The Coveted Duchess Rose by Penhaligon's

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Marc Ange, Illustration: Kristjana S Williams

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The Coveted Duchess Rose Penhaligon's 2016

7.5 / 10 318 Ratings

A perfume by Penhaligon's for women, released in 2016. The scent is floral-woody. It is being marketed by Puig.
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Main accords

Floral

Woody

Fresh

Fruity

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Rosa centifolia

Base Notes

Woody notes Vanilla

Vanilla

Perfumer

Christophe Raynaud

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Ratings

Scent

7.5318 Ratings

Longevity

6.8243 Ratings

Sillage

6.5245 Ratings

Bottle

8.6245 Ratings

Value for money

5.7133 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 10/21/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Portraits collection.

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Reviews

14 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/26/2025

6.5Scent 5Longevity 4Sillage

Raluko111
405 Reviews

Raluko111

4

Nice enough, but not at that price.

I can't imagine who would covet this rose. With tax, this almost comes up to 500 euros where I live. I'm sorry, but I have smelled way better roses in this sweet rose profile, some that I love, but none of those ask such a steep price. Even for my favorite roses, Crimson Rocks and 9 Arcana Rosa I couldn't bring myself to pay such a steep price, but for this one I don't even have to ponder much to know it's not worth it. The oud is weak and anemic, barely discernible, the silage is almost non-existent, the longevity is barely there.
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Nu știu cine ar râvni la acest trandafir. Nu că nu ar fi drăguț, Doamne fere, dar e mult prea scump pentru ce oferă. Cu taxe, aproape ajunge la 500 de euro unde locuiesc. Îmi pare rău, dar am mirosit trandafiri mult mai misto în acest profil de trandafir dulce, unii pe care îi iubesc, dar niciunul dintre aceștia nu cere un preț atât de mare. Chiar și pentru trandafirii mei preferați, Crimson Rocks și "9 Arcana Rosa | nu m-am putut hotărî să plătesc un preț atât de mare, dar pentru acesta nici măcar nu trebuie să mă gândesc prea mult ca să știu că nu merită. Oudul este slab și anemic, abia perceptibil, siajul aproape inexistent, longevitatea nu prea există.

01/09/2025

7Scent

Telekinec
497 Reviews

Telekinec

2

Young, but expensive: syrupy roses swathed in sweetness

I wasn't expecting too much out of this fragrance. There aren't many notes and it's a pretty straightforward fragrance. Syrupy, sugary sweet roses with a subtle hint of freshness make up most of this fragrance and then I get some woodiness somewhere after the one hour mark and the sweetness of vanilla. The drydown is a non-descript woody sweetness that's pretty faint.

The thing is, why would I pay such an exorbitant price when there are better rose fragrances out there that perform better? 410$ CAN is absolutely insane for a fragrance that becomes a skin scent after about an hour and a half (at least on my skin). Hard pass and a sign of relief from my wallet. On to the next!

08/02/2025

5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

itscoraline
157 Reviews

itscoraline

2

Basic Duchess

Opens with a sweet fruity rose that swiftly fades into a straightforward candied rose. If there are woods or vanilla in the base, they’re too subtle for my nose — it’s just rose all the way down.

Projection and longevity are ehhhh who cares, you’ll get bored well before it wears off or anyone else smells it.

I’ve smelled this same profile in a thousand other (more reasonably priced) fragrances. If you told me this was a designer scent you got on clearance, I wouldn’t bat an eye. To be clear, I’m not hating on designer frags (there are some bangers out there) BUUUT Penhaligon’s markets itself as a high quality, upmarket, niche perfumery, and frankly this ain’t it.

In a word: underwhelming.

10/11/2023

7.5Scent 3Longevity

ScentStudio
156 Reviews

ScentStudio

2

A very shy rose

Y'all know how I feel about rose scents... Alas, it is in the set and I will give it a fair chance.

From the first spray, this is giving me Chloé vibes - pure and clean florals, however, a little more mature and a little soapy. Yet again, this is more of a spring scent than for autumn. Though I dislike florals, I have to say Duchess Rose is more inviting to try on my skin than Lady Blanche was.

On skin, Duchess Rose has the same Chloé-esque quality to its florals. Somewhat soapy too. It is quite light and airy for a rose scent. It is in fact a fine fragrance, light, feminine and soft.
Duchess Rose is so light that I reapplied generously just after it dried down. Even though I was generous to begin with!
In all honesty, the fragrance is barely there. Very personal and only those passing you by or standing next to you, would be able to smell it.

I usually wear a fragrance for some hours and write my final take then, but I completely forgot. Why? Because Duchess Rose is so faint and lasts only a few hours.
I can only smell her close to skin.
What I do smell is a pleasant, light take on a classic rose.

10/29/2024

7Scent 3Longevity 2Sillage

LastWonder
484 Reviews

LastWonder

1

Sugary Rose

Penhaligon describes this as a scent for a young bride brimming with passion for her negligent husband. I think this scent is for an even younger audience. I imagine more of a young girl who is barely in her teens, who is walking through a rose garden while eating sweets, rubbing the excess sugar off her fingers onto the rose petals. This is a candy sweet rose, like it was plucked at its prime and coated in a thing layer of sugar. Its a very young and very pretty rose. I didn't pick up much of the wood.

This is another fairly weak fragrance from Penhaligon. It lasts a little over 3 hours on skin and has little to no projection. Like most Penhaligon fragrances, its expensive. They offer 75ml for $315. Its a nice rose but not that nice.

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