Rosamunda Laboratorio Olfattivo 2012

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7.2 / 10 80 Ratings

A perfume by Laboratorio Olfattivo for women, released in 2012. The scent is floral-spicy. It is being marketed by Kaon.

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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Woody

Oriental

Earthy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Saffron

Rose leaf

Heart Notes

Bulgarian rose

Patchouli

Turkish rose absolute

Base Notes

Sandalwood

Ambergris

Cedar

Musk

Oud

Perfumer

Marie Duchêne

Ratings

Scent

7.280 Ratings

Longevity

6.665 Ratings

Sillage

6.264 Ratings

Bottle

7.463 Ratings

Value for money

7.110 Ratings

Submitted by Perdita, last update on 01/02/2025.

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3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/02/2025

5
Scent

Deja1sabel
337 Reviews

Deja1sabel

1

for rose lovers, not me

I don’t like rose scents and I of course did not like this either lol. It opens with a blast of rose and a slightly sweet, slightly spicy saffron.

Then you get even more rose with a spiced, herbal patchouli. It’s a lush rose garden with loads of patchouli bushes. The roses here are definitely sweet at the very least.

The dry down has some fresh and woody oud with some remnants of rose and the herbal patchouli. You get some warm ambery musk too. This one is just not for me at all, and I just didn’t like it but I’m sure a rose lover would.

02/22/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

2

A solid Oriental

Here’s another winner from this fairly underrated and totally respectable brand. Nothing groundbreaking, but a solid, rich, unpretentious yet absolutely well-made rose-patchouli-oud scent. Rosamunda smells of genuine, simple, lively and dense rose with initially a bright frame rich in alluring, warm nuances: patchouli, woods, something spicy (cumin, I think), perhaps carnation and something ambery-resinous providing a super cozy and utterly pleasant feel of warmth. As minutes pass it becomes then darker as the oud note emerges; it’s a synthetic a uninteresting kind of oud, but it works here, as it seems basically meant to provide just a dry-smoky shade on the base. So, basically an Oriental ambery rose-patchouli-oud scent; dark yet warm and “friendly”, also thanks to the sweet touch of sandalwood. That’s it: it may sound generic, but it isn’t. It’s simple but so nicely blended that it ends up it being quite distinctive, terribly pleasant to wear, much elegant, as much unpretentious as memorable. And well made to any extent in my opinion. Given the fair price, can’t go wrong with this. The only flaw may be the persistence, which isn’t great, but apart from that, another solid offering from this solid Italian brand (far more solid than most of others here, if you ask me).

7,5/10

02/03/2013

5
Sillage 5
Longevity 7
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

3

The Trendy Triad

Rose, saffron, and oud have become a popular combination of notes in the last couple of years. Lots of niche perfume houses have launched their version of what is without question a pleasing conjunction of notes. Laboratorio Olfattivo ROSAMUNDA is one of the more recent examples. Because ROSAMUNDA throws some patchouli into the mix, this composition lies at the intersection of the rose-saffron-oud and the rose-patchouli perfumes familiar to me, including Juliette Has A Gun VENGEANCE EXTREME, which may be the most extreme combination of rose and patchouli around. Well, it's certainly loud!

The first time that I applied ROSAMUNDA, I thought immediately of Bond no 9 NEW YORK OUD, which to my nose is more of a saffron-rose than an oud-rose. So I decided to do a side-by-side test and discovered that I prefer the Bond precisely because the oud is lower key and the rose is amped up. For that same reason, those who were disappointed with NEW YORK OUD may prefer ROSAMUNDA, as the oud is quite a bit more marked than either the rose or the saffron. I also detect a significant dose of ambroxan in this composition, which some people really dig (although I do not...).

These are all fine shades of difference, however. The rose-oud-saffron (plus or minus patchouli) perfumes abound, so choosing the best one has got to involve a skin test. ROSAMUNDA is not my favorite of either the trendy triad or the rose-patchouli perfumes currently available, but I'm sure that others may fall in love with it, depending on their idiosyncratic tastes.