Muse de Rochas Rochas for women

I also experienced that while I could not smell it myself, others could! Light, powdery aldehydes, sheer florals, fleeting fruit. The drydown is primary sandal, but there are no quality oils here as fixatives. Oh, where has our oakmoss gone? Patchouli, oakmoss' ill-chosen successor, would have overwhelmed, so they used vanilla, sandal, and an artificial vanilla instead. Likely this would wear perfectly well in a warm climate, but in the dry winter, it is too discreet for me. Compare to Jean Patou's Forever Patou.

I agree this is a frustrating scent to review, as it has so many notes, yet the scent is light, and flat. Could have been so much more than what it is really. Nonetheless it smells nice, but goes away so fast, so no sense in buying it . I am kind of dissatisfied with that one. No sense of direction in that scent, no top notes , or middle or base, don't know who came up with such a lousy creation under the Rochas name!?

It has taken me several weeks to be able to talk about Muse de Rochas as I am so frustrated that it is one of those rare perfumes that you occasionally find that you cannot smell on yourself shortly after applying ! I cannot even rate the notes other than the banana leaf as within a few minutes I just cannot smell them to pick them out,and can only detect the faintest whiff if I breathe on my wrists,whereas others can smell it on me ! All I do know is that this is a lovely,original perfume which reminds me a little of the original Lumiere which I loved,but then it's gone. A very dissapointing experience for me as I was so looking forward to receiving it and it wasn't cheap, but I still love it and will wear it, I'm just sad that I am not able to enjoy it properly .

Soft, subtle, good for the office and professional settings, unobtrusive but noticeable. Mango and peach are well paired with a citrus that keeps it from becoming too sweet. The white florals are soft and sweet, and play well with the fruit. Musky, but more strongly vanilla, with a distinct amber note in the drydown. It is as different from Femme Rochas as possible; about the same "distance" as Eclat d’Arpège is from Arpege.

Nonetheless, this on me is a soft fruity floral with a long, lovely drydown. I wear it to work quite often. Not a lot of compliments, since this wears very close, but very enthusiastic responses from those who manage to get a whiff. A little powdery violets on drydown, but mostly the florals are bright, white and sweet. Projection virtually nonexistent, longevity 5 or 6 hours, no silage to speak of.

Delicious. A pervasive, yet very subtle banana/mango note overlays white florals and a kind of warm skin scent. Not at all a pungent fragrance, but a very personal one. Very different to most fragrances around on the market at the moment. It's not loud, but has a strange, hypnotic quality.

The bottle, incidentally, looks much nicer in real life than the photos - it has a metallic cap and slightly luminescent glass, like the original Lumiere fragrance, for anyone who remember that one.

My first experience with Muse de Rochas was Hmmm...where'd it go? I left it alone for a few days..One night I sprayed some on my neck & cleavage before bedtime and found it develops into the most intimate smell! Wears very close to the skin..not intrusive to others. After 8 hrs I can still smell the heavenly, almost secret scent on myself. Mango and vanilla in the opening, hours later I pick up the banana, so unique. I wear it to the office often! The only thing I would suggest is that you give it a try before buying, my daughter's chemistry only lasted about 30 minutes. So, that being said, Muse either loves you or leaves you!
If this didn't work for you and you'd like to swap, please PM me!

I sample-sprayed this on skin and clothing this morning with a plan to sniff its development while I went about my errands.

Guess what? No development whatsoever! A light, fruity floral at application, it was gone from both skin and my shirt within an hour.

Rochas, what happened?

In the opening muse smells like banana and mango. After ten minutes vanilla becomes prominent. There is no violet in the notes but i can clearly smell it. I think muse smells like french violet candies.

This is really odd & awkward.

A fruity-vanilla.
Massive powerful mango-banana-peach combination on a vanilla-ambery base.

I think it smells unlike anything on the market, but to me is totally unwearable.

I am one of those giving a negative comment.
A sweet, musky, flowery mess of a fragrance.
Cannot believe this came from the same house as perfumes like Madame Rochas and Femme once did.

I like it very much and I don't get the negative comments. There is nothing in this that might make me think at an average floral fruity. I think the cinnamon gives a nice spicey touch to the perfumes heart and makes it really suited for cozy, intimate moments.
I tested 4 times already and staying power is very good also. I want it and thinking of adding this to my list.