Les Espionnes du Tsar / The Spies of the Tsar by Roméa d'Améor

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Les Espionnes du Tsar
The Spies of the Tsar
Roméa d'Améor 2009

6.6 / 10 54 Ratings

A perfume by Roméa d'Améor for women, released in 2009. The scent is floral-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Sweet

Fruity

Powdery

Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Red apple

Grapefruit Lemon

Lemon

Melon

Heart Notes

Jasmine

Lily of the valley

Magnolia

Rose

Iris

Base Notes

Ambergris

Musk

Patchouli

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Caramel

Perfumer

Pierre Bourdon

Ratings

Scent

6.654 Ratings

Longevity

6.238 Ratings

Sillage

5.136 Ratings

Bottle

7.532 Ratings

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6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/24/2022

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Nushka
24 Reviews

Nushka

Helpful Review 4

A sadly discontinued gem

The name does make sense if you read the brand's inspiration for this perfume: spy working for Peter the Great sent to the atelier of a master painter to acquire paintings for his majesty's collection (at a time when art was a meaningful way of showing status and royal courts appointed court painters). The story features lemon sorbet, travelling by carriage and stopping in a flowery meadow under a frisky morning breeze, the smell of paint in the atelier, tea at the French court, and of course the hypnotic scent trail our spy Anna left behind, which convinced the master painter to see her!

I do get lemon in the opening notes, but it's a mellow, rounded scent, not juicy or acidic as you're used to encounter in perfumes. Then there is a light patchouli which invariably gives me black tea vibes. And there is a woody, acetonic overtone which reminds you a bit of paint or lacquer. The whole composition is beautifully balanced and blended, not overpowering yet noticeable. The quality of ingredients is undeniable and incomparable to designer fragrances.

The creator of the brand worked in champagne before working in perfumery, the perfumes in this line were all created in collaboration with renowned noses (my fave is and always will be Les princesses de Venise), and I love the storytelling behind the creations. I, for one, have yet to find an equivalent to these sadly discontinued fragrances.

07/12/2012

5Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Gold
726 Reviews

Gold

1

Niche Ninotchka

What a misleading name. I expected something much more outstanding - but this scent is neither surprising, nor unique. It's done in the style of Coco Mademoiselle (but Coco M. is better!), a fruity fragrance mixed with woody notes. Girlish, playful - if you did a blind test, you'd never ever detect this was a "niche". I probably would have thought it was the latest "Nina"-flanker or something in this vein. Russian spies? Hardly. Maybe a cute, little Ninotchka in an embroidered red dress. Don't get me wrong: This juice doesn't smell bad at all. It smells pleasant. I simply don't see any point in buying such a fragrance for 120 Euros when Nina and Coco are cheaper, smell better and are readily available. Where's the point of "niche" here? Is it just the label?

07/01/2015

7Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Seerose
775 Reviews

Seerose

Don't pay Attention to the Name

If you pay your main attention to the name of "Les Espionnes du Tsar / The Spies of the Tsar" you will get disappointed for sure.
So let's forget the name of this scent and take a look at the pyramide. The pyramide is exactly the plot of "Les Espionnes du Tsar / The Spies of the Tsar".
Here I admit that the story which the name is promising does not suit to the story of the real scent.
I am smelling a fine floral-fruity fragrance, very ephemeral and floral at the beginning. Later "Les Espionnes du Tsar / The Spies of the Tsar" is going slowly to become a more and more tangy and fruity scent. And then it is becoming sweeter and dense. For a certain time it's a fruity gourmand. Patchouli seems to be very restraining for me which I do not regret. Santal and musc are as well not obstrusive.
But after this developement "Les Espionnes du Tsar / The Spies of the Tsar" is again a transparent fruity-floral fragrance.
For those with a particular liking of fruity scents it might be a wonderful though dainty perfume. I myself do not prefer fruity fragances but tested many and dare say that "Les Espionnes du Tsar / The Spies of the Tsar" is unique in it's own way.
But now I tested it the third time. And this time a have fresh and new original samples direct from Roméa d' Améor. I just bought a complete set. Is it possible, that the vials and decants I had before were not quite fresh, openend many times dripped on several skins? Because despite of my disliking fruity perfumes I consider "Les Espionnes du Tsar / The Spies of the Tsar" now as an excellent perfume. The two times before I disliked it really. Now it seems to me a distinct and noble yet different fragance?

08/16/2011

8Scent 10Longevity 6Sillage

Aquila2110
159 Reviews

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Aquila2110

Top Review 12

"The Secret Heroines of the Tsar"

As with all fragrances from Roméa d'Améor, there is a nice story behind this perfume as well. This time, the scent takes you back to the Tsarist era of Russia, where a spy of the Tsar travels to France to scout the art scene. The fragrance is meant to reflect the olfactory impressions of her journey from St. Petersburg to Versailles.
This perfume is very harmonious with well-coordinated scent components. None of the notes come across as artificial or sharply synthetic.
At first, it smells of fresh fruity apple, not sour but of warm sweet red apples. I can't really detect any floral notes, just a hint of iris that adds a slightly soapy nuance. Later in the scent's development, the base notes become particularly prominent. The fragrance is now more woody and fresh than fruity, as if you are in a dense forest inhaling the fresh scent of the trees and the forest floor. The sweet apple scent quickly fades, and the fresh forest aroma increasingly blends with deep earthy notes. Amber and patchouli mix with the woody notes to create a slightly darker, softer, and warmer perfume. The scent no longer seems cool and "green" to me, but rather warm and "yellow-gold-orange," somewhat balsamic. A slightly soapy note remains very present throughout, giving the fragrance a hint of cleanliness. A very noble scent.
Definitely a delicious autumn fragrance. At least for me, as my skin seems to amplify amber and patchouli, and the scent comes across much warmer, with the fresh woody notes being quite overshadowed.
Perhaps it smells fresher on other skin types; unfortunately, the fresh woody notes reminiscent of a Nordic birch forest do not last long on me, and the earthy character then prevails.

12/08/2012

7Scent 7.5Longevity 2.5Sillage

Florblanca
1166 Reviews

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Florblanca

Helpful Review 11

Of Spies and Heroines

Women are the stronger sex! We can multitask! We wrap them around our fingers! We have children! We show emotions! We can drive better! We have better taste! We are crueler than the cruelest man! We are the better spies and we are heroines! Yes!

The French title speaks of the "Spies of the Tsar," while the English one refers to the "Secret Heroines of the Tsar" (Les Espionnes du Tsar & The secret Heroines of the Tsar). Was there a disagreement at the Roméa d'Améor house? No matter, the scent has something.

While I can't perceive any fruits, nor anything citrusy, I don't miss it either. After an initial somewhat alcoholic note, the fragrance immediately becomes floral, specifically jasmine floral. Directly on the skin, I can detect a slightly metallic note, but due to the - rather weak - sillage, I perceive a beautiful, jasmine-dominated, very fine scent.

Among the spies of the Tsar, on their way from St. Petersburg to Versailles, I had imagined something stronger, spicier, more intense. I was surprised that such a beautiful, fine, and feminine fragrance emerged.

Even the base is so finely composed that the jasmine-dominated heart note does not drown in it but is instead supported and extended.

The scent has one flaw - it lasts too short for my taste. It must have been a rather short and quick journey from Russia to France. Nevertheless, I gave it 80% because it is truly just beautiful.

I am very happy about this (of course once again) blind purchase and will gladly use it.

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Statements

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SchatzSucher

5 years ago

6.5Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

13

6

A somewhat chaotic mix of flowers and tart fruits. There's a hint of gum as well. Everything else is insignificant.

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Gandix

5 years ago

6Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

8

3

The fruit basket has already passed its ripeness
Then a subtly spiced bouquet joins in
Especially rose
It's just okay

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Ergoproxy

6 years ago

6Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

5

2

Somehow the brand doesn't resonate with me. Here's a nice floral scent that starts green and then becomes sweet, but lacks an "aha" effect. Smells pleasant.

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