Drôle de Rose

Has this really been discontinued?? That means thatwith the inclusion of Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile, two of my all time favorite, simply beautiful fragrances have now gone away this year alone - probably more that I'm unaware of, not to mention others tragically changed through reformulations (though that's a different issue). I know that many younger people find it annoying when we older frag heads mourn the destruction of our past favorites, and they do have a point in that a new generation is being exposed to the reformulations as if they are brand new. Now, to that, let me add that I can't say for certain, but I would certainly prefer to take me chances on a reformulated, perhaps less refined and cheaper version of a beloved favorite than nothing at all. As it is, when I run out of my bottle of DdR, I will likely have to purchase the significantly more expensive Lipstick Rose for my fix. Far, far from a bad alternative, but an investment I would not leave to chance to see if I can find a "bargain" elsewhere than through the Malle store of a licensed retailer. TL;dr - For the second time this year, I've learned that one of my all time favorites (Drôle de Rose, and previously Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile) is no longer in production and I am mourning the loss. EDIT 6/2/2022: Unfortunately, the half bottle I had left of DdR has turned. I'm not sure if it improves as it moves towards the mid notes, but the opening has that musty quality one gets from fragrances that have lost their top notes. There are still bottles available on line, but as to be expected, the price has risen. However, happy ending. I just purchased a 1.7 oz bottle, sealed, with the old label for an affordable (thank you, Mastercard!) price. It had to be done.

This is lovely. As a poster below mentions this is really a geranium/violet accord, gentler than rose. Perfume Shrine also mentions a Nivea Cream similarity, and once pointed out it's noticeable. Drole de Rose has the old fashioned make-up/lipstick effect, but not full-on sweet like 'Lipstick Rose'. For me Lipstick Rose is almost foody/gourmand in its sweetness, I wanted more lipstick wax, and while Drole de Rose doesn't have anything approaching heavy sophistication, it's very easy on the nose, gentle - it feels like a soft rosy blush on the skin. It's tone is cool pink as opposed to neon It's been compared to Ombre Rose and I can see why, also it has something in common with Al Rehab's Red Rose, but it's more contemporary than those two, less heavy on powder and less 'starchy' or upright. I associate Ombre Rose with Church service in a quiet village, a bit suburban, whereas Drole de Rose has a slightly whimsical humorous flirtiness (hence the 'drole' perhaps?). The nose of this perfume, Olivia Giacobetti also created Philosykos, which I love, and though these perfumes have nothing in common in terms of notes, they both have a gentle uplifting mood that seems brought in on a breeze, not breezy fresh as such, but evocative and drifting It's definitely 'girly' and not a perfume I'd wear a lot, but I'm glad to have it for its gentle caressing feel - it soothes the heart and mind Silage is soft and longevity good. It's not a hard hitter but it's definitely there

Drôle de Rose has been on my test list for quite a while, because this category of lipsticky rose/violet/powder scents is one I can't get enough of - at least in that regard, I guess my taste really is clasically feminine after all! And I have to say I wasn't disappointed - this is one of the best I've tried from this genre. It's indeed reminiscent of Lipstick Rose from the heart onwards, which is to say delightfully make up-like with its focus on sweet rose and violet and lovely powdery drydown. But the opening is very different - where Lipstick Rose's is pure musk, this one's is pure green natural rose: girasole638 put it exactly right when they called it 'rose-in-a-blender'. Also, Drôle de Rose is far lighter and more transparent, which is very nice, and also makes it easier to wear and less conspicuous. I wouldn't dare to go to work next to my perfume-hating colleague wearing even a drop of Lipstick Rose, but I've been wearing this one for the last few days without even considering it - to my own great pleasure and his blissful ignorance. Which means sillage is exactly right in my book, at least for daily wear. I won't say this is a tamer, workaday version of Lipstick Rose - although in practice it can be used that way, it makes it sound less than what it is, which is wonderful in its own right, and not boring at all. Another one for my wish list...

I love roses; and I equally love violets. You can see that I was immediately captivated by Drole De Rose! And after I read its description in L'Artisan webpage (a little daughter watching her mother putting on her make up, getting ready for a night out) I was determined to buy it. Then, suddenly I came across Lipstick Rose by Frederic Malle, a perfume that shares the same concept, smelling like good quality cosmetics, I faced a terrible dilemma... Literally, the two fragrances were fighting to win the battle of my ultimate choice... At some point, I thought that I would buy lipstick rose, as it lasted longer on my skin; felt relieved after resolving. But upon decision, I started an aversion towards the LR fragrance (and maybe unfairly), because its actual sweetness and lusciousness upset my stomach, suffocated me, rendering it synthetic... I returned to my initial love for the Drole De Rose! It's much more natural, and although not extremely long lasting, it's adorable! And it was the first that encapsulated the concept of smelling expensive lipstick and face powder! It is going to be my birthday gift to myself! Edit: changed my mind for Drole de Rose too; too sweet... I cannot believe how enthusiastic I was initially... Maybe, it will come back to me.

Lovely fragrance: fascinating and delicate, a novelty in its genre (though some years have passed!), powdery (iris) and zesty (orange, not only the flowers) carrying a sweetness but avoiding an easy to reach confectionery effect in the meanwhile. It carryes also the charm of an oldish perfume with those notes which reminds you old, good lipsticks and good quality maquillage. Very nice dry down when it settles on the creamy notes of leather, rose and a hint of violet normally; whereas on my skin violet overwhelms the rose! Not so particularly impressive sillage: a frag for "few friends" as it stays really close to you. Recomended for the middle season, spring or the very beginning of summer because of its light consistence. These are the best moments in the year in which the lasting power of the frag is more reliable than others (let's say some 5 or 6 hours). p.s. As many reviewers have noticed, it can remind Lipstick Rose, having both many similarities, but Drole de Rose has been released on the market years before! p.s. 2 I believe that Fragonard's Emilie could be the 'non-expensive' but high quality alternative, especially the perfume that has got a great persistence more (obviously) than the same (always Emilie) E.d.T

Love can't express my feelings for Drole De Rose. Is there a F*@#ing obsessed button? I know, not very ladylike to speak that way of such delicacy, but it's the appropriate sentiment in this case. My current bottle outperforms my previous bottle by hours! The juice is a tinge darker and the notes are more pronounced all throughout! I've reached out to L'Artisan via email for information regarding my specific batch to no avail yet. Either it's older so the juice has had time to mature, or it's just a more potent batch altogether. Either way, I'm very happy! It used to have such sad longevity, but being able to experience Drole in the way I always wished I could, now I can say I've found my greatest cosmetic powder love! It's the perfect balance of chalky, dry powder, honeyed leather, rose and violets with a sprinkling of almond for good measure. The almond and honey sweetens things up to just the right amount and the leather makes this reeeeally special in the drydown. Sillage is average, longevity 6 hours before going full skin scent on me. Going to end this review here because words can't fully describe... If you're a fan of cosmetic powder scents you must try this beauty.

There have been many comparisons to Lipstick Rose and if you only sniff each from the nozzle, they do actually smell very similar. But the comparison pretty much ends there. Until very far into the dry down...when the "nozzle whiff" comes back ever so slightly. Drole de Rose opens with a blast of green leafy violet and iris (which equals grassiness to my nose) plus a licorice like note of star anise mixed with a punch of orange flower. The other flowers are completely overpowered and I can barely smell ANY rose to be honest. After the opening settles a bit, I get the iris and violet much more than rose. After about a half hour the powder starts building a bit and you start getting the lipstick like powdery iris violet rose smell but continues to have a green leafy/grassy note. The leather note is not even perceptible to me at any point. The almond acts as a sweetener, at no point am I aware of any almond like smell. If you are an almond or leather lover, you certainly will not get your fix here. Drole de Rose is a lovely perfume, a bit retro....but the green notes keep it from packing that nose powdering glamour girl punch.

I love all sort of roses and came to the point when non rose would really surprise me, I liked almost all niche ones I have tried, yet they were..predictable. This one is "something different", it is like three fragrances in one and - you smell all three at the same time. Or it is like a woman in ball gown from chiffon , sparkly scarf on shoulder from organza and her heels with silk on the top. You see one woman, but you admit - she is surrounded by three materials. Same thing is happening with Drole de Rose, it is violet around the rose and rose around the powdery-lipsticky notes with almonds and honey, in a gourmand way. Smell is elevating, I actually feel levitating under the Earth even from the smallest dab. It smells like excitement and like getting ready for numerous of Christmas-parties, where your belongings are all over the place and you jump from your dress to hair brush and from lipstick to talc. Cozy chaos of a womanity.

I think I got a bad batch. Let me say that I had sky high expectations given not only the notes but the comparisons to Lipstick Rose. I adore anything anything with violet. I love powdery cosmetic and lipstick scents in general. I get no violets whatsoever. Worse, I can barely detect this on my skin moments after I apply and what I do smell is like Coty Airspun powder sprinkled liberally on sweaty gym socks. I’m hoping that once this fragrance sits in the back of a cabinet for a good long rest it will wake up refreshed. Maybe 10 sprays aren’t enough. I’m disappointed but I don’t give up easily. EDIT—I was 100% wrong. My fault for spraying it on the second it arrived. It just needed a week to settle in a dark cabinet and voila, lipstick heaven! This is exquisite!!!! It wears close to the skin but still going strong after 7 hours. I do wish it were a little more potent but it is dreamy! I love it and I’ll spray with abandon.

I have written a review for this before, but feel I must express my feeling in more detail as I have really fell for this exquisite beauty since... I still enter an old attic upon sniffing this on my wrist, but it tempted me to explore in more detail. There is an old dusty trunk, and upon inspection, a dried bouquet of pink roses that once graced a young lady's boudoir, delicate as fine paper and lovingly preserved. Next I found a pair of lovely well worn black leather gloves, a beautiful lace shawl, with traces of the most lovely face powder wafting throughout. Definitely a scent of the 20's. The Rose scent I have been searching and searching for was right under my nose... I must have this,simply beautiful and delicate, like the lightest touch of pink feathers and fresh velvety soft pink rose petals...

I mean no offense to anyone who loves this perfume, but I just don't get it. What it basically smells like to me is an old scented bouquet of silk roses that got put away years ago in a dusty attic and lost most of their smell. I cannot justify the expensive price tag. Some people compare this to Lipstick Rose, which I can't justify, either. Lipstick Rose is such a vibrant, lush, long lasting perfume with gorgeous violets, I don't see any similarities. I think this could have been such a lovely perfume in maybe a pure parfum form, even EDP. It just lacks any depth, I love all of the notes listed, it just doesn't hold it's own. It really could be lovely.

This has become a go to perfume for me whenever I want to smell pretty and very girly! I've never tried Lipstick Rose, but it is difficult for me to imagine any other perfume of that type improving on what L'Artisan has given us, except perhaps greater longevity. I sense an aura of powdery rose and violet surrounding me! Others have mentioned Meteorites - I can speak for the bespoke perfume, but I can say that this calls to mind the pearls without smelling exactly like them. It's a cold February day, but if I close my eyes, I can conjure up a warm spring day or evening, wearing a pretty sundress with a cardigan over my shoulders!

Just as most everyone claims, this perfume smells like vintage lipstick/make-up. As soon as I smelled it, it reminded me of how the inside of my grandma's purse always smelled--slightly rosy, powdery and oh-so-feminine. Drole de Rose is all about soft vintage roses, but during the first thirty minutes or so there's a greenness that balances out the sweetness. It becomes more powdery as it dries down, but that just enhances the beauty of this perfume. This has become a winter and spring staple for me and it always has a comforting effect on me.

I can’t believe I enjoy Drole de Rose by LAP, but I do. The note line-up really isn’t my cup of tea, but I’m finding it delicate and charming. 1) Violets (Green grass and wet cement). 2) Iris (Powder and more powder!). 3) Rose (Soapy and candied?) 4) Honeyed baby skin. Drole de Rose treads the line between clean innocence and red lipstick temptress. This makes me think of rainy day tea time with almond cookies and lace napkins followed by a little afternoon delight. Projection: Stays close to skin. Longevity: Could be better. 3.5/5

I can't think of anything else to add about this beautiful perfume that hasn't already been said before in the reviews below. It's not as loud as Lipstick Rose but I do get 7-9 hours out of Drole De Rose. I've had a 10ml travel spray of Lipstick Rose that I used mostly on special occasions and it's been almost empty for a while now. I was glad to get a full bottle of Drole De Rose for the same price as the 10ml purse spray of FM LR. DDR is more wearable year round and I don't feel like I need to be stingy with it.

This opens rather sharp and very green, I imagine rose leafs and not petals. Maybe crushed rose petals? After 15 minutes it settles into that gorgeous, rosy lipstick scent. Similar to the smell of Loreal lipstick. So, soooo gorgeous and delicate. Unfortunately in about an hour it settles into a pretty generic floral with a hint of honey. Sillage is very, very soft and the longevity poor. If only that lipstick smell would last longer.

I learned not to judge a perfume for it's top notes. The anise was too strong for me for the first minutes, but after that all I could perceive where the blushy and powdery petals of baby roses and uber feminine violets...it's not a lipstick scent, at least in my opinion. I really like it, but I have Insolence on my wishlist and for me this is an "Eau" version of it, less icy and much more rosey.

Elegant scent, very tres chic. The ingredient may be associated with it Lipsick Rose, but Drole is dusty, fading and moody fits your mood, while Lipstick - wonderful creation - is more artificial and luxurious. This caresses and embraces you silently, leaving a note of distant mature leaves and petals that fly away, a creation perfectly harmonious like a melody and it's always nice to listen.

Wow this is gorgeous! Very much so like Lipstick Rose, love them both:) Besides being powdery and cosmeticy, rose is slightly more powerful here and in the excellent combination with violet and iris. Soft 'n sweet auras are discretely added by orange flower and honey. Sophisticated and feminine scent, reminiscent of 80's. A bit lighter too silage wise. * on I Want it list asap! *

This is a lovely, powdery, vintage floral aldehyde. It's rose, aldehydes, violet, iris, powder, maybe a little musk. As it dries, it gets a little bit bitter, like a sour green rose. A very green fragrance in the middle then just a dusty still aldehydic little sneezy powdery rose in the base.