Rogue

Ever since trying out and liking Elizabeth Arden's 5th Avenue and 5th Avenue Royale, I have started looking at celebrity scents with an open mind. Some of them are of surprisingly good quality for the price. This is one of them. My current favorite celeb scent at the moment. The plum, suede and vanilla blend so well on my skin. The suede here has a realistic feel to it. Overall, the suede keeps the plum from getting overtly sweet while the vanilla sort of smooths the suede and keeps it from being too screechy on me. I wish the patchouli was a bit more pronounced though. I find that this gem evolves differently on me depending on when I have it on. During spring/summer type weather, a juicy plum dominates with strong support from suede, vanilla and musk. Patchouli only peeps out shortly in the first 2 hours. The scent then dries down to a warm and creamy musky suede, with amber and sandalwood coming in during dry down. In cooler weather, suede dominates on me with strong support from a jammy plum, smooth vanilla and medicinal patchouli. The musk takes over from the patchouli during the dry down. This is a little sweeter than during warm weather, but in a mature sort of way if that makes sense. I love it on both occasions. Sillage is moderate (about arms length), but this is persistent in terms of performance (lasts about 9+ hours on me). This perfume's versatility and quality for the price is definitely worth having as a staple in my closet.

Okay, guys. So I bought this fragrance just yesterday. I was really impatient to open it up and try it because it was a blind buy. I kept on reading the reviews here, about how it smells like couch, like a prostitute, etc. I was intrigued and fascinated. Had to own it. The moment I opened the cap and sniffed it, I fell in love. It was a very soft, floral, orange blossom-y, citrus-y kind of fantasy. But pay attention - the moment I sprayed it on my wrist and on the back of my elbow, BOOM. Explosion. Citrus-y feeling lasted for about 10 seconds before it was replaced by the most opulent, rogue smelling, nose numbing LEATHER. And believe me, this is not some dirty leather. It is a creamy, luxurious, niche type of leather scent. Now, I have to tell you that I kept on sniffing my arm for a long time. The longevity is...God, let me tell you. So I am writing this the next day after I applied it, it is morning and I can feel the smell radiating to my nose. It is not leathery anymore, it is a very sweet, musky yet vanilla-y aroma that comes across as soothing and effortless. So, if you have doubts about this perfume, if you are a person who likes to take risks, to turn heads and who is independent and completely fearless, I urge you to buy this one. The longevity is OUT OF THIS WORLD for a celebrity scent. The sillage is good. Rihanna is such an exquisite perfume maker, I will definitely buy this again. I can feel it becoming my statement perfume.

I stumbled upon this scent after clicking through reviews on the right tab. I ended up purchasing the men's and the women's Rogue. To be honest, I was more excited to purchase the women's than the men's version. Why the women's version? Mainly because of the notes and how it's described in reviews. The description "a leather handbag with chapstick and mints scattered in it" sounded quite appealing to my tastes, and sure enough, the analogy was spot on. My personal thoughts? If I hadn't read the notes, I wouldn't think this was leather and plum. It actually comes across much like the scent of tuber and rose, to my nose. Much like Noir de Noir or even Black Orchid, but without that pesky dry chocolate accord, which turns Black Orchid rancid for me. I tend to like this type of scent on a woman, but I didn't purchase this for any woman in particular, I just wanted to smell it. Luckily, in my opinion, this is quite unisex, no more feminine than my favorite rose scents, so I'll likely wear this one myself from time to time. This falls right between Cartier Declaration d'Un Soir and David Yurman Limited Edition in my collection, which is a gap that I really wanted to fill! Update: This is a joy to wear. As complex and unusual as it smells in testing, this wears like a very soft, clean and agreeable tuber, rose and leather scent on my skin. It may not be for everyone. Try before you buy, but also try wearing it before you judge this one!

Continuing on the plum (and now Rihanna) train, I come to "Rogue". I didn't try this for the longest time because I was put off by the leather note. Leather in perfume tends to make me pause. Do we reeeeeeeeeally want to do that? It's rarely done right, but when it is: It's this! "Rogue" is sexy and smooth throughout its life. The plum is reined in by the suede here. All this time I was nervous about leather when plum could have been mine and "Rogue"'s downfall. Wonderfully, the sweetness of the plum and the deep smoothness of the leather is perfectly balanced. The gentle cyclamen and lemon blossom in the top notes is delightfully feminine and tangy cirtusy. It's actually lovely and incredibly underrated! It's subtle, but it's there. It settles to a very pleasant sweet musk, but the suede is always present. Longevity is okay. I would honestly love this to last much longer. If this was an all-dayer (or all-nighter), I'd buy this in a heartbeat! Sillage is - again - okay. Moderate is you spray thoroughly, and on clothes / hair. Overall, this is a pretty great scent for the price and availability of it. I'm suitably impressed and *very* tempted to buy my own bottle. It's sexy, modern, unique enough, and can be either attention-grabbing or subdue; depending on how trigger-happy you're feeling. Repurchase-worthy. *** Kitty rating: 8/10.

Oh, Rogue... Very special. Not a safe blind buy unless you have 25 bucks to experiment with. Also: unisexy... I couldn’t smell most musks when I started my fragrance journey and now, magically, I smell a whole new dimension of this fragrance because my nose opened up to musk. So I now get the suede thing. I am officially addicted to this. There’s a weird medicine menthol thing in the first 5 min I used to hate- now I love that too... lol (lemon blossom plus patchouli??) The suede. It’s a cushiony, rich complement to the plum and sweet lemon blossom I guess? But it’s heaven to me now and smells full and balanced. It’s warm, a bit fruity, dark and comforting. I think it resembles a Dr. Pepper vibe in some way- I get it! My 12 year old boys chose this perfume as their favorite over my Chanel Allure and that was the former favorite...hmmmm. I am loving my reunion with Rogue. Lasts 8 hrs. Incidentally, I ordered samples of Bottega Venetta because I heard it was similar and I didn’t want to spend big bucks on something too similar so I am reporting HERE that to my nose they are very similar, and after I put BV on my brain said wait this is Rogue. After first 5 minutes. Compared on both wrists. I could tell the difference slightly but hubby could not. Rogue is sweeter...

I have a confession to make; I absolutely L O V E blindbuying and I don't feel any bad about it at all! The thrill and the anticipation, aaah it's completely and unspeakably amazing and addictive! :D Received this three days ago along with Madonna ToD Naked, Mariah Carey Forever and Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight in Paris. And this time, every single one of them was a complete success! However, Rogue has to be the absolute winner if I had to choose just one. I've just recently discovered a peculiar desire for leather scents. Both MiP and Rogue contains this note and I'm equally in love with them. The Rihanna one however leads the race since I find both the sillage and longevity in Rogue superior to MiP's. I mostly get suede and plum in this one while all the other notes definitley are there but sort of hiding in the background. I'm almost speechless and feel I don't quite know which words to use to express my feelings for this. I'll just say that I'm absolutely head-over-heels in love with this beauty and I've worn this every single day since our ways crossed!

Well I'm not a fan of celebrity scents but reading the reviews on Fragrantica have certainly opened my mind to give them a chance. So, today I thought I'd test Rogue. I'm no expert, I only know what I like. The bottle is beautiful, good start, first impressions count. The opening is nice enough but I didn't think too much of it and carried on shopping. However, about 20 minutes later, I was almost blown away and actually began to cry. Rogue settled on my skin like YSL's original Champagne of 1993, only a smidge lighter. For me it's like I've discovered the holy grail! Champagne was my late mum's most treasured fragrance, we bought it together while on holiday in Rome. Hence the tears. All these memories of her came rushing back and I was just dumbstruck that a fragrance could trigger that much emotion. Needless to say, I marched straight back to the store to purchase it. Now it will be my treasure. My own little memory keeper. What a great fragrance.

I own most of Ri Ri fragrances and she really can do little wrong when it comes to scent in my book. But this is my favorite. I got a small bottle when it first released a few years back and I did not like it. My tastes were different back then. I revisited when I was a few years older and wiser and fell hard in love. I love this in the colder months, but will rock it on a summer night out as well. The leathery suede note is strong in this for me, so you have to be in the right mood for that. I can get 5 or 6 hours of wear out of this before I have to really push my nose in to smell it...and for me that is actually really good. My skin eats perfume. Nothing lasts on me. Projection is decent. I got on an elevator in Las Vegas recently about 15 minutes after spraying this and a woman on the other side of the elevator complimented me on how good I smelled. So it can carry in an elevator without being too much.

SUEDE 'FRUITCHOULI'. Released in 2013, on the heels of Gossip Girl wrapping, this takes me back to that era with fun, disposable clothes and pretending to be Forever 21. Opens with a crisp burst of lemon blossom & cyclamen with citrus, clean & white-floral touches, that deepens into the suede & plum heart rounded out with powdery rose & musky jasmine. Plum here bringing a fruitiness to the tart lemon blossom that together read as near-strawberry to my nose (not listed). This all rests on a patchouli base with musky vanilla-woods & amber. Overall there is a "fruitchouli" vibe as other reviewers have noted, although this isn't an exact dupe of anything. Affordable, and well above average performance for year-round wear, and a heavy glass bottle, cute faux suede cap and inverted glass studs on the bottom. It's a love for me. Enjoy! Batch Code: 13148 j6 (2013-05-28)

I am a guy and I absolutely love wearing Rogue. I have seen several reviews that describe it as super feminine, but I don't get that at all. On me I get a laundry vibe, like if Tide detergent and a fragrance like Polo Red had a baby. The top notes I am not crazy about, but things settle down after about 5 minutes. The magic is in the dry down. Maybe it's just my body chemistry, but Rogue flat out works on me, and my wife goes nuts over it. It lasts forever. Projection seems average. It doesn't wear "loud." I have also sampled Rouge Love which I liked but maybe not enough to own. It is much sweeter and seemed watered down. I didnt get as much of a unisex vibe with that one although I think some guys could pull it off.

Smoky, fruity leather??? I feel compulsed to love it. I get the Dr. Pepper comparison but I associate it more with cough syrup, which I loved as a kid and would've misused if my parents weren't as careful, and all kinds of Finnish candy! We have a few different brands of licorice candy flavored with tar, and I get a bit of that. But mostly the medicinal vibe. It's syrupy, sweet, herbal, sharp, smoky.... I have another association tickling at the back of my mind, maybe a Lush product. Maybe a little incense. The leather is noticeable but soft; not waxy or intimidating, it actually reminds me of my grandma who always carried a leather purse. I like it a lot.

This perfume takes a bit to understand...Definitely unique to say the least. To pull this off a woman must be daring and confident. To me it is extremely sweet to the point that it's medicinal. However, the leather at the bottom softens it and makes it comfy. You need to get past the initial burst attacking your senses and relax. This is definitely only for a night of going out when you want to feel fierce and alluring. It is best for cold weather as the spice will keep you warm. I can imagine a gal wearing all black with this scent. This is not a versatile one, but it is fun and a challenge. I have grown to really enjoy it, good job Riri <3

Flirtatious plum wrapped in mysterious suede leather. It is a well put composition with a perfect balance of coziness and sexiness. I had to wearing it couple of days and nights to decide how I feel about this one, and during those times I couldn’t stop sniffing my skin. I found myself craving it more and more everyday. It is a cheap hidden gem, a lil underrated celebrity fragrance. I am aware that perfumes could smell different on people, depends on many factors, but still if you receive a perfume that smell like acetone or disgusting old car’s leathery backseat, you might want to consider if you just got a bad or turned juice. :)

This works really well with my chemistry. Velvety smooth, the suede is as warm as kidskin gloves, the musk soft and powdery, and the plum is fresh and juicy and not overly sweet. The amber, vanilla, and patchouli notes are all there in the background, but don't hit you over the head like with some other fragrances. Rogue is a versatile, classy fragrance, with moderate projection (a good thing, to my way of thinking), and at least 7-8 hours longevity. I find myself reaching for this much more frequently than I thought I would. This can be found at a very inexpensive price, and truly is an excellent value!

The comment section for this perfume is what led to the creation of my account. And my account is as follows: I’ve heard that this smells like cigarettes and moldy leather. I’ve heard it compared to bottega veneta and Gucci Rush. I’ve read that it’s a screechy scent that was poorly sewn together. And I just wanted to say, in my highest of high opinions💁♀️, that I have no idea what they’re talking about! This perfume is sweet and sensual and yummy! I detect no suede in here. And if ppl think im wearing a high end perfume, right on! This might be my new signature. It smells that amazing on me!

Wow! I bought the 0.5 mini from fragrancenet. I sprayed it on my wrist and couldn't get enough. This is a sexy fragrance! Yet somehow still professional enough for the office? I would definitely wear this to work if I wanted to make an impression, or on a date night as well. It's versatile. The plum and suede sing amazingly on my skin, as well as the vanilla in the background - can't wait to buy the the gift set so I can layer, because it does calm down after a bit and layering will make it last longer. Will definitely want to respray after about 4 hours.

This is a budget friendly multifaceted fragrance. The leather and plum were a little harsh at the beginning but it quickly settled down and they and other notes make appearances at different times as if i am wearing different fragrances and that makes me come back asking for more. Yes it is still a celebrity fragrance but the experience is worth way way more than the price. edit: This is the least used fragrance in my collection. The problem is it takes a lot of courage to have to deal with the initial roughness and which experience i am going to get.

Gosh i absolutely love this! This is definitely one of those polarizing fragrances where you either love or hate it. Glad im one of those who immediately love this. This scent is very unique. The leather note is very prominent. It is as if Always Red Femme by Elizabeth Arden and suede note had a baby. I adore Femme so its like Rogue is giving it another twist. The smell of this reminds me of someone sassy, spunky, feisty and independent. I can actually imagine Rihanna smelling like this wearing sexy leather outfit. Longevity and sillage is good.

This is a masterpiece. I'm very skeptical and critical of celebrity fragrances but this is FAR from your typical average boring generic celeb scent. This is sexy and sensual, deep, alluring and overall stunning! Miss RiRi!!! Everytime I smell this I get something different. This is one where you take off the cap and just sniff, and that alone will satisfy your craving for this. On paper I shouldn't like this because of the patchuli and leather mixed with florals but the way it's blended is just undeniably sexy and sophisticated. WOW.

This smells so sweet and a little bit spicy on my skin. I absolutely love it and it is sooooo unique. Like i cannnot stop smelling my hand where i sprayed it. I got this for $15 at burlington and i saw people saying not to blind buy because the scent is unique, but it’s beautiful and i think if you like scents that are sweet with a hint of spice, you will lovvveeeeee this. Rihanna did that! This scent is what i feel like rihanna smells like in the fall/winter. If you are considering buying this, just get it!!