Essences Insensées Rose de Mai Eau de Parfum

I love this. The bottle is gorgeous!!! The fragrance is divine. I HATE the sprayer. Sure wish it was removable and I could turn it into a splash. Sometimes I squeeze it 20 times before anything comes out. I bought it at Nordstrom years ago and I know they have a very generous return policy.........but I love the juice so I endure the squeeze atomizer. I have never again and never will purchase a fragrance with this type of atomizer.

stunning rose fragrance. simple but yet fantastic feeling to wear. warm weather is perfect. it opens and changes into sensuality

It's safe to say that 2016's Essences Insensées is a rose soliflore. Right from the beginning until its very end, it's almost entirely a suave, velvety cabbage rose. A subtle green spicy nuance accompanies the opening, while rich, sweet honey and tart, wine-like raspberry aspects render a voluptuous feeling in the heart and the dry down, yet the fragrance maintains a diffusive, weightless character, like the delicate pink petals of a rose flower. Essences Insensées becomes a bit more musky with time. Thanks to the slight animalic aspect of honey, it manages to avoid the clean "shampoo" route. The sillage is quite soft, and it becomes an intimate skin scent after about 6 hours, but I can always smell its trace even after 12 hours. I find 2016's Diptyque Essences Insensées a very pretty rose fragrance, showing all the charming side of rose in a quite natural way. But even though it does present different nuances of a cabbage rose, it's so focused on these characteristics of rose that it became kind of monotone in the long run. I'd definitely recommend it to ardent rose fans to give a try, or to those who would like to experience a cabbage rose soliflore, precisely because of its sole focus on rose. But it can also turn out to be a flaw to some people for the exact same reason.

I have to echo the problems with the bottle... its so beautiful but the atomizer never worked and then I got it apart it poured juice all over my pants which was a nightmare. but still smelled good? I dont understand why a wonderful and design-centric brand would go through all the trouble to make this beautiful object and then not go the final length to make it function perfectly. A spray is not just a spray -- there are levels of quality in a spray -- and you can tell when a company has put the money into an exquisite atomizer by the fine-ness of the particles and the resistance of the pump when you press on it... the speed at which it comes out. Luxury is about attention to detail. Especially for a limited edition this is crucial

A very pretty Rose, pink petals, sweet and a bit syrupy. I do notice the berries giving it sweetness. It has both powdery and juicy aspects. Its very nice, but also very similar to others out there already, like Rose Perfection and Attar de Roses, it is the same Rose note and sweetness, but not as loud as the afore mentioned. Stelladiverflynn's review is spot on!