Armani Prive Rouge Malachite

I’m a gourmand lover, I’m confident about my taste, preferences and dislikes. But of course, as any woman I’m very curious:) I have never wore tuberose before and even had no idea of what it smells like “solo”, so “Rouge Malachite” supposed to be a great surprise for me:) As only I’ve got it (blind buy), a few seconds after opening I covered myself with the precious scent and ... became so disappointed... heavy heavy double tuberose, soapy, extremely spicy and not sweet at all... The smell-stranger was following me over 4 hours ( which proves the longevity) untill I finally washed it off. Night...sleepless night and thoughts... how could I make such a mistake? My decision was to send it back or to make someone happy with a present 🎁 Next morning, with the first sunlights and favorite music before last “bye bye” I dared to sniff it again.... and .... o, miracle! It wasn’t as much aggressive or sharp... I couldn’t believe my nose! I sprayed it over me again and with every new sniff was enjoying, discovering, feeling deeper unknown and mysterious smell. “Rouge Malachite” is gorgeous! It is absolutely amazing! Unique and modern, very strong character woman like, very confident and calm, vibrant and seductive. So what’s the secret then? Every perfume needs time to rest after it’s journey; Every perfume has to be heard and understood; Good mood and positive vibes while wearing perfumes matters. We should widen our taste! I would never think I could prefer this mixture until I gave it a chance:) and now this is one of my favorites, the magic fragrance when I want to smell different, “the only one” and unique. With my love and patience this scent has been grown on me to the perfection ❤️ My ideal fragrance, my red passion and everlasting pleasure ❤️ Good luck and be inspired 💋

Perfection. No other words needed. This perfume was the one that started my addiction, and opened my eyes to the world of fragrances. A woman, or should I say angel came through my registry at work and when I smelled her my world stopped. I had to see past my shy self and ask her «what in the world are you wearing?» Mind you, I am scandinavian, and to comment and ask people that sort of question is pretty personal, so I believe she was a bit shocked. She was in a hurry though, and all she told me was «Armani Privé! You should try it!» The first thing I did on my break was to google this magical Armani Privé, only to realise... WHICH ONE?????? And so my fragrance journey was ahead. A year later I was finally able to get to a mall where they had all of them, and a very nice and helpful lady had to guide me, a clueless 20 year old who only knew that «eh, it was very flowery and intense». I smelled them all. I had been thinking about this perfume for almost a year, and was ready to buy it at an instant, but she didn’t let me. «I’ll spray this on you, and you walk with it for the rest of the day, and then you can come back later and buy it if it really is the right one.» Then she showed me fragrantica, and here we are today. I still don’t know for certain if this is the actual one from all those years ago, but this is the one for me. My holy grail. People can say whatever they want about this one, but every special occasion, or if I feel particularly down this one solves it all, and is a symbol for me, that this addiction do have a uniting effect. Which is probably also why I wear this with such confidence and pride, and so it is my most complimented fragrance.

Rouge Malachite smells like its beautiful bottle looks to me. It smells how I would imagine the color red to smell. It’s warm and balsamic. It has an herbal, almost menthol-esque hue from the sage, which I find to be overlooked in this scent - though subtle, I think it‘s one of the main contributors to RM‘s exquisiteness. And then, of course, there is this creamy, slightly sweet blend of flowers. Usually not too fond of tuberose, I‘m glad to find it’s not as focused on it as I had expected it to be. It’s not overpowering, and simply very well-done - the most beautiful, natural tuberose note I have consciously encountered so far. I have come across several other tuberose-wary people that do love RM. It’s nicely balanced with the jasmine and some ylang-ylang. I‘m not sure if it’s the latter, but RM also has some kind of tropical, solar vibe. The creamy flowers and balmy notes almost remind me of sunscreen, which I personally adore. In general, this fragrance blooms beautifully in the heat. All in all, Rouge Malachite shines with high-quality, masterfully blended florals and amber, garnished with some sage. It smells luxurious, kind of erotic, warm, creamy, subtly tropical. A (male) friend of mine said it gives off “dancing Tango in a red dress” kind of vibes and I agree. RM has great lasting power, however, its projection is less strong than I anticipated based on the character of the scent - I tend to underspray this one. I personally like that, as it‘s easy to dose in summer this way. RM can be worn all year round!

I only have a small sample of this, and I'm not sure how old it is since I bought it secondhand, so I'm not sure if that affects the way it smells, but this stands out to me as one of the top 10 smells I have ever found! Everyone said it's an older smell, so maybe I am old now, but I am 28 and have been wearing it for a year or 2, and I absolutely love it!! (My partner also is VERY particular about "old lady" smells and he tends to think a LOT of the fragrances I like are "old lady" but he doesn't think this one is, so it's funny to me everyone categorizes it as "old"- maybe it's because my particular sample is older than 2 years at least?) I get a warm, round, buttery smell..not like the food butter, but it smells like it IS silky like butter. It's probably the amber, which is for sure the prominent note that I get, but also like a light spicy and floral note. (I usually don't like ylang-ylang, it's usually too sickly sweet for me, but they either did it PERFECTLY here, or after sitting for a while, the ylang tones down). When I wear this, I feel like I'm wrapped in a light blanket; I get a cozy but mysterious feeling... I would wear this any time, but I think it really shines in the fall/winter because of the blanketing/warm feeling it gives! Waiting for the economy to settle down, but it's DEFINITELY on my list to purchase a full bottle of!

I never expected to fall so much in love with a perfume, but this is to die for! My absolute favourite scent. Someone compared this to Alien which I hate, so don’t let that put you off. I have many white floral scents and this is in an entire league of its own. I really don’t get much spiciness at all. This is the best white/yellow floral, feminine fragrance in my opinion. Try it for yourself! This is perfect for all year round, and in any occasion. I love the clary sage note and the relaxing vibe it gives. The white florals are creamy and elegant. This is the kind of scent I imagine an ancient goddesses would wear. Longevity wise, I get around 3-4 hours out of this, but find it’s a skin scent after an hour. This is just so divine, angelic, sophisticated .... Absolutely stunning! I hope this is never discontinued. I adore everything about it and will buy this forever! As for D&G The Only One Intense, yes this scent is 90-95% similar with a hint more orange blossom, and the same strength for the first hour. After that The Only One Intense is a much softer, weaker scent than Rouge Malachite. Both are skin scents after an hour but Rouge Malachite is stronger (as you’d expect at 3x’s the cost!) Longevity wise though, they are the same. For the price D&G is an excellent option if you don’t want to or can’t afford to fork out on Armani.