Romanoff
Frances Rothschild 1982 Eau de Toilette

Rothschild / de Rothschild / de Roeschiele / Romanoff (Eau de Toilette) by Frances Rothschild

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7.9 / 10 48 Ratings

A popular perfume by Frances Rothschild for men, released in 1982. The scent is spicy-woody. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.

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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Leathery

Chypre

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lavender

Basil

Bergamot

Mugwort

Juniper

Lemon

Heart Notes

Cedarwood

Clove

Geranium

Spruce

Thyme

Patchouli

Rose

Vetiver

Base Notes

Tree moss

Frankincense Leather

Leather

Ambergris

Musk

Tonka bean

Ratings

Scent

7.948 Ratings

Longevity

8.040 Ratings

Sillage

7.640 Ratings

Bottle

7.541 Ratings

Submitted by Chanelle, last update on 12/22/2024.

Interesting Facts

Because of a trademark lawsuit with the industrial family Rothschild this scent was renamed several times. Since 1988 it was known as Romanoff, distributed by the brand "Parfums R AG Zürich".

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Rothschild / de Rothschild / Romanoff (After Shave Lotion) by Frances Rothschild

Rothschild After Shave Lotion

Boss Spirit Eau de Toilette

Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/24/2024

10
Pricing 7
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 8
Scent

manlyscents
96 Reviews

manlyscents

1

Masculine and classy

This is a delightful spicy-woody-mossy-soapy chypre that's slightly animalic. It's masculine and classy. I place it in the same general ballpark of Aramis by Aramis, but Rothschild is less leathery, and not quite as loud.

Projection is okay, and it lasts a whole day on my skin.

Obscure enough to not be listed on Fragrantica, Rothschild EDT was launched in the early 80s by Parfums Rothschild, Paris. That's the bottle pictured here, and the one worth buying. This first version was very popular in Italy and until a few years ago it was still possible to occasionally find vintage dusty bottles in stores. In the late 80s a lawsuit by the famous Rothschild family forced a name change to "de Rothschild" and then another lawsuit forced a second name change to "de Roeschiele" (those bottles were made in the USA by Michael Christopher), and I believe the final name change was to Romanoff (made by Lenel, also USA). From what I'm told all these name changes came with unrecognizable reboots rather than reformulations.

Masculinity Level: I can imagine Dean Martin wearing this while enjoying a Scotch and cigar with Sinatra who in turn is rocking Aramis.

03/06/2021

10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Gandix
95 Reviews

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Gandix

Top Review 23

Lord Grantham

An English gentleman from
well-to-do circumstances,
residing at Grantham Manor,
finishes his fruity tea with lemon.
He glances at his pocket watch,
Time to leave.
"James, my jacket please!"
Immediately James is on the spot,
with the tweed jacket and matching cap.
In the garden, Lord Grantham picks a rose
and sticks it in his buttonhole.
Off to the horse races...
As he gets out of the vintage car,
a little beaver runs between his feet.
He almost gets knocked down.
"Archibald!" he roars
"Archi!!!!" (Archi is the groom)
"How many times do I have to say....
I don't want any beavers here.
It makes the horses spooky!
And where's Pierre?"
Pierre, his new jockey from France.
France because they're smaller and lighter.
" Uhhh ... Chief..., yes..., Pierre,
he's looking for the leather saddle,
but he can't find it But that's not a problem, boss.. we still have the other one but he's without leather...
and Fridolin, the stallion,
doesn't like him at all... but..."
"Then he'll just have to ride bareback, "replies Lord Grantham.
He strolls to his ancestral place on the wooden benches.
There he sees her,
the lady of his heart, in a hat of course.
He takes the spicy rose from his buttonhole
and hands it to the lady.
A radiant smile crosses her face.
Together they watch the race.
Fridolin, freed from the heavy weight of the leather saddle,
and with the flyweight Pierre on his back,
shoots out of the starting box.
Only Sabretooth, the stallion of the hostile Lord Dragonshouse
can keep up to some extent.
Suddenly, a shout goes up through the crowd....
Sabretooth shies away....
the beaver ran across the track...
Fridolin doesn't care...
He knows the beaver...
They snuggle up secretly every night..
Good thing Lord Grantham doesn't know that!!!
Fridolin dashes through the finish.
As is customary after English horse races,
people stomp the meadow flat again afterwards,
and have fun doing it.
Lord Grantham, considering the victory and the lady at his side,
is in good spirits and buys the lady a bouquet of flowers.
Afterwards they wash their hands with soap,
english of course.

You could say the scent is oldschool. That would hit it very much. In the prelude
slightly citrusy-fruity,
without tea, that was just because of the Englishman and his tweed jacket.
Appropriate animalism is appropriate in this fragrance.
Well, I made up the beaver, but it already smells in that direction.
A single rose, somewhat spicy,
turns into a bouquet of flowers,
at the end slightly soapy.
The whole is accompanied by subtle woody notes.