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My kind of jasmine
I don't know if I have the skin of an elf but on me, the jasmine is pleasantly indolic and bright. The scent many people seem to describe is Salome. There is no smoke, mostly unlit tobacco and a tiny wee bit of ash. The apricot brings an interesting extra element without transforming this into a distinctly fruity fragrance. I wear it during the day, it is unique but still fairly polite. The projection is medium so if I actually did go clubbing, no one would be able to smell me. Maybe if I drowned myself in the juice.
It is indeed unisex but definitely not masculine on me. Just a little daring.
It is indeed unisex but definitely not masculine on me. Just a little daring.
Shape shifter
A gorgeous, resinous and very wearable leather scent. Pure pleasure and a wrist sniffer! I have had it in my collection for a few years and I am loving it more and more. The opening is a full blast of animalic leather but it softens up in less than half an hour to a wonderful combo with the perfect proportions of jasmine, resins, incense and the shape shifting leather that becomes suede.
She loves the heat
I have often read that this beauty reminds some of expensive soap but in my opinion this fragrance is in no way soapy.
Feminine but not sweet. The vanilla is dry and beautiful. Eau des Merveilles seems to be more popular but personally, it does not move me as much. This is a summer fragrance, it is a whisper in the cold but a cloud of prettiness in the heat.
Luminous, yes, it is.
Feminine but not sweet. The vanilla is dry and beautiful. Eau des Merveilles seems to be more popular but personally, it does not move me as much. This is a summer fragrance, it is a whisper in the cold but a cloud of prettiness in the heat.
Luminous, yes, it is.
Iseabail 4 years ago
Sa majesté indeed
Review from Off-Scenter on BN
*I could not have said it better. :)
Sa Majesté la Rose is the truest, clearest rendition of the 19th century Bourbon rose that I’ve encountered. (Keiko Mecheri’s Mogador comes close, but overdoes the sugar.) To those who know it, the scent of the Bourbon roses (Mme. Pierre Oger, Louise Odier, and Souvenir de la Malmaison among them,) is unique and unmistakable. It combines the rich, heady, and ever so slightly yeasty fragrance of a damask rose with a tropical fruit or raspberry note, with each component balancing and challenging the other in a complicated olfactory dance. Sheldrake and Lutens have nailed it.
The Bourbon rose accord is evident the instant Sa Majesté la Rose goes on, and it persists in a fairly linear manner that’s unusual for a Serge Lutens product. Don’t for a moment think that I hold this against the scent. The central accord is so bewitching that I’d happily have it go on for hours. There are few distractions along Sa Majesté la Rose’s march toward its floral throne: just some woods and perhaps a touch of vetiver in the base, with a bit of musk emerging in the drydown. All take a distant back seat to the truly majestic rose. Superb sillage and projection, and fine lasting power to boot. All this without a drop of the heavy syrup that bathes most of this house’s offerings.
Sa Majesté la Rose is a tour de force that demonstrates just what Sheldrake and Lutens can do when they lay off of their shared sugar addiction. They’re clearly not making all those sweet, heavy orientals because they can’t do any differently. If these guys put themselves on a diet more often, their line would be more diverse and interesting. Are you listening Serge and Christopher?
At any rate, bravo to the duo on this one! I hope someday they’ll make a few more like it.
29th November, 2010
*I could not have said it better. :)
Sa Majesté la Rose is the truest, clearest rendition of the 19th century Bourbon rose that I’ve encountered. (Keiko Mecheri’s Mogador comes close, but overdoes the sugar.) To those who know it, the scent of the Bourbon roses (Mme. Pierre Oger, Louise Odier, and Souvenir de la Malmaison among them,) is unique and unmistakable. It combines the rich, heady, and ever so slightly yeasty fragrance of a damask rose with a tropical fruit or raspberry note, with each component balancing and challenging the other in a complicated olfactory dance. Sheldrake and Lutens have nailed it.
The Bourbon rose accord is evident the instant Sa Majesté la Rose goes on, and it persists in a fairly linear manner that’s unusual for a Serge Lutens product. Don’t for a moment think that I hold this against the scent. The central accord is so bewitching that I’d happily have it go on for hours. There are few distractions along Sa Majesté la Rose’s march toward its floral throne: just some woods and perhaps a touch of vetiver in the base, with a bit of musk emerging in the drydown. All take a distant back seat to the truly majestic rose. Superb sillage and projection, and fine lasting power to boot. All this without a drop of the heavy syrup that bathes most of this house’s offerings.
Sa Majesté la Rose is a tour de force that demonstrates just what Sheldrake and Lutens can do when they lay off of their shared sugar addiction. They’re clearly not making all those sweet, heavy orientals because they can’t do any differently. If these guys put themselves on a diet more often, their line would be more diverse and interesting. Are you listening Serge and Christopher?
At any rate, bravo to the duo on this one! I hope someday they’ll make a few more like it.
29th November, 2010
Iseabail 4 years ago
She's all that!
If you want a seductive lush Arabian rose, Marwah will make you very very happy. The Aoud is a bit strong only for the 1st 30 min. This is better than any of the Montale aoud/rose offerings in my opinion. White Aoud is quite beautiful as well for someone preferring something a bit more on the gourmand side. I applied a few drops and I am now graced with the perfect amount of silage. Wrist sniffing is unnecessary here. If you like roses and aoud, you will be in heaven once you apply Marwah on your skin. This is simple, pure beauty.
