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.

This is arguably my most successful blind-buy ever. L’Extase Rose Absolue is a dark, rich, oriental rose. I remember the first time I sprayed it, I was quite taken aback, as I was unfamiliar with the concept of a jammy rose and thought this smelled very sweet and feared it teetered on cloying. I didn’t dislike it, but I was a bit apprehensive. I gave myself some time to “work” with this fragrance and have fallen completely in love with it over the past year. It’s pretty linear, yes, but gives the wearer a mysterious and sophisticated air. The burnt Taif rose in here is so creamy, luxurious and intoxicating. It’s that burnt sweetness that surprised me at the initial spray, but I actually adore it. I get compliments whenever I wear this unique and gorgeous perfume, which smells much more expensive than the $32 I paid for it. Like the liquid inside, the bottle is heavy and elegant, no cheap plastic here. I haven’t tried Oud Silk Mood but I can’t imagine that fragrance to be of significantly higher quality to justify the $250 difference in price, especially when L’Extase Rose Absolue lasts literally ALL day on my skin and the creator of both perfumes is the same person. The warm benzoin makes this the perfect sexy “going out” perfume, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t wear this gem to the office from time to time when I need a touch of beauty in my day.

I am just updating my review after wearing this fragrance out. I have been wearing for about 5 hours. I went to the store with my mask on and could still smell it through my mask. It's gorgeous and absolutely outstanding. I just can’t say enough good things about it. It’s not something that you smell every day which I really enjoy. I get sick of having perfumes that smell like everything else so this is unique enough to all. Grab a bottle and try it I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. Initially I went to buy it online but it seems to be sold out so I ended up finding it through another site. When I first sprayed it, I couldn’t smell anything and I thought maybe I got a fake perfume. But the next day when I sprayed it extremely smooth and very lovely fragrance. It is stand out! I don’t really know how to explain it but it definitely has rose in it but not a nauseating old lady rose. When I say old lady I am 51 so I’m no spring chicken however I always associated rose fragrances with the rose hand soap in my grandmothers bathroom. This is nothingLike that. It is very lovely in the bottle is just simply gorgeous. I think this can be worn by all ages it is not age sensitive so you could be in your 20s and wear this just perfectly. I also just got the other one in the pink bottle and that is just as lovely but very different. Very pleased with this line.

This fragrance takes me back in time and makes me feel like a young woman in Paris in the 1920s. The spirit reminds of Ricci Ricci by Nina which i fell in love with that dark purple campaign theme of 'midnight cat in Paris.' Firstly the scent opens as a deep sweet rose, jammy as others are saying, in a very delicious way. I think the black and pink pepper give it this dark and mysterious aura and differentiate it from other rose-patchouli-cedar blends. Within half an hour though it settles into a more rose-vanilla-benzoin-musk and those peppery notes fade away. The rose is still the star ingredient and smells much softer, but close to the skin the jammy quality remains very nicely and it will stay on the clothes in a warm way. If it was a colour it would be wintery warm jewel tones like deep purple, blue, pink. This is my perfect fall and winter scent, it's very mysterious and feminine, takes me back in time as I say. I think it is discontinued because it doesn't smell like contemporary perfumes, but it's like choosing vintage clothes to wear in my view. It's the best thing and has a different spirit, not 'outdated' as industry lingo might have it. otherwise it makes no sense this lovely perfume is not around anymore but the young apple Nina range is with loads of flanks.

A little bit old, and a little bit new but a whole lot of drama for a designer release. Ive pretty much given up on designer realeases as most turn out to be chemical shitstorms to my nose claiming to be a real object produced in nature but obviously isnt. Here MFK presents something quite remarkable. Peppery roses are an old very upscale elegant idea which french houses like Caron are famous for. Under its big Taif rose, an undercurrent of sweet rose winey jam that reminded me of Lancomes jammy rose like Parfait d Roses. Cedar woodiness supports it with the patchouli, and this shows off MFKs skill in balancing to where these two materials dont overpower. The benzoin adds the oriental bite and perhaps that burnt edge, and the musk gives it its beastly longevity. Its really the goldilocks or gateway rose to niche offerings. The concept is adult, and the big rose adds drama. Its a rich romantic feminine scent. I dont think this is old at all. Quite classy at a designer price point,and that is very rare these days. Ill also use this to punch up the rose on my orientals but it stands alone just fine. Over 35+, the level up girl trying to upscale her life that wears Zara basics with a Chanel bag. This is a perfect niche buy on a designer budget.

I was stupid lucky to find this listed on Mercari for $50. I didn't even know what it was, but the bottle intrigued me, so I checked Fragrantica (this is right up my alley, as far as notes go), saw the prices on ebay for it - my eyes shot open lol - and then saw it was created by FK. I hauled ass to buy it within the hour it was listed. Everything about it is a win. Ricci's Rose Absolue is gorgeous, a sweetened femme fatale rose with bedroom eyes aimed for your soul. I was struck by how similar this is to my old high school standby, Armani Diamonds, just more intense and so much smoother. I haven't tried Oud Satin Mood yet, so I can't compare, but this does remind me of my first ever Rose Oud combo, which I still love greatly: Valentino's Valentina Oud Assoluto (although Valentina is more rough and woodier, with leather.) Once again, this Rose Absolue is smoother. FK is a master at seamless blending, and that really shows here. Just amazing. But others are right about the infinite options for a deep rose/oud combo. There's fragrances like that all over the market, so I wouldn't lament the discontinuation of L'Extase Rose Absolue. I wouldn't pay those insane triple-digit ebay prices for this, ever.

just received it. It was obviously a blind buy and I’m so damn glad it was. A sweet, sensual rose, but in no way salacious— elegant, *not* mature or old lady. I’m twenty. It is so alluring in that typical rose way.. if you’re not a fan of roses, don’t. initially, I got too much pepper, which made it smell a little pungent since I’m not a lover of pepper. ( and oddly in the opening very much reminded me of Lancôme la nuit trésor....) But the dry down is a slightly musky-creamy, rich jaaaaammy rose, a deeply pink rose.. I can only detect a bit of musk, Nothing overpowers the rose. This is a pure rose, no leaves no stem no nothing. what really astounded me was the fact that I notoriously have perfume gobbling skin, I mean gobbling- common beasts get swallowed by it... and this ? Lasts quite a bit and projects a little. If you are an absolute lover of roses, Get it. Edit : a long while I’ve had this one and my sister always tells me I smell like this local berry koolaid we have here. She probably means the jammy syrup rose.. because it really does project ; This stuff is powerful. My sister told me she smelled this 3 hours after I left; at the damn doorstep ! I just walked out and it lingered !

Just bought this yesterday. I swear this is so similar to Estee Lauder Sensuous Noir that I also have. I'm not the type to distinguish whether a perfume is for day or night or summer or winter. I simply choose which perfume to wear for the day based on my clothing style of the day or my mood. But where SN is rather difficult to wear daily because the spices in it are too prominent, I find L'Extase Rose Absolu is easier to wear. Upon spraying ERA, the first notes of pepper are definitely spicy, a little bit sour even, but still controlled. This is the part where I compare it to SN. SN's spices are gorgeous too but can be too loud. Back to ERA, I waited and then the rose appeared. It's a majestic rose in full blossom, very voluptuous and beautiful. And a few minutes later grounded nicely in the sweet base notes. A wearable spicy sweet rose. I love it. PS: But I hate the sprayer. Maybe it's just my bottle, but Nina Ricci should be able to produce perfume bottles with good sprayer. Added note on longevity: I can still smell wafts of this perfume late in the evening when it was hours after my last spray in the afternoon. So it's quite long-lasting.

L'Extase Rose Absolue is a gorgeous scent! Rich, luscious, jammy-sweet, it smells very similar to the original L'Extase, but that one is even sweeter (with caramel and red berry candy notes), while Rose Absolue is simply dark, candied roses. Both versions of L'Extase share a 1970's lipsticky quality (coming, I think, from the benzoin) that reminds me of the beautiful but colder candied violets note of Guerlain L'Apres L'Ondee, but Rose Absolue is definitely a "warm" rather than "cold" scent. It's sweet, warm, sumptuous, and a bit over-the-top -- almost too much in its glowing intensity and sweetness but completely addictive. I wore it on a very warm day (85 degrees fahrenheit) but I loved it; it might be de trop for weather any hotter than that, but maybe not (I like strong scents!). Additionally, it has good projection and lasting power on my skin. I have a decant of Rose Absolue, as well as a full bottle of the original L'Extase. I haven't yet compared Rose Absolue with L'Extase Rose but my bottle is in transit and I will report back. :)

Love this perfume! I bought a sample because of the reviews I read here on Fragrantica. Intrigued by the comparisons to another MFK fragrance that I love, Oud Satin Mood, I decided to do a side by side comparison. First off, both are beautiful and more appropriate for cold weather. An hour in, I can’t detect much difference between the two scents. With my nose pressed hard, I would say Ricci’s version is sweeter, but only by a smidge. Oud Satin Mood has a better quality benzoin giving this rose a fizzier quality. A few hours in, and Oud Satin mood has a soft powder element present, Rose Absolue is more linear. I eek out slightly better performance with Oud Satin Mood too, but both display great performance. Both are more similar than different....like siblings. In any case, I love Rose Absolue. It’s absolutely stunning, a heavy hitting, sweet, spicy rose. It’s outstanding and the deal of the century if picked up on the grey market, 2.7 oz for $32. I have too many perfumes, but I can’t help it. I’m buying my first Nina Ricci.

Rose is the centerpiece to this one and in a very fresh and realistic way. I do get a sweetness from the vanilla but it is primarily a lovely rose scent. This is very elegant. A perfect fragrance for an evening out. Despite the pepper top notes, it doesn't come off spicy which I'm happy with. As it dries down I get more of the woody notes but the rose is always center stage. A beautifully classy fragrance. Some compare it to MFK Oud Satin Mood. For my review, I've got that sprayed on one hand and Rose Absolue on the other. There is a similarity however it is by no means a dupe. Rose Absolue feels very feminine to me. There is a woody/oudness to it but sweet rose is dominant. MFK Oud Satin Mood is clearly an oud. It feels easily unisex. Side by side, it's stronger, louder, richer and more intense and potent. I think if you want to save the money, Rose Absolue will give you that feel of wearing MFK Oud Satin Mood but if you've tried the MFK, you won't be satisfied in Rose Absolue as a more economical replacement for it.

Floral Gourmand This perfume is sweet, linear, and has a strong, thick character. I'm enjoying it very much, and it's wearing really well in the Midwestern summertime heat. Lasting power is incredible, this wears strong for over 8 hours, and the projection is good too, I can easily smell it on my person and in the air around me. What you see is what you get, and I mostly smell a burned vanilla creme brulee over a pink peppered rose, with a hint of herbal patchouli and cedar underneath. Super sweet and thick and even the rose floral notes are red and luscious. So L'Extase is like a florists shop next to a fancy bakery. The "burnt" notes to my nose are of burned, caramelized vanilla sugar, such that the essential oils are being released instead of destroyed. They are not smoky are incensey. This perfume is fun and easy to wear, and has great performance. It definitely leans gourmand but it has enough grounding rose and patchouli notes, and has enough weight, that it doesn't get out of control. Highly recommended!

I got so much red wine in this fragrance! It has the strongest most beautiful wine note that I've ever smelled in a perfume yet! It's a thick,sweet red wine and deep red velvety roses. The opening is so beautiful and addicting. The rose does not smell soapy or old-fashioned, it does not smell tart or sour to me. The rose smells like a fresh bouquet of roses. I love this perfume! So sexy,dark, boozy, jammy, classy, seductive. You have to love roses and sweet red wine to like this perfume. Sillage is great, longevity 12 hours at least. I sprayed this on at 5 this morning now it is 5 at night and I just got done working out and the heat of my body reactivated the scent and I can smell it all around me again. I definatly will be keeping a bottle of this in my collection. I have une rose by FM and I like this better. Maybe it fits my personality and body chemistry better but I find that side by side une rose is not as jammy, boozy or sweet. Une rose smells very strong of taif and not as much depth compared to this.

THIS IS SOOOOOOOO GOOD! One of the best and probably the most acceptable "sweet rose/oud" fragrances I've tried. This is 85% of a dupe for MFK Oud Satin Mood, and to be honest, I might like this one just a tad more than oud satin mood. L'extase is sweeter, more feminine and mouth-watering; whereas, oud satin mood is less sweet and has more oud. I'm usually not a fan of oud because it can smell like burnt plastic sometimes. For example, Lancome Oud Bouquet is too pungent to me and reminds of undried paint. JM velvet rose & oud has good amount of oud, and it's the most oud I can stomach. Armani rose arabie is hardcore oriental, which I can fully appreciate its beauty but won't necessarily wear it myself. L'extase is a designer's take on oud, and it's a lot more wearable than the above-mentioned. It has a bit of gourmand qualities to it, almost like grape candies. Overall, I feel dark, mysterious, alluring (and yummy) when wearing this. 100% recommend for the oud satin mood lovers out there!

I haven’t been in the perfume game for about 3 years now and have just recently rediscovered interests in my wardrobe. I was gonna write a review for this lady in comparison to OSM and the extrait version (which had always been stable picks of mine even when I wasn't in the hobby), but found out it was discontinued. What a shame that this bubblier dupe for OSM is now gone. It doesn't smell the same as OSM, as there is less wood and much more sweetness, but the DNA is much alike, like a younger sister to OSM. It's a lychee-syrupy rose that you can almost smell the stickiness, but in a good way. I remember buying this for about $30 and now it is like $350. It would be a great option to substitute OSM or simply as itself when it was cheap, but I don’t think it’s THAT good to be worth $350. I simply don't understand why the perfume industry always gets rid of their best creations and flankers.

This is a beautiful rose. It's a deep, dewy, dark vanilla~rose with a gorgeous spicy journey. Very feminine in this day and age of unisex scents. Could a guy wear this, yes, of course. Any person can wear any scent and make it their own, it's just sometimes I want a feminine scent, this one hits the spot and then some. I couldn't believe how little the price tag is for not only the quality of the packaging, the smoothness of the blend but also the fact that this is a Francis Kurkdjian created scent. I don't think anyone today does a rose as well as he does. If this one doesn't strike your olfactory fancy, the entire line is created by him and just as beautiful. The only one I don't have is the one with marine accord, that particular note smells very fishy, lol, to my nose. They are a stunning bargain. But I believe they are discontinued, so when they're gone, they're gone.