A rose for a night out to an opera or a theater show
To me this is not Delina or one of her flankers. This is a rose fragrance for a grownup, it doesn't have a fresh, youthfulness to it. I'd see a woman heading to an opera or a theater show, dressed in an elegant and sophisticated black dress with understated, "quiet luxury" jewelry.
Much of this fragrance screams Damask rose to my nose. Sweet, carnal, a bit on the heavier side. Somewhere in there, I did start getting some resinous, almost incense-like accord (from the myrrh?), but most of the other notes were absent on my skin. Drydown is still rose, but there's a warm powderiness that's coming through with a deepening sweetness.
It's a nice, elevated and classy fragrance for a grown up. I didn't like how the Damask rose took up all the place and never let the other ntoes breathe. Since I'm not a fan of smelling like a rose and powdery accords, this won't be making it into my collection, although I'm still happy I got to test it out. One of the lovely offerings from my Scent Xplore box!
