LES PARFUMS DE ROSINE LeSnob No 1 Gothic Rose Joelle Lerioux Patris 2016 In 2015 Le Snob Company, the accessory house of luxurious leather based in Paris, discovered Rosine and quickly became obsessed with their unique fragrances. With both houses having a fascination with roses an exceptional creative collaboration was born. The first one of the gorgeous trio opens up with a potent bouquet of roses where Elemi creates a fresh and subtle citrusy aroma into it. Surprisingly I like it - citrusy facets are not always my favourites. Rose is first very realistic and intoxicating. There is a certain kind of airy feeling in it, not smoky but it it feels that it truly fills your nostrils and after that it settles down and changes not only into mysterious and spicy but an utterly unique rubbery scent as well. It’s weird and pleasant in the same time. I was afraid of it at first but it’s very chic. As I love plum, I was hoping it would be a bit stronger, but still not juicy. Ambery and balsamic base with Myrrh, Cedar, Musk, Leather and Vanilla makes this concoction oriental, dark and unisex. It’s not too thick, resinous or too strong, it’s not so sweet either - I think it would be suffocating if it was and this kind of base is very common so it's gratifying that it smells like nothing else. The overall feeling can be first synthetic for some but it’s because of rubber and without it this would me like dozens of other perfumes. The scent is enigmatic and sophisticated. Thank you for reading, I hope you liked my review. I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗