Parfait de Rôses Lancôme for women and men

Parfait de Rôses  Lancôme for women and men

main accords
vanilla
rose
amber
alcohol
powdery
warm spicy
iris
floral
sweet
balsamic

Perfume rating 4.21 out of 5 with 755 votes

Parfait de Rôses by Lancôme is a Floral fragrance for women and men. Parfait de Rôses was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Nathalie Lorson. Top notes are Pink Pepper and Aldehydes; middle notes are Rose, Grasse Rose and Liquor; base notes are Vanilla, Benzoin, Tonka Bean, Orris and Olibanum.

"Today, Lancôme has appointed some of the greatest contemporary perfumers to pay homage to Lancôme’s founder, Armand Petitjean. The result is Maison Lancôme's new collection of fragrances that so exquisitely touch upon and carry on Petitjean’s dream, and the essence of the House itself.

This new High Perfumery experience takes a creative stance: the very French art of blending. Each fragrance is crafted in the same manner that one composes a wine of the most superior grade (Grand cru), with a combination of varieties, origins, and extractions that are all specially selected according to precise criteria." - a note from the brand.

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Pros

Pros

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Delicious sweet creamy rose scent
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Long-lasting and strong sillage
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Luxurious and refined rose scent
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Perfect for special occasions or events
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Well-balanced rose jam liqueur with vanillic tonka base
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Feminine dreamy scent
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Linear fragrance with consistent notes
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Great blind buy
Cons

Cons

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Overwhelmingly sweet
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Mainly consists of one note, not for everyone
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Powdered sugar note may be too much
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May trigger migraines for some people
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Strong and pungent opening that may cause nausea
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Syrupy concentrated rose smell may turn sour on skin
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Still undecided if it's likeable or not
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Misleading name, not much of a rose scent

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Top Notes

Pink Pepper
Aldehydes

Middle Notes

Rose
Grasse Rose
Liquor

Base Notes

Vanilla
Benzoin
Tonka Bean
Orris
Olibanum

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Jezeleah

Wow! After hunting high and low for years to acquire this fragrance, I have just sold it and sent it to a new home. It’s a beautiful fragrance and right away I could see what the hype is about. It went very powdery on my skin though. Just like oud satin mood which I also decluttered, this was a powder bomb on me, although I prefer PdR by leaps and bounds over OSM which is just nuclear. PdR is an easy wear, but I just have so many rose fragrances that I reach for more. Getting rid of that beautiful bottle was heartbreaking. I almost kept it just for aesthetics, but then I realized how much I could sell it for, and my decision was made. I have several of those lovely gold plate bottles anyway.

zawwarahmad

Top notes: powdery and very sweet with garden florals
Middle notes: spices and garden florals are still prominent
Base: rose kicks in last

Overpriced and nothing special. Much cheaper frags that do a much better job in this scent profile. 6.5/10.

cafeyleche

I have a 10ml decant of this and am sad it is discontinued BUT Kayali Sweet Pink Pepper is a wonderful substitute.

teodora.dimitrova.927

I used to like this a lot when I first tried it 4 years ago.I finished a whole 100ml and have a full reserve of this. I have so many new favs as this one not so attractive for me anymore. If anyone is interested I am selling a full 100 ml bottle with the package (opened )I am based in UK .

Jezeleah

Tried the Dua dupe, and that completely falls flat! It does not get it right, no way! You cannot replicate a masterpiece.

CallMeT__

I don’t have the right words to describe this fragrance except that it is exceptional! Dense, THICK, syrupy Turkish Delight with a liquor element!!! It’s the most decadent jammy rose and to date there is nothing I have tried that compares! The performance is equally as good - all day but doesn’t overwhelm! Stunning presentation! I nurse my bottle as the fragrance is so special to me but also discontinued. It is a sweet-lover’s dream, but I can totally see people who love Delina Exclusif, Rose Rouge and Love by Kilian enjoying this fragrance. They are not similar by any means but have a vibe that make them belong in the same wardrobe.

10/10.

Sophia97

Guys! I'm just here to let you all know that I got the perfect dupe of this fragrance. It's exactly the same and in much cheaper price. It's from the DUA Brand by the name of "Flawless Roses" and it's actually flawless. A really lovely rose-forward scent that is lively and energising. You guys will thank me for this, not even kidding.

Hifza

Sweet and Sassy! I admire the fusion of vanilla notes with rose and it dries down very well. It's sweet which sometimes give me migraine and it becomes much mature and less sweet after few hours which smells heavenly. But migraine kills me and I am unable to let this fragrance go as this scent is so amazing!!

Alizey

To all the Parfait De Roses fans! The Dua Brand has a dupe now! I just purchased two bottle can not wait to smell it… they have a few bottles left!


Edit: I’ve tested parfait de Roses side by side the Dua’s version & they’re almost identical…

Jezeleah

If anyone is willing to decant and send me about 15ml of this fragrance, I’d be happy to decant some fragrances from my small collection in exchange. Please DM me. I’m in Boston MA, so U.S. only.

Update: Finally got a bottle of this. I have no words to describe it. I'm really blown away. This one I will cherish forever.

phrogfrau

The comparison to Swiss Arabian Crystal Rose is inaccurate - that is a dupe of Montale Roses Vanille, not Parfait de Roses. Having said that, there are many perfumes out there that do smell similar to this, including the very affordable Bath and Body Works "Whipped Rose Latte" which was renamed/repackaged as "Whipped Rose & Vanilla"...don't buy into the hysteria & hype.

Daycaremoney

I would love to get my hands on this

Nalalikelionking

Not my cup of tea. If anyone would like to purchase, DM me

joyceyanchan

Please PM me if you have a bottle to sell. Thanks!

lilacsandchocolate

Looks like I'm a Roses Berberanza girl, not a Parfait de Roses girl. This is lovely, but to me it smells like Love Don't be Shy Extreme, but instead of that bubblegummy neroli, it's a cough syrupy rose liquor. Otherwise, it's basically the same vibe. I'm surprised there aren't more comparisons between the two.

If you like LDBS extreme, you'll like this. It's too sweet for my taste. The dry down is lovely and less sugary.

Katka77

Hi, can someone please sell me this perfume? :)

eatingsea

When I smell Parfait De Roses, I envision plush, fully mature, velvety pink roses with white borders, and the dew drops on their petals are made of pure sugar crystals. The liquor note is absolutely genius here. I think this scent is too elevated to be sexy, but also too complex and interesting to be cute. It is a bit of magic in a bottle. It's just so good...one of the few scents that has legitimately made my eyes roll back in ecstasy. It's too special to be a daily signature scent, IMO. I put it on when I need an extra boost to reach "happy." Plain and simple.

I do agree with a reviewer that said Memo Lalibela is a passable dupe, but (big but), must be willing to ride with that patchouli stage in Lalibela. Oh shoot, what am I saying. You can't dupe Parfait. Sorry! 😔 Truly one-of-a-kind. Edited to add: you can find bottles floating around; prepare to tap your savings to make it yours, though.

Alizey

Been looking for Parfait De Roses for a long time… so long that I decided to layer a few fragrances and get something similar. The closest I’ve came up with is layering Mancera Roses Vanille and The Dua Dark Chocolate, Rum & Vanilla!

VioletIrisRose

I really waited too long to purchase this. Thankfully, about nine months ago, I found a large bottle at a fair price.
It's lovely and sweet with vanilla, yet has a bit of spice, a lush red rose liquor, a whisper of iris, a dash of incense and a mild oud. It lasts and lasts. I have to sit back and inhale. It's addictive. Real vanilla, almost like gourmet vanilla ice cream, and loukham. But, it's for all ages!
It's all but gone online. If you are interested at all, if you see it for less than $300.00 USD, grab it. Lancome has long discontinued it -what a crime!!!

Cdub5_

This is an absolutely beautiful fragrance, but I feel it's too feminine for my taste, alone that is...

What I did to see if I could add something to it was spray 3 sprays of Parfait de Roses, one on my left wrist, one on the left side of my shirt, and one on the left side of my neck, then I took Armani Prive Royal Oud and sprayed one spray on my right collarbone. You can't spray the oud directly on top of PdR because it's too strong and cancels out the beautiful Parfait de Roses, that's why it's important to separate them. Turned out very nice! I like it better than most rose/oud fragrances out there.

Very sexy fragrance, indeed, and I'm grateful to have been able to sample it.

Kaylovely

Lalibela may be a good alt if this is gone for good. Noseparis/ fragnet..

clairesque

This is a rich, opulent fragrance. Turkish delight with lots of sugar. I get something musky from it as well. Unfortunately, not my cup of tea because it does lean more mature; it's heavily powdery. And although this fragrance is well-crafted and smells good, unique even, it doesn't really DO anything for me when I wear it. It's not comforting, it's not sexy, it doesn't make me feel confident or elegant. It's almost like wearing potpourri.

Bloodlust

While I understand that this is a work of art to those who miss this discontinued gem…

Are we walking with blinders on past the fact that something within this scent smells like baby doll heads mixed with a fatty steak sauce for the first 45 minutes - until the drydown relieves us of an almost chocolate-meets-savory downward spiral where we are met with the mere SHADOW of something… rosy.

Genuine first impression is the inside of a spirit Halloween mask, cheap latex and teenage pheromones.

I wanted to test this perfume from the day it launched, and now I think it would be better launched into Mt. Doom.

la vie en nose

DEVASTED! I am in love with this divine fragrance, but now it's discontinued and I can't get any. If anyone could share please please DM me

Liviafreirea

I just can say that I blind bought this fragrance and I am buying now a second bottle because I know is (unfortunately) discontinued. I want to have this forever

flawl3ssnbrown

On my skin it smells like there is a marshmallow note (though there is not one listed) i love the bottle and I’m happy to have in my collection since it’s discontinued. To me this smells like a hybrid of
LDBS Extreme and Champagne Toast if Champagne Toast were made into a refined expensive perfume
It’s crowd pleasing and one of my most complimented. I believe it can be worn year round. It’s very flirty day time scent. I could easily wear this to the office everyday

SanjuktaB

A super luxurious and refined rose wine scent. I think comparing this to Mancera RosesVanille etc is a travesty as the ingredients which went into this is really expensive and non artificial smelling. It just creates an invisible cloud of sugary rose liqueur around me that smells neither like beer or anything strange. Nathalie Lorson 's composition is indeed a work of art. It can be worn all year round except in the hot summer but this is not an everyday occasion fragrance.Perfect for an elegant gala or an evening in the opera.PdR(Parfait de Roses) is like a rose fine wine that one saves for special occasions while RB(Roses Berberanza which was launched at the same time ) is an exotic rose based dessert.

Mando

Finally obtained a bottle of this since it's discontinued. But luckily I had sampled this in the recent past to know it was one I would really enjoy.
It's a very fuzzy, sweet, ethereal candied rose scent. It's not a loud scent (unless if you overspray?) and it stays close to the skin but the scent comes and goes. It never really leaves the individual. The longevity on skin is very good. One can still smell it after one showers. I'm guessing the aldehydes used make this one last forever, I presume. The rose is candied like it was crystalized in sugar. Normally I really detest sweet candy scents but this one is special, different. I noticed that you really don't need to spritz on a lot because this really radiates. I'm thinking my bottle may last me till me for years.
It's a pity they discontinued this one. I'm thinking like most special fragrance collections that most companies release, they prefer to do a revolving door of a selection to pull it back and "maybe" bring it back later on but in a very expensive limited edition version. Not like this one was cheap when it was in full original release.
I am most happy with this purchase.

Swedelish

It was a rollercoaster ride with Parfait De Roses at first but boy, what a fragrance. It's so much more than a sugary rose. It's a glorious composition of rich, liquer-y vanilla, incense, resins and orris and of course, rose. But instead of rose as the centerpiece, it's rose in the form of a giant pink silk bow that ties it all together. It is absolutely decadent & divine and about as perfect as a gourmand rose can get.

A friend gave me a hug and said, "Mmmm you smell good... Cocoa butter?!" It was a noisy setting so I didn't bother explaining that no, it's rose and not just any rose... Instead I said nothing and realized later she may have been onto something. The "texture" of PdR is silky, smooth & rich. Buttery from the orris root, similar to the creamy scent "texture" of cocoa butter. Before someone takes offense I should clarify that PdR doesn't smell simply like cocoa butter. What I mean is some notes, texturally and tonally, are shared between them. I was fascinated by this idea so i bought a tub of cocoa butter and sure enough, it pairs deliciously under Parfait de Roses. Sweet!

Over the past year this has become one of my most treasured fragrances in my collection. It wasn't a love at first, but eventually I grew to adore it. I don't wear it often. But when I crave it, nothing else suffices. A little goes a long way and it lasts forever. My one bottle will last a lifetime.

Official notes :

Rose Centifolia distillate, Rose Centifolia in "Infusion," incense, pink pepper, Liqueur of Rose, ciste labdanum, vanilla absolute, tolu balsam

I have an even greater appreciation for Nathalie Lorson after having read about & experienced her assemblage of Parfait de Roses. It was pure genius. ❤️ I don't think a dupe can exist. Quality is what set it apart, and her playful use of various distillates of rose.

Perpetual Collector

God Almighty! I just pulled an all-nighter thanks to this, and not only that i am not happy, but my cat is not wanting to have anything to do with me either, since yesterday. Husband is hanging in there... At work.
I bought Parfait de Roses last year, from the great Oman dude on eBay. Similarly to all other perfumes I receive, I wore it for about a week, and to the cabinet it went, not to be touched since then. Till yesterday. 1 o clock. PM.
Don't know what propelled me to do 2 sprays (I am a strictly 1 spray person), but I instantly knew that this juice has changed, sitting there in the darkness, aging in silence. The potency of it is not what I remember, although I have to admit it was pretty potent when I first got it. Now, a year later, this thing is nuclear. And I mean nuclear, sugar-rose bomb, that still keeps going, 30 minutes short of 24 hours. Didn't let me sleep a wink, cat disassociated herself from me, still nowhere to be found, and now that this fume is winding down, I can finally shower and abstain from perfume for about a week.
This is probably one of the 10 prettiest, most feminine perfumes I have, but man, I think with this one, half a spray would suffice, if half a spray was possible. Nonetheless, beautiful stuff.

klrobe002

A very jammy rose. Vintage smelling. I get an image of a woman wearing a velvet red dress, reclining on a chaise, somewhere in the middle east circa 1890, eating strawberry jam by the spoonful. Its sexy, heavy, oriental, sweet and just too much.

Neckromancer

This is such an evocative fragrance. It smells like red velvet. Truly, it somehow has the texture of velvet. Regal. It reminds me of the setting of Beauty and the Beast. I get sweetened and dried rose petals, musk, powder. Very much a scorpio scent if I've ever sniffed one.

holocene

Why would they discontinue this out of all their fragrances to discontinue?! It’s a beauty. It’s so creamy, so smooth and sweet; a jammy rose, caramel, vanilla — it’s quite dessert-like. Never cloying. I usually avoid anything aldehydes as they’re not really my thing, but I can’t actually smell them much in this. Absolutely love, so sad it’s not being sold anymore. I will be keeping my eyes out for a bottle of this.

‘The Rose’ by Musicology is a great substitue for this imo. It smells very similar to my nose.

Dramaloladiva

I finally got my hands on a full bottle of this Beauty!!!
This is such a beautiful, gourmand and well blended Rose!!! This is definitely on the sweet side but it is primarily a Rose. If I had to rank it, Parfait de Rôse would be a regal Duchess. Not a Queen, because to me Delina (Parfums de Marly) is THE Queen Rose but Parfait is Her best Friend and confidante. She is refined, regal and very much in charge! A lot like Queen Marie-Antoinette and La Polignac (though I am not certain Polignac was a Duchess, she was probably a Countess), anywhoooo, you get my drift, Parfait is beautiful, sure of herself, not shy, loud enough but not obnoxious, incredibly decadent and nothing smells like her!!!
I absolutely love it!!
Longevity: 8+ hours
Sillage: medium
Projection: arm’s length
Price: yeah...I paid an arm and a leg for this bottle of happiness but I don’t care, it was worth it to me!😆😆🌹🌹

hsiangchi.huang

Looking at the notes breakdown, I imagined a beautiful rose frag with some edges. But I was WRONG.

This is an OLD, vintage, pungent rose to my nose. It feels almost sharp to my brain (headaches)! I don't find it beautiful at all, and there are so many good rose perfumes out there. It's quite similar to Penhaligon's Empressa (old formulation); that one is just rose, but this has mixed in other notes that are unrecognizable.

Julia11307

Can't even explain how good this perfume is. So soft, sweet, warming fragnance ❤. I clearly hear liquor, rose, vanila, and caramel. Yes it's rare but I can tell you for sure it's worth every penny. Who likes gourmand fragrances this is the perfume you'll love !

who.am.i.you

For those who want this, definitely check out Mercari! I've seen some bottles posted lately for pretty reasonable prices (between 150 and 250 depending on seller), especially given how much it cost prior to being discontinued. Just wanted to share this!

Also, gorgeous liqueur-esque rose fragrance. Really reminds me of rose turkish delights with some boozy vanilla after it dries down from the loud opening. It's a huge cuddle puddle scent. It's great in the cooler months, but I actually like it even more during the summer spraying it behind my knees. It emanates a gorgeous sweet yet sensual glow of fragrance that I highly recommend trying with this scent, as it can be a bit cloying if closer to the face. It is indeed quite strong, but not overpowering when applied lightly (and worth the price given how little you need per wear).

Perpetual Collector

Wow! I don't even know what to say. Seriously.
I am not sure what I am smelling is real or not, that's how good it is! An hour ago I was sure there is not a single rose perfume that can beat Oud Satin Mood, but holly **it, what in the heck is this?
Last week I bought a bottle from Dubai, after reading all the reviews, and it was the best decision ever!
Parfait de Roses is simply magical!

AMajeedQT

Sweet, oriental rose.

As opposed to fresh rose scents, PdR is candy-sweet rich roses with an oriental hint from the liquor note.

So gourmand, this could be a rose syrup or a candy flavor.

Winter scent, more feminine than masculine.

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Selah

12MAR2021 00:00
Lancôme, "Parfait de Rôses"
Underwhelmed.  Noticably less potent than some of the others from the line.  I get a natural-smelling rose-scented face cream....an expensive face cream that is sweetened with some icing sugar ....a cream that a mature lady would be drawn to.  To be honest, I am reminded of my grandmother who adored roses- a pleasant scent memory.   I don't find this to be gourmand  or sexy.  I don't get any boozy notes (I was hoping for the liquor note to show up).   I think the Aldehydes up top don't help too and sometimes I don't enjoy aldehydes.  This is my first impression.  It's been on my inner elbow for about an hour   I will have to try out this decant some more..... I think I would enjoy this more as a candle, to be honest.  

Palmer Eldritch

I had to delete my previous review, because I felt like it did injustice to this fragrance. 'Parfait de Rôses' is Turkish Delight elegantly woven into perfume.
I'd like to start by saying this was definitely not a love-at-first-sniff for me. Actually the opposite! I thought to myself how can THIS be a $200 fragrance?! But now after testing it a few times on my skin I'm starting to love 'Parfait de Rôses' & even CRAVE it.

Now this fragrance smells SEN-SATIONAL in the nozzle: super-sweet, powdery rose liqueur. So feminine, uplifting and luscious! However, it's less saccharine on my skin. First spray on me is fresh, sugar roses...but this quickly settles into the rose liqueur within 5 minutes and becomes less sweet than the opening. Rose liqueur is fermented roses, so it's not supposed to be sugary. But yea, that's exactly what it smells like.
Within 30 minutes that liqueur scent gets...more airy and powdery. It turns into a softly-sweet rose powder but with far more substance: the tonka, orris etc. Now I can see why people compare this to Turkish Delight.
Longevity is pretty strong, and once I spray it on my skin it gets EVERYWHERE. I've smelt it on my pillow for days!! The silage however is arm's length, and will need a couple of sprays to get noticed.

After smelling multiple Maison Lancôme fragrances, this is definitely one of the best in the line along with 'Rôses Berberanza'. For me these two place higher than even 'Oud Bouqet'. Turkish Delight and Pistachio Baklava with roses <3
'Parfait de Rôses' is a delectable, sophisticated take on roses without being cloying or overly-gourmand.

P.S. I'll update whether I receive compliments.

Lucille29

Such a perfect gourmand rose - Turkish delight!

Also just wanted to mention the fantastic performance, I sprayed this on myself yesterday, one on each wrist one on my neck, put my coat on to go out for a dog walk (normally wouldn’t wear such perfumes for a dog walk, but not many places to go currently! 😉) wore this coat again today and the perfume on my coat sleeves transferred back to my wrists!!! Amazing longevity and good projection. I can’t believe they discontinued this would have 10000% repurchased. I feel this is smoother and ‘easier’ than berberenza but love both.

mimissekat

Oh, my God! This scent is beautiful! It starts off smelling very similar to Trésor Midnight Rose but develops into a sugary tobacco rose with vanilla. Parfait de Rôses seriously smells like an edible rose candy lipstick! I think it's the liquor that gives the scent its hookah/lipstick scent. I'm intrigued! This is Midnight Rose and Intense Café on steroids! Surrounded by lipsticks, tobacco, vanilla and spices! Beautiful. Just really beautiful. And yes, totally agree with the reviews! Turkish delight and rose incense!

ILikePeeps

Absolutely amazing! It smells like Turkish Delight! No joke.That's the reason I blind bought it, and it's bang on. Turkish Delight. And it's STRONG - 2 sprays is plenty for a work day. Apparently this has been discontinued. Wonderful sweet stuff.

A Fragrant Life

This is a beautiful, sweet, slightly sharp rose that has a very similar 'sparkling' quality to both Delina and Roses Vanille. I'd go as far as to say that RV is a good dupe for this, if your skin chemistry is anything like mine. This is my third from the house, along with Our Bouquet and Roses Berberanza, so it's safe to say that I probably enjoy this because I clearly have a leaning towards rose-based scents. It is honestly such a pretty, lovely scent but it doesn't wow me the way Oud Bouquet did. That being said, I'm so happy I got the last bottle at my local Selfridge's (this has now been discontinued).

dzingunyte

Drydown is exactly like VC&A Vanille Orchideé or im wrong? 🤔

KayleeAp

Another blind buy success! I was hoping for a vanilla rose scent, and this is exactly it. The initial spray had me concerned. I do not like what I perceive to be an alcohol/fermented note. Fortunately, that goes away after a few minutes and what I get is a fluffy, delicious, icing sugared rose. Those who mention this is like a rose scented vanille orchidee from Van Cleef are spot on! Maison Lancome is very impressive so far, this is the fourth in my collection and I can't wait to try others.

diaanz81

Parfait de Roses, simply put, is Turkish delight liquefied and made into a perfume! It is mouth-wateringly delicious smelling, light (as in airy), powdery, sweet but not jammy, vanillic rose. The rose note here reminds me more of rose water used to flavour food rather than your typical, more floral rose. It is very different from the other gourmand rose, Roses Berbaranza, from the Mason Lancome line, which is a thick, dense, honeyed, jammy rose. The performance on this is one of the best I have experienced. My only gripe with this fragrance is that once it has been on my skin for 10+ hours, the rose, which is one of the key notes, fades leaving behind an almost weird smell, like roses when they wilt, which I dislike. However, this only happens after it has performed beautifully on my skin for many hours and is something I can overlook. I much prefer Parfait de Roses to Roses Berbaranza and it is one of my favorites from this line. This is not blind buy safe but I would highly recommend that you try it and soon, as I hear this one is being discontinued.

Jocovt11

This reminds me of rose scented incense. Or, (and almost definitely you’ve never experienced this so this isn’t helpful to anyone), it reminds me of praying in the chapel at the La Salette Shrine in NH with my grandparents when I was a kid—The sanctuary and votive candles burning in prayer, the mahogany pews, the lingering incense from Mass, and my special rosary beads made of dried rose petals. That is what this fragrance evokes. I am surprised the notes don’t say dried rose petals, incense, hot candle wax, mahogany, and Jesus... It’s the smell of cherished memories, but not something I want to wear.
(Also, Just kidding about the Jesus part😇).

thornfield

On a card this smelled like syrupy, concentrated rose, a little sharp and soapy. I was so excited when it opened up into the air like a sweet rose cloud. But on my skin this turned strangely sour-- like a rose flavored sour candy. I've been hunting for a rose perfume to add to my collection, but sadly this is not it.

Edit: Unfortunately this is the first perfume to give me a migraine :( Just a heads up if you are prone to them!

citrinemalachite

I purchased a decant of this along with several others from the Maison Lancôme line. It starts out strong and pungent and truly does smell like some kind of rose liqueur. Personally I did not enjoy this part as it’s so, so strong that I was a bit nauseated! When it dries down, it smelled like powdered sugar and roses and some vanilla, it’s extremely sweet. While I do enjoy sweet perfumes, this one smells too sweet for me, like candied rose petals. It definitely smells like Turkish delight which is a dessert I enjoy, but the sweetness overwhelms me. The powdered sugar note actually seems to tickle my nostrils and makes me want to sneeze. It lasts a really long time and projects very well with just one spray. Definitely a good performer, maybe too good for me. I think it needs something earthy or bitter to balance it out. Despite that, it is still an enjoyable and well-made scent. So this one is just a like, not a love for me. But if you are into these sorts of hyper-sweet gourmand scents definitely give it a try! You may love it!

bintTapputi

100% this is really a photo-realistic liqueur for the first 10 minutes. The rose has a weird waxy quality to it, which isn't unattractive but doesn't blend well with the other notes. Many people mention that it reminds them of a Turkish delight, I mostly agree with and see the resemblance -there is from the rose this strange quality added to the fragrance which I think takes away from the overall quality. I would have preferred, myself, that it went in a different direction but as it stands it's quite pleasant just not worth the price point. 7/10

MissyJ

I’ve figured out what this smells like. Palmers Cocoa Butter!!!!!!

suzu93

This is an all time favorite of mine. I have a full 100ml bottle, and now I’m afraid to use it since I hear it is getting discontinued. I guess I’ll have to buy a backup bottle. However, this is a soft, powdery pink rose with flashes of vanilla and liqueur. While Roses Berberanza is jammy and thick, this is the complete opposite. It is a light airy powdery rose with vanilla. It smells like the treat rahat loukum, which my grandmother always ate with her coffee. I love this, and I’m so disappointed to see Lancome let go of this beauty.

We should protest!

Cherry_Darling

This is gorgeous very delicate and delicious. Gourmand rose, but the light french kind. Could easily have a macaron note in there in fact it smells like eating a pink rose scented macaron. My mind is searching for why I am not getting a big urge to buy a bottle of this! I guess it's just not evoking the right emotions in my brain, but it is absolutely gorgeous. (I do have Vaara already which is also a light, almost gourmand rose with an added spices and quince for uniqueness factor. I guess that's why!)

**PM me to swap samples! UK only **

nativelocal

I have to admit that there was something about this fragrance I didn't find full bottle worthy when I first sampled it about a month ago. I loved the scent profile and the mix of notes, but there was something powdery and heavy about it that just felt kind of stifling/cloying. Fast forward to about three days ago when I pulled out my box of samples and decided to give this another go.

I'm so glad I did! I think the key was applying it and then just letting it waft around me rather than smelling it up super close because this stuff is STRONG. It made such a difference and I couldn't stop sniffing my scent bubble and thinking about how I needed a full bottle! This fragrance is what I thought Rose All Dae from Gallagher was going to be but wasn't because I don't get any rose from that one at all. But Parfait de Roses is such a delicious mix of honeyed rose and liqueur where all the components are distinguishable and play so wonderfully together to create an ultra-feminine fragrance. I'm in love.

I've been trying to see where the best place to get a full bottle would be, and I'm surprised to see that it's unavailable at many retailers including the official Lancome site. Even the grey market discounters don't have it. That made me a little suspicious of whether it was getting discontinued, but I figured *maybe* it's just due to COVID making stock hard to get. The comment below this one from Jacklyn confirmed my suspicion a bit and so I went ahead and just pulled the trigger on a bottle from Bloomingdale's. I'd hate to wait to get it from a discounter, just for it to actually be discontinued and then prices are even higher than before. Do yourself a favor and get your nose on this if you love a sweet/rosy scents for sure!

Edit: it is now officially confirmed that this is being discontinued. Get your hands on this beauty while you can!

Jacklyn's Perfumery

I'm seeing around that this may have been discontinued so get your hands on it while you still can.

AquaBaby5

Without fail, every time I spray this on, one spray from the 14ml bottle mind you, my husband comments that “it’s way too strong”. It is initially a beast and easily lasts 10 hours though it’s closer to a skin scent by the end. I like this, and I agree with some that this is like a rosey Orchidee Vanille but it has no orange or citrus notes, whereas the citrus is fairly prominent on my skin with Orchidee Vanille. I like this fragrance but the fact I always get that comment from my husband, and he doesn’t care much for the scent even into the dry down, make it hard for me to love compared to Jasmins Marzipane or Iris Dragees, the only other two Maison Lancôme I like enough to have.

Edit: ended up selling this and Iris Dragees, for opposite reasons. This was just too strong and Iris Dragees was barely there. Jasmins is a strong like but not a love. Overall, I’ve fallen out of love with the entire line.

Aage

I like this a lot. I have been steering toward gourmands for the past year. This made me get a new perspective on rose fragrances. Rose fragrances are not my all time favorite. But this is one syrupy, juicy rose jelly. It does start out boozy. And I like boozy fragrances. But it doesn’t last. This one is a powerhouse. At about 6 hours after testing it initially, it reminded me of Van Cleef’s orchid vanille taken up a notch and with more rose.
This is delicious. And the bottle is really gorgeous. It’s pricey but , you will get a lot of bang for your buck. 2 sprays and I’m ready to go .

Swedelish

Color me surprised. I got cold tonight and threw on a sweatshirt... The same sweatshirt that had been sprayed with Parfait De Roses a couple of days ago. And wouldn't you know it, the scent coming off of me filled me with enjoyment. But, I'd forgotten what had been sprayed. Then I remembered it was this. So, I went and gave it another proper testing, about my fifth or sixth time by now.

I'm not getting half of the notes on fragrantica for this fragrance. Yes, it starts off pleasantly fruity/berry and roses and yes, it is sweet. Quite sweet. But, what I didn't notice was the complexities it offers beyond sugar and roses in the opening. I don't believe I smell aldehydes at all. In fact what's sparkling feels spicy fresh, not soapy clean. And, I could swear I smell incense in this. A nice, slightly smokey church-like incense. Or maybe it's guiac wood, but more incense to my nose. This was my revelation with Parfait De Roses.

I guess I didn't give it enough credit. It excites me when my perception of a fragrance changes so drastically. Could be hormones or mood, but this is why it's good to test multiple times. Once it's been seen it usually can't be unseen and in this case, it was for the better. Yay! I will keep testing it, but chances are I will continue liking it. It's so much more unique than I initially thought and with that, it's sweetness no longer bothers me. Interesting, huh?

Yes, there has to be incense or some type of tree or balsam. It's really quite beautiful.

Swedelish

It's Sunday and I wore Parfait De Roses from my 4 ml decant. I've tested it several times and it's safe to say that I don't like this fragrance. Not the first hour anyway. It starts off soo intensely, buzzingly sweet... like bourbon-vanilla soaked Maraschino cherries all covered in confectioner's sugar. The aldehydes with roses is an odd combination paired with this level of sweetness.

I think Maison Lancome's ultra sweet offerings just aren't for me. I wish they would steer more toward a balance, where the sweetness only peeks through instead of total domination by sugar (ahem, Lavandes Trianon). Quality is there though!

My husband didn't care for it either. He preferred Girl Of Now, which I sprayed a little later. After an hour or so, once things settle down, I'm left with a very high quality, pleasant, simple vanilla and a whisper of rose. I much prefer it at this stage, which takes some time to get there.

It smells like a sweeter VC&A Orchidee Vanille with a sprinkling of rose once the aldehydes, and bourbon, and fruitiness fades away. A little powdery still, like powdered sugar, not talc. Almost a 180 from the opening to drydown, although it's still a few notches too sweet for my taste. I like the presence of orris and olibanum in the base. It is good quality juice. I'll sparingly finish the decant, but I won't miss it once it's gone. Orchidee Vanille has the same high quality vanilla, and smells slightly pink like PdR. I honestly feel like if you dislike PdR's opening but like the drydown, then just go with Orchidee Vanille.

If you enjoy other very sweet Maison Lancome offerings, or you are into those like Baccarat Rouge 540 & Delina Exclusif, then you'd probably like this!

Aland2020

I'm so happy that I finally got to test this fragrance. It's been on my list for a while now and a very generous fragrantica member sent me a sample. I really do enjoy this, if it were a standard house release from Lancome there's no doubt I'd be buying a full bottle. For it's actual more exclusive price, however, I don't think I can justify it, but here is why:

I get a deliciously creamy rose candy smell. I honestly think that this smells like roses + cotton candy. When I look at the notes list for MOR Marshmallow, I would've envisioned this is what that fragrance would've smelled like. Sadly, something about it is just a tad too sharp, I think it is the carnation note. This one stays fluffy and smooth. I don't get any booze notes to it. Just a sugary sweet bunch of rose petals. I can't stop thinking about cotton candy and all things pink and fluffy when I smell this! The color and name of this fragrance is very fitting.

I already have a couple of sweet, gourmand-ish rose perfumes in my wardrobe that I'm quite satisfied with. However if I ever got the chance I'd swap for this scent. I just don't feel compelled to spend $200+ for it, but wow it is a beauty. And I'd urge anyone else who loves roses and sweet scents to give it a try. It probably won't be a redundancy to others who either don't have this already, or just can't get enough of rose perfumes. I enjoy them occasionally, and at a moderate amount, so there's no need for me to own a ton of them. If I could swap out 1 or 2 of mine though, for this, I'd be tempted. I'm really thankful I got to try this. Performance is lovely, not too strong, but what you'd at least expect at this kind of prestigious price.

Timaka

Instant love. Boozy, powdery vanilla and rose. My favourite sweet, romantic rose alongside Delina Exclusif. Extremely potent, fantastic sillage and longevity. A true masterpiece.

Aw01

I just got a decant from royalty scents and my god this fragrance makes me feel things. I love this so much. I need the biggest bottle and I need to smell like this everyday. It’s like a creamier version of Lancome tresor midnight rose. I LOVE IT.

Cristidarling6387

This is absolutely stunning. I get a sweet jammy rose and aldehydes. To my nose this comes off as rose scented sunscreen and I mean that in the best way possible. This could easily be a signature for me. I think this could work beautifully in the summer and hot days. But all you need is 2-3 sprays tops.

Jacklyn's Perfumery

I finally got my full bottle in and surprisingly I love Roses Berberanza hands down way more than this one...when you first spray this for the first minute or so it's very heavy but then it dries down and it's extremely lighter than Roses Berberanza. After it dries down you can still smell it..it's that sweet rose but more wine liquor like and a bit of powderiness and you can smell more of the roses in this. You can still smell the sillage but it's closer to your body..more gentle but present on skin and more so on clothes. I love the scent but Roses is number one competing against Oud Bouquet for me. I couldn't live without them both, but I do really love Lavandes Trianon & Tuberose Castane just as much..they are very dense like Roses Berberanza..I was kinda shocked that Parfait de Roses was so much lighter.. but none-the-less its still good and easier to wear so if you want a gourmand that is a bit lighter and easier to wear but present with the sweet liquor rose this maybe the route for you.
I don't know why it hasn't really been spoken of of how much this fragrance is way too light...you have to spray it on your clothes for sure and you smell it more after the dry down.

SailorV

A larger than life rose dessert. One of the sweetest floral gourmands I have ever smelled, and very intense too. This can easily transfer to all your clothes and make everything smell like it for a week, so be careful if you like to change fragrances daily like I do.

It smells wonderful though. Layers of real delicious rose jelly, natural vanilla cream, tonka reminiscent of cherries and almonds without a hint of scratchiness, warm benzoin in the background, a hint of powder and of strawberry scented plastic dolls. It smells like something Barbie would wear, but in the best and most elegant way possible. If scents had a color it would absolutely be pink. Contrary to other reviewers I don't find it very boozy, the liqueur note is rather subdued to my nose.

Every time I sampled this I loved it but thought it doesn't suit me. Today I asked my fiancé for his opinion and he said it would suit me. It reminded him of sweet fluffy cotton candy and apparently I'm sweet and fluffy, too. Sometimes I wish I could see myself through his eyes.

I love the Maison Lancôme line in general and would love to collect several of these, but with the steep prices, I have to draw the line somewhere. Parfait de Rôses would only be a special occasion scent for me, it's just too much for my everyday life and I also already own their other sweet rose, Rôses Berberanza. So I guess I won't be buying this anytime soon, but I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone who loves gourmands, roses and fragrances that perform.

FragHag01

I just got a sample of Montale Intense Cafe, and it smells exactly like this fragrance! Both are a little bit too sweet to me, so not my favorite, although I do appreciate the fragrance. Both are very very strong, and a bit sickly sweet.

Jacklyn's Perfumery

Parfait de Roses is beautiful. It's just like Roses Berberanza without the pistachio note. I would say if you couldn't handle the pistachio note in Roses then this will be a win win for you. It's got roses and vanilla with liquor mixed with benzoin and tonka so it's a very sweet powdery liquor rose mixed with vanilla. It's really good. I wouldn't mind owning both parfait and roses but I feel like for me Roses is enough but since many have an issue with the pistachio note I think this is the way to go for most. Look no further and try this one if your looking to get another Maison Lancome fragrance. It's beautiful!

dsty

I'm not sure which one I love more, Rôses Berberanza or this Parfait de Rôses, but one thing is for sure: Lancôme really cracked the code of how to do a spectacularly indulgent, delicious gourmand rose that's still wearable. It's like a more sophisticated version of those Kyse scents which I also love, but which are so conspicuously gourmand that I rarely wear them outside.

Compared to its sister, this one is a warmer, softer, slightly darker variety, even more edible, with lots of vanilla and a wonderfully boozy edge. I imagine it could easily become too much on a warm day, but for the colder seasons it's really perfect! Just a warning, though: it's very easy to overspray - the first time I tested it, I didn't know its power, and it lasted for three days, through several showers as well. Just a little goes a long way, in other words, which is always a bonus, and especially with an expensive line as this one.

I'm going to start saving for a real bottle of one of these Rôses now, but it'll be hard to decide which one: I think I'm leaning towards this one, but then I always think I love the one I'm wearing at that moment the most...

craftymaya

"Parfait" is a dessert in France. This amazing perfume is well-named as it is nothing else than a sweet, gourmand, rich rose. Simply delicious. Long longevity and great sillage. Worth every penny! Finally a sugary rose, with nothing (no overwhelming spices, oud, patchouli) to mess it up!

stephanieklein

I smell roses, vanilla, and a hint of mimosa--despite it not being mentioned as a note. This is beautiful and crave-worthy. Makes my mouth water from a bit of citrus or pink pepper perhaps. It's sweet, but not overly so. I would be just fine smelling of nothing but this.

Second day, the tester strip now, finally, smells like a chewy chocolate cream candy with a wet white center. I need this desperately.

lunarambrosia

It's ok, kind of boring. The Lancome Maison line in general has a surprisingly consistent tone across the board. Many of their floral gourmands seem to follow the same formula, even though they're by different perfumers. The end result are fairly bourgeois fragrances that lack an edge but feel pleasant and cozy to wear.

Parfait de Roses is a vanilla rose confection, nothing more nothing less. It also deposits an oil when sprayed, which seems pretty unattractive to me (what if it stains my clothes? will the fragrance spoil quickly because of it?) So far, I think Rose Berberanza is my favorite from the line, because that has some oud and patchouli to add depth to the sweetness. Parfait de Roses, by comparison, is also sweet and pleasant but perhaps too simple to justify the high price.

Annabear

A sumptuous delicious rose, morphing into a gourmand after a few hours. Upon opening, it’s a fresh, jammy sublime rose...sprayed on at 11 am, at 5.30pm there’s a chocolately nougat quality to it. Any fragrance that can last more than 6 hours and is clearly able to be discerned and continues to transform positively on the skin has my vote. I bought it happily today, it’s one of the stars from the Maison Range.
Unisex....I don’t think so, but that’s just me.

krukmary

Thank you, dear interdite, for the French-speaker's perspective! Makes me wish I'd taken French language classes instead of German ones in high school! Your interpretation is surely the correct one and definitely makes sense to me when explained.
Oh, and to Sabretoothkitten: I can't buy ANY of the Maison Lancome line in my area! Macys online just got most of the line on their site but Bloomingdales online has them all, including the $35 travel sprays which is how I've been testing Parfait de Roses!
EDIT: It looks like you actually can't get all of the Maison Lancome line in the travel size, as I haven't been able to find Lavandes Trianon in the mini.

Sabretoothkitten

Another Lancome nobody has in stores near me.
Maybe New York?

krukmary

So, I looked up the French-to-English translation of "parfait," and it means "perfect," or "a perfect resemblance." This totally makes sense, as Lancome is trying to highlight the unique facets of 2 different varieties of roses with this fragrance and their Roses Berberanza.
The reason why I looked up the meaning of "parfait" is because I kept seeing this perfume compared to dessert parfaits, and I don't find this fragrance at all chocolatey, cakey or dessert-like. It IS sweet though; I think Ms. insolence's description is apt, which likens Parfait de Roses to her grandma's sugary rose petal jam. However, fragrance is so subjective, right?! I definitely don't want to discredit anyone's characterization of ANY perfume; I'm merely offering my own experience of this perfume to help others understand or imagine it more effectively.
I also smell a funky note in the opening that sticks around throughout most of the development. It might be the liquor note, as it has a kind of fermented quality to me?This note offers a contrast to the sweet, syrupy rose. It smells to me how I understand indoles to smell and, after a handful of wearings, I've decided I like it.
In short, Parfait de Roses is a sweet, jammy rose fragrance with just enough funk to present a little challenge. I thought I preferred Roses Berberanza but now I'm not sure- they're both quite beautiful!

Lee79

Parfait def reminds me of Midnight Rose except it’s softer, less sweet, and has more of the peppery note. Its also slightly powdery, but not baby powder, kinda like dust of rose petals. Sillage is Moderate for a few hours, then close to skin. Longevity is 7+ hours. This is Midnight Rose, but all grown up.

jenniferg0924

Okay, I want to first off say that this is one of the Maison Lancôme fragrances that I feel is incorrectly named.

This is not gourmand nor very sweet. When I think of “pairfat” I think sweet and dessert-like. Which this scent isn’t.

This scent to me is a grassy rose with lots of powder. Later in the dry-down the sweet notes come out, but that grass rose is always at the forefront.

One of the great things about this scent is it’s a journeyed fragrance; As it’s worn, more notes come out and it developes the more time goes on.

I am not big on the opening up to the first hour. After the first hour has gone and more of the sweeter notes develop, i like it a lot! I think the more i wear this scent, the more it will grow on me. Some scents you have to wear to really understand and i think this is one of them!

Very unique sent! Very long lasting with moderate sillage.

8/10 fragrance!

Giselle Viz

I love this scent.It is a sexy scent that that gets me a ton of compliments. I can't wait to save some money and purchase a bottle. For now, I will wear Hot Couture by Givenchy wich almost smells identical to Parfait de Roses.

auburnalmond

This is basically a less sour and more powdery version of Midnight Rose. Disappointing.

artisy

I could swear there is a good dose of raspberry syrup in this. It's a sweet boozy rose jam with a punch.

To my nose, the rose is a sweet plush deep pink, not red.

I can imagine as I sniff this that I'm sitting on a rooftop bar in Paris. The menu is modern and the decor is charmingly understated with lots of plush velvet chairs and tiny whitewashed tables too small to rest much on. A tealight candle is dimly lit beside me and the sun is just beginning to set. There's a giant bouquet of those deep pink roses tucked in my arm, fresh from a street vendor below, and so close to my nose that it's constantly present. My other hand is holding a nouveau mixed drink that is strong but chic. The swizzle stick is an uncut pod of vanilla resting in a dark base and raspberry liquor. The pepper, tonka, and orris root tickles my nose a bit, like a dusting of powdered sugar gone airborne from my neighbor's messy beignets. Some of my lipstick has rubbed off on the glass and I smell the sweet powdery waxy scent of it as I go to take a taste of my drink.

Sometimes Parfait de Roses feels like the epitome of tasteful opulence just outside of my grasp and other times it feels familiar and friendly like an elevated Red Door Aura with less fruits and jasmine. I love how in the moment it makes me feel and how beautifully it projects on my skin.

Violinplayah

Sweet creamy Turkish delight rose. This is not a cut rose scent, it’s a rose flavor scent. Rose frosting, rose liqueur, a vanilla rose cookie... my mouth is watering, excuse me. So bright, sweet and delicious! Blind buy win!

redskyatnight

This is one of those I tested a long time ago and never could fully get out of my head...

Fast forward nearly a year and I still remember the rose and chocolate martini perfection that is Parfait de Roses. I took a small risk by purchasing a travel spray, unsure of my memory, but I'm now certain a full-size bottle will be in my future.

The opening is a burst of roses which, if they had a color, would be deep, cool crimson. At the risk of mixing my metaphors between martinis and parfaits, I will say the development is like a true parfait...there is a layer of rose jam as well as fluffy vanilla cakes drenched in liqueur (here it is chocolate), blanketed with something thick and creamy that will destroy a diet, and lastly dusted with powdered sugar or cocoa, the effect aided here by orris and benzoin.

Parfait de Roses is grown-up girly, sexy, mysterious, and playful. It's one of Lancome's best, with their characteristic well-rounded rose and decadent sweets enhanced by magnificent sillage and longevity. One spray lasts 24 hours plus. While the boozy rose theme is ubiquitous at the moment, this one's a clear winner and well worth the price tag. 10/10

adrienn99

pleasant rose as others mentioned it's gourmet. Not particularly unique to me so I can't possibly justify the price tag. Wears relatively close to skin and performance only a couple of hours. Nice bottle tho so that's probably the thing one pays for.

77Heather

This is a very rich, thick BOOZY gourmand rose. It's opulent and glamorous and truly smells beautiful. It's not called "parfait" for no reason - it's about the most gourmand, edible smelling fragrance I've experienced. Somehow I didn't expect a rose to be quite so gourmand. When I smelled it, I thought "well of course this is how it smells, I should have known!" just based on the notes - rose, liqueur, vanilla. Ultimately, it was not quite right for me because of how rich and gourmand it is, but I would really love to smell it on someone else it better suits!

Tigi

Parfait de Roses is the perfect name for this inimitable, unique sweet rose-jam/ rose-liqueur confection. Love at first sniff from a sample, I had to have a full bottle the moment it became possible. I find myself reaching for this, in Summer!, almost every morning to wake up to with my coffee and look forward to cooler temps for full days and nights of wearing this addictive, rosy sweet juice.
The quality is completely there, with old-school type projection, sillage, and longevity, as though IFRA hadn't gotten their hands on this wonderful formulation yet.
Even as pricey as this one is, the money is well spent for what I've received in this incredible beauty.
Scent = 10/10. She is a Floral Gourmand and the perfect one at that.
Sillage and Projection: 8/10 easily
Value = worth every penny.
The bottle itself is a work of art as well.

ETA: The longevity is insanely good, easily discernible the next day after an evening application and, sometimes, I've had to remove the scent with rubbing alcohol after a shower in order to change to another scent for the day. This fragrance will last on textiles until laundered and I'm talking several days here.
Seriously, folks, this is as high-quality as the price tag would indicate and, for that reason, I encourage you to sample Her Majesty of Jammy Roses.

Nicole5678

This so interesting! It starts off sweet and soft and develops into a yummy sweet creamy rose mixed with a powdery lipstick rose. So it’s somewhere between edible and not. Really, really beautiful and my favorite of this line.

MissAnnette

It’s powdery. I didn’t expect it to be so powdery.

SuzanneS

Parfait won me over at first spray. Its modern interpretation of rose jam liquour with a sweet vanillic tonka base balances out the roses.

The opening is stunning then it levels out for a fairly long while of rose liquor..then the dry down begins and the tolu and other base notes make it interesting again. Its fairly big on sillage like the grand scents of old and lasts a very long time. You do get your moneys worth. Feminine, and dreamy

Shwets

A gorgeous fragrance which reminds me of Montales Sweet Oriental Dream / Keicho Mecheri Laukhoum with roses thrown in. The most closest to rose flavoured turkish delight that ive smelt.

Then the dry down is very sweet and dusty like the powder at the bottom of a turkish delight box.

Great longevity and sillage.

Molly Smith

This smells exactly like rose Turkish delight! I'm usually not a fan of sweet powdery fragrances, but I loved this one. The longevity is great: I sprayed my wrists in the shop this morning, and I could still smell it when I moved my arms about 10 hours later. The scent doesn't develop much, but it remains the same delicious Turkish delight throughout. It's a pity it is only sold in a 100ml bottle, and it is pretty expensive. I do not see it as an everyday perfume for myself, as I would probably get bored of this sweet perfume, but I'd have loved to have a small bottle of it to wear on cold gloomy days.
Update: The longevity is crazy. I sprayed it on my wrist and a bit on the sleeve in a shop and the smell stayed for over a week until I sprayed something stronger on top. I'd even say, it's so long-lasting that you'd get sick of it sooner than it disappears.

Updated 1.5 years later: I have been obsessing about Parfait de Roses ever since. But the price!.. I tried to find a similar scent, because it seemed not to hard at all: rose, vanilla, tonka... But no, nothing compares to it. You can get a jammy rose, a sweet rose, but Parfait de Roses is sweet like powdered rose-scented sugar and slightly sour like red berries at the same time. All the notes are working to make it cloying and tooth-achingly sweet, but it isn't, there is always something counter-balancing it.
I finally gave in, especially because I found a 30% off offer. I can wear it all day and not get tired of it. I especially love spraying it on my hair. It evokes an image of a kitchy powdered wig a la Marie Antoinette decorated with dried roses. You are at a party, drinking rose liquor and eating Turkish delight, meringe and macarons.

StellaDiverFlynn

I at first smelt Parfait de Roses and Roses Berberanza together at a Lancôme counter, before testing them more thouroughly one after another. According to Lancôme, these two rose fragrances showcase two different types of roses in perfumery: Rose Centifolia and Rose Damascena, respectively. Smelling them side by side, the two roses contrast each other like light and shadow, and I think Lancôme did succeed in hightlighting certain special characteristics of these two different types of roses.

Parfait de Roses is full of radiance thanks to the central Rose Centifolia accord. Its plush, honeyed sweetness reminds me of a delectable rose centifolia jam that I had tasted before, and yet it's adorned with a mild tartness and a bit of the green leafy aspect, as if it won't simply give up its vegetal life even after being turned into an exquisite jam.

The rose liqueur accord is soon poured within. Its intense, rich sweetness turns the composition even more decadent. The balance between luscious sweetness and saccharine toothache is a fine line to walk, and the subtle vegetal greenery and the round tartness of the liqueur accord did manage to help Parfait de Roses to hold its ground. But unfortunately, after about 3 hours, a generic gourmand creamy base starts to materialize and evetually sweep all over the composition. The intense sweetness of rose liqueur then turns on the rose centifolia accord and chokes her into oblivion. The aftermath is a saccharine, monotonous creamy rose base until the end.

I experienced a heavy to moderate sillage and a 9-hour longevity.

I was delightfully charmed by the lively opening of Parfait de Roses, a near perfect balance between natural floralcy and gourmand decadence. However, the monolithic, commercial creamy gourmand dry down left me utterly disappointed. It's as if Lancôme suddenly gets cold feet after the interesting opening, and proceeds to cling back onto the conventional gourmand base, which is a pattern that I experienced with other fragrances from this Grand Cru collection as well.

If you happen to be looking for a rose jam fragrance, I'd definitely suggest Parfait de Roses, as its opening is among the most dynamic ones that I had previously tried. But I'd recommend waiting for the dry down as well, in order to have a more thourough idea about it.

addiehominem

What this scent lacks in complexity it makes up for in form. The soapiness of straight rose is offset by the sweet, slightly tart deliciousness of liqueur that sits this fragrance comfortably in the gourmand category. It calls to mind images of macarons and the previously mentioned cakes and Turkish delights. It's as if someone took a lush, voluptuous pink rose, sifted powdered sugar over it, and dipped it in a bottle of its own nectar.

As the fragrance dies down, it loses a bit of that tart edge and settles into a fine pink dusting powder. This part reminded me of Flower by Kenzo, save that it's considerably lighter than Flower in character. Not everyone will like that Parfait de Roses is simple and sweet, but I don't think it will induce headaches or nausea either. I don't know if Parfait de Roses is special enough to warrant its hefty price tag, but if you love roses and dessert, you'll probably want this.

EDIT: After reading what Lancome sought to accomplish with this line of perfumes, I appreciate Parfait all the more because I feel it met the stylistic goal of being a 'wine' showcasing different facets of one ingredient, this one being rose. I also agree with the review immediately above this one--the dry down smells like cocoa powder.

EDIT EDIT: What's up with the notes? As far as I've read, Parfait de Roses doesn't contain aldehydes/a couple of the other notes listed.

From Lancome's website:

Nathalie Lorson has masterminded a stunning assemblage of two extractions of Rose Centifolia. The Rose Centifolia distillate gives the fragrance a natural, fruity floral freshness which evokes the scent of rose fields that wafts in the air around Grasse. As for the Rose in infusion, it reveals sweet, hazy, well-rounded notes, playing with the inflections of the distillate. This pairing is accentuated by wisps of heady incense and brightened up deliciously by essence of pink pepper. Invigorating, voluptuous, sensual. The Liqueur of Rose signature completes this delicate accord with a dusky veil woven with ciste labdanum, vanilla absolute and Tolu Balsam. Heady and sensual, this fruity floriental wraps us in a gourmand veil of irresistible sweetness.

Hegevel

If you buy a fragrance mainly consisting of one note, and this note isn't even a note you like, the fragrance is good! To my nose this fragrance reminds me a lot of Turkish delight! I would consider this a gourmand rose fragrance as it is so sweet that you can taste it. The opening is pretty loud, but the dry down is beautiful! The scent is mainly linear, and doesn't change much at all expect that it becomes a lot more gentle and sweet as it settles. It's clearly a rose fragrance and the rose is very prominent yet it's unlike any other rose fragrance I've smelled. I haven't decided yet if I like it or if I love it, but I couldn't stop myself from buying it, so...
This fragrance doesn't last very long on my skin, but if I spray it on fabric it has great longevity and projection (be aware that this is highly concentrated and could stain clothing). I oversprayed unintentionally the other day and I'm pretty sure I filled the entire room. As it is a pretty sickly sweet fragrance I don't recommend this!

All in all, this is a gorgeous fragrance that undoubtedly deserves its place in the Maison Lancôme line.

Oh! And the bottle... Dear lord that bottle is beautiful!!

Q80

This is more dusty than pure roses. I do smell the rest of the nuts pieces that are kept in the bottom of a nuts bag, and i believe it give the dusty noteز

I can classify this fragrance as powdery but it's quite a powerful in away that it could be classified as creamy as well. After all it's a powerful rosy vintage powder.

Valy in the sky

Finally no new La vie est belle flanker!
This one sounds divine!

kl99

Well, Attention: Parfait in french means perfec/absolute (so we are into the extrait concept) but it is also the name of some sort of chic cake, actually a chilled dessert (usually containing cream) which can be flavoured with many ingredients, fruits, almonds, vanilla.
This is exactly what this scent smells for me.: A fresh soft cake of roses.
Yes a marmelade of Rose plus caramel, redberries and milk with ambroxan.
In fact remember me a bit Isparta by Guillaume a bit.

Very special fragrance

 
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