Les Parfums de Rosine is a perfume line that generally "works" for me. It's like an olfactory version of a favorite musical artist: I may not love everything they release, but I find most of their creations likable and wearable, so I give every new one a try. Rosine recently launched Rose Nue, described as a "skin perfume" combining rose with "a green and powdery accord." Rose Nue was developed by perfumer Delphine Lebeau and its notes include tangerine, aldehydes, rose leaves, rose, heliotrope, vanilla, sandalwood, ambroxan, suede and musk.
Rose Nue was reportedly inspired by the Cuisse de Nymphe Emue rose; Cuisse de Nymphe Emue ("thigh of an aroused nymph") is also, apparently, the name for a certain shade of blush pink. It's appropriately bottled, since it does come across all pastel and powdery. It starts off with a wave of "shampoo fruits" (as I've come to think of certain accords), then a very pretty tea rose note. I wish Rose Nue would stay put at this point, but instead it shifts into white musk territory...so much white musk. Its softness has sharp edges (the composition's "green" facet?), and there's something about it that reminds me of the Love's Baby Soft of my youth. The ambroxan anchors the dry down and warms it up a bit. By then, however, I'm exhausted by all the synthetic musk and I really miss the rose.
Long story short, Rose Nue isn't my favorite Rosine; for something powdery, I prefer Ballerina No. 1 (also available in a pink bottle!) or Rose des Neiges, and as an introduction to the line, I'd still recommend La Rose de Rosine. For a rosy skin scent scent, there are probably other options, like Kai Rose. I'll always try the newest thing from Les Parfums de Rosine; this time around, it just wasn't love, but I still have plenty of favorite Rosines to fall back on.
Les Parfums de Rosine Rose Nue is available in 50 ($125) or 100 (€135) ml Eau de Parfum. For purchasing information, see the listing for Les Parfums de Rosine under Perfume Houses.
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Dosen’t really sound appealing to me..too much musk, it seems 😉
I think I stick to my Grace Coddington for the shampoo rose 😀
I do like the La Rose de Rosine and Rose de Neiges 🙂
Le Labo’s Rose 31 is an interesting take on roses and I am thinking of buying it 🙂
For pretty (romantic) roses, I like Tresór and Annick Goutal’s rose edp 🙂
N, I love the Comme des Garcons x Grace Coddington fragrance for days when I just want a simple, squeaky clean rose to boost my spirits!! and yes, Annick Goutal has always done lovely roses. I hope they won’t discontinue too many of them… 🙁
Me neither…especially when you think of the last couple of fragrances they have put out, that is just so bland and lack of interest 🙁
I think I need to stock up, before they (might) be discontinue.
What a beautiful rose!
I too get on well with early Parfums de Rosine scents, but I haven’t tried anything new from the line in some time — Clair Matin was the latest for me, I think, and I didn’t like it. My favorite is still Rose d’Ete.
Since my big “ugh” issue with No. 5 L’eau, despite my affection for la grande dame herself and for Eau Premiere, was the laundry musk, I’m sorry to hear that Rose Nue is so heavy on the white musk. Boo.
Rose d’Ete is such a happy fruity rose! A smile in a bottle.
If you found No. 5 L’Eau too clean-musky, you would *not* enjoy this one. I actually like No. 5 L’Eau for the office and other related occasions, but Rose Nue is just way too laundry-musky for me!
I guess all new releases can’t be winners. I went sniffing with a friend last weekend and was surprised by the blandness of so many of the new releases this year. They were mostly uninspired and boring. I hope it’s not a sign of where things are heading. OTOH, I’ll save lots of money.
I haven’t sampled anything from this house but have always been curious about Rose Kashmirie. Thanks for the review!
I know… lots of blandness out there, lots of carbon copies. But then once in a while something really does thrill me… so it’s worth the hunt!
Always look forward to your rose reviews. I’ve only sampled a handful of Rosines when they carried them at Aedes and liked several but don’t remember which ones, other than Kashmirie and Rose Praline because I really liked those. This one definitely doesn’t sound appealing to me. I don’t mind white musk and have some white musk based perfumes, but something about roses and white musk turns me off.
Hello! I think Aedes still carries some of the line… but it’s definitely gotten harder to find in-store in the US. I like Rose Praline, too! and Poussiere de Rose was an HG for me…