Year: 2005
Notes: bergamot, apple, cardamom, gingerbread, green notes, rose attar, magnolia, ylang-ylang, jasmine, vetiver, patchouli, amber, benzoin, vanilla, sandalwood, white musk
A fiery rose it most certainly isn't. It's actually more of a tame spicy-rose than anything else.
Rose de Feu starts off with a sweet, green and zesty opening, coupled with a dominant cardamom note, as the rose remains very much in the background. But it all goes pear-shaped as it develops further, primarily due to a persistent green apple accord (an accord that's rarely well-behaved, smelling horribly synthetic).
By the drydown, it's a complete mess as the ginger interweaves with traces of synthetic-smelling notes. One is just about able to discern the base notes of vetiver, vanilla, amber and musk but it's still a clash of aromas that could have been constructed far better.
Rose de Feu starts off with a sweet, green and zesty opening, coupled with a dominant cardamom note, as the rose remains very much in the background. But it all goes pear-shaped as it develops further, primarily due to a persistent green apple accord (an accord that's rarely well-behaved, smelling horribly synthetic).
By the drydown, it's a complete mess as the ginger interweaves with traces of synthetic-smelling notes. One is just about able to discern the base notes of vetiver, vanilla, amber and musk but it's still a clash of aromas that could have been constructed far better.
