Paestum Rose
July 17th, 2006
New fragrance by Eau D’Italie, Paestum Rose, is now available in the U.S. at Lafcony.com Victoria from Bois des Jasmin has already reviewed it here. I haven’t had a chance to smell it yet but I imagine it won’t be long before I do. It retails $120 for 100 ml bottle.
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1. Elle | July 17th, 2006 at 11:15 am
Beautiful review by Victoria. I’m definitely going to have to try this one.
2. Ina | July 17th, 2006 at 2:23 pm
This sounds right up my alley! Can’t wait to try.
3. Victoria | July 17th, 2006 at 3:14 pm
I loved this fragrance. It is not a completely novel rose theme, but so lovely that I do not mind.
4. Ina | July 17th, 2006 at 3:18 pm
Thanks to you, V., I’m getting this unsniffed.
5. Aromascope » Paestu&hellip | July 23rd, 2006 at 11:24 pm
[…] Paestum Rose was mentioned briefly in my earlier post, and, like I said, it didn’t take long before I smelled it. Let me tell you up front: the best part about this scent is the drydown. It starts out rather pungent, with a blast of dry, austere pepper and resins, and just a hint of myrrh that sort of keeps it from going too wild on the incense/spices. Black currant buds note is present, too, and it reminds me of that tacky, harsh sensation in your mouth when you eat a fruit that’s not ripe. In my case, it brings back memories of eating hard, green blackcurrants off the bushes (don’t ask why but it was my favorite summer pastime). It takes a good 10-15 minutes for all of this to calm down before the florals become apparent. I get just a hint of osmanthus on a soft musky base. After about another 5-10 minutes, the most glorious thing happens: the rose enters the composition accompanied by cedar and wenge (very similar to Donna Karan’s Wenge). “Dusky incense” is how it’s described on Aedes which is right on, except I’d probably call it a dusky rose incense. Paestum Rose is a very unique rendition of Rose, and I can see it not appealing to those who prefer their rose light and crispy. This is a dark, mysterious, almost gothic rose. […]
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