By Marla
“Une Rose Vermeille” by Tauer Perfumes (2010) got stuck in my “Weird Basket” for a month or two. That’s the basket where samples go that I just can’t figure out. Do I love this? Do I hate this? What’s in this stuff, anyway?
“Une Rose Vermeille”’ has top notes of citrus and lavender, heart notes of rose, aldehydes, violets, and raspberries, and an amber base. There are lots of natural, high quality ingredients in this, and lots of aldehydes, too. This one is over-the-top feminine, and so retro without actually following retro formulae. It references many things: Malle’s Lipstick Rose, Guerlain’s Nahema, women’s cosmetics of the 50s, a whole family tree of French aldehydic perfumes. It’s an “homage” to the rose, and so the many references to classic rose perfumes, the color red, and fashionable women, are all found here. With so many references, it strikes me as nearly a concept piece rather than a perfume. There’s an initial burst of citrus and lavender, then a very intense heart of jammy, fruity rose and aldehydes, then a strong amber base that surprisingly does not go gourmand. Sillage is as intense as always with Tauer Perfumes; lasting power is excellent.
So do I like it? I still don’t know. At first I thought I really hated it. Then I wanted to sniff it again. Nope, too strong. So I dabbed a micro-drop on a scarf, and every time during the day that I walked by that scarf, I thought, “Yum! What is that?”
After a couple months of this random experimentation, I really enjoy “Une Rose Vermeille” --at a respectable distance. It’s too intense for my skin, and it’s just too different from my usual persona to really wear it out and about, but I’m keeping a small decant, because I really do want to smell it again….
I love this description - it makes me think of my very glamorous Grandma Rose, who loved chypres, rose fragrances, and scented cosmetics. Sounds like the anti-me, but Andy has surprised me before.
ReplyDeleteI'm dying to try this, and after reading your take on it, I'm more convinced than ever that this will be one of the few rose perfumes I'll fall in love with. Every other Tauer perfume I've tried is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteDucks,
ReplyDeleteRose Vermeille certainly would wear beautifully on your Grandma. She sounds just like the kind of woman Andy was thinking about when he created this. You might like it, too!
-Marla
Carrie,
ReplyDeleteIf you love Andy's style and it suits your skin, you will definitely fall for Rose Vermeille. It's exceptionally done. Just doesn't quite work on this organic-food-co-op, forgot my makeup again, Birkenstock kinda gal! (But hey, that's me, and I wear Andy's "Vetiver Dance" quite happily.)
-Marla
Adore Tauer perfumes and Lonestar Memories is one of my favorites and never fails to garner compliments. Just started to wear my Montale Oud Queen Roses again after a lengthy rotation of other choices. It was the scent that began my perfume obsession and again astonished me with its beauty. Thinking Rose Vermeille will be along the same lines and very much worth trying.
ReplyDeleteYes, if you like Montale Oud Queen Roses, you'll most probably appreciate RV as well. They are quite different, but have the same Rose Diva feeling! Very glamorous, both of them.
ReplyDelete-Marla
I like URV a lot, but I never wear it. It is such a commitment, a bigger one than I am willing to take on with a perfume I am not totally certain about. But, like you, I love to smell it now and again. :)
ReplyDeleteI have not tried this one yet but now I really want it! I adore Nahema, and Andy's creations too. I have not smelled every fragrance of his yet but so far I have loved all that I have tried, including Une Rose Chypree and Le Maroc pour Elle, so I know what he can do with a rose.
ReplyDeleteHi, Birgit,
ReplyDeleteWe seem to be on the same wavelength with this one!
-Marla
Flora,
ReplyDeleteGiven that list, I know you'll love URV!
-Marla
How different we all are! (not that I didn't know that before)
ReplyDeleteURV is the only Tauer's perfume (out of 5 or 6 I've tried so far) that I want to wear. I'm not sure if I ever end up buying a bottle - with its tenacity all I need to wear with my usual pattern of wearing favorite perfumes once every 1-2 months is 5-10 ml, not the FB.
Undina,
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you'll smell wonderful in this, it really is gorgeous and well-made. And yes, a small decant would last a long time!
-Marla