Hermessence Rose Ikebana Hermes for women and men

I usually dislike rose scented products, but this one is so different. I got a small sample few days ago, and once i sprayed my wrist, i just could not stop smelling it.... soooo beautiful... i absolutely love the smell of the roses in this one.

I didn't get any spice from this at all :( To me this was a very citrus rose, that did not last longer than 2 hours on my skin.

Rose and spices are so balanced I can't stop sniffing my wrist. Sillage is wonderful, everything is just perfect for me. And no similarities to Kelly Caleche as I see mentioned here. This is soft fresh scent of roses like a dew in the morning could be if it had a smell. I think I'm in love. Besides, I dislike cassia note, but it fits here so well.

I received a small sample of Hermessence ROSE IKEBANA from a generous fellow fragrance traveler, and I have to say that to my nose this is a very spicy rose. In fact, the spices are every bit as dominant as the rose. I do not find this composition to be at all fruity or citrusy, as others have reported, but I do find it intriguing enough to pursue it further. So far, based on this preliminary testing, I like what I sniff.

One thing is clear: this is not your grandmother's rose soliflore!

Rose Ikebana was a slight disappointment for me. I like it, I do, but I hoped it would be more interesting, intriguing and complex like some of the other Hermessence scents... and maybe it has to do with my chemistry, but what I got was a wearable, but somewhat cold, clean, sharp, and uninvitingly rustic bar of rose-scented soap... alas...

Very clean and a little sharp to open with brisk rhubarb that's both sweet and a touch sour at the same time. Also a splash of bitter grapefruit that is perhaps white, not pink.

Rose Ikebana is very delicate but strong, like an origami crane with perfectly crisp folds. The rose is beautifully fresh and dewy; velvety pink.

The musk and tea notes soften this composition on the drydown, creating an aura of gentle grace.

I love the minimalism of Rose Ikebana--austere beauty, perfectly arranged.

A contrast of rose petals and crisp rhubarb.Airy,delicate,sparkling.Rose petals,green note of rhubarb softened by a touch of vanilla honey.

Rose Ikebana seems to be a previous test that Hermés did with a vegetal flowery aroma surrounded by just a pinch of leather, something that they would go a little bit deeper 4 years later with Kelly Caleche. If you remove the powdery aroma of iris and the leather purse sensation that the base gives you, you have Rose Ikebana. It`s a lovely fruity rose fragrance, that doesn`t seem so strong, but doesn`t seem either so fleshless as some of the Hermessence fragrances, like Paprika Brasil for instance. Rose Ikebana starts slightly citrus, then you have a vaguely fruity aroma. The rose shows up fast, and it`s a tea rose aroma, with just a touch of clove that gives the rose accord a warm detail that fades soon. When all the evolution finishes, you get for the rest of the day a musky rose, a chic and harmless one. If you like Kelly Caleche except for the leather aroma, i strongly recommend you this one.

This is a beautiful scent. Rosy, but in a very complicated way. Off-limits for underage girls.

We first met when I was at the airport and looking for a gift for a lady. I almost missed my flight when I decided to run back to the store to buy another bottle for myself! I don't like the word "unisex" and find this a very feminine scent, but then break the rules by wearing it too. Maybe we should not call this a perfume, but instead think of it as a French countryside garden blossoming with Old Roses, captured in a bottle.

I never knew I liked rose scents until I tried this one.

It's a delightful fruity-citrus-rose elixir that tickles my nose (in a good way), with the rose note being fresh roses straight from the florist's refrigerator. The longevity is okay, I can still smell it on my skin after a day at work. I have read that some compare this scent to In Love Again by YSL (also created by JCE) and Babydoll by YSL. But make no mistake, while they resemble one another, this scent is far and away superior in terms of sheer beauty and complexity.

Interestingly, the sales assistant in the Hermes boutique told me that Jean-Claude Ellena was given artistic license to use whatever raw materials he wanted for the Hermessence series, and that he spared no cost. She explained that he considers the Hermessence line his "babies" because he wasn't as constricted artistically as to how the perfumes should smell. Not sure how accurate this is, but it may help explain the high price per bottle.

Summer flirt! This is how I would describe my relationship with this perfume. I suppose it has happened to all of us. We enter a store with the idea of one fragrance, but we fall under the spell of another. This is exactly what happened with Rose Ikebana, which I decided to try only after a long wait at a busy airport. The rest, as they say, is history.

Of all of the perfumes in the Hermessence collection, Rose Ikebana is, doubtless, the most delicate and feminine. Jean Claude Ellena’s airy style is fairly apparent here, and the notes in the dry-down remind me of some of his other compositions, particularly Eau de Pamplemousse Rose.

Rose Ikebana is a very juicy aroma, and the zesty, refreshing grapefruit note in the opening literally makes me thirsty! Indeed, if there were a juice made of roses, this is how I would imagine it: a delicious concoction of something slightly sweet, slightly tart, and slightly piquant. As the fragrance develops on the skin, there is also the allusion to a green undertone, possibly created by the notes of rhubarb, a plant which also sports a bright pinkish red color.

Perhaps I loved Rose Ikebana so much because it reminded me of those childhood days in the summer, when my school friends and I would try to make our own “perfume” out of my grandmother’s rosebushes. Had we succeeded then, I am pretty sure our fragrance would have closely resembled Rose Ikebana. There is something innocent and almost spontaneous about it.

Some perfumes challenge us intellectually as their complex compositions prompt us to analyze them. This particular fragrance is not one of them. However, Rose Ikebana is certainly unpretentious, fresh, and manages to capture the incomparable feeling that only a carefree summer day can bring. Although the fragrance is an EDT formulation, it is surprisingly long lasting on me.

I simply love this!!! Expensive but nonetheless my signature scent!!