Part of it hints at soil, but it is rather abstract. There is a haunting melancholic quality to it, helped with a rose that's fresh, moist, dark and plummy - paired with an earthy, damp patchouli. Voleur de Roses is a rose-patchouli, but unique in an overcrowded niche. Rose and patchouli have gone hand in hand in perfumery since many decades ago. The sillage is moderate to strong and longevity is good on my skin. An intimate spent alone with your partner. It smells feminine to me, but i could see how it could be unisex/masculine if your skin amplifies the earthy notes. This thing starts of as a huge bomb on me of roses, plum, then the most incredible thing happens, it turns into the most earthy&dark scent of strong patchouli with a hint of incense. Dark, deep, earthy, provocative, luscious, oriental and opulent. She walks toward the darkness as the midnight ink swallows her whole, only her sensual scent trail remains.Ī velvety rose, as spiritual as it's sensual. She may seem delicate like a rose, but look closer and you can see just how destructive she can get her thorns will rip your flesh if you pose a threat to her. She captures a full blossomed dark roses bud. Draped in a deep blood red, backless, low cut dress with a dark red lip and sky-high heels. It is far too elegiac, to be worn at times of quiet reflection, to be worn for oneself and among the right company, who can appreciate such off-center creations: more for fans of Munch than Monet.ĭangerously addictive and complicated. This wouldn't fly at a celebratory, fun occasion. It is definitely an occasion fragrance, not for everyday wear. This is no unwearable miasma though it is ever captivating and addictive to my nose. It's almost as if I found the kind of patchouli I've been looking for while I on the mission for rose, with no cacao elements, with only this wistful plum sweetness hovering over the damp, sullen forest understory. The thief patchouli has this kicking and squirming rose in an oversized knapsack, and the wafts appear and recede, as the scene darkens and this abduction of the rose, while unsettling, almost exalts this damp, camphorous patchouli in a manner I haven't really encountered elsewhere. You are greeted with the damascone-heavy rose, but it swiftly gets overshadowed (stolen by the thief?) by a dank patchouli. These are the visceral scents: loam, mulch, mustiness, decaying wood, haunting cellars and catacombs, shaded with a tender rose and plum wine. Much more a patchouli scent with rose undertones than a rose scent, per se, Voleur de Roses is a study in those notes in perfumery that are not meant to be conventionally beautiful, but rather an exposition in those completely devoid of pullucidity.
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