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04/19/2012
Awesomeness
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Awesomeness
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5
Cheap Thrill ... but get Habanita or Encre Noire instead
Rose Noire falls into the category of fragrances you might call 'Cheap Thrills.'
Rose Noire opens with a punchy geranium that can be a little difficult to take, but Rose Noire eventually settles down and wears like a powdery old-fashioned rose with vetiver. Rose Noire is strong, it's pronounced, and it's not meant to be worn by kids. It's also cheap - $13 for a 100ml bottle, so who can complain.
Rose Noire is less of a powerhouse than the fragrance it reminds me of -- Molinard Habanita -- but stronger than the well-done Lalique Encre Noire. Rose Noire is not as good as either, of course. On the rare occasions that I wear this, I wear it to bed, lightly sprayed as a mist walk-through.
Rose Noire is one of the better buys under $25. However, I think the money would be better spent on one of the fragrances mentioned above, because, quite frankly, neither Habanita nor Encre Noire is terribly expensive but are so much better.
Thankfully, Rose Noire does not contain accords of berries, fruit, or spice, which I have seen listed at other fragrance websites. Perhaps one of the other Valenti fragrances does (Absolue?), but the Rose Noire femme most certainly does not.
Rose Noire opens with a punchy geranium that can be a little difficult to take, but Rose Noire eventually settles down and wears like a powdery old-fashioned rose with vetiver. Rose Noire is strong, it's pronounced, and it's not meant to be worn by kids. It's also cheap - $13 for a 100ml bottle, so who can complain.
Rose Noire is less of a powerhouse than the fragrance it reminds me of -- Molinard Habanita -- but stronger than the well-done Lalique Encre Noire. Rose Noire is not as good as either, of course. On the rare occasions that I wear this, I wear it to bed, lightly sprayed as a mist walk-through.
Rose Noire is one of the better buys under $25. However, I think the money would be better spent on one of the fragrances mentioned above, because, quite frankly, neither Habanita nor Encre Noire is terribly expensive but are so much better.
Thankfully, Rose Noire does not contain accords of berries, fruit, or spice, which I have seen listed at other fragrance websites. Perhaps one of the other Valenti fragrances does (Absolue?), but the Rose Noire femme most certainly does not.
