Rouge Now or Never

Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this perfume. Even though I have had a large number of scents through the years - I have never found anything that even comes close to this one. It is spicy but still sweet without being like candy. These days I find there are so many copies of scents already out there - or are recreations of something that had been discontinued. This particular scent was something that stood by itself right from the beginning. I fell in love the 1st time I smelled it. The first time I purchased a bottle I went back to the store within a day to buy another bottle [because I knew it was only a limited release]. Over the years I was lucky enough to track down 4 additional bottles and I just recently found a seller who had a bunch of them for sale. I bought another 3 bottles which should hopefully keep me going for a while! Even though this scent was released for only a short period in 1998 - I am very pleased to say that [under proper conditions] this perfume does not go bad or 'turn' as so many others do in a short period of time. If you like perfumes that are different than the ordinary and definitely stand in a category of their own - you should try to track down a bottle. I don't think you will be disappointed.

As part of my November challenge I have been wearing this scent for 2 days now....and it is so GORGEOUS. Very hard to find but well worth the hunt and expense. The opening is a blast of spices---tea, roses, cedar and just an intriguing spicy blend that makes you think winter. It has just a smidge of sharpness in the opening but that fades quickly as it morphs into a smokey vanilla incense on my skin. The amber, vanilla, incense and sandalwood are very warm and comforting on my skin, although longevity is only about 4 hours at best. I don't mind respraying something so lovely, though. At about 3.5 hours the drydown smells powdery---like old fashioned lipstick and face powder (which I love). I had tried this one back in the spring and it didn't wow quite as much, so glad I waited until the weather got cooler to try it out again.

I remember I really loved this one. I worked at the Lancome counter when it came out, and it was the first Lancome perfume that I loved, instead of just liked or appreciated (many of them I just appreciated). I haven't smelled Rouge in a very long time so i don't feel competent to review it properly, but I can confirm it is a beautiful,spicy, fruity incense. I long for it!

I loved this too... so much I bought two more bottles whilst in Val D'Aran working. I still have a third of a bottle left & I understand it could be sold for a ridiculous amount of money. However I will never part with it & occasionally get it out of the dark storage for a sniff! Lucky me, I must say that it has not soured after all this time!

I miss it! It's sweet and spicy. It's like eating cherry pie to indulge yourself after hard work on a wintery day. To replace it I mix Essence de Patchouli (Ashley) and Always Red (EA).