselle and L’ Artisan mure and musc . This is very good quality scent.
Attisuani – :
Rossy de Palma Eau de Protection
I first saw the actress Rossy de Palma when I was a teenager, I think it was the film “Law of Desire” or “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” where I saw her, I don’t remember correctly but I just could not take my eyes off of her, she had red lips and black hair, and that nose!!! I thought to myself “wow, who is this actress,” her features are so exotic! Like the actress, this fragrance is unsettling, stunning, unique, mysterious and sultry, if you like roses, please try this one.
The first spray is ginger and lots of pepper, bergamot, the opening is harsh and strong, it kinds of makes me wrinkle my nose. The rose is soft on my skin at first, geranium is acrid. The rose is blood red, feminine, it becomes heady, builds up in strength on my skin, it smooths the ginger, pepper and geranium just a tiny bit, I also detect incense.
There is dark patchouli making the rose dusty and earthy, pepper, incense, the benzoin are present on my skin, so sensual and earthy. It is very unisex, my skin is dry, I think it lasts all day and sillage is soft, closer to the body.
lallustyday – :
Rossy De Palma ‘Eau de Protection’ was a complete disappointment. The reviews promised blood red roses, gothic sass and vampiric lust and it was just a watered-down rose bramble say-nothing scent like something nonchalant that L’Occitane would make. I ended up putting the entire 2ml sample on me and still then it was as weak. Being of Spanish blood myself and with this being inspired by the quirky Spanish actress Rossy De Palma, I thought this would speak to me and capture the essence of what it is to be a firey, hot-blooded and passionate Spanish woman, but it wasn’t much better than the “perfume” you attempt to make as a kid with an old jar, some bruised rose petals and water.
sb3sle – :
Smells just like incense oud but for way less. This may have just a tinge more rose in it, but it’s a dead ringer
A+++
vovicuz – :
This is a different take on a rose than anything else in my collection. After the first spray, sniff, and one day wearing, I put it for sale. Then I got intrigued when I smelled my hair the next morning. My gosh, what a gorgeous red, sexy, dry and definitely with lots of thorns scent, shouting to me, I belong in your life! It’s not sweet, and it has that dryness without smelling like an old rose, or a dusty rose. I might have not liked the top notes, ginger, black pepper, bergamot, but the rest was like a dream: Bulgarian rose, jasmine, frankincense, patchouli, cocoa and benzoin. Ah, that explains the love. To all guys–here is your unisex rose! The longevity is great, even though I have the worse skin to keep any fragrance more than 4 hrs.
dinodino2008 – :
Bergamot and Patchouli open this for me and somehow I smell something almost green. Maybe it’s the Benzoin?
Roses, roses, roses. Dying Jasmine, roses.
After about half an hour it is a pleasant faint incense and patchouli comes back. No staying power for me, maybe four hours. I thought about Hannibal Lecter while smelling this. Clean and sleek, a front for the old worldliness lying in the heart of it.
I was pleased to see the unconventional lady this is modeled after. Successful women who are not praised for looks are rare things.
kpg293speagoessenda – :
Boy, I must have gotten a bad batch! I got a sample decant that screetched and screamed of citonella. It must be called Protection because it was a spray-on condom. Nobody would want to be close to me with that smell around. Sorry to be blunt, but I was shocked by this skunk spray. In all fairness, I’m fine with trying it again from another source, as long as there is soap and water nearby for washing off afterwards. Boo hoo! I had high hopes.
rusuolga1983 – :
Absolutely beautiful. It’s a very strong scent, very rosy, very green. Definitely my second favourite, after Jasmin et Cigarette. Love it!
t77574 – :
White rose, green leaves, red blood.
-=fonvizin=- – :
This smells like witchcraft a weird, earthy, magic rose (Lately I seem to be all about rose). It smells like the inside of a Santaria Botanica, it smells gorgeous, it smells unique, it smells humid and sexy and like plants and strange spices
kotearka – :
I’ve been on a search for rose fragrances, and this gorgeous beauty is a big love. This is a rose for the woman (or man) who can put on a vintage leather jacket and beat up Levi’s and outclass any cashmere twinset with pearls in the room. I have Roses De Chloe, and she’s the demure sister without a hair out of place. Rossy De Palma is the sister who rides a Harley and doesn’t mind getting a little sweaty and road dirty. I wish I could find a better adjective than a grittier rose fragrance, but it is what it is. I adore it. I’ve spent so much money on fragrances that I’m going to have to enjoy the samples till I can rationale another expensive bottle of scent, but this will be the first one I get.
s.ivanovichs – :
not a conventional rose.
just few drops of it and I think : iron, rust, oxid or blood ?
it’s very comfortable for me.
Then arrives the rose, that becomes suddenly intriguing, enveloping, homey.
a dirty comfortable bloody rose on my skin.
the rose I love.
aneeyachan – :
This has a clear sharp geranium, pepper, and bergamot opening, followed by a pleasant but generic floral. The basenotes are warm and complex. They complement the development of the perfume flawlessly.
This is a well balanced and well thought-out perfume, more sophisticated in it’s development and composition than many modern perfumes.
It’s also pleasantly spicy and moderately dry, running strongly against the current trend to simple sweet fragrances.
Now to the rose element. It isn’t there. Certainly, there is an attractive – but generic – floral note that is evident throughout.
But it is not ‘rose’, and it isn’t even all that reminiscent of rose.
I checked – I went out into the garden and smelled fresh roses (of several varieties) and the elements of their scents are not even close to this perfume.
Nor does it share much in common with my various rose (turkish, bulgarian, tea)soliflores.
So: very pretty, but not a rose. 🙂
stringi – :
Eau de Protection is yet another quirky collaboration between the maverick of the perfume world, Etat Libre d’Orange, and the most striking of contemporary actresses, Rossy de Palma. The result: a bewitching rose fragrance which is both unusual and very effortless to wear. Imagine the world of Sleeping Beauty come to life: endless tangles of dangerous thorns, the deep red rose which the prince offers to his princess, and the drop of blood which stains the needle of the spinning wheel. This fragrance captures all of these images beautifully and with the release of the new film Maleficent, now would be the perfect time to own such a scent.
Excellent longevity, silage and guaranteed to receive compliments: Eau de Protection is surely one of the gems to come from this unique and provocative house.
bqv936Diobtetty – :
وسط ما يمر بي من زخم وزحام العينات الجديدة
وبعد عدد من التجارب المخيبة للآمال
وجدتني أمسك بهذه العينة الكبيرة 10مل
من عطر Rossy de Palma Eau de Protection Etat Libre d`Orange for women
التصنيف للعطر بحسب ما هو مكتوب في فراجرانتيكا أنه نسائي
وأنا من المتحفظين بشأن استخدام الرجال للعطور النسائية
دائما تكون أكثر اللمحات الأنثوية للعطور النسائية تتفجر مع الافتتاحية
وها هي الافتتاحية ناعمة هادئة حالمة
الورود الحمراء “البلدي” التي كدت أنسى رائحتها مع زهرة الجيرانيوم
وخلفهما البرجموت بجماله وعذوبته
ما أشعر به الآن هو باختصار “شيء مدهش ”
كان في حديقة منزلنا الخلفية شجيرة للورد البلدي الأحمر
كنت أنتظر خروج براعمها وتفتحها يوما بعد يوم بافتتان شديد
للأسف لم يدم عمر شجيرة الورد طويلا
ومن يومها افتقد رائحة الورد البلدي الأحمر الذي لم يعد له وجود
فقط هجين زهري من أجل الرؤية ولكنه عديم الرائحة
اليوم أعادني هذا العطر لهذه الأجواء وكأنني أقف أمام شجيرة الورد الأحمر
زهرة ابرة الراعي “الجيرانيوم” ذات طبيعة فاكهية حلوة منعشة يكثر استخدامها في الكولونيا والعطور التشيبر.
ما أجمله من ثنائي في وجود البرجموت الإيطالي الرائع
الفلفل والزنجبيل المنصوص عليها في الافتتاحية لا وجود لهما بشكل كبير
ربما بعض الزنجبيل الطازج ولكن العطر لا يمكن أن يقول أحد أن العطر به أية لمحات سبايسية مطلقا
ولأول مرة أشعر برائحة أوراق الياسمين “الجافة” وليست الطازجة
الأكثر دفئا وسويتية.
فرائحة العطر ما تزال مثيرة منعشة حالمة ومرحة أيضا.
فترة ليست بالقصيرة حتى يسمح للباتشولي بالدخول
سيعطيك الباتشولي احساسا بأنك أصبحت تستخدم العطر في المساء بدلا من الاستخدام النهاري الذي كان يسبق وجوده
البنزوين ليس منفرا على الاطلاق لأنه ببساطة بنسبة قليلة جدا
ونفس الشيء بالنسبة للبخور الكاكاو الموجودون بالقاعدة
بحيث يتحول لعطر في مرحلة الدراي داون من عطر زهري حالم مرح
إلى عطر يحمل القليل من الرصانة دون أن يفقد شخصيته الأولى الغالبة عليه
حقيقة لقد أحببت هذا العطر من أول شمة
وأرشحه بقوة ليكون عطرا للجنسين
لجميع محبي الورود الحمراء الجميلة الرائعة التي يفتقدها الكثيرون بل ويفتقدون أيضا سحر أيامها وزمانها وأناقتها
اهديكم هذا العطر الأكثر من رائع
جمال الرائحة: 10/10
التميز: 10/10
النقاء: 9.5/10
الفوحان: 8.5/10
الثبات: 9/10
التقييم العام: 9.5/10
مع التحفظ أنني تسيطر علي حالة نفسية شخصية لا أحب أن تفارقني وأنا أقيم العطر
لأنه ببساطة رغم كل ما مر بي من عطور
هو عطري الـ “Nostalgia” الأول
kurosivo – :
A sultry, gothic, spicy Spanish Rose!Etat Libre d’Orange are usually known for making “shocking” or “unconventional” fragrances, they have also made fragrances inspired by “unconventional” celebrities (like British actress Tilda Swinton). Eau de Protection was their first celebrity inspired fragrance. They took inspiration from “unconventional looking” Spanish actress Rossy de Palma.
This is a spicy rose fragrance! Roses are the favourite flower of actress Rossy de Palma (whose name also means “Rose”), and her garden in Madrid is full of roses. I really think in this case Etat Libre d’Orange have created something very beautiful and alluring with this one.
The fragrance opens up with notes of sour bergamot & spicy ginger (with some firey black pepper), but they are quickly overtaken by this beautiful, rich, dark syrupy, almost candied rose… absolutely beautiful. At it’s heart this is a Rose-Patchouli combination fragrance, but unlike other similar examples out there, this one feels very “emotional”, like the rose is being passionate and sensual. Both Rossy de Palma and Etat Libre d’Orange describe this as a “bleeding” rose, and I do get that. To my nose, the rose is paired with a slightly metallic geranium note… and geranium is so multi-faceted that it can sometimes smell like roses, sometimes like lemons, and sometimes like cloves etc. I think this aspect combined with the rose gives it a lush, full-bodied aroma (and the slight impression of blood, etc).
However, this is an extremely wearable fragrance, either by men or by women, although I find this would really shine on a woman’s skin. This is a fantastic fragrance from the house of Etat Libre d’Orange and one that, if you are a rose lover, you should definitely check out! A dangerous, sexy, spicy Spanish rose!
Athlone – :
So lovely! This rose opens big, bold and green with geranium in the background. It has a tart fruity vibe even though there are no fruits listed in the notes. My mind conjours up an image of full blood red ruby lips biting into sharp blackberries, releasing their tart, fruity juices. Its not majorly spicy but the ginger & pepper are more prelevant in the drydown. As much as I love this, the longevity is poor – 2 hrs on me at the most. I find this similar to Serge Lutens La Fille de Berlin, especially in the drydown & as this has great lasting power, think I’ll stick with SL. Shame really, because the fragrance is outstanding & is by far one of (if not my all time) favourite rose scents….
impumCagSpoug – :
This is a rose dripping with blood…like the red red rose of sleeping beauties lips…the forest of thorns and the drop of blood on the spinning wheel. This is a metallic, rich rose…captivating and dangerous.
eXTrAspy8 – :
Amazing gingergeraniumrose.. so bright it is almost teeth on edge… so dazzling 🙂 what Heeleys Hippie Rose can aspire to be when it grows up.
niki0606 – :
Wow. Wow! From the moment I put this one on I was captivated, and then for the next six hours or so it kept me under its spell. This is perhaps the first perfume I’ve ever tried where I can smell every note; they are perfectly blended and yet they also seem to change with each sniff.
This starts off with a gentle rose scent, which gets warmer and bigger over time as though the rose is actually blooming on the skin. It’s a very true rose, red and verging on fruity, mixed with a hint of bergamot and pepper and a big kick of ginger. The other flowers are present but only as a backdrop to the rose–they never overpower it, even on my jasmine-magnifying skin.
As this dries down it gets slightly powdery and very spicy. The incense feels like an extension of the ginger rather than a smoky note, and the rose slowly wilts away. The drydown has more of a presence than with most perfumes I’ve tried, and continues to project a decent sillage.
I would describe with perfume as a work of art. As it develops it shows off the entire lifespan of a rose blooming, and the spice and incense notes are masterfully done. I wish it lasted a little longer simply because I’m in love with it, but I will definitely be getting it based on how strongly I feel about it.
VRednaya – :
This perfume is so interesting!
I blindly sprayed it on my wrist one day in a flurry of perfume smelling, it was the dead of winter and walking around outside in -20 I wondered what this warm blanket of fragrance was that I was getting wafts of. I remembered it was that bottle with the dragon.
I went and sprayed it on my wrist at least once a week for almost a month before I decided I had to have it. It wasn’t my usual choice and I was a little afraid of it, it was so strong and powerful, while that didn’t scare me off I was worried it would scare off everyone around me!!
So far everyone seems to like it on me. A gothic rose it a great description for it. It’s got the whole rose for me, the petals, the stem, the roots and the dirt clinging to the roots.
This might sound silly but this perfume makes me think of that book/movie Interview with the Vampire. When Louis and Claudia were travelling all over the world in search of other Vampires and finally find them in Paris, THIS is what I picture those Parisian vampires would smell like. Dark, intelligent and dangerous
chrison9 – :
Gorgeous Rose! Now I have to add another rose scent to my collection!
My favourites are: Lorenzo Villoresi “Musk”, Frederic Malle “Une Rose” and “Lipstick ROse”, and AMOUAGE “Lyric”. This one sits in between “Une Rose” and “Lyric” as the former is very rich, warm and dense; the latter very sharp, crisp and light. Somewhat cold.
This one here starts a bit like “Lyric” but has more geranium that softens the crisp edges a little. The patchouli and bergamot bring a fresh and fougere note that is very uplifting in the opening. The the warm, sweet, soft rose is nicely juxtaposed with the bitter-green-herbaceous geranium, still underpinned by patchouli. The pepper and ginger spice things up, until the cocoa, incense and benzoin give it a warm and semi-sweet, faintly churchy dry-down.
Very nicely blended. Beautiful ingredients that really work well together and make for a very interesting modern rose. This is a great fragrance for spring and summer as it is not too heavy and always on the fresh aromatic side.
If it only lasted longer, it would be a near masterpiece.
8/10
olegAH74 – :
I was intrigued by the concept of this scent and it didn’t let me down. I knew it was something I would never be able to wear myself, but could I appreciate this on a woman? Absolutely.
It’s bright, bold, sensual and charismatic, but has flashes of something dark and dangerous.
The rose is green and quite juicy smelling, tempered by the pepper and ginger which add subtle, dry sweetness. However it is the hints of incense and a slightly cold metallic note that gives “Eau du Protection” its edge on skin. It does remind me of the sweet tanginess you get when you bite your lip and draw blood, yet without the frightful sterility of similar blood accords such as the one in “Secretions Magnifique”. This combination smells very much alive and inviting, a perfect mixture of sensitive and sharp and an embodiment of the rock and roll spirit.
GraFF – :
Eau de Protection starts with a blast of fresh roses, flower, leaf and stem, and then gradually becomes more spicy. The spiciness lends a metallic feel to the fragrance. Not blood, not really, but yes, metallic, and not cold either, more like metal warmed by skin.
Smelled up close, geranium is pretty strong, and so is pepper. And together they give the impression of a dried rose, no longer fresh in the garden, but drying upside down in a corner of a room. A lovely patchouli contributes to the dryness.
But that’s just one aspect. Smelled from a little further away, the perfume is a bit sweeter and juicier and more rose centered. A deep red rose with velvety petals.
There’s a moment in the far dry down where the cocoa shines trough. Warm, dry, dark and slightly sweet.
After that, Eau de Protection becomes a dark ambery fragrance. Deep and lush but fortunately never too sweet. It stays like that for a long time adn gradually the spices wear of and Eau de Protection becomes amber, rose, and surprisingly a hint of jasmine.
I can safely say I adore this perfume. It’s complex and constantly developing from fresh spicy to dark and deep. I don’t completely understand it yet, but I know I love it.
Though rose is very prominent, I do recommend this perfume to people who aren’t into rose fragrances very much. This is so much more than a rose perfume.
tsvi – :
ELDO’s “Rossy de Palma” is an unusual rose, very fresh and spicy, perfect mix of rose and ginger. I did not get any incense, but I got the dirtyness and coldness of patchouli, no at all earthy and warm, but very distant and ice-queen like.
I do actually enjoy this even though I usually do not go for fresh rose, but “Rossy de Palma” has the perfect balance for the rose to not become soapy at the dry down as sometimes it does happen in fresh rose fragrances.
It lasted a little less than 6 hours.
A must try for every rose lover.
jgfktqxer – :
fits so well to one of the best spanish actresses…and is somewhat half way between the hysteric witch (spicyness, metallic aspect) and the classical beauty (deep rose) as one would expect. I imagine rossy de palma thinking of her fragrance of something that protects you of your own emotions;-)
the development of the fragrance is nice, a dark patchouli rose, almost chypre-esk start with some astringent geranium and cassis (at least I think it’s cassis), ginger and pepper, which transforms within an hour to a velvety cacao. the geranium, as it seems, softens in the middle part but becomes more evident in the end with pepper again. It’s a rose soliflore but not a prude one, like it a lot.
blagger13 – :
Not being familiar with Rossy de Palma, the woman who inspired this fragrance, I went Googling to ascertain the nature of her celebrity. It turns out that she is a Spanish actress known for her work in the films of Pedro Almodóvar and (please forgive me, Gentle Reader) not exactly an oil painting. My ignorant opinion of Rossy de Palma aside, ELDO gets a lot of credit in my book for selecting an atypical muse as inspiration material rather than the usual teen idol or Hollywood starlet. For a company that sometimes gets a bad rap for using shock tactics as a marketing tool, Eau de Protection strikes me as a thoughtful, intelligent launch.
The perfume itself was an instant love for me because it has so much in common with my beloved Epic Woman and can be had for less than half the price. Eau de Protection opens in fresh fashion much as a natural rose would with some sparkling bergamot, but rapidly transcends the true flower by incorporating a number of darker notes. Before you know it, the rose is quite poisonous, but all the more alluring for being so. Eau de Protection uses a similar strong peppery note to the one I find so appealing in Epic, but replaces the caraway with ginger, rendering Eau de Protection less pickle-like and