Rosenlust (Eau de Parfum) by April Aromatics

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Rosenlust April Aromatics 2011 Eau de Parfum

7.9 / 10 33 Ratings

A popular perfume by April Aromatics for women and men, released in 2011. The scent is floral-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Fresh

Citrus

Sweet

Green

Fragrance Notes

Bulgarian Rosa centifolia

American pink grapefruit

Brazilian rosewood

English rose

Indian rose

Orris root

Turkish rose otto

Ambrette seed

Tonka bean

Perfumer

Tanja Bochnig

Ratings

Scent

7.933 Ratings

Longevity

6.729 Ratings

Sillage

6.130 Ratings

Bottle

6.934 Ratings

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/15/2014

8Scent

ScentFan
336 Reviews

ScentFan

2

Lusty Rose

This fragrance is exactly what its name implies, rose made lusty, in this case by the use of intensely dank and musty ambrette seed (think saffron and armpits). With orris, it threatens to send the whole thing over the edge, but fresh pink grapefruit comes to the rescue and rosewood lends charm. Rosenlust may be an acquired taste, like sweet and sour candy. This definitely isn't your grandmother's perfume. Thematically, it's closer to rose ouds than anything else. Can't decide if it's "pretty" or not. However, my nose does greedily keep returning to my hand, facilitated by the great longevity and sillage.

02/22/2018

9.5Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

Meggi
1018 Reviews

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Meggi

Top Review 30

Head Over Heels

The rose initially shows no real desire, one could say. It restricts itself at the front to a hint and lets an ethereal freshness take the lead, which may stem from rosewood-linalool; the scratching underneath fits this as well. We can also rule out grapefruit. Beautiful in itself. Fresh and with a prickly acidity, it almost makes your mouth water. Unfortunately, the lush fruity freshness mixes somewhat unhappily with the now slowly swelling watery part of a rose, making it seem overly diluted, similar to mineral water flavored with a few nanoliters of fruit.

But fortunately, the rose gains personal fruity potential within a quarter of an hour. And not only that - it seems to pull up a bitter base like a stool, something woody that I can't quite pinpoint. The darkening gives the fragrance a very peculiar twist, like a bitter-refined lemonade for adults. I think the fizzing comes from effervescent powder-citral.

In general, (presumably) the latter offers a lasting citrus freshness that provokes thought. While engaging with the sibling scent 'Ray of Light', I had already wondered why such things are not attempted more often in a natural way, as the results are olfactorily impeccable and wipe away any substantive excuses. Are the margins elsewhere really so meager that only cheap chemistry ensures profitability? I don't think so… It's sad.

And because of this citrus note, the fragrance is, so to speak, head over heels. Where else does a rose eventually settle for the second row while a citrus note persistently trills? And that, without even resorting to the stylistically more established verbena? I can't think of another example. With cheerful, lemony freshness, it continues deep into the afternoon, beautifully enhanced by a persistent, delicious fruity residue as if sprung from the rose.

I finally imagine a hint of resinous sweetness and possibly more concrete wood in the background. It must be that very group that also supports various other fragrances from the house of April Aromatics before it (usually in the Dernière) makes a more or less pronounced appearance of its own. Here, however, it remains silent and keeps its merely supportive hum unchanged even when everything else is already a thing of the past - in the evening.

Conclusion: Eight hours of citrus, fruit, citrus, fruit. Perhaps the achievement of maintaining a cheerful, fruity citrus freshness with natural means for such a long time cannot be appreciated highly enough. Purely olfactorily, "‘Rosenlust’ with its slight initial difficulties" may lack a touch of uniqueness, but there are simply moments when such remarks become petty nitpicking. So: Because I had a great time today, I’ll just add a good notch to the evaluation of my esteemed predecessor (and noble donor of the sample - thank you very much!).

01/29/2018

8.5Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

Serenissima
1225 Reviews

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Serenissima

Top Review 14

a deep connection: women and roses

The harmony between women and roses has existed for centuries.
Even from the Middle Ages, there are images and songs that repeatedly show women and roses as a unity.
Almost every castle had its rose garden back then; not just for decoration.
The women of that time already carried the great wisdom of nature and its remedies within them.
Even though most died relatively young, they were well aware of the effects of roses on female well-being.
The fear of "witchcraft" and other "dark arts" led to this ancient knowledge being long forgotten.

It has now been established that the rose contains an estrogen-like phytohormone that has particularly positive effects during menopause.
Often, the mere use of skincare products based on rose from natural cosmetics can avoid hormone treatments. Of course, this is not something conventional medicine likes to hear.
That’s how I came to the natural power of the rose, learned about the healing effects of various products (for example, even for burn injuries), and therefore stroll quite comfortably through a "rather eventful time".

From this time also comes my acquaintance with a Bulgarian woman, a few years younger than I am.
She has lived in Berlin for decades, gave up her job for health reasons, and has since devoted herself entirely to roses.
Every year during the blooming season, she organizes very popular trips to the "Valley of Roses" in Bulgaria.
There, with the local women in the morning dew, the freshly bloomed roses are picked and further processed.
Every woman who has accompanied Ekaterina brings home at least one jar of self-made skincare. And of course, a lot of joy and good memories of this beautiful time.
(See also "Rose Scent and Blossom Magic" by Ina Knobloch, an enthusiastic participant in one of these trips.)
She still sells the wonderfully pure rose water (also to be used in the kitchen!), and I remember very well the moment I got to know the oil of Rosa Alba.
Unfortunately, this encounter lasted only a moment; however, the incomparable scent remains very vivid in my memory.

With all this knowledge and personal experiences, my curiosity about "Rosenlust" from "April Aromatics" was, of course, very great.
And here I encountered the natural radiance and original magic of roses again!
A heavy, almost syrupy rose scent greets me: how beautiful! A walk through a sunlit rose garden is vividly conjured up for me. I can almost see butterflies fluttering through the warm air.
In it, the tart, bitter freshness of pink grapefruit mingles; it tingles a little in the nose.
Iris root and tonka bean hold back a bit: it seems to me that they have merely strolled past the scent: so fine is their aroma here.
I had expected more strength, more dominance from the two and am pleasantly surprised.
This harmonious composition clings to a base of noble rosewood.

"Rosenlust" is a wonderful gift from "April Aromatics" to all friends of rosy natural scents.
This abundance of roses tenderly envelops, but does not last too long and wants to be renewed soon.
However, only a few spritzes are needed to succumb again to the illusion of a walk through a rose garden.
"Rosenlust" is a bit fresher, livelier than the "Florentia 24 - Rosa e Fiore" from I Profumi di Firenze that I have already described.
Both rose scents spread a lot of comfort, delight the soul by dispelling restlessness, and invite you to linger in a wonderfully fragrant place.
At the moment, I am not quite sure which of the two I should prefer.
Only one thing is certain (and already so terribly clichéd!): a rose is a rose is a rose!

I thank Can777 for his generous gift: a cassette with eight samples of the scents from "April Aromatics," which will surely bring me much joy.

01/29/2017

9Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

Candila
27 Reviews

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Candila

Top Review 9

Nomen est Omen...

This fragrance lives up to its name. Although I am not a fan of rose scents, I actually like what I smell here, and I think "Rosenlust" could be the El Dorado for fans of clean rose fragrances.

"Rosenlust" gives me the feeling that I have sprayed an entire bouquet of roses on myself, a potpourri of roses in various colors. I do not smell an opulent, sweet, and heavy red rose - there is nothing cloying or "madam-like" about it - instead, I smell a mix of delicate white, yellow, and pink roses.
Contributing to the fresh character that represents the roses so authentically, as if I had just picked a bouquet from the garden, is a citrusy and slightly spicy note that resonates. I suspected pink pepper and a bit of lemon during the blind test, but I read in the description from April Aromatics that it is pink grapefruit. This is the slightly bitter-citrusy and very lively companion that gives the fragrance energy, which does not weaken over time but gains intensity.
In the middle part, I even smell more citrus than rose. Here, the scent of the roses seems to function only as a rounding and softening agent for the grapefruit, surrounding it with a floral glow. Only quite late does a gentle warmth and sweetness from musk and tonka bean develop, filling the fragrance and giving it a bit more volume and depth.

Conclusion: Friendly freshness, a bright and clean rose scent, without heaviness, sometimes dewy-fresh and appearing softly pastel (especially in the heart notes, I temporarily notice a dewy undertone), but most of the time "Rosenlust" is an airy and powdery fragrance. Until the end, mild-citrusy underscored roses in warm sunlight. I could very well become a rose fan!

Statements

5 short views on the fragrance

Yatagan

8 years ago

7.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

9

3

A shy rose cavalier who doesn’t present an extravagant sweet bouquet, but rather green-woody and powdery garden roses.

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Serenissima

8 years ago

8.5Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

7

1

A vibrant memory of the rose journey with -harvesting and further processing of the blossoms. Finely grafted onto rich aromas = a delight for the nose.

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