Glam Rose

Violet pastilles and freshly mown grass after rain. There's an impression of rose-red or white-red tea roses and rose leaves underneath as well. I don't get any leather. It's not a very strong perfume, it comes out in sweet-sour wafts throughout the day. It feels clean and freshly powdery.

One of the most gorgeous lipstick rose scents which I have smelled. So natural as this kind of combination of notes can be yet utterly lipsticky in a vintage way. Beautifully blended Roses, Violets and Raspberry with peppers and Blackcurrant leaves in the opening, a hint of Ambrette, Lychee and Jasmine in musky, woody bed, and a suede like whiffs here and there in the drydown. I was waiting to find more interpretations for this scent category. I like "Lipstick Rose | Frédéric Malle" but occasionally find it a bit too heavy, a bit too vaxy and kind of plasticy. I love a lot "Misia edp | Chanel" but find it sometimes too subtle. This is somewhat in the middle. This is glamorous, classy and not overly sweet nor candy like. It’s not headache inducing like Lipstick Rose is sometimes. The opening is quite potent but the scent settles down into a very pleasant experience. The scent is very feminine but not in a girly way, it’s just because of that amazing vintage touch in it. Yet, I think it would be gorgeous on men with style. I want to wear my rockabilly dress with a huge tulle petticoat and I want to tattoo one more pin up girl on my leg. They have this in parfum concentration as well. I need it. Even if I respect and love this “lipstick scent” category I find it difficult to wear sometimes. Sometimes violet note is too much, sometimes I adore it. I think my all time favorite scent with distinct Violet note is "Amour | Pierre de Velay" but that complex luxurious scent is another story. Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more.

The violet candy note is spot on. I overall get violet and raspberry, with a bit of rose backing it up. Not one of Rosine's best, very straightforward and not in the "undeniably pleasant" way. Too sticky sweet for me.

I tested almost all Rosine scents since someone recommended them as good rose scents. To me this is not the kind of rose scent I would want. They all had something heavy powdery and old-fashioned to them. It's like the Rosine line is only for elderly ladies or ages behind time. I couldn't find one modern or crisp rose. It all seemed to go into heavy, powdery, oriental notes with a rose attached somehow. To me they only differed in slight nuances, but I couldn't really say that e.g. Glam Rose has got so much difference from e.g. Twill Rose.

trying to determine what puts me off here... it's not a scrubber per sé but just too high pitched (sickly) sweet fragrance.. is it the musk enhancing everything, is it the violets .. don't know! Unfortunately this seems quite a linear fragrance to me, so the drydown isn't much better either.