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Les Parfums de Rosine Secrets de Rose ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 22 October 2009 55 Comments

rosine-secrets Les Parfums de Rosine will launch Secrets de Rose, a "mysterious and disconcerting" floral-amber rose fragrance inspired by the rare black rose.

The fragrance notes feature bitter orange, plum, rose, saffron, licorice, plum, magnolia, ylang ylang, rose absolute, jasmine, cumin, sandalwood, amber, labdanum, moss and musks.

Les Parfums de Rosine Secrets de Rose will be available in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum. (via extrait.it, osmoz)

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: rosine

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  1. RusticDove says:
    22 October 2009 at 12:42 pm

    “Mysterious and disconcerting”? Personally, I don’t care to be bewildered and perturbed by my perfume. But that’s just me.

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 12:43 pm

      Beats being bored by it 😉

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      • RusticDove says:
        22 October 2009 at 12:51 pm

        Ha – true dat. Cute bottle – I’m a sucker for tassels.

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        • miss kitty v. says:
          22 October 2009 at 1:41 pm

          It looks a lot like the bottle for Avon’s Far Away. (Not to ruin it for anyone…) 🙁

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          • Daisy says:
            22 October 2009 at 2:53 pm

            BAD KITTY! all the Rosine’s have a tassle….it’s their “thing”.
            Rosines do just about anything rose pretty decently so of course I’d like a whiff of this. I know: “mysterious and disconcerting” they could just as easily be talking about my cooking! They have to say something in the ad copy to hook us. I read it like this “blah blah blablablah…” then look at the notes, then ignore the notes and pop a sample in my TPC cart anyways. yup, that’s pretty much how it goes.

          • miss kitty v. says:
            22 October 2009 at 4:32 pm

            It’s not just the tassel. The bottle shapes are different, both otherwise very similar. Nothing against PdR, especially since I’ve never tried any of them.

          • laken says:
            22 October 2009 at 7:12 pm

            Miss K: that was my exact first thought too. Not only the tassles, shape of the bottle but also the colour combo.

        • RusticDove says:
          22 October 2009 at 3:05 pm

          Sounds about right.

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      • Rappleyea says:
        22 October 2009 at 6:30 pm

        I don’t know, personally I was excited by “mysterious and disconcerting” right up until I read the word “licorice”. Deal breaker.

        Daisy – LOL at your saying it describes your cooking!

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        • Daisy says:
          22 October 2009 at 8:05 pm

          yeah and that’s just the scramled eggs….

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          • hongkongmom says:
            22 October 2009 at 10:27 pm

            LOL….how do the CEO and kids deal with “liquorice..blah blah ” in the scrambled eggs ? 🙂 actually after 2 second thought a joke turns into serious…it might be quite good!!!..in a mysterious and disconcerting way!!!

  2. vickyjane says:
    22 October 2009 at 12:46 pm

    Oooh, oooh, ooh! (jumping up and down in seat)

    I’m a sucker for LPdR!

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 1:28 pm

      I hate to say it, but they’re wearing me out…I can’t keep up! And all rose. Gotta hand it to them for sticking to the subject.

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      • vickyjane says:
        22 October 2009 at 5:21 pm

        I know what you mean about the sheer quantity of them. However, I do find them to be really varied within that self-imposed rose “constraint”. Wish I could remember that quote about art thriving on boundaries… oh, well… I like ’em anyway… 🙂

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        • Robin says:
          22 October 2009 at 7:47 pm

          Oh, I like them too, or many of them, anyway. I just can’t manage to try them all.

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  3. violetnoir says:
    22 October 2009 at 12:54 pm

    Love the black!

    Hugs!

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 1:28 pm

      Yes, I do too.

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  4. datura5750 says:
    22 October 2009 at 1:05 pm

    A rose so rare it doesn’t exist!
    Another flower from the fantasy perfume garden, growing next to the blue gardenia…..
    Still, may be lovely…

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 1:29 pm

      They list the “almost” black roses, like Black Baccara, Black Magic, etc…

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      • miss kitty v. says:
        22 October 2009 at 1:40 pm

        Yeah, I used to have “black roses,” along with my Queen of the Night tulips, and my black dahlias. Someone called it my Adam’s Family Flowerbed. I loved it.

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        • RusticDove says:
          22 October 2009 at 1:49 pm

          Yes – very, very dark red flowers in general are referred to as ‘black’, and they’re so stunning.

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  5. Joe says:
    22 October 2009 at 1:28 pm

    Still haven’t tried even one Rosine.

    I’m wondering if the “rare black rose” is like the “rare black leather accord” they put in one of the Canali scents a year or two ago.

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 1:30 pm

      Oh, but please note they aren’t listing it as a note! So not quite that silly.

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  6. mals86 says:
    22 October 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Many many facets of rose! I have yet to sniff all the Rosines, although I’ve taken a good stab at it. They’re all well done, even if not all of them have suited me. This one I don’t know about… anise & cumin? I’m dubious.

    I for one am NOT loving the black top. I think they might have been better served with their usual frosted top, along with a tassel in black and pale dusty pink (more like the liquid color). There you go… PdR should pay ME to design their packaging, shouldn’t they? HA.

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    • Haunani says:
      22 October 2009 at 7:11 pm

      I agree about the packaging. The black top cheapens the look a bit, I think. And I for one am tired of seeing the words “black” and “noir” in fragrances names. Too many already!

      OTOH, the fragrance sounds interesting, and I like several of the Rosines.

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      • Haunani says:
        22 October 2009 at 7:12 pm

        Oops, I see that “black” is NOT in the name. I don’t take back my rant, thought. 😉

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  7. CynthiaW says:
    22 October 2009 at 4:18 pm

    I like the sound of “mysterious and disconcerting”, it’s the licorice and cumin that has me worried.

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    • Rappleyea says:
      22 October 2009 at 6:33 pm

      LOL Cynthia – my thoughts exactly! I posted it above before I read your comment.

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 7:47 pm

      Cumin does disconcert me.

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      • CynthiaW says:
        22 October 2009 at 10:47 pm

        It disconcerts me, too, but not in a good way – but mostly because I don’t want to smell like a sweaty armpit. I can do that without spending money on perfume if I really want to.

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  8. AnnE says:
    22 October 2009 at 4:34 pm

    Y’all are a tough crowd today! 🙂 This one sounds at least worth a sniff to me, since it isn’t one of the usual oh-so-ladylike-sounding Rosines.

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 7:48 pm

      Are there days when it isn’t a tough crowd?? 😉

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  9. bergere says:
    22 October 2009 at 4:52 pm

    Here’s a positive thought: now that they’ve got a new Rosine out, maybe more of the older ones will hit the discounters. I was looking for Zeste de rose for under fifty bucks last year; maybe I’ll see it soon!

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    • vickyjane says:
      22 October 2009 at 5:09 pm

      I like that thought! Another Zeste fan here. Also still hunting for Rose Praline – no one seems to have it in stock. Grrrr. Hate it when you find true love, only to be thwarted!

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      • capriciouscapricorn says:
        22 October 2009 at 5:21 pm

        Beauty Habit has Rose Praline in the 50 ml size, plus a 20% off code – instyle – until Nov. 30.

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        • boojum says:
          22 October 2009 at 9:41 pm

          Think that merits an enabler’s badge…who’s handing them out these days?

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          • Daisy says:
            22 October 2009 at 10:13 pm

            we sent them out to the engravers….

        • vickyjane says:
          23 October 2009 at 1:06 pm

          Wow, thanks Capricious! Excellent tip on the discount code too – much appreciated!!! Have placed an order, so fingers crossed I don’t get a “sorry, but this item is out of stock” e-mail, which is what has happened from every other site I’ve tried – so frustrating! If this one works out, you have my eternal gratitude! Many, many thanks, and Congrats on your Esteemed Enabler status! 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 9:19 am

      There are a couple discounters that have much of the line…shop around!

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  10. lsnuing says:
    22 October 2009 at 5:06 pm

    Hey, why not? I figure there will be some days that I want to be mysterious!

    Floral-amber rose – I don’t think I’ve smelled an amber rose, wait does Stella by Stella McCartney count?

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    • RusticDove says:
      22 October 2009 at 7:45 pm

      Mysterious – fine. I just don’t want to walk around in the world disconcerting everyone. I have enough problems.

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      • CynthiaW says:
        22 October 2009 at 10:48 pm

        I’m pretty sure that I disconcert others regardless of what perfume I’m wearing. 😉

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 7:48 pm

      Sure, that counts.

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  11. teachesofpeaches says:
    22 October 2009 at 6:35 pm

    i have been looking for a rose perfume maybe i’ll try this one , but i still like kelly caleche from hermes but have never bought it , maybe one day !!!!!!

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 7:48 pm

      The whole line is rose, so you’ve lots of choices.

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  12. laken says:
    22 October 2009 at 7:13 pm

    this perfume could be quite nice. Licorice is another way of saying anise, no?

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    • Robin says:
      22 October 2009 at 7:49 pm

      Yes, it is.

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  13. hongkongmom says:
    22 October 2009 at 9:34 pm

    weeeelll… i dunnoooo…cumin, rose, liquorice…i have one love of theirs…ecume de rosine…i get to smell their others, but there r too many to give them a fair chance…each time i wear ecume, i wonder why i don’t wear it more often…(probably because i have sooo many, i can’t wear anything often!!!..bad..bad)

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    • boojum says:
      22 October 2009 at 9:42 pm

      That one really IS nice, isn’t it?

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 9:20 am

      Ecume is really nice. Doesn’t seem to have a very good shelf life for me though.

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  14. parfumnut says:
    22 October 2009 at 11:27 pm

    Now that sound like a Rosine i would like to try 🙂

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 9:20 am

      Then hope you’ll get to!

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  15. Zazie says:
    23 October 2009 at 6:03 am

    I quite liked the Rosines I tried: zeste and ecume, though more on strip than on skin… they became a bit thin and couldn’t hold my interest. But they were important for me because I discovered that rose could unexpectedly please me in perfumes (though admittedly I wear or love very few rose perfumes: Une rose chyprée, which is my favorite and I’m wearing it a lot lately, and also Tai’f and bois de paradis – but admittedly they don’t smell so “rose” on me, and I don’t wear them often anyway. Une rose pétale would be fabulous…if it wasn’t for the screechy oud note…Brrrrr: takes too long for it’s bitterness to receed).

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 9:21 am

      You might like Rosine’s Une Folie (if they still make it, and if it hasn’t been reformulated).

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      • Zazie says:
        26 October 2009 at 4:23 am

        Thanks, I’ll check it out!

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