Touche Finale

Lipstick -lipstick & more red lipstick written all over it💋 the same whiff of cosmetics from Lets say it’s sister Rouge Assassin - so classy, with a touch of , as it seems to me , tiny bit of ink and non suffocating powdery flowers! What a masterful combo with understated rose for lipstick lovers! After searching for that perfect lipstick without indolic “dirt“ / cigarettes / grandma purse or girly candy cotton vibes - I have found this gem : the whole modern experience of Wearing a quality Cosmetics in a stylish high end boutique. I won’t even bother to compare JTF with the waxy opulence of FM Lipstick Rose, or L’Artisan Drole de Rose etc or Moulin Rouge by HDP, or Misia by Chanel, which are well deserved classics of the perfumery world and so loved by me too: those are different dimensions of cosmetics fragrance - more retro , opulent and rose based, slightly tarnished by the mix of mascara, cigarettes and expired compact powder in a purse. I needed the lipstick smell non obliging me to wearing fur or fish-nets 😉Neither will I compare it to MM Lipstick on or Guerlain’s Black Perfecto - those are sweeter and almost gourmand. Jovoy TF is a modern lux take on the classy expensive lipstick , in my opinion, without reference to any particular flower, almost synthetically pleasant addictive vibe of the seductive red Lipstick, accompanying me all through the day (longevity is impressive btw for the linearity to hold 4-5 hrs on me), irrespective whether I am in the office, in the bar, theatre or bedroom. Does it project ? Oh yes, an airy trail is noticeable - and what reaches the noses of the by-standers is that very Modern red lipstick.By the way the scent is totally unisex - the male sales assistant in Jovoy boutique, who introduced the scent to me, smelled good enough for me to be totally drawn to the Jovoy stand, where I just picked this and Sens un Mots (a sweeter and more powdery version of Touché Finale. It was hard to choose between the both. Bottom line: I am quite happy with rounding up my lipstick fragrance collection with 3 which I think masterpieces of modern lush lipstick scents collection: Rouge Assassin, Touche Finale and Sens in Mot. Just to re-iterate: I do have FM LR, MM LO and by no mean undermine those - I love them and those are my special occasions and “opulence” mood scents, but for a modern cool red lips and expensive suit vibe I found my perfect final touch.

I'm slipping into a sheer white robe with a fluffy pink collar and fluff around the sleeves. I'm fresh out of the shower, but my makeup is perfect. I have on a bright matte red lip and my skin is flawless like porcelain. I'm dripping in white gold and diamonds. My hair is perfectly coiffed. I saunter over to the vanity and pull out my bottle of Touché Finale, which is conveniently rebottled in a vintage atomizer with one of those oversized spray mechanisms. It's also embellished with some sort of fluff. I liberally spray it on my chest, shoulders, and neck and then I kick off my kitten heels and sink into a bed filled with soft, fluffy white pillows and linen. My femininity is larger than life and I don't care one bit whether I ever leave the confines of my fluffy sanctuary to share the enormity of my glamour with suitors or passers by. I have no cell phone, no laptop, no burdensome work or other life responsibilities. I plan my day by the minute based on how I'm feeling. My activities consist of pure and unadulterated, old-school hedonism. I know this and I don't feel as if I should be doing things differently. I carry no shame. This is how I feel when I put this on. It's dramatic and over the top but it's definitely accurate. After the dry down I am reminded of Datura Noir, but edgier and the Heliotrope is not as sharp or as nauseating. In love with this - with Heliotrope scents, I tend to want to wear them to bed - the smell is so comforting in a maternal way but also somehow feel erotic and sensual at the same time. Perfect for sleep and sex.

Touche Finale (Sniff from Fragrance Party) Touche Finale as the name mention, As I feel from this fragrance it is directly translated to "A Touch to Finish". When you use your pinky to clean the edge of newly applied rouge, perfection your lip shape. You use your steam iron to remove minimal wrinkle, Pleated the certain aspect of dress. Or you use powder brush to remove excess powder from your face, lightly applied Guerlain Meteorites after. Touche Finale, give that impression of perfection something with left over 2%. This smell like you have applied the make up for a while and everything start to settle down. Giving the nice ambient of grooming cover around you. From note listed, I can't pick up any distinguish note. Touche Finale is delicate floral-powdery scent. It is dry-powder, musk and powdery sandalwood. It is on a dryer side of powdery scent. It just a powder concoction perfection in soft, sweet, clean way. Like, the precision blend of all powder materials to the perfection. I like it so much..

Touche Finale is lovely. this seems to be a “lipstick/powdery blush/face powder” scent, WITHOUT the waxy dirty leather that is so often in these types. I do smell the mimosa. I’m a mimosa lover having had L’Artisan Mimosa Pour Moi and Nicolai Mimosaique and Jo Malone Mimosa & Cardamom. the mimosa gives this a cleaner and brighter lift. I also get a lot of heliotrope. I find this to be a happier & sunnier make-up scent. I’m going to keep testing this to see if a fb is necessary. (to be fair, it is not necessary for me to buy anymore damn bottles, but I’m a fiend.) Like this much more than Rouge Assassin because that is truly lipstick-y with the waxy, dirty, leather quality. PS sharing that Goutal’s Etoile d’Une Nuit is another lovely rice powder scent which is happy and not dirty. Not especially lipsticky but nice make-up iris-violet powder fragrance. Figured I’d share findings on my quest.

Touche Finale has a very similar vibe to Infusion de Mimosa by Prada. They both feature a bright combination of mimosa and roses. First time I smelled Touche Finale I thought they were identical, but spraying Touche Finale on one wrist and Infusion de Mimosa on the other there are definitely some differences. Touche Finale is greener at first, it has a spicy opening (pink pepper), then there’s the powdery mimosa and rose combo. Heliotrope, muscs and sandalwood makes the drydown creamy. There’s a dry, powdery sweetness in the background. Infusion de Mimosa has a citrusy opening (orange), then a powdery mix of mimosa and rose. It’s quite linear as the citrus is also present during drydown. It’s sweeter and brighter. Touche Finale lasts a little longer, projection is similar. I love both fragrances.

That first spray - overwhelming lipstick. I don't get the pepper. Then development into something lightly floral, vanillic. I have a hard time picking out individual notes - but I don't get rose, or pepper, maybe jasmine? wood? Certainly a powdery silkiness, smooth and luxurious. Then at times other things as well... makeup, something edible, hints of metal, soap... but I always fall back onto a cloud of soft creamy flowers. Enjoying this ride.

I got absolutely charmed by this one. At first only got a sample but had to buy FB. On me it's lovely. Smells like classy, elegant old money lady (or girl, it's not like it is only for older age). I always picture a well put together woman, wearing effortless dress, with diamond earrings or pearls on neck, heels and perhaps and Hermes bag. Wonderfully feminine and it is worth a full bottle.

If you like your vintage cosmetics smells you will enjoy this so much, unlike scents like Replica Lipstick On this is not so much a iris vanilla lipstick smell, but more like vintage face powder or cold cream, it reminds me a bit of Pond's cold cream but elevated, it's pretty and well-blended and unpretentious and would be worn so well by a vintage fashion lover

Bought the whole Jovoy discovery set. This is the one that was “Love at first sniff” the weather is just turning cool here and this fits the mood. I get rose and wood with the other florals in the back ground, slightly powdery. More dressy than casual. The final touch just before and elegant night out.

Love it!! It’s the type of powdery fragrances I like: fresh (not vintage at all) with some sweetness underneath. It has some aromatic qualities (almost peppery) that reminds me of Archives 69 by ELDO (used to have them) but this one is much softer and more wearable. Follow me on IG: scent.guide

bought it on a whim from jovoy, but it's so delicious. i do have to be careful not to overspray or i get a headache but it's the intoxicating powdery white-musky heliotrope of my dreams so !! i love it

I love mimosa and I love rose and so this is a gem to my nose. Didn't mean that to rhyme. 😄

The opening is really my favorite part even more than the dry down. It is a bit sweet like a violet candy and also something that is almost juicy about it like a 'fruit' or 'bubblegum' note. Perhaps the jasmine? Like a juicy, violet bubblegum. I really like it a lot. Very quickly it gets more powdery and less juicy, it becomes a sophisticated violet with a beautiful woodsy/spicy quality that makes this more interesting than a typical powdery violet/iris perfume. All the notes listed are there, you can really discern them but it is so well blended that the overall composition is very pretty, and feminine. So far the musk hasn't become too dusty or soapy like some white musks tend go on my skin but it's not an animallic or soft kitten musk either. I'm not sure how the votes tallied this way on the notes. I completely agree with Q80 that the mimosa isn't the first and foremost note. It's primarily violet leaves, heliotrope with the rose and mimosa in the background filling in the composition and as secondary /support notes. I really like this perfume and recommend getting a sample if you love violet centric perfumes.

I don't know what kind of magic Vanina Muracciole weaves into her potions that gives me such a vinyl cabbage patch doll head effect, but somehow this effect comes up for me in a number of her scents, including Jeroboam's Gozo and Insulo, Comptoir Sud Pacifique's Vanilla Cafe and here, in Touche Finale! That said, I LOVE a vinyl doll head note, even when it's unintentional. Touche Final has grown on me. Upon first sampling this, I was a bit taken aback by the floral sweetness (coming from the mimosa / violet combination), and felt this could become tiresome quickly, but as I spent more time with it I began to see its charm. Touche Finale is like a fancy vintage vinyl doll with mimosa scented hair and a tiny violet scented lipstick as an accessory. There's something very addictive about this scent and I find myself craving it. Whether I want to commit to a bottle is another story but I'm definitely enjoying my time with the sample! Final Prognosis: It's too sweet. I will not be picking this up.

If you love vintage cosmetic-style fragrances, Touche Finale will feel instantly familiar and comforting. It’s built around lipstick and cosmetic powder accords, with a waxy, makeup-like character that really brings to mind old vanity tables and pressed powders. Like many people have mentioned, it reminds me of Flower by Kenzo — mostly because that’s the most well-known example of this powdery, waxy lipstick style nowadays. If you enjoy that kind of scent profile, you’ll feel right at home here. As it develops, the waxy lipstick note slowly softens and turns into a smooth musky sandalwood base. You still keep getting soft whiffs of elegant powdery florals, which makes the scent feel gentle and refined rather than heavy. Overall, it feels mature, feminine, and quietly elegant. Not loud or trendy, just classic and polished. PS: If you like this style, Rouge Assassin by Jovoy is also worth checking out since it sits in the same lane with a slightly more modern twist.

I misjudged this one. I blind-bought it and initially assigned it to being a fragrance exclusively for my store. I only got thin, watery yellow florals and pencil shavings. Not exactly interesting. However, seven months later, I've tried it again. The same composition reads much more beautifully to my nose now. It reminds me of late spring mimosa blooms wafting on the air. The breeze isn't too heavy with heat, but laden with botanical nuances. While my decidedly "meh" reaction hasn't been upgraded to "love" yet, I've reevaluated Touche Finale to a solid like. I see its vision this time around and can imagine how pleasant the scent cloud would be to encounter in the wild. I've added it back to my (rather enormous) rotation.

this opens with a lot of pink pepper and it's also kind of woody. in a few seconds i get mimosa and heliotrope and it becomes more powdery. something underlying smells weird and mildly gross, but it dissipates fairly fast thankfully. a reviewer mentioned the smell of an auto parts store below, and that is reminiscent of what i'm getting, along with heliotrope and violet leaf. i find this quite odd at first but it improves over time and becomes a mimosa/heliotrope/pink pepper scent primarily, but is less sweet than these types of perfumes usually are, i think.

Absolutely my style. Very lovely powder. Heliotrope adds the tenderness, mimosa - that angelic, softly sweet brightness and the other notes, especially violet leaf and rose, deepen it a little bit. This is a mature powdery scent, it is not similar to Lipstick Rose, but it is that category, not a juvenile, baby-ish scent. Yes, similar to Kenzo, but Touche Finale gets more dry, truly more reminiscent of powdery dryness than Flower by Kenzo. Not similar to Violet Blonde, Love, Chloe or Mojave Ghost.

Purchased this for my mother who tends to avoid fragrance because she doesn’t know what she likes and I knew she would be critical of anything that might smell like “old lady”. I smelled countless perfumes before settling on this one: it’s inviting, fresh, youthful, but still sexy and interesting. She loves it and says the longevity is great and she’s received compliments.

Musk, mimosa, jasmine in a slightly dirty way. Should the price be a bit lower, you could even consider FB as a gift for significant other or a female-lover as this is a bit chrome-grey cyber erotic. I do get a vinyl, play-doh, pencil shavings and ink that work as a thinner of those more sweet yellow flower notes.