Damascus Rose

Just got a 10 ml of this fragrance and I was thrown off by it's dry down on strip. Now I've never tried the original by Le Labo and have no idea how accurate AF's version is but judging by experience they are usually more accurate than not which is why I own several of their fragrances. Ok back to the scent: I sprayed it on my arm and I got an herbal dry rose that's very realistic, not jammy or sweet but the actual flower. But it's not overwhelming or overtly feminine because just as strong is the cumin/caraway note. In the opening the rose is more present and going into the dry down it's still present but the caraway takes front seat with rose supporting. At first I kept thinking to myself "if I wear this, people are going to think I smell of BO" but oddly enough even though it did sort of smell like BO, it was alluring in some sort of primal sense. I kept going back to the arm that was sprayed and the more I smelled it the more I liked it. Picture a woman or man (whatever your preference) looking sexy in a nightclub and they are out on the dancefloor working up a little sweat, they smell terrific with their fragrance but a touch of sweat is coming out from them, but you find that you don't mind cause they are sexy and doing their thing and find yourself actually getting stimulated by that added sweat layer like a pheromone. If I were at a bar or lounge and a woman had this on it would likely drive me nuts. That spicy note together with the rose and musky background supported by herbs might sound off but it works. It's not a sweet fragrance, there's a tad bit of sweetness coming from the rose but it's mostly dry. Now here's the thing, that might be a weird description but for me it's an accurate one. Also the fragrance (like many le labo's) isn't a projection monster, it's a musk that sticks pretty close to the skin but does create a nice scent bubble. I think that works best for this type of profile as you don't want to bomb a room with this, you want someone you are interested in to gain a whiff subtlety. Overall I'm really digging this, it's similar to Declaration by Cartier (not scent profile) in that it's not for everyone because of that spicy animalic note. I would consider this unisex (maybe slight masculine lean), usually with rose fragrances it's harder for a man to pull off but not with this one. Test before you buy.

This is a powdery slightly sweet and woody rose. The opening is somewhat of a crystallized rose with musk in the back. Slowly the woody and ambery accords make their way to guide the rose. This is a unisex fragrance but I would say it fits a man more. Lasts hours and gets so many complements. Unlike other rose fragrances which are too vegetal or artificial. If you like Le Labo's Rose 31, I would say this is a must have!

A beautifully crafted scent with the rose as the main player which is balanced perfectly by the vetiver and musk, I cannot sense agarwood as a component. The performance is excellent longevity and projection. Great inspiration from the House

Painfully (literally) overpowering rose. Perhaps my issue is with rose scents in general. Hard to know due to lack of experience with other rose scents. I have a hard time getting much else out of it. When it has dried down, I can start to make out that there are other notes in there, but this is a dislike for me.

Very similar to Le Labos Rose 31, maybe 80% but something is missing. I don't know if Rose 31 was heavier on the cedar, cumin or musk, as it seemed a bit spicier and more complex. This is better than Le Labos current formulation of Rose 31 IMO, but to get the same feel of the original, I'd suggest maybe layering it with a clean musk or cedar to give it more depth. Performance seems average. Longevity a little over 6 hours, moderate projection on me.

I bought this fragrance in an oil version, and I loved it for the first time I applied it.I It was so sparkly ( I guess due to the Caraway note). Very nice and slightly different from the average rose. An excellent blind buy.

The best spicy rose fragrance i have smelled , lasts & projects brilliantly . I have not tried Rose 31 but this is very nice & my search for Spicy Rose Note ends with this perfume . 10/10 for me.

If you love the fragrance of roses, you couldn't get much closer than this. It's as if I had a bouquet of roses right in front of me, and I were inhaling their splendid aroma.