Rose Émois

Incredible perfume, nicely blended, and perfectly done Rose, I would not even name it as a Rose scent. There is no bitter, sour Rose note, as most typical Rose, Pepper fragrances go, it is not in your face Rose scent, Rose and Ylang does give a slight sour, salty hint, but not too much. It is a blend of notes with a superb balance, love the Mint and Almond touch, notes combined gives a feel of Oudish vibe, even though as it seems there is no Oud in composition. I would say, a very under the radar fragrance with a very good performance, I really like the smell of it, perfectly unisex. Edit: Oud been added to the notes list, so as it seems it was always there.

For me, this well-balanced fragrance is still very unique. I agree that the rose feels dominant, but it mixes so well with other notes that it is far from what you would expect from a typical rose scent. It’s warm, inviting, not sweet, but there’s some sweetness because of almond. I wouldn't call it a unisex fragrance, yet I'm an absolute fan of masculine fragrances, to me Rose Emois is a very feminine scent. It was not an easy decision to buy it, and I’ve been so disappointed in blind purchases for too many times that this time I was sure I wanted it !!

Wonderful rose scent. I normally like rose only when covered almost entirely by oud. This is something else! My favorite rose scent so far! Not nauseating sweet-sirupy like Oud Satin Mood, not dry like Santal Royale, not powdery like Teint de Neige. Light like pheromone, soft but present, velours like. Just so much saffron and oud that it has a little depth. A light petal rose. A real rose. Bravo! Edit: Best suited in summer

I first ordered the velvet line sample kit as I'd been intrigued by Ambre Lumiere and so I discovered Rose Emois.. It just blew my mind! I looked it up on fragrantica and saw mint among the notes, which would have normally scared me off.. I don't get mint fortunately but the amazing oudish, velvety, greasy rose with a touch of sweetness from almond and sandalwood - Santal Majuscule alike to my taste. Wonderful!

this is a nice and refreshing take on rose. Medium-weight fragrance, a well blended mix of roses, almonds and bergamot. Smells a bit like a rose-flavoured caipirinha with a dash of almond liquour. Quite unique to me but then again Molinard rarely disappoints. ps . update 23/03 - now the weather turning warmer this has transformed and I can also smell something oud-y .. really strange.

This is amazing. This line of Molinard never fails me, so intense and emotive - this is going on my buy list. Rose not overpowering at all just subtle hints amongt the warm spicy feel and a refreshing twist with the mint and bergamot. Beautiful.

It’s been awhile since a rose/oud based perfume knocked my socks off, and it looks like my socks are staying on my feet. The Oud note used here is not the medicinal one found in Montale (a very good thing) but it does have that burnt rubber quality I don’t like. It’s subtle because it’s pushed back in the composition, but it still comes out as uber synthetic on my skin. All the other notes seem to work well together. Of course rose is forward, but I also pick up a soft powder element, as well as saffron, bergamot and sandalwood. There are more interesting notes in this mix—mint, Ylang and almond — but I don’t pick out the individual scents. All wrapped around good performance. It’s well made but not for me, making my bank account happy.

Isn't aoud mentioned among the notes? The aoud here holds a basis for the entire orchestra of notes. It's an aoudy fragrance, not su much like a Montale, but aoudy it is, fruity-aoudy would I say. I'd also like to add that it is a bit powdery too. It's like a kind of aoud done with plum and flowers. Every now and then I feel incense too or smth similar, even though it's not listed in the notes. When the fruity-floral fades a powdery aoudy base remains. It's an aoudy perfume for when you feel like you've had enough rose for your aoud so you decide to switch perfume. Worth trying for a change of mood.