Attar de Roses

Attar de Roses is a beautiful fragrance. This juice begins with fruity top notes and sweet roses. The flowers here are reddened by a gorgeous raspberry note. This is neither a tart berry nor a juicy one. It’s well blended and smoothly gets absorbed and dominated by the rose after about 10 minutes. Going by the note pyramid, I'd expect this to be a floriental. But if I had to guess by the ambitious name, this should be a painstakingly constructed, natural rose soliflore. At least on *my* skin, it is neither. During the heart phase, there is a lovely red rose note sweetened by the raspberries and rounded by a whisper of violets. After an hour or so this combination gives off a distinct lipstick vibe. It passed the overnight test by staying on me for 12+ hours. However, for an EDP the projection is very poor. Nobody could smell it on me unless they stuck their nose on my wrist even though I’d just doused myself with it. I sensed no other notes; however, there was some very faint amber in the dry down at around the 10 hour mark. I grew up in a part of the world where men and women regularly wear attar of roses. I’m extremely familiar with the scent of it. The nose behind this juice is Yann Vasnier, a man who certainly knows his way around floral creations. Take a sniff of some of his work such as MJ Lola or TF Velvet Orchid as shining examples of his mastery of this genre! While Mr. Vasnier’s impression of attar of roses might be a fruity/sweet one with other flowers in the supporting role, in the strictest sense, it’s basically nothing but distillation of one or more types of roses. No other invasions should be in a perfume named “attar of roses” but the single note of fresh rose petals. I’d classify this as a classy, regal fruity floral with a dominating rose note. While I’d love to add it to my collection, $140 for a full bottle cannot be justified on my tight budget. :o/ Not when it cannot be smelled by me or anyone else unless they invaded my personal space and glued their nose on my skin. That being said, those of you who are looking for a quiet, unobtrusive floral, you need to give this delicate creation a try. :)

Being a rose perfume aficionado I always on a lookout for a new rose scent to add to my collection. Attar de Roses is a beautiful true rose scent that is definitely worthy a full bottle. What I love about this scent is a combination of soft and subtle with sensual and rich. It embodies the rose in full bloom perfectly – its delicate, fragrant petals, rich deep color and a divine smell. It wraps around me like a delicate silk veil so gorgeous and feminine. A perfect selection for a romantic evening or a first date. The opening of this scent is luscious and rich. Natural, true rose in all its glory. I find there is a little bit more going on in this scent than just straight roses. There is a bit of oriental and sweet feeling to the scent in the first half an hour. However, the sweetness with just a touch of powder is never overwhelming but rather perfectly balanced. As the scent develops, I could smell a bit of ambergris, but on my skin it never goes into animalistic territory, but rather remains floral. I get only hints of leather, but it adds a nice touch to the whole composition. The scent settles to a lovely soft rose scent, which stays close to the skin and lasts about 5-6 hours. I would definitely recommend this scent to those who are looking for a nice, true rose scent which smells natural, not overpowering and easy to wear. This is a rose scent that I can wear to almost any occasion without being overwhelmed by the diva personality, which so many rose scents have. Overall score 9/10.

Keiko Mecheri ATTAR DE ROSES is the sort of creation which makes me a believer in the niche/designer distinction. This is simply a gorgeous, velvety, authentic red rose perfume. I defy anyone to find anything even close to this in the designer houses. All of those "rose" perfumes are pale koolaid roses, while this is the real thing. Here the rose is richly dressed with ambergris and the effect is magnificent. ATTAR DE ROSES opens on what I initially took to be a benzoin note, but as the composition develops the rose becomes thicker and richer with a texture not exactly waxy but still vaguely reminiscent of Guerlain NAHEMA. From looking at the notes, I initially surmised that what I was detecting in the base was ambergris much more than leather. After acquiring a bottle and becoming much more familiar with this creation, I have concluded that ATTAR DE ROSES is something of an ambergris bomb. Big rose and equally big ambergris. Think Creed FLEURS DE BULGARIE but multiple the ambergris by about five. This unique, seductive creation is truly gorgeous and a must-sniff for all rose lovers!

Waskotransport I don’t know if you bought it already. But the rose in this smells like a mix of Stella and Chloé. It definitely has a red rose in it but there is also an innocent pink rose, and the fruity white single petaled rose from my boysenberry vine. It manages to smell very similar to the odor that came from my rosary beads rubbed in my teenage fingers at catholic school while saying the Our Fathers prayers. Also the beads sometimes heated on the chest and a similar scent emerged. This scent is like candied rosary beads. I have to agree it smells like food with a hint of lipstick. The silage is low, perhaps a foot from the body, but I bet it travels on the wind. I also think, it’s strong enough to cause wearer to go nose blind after a few hours. After an hour I smell the woody notes at two feet away but must place my wrist in my nose to make it out. Very sensual presentation. I have a decant so the full bottle might be different

I love, love, love Attar de Roses! This is what I call PERFUME. I fell in love at first sniff, went back to test again, fallen in love again. It is so high quality rose, the best smelling mind-blowing pure rose oil, without the greasy edge of rose oil. Natural? Maybe not. It is a warm type of rose scent, maybe due to all complimentary notes. Leather and amber are present, but they never stick out and I'm grateful for that, because in my vision Attar de Roses needs to be first of all a rose scent. Someone mentioned animalic skankiness. This is quite shocking for me. Nothing skanky came to my mind smelling this. I usually avoid any skank, unless... it is so well made and balanced that I don't notice! This is a perfume that makes me feel feminine and elegant yet not in a trendy fashionable way rather in a timeless way. The sillage is not big, 30-40 cm at most but that's a good thing. The lasting power is great.

Attar de Roses is almost magical. I’ve been testing a lot of rose fragrances over the past few weeks, and this is worlds away from the summer-bright kind of rose I thought I wanted. It’s also not what I feared it might be when I saw leather listed among the notes. It’s unlike anything else I’ve tried, a womanly rose that melts into what’s almost more of an aura than a fragrance. There’s a honeyed warmth here that makes me feel as if I’m wrapped in a golden haze. This fragrance melds with my skin. In the first couple of hours I enjoyed Attar but didn’t find it a must-buy; after that, though, as wave after wave of luscious warmth rose from my skin, I knew it was one of those rare fragrances that mix with my chemistry to become something so much more than the sum of their parts. This is sensual but not brash, feminine but not cloying. A true beauty.

I'm obsessed with Attar de Roses. On my skin it starts out smelling like a mix of roses and unsweetened warm blackberry jam, then a stunning uber-femme leather note emerges. Finally I get a fantastic fruity, rosey, leathery amber gris dry down. It's incredibly luxe and luscious. Regarding the specific rose note in this fragrance: it seems like a blend of a softly fruity/berry-tinged rose and citric taifi, Attar de Roses features an edible rose, though almost paradoxically it is not very sweet. Also there is no powder here, and certainly no stems and thorns. Elsewhere another reviewer referred to it as "an almost drinkable rose" and I whole-heartedly agree with that description. Truly beautiful. One my all time favorites. Edited to add 4 1/2 years later: this is my holy grail rose, I haven't found any rose like it despite an exhaustive search.

Wow, another beautiful fragrance by Keiko Mecheri. This is a very realistic rose fragrance that is warm and slightly sweet in the way a natural rose would be. This is exactly what a beautiful bouquet of roses smell like. As time goes on, it turns into a soft, powdery rose fragrance that is almost like the most beautiful potpourri. That being said, this is MUCH better than a potpourri fragrance, it just has that powdery, dry rose type of feel. Like most of Keiko Mecheri fragrances, it’s not a loud, beast of a fragrance. It is soft and effortlessly elegant. It becomes a skin scent in 5-6 hours, but I still get soft wafts of it when my hand passes close to my face. I purchased it after my first wear because it was an instant love. This house is fast becoming one of my favourite fragrance houses, and I will be adding more to my collection.

Many times before I've had problem with perfumes made by Keiko Mecheri - I've found them to be too soft and gentle. The case with "Attar de Roses" is the same, only difference is that being soft and gentle is what I love the most in this. The opening was a pink and sparkling rose as other have stated, but what's the most captivating in "Attar de Roses" is the heart and drydown. The most delicate rose and jasmine combo on the fantastic amber background, subtle, gentle, close to skin, inviting and very feminine. A must for everyone who searches for a gentle and amazing rose for elegant evenings with your loved ones. It's breathtakingly beautiful.

This is my favorite rose scent to date and has become something of a signature. This is rose and jam in abundance for me. It's deep and rich and luxurious and different from anything I've ever smelled before. It lasts and lasts. On me, this is very sweet and even a bit boozy. I have to say that this doesn't read sweet and soft to me as others have mentioned. Instead it's bold, seductive and very definitely powerful. From the first moment I tried it I couldn't get it out of my mind.

No leather here, nothing extravagant, but beautiful, natural smelling ROSE. Unlike in majority of niche-made-roses nowadays,- ambroxan and molecules full stop, Keiko Mecheri Attar proudly presents silky, tender and sweet ambery Taif rose, so aromatic and easy to wear and not get tired, healing and charming. Despite I Am not hugely amused, I am soothed and happy, from start to finish, wearing such interpretation of rose. High chances I will go for FB as well, nicely done.

This is a whisper of a scent, close to the skin. It is beautiful but shy. I will douse my clothes in this and report back. Reporting back, years later. The drydown is decidedly cotton candy without being too sweet if that's imaginable. It actually smells like cotton candy that's been doused in a pot of cream. The milky cream subdues the candy, giving a hand cream, soapy finish. That's the smell, a creamy bar of white chocolate with a sip of rose tea.

Love at first sniff. Delicious candied rose petals but not sickeningly sweet. A hint of leather balances this, but this is just a hint of smooth well worn leather ; nothing harsh here. I also get some sort of edible berry note hinting at very ripe perfumed Autumn raspberries. Drydown is a little more candy powdery but still pink roses through it all. longevity is also good. Fantastic.

Oh Attar de Roses! I want you so much to become my signature! But how can this ever happen if I dither even to use you sparely, since I am so much afraid of finishing you one day :( A delicate romantic sweet rose in a bed of amber, wood and leather.. This is a love story! This is an extraordinary rose in love to the amber. A warm winter tale..

Absolutely my favourite rose!!! Attar de Roses, by the fabulous Keiko Mecheri is delicious! So sweet, rich, utterly heavenly!! Love!!! It's all about love!! All love - every sort of love there is is in this beautiful elixir!!!! Rose and wood. The ideal!!! Warm and nurturing. Gentle and embracing! WUUUNDERFUL!!!

Jammy rose perfection. I am obsessive about rose and the majority of my collection contains rose, with 75% of them being rose dominant, and this is one of the best in my entire collection. If you are looking for a natural smelling, fruity, jammy, sweet deep pink to red rose, this is near perfection.

I love rose perfumes and have tested and bought quite a lot, and this is one of my favorites. It’s sweet and spicy yet smooth and creamy. A lovely rose that is very versatile for season and occasion. I would say this is fbw as one would get so much wear out of it. A charming beauty.

Really really beautiful rose perfume! It smells warm, velvety, delicious, the rose note is incredibly plush, smooth and sophisticated. The sweet woody and amber base give it a mysterious, oriental feel. I get a strong impression of chocolate rose from this perfume. So well done.

Jammy roses are always so impossibly good. This is Serge Lutens La Fille de Berlin-level rain of candied rose petals raspberry jam soft fluffy pink motherly love clouds awesomeness, if you forgive my stream of consciousness tirade. It's a love.

This is a beautiful, lush, creamy rose. A must try for rose lovers. A little too sweet for my taste, I would have liked it more if the wood was more prominent. I still think this is very well done.