Eau de Rochas Fraiche

I ordered a bottle of this quite by accident, confusing it with the original eau Rochas, but I find I like this fragrance quite a lot, for different reasons. Unlike Eau de Rochas this lasts for an evening. Sillage, while not overpowering, is distinct. Opens with lime and softens into various shades -- last night I really felt the watery aquatics and this morning it is more of a spicy middle note. Its later dry down is soft with musk and I felt, warm vanilla, though I don't see it on the notes list. This is really a terrific day and evening fragrance, entrancing, discreet, comfortable.

I had bought a 7.4 oz bottle of this (I'm crazy about it:-) and I hadn't opened it yet. When I did this morning, I realize it's a splash LOL! I will have to transfer it to a spray bottle..This is the FRESHEST, cleanest scent. And it stays and stays in your skin. The base is absolutely amazing when it mixes with your unique body oils. If you haven't tried this treasure, I suggest you do!

This showed up on a discount site for a few shekels so I bought it and I'm happy. It's one of my better aquatics, unique tones to it, not heavy, and no off notes. It will go in my fridge in May and by July I'm going to be loving this.

The sweet honey liatris and iris combination is so well done. Not overpowering, quite like an airy garden in summer. I imagine myself at the Château de Vullierens near Lausanne. Bonus, it's not sweet.

What is the secret of this fragrance, whether the notes of bergamot and iris, or something else? Beautiful so fresh, like morning breeze. Incredibly reminiscent of Les Cascades Songe d'Iris, but still fresher, sharper, with pronounced notes of bergamot and iris; at the first moment it seems as if it's a lighter version, but actually it's quite a long lasting fragrance that has a sharpness of an aldehyde, although there's no retro touch. Elegant, though somewhat unusual as it lacks something that would make it more memorable...a bit distant too. If you already have Les Cascades, then you really shouldn't buy Fraiche, but if you are looking for cool refreshment that lasts longer than just a few minutes you should definitely try, it might surprise you with its energy, actually floral fresh as dew in the early morning.

This fragrance is like a frosted can of sprite. The metallic zing, the zesty lemon lime, the effervescent carbonation, even a cooling fizzy sensation- It's all there. I think I'll hang onto this fragrance for the really hot days in Summer where I can't bear anything else. This could also be nice for outdoor activities like hiking or family barbecues. I'm happy I sprayed this one today, it gets to stay in my collection. It's not the longest lasting, but that's not really something you worry about in the Summer, reapplication is usually necessary no matter what you wear. This one could easily be chucked in a bag and used by the entire family as well, considering its unisex nature. Performance: average. 3-4 hours with softly-moderate sillage. Someone could smell you if they get in close, but not across the room.

I like this fragrance.at the beginning it smells very fresh and a bit soapy.i smell gentle white flowers and bergamot in a light clean way. after one hour it turn into a airy,watery scent.it reminds me of a sea breeze. but i would not say that it is a typical oceanic fragrance. very enjoyable for hot summer days.

I'm a man and use it. It is a poisoning bitter and strong lemon at the start ... later everything calms to creamy flowery dry down. If you must skip the shower - this is the answer. :)

This type of compositions definitively are not for my, cause theirs discomfort. Not if it owes to the strong exit of the bergamota, or rather to this one combined with the white flowers, but it turns out to be to me too intense and troublesome. It is not an evil perfume only this composition is impossible for my nose.

Smells like expensive soap from a boutique hotel in Europe. It’s a very clean smell as if you just got out of the shower. The soapiness is a little too much for me though, so I may end up using my bottle as a linen spray.

Horrible! Blind buy that I deeply regret. My 5 year old screws her nose up and describes this as hand sanitiser and not the nice kind. We are talking the cheap, nasty, headache inducing kind that has been forced upon us at the entry of every department store since the beginning of COVID!!! The kind that dries your skin out and makes you feel sick. She isn’t wrong about her observation.... I thought this would be a fresh, watery, juicy fragrance, as the name suggest however it is just aggressive. It’s not fresh or watery or refreshing at all. It’s dry, dusty dry. Like all the moisture in the air has been sucked dry and leaves you gasping for air and a glass of water! This is a style of fragrance that makes you sneeze when sprayed due to the dustiness or (soapiness as others are mentioning). I think this note is the water note? It doesn’t come across watery though, it’s salty and dry, very dry. It opens with a loud bitter bergamot. It smells toxic like a cleaning spray. The dusty smell and feeling goes up your nose and in your throat and that’s when you consider scrubbing it off but decide to leave it a while longer to see if it settles down but it doesn’t, it’s cloying and suffocating. It has huge projection, one spray filled the room and even after I scrubbed it off it would not leave my skin. So I’d say longevity is good. (It’s always the hated fragrances that never leave and the ones we love never stay for long). I tested it as a linen spray but it’s just too sharp, it suffocates you. I could never have this smell on my bed linen. I would never be able to sleep.

This perfume is very masculine. Sharp and woody, though I sense the soapiness all other comments describe. I gifted this bottle to my boyfriend and he happily uses it. Lasts 3-4 hours on his skin, not an endurance champ. It also has very low sillage, you can smell it only if you press your nose against his skin.

I love this. Very clean smelling without saying " I'm wearing a clean fragrance". It smells shower fresh. Very pretty unisex leaning feminine top notes anyone could wear. Dries down, now I smell incense but it's not listed. So disappointed I hate incense the smell gives me a headache and makes me feel sick. Dry down is still unisex but leaning slightly masculine to me. If you can tolerate that faint incense smell it's very nice. I must add there's still other notes in there it's not just incense but I'm afraid even the faintest hint of the stuff turns my stomach. This is truly fresh and soapy smelling. I don't understand the "bitter etc" descriptions. It's very mild and also unique. I wish I could remove that one note.

In agreement with the “fresh-spicy oceanic” description. Smelling from the bottle I get a really strong whiff of black pepper, followed by synthetic citrus. There’s no pepper listed in the notes but that’s what I’m getting. On the skin it’s smoother and softer, but maintains that spicy vibe while pushing across the lemony-watery freshness. To me, it’s weird, because when I think of freshies I want light, airy, happy. This one's got this oriental & grounded vibe. I think it would work great for any middle easterner or easterner who’s looking for a freshie but likes the whole moss/pepper element.

As a citrus lover i tried this one, and not sure what to think. Stays close to the skin and a bit after shavey. Even though it is not expensive, I'm not sure about buying it. I am looking for something inexpensive for everyday grocery shoping, ready to compromise on sillage and longevity. I can not say i do not like it, but not love either. I like unisex parfumes, but this one smells too masculine on me. Actually, very nice and fresh male summer scent

Promising freshness at the beginning. Turned quickly very white floral on me and later into soapy and clean scent. Because the middle scent I didn't feel comfortable with this, it was too sharp. Like I was wearing someone else's perfume. Fresh, clean, sharp and dry scent. It isn't bad it just wasn't mine to keep... I should learn to not buy so quickly.

Fresh-spicy and oceanic, like sea spray on a cold day. It is so salty it makes my mouth water. Absolutely no sweetness. Smells of damp wood as it dries down. This is unisex, perhaps even masculine leaning. It stays close even when applied liberally but imparts a lasting freshness.

Can anyone try this? Would be nice to hear something about it. It seems to be nice. I can not find it here in Sweden ... yet. Should I take a chance buying it online?

Not as oldschool as it's predecessor. Very clean, calm, fresh, soft and suprisingly lasting. For some reason I get Iris the most. Great bottle.

I have worn the original Eau de Rochas for ever, but it is very hard to find now. Would I like EdeR Fraiche? Would like to know opinions.