Ballerina No 4

Ballerina no 4 is straight up buttery tuberose upon first spray. Like the most buttery, creamy tuberose I have ever smelled. Cream and butter, rich and delicious. I also adore the peach note in this perfume. It is soft, supple, and musky. Like flushed skin, perhaps the flush of desire? Who can say. The subtle incense note adds a slight carnality to the composition and while this perfume doesn't' smell heavily animalic or sexual there is something of an awakening desire in a young woman in this bewitching perfume. White rose petals are scattered throughout as well. Heady, buttery, musky, warm, rich, and slightly sweet. My husband usually hates white florals, but he really likes this one. He said it was sensual. I happen to agree. Very sensual. A perfect date night fragrance if you want to get the romance started already. Feminine, romantic, and quite beguiling. Wear #4 and be the Ballerina and captivate your audience. On my want shelf, full bottle worthy Edit: 1/24/23 tested this again and my husband said this perfume makes him hungry LOL. It is a very yummy floral w/out being gourmand at all. Edit: I was able to get 2 vintage bottles of Elizabeth Taylors Diamonds and Emeralds quite cheaply and I find the vintage perfume mimics the smell of this quite well and I feel I do not need to spend the money on this one now. And this is quite expensive. It is nice but if you can get the perfume version of Diamonds and Emeralds you won't need this.

A beautiful and buttery tuberose that reminds me of Rouge Malachite but a teensy bit fruitier and lighter and less perfume-y, more of an everyday wearable fragrance. I really love this one, sadly I missed the opportunity to buy it on ultra-discount so I guess I won't be owning it, though I really wish I could. Ballerina No. 4 smells like a grown up and luxury tuberose, I don't get much of the other notes, it's basically 75% tuberose and 25% peach on my skin. Since I already own Rouge Malachite I suppose it's not the biggest loss not to own this gem. By the way, for the fragrance-snob comparison, this scent is not that similar to Lady Tubereuse by Moresque (I saw a few upvotes for similar). The only similarity is that they both feature this sweet sort of tuberose, but Ballerina No. 4 is sweeter with a fruity and girly quality, while Lady Tubereuse is not as sweet or buttery and has a very zingy quality with a long-lasting ginger note.

Blind bought a 100ml EDP bottle and I am delighted with it! The frangrance does all the work for me and is amazingly easy to love at first spray. Seductive, addictive, slightly sweet, yet fresh and bright, gracefully evolving throughout the day, revealing the complexity. To me it is always a sign of a good, masterfully developed design. Even the gourgeous white bottle is perfect and I love the feeling of it in my hand and the fact that I am able to hold and use it with only one hand. Although Parfums de Rosine is known for the scent of the roses, it is never center stage, but beautifully woven in the composition, such a pleasure to wear!

Nice, and while I enjoy the light spice, I absolutely love the subtle incense note. It's beautifully done. Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of buttery florals, and this is very buttery to me and the tuberose very thick. I don't know how true the note profile is above, but when I smell buttery florals the first floral that springs to mind is gardenia. I wonder if there is gardenia in the mix too? Whatever it is, I am not a fan. But that's just me, so don't let my dislike of buttery, heavy florals dissuade you. I just happened to prefer my tuberose fresher, lighter, and not as dense. I do think it is a very pretty well-made fragrance that has good silage and longevity. So, if you like very rich tuberose fragrances, this might work for you. Oh, and that incense note is fabulous! Edit - that buttery note is finally lessening up 4 hours later. Now it picked up a little more sweetness and that incense is still there. Love that!

Ballerina No 4 smells like creamy, buttery, sweet tuberose. The fragrance heady and suede-like. It's my favorite fragrance from the discovery set. The tuberose is not loud or brash on my skin, but thick yet toned down and mellowed by the woody notes and incense. It has four notes I dislike (oakmoss, peaches/fruit in general, pink pepper and ambroxan), so I'm shocked I love it. Where is the peach? Smells more like peaches simmered in cream and cardamom. The cardamom is blended into the fragrance so well it gives the fragrance a suede-like quality. This reminds of me of Sedbury by PdM but much more sheer and likeable IMO. It also reminds me of Bond No9 Chinatown but sweeter and less spicy. I love it and may need a FB as I'm totally smitten. -