Drole de Rose L Artisan Parfumeur for women

Um, Drole de Geranium, actually...

Lovely fragrance: fascinating and delicate, a novelty in its genre (though some years have passed!), powdery (iris) and zesty (orange, not only the flowers) carrying a sweetness but avoiding an easy to reach confectionery effect in the meanwhile. It carryes also the charm of an oldish perfume with those notes which reminds you old, good lipsticks and good quality maquillage. Very nice dry down when it settles on the creamy notes of leather, rose and a hint of violet normally; whereas on my skin violet overwhelms the rose! Not so particularly impressive sillage: a frag for "few friends" as it stays really close to you. Recomended for the middle season, spring or the very beginning of summer because of its light consistence. These are the best moments in the year in which the lasting power of the frag is more reliable than others (let's say some 5 or 6 hours).

p.s. As many reviewers have noticed, it can remind Lipstick Rose, having both many similarities, but Drole de Rose has been released on the market years before!

p.s. 2 I believe that Fragonard's Emilie could be the 'non-expensive' but high quality alternative, especially the perfume that has got a great persistence more (obviously) than the same (always Emilie) E.d.T

Wow this is gorgeous!
Very much so like Lipstick Rose, love them both:) Besides being powdery and cosmeticy, rose is slightly more powerful here and in the excellent combination with violet and iris. Soft 'n sweet auras are discretely added by orange flower and honey.
Sophisticated and feminine scent, reminiscent of 80's.
A bit lighter too silage wise.
* on I Want it list asap! *

The beginning is very nice , interested , delicate lightly full-bodied with the sweetness of petals. Afterwards the scent changes on me unfortunately into of powder as talc to the body for children.

So bad that this one smells so faint and shortliving on my skin! It's a lovely rose-violet combo with a vintage edge, powdery lipstick rose but not cloying, even fresh somehow. It smells feminine, delicate but not too demure! It has some elegance in a classical ballerina way. I imagine a graceful dancer sitting to her old-styke dressing table. I wish it could last longer and have better sillage.
I agree that Delice de Fleurs smells vaguely similar, but stronger, simpler and much more "frozen".

A violet-rose-bomb with basenotes of creamy blood-red lipstick and candy. A very unique scent indeed.

The combination of honey, rose, and purple flowers in AP DROLE DE ROSE makes it impossible for me to wear this perfume without thinking of Jean-Charles Brosseau OMBRE ROSE. True, the AP composition does not open with a somewhat off-putting blast of powder and aldehydes, but the drydown has a similar sort of charm.

Imagine a trunk filled with taffetta and tulle. Dig around a bit, and you may even find a tutu and some pink satin toe shoes with long silken ribbons for lacing up over leotards. The trunk's lining has been dusted with talcum powder to preserve everything inside. DROLE DE ROSE gestures in the direction of this nouveau-vintage image, but stops short. OMBRE ROSE, in contrast, goes all the way.

At first this EdT smells more like violet than rose, a light, powdery, greenish violet. It’s more dry than sweet, scattering a honeyed violet-leaf, dried rose-petal and powder sillage all around me like the powder from the wings of a moth.

After it’s dried down a little, I agree with all of the other reviewers who say this smells exactly like old-fashioned face powder or lipstick. Longevity is not too bad for a L’Artisan EdT, about 5-6 hours. I like this, and might wear my sample from time to time.

Beautiful, but it does not last very long on skin, at least on mine.

A sweeter rendition of rose, brightened by violet and powder. One could either call it a Lipstick Rose, or make comparisons to the Malle, but I wager that this particular L'Artisan scent is somewhat closer to Paris by YSL. The sharp sweetness of the violet is similar in both. Drole de Rose isn't a true rose soliflore, and unfortunately this detracts from it. I don't know if the violet and sweet notes are meant to make this feel younger, or just "deeper," but whatever the desired effect is, it doesn't work. The fragrance just feels saccharine and a bit unoriginal. Truly disappointing offering from this firm.

I love roses; and I equally love violets. You can see that I was immediately captivated by Drole De Rose! And after I read its description in L'Artisan webpage (a little daughter watching her mother putting on her make up, getting ready for a night out) I was determined to buy it. Then, suddenly I came across Lipstick Rose by Frederic Malle, a perfume that shares the same concept, smelling like good quality cosmetics, I faced a terrible dilemma... Literally, the two fragrances were fighting to win the battle of my ultimate choice... At some point, I thought that I would buy lipstick rose, as it lasted longer on my skin; felt relieved after resolving. But upon decision, I started an aversion towards the LR fragrance (and maybe unfairly), because its actual sweetness and lusciousness upset my stomach, suffocated me, rendering it synthetic... I returned to my initial love for the Drole De Rose! It's much more natural, and although not extremely long lasting, it's adorable! And it was the first that encapsulated the concept of smelling expensive lipstick and face powder! It is going to be my birthday gift to myself!
Edit: changed my mind for Drole de Rose too; too sweet... I cannot believe how enthusiastic I was initially... Maybe, it will come back to me.

DROLE DE ROSE is light and pretty rose scent with the lovely retro feel. The rose note is a bit powdery but green and transparent at the same time. The composition unveils very gently on my skin like a rose mist. It never overpowers or makes a bold statement. It is about half-tones, soft voices and pastel colors. This perfume reminds me of a lovely, gentle young woman with blond curls in a cute frilly summer dress from 1940s or 50s movies. The scent is indeed cute but the composition is very tasteful, unique and quite sophisticated.

DROLE DE ROSE opens with the green and fresh accord of orange flowers and anise. It is lovely, refreshing and summery. The heart is not a typical powdery rose and iris but rather very gentle floral powdery scent with the green and tender violet accord. The dry down on my skin unveils gorgeous, chic, and so sophisticated leather note. The wild honey and almonds provide a nice balance to the leather. I love the dry down. It is quite unusual and simply gorgeous.

I have seen in other reviews comparison of DROLE DE ROSE with LIPSTICK ROSE by FM. Though these two scents share similar characteristics like powdery, retro style, they are quite different in my opinion. LIPSTICK ROSE is full-bodied, luscious retro rose with a lot of character and attitude. DROLE DE ROSE is much lighter, greener and more transparent. LIPSTICK ROSE has killer sillage and longevity but DROLE DE ROSE stays close to the skin and very light.