Comments on: Perfume Review: Paestum Rose by Eau D’Italie

By: Aromascope » Perfume Review: Bois d’Ombrie by Eau d’Italie

Aromascope » Perfume Review: Bois d’Ombrie by Eau d’Italie — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:52:34 +0000

[…] the Eau d’Italie line, created by Bertrand Duchaufour who’s also the nose behind their Paestum Rose as well as L’Artisan Dzongkha, Poivre Piquant, Mechant Loup. (courtesy of Now Smell This). […]

By: Perfume Posse » Blog Archive » The Golden Pearl

Perfume Posse » Blog Archive » The Golden Pearl — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:38:12 +0000

[…] … where was I? Oh, yeah. Candy. How about … this one? Paestum Rose by Eau d’Italie. I am not a lover of rose soliflores, preferring that they share the stage with some other note, like Rosine’s sea-salt Ecume. Here, cribbing from Aedes: “The silky petals of rose are touched with the sweetness of myrrh and the resinous warmth of black pepper, while the transparent floral nuances of osmanthus and peony contrast with the sensual darkness of cedar and wenge woods…” I can’t see how I’m going to top that, so I’ll just add that on me it’s a dark rose, spicy rather than sweet (the pepper, probably), balanced beautifully by the warm, resinous smell of myrrh and wenge. The drydown is particularly lovely. If you love rose scents, you should try this. If you don’t love rose scents, you should try this. Here’s another review over on Aromascope, after which you may be making an unsniffed purchase. […]

By: Ina

Ina — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:21:32 +0000

Vika, I agree about the packaging! I was a bit underwhelmed myself.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:15:00 +0000

I am enjoying Paestum Rose more and more, but I have to say that the packaging is very unattractive. It looks like a cheap hairspray container.

By: Ina

Ina — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:07:35 +0000

Hi, Sariah! Yes, I can see the similarity to YSL Nu, in top notes. Funny, the drydown is where I start to gain interest here.

By: sariah

sariah — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:05:14 +0000

Hello Ina - I also got the wengee similarity, as well as YSL Nu. I’m generally not a rose fan, but this is my favorite rose scent to date – it is a very woody, slightly spicy rose. I’m thinking deep dark coppery pink roses in a dry hot climate (if roses grow there?). The start reminds me a lot of YSL NU – the dry woodyness of it. As it dries down, when the rose becomes more prominent than the woods, this is where I started to lose interest.

By: Ina

Ina — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:50:06 +0000

Kelley, absolutely! it’s not along the lines of Fleurs de Bulgarie but it’s totally wearable for both men and women. Plus, I’m a big proponent of genderless perfumes.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:47:19 +0000

But, could a guy get away with this? I am completely addicted to Creed’s Fleurs de Bulgarie, and don’t care what anyone thinks when I wear it. But, it’s a glorious rose/ambergris scent. It’s not at all dark. PR sounds dark and mysterious.

By: Ina

Ina — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:21:03 +0000

Sara, it has nothing in common with Ta’if as far as the effect. Funny you mentioned Rose de Nuit because just last night I thought how it’s vaguely reminiscent of Guerlain Rose Barbare which to my nose is along the same lines as Rose de Nuit. I think you’ll like this.

By: Ina

Ina — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:20:10 +0000

Marina, do NOT buy this YET.