Rose Absolue

I love it! A very jammy, but natural rose - a true red rose! I have A LOT (probably 20+ different ones) of rose perfume, and this one is one of my top 3. I could smell this all day long <3 Not a complex perfume, but truly beautiful

Lovely sweet rose scent. I do smell some sort of mandarine in the beginning, which I like

This is a very dense and fullbodied rose. I almost detect a slight smokiness in the background. This is not fresh or bright. It is a sweet sirupy rose. Beautifully constructed with subtle hints of vanilla.

Very strong rose. It’s slightly reminiscent of Aerin Evening Rose. But this one has patchouli that is fairly present, a not I generally don’t do well. It’s definitely not bad—just not my preference.

I love this scent! I layer it with others, sometimes. Currently obsessed. Thank goodness someone on here described it as 'jammy' because I was in a frenzy trying to pinpoint the word I needed to describe this! Silliage is solid, I put it on in the AM, 1st thing after a shower. Then walk around in my cloud of jammy heaven. Everyone tells me how good I smell, and even though I layer it with others, I KNOW they mean this star. I've bought two test sizes because I know I will be devastated when I run out. I don't even want to think about it.

I feel that this is the quintessential rose fragrance. It starts off jammy then evolves into an elegant, dreamy rose and finishes with a beautiful mix of rose and tonka beans. Rose perfumes have a reputation of being 'old woman' style scents but this is definitely not one of them. My favourite rose.

I came across this page and I remembered vividly when I had this perfume. It is like a rose jam. A gourmand sweet rose jam. Very romantic, very feminine, as in for me one of the most feminine of feminine one can get perfume wise. Like bathing in sugary roses.

I was driving to the country side, the rain had just stopped and the best moment for me personally is when the sky is both heavy ahead, but the sun is shining. My son and I both had our rain boots and rain coats, ready for mushroom hunt. I rolled down the windows to let in the smoke from the bonfires. I was wearing this perfume. The density of biting into dusted Turkish delight, rounded and soft. The smoke and the rose, decaying leaves and cinnamon. It's like an illusion of the memories I never had. Instantly transported into a feeling of a similar day I never had before. It was like a Proust's madeline but more like a fleeting moment and a feeling rather than a real memory. It's a dense but light perfume, there's no sharpness of citruses. The most realistic Turkish delight. I rarely get those transportative moments with perfumes and I was soaking it in, never expecting this perfume I bought many years ago for a cheap would create an entire story for the entire afternoon. And while walking in the forest I couldn't shake this feeling. Such a beautiful, simple scent. But just like the rest of the perfumes I utterly adore and that are discontinued, I feel like I'm only borrowing those moments until they will be gone forever.

I just wanted to add a clarification on the name. I bought my bottle from the Yves Rocher USA website in 2008 (I keep all my old order confirmations), and both the receipt and the bottle I got say Rose Absolute, with a T. It seems most other people's bottles say Rose Absolue, written the French way, without a T. I don't know if Yves Rocher made some bottles say Absolute for the English-speaking market or what happened there, but if you find a bottle for sale with a T, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a fake. I too am sorry they discontinued this one!

If wine could be made out of roses, then this would be its scent. I'm rediscovering my Rose Absolue and if it was brought out by a niche house today people would be falling all over themselves to get a bottle. And pay big money for it. This is such a beauty and I'm really happy I still have a backup bottle. Wine, liqueur, deep, full bodied rose are the key words.

𝚁𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 Plush, jammy, gourmand but very realistic and natural smelling rose. Cinnamon is supporting here and adds depth. Could’ve easily been released today, rose is very trendy at the moment. Think Delina, Atomic Rose, Very Good Girl and Hibuscus Mahajadi. Those are all a bit fresher, while this is more like a rose desert. This divine rose lasts all day with noticeable sillage, even towards the end. Absolutely adore it, high quality, and my favorite of the Secret d’Essences line, and possibly of all Yves Rocher fragrances. Yves Rocher does rose well, I love Cantate and Rose Ispahan (one of the most sought after vintage Yves Rochers), too. In general I think that Yves Rocher is criminally overlooked, they release amazing, natural smelling perfumes.

Le parfum version is richer and more syrupy but Rose Absolue edp is close enough to that. I no longer own the le parfum, only edp and I indulge myself with a spray or two whenever I crave a perfect rose gourmand. I smell lushest, red rose, marmalade and lots of cinnamon with a warm patchouli base. Rose Absolue also reminds me of turkish delight. This is as edible as a rose can get.

I've had a little splash of this for several years and every time I wear it I am SO conflicted. After a strange, medicinal opening this perfume begins a magical transformation. On me, the rose in this is very natural, fresh, and even a bit dry, initially. Like one that's only just started to open, the petals are still tightly wrapped around themselves so you must deliberately press your nose inside to find it's fragrance. It's not the singing, dewy glory of a flower who's petals have spread themselves wide for pollination. It's still a little shy, a little young. Demure. BUT...on top of this is a dusting of spicy cinnamon, sweet and warm, with a slight powder feel. This modesty is temporary and short-lived because very suddenly the scent plunges into dark unctuousness, the cinnamon warmth begins to climb and the caramel-toned tonka stews that cinnamon rose into a deep floral syrup. Cedar cuts through and gives a sharp clarity to a scent that, at this point, has become dense and steamy wet, fogged like the mirror after a hot shower. The cedar here is like fresh air through an open window in that otherwise balmy room. Patchouli, added only subtly and with a delicate hand, compliments the cedar without overwhelming it. The late stage of this perfume is simply a slow dissipation of that climactic burn, an extended extinguishing, like coals glowing smaller and smaller until they simply go dark. Sounds amazing, so wherein lies the conflict? Well...this just isn't a fragrance I NEED to own. I only ever wear a few drops, I enjoy the scent journey, and then I go back to perfumes that are less dramatic, and easier to find. I hesitate to put my hands on one of the remaining available bottles, because I know I would only be doing so in order to hoard it. My little splash is more than enough. When I crave rose I add a touch of Perfumer's Workshop to something else I may be wearing, and in this way I can customize the rose to my mood. Rose Absolue IS a mood in itself.

Well, as usual I have been hoarding perfume samples for whatever reason and now I am trying to minimise my collection by using them all up. I have a wipe type perfume sample of this one and I have to say (having smelled the original in the bottle in store before) that I think it has turned. However, I smell spices on the first opening (it must be the cinnamon, but I couldn't pinpoint that it was it, smells very spicey. Then comes the rose but it is not the common rose you would expect ( by common I mean sweet sticky). And at the end , all I can smell is a woodsy undertone and patchuli, really strong patchouli.

I had a bottle of this in my early 20s and did not really like it. I used it up as a sleep spray then. In my mid 30s now and want to mention that Elizabeth and James Nirvana Rose on the drydown matches this. I bought a few YR perfumes then including comme une evidence, but it cannot be that one, so it is definitely this one. The Elizabeth and James will be discontinued, but I bought one for $20 at Marshalls lately. If you like the Rose Absolute definitely check that one out.

One of the worst perfumes with Rose I have ever had..Patchouli and something heavy is just overwhelming and dry Rose makes you suffocate. Unisex perfume somehow.

This is the perfect jammy rose. It’s sweet and warm without being gourmand. Very feminine. It reminds me of Tumutle Christian Lacroix while Lacroix is more cosmetic and sensual, this is more playful and “edible”. I wish they would bring this fragrance back or at least release a new version with the same scent profile. Lovely

I love this one. The perfume smells of real roses with spicy jammy goodness. I am really sad this has been discontinued. Should have bought back up bottles.

This used to be my signature scent back in the days, before it was discontinued. I still have a small 10 ml bottle that I keep for memories. Smells like million rose petals. Very natural rose scent. One of the best I've ever tried. Nothing synthetic, nothing pungent. Tonca bean is also present and little bit of patchouli making it seem syrupy to some. Simple, elegant, feminine...Huge longevity and soft silage. I realize I talk about a "relic", because it became so hard to find... For the rose lovers that are lucky enough to find it, go blindly for it because it is a gem. For those that are in search for another rose fragrance you might try YR's "Quelques notes d'amour", that has some similar notes.

Today I received a 5 ml partial of Rose Absolue. A blind buy based on the positive reviews, and because it's from Yves Rocher, a personal fave. Alas, it disappoints. The rose opening is of a blossom gone off, there's a fermented quality to the scent. It reminds me of dried rose petals gone damp. I don't get cinnamon or cedar, only the muskiness of patchouli. This is a rare miss in a row of hits from YR. I will continue to try this out, maybe it'll grow on me.

New to Yves Rocher but very impressed with the quality. This reminds me a lot of Calligraphy Rose by Aramis but less heavy. Gorgeous perfume.

J'ai un petit vaporisateur de voyage. C'est vraiment une fragrance que j'aime et dommage qu'elle soit arrêtée. J'aimerais lui trouver un équivalent. Une très belle rose. Un gros désappointement de ne pas l'avoir en grand format.

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Beautiful fragrance! It's like vine. Dark roses with cinnamon. Mmm... Very natural and good. Now La Fille de Berlin reminds me it, because these dark roses were earlier.

One of the best rose fragrance i have smelt. The patchouli is delicate and blends in so well that i wouldnt have noticed. It has this mysterious evening quality without being too dark. The sweetness is perfect and its a versatile rose almost as though it combines various cultures. Just wish it was easily available and the projection was more.

I compared the parfum to the eau de parfum and prefer the latter because it has more of the cinnamon note and is therefore more interesting and dynamic to me ..

Gorgeous gorgeous rose rose rose (Turkish, Bulgarian and Moroccan!) so delicious, like a rich potent sweet wine/jam Heaven!!! Enhanced by the delicious tonka beans and patchouli - everything beautiful. Absolutely luscious!! Intoxicating!!!! Such a tragedy that it's discontinued!!!

Rose oh Rose, where art thou? Ok, enough of agony, I can't help but ask - why are you discontinuing your most honorable fragrance Mr Son or Grandson of Mr Yves Rocher? "Rose is a rose is a rose", a wise man said... This perfume confirmed that with the highest rate of dignity. I never eventually bought it as it disappeared to soon. What a shame!!!

mirrorghost was spot on! I loved this at first then downgraded it to a like or okay. The reason? Well, the top notes were a sweet, jammy green rose that was perfect, similar to Tauer or Lush then dried down to lovely middle notes that were a creamy rose floral with a bit of amber/vanilla that is smooth and rounded not harsh or sharp. Then it fell apart for me when it dried down to a very gourmand sweet, candy, soda scent.

this starts off with a rich, red rose then the tonka soon comes in and it's like a sugary/gourmand rose. i think i get a hint of cinnamon but the patchouli and cedar are alluding me. it reminds me *a lot* of lush's rose jam, but it's not as potent, therefore as a perfume, i am enjoying this one more, rose jam perfume was just too strong on me (though i love the shower gel.)