Secrets de Rose Les Parfums de Rosine for women

Immediately upon applying Les Parfums de Rosine SECRETS DE ROSE, I thought of Maître Parfumeur et Gantier ROSE MUSKISSIME. Gazing over the notes, it's not exactly clear why, but both compositions do feature some animalia, notably musk, and also something like that je ne sais quoi scent which comes along with black currant, though black currant is not explicitly mentioned for SECRETS DE ROSE.

This is a complex and mercurial rose, with lots of undulating tiny waves of darkness in between the light and sweet qualities. As usual for this house, the rose in SECRETS DE ROSE smells splendid. I do not detect many of the listed notes individually, including licorice and cumin, both of which are usually quite salient to my nose. I love the former and dislike the latter but smell neither specifically in this creation. What is happening here, I think, is that all of the fruity and animalic notes are blending to produce a simulacrum of black currant. Since I love black currant in perfume, I find this blend most appealing.

I decided to compare the two perfumes side-by-side and discovered that the black currant is true in ROSE MUSKISSIME and more of an image in SECRETS DE ROSE, which also seems more green--at least in wafts. It changes a lot over the course of a wear, as the various components wax and wane...

I already own a bottle of ROSE MUSKISSIME, but honestly, I would not mind one bit having a bottle of SECRETS DE ROSE as well!

I love rose scents, but I'm used them being innocent and chaste; this one is not. One can only guess what kind of secrets this rose has. Judging from the amber, labdanum, musk base, this unabashedly libinous rose has left a trail of broken hearts in her wake.

I agree with those before that this is a winter/night rose scent. I appreciate its quality, but right now I feel like the perfume's wearing me instead. So until I grow an extra few inches in all requisite areas, I think I'll have to stick to lighter, fresher rose scents.

this one is a sweet rose (not cloying though), opening with orange and sugary plum, then I get jasmine, pepper (may be it is the cumin?), liquorice and amber..sweetness-creaminess never go away, this one has a bigger sillage than the other rosines, and it shoud be worn in fall-winter time, and can be a special night perfume..

The onset is I think dry plum, a little bit of orange rind and licorice. Depending on the weather and my mood, I sometimes perceive that as sticky sweet, other times it feels leathery.
I like to wear it in spring (late March to April). Then, it blooms into the most luscious dark rose with a slightly burnt edge. And the drydown: balmy, powdery, just the right amount of sweetness, makes me think of fur.
This rose starts all dark and gloomy, but by the end of the night it's all smiles and a big warm soul. I suppose I really like the labdanum and amber in this.

Hi all! I just bought this scent today (12/13/11) and I think it is a wonderful rose blend for the fall/winter. The main top note is rose - black rose, and it dries down to a lovely plum/earthy with a touch of powder.

It is a very nice scent. You know what else is great by Rosine? Rosine makes wonderful body creams....wow! They are great and the cream is of a nice formulation. These make a very nice holiday gift. Barney's sells them as well as candles and Rosine soaps. Check it out if you can.

Enjoy!

A very interesting rich rose fragrance, with a multitude of notes as per its description, though the most prominent one to me as it develops is labdanum. Another high scorer on my list, 8/10. I really enjoyed wearing it on a cold evening.

(This review is for Eau de Perfume)

SECRETS DE ROSE is such a beautiful dark velvet rose. The rose is smooth, sultry and seductive in this fragrance. It reminds me of a boudoir of a seductress, a beautiful courtesan who is well-educated, smart, provocative and charming.

The opening is gorgeous and sultry rose mixed with the juicy plum and hot saffron note. The rose absolue is sweet and luscious in the heart notes surrounded by the noble magnolia and jasmine. The cumin in the heart notes is not vulgar but it is still spicy and a bit dirty, like a risky innuendo. The dry down is gorgeous oakmoss mixed with the labdanum and beautiful slightly powdery rose.

I admire many rose perfumes from Rosine’s house but SECRETS DE ROSE is done extremely well and remains one of my favorites. It is sultry, sweet, vibrant and full bodied rose that still smells like a natural rose. I definitely recommend this for rose perfume lovers.