Comments on: Caron Delire de Roses & A Dozen Roses Electron ~ fragrance reviews

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:03:31 +0000

In reply to scentfromabove. I have to agree... the decription appealed to me, and the topnotes were interesting, but the whole thing just fell flat for me. Oh, well!

By: scentfromabove

scentfromabove — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 23:28:54 +0000

I was at Neiman Marcus last weekend when they were promoting their huge giveaway full of goodies. “A Dozen Roses Electrons” was one of the sample fragranes I received. I’m not really a huge fan of floral fragrances but was hoping this particular one would “wow” me. It didn’t. It smells nice but there isn’t anything exciting or special abut it that stands out. When I wear a fragrance, I want it to smell amazing on me. It didn’t.

By: lcparis

lcparis — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:32:33 +0000

I just smelled Delire de Roses last week, and I kinda loved it. Even though it is much girlier than I usually prefer, but I actually find that Caron really did capture the scent of roses in bloom. I think it’s okay to prefer the less complex fragrances in a perfume house – for me, I like that Delire de Roses is newer, younger, fresher than the traditional Caron fragrances, of which I haven’t yet found one I really enjoy. Will be blogging soon about my experiences at the two Caron boutiques here in Paris at http://perfumerookie.blogspot.com!

By: breathesgelatin

breathesgelatin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:41:04 +0000

In reply to 50_Roses.

Atelier 1105. It’s located in the Domain outdoor mall.

http://www.atelier1105.com/Articles.asp?ID=282

By: 50_Roses

50_Roses — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:21:55 +0000

In reply to breathesgelatin. Oh, what is the name of that store? I sometimes go to Austin and I would love to check it out!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:34:22 +0000

In reply to breathesgelatin. Oh, lucky you! The one time I tried it on my skin, I liked the parfum so much. Although, you're right, nothing can quite compete with Nuit de Noel... a classic!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:33:44 +0000

In reply to AnnS.

Oh, I love Drole de Roses… I’m on my second bottle. Such a sweetheart of a fragrance. I just wish it lasted longer on my skin.
I’m a fan of the Stella Rose Absolute, too… it’s very nicely done. I actually like the original Stella, too, although I got tired of smelling it on everyone for a while.

By: breathesgelatin

breathesgelatin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:24:51 +0000

Big rose lover here.

There is a store in Austin carrying Caron now and they have the Delire de Roses parfum, in an urn and everything! I actually find that scent quite lovely. It’s still a modern rose, but I love the bready-foody part of it. I would want to try a few more times possibly, but I think it would be purchase-worthy for me, although maybe not near the top of my purchase list. I do think I’d prefer to have the Nuit de Noel parfum, though, for what it’s worth.

By: AnnS

AnnS — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:25:01 +0000

Jessica: Thanks so much for the review of Delire de Roses. I’ve been so curious about this one, but your comments incline me to pass on it, esp. at the price point. I’ll stick to my L’AP Drole de Rose or Lancome Mille et Une Roses for foofy girly roses. If Delire was about $50, I’d probably be more interested for something light and fruity (you should really try Ferre Rose for a well done sunny, fruity rose, composed by the rose king: Mr. Kirkdjian).

I have enough roses already! But there is something about this time of year that makes me want to wear my roses and dream of summer: post holiday doldrums paired up with the arrival of the David Austin rose catalog does it every time. I’ve been wearing Ta’if, Stella Rose Absolute, and using that Salma Hayek rosehip lotion, but now you are making me want to break out the Goutals…

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:56:16 +0000

In reply to Haunani. Oh, nice list, H! I'm very fond of Ecume de Roses and Ormonde Jayne Ta'if and SSS Velvet Rose (and the darker SSS Vintage Rose, too).