Rose Atlantic

The fragrance opens with the image of a summer garden on the edge of the ocean. Roses bloom among citrus trees heavy with ripe fruit. Some of the citrus fruits have already fallen to the ground, splitting open under the sun and releasing their bright, tangy aroma into the air. The ocean breeze carries a touch of salt and freshness, blending everything into a composition that feels luminous, transparent, and effortlessly refreshing. There is nothing heavy or suffocating about this fragrance. It does not wrap around the wearer or demand attention. Instead, it remains airy, open, and full of light. As the fragrance develops, the citrus notes gradually fade from the spotlight. In the opening, they are the main focus, while the roses act as a delicate floral thread running quietly through the composition. Over time, however, the citrus recedes and the rose begins to bloom. The heart of the fragrance feels like a rose covered in ocean spray. It is highly aquatic, remarkably fresh, and filled with air. Tiny droplets of seawater seem to sparkle on the petals under the sunlight. Yet despite the sunny setting, the fragrance never feels hot. The ocean is too close for that. The temperature it evokes is neither cool nor warm — simply light, comfortable, and perfectly balanced. To me, this is very close to the ideal summer fragrance. It does not create a mood so much as enhance the beauty of an already beautiful moment. The rose is especially impressive. This is not a cosmetic rose, nor a powdery or confectionary one. It is not the dense, vintage-style rose that can sometimes resemble old-fashioned cosmetics or deodorants. Instead, it is a fresh, youthful rose. A rose so natural that it almost feels possible to sense the softness of its petals. Rose Atlantic is an exceptionally beautiful fragrance: light, transparent, refreshing, and natural. One of the most enjoyable summer scents I have ever worn.

D.S. & Durga's Rose Atlantic is supposed to be New England summer: honeysuckle, beach grass, Sam Cooke, ferry boats, salty sea breeze, rose hips and the dunes. Cute. I believe them. But I don't have a single New England summer in my bones, so to me this perfume goes somewhere else completely. The golden coast of Cadaqués. Whitewash walls, toasted skin, an impossible blue, eating oysters and shrimp heads on the beach. The surreal house Dalí built on the rocky cliffs of Port Lligat out of an old fisherman's shack. Walls that look like the've melted into the stone, taxidermy birds, Mae West lips turned into a couch. Everything solid about tradition and common sense turned into air. Ferrán Adria also liked to turn everything solid or liquid into air (into a foam, to be more precise). Things so simple that they seem unmovable. An olive, an anchovy... maybe a rose? It isn't hard to imagine a rose-flavored oyster or a sea-foam rose petal dessert on the menu of El Bulli. Why did all this strange beauty spring from the same place? Rose Atlantic remains one of my favorite roses, but also one of the very few aquatic perfumes I enjoy, because it's not blue but transparent red. Soft, salty, briny, mineral, milky even. Rose petals, seawater, sunscreen, sweat and sunburn. Isn't skin on the beach one of the best sensations there is? A rose petal shucked fresh from an oyster.

I live near the Atlantic ocean and love green, rosy scents that remind me of the warmer months, so I ordered a sample. When I tried it over a year ago I was less into the initial scent and had some other favourites, but upon revisiting, it might be a favourite. When first applied, you get a 'clean' almost soapy rose scent that I enjoy less, but within just a few minutes, a more nuanced scent emerges that I just can't get enough of. While I can't say it reminds me of the roses lining the coast, the notes of crisp grass, clean salt, with just a whiff of rose, but most addictively and the scent I couldn't place, linden flower, which blooms only for a week but makes the air smell sweet for miles when carried on the wind. It reminds me of early summer, a soft salty breeze blowing, harvesting the linden flowers for tea barefoot in my yard. This trails off after an hour or so, leaving something closer to the feeling of salt left of your skin after a dip in the ocean, a mix of warm and powdery and the clean crisp absence of scent that feels like sheets hung to dry on a cool, windy early or late summer day. While the scent has a shorter longevity, the last phase of the scent lingers on the skin a bit longer, leaving a subtle je ne sais quoi. A pleasant sensory experience.

I grew up in California and now live in New York. I know what the beach smells like on both coasts quite well. The water just smells different. This fragrance captures the essence of east coast summer so well. I’ve never been to Martha’s Vineyard, but I can imagine the vibe. Understated, breezy, boat motifs, “quiet luxury”, patriotic in a liberal way. This scent takes me there. You stop to smell a ripe rose that’s been basking in the sun. Your nose becomes filled with the salty ocean air as the breeze picks up. You take a sip of your ice cold lemonade from a neighborhood shop. Beachgoers, sweaty from being in the hot sun all day, walk past. It’s perfect for a hot, sunny day. There’s something raw and sweaty about the dry on my skin. There’s something about it. It turns the scent into something that’s magical. The rose is gorgeous and the salty brininess of it is so realistic. One of my everyday summer scents. I will forever repurchase this. Silage isn’t very strong, but it’s not terrible. If I were more diligent, I would have to reapply after 3-4 hours. I wish it lasted longer! I need to get my nose on Rose Pacific to scratch my nostalgic itch.

This is beautiful. I do think it's fleeting and more of a skin scent, but it's succulent, juicy, salty, and rosy gorgeousness. I just recently bought a perfume so I can't add this to my collection right now due to the cost, but I need this in my life. This is so refreshing. I keep nuzzling my nose into my arm to sniff it. It reminds me of roses but also being out on the ocean. I do like how roses smell, but a lot of the time, rose perfumes can be too much. Just heavy and harsh, and not a beautiful real rose. This is so lovely. I do think it's over-priced, considering the longevity. But as soon as I can, I'm getting the small bottle. I wish they had it in a pocket size bottle like D.S. & Durga has for Mississippi Medicine. This is too beautiful. I'm also liking the White Peacock Lily and the Radio Bombay samples that I got, but this is by far the best of the 3, to my nose. I want to bathe in this stuff. Lol. I highly recommend trying it. But it definitely costs more than it should. I wish I could find a cheaper dupe.

This is a beautiful and delicate rose, it does not smell like an actual flower, but more like the breeze near the seaside which passed through a rose garden. It has a sour development in the beginning, not a lemon zest, only the juice. The tartness lasts well on clothes, not on skin. On skin it goes away, and you are left with a very subtle rosy aquatic scent which smells clean and pleasant, without a single trace of laundry, or soap, as clean sometimes is. In conclusion, beautiful, delicate, definitely not worth the money, unless you buy it to enjoy it yourself, nobody else will smell it until their nose is stuck to you. I regret spending the money to get it, but I collect roses so... that's that. Swap with me if you wish, if not I might just use it myself, as it is relaxing and pleasant but way too watery. Edit: weak as it is but after trying a few times I've grown to love it. So I'll keep it. But it's definitely not worth the price because of its poor performance.

A great tart, crisp rose fragrance. I get a lot of bright lemon, but where that would sometimes put me off (toilet freshener associations I suppose), here it works like a charm. It really does smell like fresh lemon, undercut by a pink rose not yet fully in bloom. The salt is not super prominent to my nose; rather it seems to give this a kind of backbone that is very pleasant and cause it to linger for 6-7 hours. I really enjoy wearing this in warmer weather during the day; managing to be classy, invigorating, and have a little edge, Rose Atlantic is super versatile. Could work just as easily lounging on a yacht (not that that's part of my life), a brisk walk along the beach, or an extended lunch on a hot day. Will I shell out for a full bottle? Probably not, because this is really expensive - at 160 euros for 50 ml I think I have to be head over heels in love with a fragrance to go for it. But I'd love another sample/decant of this, because it is really excellent.

I live in a place that allows me to spend a lot of time on the New England seashore and in Atlantic Canada, and I love the fresh scent of the ocean at high tide as well as the beach roses that grow there. Beach roses, or Rosa rugosa, have a gorgeous fresh, rosy scent and a hint of citrus. This perfume captures that scent, and adds to it the backdrop of the clean, salty air of the ocean when the tide is coming in. I love to wear it when I’m near the ocean or when I’m wishing I was! It’s a very clean fragrance that is wonderful to wear when you’ve showered after a long day at the beach, or when you’re walking along the water. Citrus is always a bit cloying to my nose, so I wish this citrus were toned down a bit more, but I suspect others will not feel that way. Rose Atlantic lasts for maybe an hour or two in the air and then another hour on the skin and then it’s gone. But I can’t imagine a scent this delicate being a powerhouse, so I don’t mind.

An airy opening with a light rose and a refreshing citrus (mix of lemon and bergamot). After that you get some salt as well. The fragrance keeps its airy character throughout so the overall effect is that of a lovely spring day with a breeze coming in from the sea. It smells like spring in that there is some discreet greenness involved but it's more of a background character. I find it hard to classify as I wouldn't necessarily cast Rose Atlantic as an aquatic as it's too airy for that. Neither is it wet in the same way as many other popular wet green florals present (think ELDO's Hermann which to me is a rainy kind of damp or Diptyque's L'Ombre dans l'eau which is a "dunk your head in a green pond" kind of wet). I can't wait to test this in the warmer months as it evokes rather specific summer memories for me. Longevity is acceptable (3-4 hours) and it sits close to the skin which I don't mind at all.

This is a well-rounded fruity, salty rose fragrance. I think that here, David Moltz's skills as a parfumer are incredibly apparent. Though it is an aquatic rose, you definitely get a sense of the fullness of fresh, juicy petals; more rose than sea. I find it denser and more substantial than I expected. Though apple isn't mentioned, there's a lovely apple skin pepperiness that makes this a worthy contender against other romantic, fruity rose fragrances. It's nothing like Delina, for example, but if you were after a fruity rose that wasn't so sweet and saccharine, I would give this a go. It layers wonderfully (as though they were made to be worn together) with 'I don't know what', which brings that woody, oud-y ambrox base. I think DS & Durga could make a fabulous rose-oud offering if they so wished; but that's an aside. I'm digging this and think it's expertly, artfully concocted.

I have been searching for an authentic "beach" fragrance that evokes sun-kissed shoulders and sand, but without the suffocating coconut sunscreen that many summer skin scents draw upon. Enter D.S. & Durga's Rose Atlantic. This fragrance opens innocently with lemon oil, tomato leaves (I guess that's the dune grass?) and just the faintest rose. The kind of rose that lingers on hothouse flowers from the florist: minerals, petals, hot water and oxygen. Then it dries to a decidedly sexier sea salt; like the odor of a damp, stretched-out swimsuit flung over the wooden planks of an outdoor shower. On my skin I detect saliva, the closeness of someone else's breath. There's unwashed hair and nude skin, flaked salt and sand. Very provocative. I can't help but imagine weekend affairs spent on a single, threadbare beach towel. I'm smitten!

This perfume was a holy grail find for me--beach + roses. Yes, I've tried things like Cool Water Sea Rose and Song of the Siren, but the dry down is always the downfall of the aquatic-rose combo (AKA the fresh dryer sheet phase that never ends). Rose Atlantic, on the other hand, performed beautifully for me from start to finish. It's like carrying a bouquet of roses during a walk on the beach on a sunny day, it lasts forever on my skin and it makes my clothes smell like absolute heaven. I am forever cursed for loving the absolute most expensive things possible, because I would love to douse myself in this fragrance all summer long, but alas, my wallet will never allow me to bathe in it like I'd like to. That is truly my only complaint about what I consider to be the absolute best summer fragrance I've ever sampled.

Oh my, this is one of my faves. If perfume had a body, it would be the body of the softest, cleanest, demure female ever. So smooth and almost buttery but very fresh smelling. The rose scent is NOT floral but somehow it’s a brighter and more green smelling rose, but still femme. It’s light but it smells expensive. Sadly, scent doesn’t last long on skin but does on clothing, with a poor sillage which is unfortunate because I LOVE this scent. It’s not overbearing, it’s inviting and soothing. I love clean, fresh, and bright perfumes. I haven’t smelled anything like this one yet. One thing I DISLIKE is that both the perfume oil and the EDP spray are very oily. You can feel it on your skin wherever you spray it, like a heaviness. It’s a bit icky.

After trying a sample I ordered the "pocket perfume" (by the manufacturer) thinking it had an atomizer like my other Ds Durga 10mls but it's a rollerball - be warned if your looking at the smaller size. Im looking to buy a regular bottle now. I would describe it as full jammy rose that is more tart than sweet with a breezy finish. Not sure if I smell salt, but the ending definitely reminds me of a strong dry summer breeze. The rose is full bodied without being heavy or old fashioned. Not a powerhouse in longevity, but it lasted 3-6 hours on me so not weak either. I love the playful but elevated vibe - fun without being immature.

The rose in here has a fresh tartness, almost sourness about it, the rose being done in this way compliments and works really well with the saly aquatic breeze accords. I didnt love it on first try, but everytime I wore it I fell in love with it more and I've landed on a hard love for this now. I would say this is a rose scent first and foremost more than marine. If youre an aquatic lover looking to build a wordrobe of different versions and takes on a marine scent this could be worth looking into, but I would more so recommend this to try if you're a rose lover looking for a spring and summer inspired rose scent.

I would recommend to sample this perfume to those who don't like rose scents. This is absolutely beautiful composition. Very light, but not watery (which happens a lot with scents that have water notes). It took me instantly to the Baltic sea shore, where lots of rosehips grow on the sand dunes. Few moments later, a gourmand and mouth watering sweetness of linden blossoms shows up... and I can't stop sniffing. This perfume could also be a great substitute to Atelier Cologne "Rose Anonyme". They do not smell the same, but they share the same magical "smell of roses in the wind".

This is amazingly fresh but I don't smell citrus, somehow... there's a sort of warm milk base note that makes it really unique as a rose perfume to me. (That explains why my cat tried to lick it off my arm?). It smells so tasty and good. I can't explain it. It's what I imagine an angel would smell like. It smells very pure and beautiful, but not in the sense of youth / innocence. Like an ancient marble statue in a sacred rose garden that comes to life and grants wishes, or something. Surprisingly, I got decent longevity even from a dab-on sampler. I just ordered a full bottle.

This is a really unique take on rose, and I love it. The rose is there, but it's the aquatic notes that make this really special. The fresh florals are backed by a musky quality that's salty and briny, but really warm and delicious and inviting, especially in the drydown. I always thought of this as a quite feminine scent but recently got a comment while wearing it that it smells kind of masculine, so I'm not sure of my assessment anymore. I love this house but sometimes most of their scents can only be enjoyed as an idea, while this one is totally wearable.

Rose Atlantic is such a romantic perfume...I imagine strolling along a deserted beach on a clear day at the end of summer, wildflowers blooming near the sand dunes, hearing only the sound of the waves, feeling the sunshine and a light breeze on your skin. It's the feeling of being free, or better, of being carefree. Performance is average, not bad at all, but obviously such a delicate scent cannot operate on beast mode. It just feels so natural, breathable and gently aromatic. Kudos for such an evocative creation!

I am not a fan of rose scents so I thought I would hate this but it was LOVE AT FIRST SNIFF. The rose is not at all overpowering and balanced in the best way with the citrus notes. It is bright and fresh but also very comforting. My only gripe is that it just doesn't last long at all (only about 1/2 hour on my skin) which is incredibly disappointing for the price. At first I thought I had found my new favourite perfume but given it just doesn't stay on my skin I'm now on the hunt for something similar.