The Secret Heroines of the Tsar Romea D`Ameor for women

Roméa D'Améor LES ESPIONNES DU TSAR is a slightly sweet, woody floriental with a touch of patchouli, or so it seems... Like LES SOUVERAINES D'EGYPTE, this is a mild oriental—no hard-hitting incense, myrrh, oudh, or what have you, just a touch of spice and sweetness mingling together harmoniously—and inoffensively. LES ESPIONNES DU TSAR is not as watery as LES SOUVERAINES, which makes it slightly more appealing to me, but I still feel that somehow Pierre was holding back in this creation, perhaps trying to be too polite. On the other hand, if this perfume is truly to evoke the spirit of the Tsar's female spies, they'd have to be pretty sly—and subtle in order to ply their trade. I like but do not love this composition, although there is nothing wrong with it beyond its lack of over-the-top slay-me-with-your-sensuality demeanor. All in all, a well-behaved oriental, which could easily be worn by those who partake primarily of members of the ORIFF (office-ready fruity-floral frag!) category.

Now please excuse me while I take leave to apply some Kenzo JUNGLE L'ELEPHANT... 3.28.11

What a misleading name. I expected something much more outstanding - but this scent is neither surprising, nor unique. It's done in the style of Coco Mademoiselle (but Coco M. is better!), a fruity fragrance mixed with woody notes. Girlish, playful - if you did a blind test, you'd never ever detect this was a "niche" ... I probably would have thought it was the latest "Nina" ... or something in this vein. Russian spies? Hardly.
Maybe a cute, little Ninotchka in an embroidered red dress. Don't get me wrong: This juice doesn't smell bad at all. It smells pleasant. I simply don't see any point in buying such a fragrance for 120 Euros when Nina and Coco are cheaper and better - and readily available. Where's the point of "niche" here? is it just the label?
4 points put of 10 on my personal scale

This opens with a blast of sweet fruitiness which quickly does down and leaves me with mint. All I can smell for ages is mint that gradually gets softer and softer. Not loving it at this stage.

The juice doesn't match with the name.If these are Espionnes, they are the ones from that Disney cartoon Totally Spies. It's something between the a woman fragrance and a girly fragrance I think. What I liked is that this is not a dull floral fragrance, and it's a great rendition of lily. It has a minty, bright and green ... Ver maisopening that quickly evolves to a fresh lily of the valey. The herbs and citrus at the opening balances the lily and avoid them to becoming too much predominant lily. I detect a bland jasmine matched with the lily too, is not that sensual indolic jasmine, is more like a philtred jasmine that only gives some warmth to the lily. On my skin, it quickly develops to the warm drydown, that combines a ambery accord to a musky vanilla caramel accord, and it's the girliest part i think, it's the part designed for the pretty girl I think. What makes me think of this as an intermediate fragrance for a girl that is becoming a woman is the dynamic between sensual flowers and foody smells. It smells complex, but at the same time is easy to wear. Not groundbreaking, but not bad at all.

I just tested a sample of this and I must say I am glad it's only a sample. It's not awful, don't get me wrong, but in my opinion it's not special either. It's very warm and apple-ish, I agree with Mellybee here - but also very sweet, to me nearly sickly and somehow cheap smelling (under no circumstance would I expect this price!). I must admit that I was almost close to enjoying it for a brief moment, but I have only applied tiny bit with that plastic spatula in the sample and I am pretty sure: just a drop more and I would find it really annoying. Somehow it reminds me of stewing very fragrant apples for so long that the liquid has evaporated and the caramelized sugar has started to burn... then you get this strong smell that tends to linger forever and that's what I am getting from this fragrance. It also reminds me of various "cheerful" cheaper fruity/sweet/flowery scents that are aimed at young girls. The description at Luckyscent.com says that this fragrance is dripping with intensity, sweetness and intrique and I think that's precisely it! Perfectly said! Not for me.

The red apple note in the beginning is lovely and delicious, but it's accompanied by a slightly medicinal note that reminds me of the plum note I don't like in other perfumes. I think this note gives effect of coolness that Rebella writes about, but I wish this perfume didn't have it and I could enjoy the red apple note longer.

The cold doesn't last for a long time though, leaving for a slightly warmer drydown which is indeed caramel, sweet and salty at the same time, and while it's sweet and gourmand, it doesn't make you feel like eating your own hand and doesn't make you think that you smell like a confection.

This perfume reminds me strongly of Couture Couture by Juicy Couture, although given the years of production it should be the other way around. I happened to test Couture first, and as a result the Heroines smelled very familiar -- a similar slightly medicinal plum note in the beginning and then a sweet pleasant drydown. A red apple note in the beginning and caramel rather than chocolaty vanilla in the drydown makes this perfume better and more original, but neither of the two is my favorite.

i love this fragrance, lemon ice , rose and finally sandalwood, from ice to fire. fantastic !!

The opening is very red apple-ish, but once it is over, you can enjoy a warm and gentle scent, which is in my opinion more woody than floral. There is something in it what makes it similar to the Bvlgari Eau Parfumee au The Rouge. When I sniff into this perfume a film comes into my mind: Alexander Sokurov's "Russian Ark"; a single, continuous shot that takes you through St Petersburg's Hermitage museum into the dark recesses of Russian history. A lovely everyday scent with the feeling of wearing something unique.

While my favourites among the Romea D'Ameor fragrances are warm, this one is more of a cold fragrance. I am surprised that there isn´t any mint, menthol or eucalyptus among the notes. There isn´t that much of that crisp, cold and fresh smell, but just enough to actually make me think of the cold, snowcovered plains of Siberia. I am not really a fan of fresh and a bit airy perfumes, but considering this I do enjoy The Secret Heroines as much as any other fragrance I have tried in the same cathegory. It is really welldone, feels luxourios and comforting. If you are on the look for a high-class, fresh and floral fragrance, this could be it. Give it a try, and then wait and try it again. A little hard to be familiar with, but when you are, you will be rewarded. The basenote is very pleasant and longlasting.