Ombre Rose L'Original Jean Charles Brosseau for women

TRUFFLES!!!
you have perfectly pinpointed the fragrance I had been looking for all that time in Ombre Rose! That delectable note of honey which to my humble nose makes the dusty rose almost edible: Intimate Musk it was!!!! I like Ombre Rose so very much when in a calm and happy mood. One of those rare fragrances I wear to please myself mainly: though people do enjoy it's sweet, nostalgic, tender and baby powder fresh beauty!

I wear this fragrance when I am in the mood for powdery roses. It does not happen often but once in a while I have an overwhelming desire to be transported back in time to an era of elegance and good taste where I can wear long fancy dresses and take a stroll in a garden with a lace parasol. This is not a modern rose but I find that my rose collection will not be complete without this charmingly old-fashioned powdery rose. It represents the lovely side of a rose that is utterly feminine, delicate, traditional and modest.

Ombre Rose has rather interesting opening. There is a lot going on and I love how rich it is. The scent is intensely floral. I can smell the roses and geranium mixed with light aldehydes and woody notes. The rose is a bit dusty and powdery right away. As the time progresses, the scent becomes more powdery but the powder is layered nicely on the woody notes. There is also slight sweetness from the honey. There are other flowers in the bouquet such as ylang-ylang but the rose is indeed the queen in this fragrance.
There is a slight soapiness in the heart notes but I think it fits the fragrance really well. In the dry down, the scent is still powdery but the vanilla and honey notes become more noticeable. The gentle musk is also there but it is definitely not a musk bomb on my skin. The sillage and longevity are excellent.

Overall score is 7.5/10. The scent is very pretty, comforting and charming. This is a powdery rose at its best.

I have recently acquired a gorgeous little mini bottle of this. I think it might be vintage.
It was with a couple of other minis when it was sent to me and a bit must have leaked as the smell was so STRONG over everything - finding the smell all over the place - for ages!
Someone mentioned musk in the reviews below, I have yet to try this on my skin, bit scared by the strength to be honest, but at the moment it brings to mind a perfume I remember from the 80s called Intimate Musk, I think it was Revlon and it's not on the database here..

Ombre Rose!What to say..I first smelled it on a friend of mine 20 years ago, and I remember it until now.She told me the name of the parfume she bought in Paris, and the author Jean Charles Brot... I never found that parfume, so I am now happy to find it on Fragantica and to read about it so that I can confirm my opinion :This parfume is apsolutely fantastic!
I remembe smell musk and roses and something powdery sweet maybe sandalwood.It is sexy and romantic and somehow different from all other, it is at the same time selfsufficient and without any pretences to be some big parfume, but at the same time, it is original, intriquing, and has beautiful bottle that makes you feel as a real oriental princess wearing veils in her garden and smiling in the morning sunchine. I am really supprised that to some people this is "old lady, old fashioned" etc. It is sexy in a deep down basis, which is not found in many of the parfumes.And it is strong and lasts long.
One day, I will have this parfume.I cant wait this day!

I am in love with this, however I can't find it anywhere to buy. Is there any reachable frag similar to this powdery masterpiece. Or can you please suggest any other frag with dominant powdery notes...

I just added this one to my wardrobe...and yes i am a guy..to me this one is related to BLV by bulgari , and to Britt by burberry..powdery scents that work well in both sexes IMHO . this is like a more powdery britt ..

This is a really ethereal perfume,but after an hour it has been transfered to an old-fashioned(lady like)scent.

This was my mother’s signature day scent back in the day. She wore it for years then one day she just stopped. When I was in my late teens I ran across my mom’s old bottle. It was comforting but I could not bring myself to wear it since it was HER fragrance, not mine. Whenever I felt life was uncertain I took a sniff for a quick pick-me-up. Somewhere in my college years I lost that bottle and had regretted it.

I remembered it being a warm, comforting scent but I could not remember it entirely. I recently bought a large bottle on eBay, trying hard to remember what it was about it that I simply could not let it go. The scent totally jogged my memory and they came flooding back. Every time I take a whiff I am transported back into time, being embraced and assured everything would be alright. Man, it was great being seven years old!

Without the long-winded memories this is still a comforting and safe scent. It is baby powder and honeyed roses with a faintly spicy drydown. It is not complex nor is it altogether original. It is tender and warm, succoring its wearer through chaotic times with its benevolent-scented innocence (if benevolence had its own scent, just imagine). It’s no doubt why a young mother would wear this. Ombre Rose is the kind of scent one would wear when visiting a friend who is blue. You cannot help but feel as if everything will be alright, like a hug in a gorgeous flacon.

NOW, HERE IS SOME SERIOUS VINTAGE ' PARFUM DE BOUDOIR ' AS I AFFECTIONATELY LIKE TO CALL IT: SEDUCTIVE IN AN UNDERSTATED POWDERY WAY... YET, MOUTHWATERING FOR SOME REASON (NOT ONLY I FOAM, MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY DO TOO!) I STRONGLY DETECT THE ALDEHYDES WHICH REMINDS ME OF THE POWDERY FLORAL SCENT OF MY BELOVED CHANEL NO 5 WHEN I FIRST SPRITZ IT ON. AS IT'S NAME SUGGESTS, IT LINGERS SOFTLY LIKE A PINK SHADOW, SOFTLY ENTRANCING . ROSEWOOD CONTRASTS NICELY WITH THE PEACH NOTES, MAKING THEM SPARKLY WHILE THE TONKA CRISTALS ADD THIS WHITE CHOCOLATE NOTE IS SO ENJOY. HERE COMES GOURMAND BLISS! . BEING A LOVER OF YLANG-YLANG, I TREASURE THE DRYDOWN WHICH LASTS AND LASTS, ENVELOPING ME IN WARM HONEY, SUGARY VANILLA AND FRESHLY GRINDED CINNAMON. FROM FLORAL TO GOURMAND, IN THIS ONE, YOU WILL FIND IT ALL! I JUST MIGHT CHOSE IT AS MY SIGNATURE FALL PERFUME THOUGH I USED TO LOVE IT FOR SUMMER. TIMES DO CHANGE! TASTES EVOLVE TOO I GATHER! I HAVE THE EDP AND COLOGNE VERSION. SINCE IT IS A POTENT POTION, USE SPARINGLY OR LAYER COLOGNE . HAVE A FRAGRANT DAY!

oh memories, mommy's signature scent, reminds me of my childhood in the old mansion where i grew up i used to sneak into my mother bedroom and discover her huge closet... her fur her silk scarves her whole bedroom smelled like Ombre Rose, i grew up and the years went by and i always wanted to know what that smell was and suddenly and old perfumer in sydney told me about it but he did not have it so i ordered it immediately from london i swear the moment i sniffed the bottle i teared :( so many old memories of my gorgeous mom, this scent is classy, feminine and powdery i guess that's how rich classy women smells like (again mother image) or maybe it's just me!

such a pritty girly scent,you can really smell the sweet rose and musk in this one. I had this so many years ago and loved it.

I really enjoy this retro rose....so much different from today's rose fragrances. Very ladylike and sophisticated. Extremely long lasting and with a great sillage. It's subtleness can be misleading, so don't overdo it.

My first impression is it is extremely similar to Rose Noir but without the chemical overload...enjoying it so far. Will write more later.

A lovely light sweet rose scent with a powdery finish. To me this is a beautiful fragrance I love it.

No need to cost a fortune to own this. Just mix few ounces of talcum powder with drops of baby oil from Johnson & Johnson. Well, there you have it... a "do it yourself" Ombre Rose!!

I recently purchased this perfume and I love it. I was looking for something vintage, powdery make up scent. I detect a slight rose scent usually at the beginning and then it's powdery all the way thru.

This is not an old lady perfume, this is a VERY old lady perfume! It is strong, stifling and nauseating. I can't smell roses at all :(

Although I liked the scent, I gave my bottle away, because after the minute it was sprayed, the scent was already gone. Why bother to put on a perfume that has absolutely no lasting power?

This is so haunting and beautiful to me. It smells of some kind of echo,takes my soul back to my past life.

It is rosewood I feel right away,and the bubbles of those precious aldehydes the bubbles are floating to my smile. I can spell spicy red rose geranium,and the peach is very slight for me.

I feel it in my bones,cannot keep my face from burying deep into my own arm while I am wearing this.

It is very potent and powerful to me,and so very bold those woods and rose geraniums. I love so much all stages of this glorious scent,but I do understand a change is good sometimes,and the change smells GORGEOUS here.

All of a sudden, I close my eyes,bury my nose in my arm again like a mad woman,but I do NOT care!

Here is the real and true sweet, rich rich sweetness.Here is a powder,a soft rose,here rolls in like emotion,the sweetest vanilla,and softly spicy cinnamon. I am enraptured!

I am amazed that there is a synthetic honey in mine,because I could swear this is real true bee pollen and honey inside of a flower!

I hope not to offend,but I have a scent replica of this beauty. I cannot afford the price of the original one. But bless the nose behind this precious scent. I believe the nose would be Jean-Charles Brosseau,am I correct? ** Oh and mine has a synthetic vegan musk.

My husband began to sneeze every time I used this perfume. Same thing happens with DKNY Pure.

One of my favorite oriental floral's. This is my go to fragrance when my pain level is over a 7 when my rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia are kicking my butt and I desperately need a warm hug. After a couple of sprays and managing my pain is much easier.

At the beginning seems that it is very boring and lineal, but the drydown is very nice and tender.

Poor sillage and good lasting power.. Ombre rose and Fidji are the same style but of course Ombre rose is a more light floral rendition, very inoffensive compared to Fidji.

On me: soap, powder, roses, vanilla, musk, and something that's very old-lady-like. Ylang-ylang + Lily of the Valley?

All in a sweet, lovely blend that fascinates me! How can I like a perfume that smells so OLD so much?

I guess I'm an old lady at heart.

With Ombre Rose it's very important not to use too much at a time. I had tried it before, liked it and consequently bought it (on sale) along with a couple more "modern" scents, went home, tried them all on. I sprayed about the same amount of every perfume, not loads, and was surprised to find that the Ombre Rose that I had liked so much before smelled really nasty! Like chemicals, sharp.

It was a big relief the next time I wore it, and only sprayed a little. Once again it was in the shape of a lovely powdery rose, a very sophisticated scent. Now I've just got to find the right balance, not too much, not too little...

I dont like Ylang ylang, Iris,too much musk, Aldrahydes or Honey in perfyme.
Dont!
I just dont get it. This smells synthetic, it is powdery and quite sharp in the drydown. I should hate it.

But I find it to be absolutely gorgeous.

I actually found a small bottle of this at a local antique store. There was no label on it and I felt sure it was a vintage scent that was no longer made. I prayed, did lots of internet searching trying to compare the bottle to other bottles, and yreka! found it on ebay! To my delight, this highly feminine fragrance is still in production today! When I first smelled it, I was reminded of an Asia princess surrounded by rare oriental flowers. Right off, I can not smell the rose in it, that is part of the dry down experience. My teenager tells me that she thinks it smells like an old lady! And there is something nostaglic about it, perhaps the softness. For me, it actually smells best when I first apply it, it has a buttery soft floral appeal, then after awhile it softens down to a powdery rose. It is lovely, highly feminine and if you like Tresor or 1881, you may like this one, I personally like it better! Very romantic, soft, sensuous. The bottle is nice, too, like an early oriental Lalique. I love it and can definitely see this perfume as part of my permanent fragrance wardrobe. Good new is that it is not too expensive.

Stunning.

Ive never really appreciated a floral fragrance before but oh boy does this do it for me. My body chemistry loves it.

On me its a deep musky powdery rose with great lasting power. When in a girly, alluring romantic mood i will spray this in my hair & all over my body, don a silk negligee & sprawl in bed with a glass of pink fizz.

If you could bottle the art deco period, this is how it would smell.

This juice gives imagery of a damsel in distress but in reality its a wanton woman knowing EXACTLY what she wants...& knows how to get it too.

For a floral its damn HOT.

The word 'vintage' is thrown around so much today that I find myself wondering what it is supposed to mean. How can a brand new launch be "vintage", pray tell???? I am confident, however, that Jean-Charles Brosseau OMBRE ROSE deserves to be called vintage--if anything does!

Maybe the light aldehyde/dusty rose feeling that this perfume provides should really be described as "retro". I don't know. But I do know that I like it a lot, against expectations. This composition came out in 1981, just before the avalanche of '80s megaphonic fumes. OMBRE ROSE does have excellent longevity, but only medium sillage, and there's really no danger of poisonous overload here. I was sure that I smelled a touch of oakmoss, but it's not listed in the notes--although nearly everything else is!

I have seen OMBRE ROSE many times at my favorite online emporia, but I always hesitated to take the plunge for a blind buy. Happily, I happened upon a couple of minis from this house. The second one, OMBRE ROSE FRAICHE, appears to have a touch of fruit added in, and seems slightly less dusty.

I recommend both OMBRE ROSE and OMBRE ROSE FRAICHE for gals with nostalgic yearnings for the past. I also think that it might work for some guys, but only bona fide perfumistas!

The aldehyde-peach opening is very brief. I wish it lasted more than a few minutes, because I feel that it makes the composition sparkle. As it dries down, Ombre Rose reminds me of a modernized (circa 1960's) version of Molinard's Habanita. I get soft, warm, powdery rose and suede notes. I can feel the effects of the honey, but cannot specifically smell it, and this is not the dense honey note I am familiar with. It's more of a powdered honey.

All in all, I really enjoy this scent. I think it's comforting and easy to wear. I tested the EDT and it has fantastic longevity.

It conjures up images of what I used to think professional ballerinas should smell like, when I was a girl in ballet class. There is the feeling of leather ballet slippers and toe shoes being tapped in the powdery rosin box, and somewhere one girl's skin has been dabbed with a drop of her mother's rose perfume.

I have a small amount of vintage with a clear glass stopper. It is a beautiful fragrance that is a heady floral without being too sweet. It is well blended and, to me, the rose does not stand out. That is fine with me because my Joy satifies my rose desire.

Just received new EDT and it is great. It smells wonderful and stays with me for hours.

I dont find any rose in this perfume,very dissapointed.To me smells like old ladies perfume,but the staying power is good.I bought this from ebay without knowing how it smells,my luck is that I have a small bottle of 30 ml.I will not buy this again.

This is my perfume. I could wear it day and night. It lifts my spirit. My husband loves it.

I have to say I actually quite like it.
Ombre Rose is a very classy fragrance, I dont know why, but it makes me thing of grand balls, toasts of champagne, satin dresses, quiet whispers, swinging 30's.

It is definitely not 'modern', but it does not smell 'old'. Kind of like a journey through time, but you do not get to participate in what is going on, but only get a glimpse of what happens.

There definitely is alhedydes, rose, cinnamon, yalng ylang, woods. On me they create a core to which the other notes stick. I definitely see in on a girl that likes vintage fashion, elegance, maturity and has a lot of charm to bring out the fragrance;s best qualities.

My only problem with it is that it remains so close to the skin I can not smell it unless I touch my nose to my wrist, but who knows, maybe people around me can detect it...

I personally don't think this is an "old lady" perfume. I really like it, and wearing it to work yesterday got many compliments from several young women.
On me it's musky and I get a very faint rose scent, but it's mostly musk and baby powder. I think it's nice and sophisticated, very gentle and not overpowering.

Wore this in the late 80's-90's. As I recall, too baby-powderish and old-fashioned rose smelling to appeal to me now.

This is very comparable to Kenzo's Flower. It's very reminiscent of baby powder. It is very soft and would appeal to those who like innocent, ladylike fragrances.

The sharp and fresh, then mellowing down to a talcum powder and classic florals (roses). I found this at a perfume boutique, but its way too granny smelling..

It's been said before, and this scent is no different for me:

Ombre Rose is a soapy powdery old-fashioned sweet rose scent. I am not a vintage enthusiast, but I can appreciate a good fragrance whether ancient, vintage or modern. This absolutely does not smell at place on my skin (aldehydes, powder, soap), but I could imagine this smelling wonderful on a lot of people-people who adore Chanel N. 5 (including my grandma), vintage enthusiasts, smart and serious young women, and....others too.

This is truly the shadow of a rose- a rose impression or a dry rose, rather than the fresh light wet rose that I go crazy for.

very powdery,soapy,rosy and nice fragrance.It reminds me of baby powder.It gives me some kind of nostalgic feeling.

Smells wonderful if you add some good musk oil to your skin before applying.

This is lovely for the office, used with discretion, though.

I was obsessed with this in grade 6 (my friend's mom had it)! If I remember correctly, it's a very strong scent that has a clinging aroma that's almost like a bath oil. I wouldn't wear it now, but it brings back fun memories.

Hmmm...I've been considering trying this. At first I saw a lot of good reviews...but on this website...not so good. ??? Now I'm not sure what to do. I live in an area that does not have a lot of samples to smell, so I would probably have to order it online. Now I'm re-thinking ordering it. I wish I could find it somehwere so that I could smell it for myself. Grrrr....

Make sure you sniff this one before buying- I bought it based on positive reviews and have been very disappointed. It's possible that the bottle I bought is off- if so, this scent does not age nicely! I find no rose/peach/wood etc in it at all.. more a rubbery chemical (similar to Bulgari Black, which I actually love!) but overloaded with intense powder that is like mouldy decomposition, not like first blush of peach, or mysterious shadows like Cabochard. Having said that, once I scrubbed it off there was a faint sensation of rose, but not worth paying for!
I will be taking this back for a refund, and if they don't give me money back, I'll leave the bottle there as a tester to warn off others.

I tested this one in the store whilst buying myself a birthday present, and was glad I had the opportunity, because this scent was WAY too "powdery" for me - I don't know how else to describe it. It smelled like the scent was comprised of powdered ... something ... that was lightly scented with roses. I didn't care for it. It was at that same time I tested the Rose Bvlgari and found it superior (on me, at least). I would recommend testing it first to make sure it reacts well on your skin first.

A nice rose, borderline too aldehydic for my nose.

My dad bought this for my mom a long time ago. I remember when she used to wear it, the nice rose sweet smell she used to leave behind. Recently I saw this on ebay and bought it. Now when I use it I remember back when I was a little girl watching my mother getting ready to head out and the sweet rose smell in the air.