Les Fleurs Rose

Molinard Rose deserves an honorable mention among all rose soliflores I’ve tried. It’s a dominant tea rose which is intensified by another floral note (carnation by looking at the notes pyramid.) I couldn’t tell by just smelling it however; it is very well blended. I don’t particularly get any woody notes in the dry down. Just a pink rose - from top to bottom - albeit super strong, with a green freshness to it all the way. With only 2 sprays on either side of the neck, this perfume flaunts outstanding projection and lasting power by drifting 3 steps ahead of you for 12+ hours. I see it as a versatile fragrance that can be worn either casually or for a special occasion depending on the mood & personality of the wearer. Most soliflores don’t stand out as remarkably unique scents IMHO; they rather serve to satiate the personal appeal of the wearer. This charming little number, however, just might be special enough to be a signature to a rose/floral lover. Recommended!

Realising that I got tired from Paul Smith's "Rose" perfume which got too artificial and musky to my nose I decided to go for another rose scent. Never had Molinard before. From the first sniff it was nice pure rose. On the skin I get cloves which makes the scent a little spicy and warm. Then I can smell honey. I think this clove note gives the impression. Still not sure whether I like it or not enough I sprayed upholstery an curtains thinking if I don't like it I will use it as a home fragrance. And I can say that for me IT IS a perfume. It smells rosy and fresh and somewhat little spicy at the same time as if you smell those beautiful roses in the garden. When cloves come in it can give you kind of headache as it is heavy enough but it does not last long. In the dry down I can smell freshly cut wood dried by the sun. In the morning I can still smell dry down note in my hair. Think that it might sound even better on a cool day. Will see.

I regard Molinard with the same reverence as I do with such perfumeries as Dyptique. But today I am in tea rose heaven with this beautiful fragrance. The rose is so vintage, so utterly natural that I am transported to an English country garden in summer, where I will sip tea and eat cucumber sandwiches on the lawn, surrounded by the smell of roses. I am engulfed by the silence of a warm summers' day, an azure blue sky, gentle breeze and the cries of children playing in the distance, birds quietly twittering and a bumble bee busily buzzing around a bush of pink roses. I just love the place that this scent takes me to and if you are a lover of rose scents, especially vintage rose, then this is an absolute must to have in your collection. Sillage and longevity are amazing, especially for an EDT. The price does not reflect the quality of this perfume, I would pay much more for it if I had to. Another Molinard vintage masterpiece!

I have beautiful pink roses around my door that smell like this, I believe it to be one of the purest rose smells there is, with a hint of carnation cloveyness which is gorgeous and just a whiff of newborn baby head - mums you know what I'm talking about! This makes me feel lovely and relaxed after a soak, it lasts better on your hair than skin and I also soak cotton wool balls in it and scent draws with it, lasts for ages! It's so reasonable that I don't mind having to reapply it's just lovely scent that I'll definitely keep restocking! If you want a rose scent that isn't dusty old or fizzy young just garden rose this it the one, go on you won't regret it!

I love roses and I love this fragrance! The first spray is intoxicatingly rose! what a bast to my senses! Pure unadulterated rose delight! This gorgeous top note lasts for well over an hour for me then the transitions starts. I smell a mix of soft roses and warm green tea. Again this phase lasts for a couple of hours. The dry down is an exquisite lay soft, powdery almost earthy rose. Hours later and I still smell it! Sillage and longevity are amazing. I highly recommend for fellow rose lovers!