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More roses for you…
Le Labo: Baie Rose 26
Baie Rose 26 is Le Labo’s “new city-exclusive fragrance for Chicago” and an homage to the 1920s – Al Capone, jazz, prohibition. “Bang, bang, he shot me down…”
I would say that Baie Rose 26 is like the milky-white Borsalino, Al Capone used to wear – a halo for a murderer. He is the embodiment of sex, crime and murder and one of the most famous Mafia bosses ever.
The opening of Baie Rose 26 smells like a rose after the rain. Or it’s like smelling only one of those delicate transparent petals between your fingers. Yes that fits most: transparent. But still waters run deep: you get a spicy pink pepper note (by the way ‘Baie rose’ is the French term for pink pepper) and lots of Ambrox and aldehydes play with the main theme. An uplifting and I would even say restless scent – like the rhythm of jazz. It remains a rose scent but it has something I would call an underworld touch, a backroom flair with wild dancers and naked flesh – in a way also unnatural. Nothing smoky or dark, rather a huge amount of energy.
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Baie Rose 26 will only be available at Barneys New York.
Category: unisex
Perfumer: Frank Voelkl
Year: 2010
Notes: ambroxan, clove, pepper, pimento berries, rose, baie rose, musk, cedar, aldehyde
Parfums DelRae: Coup de Foudre
Lemon rose. Coup de Foudre means ‘love at first sight’. It is said that Coup de Foudre should be the impression of smelling a rose live and instantly falling in love with it.
Coup de Foudre is a little bit too sour in the opening for my taste. The pink grapefruit and lemon create a very young, modern and dynamic rose, which gets a certain creaminess in the drydown. I love the dominance of geranium, which brings some freshness, a little bit like mint or even menthol. A really interesting formula with a spring like feeling. Perfect for the daytime – pure, clean and light. Gorgeous!
Category: unisex
Perfumer: Yann Vasnier
Year: 2010
Notes: spicy pink peppercorn, bergamot, Italian lemon ‘sfumatrice’, pink grapefruit, Rose de Mai France Orpur absolute, purple peony, Egyptian jasmine absolute, creamy magnolia Orpur, geranium bourbon, tonka from Venezuela, vetiver, white moss, velvet musks
Photo: Kwannam Chu
