Rose Paradis R.B.

Une rose au paradis. R.B.

d'Orsay 2023

This is one of the few d'Orsay fragrances that falls a bit flat.
Has a great distinctly peppery & airy opening, but quickly dries down into what can only be described as Eau de Zwitsal Eau de Toilette baby powder/wipes with some extra sweetness to it. The pleasant addition of the rose does kick it up a notch, but overall it's a pretty flat and uninteresting scent.

Unless you absolutely adore the scent of baby powder, there are much better florals from d'Orsay to try ( J.R. J'ai l'air de ce que je suis. for woody/green florals, À cœur perdu. L.B. for airy florals.)

You know, I liked this at first, a powdery, soft, indistinct rose, but in the end, it's kind of gross. It smells like it could be a baby-diaper-rash product.
Actually, it's like a changing table, complete with the diaper genie, mostly but not completely hiding the dirty diaper smell. Seriously, there's a weird funk at the bottom.
In this way, it resembles the structure of ELdO Putain des Palaces, in that it's a powdery rose with a strange off-putting undertone. In that case, it works, though, imo. That one's a pleasure, while R.B. settles into a baby in need of a diaper change.
A rare clunker from this house.