Year: 2008
Notes: basil, aniseed, rose, Bulgarian rose, Damascus rose, ambrette seed
Zéphir de Rose is a rather fresh dewy rose scent, somewhere along the same lines as Montale's Ta'if Rose and Serge Lutens' Sa Majesté la Rose but is the lightest of the three.
Upon the opening, the composition accentuates a green astringency. As it calms down, the aniseed eventually overwhelms with a distinctive spicy sweetness, which serves to smooth out the rough edges. Unfortunately, by this stage, it smells very much like a typical floral-musk offering by Histoires de Parfums.
It's quite a pity because, if the drydown was as interesting as the opening, it would have been rated higher.
Upon the opening, the composition accentuates a green astringency. As it calms down, the aniseed eventually overwhelms with a distinctive spicy sweetness, which serves to smooth out the rough edges. Unfortunately, by this stage, it smells very much like a typical floral-musk offering by Histoires de Parfums.
It's quite a pity because, if the drydown was as interesting as the opening, it would have been rated higher.
