Armani Privé Rose d'Arabie

Modern clean Oud with a touch of funk + Powdery Rose + Shampoo Soap + White clean synthetic Vanilla + Dark earthy Patchouli + Spices + touch of Leather + Sandalwood Finally got my hands on testing this frag after Demi kept talking about it in her old videos. There maybe even Iris in here giving the dna that powdery note. This is completely different than any of the line’s other modern release fragrances. Released in 2010?? This was ahead of it’s time in Western Perfumery! This reminds me of ATH ‘Onyx’ for the scent genre, where he added the note of Plum to his. That modern clean Oud note is also similar to LV’s ‘Ombre Nomad’. Because of how clean this farmed modern-style Oud is, this fragrance is still a running horse in what is hip to wear in today’s trends. This fragrance is pretty great actually! Not much going on here with notes, they kept it simple using few notes but allowed them to shine to appreciate them and it’s decent quality. The Rose is the most dominant note of the dna. Because the type of Rose used here and combined with a lil soap note that gives me cheap shampoo of a scent, not good, but to it's credit it does make the dna smell youthful. During the mid it goes to a sweet rose with a earthy patchouli that's done in a beautiful way, it pulls the dna away from being too girly feminine. Many hours later during the bottom drydown it goes to an incredible dusty rose dna which i was surprised that a wood note came into play and was addicting for the first time. My favorite part of the dna was the initial opening to get that hit of clean modern Oud, and the very end drydown. Sadly, it doesn’t project as much as i would have liked, so expect to over-spray. This fragrance leans feminine. But a gay guy could pull this off beautifully! Or if your male personality can rock it. But as a straight male i would only reach of ‘Onyx’ and ‘Ombre Nomade’. Im actually surprised that there is not hype-train on this from female influencers, cause that clean Oud note is dope af! I really recommend this to you ladies on a night out! 4/5 Woofs!

This is a beautiful rose fragrance, just the way I like 'em - it's a 'cold', green, woody rose, adorned with oud and patchouli, with just a hint of sweet vanilla. Disclaimer: my signature fragrance is MFK Oud Silk Mood Extrait, and I compare all rose fragrances to that one. Since Rose d'Arabie was actually launched several years before Oud Silk Mood, it is very possible that Francis Kurkdjian was inspired by Rose d'Arabie when he created his masterpiece. Then again, both these scents (as well as countless others, such as JHAG Lady Vengeance, Jo Malone Velvet Rose & Oud, Balenciaga Florabotanica, etc.) were obviously inspired by Arab perfumery, so it's hard to discover the original blueprint for this genre. Anyway, Rose d'Arabie is slightly less powerful than Oud Silk Mood Extrait, but it's still a strong, heady and long lasting scent. It's a bit sweeter than Silk Mood, and it lacks Silk Mood's gorgeous, otherworldly aromatic overlay (consisting of chamomile and papyrus). Yesterday I reviewed Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady, which is yet another almighty oriental rose. In comparison to POAL (incidentally or not, they were launched in the same year), Rose d'Arabie is less spicy and it lacks the powdery component. So, one could say that Rose d'Arabie falls somewhere between Silk Mood and POAL. Oh, and unlike those two, blessed with evocative but somewhat misleading names, Rose d'Arabie does exactly what it says on the tin. To conclude, If you love strong, enchanting, oriental woody-sweetish roses, you'll love this one.

To me, this is almost the perfect rose perfume. Just enough of what you need, and never too much. No one note overpowers the others; it’s perfectly blended, and the notes are well chosen and fairly minimal as opposed to a kitchen sink, more complex arrangement. What is used is high quality and elegant. Unlike some other rose perfumes that feature patchouli, you smell the rose in this at first spray. It’s a deep true red, luscious, full, and perfectly unfurled damask rose. It’s at the height of it’s beauty, with a palpable feeling of weight and density. Patchouli fingers hold it up, giving support and occasionally ruffling through the petals and combining their scents in a darker more spicy way than just the rose itself. All this rests on a bed of wood, which is very light and tasteful and just gives a little additional smokiness and maybe a tiny bit of oiliness. Rose d’Arabie lasts at least 8 hours on the skin and stays fairly consistent, with only the intensity gradually diminishing. The sillage is moderate and follows the wearer around but not in an obnoxious way. It is unisex. It’s a little bit sweet, not in a sugary and forced way, more like how a flower is sweet to attract a bee. It feels very natural. This is a modern and streamlined version of a rose that still manages to be weighty and dark red, as opposed to pink and light. Sometimes that description would come with old fashioned vibes, but this one doesn’t. It’s truly almost the perfect rose.

Rose d'Arabie is as I expected: a simple, high-quality rose-oud scent, utterly classic in style. Perfectly unisex, it features a high-quality, dark, rich rose at its core, complemented to perfection by woody, ambery oud that is just the right amount of animalic. It is bold and luxurious, utterly elegant yet seductive (I hate describing perfumes with this adjective, but here it is fitting!). Rose is one of my favourite notes, and this is yet another example of an excellent rose scent. It uses a mild, woody oud that is palatable to Western tastes, yet feels true to Middle Eastern tradition. RA opens with rich, jammy rose, fleetingly boozy, followed by dark, dry oud. This forms the crux of this scent, and is one of my favourite renderings of this classic accord. Patchouli adds earthiness as it develops, and I get some soft spice too, keeping things dark and rich. The rose becomes powdery as it develops. A sweet amber-vanilla accord creeps in as it dries down, adding smooth, balsamic sweetness to the base. The woodiness of the oud melds beautifully with the sweet amber. However, there is a synthetic undertone, and it fades to an ambroxan skin scent, lingering for a long time. Sillage is strong and longevity is long-lasting. It is best worn in autumn/winter. A really decent rose-oud scent, RA is predictable in its composition yet classically elegant, but is let down slightly for me by the ambroxan-heavy drydown. 4/5.

This is the first of the Armani Prive line that I've worn, and it is a superb mix of rose, patchouli, oud, and vanilla. What a harmonious blend. The rose figures in strongly from opening through its lifespan, with the patchouli and oud as a harmonious heart, with vanilla in the base that comes out a little more gradually in the dry down. Longevity is great and projection is really superb--it's not as much of a room-filler as Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille or Noir de Noir, but I found it quite strong, contrary to some of the criticisms that the EDPs in the Armani Prive don't last. The comparisons to Tom Ford Cafe Rose and Noir de Noir are warranted, as both have the Rose/sweet combo. I regard Rose D'Arabie as slightly closer to Cafe Rose due to the prominence of the patchouli, but both are worthy comparisons in area of higher-end, higher-concentrated rose fragrances. Yet Rose D'Arabie is different from Cafe Rose still due to the former's implementation of oud in pairing with the patchouli as opposed to Cafe Rose's pairing of coffee with patchouli. I'm not an authority on rose, but have definitely found it to be one of my favorite notes, and this fragrance does it as well as any but Noir de Noir. 9 out of 10