Roses Jasmine

I've been sampling a set of Mancera perfumes recently and I must say that I like almost all of them very much. Roses Jasmine, in particular, stands out as my favourite so far. This is to me how the perfect floral bouquet should smell: rose and jasmin playing together in a powerful, yet delicate scent, with no sour smells, weird notes or sharp edges. I'm definitely going for a full bottle of it - perfect scent for the spring. It makes me smile! Second impression, I now have a FB: as many others pointed out, there is a pear note all the way through this perfume timeline. It starts very strong, but after 15-30 min calms down and then stays in harmony with the full composition. It's not a ripened pear, rather a fresh and slightly green one (which is probably the effect of the grass note). The rose and (slightly less) jasmine appear progressively on scene, making a very well-blended composition altogether, which lasts 9+ hours on my skin. Note after one month of wearing this perfume almost on a daily basis: I still like it very much, but my perception of it has quite changed. To me now it just smells like a fresh, fizzy pear juice. I can't really distinguish the flowers any more...maybe my sense of smell is a bit saturated or I just got a bit bored (?) It does not happen to me often to have such a change of mind with a perfume in a short period of time...I'll continue wearing this perfume gladly, but not with the same enthusiasm that I had a month ago. I'll keep this entire timeline written in case it helps other readers, but next time I'll definitely test a perfume for a longer time before writing my review.

During lockdown I got into perfumes big time! I ordered 20 samples from the Mancera website ( Love perfume houses that allow you to try and take your time before you commit to a full bottle!) Roses jasmine was the first one that I instantly loved and ordered a full bottle of. Then I decided to get a back up bottle of ( both 120ml) On me, this is feminine without being too girly. It's a discreet sensual smell and the pear is the most prominent note for the 1st couple of hours. After that, a soft jasmine comes to play and stay while the musk is there till a shower it off. I really love this scent and the lasting power is incredible for something so refined. I find it well blended. I can't pick any of the citrus notes ; the oakmoss is here throughout the wear but it's faint and in the background. This really shines on me during the summer months and when I get hot, it seems to revive itself even at the end of the day. I got a few compliments when I thought it had vanished. Take advantage of the Mancera and Montale website to get to know their perfumes before you buy a full bottle. Mancera is my favourite perfume house. I have so many of their offerings; I'm slowly reviewing them. I have been wearing this one since 2020 and I love it!

CHYPRE-(OUD) with Jasmine & Citrus-Rose-(GERANIUM). Opens with a fresh, citrus-fruity burst of pear, green-grass, lemon & mandarin, that deepens into the floral heart of the titular jasmine & roses accented by orange-blossom & patchouli. This all rests on a base of white-musk, oakmoss & cedar. Oud isn't listed, but I feel it there in the background. The rose here is velvety and leans to the lemon-y rose tones of geranium. Jasmine here brings some grape-leaning tones and embellishes the fruity white-floral aspect. The base here is soft and dusty from the white-musk & oakmoss and over time you get some soft woody facets from cedar. This type of scent could easily read as harsh for me, and yet it doesn't - it's beautifully blended, soft and wearable. Has above average performance for year round wear (although I would be most likely to wear this in spring-summer) with signature Mancera style (and this does have reminders of other Mancera scents). Enjoy!

I’m shocked this is not more universally loved. When I first got a whiff of it I ran to fragrantica expecting to see raves, and while I’m actually drawn to controversial scents I was so shocked by reviews calling it cheap, boring, and basic, I thought maybe I should get to know more about florals before I commit. Smelt it again today after several months, and it is just an instant classic for me. It is nothing revolutionary, but I admire it for being so linear. It’s not trying to be anything else. Sometimes I just want to smell like a basket of flowers, and that is this. The pear note stays for a long time and it’s beautiful smelling the soft roses and jasmine through that layer of fruit. I adore this.

Gorgeous perfume and, granted, "perfumey", so if you have something against that do stay away! Anyway, loads of lemon, mandarine and pear in the opening and especially the lemon and the pear follows into the deep and satisfying musky jasmin grounded in oak moss. Not so much rose, but a nice dose of orange blossom and patchouli, not very earthy. I find the jasmin, the oak moss and the cedar to be what stays the longest and the pear keeps on peeking through. It's a strong and powerful and intoxicating scent, almost brusque, totally in your face, very stylish and I-don't- take-no-for-an-answer fragrance. I don't think it is too sophisticated and I just love it.