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[lady_pandora]

Agony and ecstasy: black leather and damp red rose.

 

Just what it says on the tin--rose and leather. It's a simple blend but it works--very Phedre no Delaunay. (For the rest of the Night Court, you need Long Night Moon!) The rose and leather take turns dominating the blend, back and forth. I don't amp it up super high, but I know it's there, and it makes me feel romantic and kinky at the same time.

Edited November 3, 2017 by lady_pandora

[achildoftime]

This is pinging my memory, but I can't figure out why. It's roses and leather, true to description. I get more rose than leather, and it's a fresh rose. I still can't pinpoint why it's familiar to me, but I do enjoy it quite a bit. I'd sooner classify it as a rose scent with leather rather than the other way around.

[torischroeder9]

In the imp: This actually smells extremely faint to me. I get the barest whiff of a floral that I believe might be the echo of rose, but I really don't smell much of anything at all. (I did receive the imp from a post-Lab seller. I trust that the imp is genuine, but I'm not sure about age.)

 

On my skin:

 

To start, based on the faintness I smelled in the imp, I slathered this sucker on. I can tell what I'm smelling is rose -- and it is stronger than in the imp -- but it's still very faint. As it dries, I get some light rose throw, and if I stick my nose way down in the crook of my elbow, I can detect some soft leather close to my skin. Given time to develop, the rose does grow a bit stronger -- but also at this stage, a bit soapy. 

 

Verdict? It's just not my rose. 

[Cali]

Faint rose indeed! But it IS that lovely, sweet thick red rose BPAL does sooo well. The leather is minimal, but keeps this a little "cold".

[Betula]

I bought this in the expectation that the rose might be the same type of rose in "Rose Red", but it's not. It's higher-pitched and ... sneezy? Drier? It makes my nose tingle. I guess I get why people smell it as a 'wet' rose 'cause it smells wilted, but on me, it's dry at the same time, somehow? Weird. The leather's very cologne-y. It takes a while for me to like this, but when it's just right, the rose is balanced with the leather, and it smells like a sexy cologne. Unisex, could easily be worn by a man, a woman, or anyone in between. I loved this, but it wasn't what I thought it would be. 

Edited October 29, 2019 by Betula

[feyofthefellwood]

As others have mentioned, this definitely makes me think of Phedre from the Kushiel books. 🌹 Also, it's a gorgeous rose blend. Sometimes rose tends to me a bit sweet for me, but the leather grounds the rose here and makes it lighter (also, I'm a fan of leather, so that probably helps). Very fresh and sensual.

[Old.cupcake]

Have you ever been to Harley Davidson or Sturgis. This is that smell. It’s heavy leather and rose. It smells like a biker looks. It’s nice but it what I’d want to wear on a daily.

[biggnerd]

This is beautiful, soft, sweet, slightly powdery rose.  It's soft and silky like sniffing red rose petals.  The leather is very subtle and is under the rose scent keeping it from going to sweet or floral. If I didn't know there was leather in this, I wouldn't list it as a scent. This is the perfect rose scent on me.  

[Honey]

This is leather and damp red rose as it is listed - not a soapy rose, indeed fresh and juicy as if you'd just plucked off one of the red petals.

It is so much nicer than I would have thought!

Normally, I don't like leather or rose. While I don't care much for the leather, the rose note is quite nice actually.

It's fresh, a bit spicy, floral of course.

I'll keep this for referencing more good rose scents in the future that might work on me.

[a_bear]

The rose smells fresh-cut and, indeed, a bit damp - similar to The Rose from the Märchen collection. Sadly, the leather smells plasticky on me.