Rue Rance Eau Duc de Berry, from Rance 1795 was released in 2009. The perfumer behind this creation is Jeanne Sandra Rance. It has the top notes of Bitter Orange, Coriander, and Mandarin Orange, middle notes of Cardamom, Pepper, Rose, and Violet, and base notes of Cedarwood, Nutmeg, Oakmoss, and Vetiver.
Okay so in the opening I actually get quite a lot of sweet, cassis and citrus with a nice, green sort of accord, very fresh and uplifting, I thought it was very striking. Then it dries out in a massive way, with a huge dose of spices but still showing restraint and the Declaration comparisons here start to make a lot of sense, and while the spicing is similar, I'd say a mixture of corriander, caraway/cumin and cardamom, declaration is much pricklier, sweatier and frankly bolder than this fragrance. The drydown of Rance goes to papery iso e super and ionone rather than declaration which seems to hold it's original vibes, much more completely. A little slug of coumarin or something in here gives this a fougere feel for a moment. I liked it initially but it fell a bit flat and not to moan, but it's not very strong or long lasting and ultimately a bit forgettable.
Okay so in the opening I actually get quite a lot of sweet, cassis and citrus with a nice, green sort of accord, very fresh and uplifting, I thought it was very striking. Then it dries out in a massive way, with a huge dose of spices but still showing restraint and the Declaration comparisons here start to make a lot of sense, and while the spicing is similar, I'd say a mixture of corriander, caraway/cumin and cardamom, declaration is much pricklier, sweatier and frankly bolder than this fragrance. The drydown of Rance goes to papery iso e super and ionone rather than declaration which seems to hold it's original vibes, much more completely. A little slug of coumarin or something in here gives this a fougere feel for a moment. I liked it initially but it fell a bit flat and not to moan, but it's not very strong or long lasting and ultimately a bit forgettable.