Let's get something straight about RBalkris' review below. I strongly disagree that there's other rose perfumes on the market even at a fraction of the price. Respectfully my friend, that is bollocks! Sure you could get yourself a Montale or a Mancera or some Arabic brand for cheap but it wouldn't even come close to this. Now call me a Les Indemodables fanboy but I don't care, this is an earth shatteringly good, rose perfume!!! As much as I love musc des sables, Rose de Jamal is my favourite from the line. Simple. It's monumentally subtle and nuanced, seemingly quite cool and minimal too, not a full bodied rose plonk, or searing jammy sweet thing. The most peculiar thing about it is that I tried it before and didn't quite have this response. I don't know if my nose was fatigued or what but I enjoyed it, thought it was a very decent rose but didn't understand it properly, until sampling again a few months later. Not meaning to be reductive but if you like Lyric Man by Amouage I believe this will blow your mind. It will. The magnetic cap Lyric Man I have is not quite as good as the old original formula I remember but I think this is the ultimate example of that sort of vibe and despite the comparison, this is a highly original and cliche free rose perfume. It floats on the air with an effortless smoke trail to it, reminiscent of lightly spiced incense but at it's heart it's sweet, gorgeous rose, rounded and complex like a true otto, the body of this perfume is musky and milky pale, but also green, lush, fresh and energising. My favourite part is the discrete powdery feel throughout, giving nods to classic talcum powderish perfumes like a Caleche or Derby (perhaps bad examples but they came to mind) The best thing is that the Moroccan rose absolute is dosed at a perfect level to bring it's character to the table and Antoine Lie has expertly crafted a rose accord & perfume around it. I absolutely adore the stuff and a bottle is on the cards for me for Christmas.
I was thinking to write much shorter review because this scent is so simple but after seeing the comparison with Lyric Man | Amouage I changed my mind. I just wrote about that one and these two scents are very different. Later in this review I will explain the differences/similarities. Rose de Jamal could easily be thought of as a solifore. It's so fresh, natural innocent Rose where the other notes do not bring clearly anything special to the rose's own aroma. The green nuances could be only from the rose oil but in this scent Mint (if there is any, not mentioned in the brands site) complements its greenery without being fresh or mentholated in any way. Therefore, the pepper is not a sharp kick as it is in some perfumes, but rather it is mild and gentle. I don't think there is Geranium (not mentioned either in the brand's website) but at least it never leaves the rose's own aroma behind and therefore the scent remains as a very natural rose. Woody note from Cedar gives the structure, keeping the rose's scent molecules alive longer and Lavender doesn't make this scent herbal nor aromatic. Due to all these mentioned reasons, I would call this fragrance a solifore. Soliflores, otherwise known as a single flower aroma, may at first glance, seem as one note like if the oil is extracted from the flower, dilute it in alcohol or oil, and bottle it up. The scent is fragile as are the petals of roses that grow wild in nature. It has barely any sillage and it isn't very long-lasting, but it's supremely beautiful. It's unisex scent as well and there is not any sweetness to make it unnatural in any kind of way. Then what about Lyric Man | Amouage? What is similar to Rose de Jamal is precisely the scent of pure rose, the way pure rose performs in the fragrance. It is a delicate, natural, fresh and green aroma of roses. Only that association unites these two scents - not that they smell completely the same, after all, they are built in completely different ways. Even the depth and intensity of the rose is distinctly different. In Lyric Man the aroma of the rose is completely intertwined with the citruses which is the first big difference. Secondly, Lyric Man is a very complex fragrance, which firstly makes it extraordinarily multidimensional by performing extremely differently at different temperatures, but it also differs greatly on different people's skin. Rose de Jamal, on the other hand, doesn't have that many different characters, because it's almost a solifore. As I wrote about Lyric Man in my review: "If I describe the scent simply: In cold it's Roses with citruses in a clean musky base. In warm it's fresh spicy roses in distinctly oriental base." Rose de Jamal, on the other hand, cannot possibly be described in either of the aforementioned ways. Ingredients mentioned in the brands website: Rose absolue Maroc 5,5%, Cèdre atlas essence Maroc 2,8%, Baie rose (known as well Pink Peppercorn) CO2 Madagascar 1,7%, Lavande essence France 0,7% If you want to read more about Lyric Man | Amouage you will find my review there. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗