Rose Absolue Annick Goutal for women

Broadly speaking, there are two categories of rose perfume out there: those that employ the relatively-new "headspace" technology, and those that render the flower the old-fashioned way by using absolutes. Rose Absolue is of the second method, and stands as one of the finest in the genre. I prefer this type of rose scent over the headspace stuff because the experience of inhaling rose fumes from several inches away for a sustained length of time usually leads to a headache. However, the dense, rubbery oil of rose possesses none of the heady green loudness of modern perfumes. The redness is turned a deep purple. The smell is that of raw rose, mixed with ground stems, soil, and burnt mulch. The sweet verdancy of a young rose is nowhere to be found. Rose Absolue conjures the feeling of deep roses, old, ripe roses. The intensity of the absolute is such that granny perfume is replaced with oily, Arabian-like woods and spices. This is man juice in disguise.

Rose Absolue is truly unisex, beautifully made, and worth the price of admission. Wear it confidently in the late summer, early-fall, and enjoy the delicious warmth and depth of its composition.

(This review is for Eau de Perfume)

ROSE ABSOLUE is like a beautiful dream where I am surrounded by countless number of roses of all colors and their heavenly smell. Oh wait, I look in the mirror and it is no longer me – I was also turned into a beautiful red rose.

ROSE ABSOLUE is a rose in a concentration of times ten. It is pure, sweet, strong and oh… so rosy and so heavenly!

If you are looking for pure and concentrated rose fragrance, this is it.

IT is really THE ROSE fragrance, for rose soliflore lovers as me:) For me the slight sourness in the opening fades away quickly giving way to the brilliant different rose extracts, lovingly put together making the room you (over)sprayed it in turn into a lovely rose garden..just brilliant! after 4 hours I still got some sweet powdery Bulgarian rose.. and yes maybe it's not for the lovers of abstract rose fragrances.

Pure rose scent, but I dislike it very much. On me this is very cold, sour and mettalic rose, reminds me lot of the Bulgarian rose oil my grandmother used to bath herself in. By this I mean - she used so much of it, that it was hard to breath standing next to her.

No offence, I do like rose very much. But I like my rose powdery and warm (except if we talk about chypre's, then cold rose is ok), but here it's just EXTREMELY soapy and reminds me a lot of some kind of rose scented soap.

And for the price? A definite NO.

In the boutique where I managed to track down this fragrance, the tester bottle was hidden away due to many instances of thievery, with this fragrance being the most desirable to steal.

The sales assistant refused to spray this on a card or on my skin, and argued that Rose Absolue is best experienced when sprayed directly into the cap.

From what I can recall, which is not as vivid as other scents that I often review, was a rather strong, rich concoction of various roses.

The concentration of this fragrance is close to rose-scented oil. In some instances the amount of roses in this fragrance can seem like way too much. The name pretty much sums up this fragrance. If you don't like rose, don't bother trying Rose Absolue.

I can only imagine that this fragrance would feel like velvet on the skin. There's something so very majestic about it. Rose Absolue smells like royalty and the upper class.

Many mention the old-fashioned appeal of this fragrance, which I'm a huge fan of. That quaint, antique style is what makes me love Annick Goutal's scents in the first place.

Every single, unique and exotic rose blends together so naturally. In all honesty I love my rose scents when blended with other notes, like Rose Barbare with its honey and spices or Quel Amour! with its mint and peony. However Rose Absolue is beautiful in all its singularity.

Due to Rose Absolue's richness, I would recommend this fragrance for Winter wear or even romantic occasions. For a fresher, more Spring-like rose, Quel Amour! or Ce Soir ou Jamais are nice alternatives.

I am a rose-lover so I do like Rose Absolue by default. It is however, not my favourite representation of the majesty of roses. Nor is it as good as AG's Ce Soir ou Jamais which is much sweeter and 'petaly'.

Absolue is greenish, dry, peppery and yes, a little sour. It is still however, unmistakable rose in all its glory. I recommend testing before you buy, even for rabid rose-lovers, just to make sure this type of unusual rose is what you are looking for.

I purchased this fragrance because of my love of roses. I was disappointed as the rose smell is old fashioned. The perfume was also very expensive (85.00). I own "Elegant Rose" by Taylor of London and the scent is much better, longer lasting, and under $25.00

i would like to test it , any way i think i will buy it cause i like nearly every perfume with rose and cause i especially lov Morrocan, turkish, and damask roses i think im gonna love it ! yeah

For the true rose-lover (not for me, by the way). I prefer roses on their stem in a garden, but if you want a good replica of the very exuberant smell of roses from Bulgaria and Turkey- this could be the one for you!

This is remarkable!!!! Truely remarkable........Like a room of Thousands and thousands of ROSES