Magnifique
Lancôme (2008)

Perplexed why anyone would think this was a rose oud and I’m thankful it’s not. It’s a particular fragrance that really is skin chemistry (outside of whatever we prefer to smell) dependant.

A crystalline, sometimes a little sharp, woody floral with an underlying fruitiness which for me comes into effect like golden honey. Radiant and long wearing the spices are subtle and the leathery touches reveal themselves in the far dry down.

This is an all year wear for me and a welcome change from all the gourmand concoctions and rehashes of successful fragrances offered up by most houses. It’s different and refreshing and for those that she agrees with, is a welcome event.

At first spray I thought we were going to have a lovely rose/oud combo on our hands, but it quickly transformed into a hawaiian fruit punchy rose. That fruitiness feels a little jarring to me so I'm going to wait a few minutes and see if it dies down.

Okay, 30 minutes in it doesn't seem like it's going to get any better. In fact, it is getting even more obnoxiously fruity and starting to smell like grape bubblegum.

What on Earth type of rose note is this supposed to be? It doesn't smell like any flower I've encountered. And there doesn't seem to be any spicy/woody notes either. Maybe the sample was off? But usually when a sample goes off, it gets more sour/astringent, not syrupy sweet…

I give up. I don't recommend seeking out this discontinued scent anyways unless you've already tried and love it. I can't imagine this was a best seller for Lancome and so it was inevitably let go. Sillage and longevity are nothing to write home about, average 4-6 hours with arm length projection. Lancome can and has done better.

Overdose of floral notes in the synthetic way with sweetness and some spices in the background.
The opening is strong floral scent, mostly saffron and some rose, plus sweetness and very light spices in the background.
The floral scent is not light and transparent like most feminine fragrances. it's very synthetic.
It's a linear fragrance. so you have this scent all the way through. you can smell very light vetiver in the base too, but you need to search for it.
Longevity is very good and projection is Ok.
Personally as a guy, I don't like a women smell like this!

As a lover of Tresor I also really like this rose fragrance by Lancome. Not for everyone but if you like florals give it a try.

just when the first schock of granny-alcohol-smell had gone away, i thought hmm, maybe there is hope.....
wrong!

I can Only smell bad Iron(!!!) on my skin.



next please!

A bit of medicinal saffron, a touch of smoke, roots, mint and bitter crisp dry fruits at the beginning, this is the only decent part to me, for the rest a big bore, plastic gas made of chemical caraway on the side of saffron, generic floral whiffs and musk. Some spices whirl around (i think also a touch of cinnamon is present) but, really, i don't see nothing of erotic (as some write about) or exciting in this juice. The dry down is a generic floral amber with just a touch of bitterness and the green touch of vetiver and musk. The level of creaminess and sweetness is moderate and this is a good element. Some dry fruits, the rose, some spices and balsams turn it out a reminiscence of Tresor which is enyway less dusty and more warm, mellow and spicy. The smell doesn't reach the synthetic abominable levels of Lola Jacobs for sure but is anyway so far the age Magie Noir.