Rose Cardin Pierre Cardin 1990

Like the Dinah Eastwood song where she sings that every rose has its thorns, Cardin's rose strikes me. It is zero playful and very serious, almost dramatic. Out of the bottle, it smells deceptively soft and fresh. After application, it shows its tough side. Not sweet at all, surrounded with tart tones the composition already gives an almost cutting tone that leaves an overall cool impression. I suppose the perfume fits very well in the age of emancipation. Although rose traditionally represents rather the soft feminine side, it is not shown here from its gentle side. I also perceive stems and thorns in the fragrance. Is really ingeniously composed. The whole fragrance is really dedicated to the rose, the other notes are just there to frame and emphasize the rose. She is the queen here. So far, I have not been able to get excited about any solo note rose. This one is versatile on the one hand, but I really only notice the rose in its various aspects. Like all the chypres I've encountered so far, the scent does a great job of evolving on my skin and it never gets boring at any point. I perceive a certain austerity. If anything, this fragrance conveys concentration and sets a mood of serenity. I would probably wear it more on occasions where I want to be extra focused. It's probably the grounding base notes that make the mind think clearer and cooler again. I imagine to the fragrance a rather calculating madame, who is intent on own advantage. But that is already head cinema! I let each / his own rose bush to imagine and leave it at that.