Les Parfums de Rosine
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Aldehydes snap sharply across your skin, immediately joined by herbaceous chamomile and that peculiar wine lees note, which smells like the bottom of a wine bottle left in sunlight. The blackcurrant bud cuts through with vegetal, almost peppery greenness, giving the opening an unexpectedly austere character that feels almost cosmetic.
The dual rose structure gradually softens the acidity, with Turkish rose lending a slightly powdery, classical elegance whilst eglantine rose adds waxy, honeyed texture. Blackberry and raspberry leaf absolute prevent any drift towards conventional floral perfection, maintaining that slightly tart, green-fruited tension that defines Roseberry's personality.
Iris emerges with cool, metallic subtlety, whilst sandalwood and vetiver create a pale, wood-grained base that feels more like furniture polish than creamy softness. The fragrance becomes increasingly skin-close and whisper-quiet, fading to barely-there ghost notes of rose and green fruit against a faintly earthy, resinous backdrop.
Roseberry arrives as a deliberately perplexing proposition—neither quite floral nor entirely fruity, but caught in a compelling middle ground where both camps skirmish for dominance. Pierre Bourdon has constructed something genuinely peculiar here: aldehydes and chamomile create a slightly soapy, herbal prologue, whilst wine lees inject an almost fermented funkiness that prevents this from becoming another pretty floral. The blackcurrant bud top note is particularly shrewd, offering green, almost savoury undertones rather than jammy sweetness.
What emerges is a fragrance that smells like pressing your nose against rose petals that have been dusted with blackberry skin and scattered across a herbaceous garden floor. Turkish rose and eglantine rose intertwine in the heart, but they're constantly interrupted by blackberry and raspberry leaf absolute—those green, slightly astringent fruity elements that refuse to soften into simple fruit-scented pleasantness. The iris and sandalwood base provides structure without warmth, keeping everything tethered to earth and cool parchment.
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