Armani Privé Rose d'Arabie Giorgio Armani for women and men

Synthetic rose.
Thanks, don't need that. Amouage Lyric man smelled better! Don't like Amouage though.

How all of u can compare this Armani rose to Amouage Lyric man?!?!?! While this armani rose is a synthetic rose, amouage's rose is natural, deep, clean, and a little cold (which makes it mystic) and has such a beautiful sillage!!!! However, if u not capable of distinguishing synthetic rose from natural rose, this armani is greate!
7 from 10!

There's limited edition of this, full of golden water.
L'OR DU DESERT EDITION LIMITEE

I completely agree with Eeyore III so I wont add too much. This does indeed smell like Jo Malone's Velvet Rose and Oud, but not quite as sweet. A hint of oud is present in the dry down but this fragrance is definitely more about the rose. I wasn't too impressed with the longevity on my skin. For me, Kilian's Rose Oud is way superior and seems to go on forever (unfortunately it is also very expensive).

I tried to like this, but it smelled like Chinese herbal medicine. I'll go for Oud Royal or Cuir Noir (not the Cuir Amethst).

i think they forgot to add incense as a main note in this perfume as one of its main notes in the front page. . .because i sure do smell lots of incense and indian incense more than anything else, which gives it a rather cheap smell ,the rose in it is not that warm or velvety ..its a sharp short lived rose that is in the top notes ..yes they call it arabian rose but to me i don't smell arabian rose ..i smell indian incense and lower grades arabian perfumes ..it simply doesn't have that extra dimension ..no depth.. no history or full composition of harmonious notes and integrity of characters ..you smell everything distinctly.. in its own place.. like two lovers who live in separate worlds.. each into their own realm of being.. no harmony between the notes..i hate to sound mean or give negative reviews.. this is not a negative review.. its just my impression of the perfume.. don't get me wrong its a respectful perfume trying hard to be an arabian legend but in a modern way.. but it just doesn't happen.. arabian rose and oud has a mystery a fulness and lushness that armani lacks dramatically ..its trying to stay clean or simple or sophisticated but it missed that arabian rose must be full,and the incense is just a killer.. i remember really cheap perfumes or incense burning in indian allies or just imported indian bakhours and incense that we used to smell as children in narrow markets ..
i didn't buy it ,it was my husband s birthday yesterday and i came out and smelled incense on him from about 7 meters away and i asked him are you wearing some armani private collection thats smells arabic?and he was so shocked because he had it on all day just a small spritz on his arm but i could still smell it.. he said i should work in the investigation bureau as a detective for scents! anyway he got it as a gift. apparently he had told that person that he likes it and they got for him.never the less i didn't want to tell him the awful truth about it, first of all, it smells so feminine.. and second of all, its so cheap.. and last but not least, it has that incense all over it, as if you have just walked out of an indian temple..i mean no offense to any culture or people.. its just my description of the perfume..i apologize for any misunderstanding..
its an arabic perfume made in a lab.. with no love involved or heritage.. for the 300 $ you can get 10 arabic cheaper scents that smell more or less the same as this"wanna be"an arabian rose ..
there is just one thing i like about it.. its hmmmm i can't even pinpoint it yet.. maybe the crispiness of the rose.. maybe maybe its the oud they used thats giving it this negative incense vibe.. when the oud is not as pure, it can result in such synthetic ness..
i am sorry i was so harsh on this one but maybe i will retest it and see how it develops i keep smelling my hand ,the cooler it gets the better it gets i guess.. but i can't get over the incense.. so if you are an incense lover do go for it ..its a geometrical perfume ..limited.. perfect.. in its own simplicity and grandeur.. but lacking substance..and dimension


edp
perfume rating 3.85 out of 5
bottle rating 4.5 out of 5
originality 2.7 out 5
unsex more feminine
night
special occasion wear
oriental spicy rose incense
bought from saks fifth avenue bahrain

Rose d'Arabie captures the "rose gold" version of rose in the perfume world. Do not expect a monster sillage oud, it is just there to support the glorious rose.

First spray: you are immediately surrounded by a voluptuous and radiant rose. Nothing syrupy or overly green here. It carries the air of warmth and femininity, with a rich depth lurking beneath the rose field. As the perfume melts into my skin, it gets increasingly sweet. The rose becomes very honeyed, with a good dose of creamy vanilla. I can smell the leathery, slightly medicinal oud, but it is certainly not overpowering. Vanilla being dominant, the heart reminds me of Lancome's Tresor In Love/ Midnight Rose minus the fruitiness.

As the glorious rose wears off, the scent dries down to a soft turkish delight scented patchouli cloud. I must admit, Rose d'Arabie mesmerised me from the first spray. However, I would much prefer if the vanilla was turned down a notch.

This fragrance is definitely romantic, ultra feminine and sensual. I can see it being a crowd pleaser and has great potentials to attract the opposite sex.I recommend it, this perfume compliments women of any age.

A lovely rose dominants this composition which is mixed in with the oud and vanille. These notes are supported by patchouli and I have to say this is a very nice smelling fragrance.

Now the Oud seems to give the vanille a slight lacquer boozyness and coupled with the rose you get a creamy rosey smell which is how I would describe the scent with few words.

OK, I’ll be a minority of one. It won’t be the first time.

Armani Prive “Rose D’Arabie” offers a somewhat interesting oudh-and-rose pairing, but the whole somehow amounts to less than the sum of its parts. It opens with a deep rose accord, suitable—in terms of conventional gender stereotypes—for either gender, though leaning to the “feminine” side. However, there is also a sweet, gourmandy note layered on top, which is a bit reminiscent of Jo Malone “Velvet Rose & Oud,” or even M.Micallef “Rose Oud,” although it is much more restrained than either of those. Nonetheless, it is what I will call a gourmandy sweetness which is layered on top, and is gone within an hour, rather than being a rose-sweetness buried within, as for example in by Kilian’s epochal “Rose Oud.”

At first, though, it seems as if “Rose D’Arabie” will at least tilt roseward, rather than being, like most rose-and-oudh pairings, oudh-dominated. However, the sweet note and the dark rose each depart, separately, within the first hour, and the rose that thereafter remains is of a much lighter nature than the first rose, and the perfume takes a rather common oudh-dominated direction that, after 2 hours at most, enters a drydown very similar to that of Montale “Black Aoud” (although the heart notes in “Black Aoud” last longer, so it takes it a few extra hours to get there). After about 4 hours, at least on my skin (semi-olive, perfumes love it, male), “Rose D’Arabie” is just another pleasant skin scent, whose end point one neither remembers nor cares to register.

For those seeking a rose-dominated perfume of this type, by Kilian’s “Rose Oud” is far superior to “Rose D’Arabie,” with a gorgeous dark rose that emerges for 8+ hours and a rich oudh/guaiac conjunction happening underneath. On the other hand, for those seeking an oudh-dominated rose-and-oudh pairing, “Black Aoud” and its kin are as good or better than “Rose D’Arabie” at half the price. Juliette Has A Gun “Midnight Oud” is similar and half the price, although it “falls off the cliff” even more radically at about 2 hours, in terms of longevity. Even simple, plain oudh oil lasts far longer than “Rose D’Arabie,” I venture to observe.

There apparently are many for whom “Rose D’Arabie” strikes just the right balance between oudh and rose, and many who like the sweetened opening, but I am not among them. This perfume never conjured Arabia in my mind’s eye, much less the mythic Arabia of yore, but merely 2011 Europe/America, and corporate marketing. That being said, I did like the sheer quantity of rose compared with most oudh-and-rose pairings, and the overall quality was good, but …

My score: 6.5/10

This scent is so enchanting.
I absolutely fell in love with it, the first time I sprayed it on my wrist.
It has a great silage, and the longevity is outstanding- on my skin it lasts for about 14hrs or more, but on clothing even longer.
Too bad it's so expensive, but definitely worth the price.
LOVE LOVE LOVE

Is it possible to buy it? How?

This has sold out in Melbourne, however I got to test this today. It's a very plush velvety deep dark red rose, with woody spices, hinting peppery notes but not quite. Initially it's a very sweet burst but then dries down to spicy rose. It's very similar to *Eau de Italie Paestum Rose* & Portrait of a lady*. However it this is so much sweeter, therefore much more to my liking!!

Take yourself to the next level to one of the best new niche fragrance and this is what you should expect PURE QUALITY even though I am an Amouage man this is so beautiful.. Joins my all time top five an amazing fragrance beautifully balanced masterfully created a class above and longevity is also excellent..
GREAT FRAGRANCE WORTH EVERY POUND as it's not sold in pence..
Great longevity also 8-10 hours easy and does not stick like some Amouage do, as they do need a few showers to remove, but both are quality..

ce parfum n'est pas uniqeument pour femmes il est aussi pour les hommes.....en arabie il peut etre porté facillement paar un homme.....magnifique parfums ...ilme fait rappelet un attar qui coute 1000 les 12mll !!!!

@Trvevil i got it today and im in love with it.The packaging, the bottle, the black velvety tissue that it comes with to clean the bottle is just BEAUTIFUL.the fragrance is a beauty itself. So compared to others- Tom ford line etc for an armani this is totally worth it.i dare say it is reasonably priced and hope the upcoming (in the same line) cuir noir wont have the price of 205Euro.155per 100ml is a really good price-armani mania men is listed 103euros100ml. This is listed as an eau de parfum intense.LOVE LOVE LOVE IT. :) + monstrous longevity

This is just one big fat rose :D Very oriental [obv xD] rose fragrance with oud side-note. It is heavy, heady, something velvety about it and quite linear [So far after hours it changed by only added cedar note, and there seems lot of cedar in here]. Main note is the rose of course - dark red, femme fatale rose. Oud backs it up and adds this velvety feeling to it. I also smell tons of cedar after few hours. I don't sense patchouli much, it has been lost in undertones or might be lost somewhere in 'oud'. This deep, dark luxurious nymph is very enjoyable and I recommend it. The only drawback is it's price. -shivers- Ofcourse it lasts and has great sillage.
- Still there are less painful alternatives to it like Juliette has a gun oud one which is also fantastic.

Rose d'Arabie is a very deep rose scent. The smell of roses is dominated and not suppressed by the smell of other flowers.

Very, very elegant!


In addition, the bottle is simple and elegant as the clothes from Giorgio Armani. Wonderful!

I tried this today, and ABSOLUTELY love it, smells really nice on me and it's still on after one spray 7 hours ago! I think it gets better as the day wears on too. Will definitely be treating myself to this ASAP.

I tried this perfume today and it is amazing. It wears quite well on me. I note also that it is long lasting. One does not need to re spray it ever so often. It is certainly worth the money.

Definitely a perfume of class. Worth the money.

I simply adore this, so glad I splashed out !! The only one from the whole collection that really grabbed me is very wearable and interesting at the same time, I lost count how many people ask me what I am wearing when i decide to take it out of the box. Monica

This one is really nice and creamy.sweet vanilla like dry down.unisex-slightly on the feminine side.the one i can see myself purchasing.Not as original as the rest of the armani prive line this reminds me of parisienne by ysl which I LOVE.cheers :-)
p.s not as strong as someone would think... :-)