Rose Praline

I do not understand why this is called Rose Praline. Perhaps it's my skin chemistry but that's just a misleading name! Firstly, rose is just in the background, and I don't get pralines from this at all. Having said that, this is a very delish fragrance! When I sprayed this on, my mind screamed "Chai tea!" It is immediately spicy and warm and a little sweet, so reminiscent of my favourite chai tea latte from Starbucks. There's a tiny tiny bit of a reddish rose, but it's mostly drowned in a sea of spices (especially the wonderful cardamom!), which turns out, isn't such a bad thing at all. A spice-coated chocolate slowly emerges, and it's very well-rounded. I think of it as rolling a piece of chocolate around in your mouth just after you've had a sip of chai tea. It starts of as an almost milk chocolate before becoming darker. Positively yummy. The rose only properly takes centre-stage right at the end, when a little more sweetness shows through. It's contrasted by the now bitter chocolate on a background of spices. It's a pity it took 4 hours for this to finally happen and for it to end up sitting so close to the skin at this stage, because it really is quite pretty. Projection wasn't very strong, but still noticeable for the most part. Lasted around 5.5 hours on me.

I don't think it's an oriental-vanilla, more floral-woody or aromatic. I agree if you choose this scent because of your sweet-tooth you'll be disappointed. Is there any chocolate here? I don't know...but there is a lot of tea, rose and cardamom with a hint of musk. On my skin the first 1-2 hour is very similar to Bvlgari Eau Parfumée au The Vert Extreme, later it becomes more warm and musky. I can say if you like that one, you like roses and musk, and you want a more feminin version for colder weather, maybe RP is for you. Sillage is average and it lasts 4-5 hour on my skin. I like this one but don't like musk too much, so I'll stay with BEPATVE...

hmmmmmmm I smell good enough to eat! I got a sample of this and the matching body cream from surrender to chance and it is divine. Beautiful creamy, warm and gourmand sweet rose. Longevity was great, I could still smell the delicious dry down 5 hrs after first application. It won't be possible for me to buy this in my country but I am going to really enjoy wearing my sample in our cooler weather. I love it.

Starts out a bit pungent (perhaps due to the bergamot notes?), eases into something warm, soft, and sweet without being nauseating, like cardamom and chocolate tea. For me, the cardamom lingers, which is a delight. Oddly, the rose disappears quite quickly, so rose devotees might be disappointed. I wish i can pull this off even in balmy summer because i love it so much. An elegant gourmand scent.

Love it! Love it! And LOVE it! I’ve many Rosine perfumes that I liked a lot, and this is the best ever! Chocolate with rose, the best combination. And it lasts for a long time, more than 8 hours, and it projects also very well on my skin. It makes me smile and smell myself all day long.