Soie Rouge, from Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier was released in 1988. The perfumer behind this creation is Jean-Francois Laporte. It has the top notes of Dried Fruits and Pineapple, middle notes of Apricot, Carnation, Heliotrope, Iris, and Jasmine, and base notes of Amber, Musk, and Sandalwood.
So I'm revisiting this brand after many years and they were actually among the first niche perfumes I tried with L'Artisan, Serge, Goutal, and Nicolai. I found this one fascinating, partly because it's transition from slightly bizarre, not so rouge, pineapple, fruity musk fragrance, into a kind of rose/geranium and probably my favourite floral, carnation fragrance is nothing short of miraculous. Genuinely not fond of the opening, has an 'off' sense to it but that's just the wonderful, clove tinged, creamy scent that emerges underneath possibly not jiving with the tropical top notes?? I'm not sure. I liked it when settled after an hour or so. I don't get the comparisons to Rochas femme, other than a carnation note there's no similarities to me but there you go.
So I'm revisiting this brand after many years and they were actually among the first niche perfumes I tried with L'Artisan, Serge, Goutal, and Nicolai. I found this one fascinating, partly because it's transition from slightly bizarre, not so rouge, pineapple, fruity musk fragrance, into a kind of rose/geranium and probably my favourite floral, carnation fragrance is nothing short of miraculous. Genuinely not fond of the opening, has an 'off' sense to it but that's just the wonderful, clove tinged, creamy scent that emerges underneath possibly not jiving with the tropical top notes?? I'm not sure. I liked it when settled after an hour or so. I don't get the comparisons to Rochas femme, other than a carnation note there's no similarities to me but there you go.