The company says:

Rhodanthe has a magnificent rose scent, constructed from a Bulgarian rose absolute of outstanding beauty, combined with the famously psychotropic Datura Lily or Moon Flower – a classic combination; both vibrant and ethereal, sensual but just out of reach. Spicy geranium and violets join the bouquet as the rose intensifies and blends into warm earthy patchouli, sandalwood and white musk.

Rhodanthe fragrance notes

  • Head

    • bergamot, coriander, lemon, violet, raspberry

  • Heart

    • bulgarian rose, lily, saffron, pink pepper, geranium, jasmine, orange blossom, tuberose

  • Base

    • patchouli, amber, vanilla, musk, guaiac wood, oud

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Rhodanthe by Electimuss (2014) is a fairly bog-standard rose oud affair from Electimuss, sold at the usual price point for these sort of things, but it is rather nice so I won't throw down the gauntlet at it, just yet. Perfumer Sofia Bardelli approaches the fragrance and its ancient world theme of rose (the origin of the word "rhodanthe" itself) with poise and discretion, not going too far into one extreme or the other with the blending. This has a bit of a fruitier, sweeter edge too, that may not be acceptable to some, and the extra florals in the heart build out Rhodanthe in almost a traditional feminine-market chypre way, meaning a lot of guys with "red blooded lion-hearted" tastes will also likely want to avoid this one, and stick with their usual "stag scent".

Rhodanthe most compares to Xerjoff More Than Words (2012) in the dry down, but the opening has the most barnyard growl similar to something like say, The Night by Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle (2014), that evaporates quickly in favor of a fruitier chypre profile. Raspberry, pear, and lemon (the former mostly represented by frambinone), and some more-traditional osmanthus apricot-type notes, neroli, and jasmine. There is a lot of filler past that, not really worth mentioning, but a nice vanilla ambery patchouli resonance settles down the fragrance, with slight traces of the agarwood. Friendly to the Western palette for sure, and not really something hardcore oud heads will like, this is nonetheless nice, with satisfactory performance.

This is one you can find for decent discounts online, and it isn't among the more limited premium options from Electimuss anyway, if you did have an inkling to pay full retail for it; although at the end of the day, it is just another rose patchouli oud with the trendy raspberry accord tossed in, even with a nice nod to 1980's feminines worked in. The kind of person that would enjoy things produced By Killian, Parfums de Marly, the aforementioned Xerjoff, Tiziana Terenzi, and a host of other rose-oud makers in this over-crowded luxury fragrance market, will likely also enjoy this fragrance. Additionally, if you can only have one or two of such scents in your library for budgetary reasons, this isn't a bad choice, as it has no harsh scratchy oud edges, and comes across rather genderless, making it easy to share with a loved one. Thumbs up
11th February 2024
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