Radical Rose

I've been on a months-long rose kick. For me, 2021 is the year of the rose. I've mostly sported Malle's Une Rose (the ULTIMATE rose soliflore) and Portrait of a Lady, with detours into Malle's Noir Epices, Chanel's Coco and N°18, Love Kills (Masque Milano), Tea Rose (Perfumer's Workshop), and Le Cri de la Lumière (Parfum d'Empire). When Radical Rose appeared on my radar, I just HAD to have it. Samples were difficult to come by in the US, so I risked a blind buy—a risk that came with such high rewards! What initially appealed to me was Radical Rose's (supposed) "highest concentration in the world of rose centifolia absolute." That's definitely there, but still, I was surprised by what greeted me upon first spray. Radical Rose opens quite sweet (more than I expected), an explosion of rose, labdanum, and saffron. It quickly settles into a mildly spicy, deep rose, layered over labdanum, with patchouli rising to accent, rather than compete with, the beautiful floral accord. It's not a soliflore, but it's definitely rose-centric, all the other notes serving to complement the rose absolute. Though sweet, it's never too sweet (for comparison, this is sweeter than any of Malle's roses). It's not jammy, but it's also not not jammy, if that makes sense. In a similar way, the saffron and labdanum give something of a leathery edge, but it's not leathery and not not leathery at the same time. I guess that's to say it is very well balanced, a perfect calibration that continues for several hours. I see that others have included references to Malle's roses in their comments below, but I don't really detect a relation between Radical Rose and any of those. Yeah, there's rose and patchouli here, but this is no Portrait of a Lady. POAL is a grand dame, the ruler of her kingdom, silently exclaiming, "Bow down, bitches!" If Radical Rose is any relation, she's finagled her way into the family through marriage. She's classy, yes, acquired a title, yes, but she's a bit flirty. She's effortlessly likeable, and people naturally gravitate toward her. Pearls haven't quite been clutched, but the old guard turn up their noses to what they see as her gauche attention grabbing. And yes, this will grab your attention and that of others nearby. I've fallen in love with Radical Rose and received multiple compliments when wearing it. On a related note: I'm a college professor. My perfume collection is large enough to last me an entire lifetime, then be embalmed with fragrance, with whatever's leftover to perfume a midsize American city. So, I share my collection with students by spritzing any papers that exchange hands and offer small samples to students when they especially gush over a fragrance. I recently scented an assignment with Radical Rose, and for the first time EVER, I witnessed students (male and female) rubbing the assignment—a statistics assignment at that!—on their skin and clothes to transfer its smell. Me at the front of the classroom: "Umm, the bottle is up here if you want a spritz. No need to become biblically familiar with your assignment..."

في عام 2016 ، أسس Aurélien Guichard مزرعة عضوية لوردة السانتيفوليا 🌹 Rose Centifolia (Ecocert®🍃) مع عائلته في منطقة Grasse جنوب فرنسا 🇫🇷. و هو صانع العطور الوحيد الذي يمتلك وينتج مستخلص🌹 Rose Centifolia الخاص به، بحيث تتم زراعة الآلاف من الورود، وفقا للمعرفة الأسرية و الإقليمية وعلى أرض استثنائية 🏞️، مسجلة في التراث الثقافي غير المادي للبشرية من قبل اليونسكو. في عام 2019، وصلت الجرامات الأولى من مستخلص هذه الوردة الندية Absolute. وهي مخصصة حصريا لعطرنا اليوم. فبدأ بتطويره ليصبح Rose Centifolia Absolu France المادة الخام الرئيسية لـ RADICAL ROSE. ففي مقالي هذا سوف أتطرق لعطر أبدع في توظيف شاعرية مستخلص وردة السانتيفوليا، فعززت بنفحات من الزعفران الملكي و الفلفل الجمايكي، بالإضافة لمستخلص الباتشولي الأندونيسي و اللابدانوم الأندلسي. كلها تجعل العطر شرقي خشبي بامتياز، دافئ و حميمي، و مزيجه متناغم، زيادة على جودته العالية 🆙 كجل عطور هذه الدار. فالورود بجمالها وألوانها تمثل أحلى ما في الطبيعة من لوحات، ولهذا كانت وحيا للعطرجي أوريليان غيشارد، فأجاد توظيفها و نقلها لعطر راديكال روز في حلة بهية، فالزعفران و الورد صنوان لا يفترقان فإذا ذكرت الزعفران رأيت الورود، فلقاؤهما يجعلك تعيش أجواء رومانسية و كأنك تهدي إكليل ورد لمعشوقتك، فلا يسعها إلا احتضانك بقوة و مبادلتك الشعور القدسي. "كنت أرغب في ابتكار عطر يحتوي على أكبر جرعة من وردة السانتيفوليا 🌹 في العالم 🌍، واحدة من أجمل المواد المستخدمة في صناعة العطور: Organic Rose Centifolia Absolute ،المزروع في فرنسا 🇫🇷 في منطقة غراس. لقد عملت على هذه الوردة للذهاب إلى أساسيات المادة الطبيعية، بدون زخرفة، ليلمس المتعطر ملمسها الناعم و جمالها على الفور. إن زراعة الورود الخاصة بنا هي طريقة لإعادة الاتصال بجوهر مهنة العطار، و الجمع بين الإبداع و الإشراف على الجودة و طرق الإنتاج الخاصة بالمواد الخام.» كان هذا قول السيد Aurélien. يُطلق على Rose Centifolia في غراس "كافيار الورود 🌹"، رائحتها أغنى و أكثر كثافة و تعقيدا من الورود الأخرى. جودتها العطرية فريدة من نوعها، و ذلك بفضل الأرض و التربة و المعرفة المحلية الموروثة لزراعتها و حصادها و تحويلها لمستخلص. يحتوي Radical Rose على أكبر جرعة على الإطلاق من Rose Centifolia Absolute من غراس. حتى أحيطكم علما، فازت RADICAL ROSE بجائزة 🏆 Fragrance Foundation UK 2021 Perfume،🥇 و هذا كفيل لمعرفة مدى جمال و حبكة عطرنا اليوم. — دمت قارئا، و دام العطر رفيقك 🌹. _____________________________________________ للمزيد من التقارير المرجو زيارة صفحتي عبر الأنستغرام Luxe_cologne_reviews مودتي ❤️ _____________________________________________

This is truly a masterpiece composition and I’m in complete awe every time I smell it. I’ve never heard of this line until I saw it in Bloomingdales, thought I’ll try it out and there wasn’t a single perfume in it that I didn’t like and appreciate, which really never happened for me before as I tend to be EXTREMELY picky and it’s always hard for me to find scents I really like. I was on a hunt for a true rose scent, not the light and citrusy/musky type of rose perfumes, nothing overly sweet and jammy and nothing overshadowed by Oud. Smelling Radical Rose I immediately knew it was exactly what I was looking for, but since it was too early in my perfume haul I figured I’ll give other Rose perfumes a chance and smell around before purchasing anything. I smelled several Rose perfumes that day and NOTHING came anywhere close to Radical Rose! It stayed true to what it is: a true, deep, beautiful Rose scent that is amplified with intelligently blended quality ingredients that SERVE the Rose scent profile rather than overshadow it! And I later learned, when reading more about the brand, that this is exactly what Aurelien Guichard meant to create, and he has done so amazingly well! I was so amazed when I learned that he grows his own organic roses and tuberose, now this is passion for perfume making taken to another level! Cultivating the raw material with such love and care to ensure the best quality, and then creating a perfume centred around that ingredient, that celebrates different faucets of it in a harmonious simple blend of quality ingredients, where the purpose of each ingredient is very well understood and serves the purpose of beautifully amplifying different nuances of the central ingredient. Such inspiring passion, dedication, talent and skill, bravo to Aurelien Guichard! Of course ended up buying Radical Rose and not being able to help but wear it every single day since I got it. I will definitely be exploring more perfumes from this amazing line, his approach just makes sense, and to me, this is how perfume should be made, fully respecting the ingredients and truly understanding them to create something unique and powerful that celebrates the beautiful olfactory blessings that Mother Nature has provided us!

Fragrance enthusiast here. After a lot of smells, I found Rose to be my absolute favorite. I am a huge Rose fragrance enthusiast. This is my 4th rose-prominent fragrance I have, I've tested manyyyyyyyyy on my quest to find the one, or multiple gems. I own Lyric man, MFK A L Rose L'homme, Signature Rose by Zaharoff, I've tested POAL, MFK Oud Satin Mood regular and extrait, Cartier Declaration U'Soir, Tom Ford Rose Prick Cafe Rose, L.A. Rose by Wit and West, Lamar by Kajal, Chloe Roses... these are just some. Radical Rose is my favorite. The rose is so prominent but also supported to shine with a simple and very effective scent profile. The smell is intoxicating. The performance is high, the quality and blend is top tier. The perfumer grows and uses his own organic roses. Its versatile enough for all seasons IMHO which was a big deal for me since I'm moving to a hot climate. You may not think it would work in hot weather, but once I wore it during a dry sauna session in a round about way. To my pleasant surprise the smell adapted to bring out the cleaner fresher notes while the heavier stuff pushed to the back. That's when I knew this was something. After more testing, I found its all I want to wear right now, and the more I wear the more intoxicating it is. That's saying something for me who loves variety. Radical Rose is better than MFK Oud Satin Mood because Rose is more prominent and its more wearable. Lyric man is soapy and beautiful for what it is, A La Rose L'Homme is an amazing fresh rose... something about Radical Rose. Transportive. If you are a rose lover, and haven't tried this one, try this. Get a 2ml sample. You have to do at least 2-3 full wearings of it over a week. In short, this scent is a Rose all star and while it may be simple or not ground breaking, it shines with a beauty that is truly remarkable.

Crap. I’ve changed my mind. I really love this. Truthfully, I always liked it but found this a “nice on me, better on others” turns out I’m others! I’ve deleted my old review and am now providing a new one. I just needed it to get a little colder and now all I want to wear is this in the evenings and it’s in a fight with encens suave for the winter evening spot... and this just keeps winning because it’s more wearable. Layering this with rose jam or hibiscus mahajad is an absolute dream. I’ll keep most elements of my old review. To me, this is Maison Margiela On a Date without the blackcurrant and 10x better blended + better smelling. I’m surprised no one’s mentioned this though unless I just have weird skin. I also dislike on a date.... So beats me. This is a deep, dark, slightly sugary rose potpourri. Minus the usual longevity being great as expected of a MP fragrance, this perfumes biggest strength is somehow being fresh, musky and spicy all at once. I fear I’m cramming too many sexy autumn / winter perfumes into my collection, so glad I can keep a 6ml without going against my full bottle limits. I can’t lie, I even wore this on my long Boxing Day hike and still loved it. You could wear this anything below a cool spring evening. I tend to avoid patchouli and I have “patchouli skin” where any fragrance I wear that has it completely gets dominated by it, not here, the crushed rose petals win. This is extremely sexy on men. This is also the only other perfume (barring volutes by Diptyque) that my (I’ve come to realise fussy) boyfriend really loves on me! Only reason it’s staying as a permanent 6ml in my collection for now is I do already have a full bottle rose and I like my other perfumes more, this is also as versatile as my other fragrances... I think Encens suave may be demoted!