Rouge Sarây

For me, Rouge Saray is a sticky but moderately sweet, dates, plums, cinnamon, Peru Balsam, vanilla scent. This are the notes I detect mostly. Obviously, it’s more complex, but the rest of the notes are mostly sitting in the background. I am gonna be honest, it’s not quite I have expected. I wanted more plums and more sweetness. Rouge Saray is a strong, rich, very balsamic, fruity, warm spicy perfume. It’s fairly unique to my collection. I bought it for the plum note, it’s supposed to represent this delicious note in perfumery. I love plums in any way, shape and form! I see this voted as being most similar to Carlisle by PDM. I can see that, but this is more balsamic, powdery and less sweet than Carlisle. I think I prefer Carlisle over this, even though Carlisle is marketed for men. Packaging and bottles design for Atelier des Ors is absolutely stunning. I can’t decide if I love Xerjoff or Atelier des Ors better. But it’s a piece of art in itself! Performance wise, is long lasting scent, but doesn’t projects too far after the first hour of application. It doesn’t have the best value for money. If I were to choose between this and Carlisle, I’d still go with Carlisle. For me personally, Carlisle is the masterpiece of PDM! But since I own both, I love layering them. I get best of both worlds this way. The result is divine.

Really love this fragrance. At first I thought it might be too sweet from various YouTube reviews and also off the strip and on my wrist it seemed like a sticky desert, so I wasn't so convinced but on wearing it it just felt perfect and not too sweet. This is the only niche scent that reminds me of the original John Varvatos by John Varvatos, which also has a prominent date note at the heart and was my signature scent for 12 years before it was discontinued. It was actually trying to find alternatives to the John Varvatos that drove me into niche fragrances to begin with, and now I have 70+ niche scents. Great value for money considering it is about half the price per mL of most Kilian fragrances, a brand I love along with Xerjoff and Roja. Coming full circle in a way and glad I finally found something that brought me back to my fragrance roots. But the sweet patchouli dry down may remind some of Gold Knight or Carlisle, both great fragrances, but could be redundant in smaller collections if you have one or both of these.

A. Masterpiece! 😍👍❤️👌💞👏 Christmas in the bottle 🎄🙏🍾💯% Today my full 100 ml bottle arrived from Austria, I couldn't be happier! I smelled it in the niche perfumery 2 weeks ago and it was a love at first sniff! Funnily enough, I follow @jusderose at YT - in fact, she introduced me to the House. And this one is the only one that she dislikes. The one she is crazy about is Lune Feline. For me, Rouge Saray was THE ONE. But honestly, as I have smelled almost all of AdO perfumes, there's not a one I dislike. Brilliant pieces, the boxing is very luxurious and I was shocked when I sprayed the perfume on my wrist - the particles of real gold landed there, too! That's why be careful not to apply it on your clothes! Fantastic, fantastic fragrance! In initial stages, it is like Kilian Black Phantom / Faviol Seferi Insomnia. Later, Xerjoff Bouquet Ideale mixed with Jo Malone Jasmine Sambac & Marigold and Tom Ford Vanille Tobacco. At the end : Memo Paris Lalibela / Chopard Cashmir. Crazy journey, right 😜😁???

This is such an underrated gem from Atelier des Ors. I've had a decant of this since last summer and finally got the full bottle. From the initial spray, I have loved it, and everyone who has smelled it on me has as well. It was summer when I first tried it and while I loved to wear it around in air conditioning, I saved most of my decant to try again in fall and winter. Since I only had a small decant, I kept waiting for the right occasion--a date night or some fancy event. But eventually, I started wearing it more during the day or for any reason and I am simply obsessed. I had to get the full bottle even though it's towards the end of winter (hopefully!). It's really beautiful and I think can suit almost any occasion. It's sweet without being girlish or cloying. It's lush and sensual without being animalic or rough. The scent profile is unique and blended so perfectly. I think it is truly unisex, though I have not smelled it on a man. Will be a staple in my collection!

What can I say, this is just an absolute masterpiece to me. Its like trying to explain your favourite song or movie or trying to tell someone about the best food you ever ate. I could go on forever. I want to make a public service announcement to spread the word on this delicious piece of art. This one just blew me away. It’s rich, decadent, edible, floral, unique and addictive. It’s definitely not an all rounder though, it’s very autumn/winter type vibes. Leans more towards night time but try and stop me wearing this during the day lol. The first spray reminds me of that same rich, smokey, sweet aroma of by the fireplace but then the dates kick straight in to elevate everything and the heliotrope starts to come through to balance all the syrupy sweetness. Then I go into a little trance for for a few minutes smelling my arms before snapping myself out of it. Lasts an impressive 6-7 hours on my skin. Thank you Marie Salamagne for this heavenly delight.