Last Light

The thing about Henry Rose fragrances is that the ones with patchouli are starting with an absolutely beautiful patchouli; rich, sweet/salty, woody, dense, balsamic. No hint of sweat or dirt. So anything they do after the patchouli is at least interesting. Last Light is a sort of turnaround of Mitsouko and a restatement of 24 Faubourg: What if you used the iconic light wash of peach and that Guerlain opening gambit of bergamot. And you kept Mitsouko’s heart note of jasmine. But instead of the base combination of dry vetiver and oakmoss - the spine making Mitsy so heartbreakingly evocative of drying brown leaves and a slow-dying world in Fall - you used patchouli. And not just any patchouli, but a resinous, living, exuberant patch with a clean-skin note of musk? This is Mitsouko before she despaired. And the nod to Hermes’ 24 Faubourg? Beautiful and classic in presentation, 24 Faubourg opens with and maintains a formal orange blossom and iris draped in leaves of green hyacinth, and grounds this with an old-school French patchouli-sandalwood combination lightened a bit with amber. In Last Light, the counter-turn is to a lighter bergamot/jasmine top, a heart of clean-skin musk, and re-imagined with a sweeter, fresher patchouli base. The formal Manhattan upper crust hostess of a museum gala (24 Faubourg) wrapped in hyacinth, orange blossom, and French amber-sandalwood turns and embraces the exuberant, huggable neice with all her fresh and resonant patch and clean musk and jasmine. Striking and beautifully made fragrance. A man in this... nuzzle bomb

I just received the entire sample set, and I was immediately drawn to this. It has a beautiful opening and dry down, and was one that was classy, sexy and was not a heavier vanilla scent. I adore this and must have a full bottle immediately. It is classy and to me it leans a bit to the feminine side. This is perfect for the last light of day. Calming, beautiful and memorable. It initially reminds me of Pas Ce Soir with a somewhat fruity opening and with some sweetness, but the patchouli and woods send it a bit more spicy side in my opinion, and apparently it has fruits but they are not listed here. Pas Ce Soir is heavy on the quince and I love it - this is just a bit more spicy but still very sexy. I am going to rock this all summer long, and into the next season. To me this is good for anytime, any place and can move from casual to more formal - it also won't choke someone in close quarters at a show or dinner. Very well done. This is my first experience with this line and I am impressed.

Last Light is the one I ended up picking from the discovery set. On my skin, this works the best out of the 7. From the notes, I thought I would dig Jake’s House the most. That one ended up being one of my least favorites (I’m very picky about my fresh scents), but this one is right up my alley. Along with the fruitiness and fantastically smooth, slightly earthy patchouli, I get a bit of lavender as well. The woody accord adds just the right amount of depth and warmth to the fragrance. Finally the soft musk just blends perfectly with my skin as the scent dies down. For a second, I thought Torn was going to be my jam, but that one just ended up being too floral for my taste. But I really dig this one! Definitely not a room filler, but fantastic quality. A treat for the wearer and anyone who gets close enough to smell it. I get a good 6-7 hours out of this. Can’t complain for it being a “clean” fragrance. I recommend getting one of the Henry Rose sample sets. Really classy stuff!

No one is more annoyed than I am how much I enjoy many of the releases from this house, a celebrity line of "clean" fragrances. Blease 😭😭😭 But I really do; Last Light and Torn are my two favorites, and they feel like two sides of the same coin, except what Torn does in vetiver, Last Light does in patchouli. And this patchouli is really nice. It has enough earthiness that it will turn off patchouli haters, but it never falls completely into head shop territory. The fruity notes at the top and the musk keep it somewhat elevated, youthful but refined. The sillage is really lovely, and I can catch whiffs of it for hours, making my mouth water. Wear this with a gauzy floral dress and heavy combat boots. A taupe suede moto jacket completes the look. ETA: the person downthread who said it smells like the light blue Mr. Sketch marker is right on the money! Also Fragrantica please fix the notes or make it so users can suggest notes because this is ridiculous.

This fragrance is a spicy, woody, slightly floral peach scent. It is well blended and a scent that is very safe and comforting. It smells very young to me and I am not a young woman anymore but I still bought it because it reminds me of that feeling of youth, the freedom, the sweetness of life, just like the sweetness of a peach in the summertime. The woodiness of this fragrance is light, not heavy, it just shows there is depth just under the surface, waiting to be discovered. It is a very innocent and light perfume, easy to wear and easy to be around.