ROSE FANTÔME | Eau de Parfum - rose, immortelle, cèpes

I never expected to find a new favorite perfume, but this one feels as comfortable as a heavy, cozy, beautiful coat. It's like something that I subconsciously knew about myself but had not yet discovered. Funny enough, I have been collecting dead roses all my life.

Truly unique, this scent evokes perfectly dried roses, along with the 'graveyard soil' of the description. Rich and loamy, there's almost a ylang-ylang aspect to the composition. The only rose scent I've encountered that isn't syrupy, hot-house cloying, or powdery. I am so, so impressed with this parfum. It layers wonderfully with the Fire & Oud parfum crème!

I recently purchased some samples for myself and this perfume was one of them. I usually have a problem where I love how the scent smells in the bottle but it when it dries, it ends up either smelling awful or doesn't suit my personality. I usually go for light rose scents but was curious to try this one. When I first put it on, it came off as a strong spicy rose. After it dried on my wrist, it smelled like winter spiced moss and a hint of herbal church incense. It reminds me of a lost soul exploring the cemetery and church during a misty autumn dusk evening.

i received rose fantome as a sample after ordering my first lvnea love affair (amber forest parfum creme), and i'm so grateful. i purchased within 24 hrs, because rose fantome is everything i've dreamed of in a perfume. while unisex (i think everything is unisex admittedly), this is a scent of a woman who knows more than you. she holds wisdom and secrets. the hay and immortelle are a hint sweet, while the leaves, and crepes balance the sweetness with their earthiness. i totally get how this was inspired by porcelain mourning wreaths -- it reminds me of the smell of wet rocks you pick up from a cool creek, but with life breathed into it. just beautiful.