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Originally Posted by michaeld39 No88 and Une Rose (whatever their merits - and there are many) do not fit your original request for fresh and green.
I think it's quite a difficult brief actually. Rose by its nature is voluptuous, thick and un-green - but we all know that a modern perfumer can take a note as a starting point and take it pretty much anywhere.
The Rosine line is more in line with your request. Twill Rose is lovely and Rose Pour Une Homme is relatively restrained. My tip is Elizabethan Rose by Penhaligon, it has that open, relaxed, very wearable feel that I get from most of their scents. Michael, have you tried Le labo Rose 31? Based upon your experience, I would appreciate your comments.
Joe

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Originally Posted by Joe_Frances Michael, have you tried Le labo Rose 31? Based upon your experience, I would appreciate your comments.
Joe Well thanks Joe. I would love to try it but I'm not aware of any suppliers in the UK (or even Europe yet?). If I spend my summer hols in your country it's definitely on my shopping list.
Reading the comments about it here, I'm intrigued. Many men's fragrance try to keep rose masculine by tying it to earthy or woody notes. The last few nights I've been wearing the Fresh Hombre de Flores range - men's scents with a strong floral central theme. They manage to communicate rich, curvaceous and traditionally feminine scents (Jasmin, Narcissus and even Tuberose) in a light, summery way that retain complexity and are eminently wearable. I wish they had done something similar with damask rose before they discontinued this line.
Speaking of tradition, I'm enjoying a social history of perfume book written in 1927 at the moment. It points out that rose has been either a male or unisex fragrance for almost all of the 3,000+ years of recorded scent history. I wore the sensational Hammam Bouquet a few days ago, so the Victorian gent enjoyed a strong rose note. I wonder how social historians of the future will explain the categorisation by our male generations of rose as a feminine fragrance that needs to be 'butched-up' before it can appear in our colognes?
In the meantime - what do you think of Le Labo?

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Originally Posted by zeram1 You want a green rose, then I'd suggest SL's Sa Majesté la Rose. Whenever I sniff it I smell green (pre-blossomed) roses. Zeram1 speaks the truth.

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I like Le Labo Rose 31 because it balances the rich darkish red- but not sweet -rose with the peppery note that to me is comfortably masculine. One of my over-riding principals, from the standpoint of my own fragrance psyche, is that I can do florals comfortably only when they are balanced with a sharper notes. I don't really like strong peppers without a floral, Blenheim-Penhaligon, at the same time I don't like the floral without the countering element.
The obvious question is well, what about The Different Company's Rose Poivre? Well, that is good, but for some reason, I prefer the Le Labo because it is not as complex. In this case, less is more, it seems to me.
Joe

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Twill Rose, as green as it is in the beginning, has a really nice woody drydown. As this frag becomes more widely available I'm sure it is going to be much loved.