Modern Muse Le Rouge Gloss

I ordered this from Estée Lauder and it arrived almost empty from leaking during shipment. There was less than 1/4 of the liquid in the bottle and the rest had splashed around inside the packaging along with red dye from the disintegrated red box. The scent wafted out of the soaked packaging in an overwhelming cloud of fragrance. I think it ruined the scent for me a bit to be introduced to it in such an unpleasant manner. I don't think I'll be repurchasing it anytime soon. However, it's a very pretty scent. It's a sweet, boozy vanilla rose with a tart cherry timidly hanging in the back ground. The leather and vinyl give it smooth powdery edges almost like cashmere. It's very warm and despite having pink pepper and saffron, it's not spicy. Mostly it's rose, vanilla, cherry and honey. This combination sounds almost childish, but the spice, leather and patchouli manage to bring a sophisticated warmth preventing it from smelling too much like candy. Edited to add: It's been two weeks and I've gotten past the dramatic introduction to this fragrance and I must say I'm loving it! I only have 1/4 in the still leaking bottle and I might just repurchase this after all. It a beautiful scent! A lipstick rose modernized and edgy. I'm loving the sweet rose and cherry with the contrast of the soft leather and spices. The vinyl gives me this impression of smelling a little like motor oil and for some reason I find it so attractive. I imagine a sexy girl in a well worn, black leather jacket, wiping away a bead of sweat as she works on her motorcycle.

Blind buy win right here. I realize that cherry fragrances are really popular right now but it's an interesting concept to see cherry being paired with vinyl, leather, and honey. At first, I did get the pipe tobacco scent that people were talking about but that doesn’t stick around very long. There’s a slight plastic lingering in the background but it’s not sickening like I was afraid of. Once this dries down, I find that MMLRG is primarily sweet and there’s also a powdered rosiness that’s beautiful. I am not detecting the lipstick waxiness oddly enough but maybe it will be more pronounced in a different season. I’m happy with the scent as is without the lipstick coming through. This is not a juvenile cherry scent. There’s definitely an underlying, complex maturity here. I love that this isn’t a soliflore and I appreciate the intricate layers created within this scent. Layering this with Zara’s Cherry Smoothie really enhances the sweetness but you can absolutely layer this with plenty of other scents to project what you like most in it. Longevity and sillage have been a little better than average so far. Of course this is discontinued, another hidden gem that is gone far too soon before people really get to enjoy it. WHY?!? If you can find this, get it! This has to be one of the best cherry fragrances out there that I have tried. It’s not too sweet or sour, just perfectly balanced 🍒

I find this *not* to be a fruity floral in the traditional sense. I just got my first full bottle of this, after blowing through two samples at an unprecedented rate. Lemme tell you why... The opening of this is rather peculiar in that I don't get much alcohol smell and it seems to settle down almost right away into the heart. What I find so compelling about this is that a) it's got an identifiable vanilla that I don't hate because it's not boozy or overwhelming, and b) it seems to have two layers. I get more of the cherry-vanilla-woods from far away, or from arm/chest length. However, when I sniff it up close, that's when the vinyl and leather come out. The cherry is not sugary, but any sweetness feels quite organic and cuts the sourness of the cherry a little. It's a very pleasant, very interesting experience, and I don't think out of all my sniffing that I've encountered something quite like it. Longevity is in the 4-6 hour range. I find this a perfect winter scent. A month after I wrote the rest of this,time for an update. This has gone from a love to an all-time favorite. It has the best sillage out of almost anything in my collection, being persistent without being overwhelming. The more I wear it, the more familiar I become with it and can pick out its components. I award this many points for working vanilla, one of my top hated notes, into something I like.

I Blind bought this perfume just recently and I love it I think it's gorgeous! It's very unique and smells different than what I imagined. I'm surprised that it's discontinued already. At first spray I get a lot of black cherries and a strong vinyl note. I actually really like the vinyl note , it makes this smell fun , different and sexy. The first 10 minutes is Cherry vinyl and slowly a waxy almost like a Vaseline smell comes through and that's when it starts to smell like lip gloss. I know that doesn't sound appealing but it really does work. 20 minutes later I can smell leather and Rose along with the Cherry. All the vinyl has disappeared by this time. After an hour of wearing this it becomes very creamy, the vanilla mixes with cherry and leather and it reminds me a lot of Givenchy damask Rose. The vanilla note is absolutely gorgeous alongside the Cherry and leather. Sillage starts off strong and then it sits close to the skin after the first 15 minutes but still noticeable when I move or the wind catches it. It's very lovely and I'm glad to have added this to my collection. For all of you who are into layering try layering it with Lolita sweet, it's a perfect combination bringing out the Cherry notes and adding a little more sweetness to it. Longevity seems to be around 4 hours.

It's unfortunate that this is a flanker of a flanker of a white floral/musk fragrance. It has nothing in common with the original Modern Muse, and it's way too good to be hidden away behind that stupid long flanker name. The red color scheme is the only thing about the marketing I find fitting for the fragrance. I wouldn't have expected to like this so much before trying. Anyways. The strongest note I get in Modern Muse Le Rouge Gloss is rose, but there's more to it. It has juicy, syrupy sweet cherry and the feminine kind of leather from the beginning on. As the scent dries down, honey joins in, later there are also vanilla and some resinous notes. The rose, cherry and leather stay for a long time, too. Most dominant notes in the base are leather, honey and patchouli. I don't detect the vinyl note or anything plasticy at all! This is warm, dark, fruity, a bit spicy and balsamic. Intense and long lasting and quite complex. Very feminine and even a bit old school through the strong rose, more mature than I would have thought of something that has Kendall Jenner in the advertisments, but still young and modern, not vintagey (thankfully imo). A must have for me. A great rose perfume for people who aren't into roses that much.

Within my rather big collection, Le Rouge Gloss is one of my favourite scents. I absolutely love this one. It starts with strong, tart and sweet cherry that later turns into a cherry-rose-mix. The vinyl is very noticeable, as is the leather, the vanilla and the patchouli. Strong sillage, and stays for 6-8 hours. I love cherry, and this scent reminds me a little of Aromatics Black Cherry. However, while Aromatics Black Cherry is soothing and a little meditative, Le Rouge Gloss is happy, kinky, kitschy and somehow luminiscent. This is a perfume where the packaging goes with the content. The Modern Muse series as a whole is less consistent and actually baffles me a little. I have tried most flankers and like or even love them all. But they do not smell similar to me (apart from Modern Muse and Modern Muse Chic - here I note some similarities). If I had smelled Le Rouge Gloss without knowing what it is, I would have guessed that it is an experimental and high-priced niche scent. In no way would I have placed this as a flanker of the original Modern Muse.

20170715 The review I wrote below was written during the first week of June. Today, Estée Lauder was having a 50% sale on Le Rouge Gloss so I sprang for it. I really underestimated its charms. This went from like to love for me today. I can finally smell the vinyl and the cherry, but it still has a rich base keeping it from being another plain fruity-chypre. With a full amount of sprays (2 to the wrists and neck), the uniqueness of MMlR Gloss shines. Deep, recognizable vinyl and black cherry. Next comes a deep, dark red rose but it is not the star of the show. The rose/suede combo makes it smell like the inside of a luxury bag, with zero powderiness. The vanilla and honey are very quite in the back, just giving the overall feeling of richness without standing out as individuals. Not getting much patchouli. After several months of testing, I am glad I have this. I dislike all the other Modern Muse perfumes, so if you have bypassed this just because it's in the MM line, I highly recommend trying it, as it has much more character than the others.

Cherry is perhaps the most difficult note for me and I've been looking for this baby for soo long! I wanted a cherry that wouldn’t resemble cheap vanilla, bitter almonds, medical oud or chemical plastics, plus I really don’t like licorice. After all( I thought I was Crazy) I ended up blindly buying a scent with sour cherry and vinyl. ...how could this go wrong?😂 I read a lot of reviews and trusted Estee Lauder; an old house that publishes great scents. I don’t think Lauder would go easy and publish something like Joop Le Bain. And now, don’t get me wrong, I have that Joop and I love it. I just wanted something else for my dearest cherry and stay in this price range too. Also, I think this is such an old publication that it is not yet on that oriental train where the scent has to fill the whole room. And I was absolutely right. This scent is soo Perfect! Really cherry on my cake. This review became a little different; not a word about what the scent is, but more about what it is not... But you understand what I mean.

This is the only fragrance out of the Modern Muse line that I like enough to own. While I still don't get an overwhelming "vinyl" accord on my skin (tubereuse reads as vinyl on me, though) MMLR Gloss is still an interesting scent. Initially, I'm hit with a fruity cocktail, which quickly becomes a spiced fruity cocktail. This spicy fruity hangs around for roughly an hour before morphing into a suede-rose-lipstick. At this point, this is a love for me. I was gifted MM Le Rouge for my birthday but exchanged it for Poison. Le Rouge smells nice but, in my opinion, it's boring and linear. MMlR Gloss, however, still smells nice and fun but it keeps the interest up by having different notes come to the forefront. Gloss also does not have that weird woody note that the other Modern Muses have that I don't like. All in all, this is a well-done, interesting, modern composition that is worth testing. *one small note: my daughter tested this and the test site immediately broke out in a rash. I do not have that reaction, though.

Wow this is stunning! Never judge a book by it's cover, or in this case, a flanker by it's title. This is a sophisticated tart cherry-centric fragrance with lovely companion notes. The vinyl note is so well done & adds a great dimension to it (without smelling too synthetic). It's a fruity floral chypre with great resinous undertones. MM LRG is crisp, flirty, sweet & unique. Cool & edgy but also very sensual. Almost edible, but not quite a gourmand. The dry down is really beautiful and turns into a soft romantic vanilla-based 2nd skin. I keep sniffing my arm after spraying, it's an addictive scent. Super vampy, makes you wanna get a cool haircut! :) Perfect for autumn/winter and appropriate for ladies of all ages. This could easily be a niche perfume. My only critique is that I wish it was a stand alone fragrance and had a better name... One of my best blind buys to date. I highly recommend trying it and getting your hands on a bottle.

Saturday I was at the only large department store in my town, just browsing around and enjoying the air conditioning out of the hot, humid air. First, the big red bottle caught my eye. I almost thought I was seeing a mirage of a Samsara flask (Gasp! Guerlain at a small town Belk?) but it was this new Le Rouge Gloss. One sniff, folks, and my cherry-is-one-of-only-two-fruits-I-even-like sensibilities were satisfied. But beyond that, WOW, what a fragrance blend! On my wrist it went and into my purse dropped the scent card, which permeated everything in there, including my cell phone and hair brush. Buying as soon as possible. LOVE this EL, but admit I also loved Modern Muse before this flanker. EL, keep it up. P.S. I want to add that I would have bought this on the spot except I was deep into conversation with a friend who showed up and the EL sales clerk was nowhere to be found. On a Saturday afternoon! Sigh.

Wow this is beautiful and very sexy. Cherry is a sexy smelling fruit. This is so retro too. Beautiful cherry lipstick vibes with a hint of leathery plastic vinyl smell. It's hard to explain, but if you're a cherry lover this does not disappoint. I wish I'd have bought a full size bottle. It starts off with huge sillage then it fades into mild sillage after an hour or so but it is definitely still there on the skin. I find that cherry scents aren't always "long lasting" to people because the cherry note fades faster than other notes. That doesn't mean that perfume isn't a long-lasting, that just means that the cherry note wore off and you're left with the base notes. After 2 hours the cherry morphs into rose. After three hours you're left with leathery powdery makeup smell. Then sadly she is gone within 6 hours.

One of the best things Estée Lauder came up with lately , I wonder why they chose to discontinue this one while keeping in regular production other Modern Muse scents from the series which are much more ordinary and kind of boring, please forgive me if you disagree, I suppose this didn’t quite “ catch” , as it has a distinct “niche “quality to it and it isn’t a crowd pleaser. You need to be open minded to novelty to enjoy this. It’s sassy and sexy, but manages to stay classy. The vinyl and rose combo is rather surprising , while the suede is supporting the combo with a soft animatic note . The cherry is not fruity fresh but reminds of maraschino cherries, without being too sweet. The silage and lasting power are both good, and the red bottle is a pleasure to look at. Definitely the the best Modern Muse .

My secons blind buy project: SUCCEEDED I cant be more happy with this: loving from the first time wearing. I have always lived for the combo of rose and leather notes urrrghh so damn sexy but I havent had any cherry 🍒 one in my collection. The only one that I knew was from Tom Ford and its so controversial. Some said it’s great some said it aint. That scares me a lot so I tried to dig in and found a better/ stronger substitute! I can feel the cherry and the vinyl giving a vibe here! It’s definitely stronger than the Tom Ford. The fact that I loved the modern muse- original but I had so many white floral notes made me reconsider about purchasing it or another one in the line. Thank Perfume Gods for guiding me to buy the one for me! 💫 Highly recommended 💫

Excellent, delicious glossy red perfume. Really good name for it. It's perfectly apt. Modern absolutely, glossy red cherries, pink pepper and rich red rose. All the notes are very noticeable to me. The patchouli is particularly delicious - light and sweet, a bit dirty, rich and fulsome in its earthy/spicy/intoxicating evocativeness. Sensual. Very sensual the perfume. Very womanly, young, middle or old. Doesn't matter. Just simply a female of the species. Glamorous, alluring, vivacious, trendy, sensual, sexy, classy, elegant, capable, strong, loving and wise. All things woman. It's a splendid perfume. Lasts fantastically well, and carries for ever in the air around. It's very very lovely.

I often go through phases with this fragrance, as I’ve found it’s quite easy to go nose blind to (this may be due to the fact that I’ve been wearing it constantly for the last 5 years rather than anything to do with the formula). I find the rose note lovely, and I definitely get a lot of the leather/vinyl notes mentioned; because of this I love wearing this with a nice leather jacket and boots. I was incredibly disappointed to find this had been discontinued as I believe it was the most unique offering from the modern muse line, and I bought multiple back up bottles. If you can find this for a good price, I would definitely recommend picking up a bottle.

Mmmmm....this is delicious! The cherry and vinyl combo is pure fire--a shiny glossy cherry red lipgloss on a baddie in a leather jacket. This is Sandy at the end of Grease--teased hair and tight leather pants. Fun, flirty, with a hint of bad girl in the drydown. In my opinion this was the best of the Modern Muse line, although all of them were bangers to be fair. Sillage is more intimate than you'd think but that fits---you almost need to be within kissing distance for this one to hit. Longevity is excellent though and the drydown is all smooth leather, patchouli and sweet honey. Discontinued, but I would grab this now if you see a deal. It's worth it.

What an absolutely wonderful surprise and blind buy! I had the original modern muse And did not care for it. This one is so much better. I do get a little bit of petite robe noir But that was another one I could not wear and I just don’t know why. This one is different it’s very special. I am getting the cosmetic smell. I absolutely love the bottle it’s at a fantastic price point. It’s not too youthful or two dated it’s just perfect. Highly recommended! It is sweet so if you like sweet fragrance is you may not like it but it is not sickly sweet like some of the fragrances that were pretty big in the past two years.💕💕💕

This is amazingly beautiful. I smell a rich, jammy rose, a stunning cherry, vinyl and some citrus. The other notes are indistinct to my nose, but the whole works and is just flat out gorgeous. Sweet and thick seeming, dark. Longevity on me is about four hours. I can smell it when I move, even when it seems faint nose to wrist. All in all it's currently my favorite perfume. I enjoy it more than Prada Candy Gloss, which is too tart and sharp to be a Love, and even more than Mancera Wild Cherry which is another strong love. And the price blows me away. If you love cherries, get it. It's a cherry bomb.

Yeah! Sweet, cherries, whatever sweet note that britny spears fantasy has, but I don't like fantasy, It rounds off, I don't know what leather smells like in lrefume Oh that might be it Imagine a sweet smell, then a faint whiff of of new leather shoe on top . Don't ask me what flowers are in there I can't tell. Just sprayed so will add more later EDIT ok, now, I'm trying Le rouge and Le rouge gloss at the same time There's a sugar rose candy with a sliver of leather lassoing it in line. That sweet thing is still hangin on, like fantasy but not sickly. Sophisticated interesting candy perhaps...