EPINE DE ROSE | Eau de parfum

I've worn this for a full workday and caught whiffs of that soft, bud-like sweetness hours later, which never happens with my usual perfumes. The petals metaphor isn't marketing fluff — it genuinely smells delicate rather than loud or powdery.

The first spray hits sharp and green, but within ten minutes it melts into something powdery and intimate on my skin—exactly the illusion of a rose that isn't a rose. I've worn it to work and to dinner, and it lasts through both without shouting.

The dry-down is incredibly soft, nothing like the loud roses I’ve tried before—it’s more like smelling a bud that’s just about to open. I catch a new subtle nuance every hour, and it lasts all day on my skin without ever feeling heavy.