La Rose de Rosine Les Parfums de Rosine 1991

On my skin, iris is the first one to show up, immediately followed by an explosion of roses lined with ylangylang. Right away, it brings to mind the image of a person lathering rose-scented soap and swishing the bubbles around. It's jammy and rosy and a little sweet and oh-so-feminine.

Something woody and faintly resinous shows up as it slowly becomes powdery. Almost as if there is rose sap being tapped from a tree the way rubber tappers tap rubber. The drydown is somewhat similar to several other chypre roses, with the key difference (for me) being that this rose retains its sweetness.

I really enjoyed this. La Rose de Rosine is a seemingly old-fashioned red rose, and a fairly realistic one at that, with some sugar thrown in for good measure. The bed of other flowers on which it rests brings out the rose even better, IMHO, whilst the woodiness adds dimension to it. It is at once comforting and gracefully sensual (if that's possible), kind of like a cashmere sweater on a woman who knows how to work it.

Longevity and sillage were decent: about 4-5 hours, with the last 3 hours sitting rather close to the skin.

LA ROSE DE ROSINE could be the name plate of Les Parfums de Rosine, if we count only the top notes. Rose bomb explodes in an instant after donning.
After a half hour it developes to be shamelessly pervert, jasmine reigning on the whole composition. Unfortunately I do not like it. It reminds me to Enlèvement au Serail. I do not recommend to wear LA ROSE DE ROSINE for work - only at night, and agree with previous voters, that it fits better to older, mature women.

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I feel obliged to report that my bottle of LA ROSE DE ROSINE smells nothing at all like this description (my former review, based on a house-produced sample):

(old review):

LA ROSE DE ROSINE strikes me as a classic floral aldehyde of the “old lady” kind—which by the way is a term of endearment, not derogation, in my perfume book. Rose is unsurprisingly the centerpiece of this beautiful composition, created by a house built amazingly upon some person's rose note OCD. And that's a beautiful thing, too, by the way.

The house of Rosine offers a wide variety of finely calibrated yet distinctive rose perfumes, basically covering the entire olfactory map while also focusing on rose. LA ROSE DE ROSINE is closest, according to my nose, to something along the lines of Jean-Charles Brosseau L'OMBRE ROSE, with its vintage vibe. There may even be a touch of good old evernia prunastri here. Anyway, I like this one a lot, and can heartily recommend it to rose-loving aficionados of old-fashioned floral aldehydes on the chypre side.

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New take: The perfume in my bottle of LA ROSE DE ROSINE opens very sweetly, so I do affirm the presence of violet right off. In fact, looking at the notes in the hierarchy, I can only conclude that there was a decanting or labeling error involved in the production of my carded sample. Based on this fresh bottle, I'd say that LA ROSE DE ROSINE is a fresh, sweet rose fragrance with a youthful appeal. NOT A CHYPRE at all. I do not detect either aldehydes or oakmoss in this composition. If I were to compare this to another floral perfume it would be closer to BVLGARI POUR FEMME.

I still like LA ROSE DE ROSINE quite a lot, but I just lucked out, since my purchase was made on the basis of the previous review!

La Rose is the latest addition to my collection of rose fragrances and is completely different from all the others I own. When I wear this rose, I feel instantly transported to Miss Marple's rose garden:

Miss Marple has set the table for tea on a beautiful wooden table, surrounded by six wooden chairs with soft seat cushions. A lush bouquet of light red and orange roses sits on the table, and all around the garden, various relatives of these roses are blooming, right next to the heliotrope bushes.

On the table, strong English tea is steaming, fresh cream is in a small jug, and instead of sugar, Miss Marple has provided light acacia honey.

On a round porcelain plate, there are fresh, soft biscuit pastries with juicy raisins and rose petals, a little bit of white rum - for the aroma, says Miss Marple - and almond slivers.

It is midsummer, late afternoon, the sun is already slightly slanted, and all the flowers in the garden cast shadows. The evening breeze blows gently, making the flowers sway, and it almost looks like the shadows are dancing. The scent of the roses and heliotrope mingles with the dark aroma of the tea, honey, and cream.

I sit down at the table, pour myself tea with cream and plenty of honey, and pull the vase with the roses a little closer to me to better appreciate their scent. Savoring one of the biscuits, I compliment Miss Marple on how beautifully she has tended her garden, how wonderful everything smells, and how delicious her biscuits are.
She invites me to come by more often, as summer is not over yet, and I could still spend many lovely days in her garden. She would brew tea again and bake those delightful biscuits.

I simply couldn't say no............

Actually, I’m not really a pronounced “rose lover,” at least I wasn’t until now! But it could be that the rose from Les Parfum de Rosine has enchanted me after all.
The top note strikes me as rather fresh, possibly due to the accompaniment of marigold. The rose itself appears delicate and only slightly sweet. I feel the impulse to approach the scent area very cautiously, just to avoid harming the still young rose covered in fresh dew. Somehow, everything seems very fragile.
As the scent develops, however, the rose comes to the forefront. It becomes stronger, more radiant. Its fragrance also becomes fuller, like a robust red rose in the summer sun. Its scent is rich and lush, substantial but not sweet. I cannot distinctly perceive iris or jasmine; they support and enrich the heart note very harmoniously.
Tonka bean and Peru balsam make the base of the fragrance very warm and soft, without drifting into the cozy (it feels just a tad too distant for that, but not cold!).
Overall, this fragrance is very noble, understated, and may seem a bit old-fashioned to some. For me, however, it is a very “aristocratic” scent: something truly special and at the same time reserved and noble, never overtly attention-seeking or even pretentious.
And since I don’t really possess this nobility, I might indulge in a little support from La Rose de Rosine here and there.
Absolutely on my wish list!