La Rose Jacqueminot Coty for women

This is a very sophisticated rose fragrance and the silage is amazing. As Kiku says, it is certainly "not a polite rose", but right up front, not brazen, but definitely assertive, spicy, woody and with maybe just a hint of tobacco? This assertive rose makes me wonder how exactly this composition was meant to appeal to the woman of the early 1900's. Did Coty perceive his market audience as women who would appreciate this bold rose?

I own several of Coty's 80's relaunched fragrances. I agree with Ian Johnston that reissues of these early gems in their original formulations would be very nice and much appreciated by many people.

I have a bottle of this which Coty relaunched in the late 1980's along with Chypre and Les Muses, and agree that it is very fine as were the other reissues which now seem to be no longer available. In some ways it resembled the then available Rochas perfume Mystere. Whatever it would be nice if some of the old Coty masterpieces were reissued in a formulation which matched their former glory - something Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez also argue for in their book Perfumes, the A-Z guide.

The queen of all rose fragrances. This is not a polite, delicate rose. The opening is practically an assult of heady and spicy roses. The dry down softens into a softer, warmer version of the opening. Some sites say this perfume has been discontinued. Others say it is in production. One said Coty is planning a relaunch. If you can find it buy one and give it a place of honor on your dressing table.