If you read my recent review of Les Parfums de Rosine Vanille Paradoxe and you were curious about the other three fragrances in Rosine’s Les Extravagants collection, never fear — here I am with further thoughts about this quartet! Even from a visual standpoint, Les Extravagants are clearly intended to stand apart from the house’s original collection. Their jewel-toned bottles have black ribbed caps, with no ornamental tassels, bows or tutus; even their boxes are redesigned, with the original design made bolder and more geometrical, a pattern of dark Art Deco diamonds rather than a delicate trellis in gold on white.

Les Parfums de Rosine has often ventured beyond a traditional interpretation of rose perfume…

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