Roseberry

Roseberry was my go to fragrance at least between 1989 - 1997, and maybe earlier. Fragrantica's history of this fragrance house's modern era is missing, but the first fragrance Rosine brought out was Rose de Rosine and I think I discovered it around 1985. It's a gorgeous chypre, but very adult and not dripping roses as much as I liked. (In that era, they even made Rose de Rosine soap.) I can't remember when, but I'm sure Roseberry was their next scent, and I immediately latched on. I think I had to order it from Les Senteurs in London, which merrily sent me their catalog and I was off to the races. (I saved some of these catalogues, so maybe I can come up with more exact dates from this source.) I know I wore Roseberry nearly once a week between about 1989 - 1997. Then I went way off it. Fragrantica's history of these fragrances says Rose Ete came out in 1998, but I'd say they it came out earlier, maybe 1995. I have that one too. They made some not entirely rose scents in that era too. Mea Culpa, for instance. Great scent. Then around maybe 1998 they announced they were discontinuing all their non-rose scents and would only make rose scents from now on. (I see they're now, in 2019, creeping back from that precipice and making non-rose scents again; I can't remember the names of them off hand.) Anyway, Roseberry is a lush green rose that starts out with lots of blackberry and spritzy effervescent qualities and develops into a thick rosey fragrance. I'd say at least some of those "green notes" are lily of the valley. I see Fragrantica lists red wine as a note. I don't smell that at all, and Rosine never suggested it in anything written in the 1990's. It lasts at least 7 hours on my skin. The bottle I have is from about 2002 or maybe a later. I remember when I bought it that it seemed slightly richer than the previous bottle I had. I do know they made the color darker green than my earlier bottle. I don't think this almost gaudy green helps its presentation. I can't speak for what they're selling now. I don't know whether they've reformulated it to pass French regulations, but the earlier stuff is just fabulous.

OMG, yes. It does not smell of berries. It's summer and cleavage and short skirts and gossamer tops, white shell jewelry on tanned skin. Not a lick of coconut or sunscreen, just juicy, succulent, ripe and engorged. Too many to eat. Roseberry is the scent of abundance and coming into your own without apology. With the longing of summer days that transition into cocktails and naughty sex with a good girl. Unforgettable. I will always own a bottle. Rose and cassis. It smells like kissing and flirting, like the most desirable woman in the room.

First burst: raspy leaves, summer grass, already a hint of soap. The creamy lipstick-like berry sweetness starts to come through and softens the scent. The fuzz of raspberry leaves persists throughout, adding a jarring edge with the green freshness. The harshness breaks the creamy monotony and adds dimension to the scent. It does create the image of wild roses and berry bushes in the summer fields. The perfume persists throughout the day, turning soapier and colder as the image of roses warmed by the sun recedes.

Lovely long lasting perfume with my favorite kind of roses and I agree with Malegria it's a kind of soft sorbet at the beginning. My mother also liked it very much. An elegant scent.

This is a longlasting elegant scent. IMO it is not a floral-fruity but a floral green.