Rose Adage

Rose Adage is everything I wanted Delina by Parfums De Marly to be! I'm wearing them both right now for this review, one on each wrist. They are very similar, dewy Turkish roses, but Rose Adage is more elegantly blended. Delina has a sharp and overpowering sourness from its litchi/rhubarb notes that I dislike, where Rose Adage has only a whisper of tartness reminiscent of a lemon meringue pie, as Fragrantica's Matt Morris noted in his beautifully written review. The candied violet, fluffy vanilla, heliotrope, and light musk make Rose Adage an ethereal, fairytale fragrance that would perfectly befit Princess Aurora in her pink tutu and slippers from the ballet Sleeping Beauty. I am a huge fan of every one of Odette Parfum Co.'s exquisitely romantic fragrances, and I highly recommend purchasing samples of each from their website. Also, please note, if you are looking for more of a "lipstick" rose, I suggest Odette Parfum Co.'s Moulin Rose!

It opens with powdery yet fresh rose water with some amber-y musky notes. At first it vaguely reminded me of some of Chloé's scents for a split second but it's a lot softer of course (esp sillage wise it's very intimate) it's one of Odette's scents that makes you think "Wow the first one I've tried in the discovery kit that isn't a gourmand?" then it dries down to a beautiful milky creamy sugary candy rose marshmallow. It quickly grew on me and now I'm in love and crave the dry down because it's so sweet and soft and comforting. This scent feels like taking a bite out of a chewy soft rose Turkish Delight coated in powdered sugar. It's delicate and delicious.

This is a photorealistic doll scent. I do get the dewy rose petals that others have mentioned for sure, but the most prominent thing to me is that this quite literally reminds me of the fresh and clean smell of the soft plastic of a doll head- specifically reminds me of the sweeter scented ones like Soda Pop Girls (I’m a 2000s kid) or the old Barbie Magic of the Pegasus dolls. That’s the vibe I get from this perfume- it is very pleasant and sophisticated, but there’s a certain melancholic nostalgia for childhood in it. I was expecting a more lipsticky rose/violet scent which can sometimes pull more mature but this is an incredibly youthful rose.

Rose Adage feels like stepping into a hazy dream of velvety roses and whispered secrets. It’s soft and romantic, like a love song played on an old record, with its powdery florals and lingering warmth. It wraps around you like a vintage silk scarf, feminine, timeless, and a little mysterious, the kind of scent that leaves a rosy trail wherever you go.

this one is so soft and gentle, not a loud or strong rose at all. the powdery/violet-y notes really feel like the star in this one. if you don't like sweet scents, don't be scared off by the sugar and whipped cream notes. it's not too sugary, rather light and fluffy. it's giving babydoll's head, which is one of my favorite perfume styles.