Rose Olivier

The comments so far are observant and the background to them can be found in the perfumer's description - " In the south of France, a rose bush grows intertwined with the olive tree. . . The result is a nuanced rose unlike any other . . . " What you are smelling is that combination of the rose and the olive tree. The uniqueness of Rose Olivier by Bastide is the uniqueness of the rose itself. Other rose fragrances attempt to produce a woody fresh rose and some are successful (Roses de Chloe' for one), but this is especially for those who crave a natural rose scent - because you might be surprise to like this. The scent is natural - it actually is - it doesn't just seem that way - and the other notes enhance and strengthen it. It is simple yet with depth at the same time. It is fresh yet cozy; young yet decidedly a rose classic; and it doesn't turn in the dry down. I enjoy some of Bastide's other offerings as well but I think this is my favorite. I love the back story.

She is the most beautiful in my perfume collection. A feel-good, understated and gorgeous thing to wear, like silk on clean tanned skin. Just delectable. My favourite rose for summer. Well-rounded, natural, in a soft bouquet of summer grass, wood and wild-flower impressions that feel distinctly mediterranean. Elegant, yet undemanding - a country-house cologne that you can wear in the daytime or evening heat. I wear this at home. (If i try to wear it at the office, it makes me want to leave and live a better life.) Bastide has created one of the best fragrance lines i have smelled in recent years. All offerings are excellent (Rose, Nue, Figue and 1958 are standout to me!) all are casual, sporty outdoor scents (none of them are really for dress up, for evenings, etc. though ‘Fig Amour’ is ‘serious’). I would like to own 3 or maybe even 4 of them. Wow Mathieu Nardin!

It opens as a garden that is awakening to the warm touch of the sunlight in a late spring morning in the country. I encounter myself right in the center of the garden, picking a rose, taking deep sniffs of this bright red velvety flower while I feel the gentle breeze of the wind on my skin, bringing the scent of oranges and lemons in its weightless touch. I walk away from the garden towards the olive trees but the scent of the roses follow me in the wind, dancing around the olive trees creating this beautiful song that can only be perceived by the nose. Don’t wake me up... let me dream a little longer. What a beautiful perfume this is.

A beautiful rose fragrance with a twist - Olive! It’s fresh and evocative of a trip through Provence (not surprisingly), and there is something nostalgic and comforting here. Nothing groundbreaking but easy to wear. Good performance for an edt as well. I’ve been quite impressed with the Bastide fragrances.

A lovely fresh,almost green rose scent that dries down to a warm ambery wood finish. It is a yummy scent; I get many compliments on this fragrance.