Year: 2012
Notes: frankincense, rosebay, Rosa Gallica, myrrh, ebony, cashmere wood, ambergris, musk
Comment: Rosa Gallica is part of Les Éphémères Collection
Supposedly a woody rose offering, Rosa Gallica fails to captivate from the very outset.
With a touch of frankincense, the composition exhibits a jammy rose accent, which resides on an unpleasantly synthetic woody-musk foundation. The overall olfactory effect is astringent, somewhat rubbery and plastic-like, with a dark aroma chemical dissonance running throughout (probably caused by the myrrh interacting with the cashmere wood).
As this new collection is roughly twice the price of anything from Brecourt's standard line, one was hoping for a notable improvement in quality. Regrettably, there appears to be no evidence of this whatsoever.
Projection is moderate, with average staying power.
With a touch of frankincense, the composition exhibits a jammy rose accent, which resides on an unpleasantly synthetic woody-musk foundation. The overall olfactory effect is astringent, somewhat rubbery and plastic-like, with a dark aroma chemical dissonance running throughout (probably caused by the myrrh interacting with the cashmere wood).
As this new collection is roughly twice the price of anything from Brecourt's standard line, one was hoping for a notable improvement in quality. Regrettably, there appears to be no evidence of this whatsoever.
Projection is moderate, with average staying power.
