Year: 2014
Notes: melon, blackcurrant bud, coriander seed, nutmeg, blackcurrant leaf, rose, tuberose, vanilla, labdanum, styrax, honey, sandalwood
Comment: Voile d'Extrait review
With Vero Profumo's fifth release, Rozy comes across as the older sister of Rubj. It's still a rich floral effort but drier, more complex and somewhat elegant.
After application, an array of spices soon temper the fruity opening, before allowing the florals to surface. With labdanum, styrax and honey featured, one gets a distinct leathery or smoky incense aura later throughout – so much that, within the context of the tuberose core, the aroma is reminiscent of champaca incense sticks. The honey lends a subtle animalic facet, but also provides the perfect foil for the emergence of sandalwood.
Rozy isn't as bold as Rubj but one enjoys the structure of the former much more. It's also a more subdued and contemplative effort, with a lovely sandalwood denouement. And although both staying power and sillage aren't as impressive as one was expecting, it's still very well-executed.
After application, an array of spices soon temper the fruity opening, before allowing the florals to surface. With labdanum, styrax and honey featured, one gets a distinct leathery or smoky incense aura later throughout – so much that, within the context of the tuberose core, the aroma is reminiscent of champaca incense sticks. The honey lends a subtle animalic facet, but also provides the perfect foil for the emergence of sandalwood.
Rozy isn't as bold as Rubj but one enjoys the structure of the former much more. It's also a more subdued and contemplative effort, with a lovely sandalwood denouement. And although both staying power and sillage aren't as impressive as one was expecting, it's still very well-executed.
