L'Extase Rose Absolue

This is stunning. I love it dearly. Elegant, classy, sensual, gourmand rose. Rose Absolue has been praised enough here and on Youtube, so I'm gonna stop there. I'm a fan, I think it's gorgeous and could cost 5x more. Now, on to my favorite topic of "smells like" :))... I'm wondering what actually happens when people compare fragrances. Possibility 1: two fragrances are rather different, but are used for the same occasion (going out, work, formal dinner, casual). Despite them being different, people still say they are similar cause they have the same "vibe" / are used in the same situation. Possibility 2: one person started the myth of "it smells similar to xyz" and everybody keeps repeating it :) Hmmm.... I guess it could be a combination of both in the case of Rose Absolue. Let me get this straight: !!!This is not a dupe of Oud Satin Mood!!! It also doesn't smell similar to OSM! Yes, the occasion for them is probably the same, but they are not very similar. I literally sprayed them on my right and left hand at the same time, and here are the differences: - OSM is unisex; RA (Rose Absolue) is clearly feminine - OSM is denser, stricter and feels more formal; RA is a bit lighter, chic but more casual - OSM is oud with rose, RA is rose with vanilla - The rose is totally different in both. OSM - bulgarian and turkish, RA - taif. Taif rose is a very distinct oriental rose, and I can clearly smell the difference. - OSM dries down to a creamy, polite oud; RA dries down to vanilla with some rose. Francis definitely did not "clone" himself in Nina Ricci as some claim. With his refined nose, he probably laughed when he heard that RA is considered to be a dupe of OSM. I rest my case. I personally much prefer Rose Absolue to Oud Satin Mood. It's not at all about the price. OSM is beautiful, but it's too formal for me. Rose Absolue is more feminine, more versatile, and more wearable for me as a female. I really-really love it.

I will edit this to a detailed review as soon as I try it on my skin.what I write now is based on a paper blotter test without being able to give it Tims more than half an hour I love Original l'extase.I also like it's lighter flanker though I don't have it yet,so I had to try l'extase rose absolue the first day it hit the shelves(early in this week) When SA first sprayed it my friend said immediately:oh,this is very heavy!I was thinking that it's completely a winter,night perfume so testing it in such a hot spring noon didn't look like a good idea.my experience with Elie Saab nuit noor made me worried about new flankers of my beloved perfumes colored in black,I thought l'extase rose absolue is going to be something similar to Elie Saab nuit noir:a heavy,almost Arabic Oriental,very high quality,unique and strong but not my type at all.it was all true about Nina ricci's new member too except the last part:I like this one! Warm,dark,mysterious,memorable and seductive was what came to my mind while smelling rose absolue.a hybrid of east's rosey orientals and west's gourmands,of course it inherits more from it's eastern parent but there's enough sweetness to make it appealing to modern generation too.however it's not as sweet as original l'extase. it's a very well blended combo of peppery rose,patchouli,dark woody notes,musk and something fruity rounded by benzoin and vanilla.musk and vanilla were not as strong as what I thought.it has a balmy,powdery texture which I like.a grown up and serious.it seems to be a sillage monster,just one spray filled the store.I'd like to have it for this fall and winter Edit: Tried it today again I can see l'extase gene in it but it also reminds me armani si intense,as if there's a dark,syrupy, fruity thing in it,like black current

DISCONTINUED FRAGRANCE REVIEW NO.#20 / 10. OKAY! Time for the last in my "Discontinued Fragrance Review" schtick I've had going. 20 out of 10 ain't bad... nor is it even correct. *Flashback to improper fractions in high school math class* Anyway, this sh*t is good. It's actually *better* than I anticipated. It's a beautiful WARM rose. Seriously, like someone is holding a fragrant rose petal over a small flame on a quiet night. If this is a classic oud fragrance, then I like oud. If this is a dead-on dupe for "Oud Satin Mood", then I will - apparently - adore OSM! Yes, I know they're both by FK, but I have no problem with a dude who makes a niche (read: expensive) perfume, and then makes a designer (read: less expensive) dupe of it. Dude had my best interests at heart. I thank him for that. What I don't thank him for is allowing this more wallet-friendly version to be discontinued. It's nice to know I have an alternative, but I'm not looking forward to spending that amount of cash for it when the time comes. I'll ignore that problem until I can't anymore. Basically, I smell a warm, ever-so-slightly smoky-and-sweet rose. It's feminine, mysterious, inviting, sexy, cosy, Big-Girl perfume. A perfume I would not be mad at my baby for remembering as one of Mummy's night-time perfumes (when I'm grand and getting ready to go to a gala, obviously). Sillage is GLORIOUS. I love smelling this on/from myself, and longevity is fairly decent at ~6 hours. It smells great on clothes and skin. I low-key have a crush on the "L'extase" range and want to get them all before they disappear entirely. 3 down, 2 to go! *** Kitty rating: 8.5/10.

When Dark meets elegance! ... One of the best fragrances out there! this has a certain gothic feel to it... i dont see many reviewers talk about it though which makes me wonder??! then put it in the category of extremely under rated fragrances, i cant even call it a fragrance this is a proper parfum ! it represent what french parfumerie was always about, i know a lot of ppl will get what im saying and others wont but i hope im making sense ? Im man and wear this my self, i fell deeply and madly in love with this scent! the perfect sensual bed time type of frag, this is romantic, this is sensuous, this is erotic...a dangerous fragrance! im not paid to talk about it, but trust me ladies if u're a woman 30yo and up and u wear this around a man with class ull definitely have him enchanted, mesmerized! wear this right before dinner....i dont own Oud Satin Mood but i have a sample of it and god how i love that scent and planning to get it soon hopefully.. Nina Ricci L'exstase Rose Absolue is definitely close to Oud Satin Mood but they r not exactly similar, theres many differences that u can feel after a few tests... Men can get away with this, it has a certain magical chemistry with a man's skin that gets women's attention for sure, i wore it a few times and did get compliments that did put a smile on my face and made me feel so good!.... Dont blind buy this one, definitely try before u buy and when i say try, try once twice and more...overrall this is a masterpiece, Francis is a Genius ! ps: the reviews below mine are fantastic and well said, i will try to take as much time as needed before doing a review for it.

The moment I smelled this I heard music, honestly and truthfully, music. I dont normally associate fragrance with music but this one caught me out and from the very first inhale I heard Vide Cor Meum. I think this is because I feel this is my perfect rose eureka moment. This fragrance is everything I wanted Roses Vanille by Mancera to be - dont get me wrong, I adore that fragrance but L'Extase Rose Absolute is just blended so much better. It has a meaningful depth to me that honestly verges on the emotional - makes me sound like a complete mad arse and with that said, very many apologies and hope you can forgive me. This is a honeyed (without any honey being present) rose, if that makes any sense? With a darkness that I feel others have said is a little like red wine and I totally get where they're coming from and the combination is wonderful. There is sweetness, quite a bit actually but it certainly doesnt warrant a trip to the dentist and its skillfully added so it slips in seamlessly. I dont really get any of the pepper notes but I'm certainly not vexed by that and the patchouli is just the right amount to hold this mystical spell of rose. I dont believe I can heap any more praise on this beauty without it sounding disingenuous - I wouldnt be able to do it any justice. But for me, that music, Vide Cor Meum, speaks far louder for this fragrance than my simplistic words ever could.