Ballerina No 5

Reminds me very much of my beloved Roses Berberanza, especially in the dry-down, which was sadly discontinued. A sweet and lovely, jammy rose. I prefer Roses Berberanza but if I one day finish that one I think Ballerina No. 5 could fill its place, though the opening is different.

The morning after effect is wonderful! You sleep in it and you wake up with this amazing cashmere-like floral jammy cloud surrounding you. It pairs well with other perfumes that you feel lacking a little sweetness. It softens the day.

I recently reviewed and loved "Rose de Rosine", and I was eager to discover more from this house, so I was really happy to find a sample of "Ballerina no 5" in my sample stash. And at first sniff, it was all I hoped for: the very opening is just a blissful, enveloping cloud of that same wonderful clean, sweet powdery base I loved so much in in "Rose de Rosine" - so, so good, it literally makes my heart beat a little faster with joy. Unfortunately, I have to agree with Donkar below me: the rest of the development rather disappoints that extraordinary opening, at least to my nose/personal taste. In "Rose de Rosine", that powdery base perfectly complemented the jammy rose at the heart of the fragrance, and I was hoping the same would be true for this one, whose list of notes really looks dreamy on paper. I was really expecting something like imsony888's experience of a floral jammy lingering scent of cashmere-like softness, but instead I get...almost nothing... after the first 10 minutes or so. And what I do smell just seems slightly off. Just a little synthetic in an unpleasant way, which in my opinion really doesn't go well with the powdery aspect. Too bad, but high expectations are bound to be disappointed sometimes, and there's so much potential here that it only wants to make me explore Rosine's house more!

Not bad but very unoriginal for a niche brand. Ballerina N°5 is a fruity mix of cherry, red berries, rose, with a bit of vanilla and creamy woods. It could be something created for Nina Ricci or another flanker of La petite robe noire. Les Parfums de Rosine have nice creations in their collection but this one is not worth paying 140 euros.

Gorgeous in the first 5 seconds, then settles down to something funky and sour, as if it wasn't blended right. eeh. Pass