Love Kills

Adore this! Wow is this a stunning scent. I typically don't gravitate or have any interest in fragrances advertising rose notes anymore after some bad experiences with rose scented perfumes. However, I was ordering some samples from lucky scent, and wanted to try out this brand. I bought it on a whim, and I think I just found one of my favorite fragrances yet! This is a very green, fresh, almost zesty/grapefruit leaning rose. There is for sure a note of some sort of juicy fruit in this. Think of smelling the stems of a freshly cut bouqet of rained-on roses, and then smelling the petals right after. Often times people liken rose scents to a grandma or "old lady," but this is youthful feminity in a bottle. An intelligent young women, who knows her path and won't let the tragedy of heart break stop her. I'm a huge fan of the Ambrette in this fragrance. The cedar note is very quiet, and more like a compliment rather than an addition, it works well to keep the fragrance grounded. 8/10!

Intense but perhaps not the prettiest of roses. It's a damp, steely, green bunch of dark red roses, with strong thorns. They are past their best bloom. Ambrarome smells rather sharp and a tad synthetic. As a rose lover, however, I realize that rendering the rose scent to a perfume so that it's beautiful, strong and long lasting isn't the easiest task. I absolutely respect the venture of Love Kills, I even enjoy it quite a bit, but it isn't The Perfect Rose for me. Edit: Changed my mind, got a fb. The quality of my bottle seems higher that of my sample. Love Kills blossoms as its best in rainy autumn weather. I admire the fact that all the other notes support the rose, they don't compete with the rose. Love Kills is a masterly creation, one of my favourites in the house Masque Milano. A merciless rose, only for hardcore rose lovers, I'd say. Absolutely gorgeous🌹🌹🌹

Fills a very similar niche as La Fille de Berlin, in my opinion. I've never realized how much of a rose/geranium lover I was until I smelled both of these. I will say, though, where LFdB dries down a little sweet and soft, Love Kills keeps its edge all the way through the drydown. I notice that the rose in Love Kills also persists a few hours later, whereas with LFdB it fades into the background with the other notes. Love Kills is like the younger, edgier, more prickly sister of LFdB. If the latter is a mature gothic woman, clad with a Hermes Rouge H purse, the former is her baby bat sister holding a black pleather bag with metal spikes and eyelets. LFdB is a rich, brownish red; Love Kills is a sharp chartreuse wearing a red lipstick. Undeniably related, but very different and developed into their own characters.

A beautiful deep red rose with earthy touches of patchouli, herbal green touches of geranium. This is so easy to wear if you are a rose lover of either gender. Seductive without being to overt. It isn't the oud animalic middle east rose, it isn't the spicy cinnamon wine filled rose of the holidays, it isn't the fresh Dewey pink rose of spring and summer, it isn't the vanilla desert rose jam rose, it isn't the lipstick iris infused rose. It is the deepest and most perfect red rose in full bloom. Full of tart and earthy seduction. It hypnotizes and completely captivates you with its power and it's sensual beauty. As if the rose petals were turned to velvet. Soft, sensual, bewitching. A kiss from a beautiful and beguiling man or woman .. take your pick. FB worthy.

Masque Milano Love Kills (2019) - dusty rose - Initially I thought @carolinedumurparfumeur ‘s perfume would be like the countless other rose perfumes in the market. Yet, she shows me a unique work of art. At the start I was getting a shiny and metallic rose: Rose oxide! A floral hologram. A floral green Rose-like top note, fruity with hints of citrus mixed with mustiness from Ambrette. Then, it’s heart I get the reveal: beautiful Turkish Rose oil mixed with Geranium and Lychee. Reminds me of an actual Rose - dewy petals and at its peak. Yet, it’s drydown continues the journey of the rose to its death - Rose mixed with an ambergris-like molecule, Cedar and earthy Patchouli. Dry and dusty - the flower going back to the earth. Petals awash. Bravo.