Note · floral
Damask Rose
965 perfumes feature this note.
Lancôme
Miracle
2000Miracle opens with a translucent freesia that feels almost aquatic in its freshness, like sunlight filtered through water.
AmberOzonicRose3.9 / 5· 13,332Gucci
Gucci Rush
1999Rush opens with a lush, almost overripe peach that feels plush and unapologetically synthetic in the best late-nineties way.
FruityFloralRosePatchouli3.8 / 5· 9,563Dior
Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet
2014Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet opens with a sheer, almost watercolor softness—peach and apricot bloom immediately, their flesh sweetness restrained and airy rather than syrupy.
FruityMuskyRoseFloral4.1 / 5· 9,302Dior
Poison Girl
2016Poison Girl opens with a bright citrus spark that quickly gives way to its true nature: a soft, enveloping cloud of almond and heliotrope.
SweetVanillaPowderyRose3.9 / 5· 8,624Chanel
Egoiste
1990A spiced rose anchors this boldly masculine composition, cinnamon and damask petals forming an almost baroque intensity from the first spray.
RoseCinnamonWoodyTobacco4.2 / 5· 6,511Yves Saint Laurent
Parisienne
2009Parisienne opens with a tart blackberry that feels more jammy than fresh, a candied sweetness that quickly softens into the floral heart.
RoseMuskyWoodyPowdery3.8 / 5· 6,219Mugler
Angel Nova
2020Angel Nova opens with a jolt of bright raspberry that feels almost neon—sweet and acidic in equal measure, immediately recognizable as a Mugler creation but less gourmand than its predecessors.
FruityCherryRoseAmber3.8 / 5· 5,432Burberry
My Burberry
2014My Burberry opens with a bright citrus trio—lemon, grapefruit, bergamot—that quickly gives way to the heart of the composition: a soft, powdery gardenia flanked by peach and freesia.
RoseFruityLeatherMusky3.8 / 5· 4,540Dior
Miss Dior Absolutely Blooming
2016The first spray is a burst of fruit cordial—pomegranate and raspberry tart enough to cut through the sweetness, pink pepper adding a fizzy bite.
FruityRoseFloralSweet4.0 / 5· 4,515Amouage
Epic Woman
2009Epic Woman opens with a dry cinnamon that feels resinous rather than sweet, setting an austere, almost ceremonial tone.
SmokyCinnamonAmberPatchouli4.1 / 5· 4,137Chloé
Chloe Roses de Chloe
2013Roses de Chloé opens with a sharp herbaceous brightness—tarragon and citrus cutting through the air like chilled morning dew on petals.
RoseAmberOzonic4.1 / 5· 3,786Yves Rocher
So Elixir
2009So Elixir opens with a flash of pink pepper that feels more warm than sharp, quickly mellowed by bergamot's citrus glow.
SweetPatchouliVanillaWhite Floral3.7 / 5· 3,641Lancôme
La Nuit Tresor a la Folie
2018The opening bursts with a lush pear accord backed by pink pepper's gentle prickle, creating an immediate sweet-spicy contrast that feels both modern and generous.
SweetRoseFloralVanilla4.2 / 5· 3,518Dior
Miss Dior Le Parfum
2012**Miss Dior Le Parfum** opens with a rush of orange blossom that feels almost narcotic—honeyed, indolic, dense with warmth.
RoseAmberVanillaPatchouli4.2 / 5· 3,490Paco Rabanne
1 Million Elixir
2022The opening is all polished sweetness—a crisp apple note that feels candied rather than fresh, immediately warmed by amber and vanilla undertones.
CaramelSweetVanillaAmber4.4 / 5· 3,425Dior
Miss Dior Eau de Parfum (2017)
2017The 2017 Miss Dior Eau de Parfum opens with a bright citrus snap—blood orange and pink pepper creating an immediate, effervescent contrast.
RosePatchouliChocolateCitrus3.9 / 5· 3,297Dior
Miss Dior Rose N Roses
2020**Miss Dior Rose N'Roses** opens with a bright bergamot sparkle that quickly gives way to its central promise: Damask rose in full bloom.
Rose3.8 / 5· 2,901Dior
Ambre Nuit
2009Ambre Nuit opens with a brief citrus flash before pink pepper and rose emerge, creating an aromatic tension that keeps the composition from settling into conventional amber territory.
AmberSmokyPatchouliRose4.4 / 5· 2,626Dior
Poison Girl Eau De Toilette
2017The eau de toilette flanker strips away much of the original Poison Girl's gourmand weight, leaving something lighter but no less sweet.
AmberWhite FloralSweetVanilla4.1 / 5· 2,614Kayali Fragrances
Lovefest Burning Cherry | 48 Eau de Parfum
2022The opening radiates tart raspberry and a flash of bergamot, bright enough to cut through the sweetness waiting underneath.
CherrySweetWoodyAmber3.9 / 5· 2,428Issey Miyake
A Drop d'Issey
2021A Drop d'Issey opens with damask rose that feels filtered through water—translucent rather than heavy, closer to morning dew on petals than old velvet.
RoseVanillaAmberMarine4.0 / 5· 2,426Amouage
Ubar
1995Ubar opens with a bright citrus spray tempered by the green, almost metallic snap of violet leaf—an unusual choice that keeps the introduction from drifting into conventional cologne territory.
TuberoseFloralWoodyRose4.1 / 5· 2,383Yves Rocher
Quelques Notes d’Amour
2014The opening of pink pepper and bergamot arrives with a gentle fizz, just shy of sharp, like sparkling rosé catching afternoon light.
RosePatchouliAmberSoft Spicy3.6 / 5· 2,306Giorgio Armani
Armani Privé Rose d'Arabie
2010The first breath is all saffron—leathery, medicinal, almost metallic—cutting through the air before the rose appears.
OudFloralEarthyBalsamic4.4 / 5· 2,166Les Liquides Imaginaires
Dom Rosa
2013The opening is sleek and mildly sweet, pear rendered more as a gloss than fruit.
SmokyRoseCitrusFresh4.1 / 5· 2,151Lancôme
La Nuit Tresor Nude
2020La Nuit Trésor Nude opens with a sunlit blur of peach and coconut that feels more like skin warmed by sand than tropical sweetness.
RoseLactonicFloralVanilla4.1 / 5· 1,959Gucci
Flora Gorgeous Jasmine 2022
2022A jasmine flanker that opens with a sharp flick of black pepper against bergamot, announcing itself before the flowers take over.
FloralWhite FloralWoodyFresh Spicy3.8 / 5· 1,869Gucci
Intense Oud
2016Intense Oud opens with theatrical contrast — pear and raspberry providing sweet fruit-forward brightness against frankincense, which arrives early as a resinous haze.
OudRoseLeatherPatchouli4.5 / 5· 1,837Kayali Fragrances
Invite Only Amber | 23
2021Invite Only Amber 23 opens with a dessert tray: honey, hazelnut, and chocolate arriving simultaneously, gourmand and unapologetically sweet.
AmberVanillaRoseHoney3.7 / 5· 1,766Dolce & Gabbana
L'Imperatrice Limited Edition
2020L'Imperatrice Limited Edition takes the original's approachable fruity-floral DNA and introduces an unexpected element in the base: smoke.
Rose3.8 / 5· 1,675Tiziana Terenzi
Andromeda
2015Ylang-ylang and bergamot open together — the ylang creamy and almost banana-floral, the bergamot keeping things bright and citrus-clean, with a fleeting green-grass note.
VanillaAmberSweetFruity3.7 / 5· 1,642Juliette Has A Gun
Midnight Oud
2009Saffron, bergamot, and rose in the opening establish a rich spiced-floral character — the roses at two registers, saffron metallic and warm, papyrus adding a dry papery quality.
OudRoseAmberBalsamic3.7 / 5· 1,621Bvlgari
Rose Goldea
2016Pomegranate and bergamot open with a sharp, slightly tart brightness, rose appearing alongside from the very first moment.
RoseMuskyFreshPowdery3.9 / 5· 1,618The Different Company
Sublime Balkiss
2008Sublime Balkiss opens with a dark-fruited bergamot accord — blackberry and black currant adding a tart, almost wine-like quality before the dual rose heart takes over.
RoseChocolateFloralOzonic4.0 / 5· 1,493Gucci
Gucci Bloom Ambrosia di Fiori
2019Bloom Ambrosia di Fiori is the original Gucci Bloom stripped of daylight and pushed toward evening.
TuberoseFloralRoseWhite Floral3.9 / 5· 1,475Lancôme
La Vie Est Belle En Rose 2019
2019La Vie est Belle en Rose opens with raspberry and pink pepper sharpened by bergamot — a bright, slightly spiced fruit accord that signals immediately this is a lighter, more day-wear proposition than the original.
RoseSweetFreshIris3.9 / 5· 1,407Lancôme
La Nuit Trésor Musc Diamant 2019
2019La Nuit Trésor Musc Diamant opens with violet leaf and raspberry that reads as fresh and slightly cool — the violet leaf giving a clean, watery-green quality that sets this apart from the original La Nuit Trésor's denser opening.
MuskyRoseVanillaSweet4.0 / 5· 1,404Atelier Cologne
Café Tuberosa
2017Café Tuberosa builds around a central tension: the heady, rich sweetness of tuberose set against the roasted bitterness of coffee.
TuberoseChocolateRoseSweet4.0 / 5· 1,398Dior
Poison Girl Unexpected
2018A zesty opening of ginger and blood orange gives *Poison Girl Unexpected* a bright, effervescent start that feels uncharacteristic of the Poison lineage—more citrus-forward than sultry.
FruityFloralLactonicWoody4.0 / 5· 1,366Chloé
Chloe l'Eau Eau de Toilette
2019L'Eau opens with a burst of pink grapefruit that feels like morning light on wet stone—sharp, clean, translucent.
RoseMarineOzonicAmber3.9 / 5· 1,299Guerlain
Cruel Gardénia
2008The opening feels deceptively soft—neroli and a suggestion of peach bloom hover over sheer rose petals, more watercolor than oil paint.
White FloralVioletYellow FloralLactonic4.1 / 5· 1,291Byredo
Rose Noir
2008Rose Noir opens with a citrus-spice snap—grapefruit sharpened by cardamom—that quickly dissolves into something darker and more diffuse.
RoseEarthyCitrusAmber3.9 / 5· 1,291Dior
J Adore Voile de Parfum
2013J'Adore Voile de Parfum strips the original down to its skeleton.
Rose4.0 / 5· 1,197Lancôme
Tresor Eau de Parfum Lumineuse
2013The opening is unexpectedly gentle—a soft praline that whispers rather than shouts, more sugared air than confection.
RoseVanillaCaramel4.0 / 5· 1,170Yves Rocher
Mon Evidence
2018Mon Évidence opens with a flash of bergamot that quickly softens into something rounder and warmer.
VanillaWoodyWarm SpicyBalsamic3.7 / 5· 1,090Xerjoff
Richwood
2010The first spray is citrus brightness—grapefruit and bergamot—but within minutes the weight arrives.
AmberWoodyVanillaBalsamic4.3 / 5· 1,050Lancôme
La Vie Est Belle l'Absolu
2014The original's gourmand signature intensifies here, opening with a darker sweetness—blackcurrant and pear that feel candied rather than fresh.
VanillaCaramelIrisPatchouli4.1 / 5· 1,011Issey Miyake
L'Eau d'Issey Pure
2016L'Eau d'Issey Pure opens with a sheer, almost transparent quality that lives up to its name.
RoseMarineAmberSalty3.8 / 5· 983Chopard
Love
2020Love Chopard opens with a dusting of pink pepper and cinnamon over rose petals, the spice warm rather than sharp, like dried petals pressed between the pages of a book.
ChocolateFloralVanillaRose3.9 / 5· 975Paco Rabanne
Olympea Blossom
2021Olympea Blossom is lighter and more floral than the original Olympea, but keeps the line's characteristic softness.
RoseVanillaMuskySoft Spicy3.7 / 5· 917Byredo
Young Rose
2021Young Rose opens with a whisper rather than a shout—pale petals caught between the coolness of iris and the faint warmth of skin.
RoseMuskyIrisFloral3.9 / 5· 894Perris Monte Carlo
Ylang Ylang Nosy Be
2014The ylang-ylang here announces itself immediately—creamy, almost custard-thick, with none of the rubbery sharpness the flower can sometimes produce.
Yellow FloralSweetWhite FloralAromatic4.2 / 5· 891Lancôme
La Nuit Tresor Caresse
2016A gentler sister to La Nuit Trésor, this opens with raspberry that feels almost cream-softened rather than tart, dusted with the faintest prickle of pink pepper.
RoseVanillaPatchouli4.1 / 5· 884Lancôme
La Nuit Trésor Intense 2022
2022The rose here is heavier than in the original La Nuit Trésor, denser and more syrupy from the start.
RoseVanillaFruityFloral4.0 / 5· 877Burberry
My Burberry Eau de Toilette
2015The opening is crisp and green, like rain-soaked linen drying on a spring morning—bergamot cuts through with a tart clarity before peony and freesia unfold in soft, airy waves.
FloralFreshSweetCitrus3.8 / 5· 869Giorgio Armani
Si Passione Eclat De Parfum
2022The opening bursts with the tart, almost wine-dark clarity of black currant—bright but not sharp, carrying just enough sweetness to promise warmth ahead.
RoseMuskyFloralCitrus3.7 / 5· 843Lancôme
Roses Berberanza
2017The opening is a bright collision: tart raspberry meets the warm bite of ginger, both spiraling around a plush damask rose that refuses to sit quietly.
RoseNuttyFruityFloral4.0 / 5· 835Penhaligon'S
Cairo
2019Cairo opens with a rush of warm saffron and rose, steeped in frankincense smoke that immediately conjures incense-filled souks and shuttered alcoves.
VanillaAmberPatchouliRose4.2 / 5· 805Lancôme
La Nuit Trésor L'Eau de Toilette
2017La Nuit Trésor L'Eau de Toilette opens with a rush of summer berries—raspberry and blackcurrant dominate, softened slightly by bergamot's citrus brightness.
MuskyFruityPowderyRose4.1 / 5· 805Diptyque
Eau Rose Eau De Parfum
2022The opening is almost medicinal in its clarity—a cool, dew-soaked rose paired with lychee that lends translucence rather than sweetness.
RoseMuskyFloralFruity4.3 / 5· 772Chloé
Chloe Absolu de Parfum
2017The damascena rose that opens this fragrance is full and velvety, almost jammy in its richness, without veering into syrupy sweetness.
RosePatchouliVanillaWoody4.0 / 5· 758Issey Miyake
A Drop d'Issey Eau de Parfum Fraiche
2022A Drop d'Issey Eau de Parfum Fraîche opens with a watery luminosity that feels almost tactile, like moisture condensing on cool glass.
RoseOzonic3.8 / 5· 719Maison Francis Kurkdjian
L'eau À la Rose
2019L'Eau à la Rose opens with a burst of clean, aqueous pear that feels more like dew on petals than actual fruit.
RoseIris4.0 / 5· 680Dior
J Adore Lumiere Eau de Toilette
2016J'Adore Lumière opens with a sunny burst of blood orange and lemon that feels less like citrus sparkle and more like honeyed citrus skin warmed in afternoon light.
RoseVanillaHoney4.0 / 5· 654Liz Claiborne
Curve
1996Curve opens with a rush of fruit that feels unmistakably mid-nineties—peach and blackberry sweetness tempered by citrus brightness, ylang-ylang adding a creamy, slightly narcotic edge.
FloralFreshWhite FloralViolet3.7 / 5· 650Perris Monte Carlo
Rose de Taif
2013Rose de Taïf opens with a flash of lemon brightness tempered by nutmeg's warm spice, a prelude that quickly gives way to the perfume's true focus.
RoseFresh SpicyAromaticFloral3.8 / 5· 649Lubin
Black Jade
2011Black Jade opens with a crisp contradiction: green galbanum cutting through warm cardamom, the bergamot briefly lightening what quickly becomes a deeper story.
SmokyCinnamonWoodyPatchouli4.2 / 5· 639Lush
Rose Jam Body Spray
2017The opening is unapologetically sweet—plush damask rose dipped in something sticky and warm, like petals crushed into syrup.
RoseAromaticCitrusFloral4.0 / 5· 630Ladanika
Granatovyy Braslet Гранатовый Браслет
2011The opening is immediately earthy and floral at once—orange blossom lifted and roughened by patchouli, creating an effect that's neither clean nor conventionally pretty.
PatchouliEarthyCitrusGreen4.0 / 5· 622Guy Laroche
Clandestine
1986The opening arrives with an unexpected sweetness—overripe plum and pineapple that lean candied rather than fresh, tempered by bergamot's bitter edge.
TuberoseAmberFloralVanilla4.2 / 5· 611Jul et Mad Paris
Nea
2015**nea** opens with a tart brightness—pomegranate juice stained with cracked black pepper—that quickly gives way to something rounder and more enveloping.
RoseSweetVanillaCaramel4.1 / 5· 605Etro
Rajasthan
2013Rajasthan opens with a gentle jolt of pink pepper and citrus, bright enough to suggest morning light but never sharp.
FloralSoft SpicySweetYellow Floral3.9 / 5· 598Givenchy
Irrésistible Givenchy Eau de Toilette
2021The first impression is powdery and clean, iris root lending a lipstick-like texture that feels almost tactile on the skin.
MuskyAromaticFloralEarthy3.7 / 5· 579Hermès
Calèche Soie De Parfum
1992Calèche Soie de Parfum opens with a citrus brightness that feels scrubbed clean—neroli and bergamot without sweetness or heft, more like linen than fruit.
RoseIris4.4 / 5· 574Narciso Rodriguez
For Her Musc Nude
2024For Her Musc Nude opens with a whisper of pink pepper that barely stings, more exhale than bite, folded into jasmine that feels more like steam than petals.
MuskyWhite FloralPowderyVanilla3.7 / 5· 573Alexandre.J
Morning Muscs
2012The opening is a soft collision of peach skin and grapefruit pith—neither tart nor candied, but somewhere in between, like sunlight through gauze.
RosePatchouliCherryIris3.9 / 5· 544Ted Lapidus
Fantasme
1992Fantasme opens with a ripe, almost candied fruitiness—pineapple and peach softened by violet's powdery edge.
SweetVioletFreshSoft Spicy3.8 / 5· 542Viktor & Rolf
Flowerbomb Bloom
2017Flowerbomb Bloom opens with a bright burst of pomegranate, sweet and juicy without tipping into syrup.
RoseVanillaPatchouliOzonic3.6 / 5· 541Tocca
Maya
2018Maya opens with violet leaf and black currant — a pairing that combines the green, slightly metallic quality of the leaf with the sharp tartness of the berry.
RoseMossyPatchouliFloral3.6 / 5· 538Yves Saint Laurent
Blouse
2018Pink pepper and galbanum open with a sharp, green-edged bite — the kind of freshness that feels slightly medicinal before it settles.
MuskyRosePowderyAmber4.1 / 5· 535Dsquared2
Want Pink Ginger
2016Ginger, pink pepper, and lemon open Want Pink Ginger with immediate warmth — the ginger is present enough to register as spice rather than freshness, the pepper adds heat, and the lemon keeps the opening from becoming too dense.
AmberWoodySweetSoft Spicy3.7 / 5· 530The Different Company
Rose Poivrée
2000Two peppers — black and pink — open with a dry, crackling heat that feels almost arid before the rose arrives.
Soft SpicyFloralAnimalicEarthy3.9 / 5· 526Natura
Una
2012Una opens with an upbeat energy: pink pepper delivers the first impression — lively and a little sharp — while peach softens it immediately into a warm, slightly fuzzy sweetness.
RoseFruityMuskyPowdery4.1 / 5· 520Clean
Clean Fragrance
2002A citrus burst of lime and bergamot opens with surprising sharpness before settling into something softer and more approachable.
MuskyCitrusFresh SpicyAromatic3.3 / 5· 510Elie Saab
Essence No. 1 Rose
2014Rose is both the medium and the message.
RoseFloralVanillaHoney4.2 / 5· 505Thameen
Peregrina
2019Peregrina opens with a white floral salvo — gardenia, jasmine, lily of the valley, and Damask rose converging in a freshly cut arrangement that reads lush rather than delicate.
AmberVanillaFloralRose4.2 / 5· 505Lancôme
La Vie Est Belle l'Extrait
2023Frankincense dominates the opening — smoky, resinous, cut by bergamot for brightness and softened by red fruits' berry sweetness.
OudIrisRoseAmber3.7 / 5· 499Attar Collection
Rosa Galore
2019Black currant and violet open with a dark, tart fruitiness — the violet adding its characteristic powdery-leaf quality alongside the currant's deep purple tartness.
RoseVanillaCaramelMusky3.9 / 5· 494Tous
Loveme
2020loveme opens with lychee's translucent sweetness alongside pink pepper's crisp prickle, a pairing that reads as fresh and modern.
RoseFloralFreshFruity3.6 / 5· 492Sarah Jessica Parker
SJP NYC Eau de Parfum
2016SJP NYC opens with osmanthus — the Chinese apricot flower, simultaneously fruity, floral, and slightly leathery — a single note that stages everything that follows.
SweetWhite FloralEarthyRum3.8 / 5· 479Frapin
Nevermore
2014Anne-Sophie Behaghel composed Nevermore as an olfactory response to Poe's The Raven — and the parallels are precise.
RoseFresh SpicyAldehydicFloral3.7 / 5· 478Chopard
Happy Chopard Felicia Roses
2018Felicia Roses takes its name from a Mediterranean rose variety, and the construction centers that heritage faithfully.
RoseAromaticCitrusFresh Spicy3.8 / 5· 475Costume National
So Nude
2012So Nude is Costume National's 2012 white floral oriental, and the name is more accurate as a description than a provocation — the composition has a genuine undress-the-flower quality, stripping white florals to their most essential character.
TuberoseRoseWhite FloralYellow Floral3.9 / 5· 468L'Erbolario
Accordo Viola
2012Bergamot and lemon open with a clean citric brightness before violet leaf steps forward — green and faintly sappy, slightly aquatic in a botanical rather than synthetic way.
RoseVanillaIris4.0 / 5· 452The Body Shop
Fijian Water Lotus
2014Fijian Water Lotus is rose rendered in watercolor rather than oil—the Damask Rose at its heart is soft, slightly dewy, with the aquatic suggestion of its name carried more by mood than any sharp watery edge.
MarineFloralAquaticCitrus3.8 / 5· 451Terry de Gunzburg
Rose Infernale
2014RoseAmberSmokyFloral3.8 / 5· 446O Boticário
Elysee Blanc
2019The first moments are a sweet fruit rush—pear, raspberry, peach, plum, and apricot stacked close together, each amplifying the others into something unabashedly ripe.
RoseIrisPatchouliAmber4.2 / 5· 445Kenzo
Flower by Kenzo l'Absolue
2022The richest interpretation of the Flower by Kenzo franchise takes saffron as its opening — a spice that adds a honeyed, slightly indolic edge to what usually begins as a bright floral.
VanillaRoseHoney3.7 / 5· 439Bvlgari
Splendida Rose Rose
2017Splendida Rose Rose opens with blackberry and mandarin—a fruit pairing that reads less juicy than tart, the mandarin's citrus brightness tempering the berry's sweetness.
RoseFruityWoodyMusky3.8 / 5· 435Lancôme
Peut-Être
2020Peut-Être arrives as a question more than a statement — its four-ingredient formula stripped of everything but essential character.
MuskyRoseAmberPowdery4.2 / 5· 430Guerlain
Aqua Allegoria Forte Rosa Rossa
2022Aqua Allegoria Forte Rosa Rossa announces itself with a blush-toned accord of almond, pink pepper, and peach — fleshy and faintly sweet, establishing a warm preamble before the rose arrives.
RoseFloralSoft SpicySweet4.0 / 5· 422Bogue
Mem
2017Lavender and petitgrain open with a clean herbal-citrus snap, grapefruit adding a bitter pink edge.
LeatherMuskyFresh SpicyAmber4.0 / 5· 420Attar Collection
Areej
2022Magnolia, peony, and damask rose open with a creamy floral bouquet that reads pink and slightly fruity, the rose taking lead while magnolia adds lemony lift and peony a watery freshness.
RosePowderyFloralMusky3.7 / 5· 418Floral Street
Chypre Sublime
2017Opens with a curl of incense smoke over pink pepper — dry, cool, and slightly resinous, the pepper crackling against the smoldering edge of the olibanum.
VioletRoseAmberWarm Spicy3.3 / 5· 408Goutal
Rose Absolue
1984A soliflore that takes rose at its word.
RoseTobaccoFloralFresh4.1 / 5· 394L'Erbolario
Legni Fruttati
2009Legni Fruttati — fruity woods — opens with an unusually generous top note collection: pear, magnolia, orange blossom, damask rose, and hawthorn layer a fruity-white floral brightness that's lush without being cloying.
PatchouliOudRoseVanilla4.0 / 5· 376Vera Wang
Embrace Rose Buds and Vanilla
2015The opening is pure rose—bold, dewy, and almost photographic in its fidelity to petals just unfolding.
RoseVanillaWoodyIris3.9 / 5· 375Yves Rocher
Quelques Notes d’Amour L'Eau de Toilette
2016Quelques Notes d'Amour is built around a single narrative: a Damask rose warmed by blackcurrant and softened into skin.
RoseAmber3.9 / 5· 375Amouage
Opus XII – Rose Incense
2019Opus XII opens with frankincense, elemi, and a black-ink accord most prominent in the first minutes — a slightly cold, astringent quality before the smoke and resin begin to warm.
SmokyRoseAromaticWarm Spicy4.2 / 5· 373Chopard
Chopard Rose Malaki
2014A short, almost devotional sketch of three ingredients held in close balance.
RoseWoodyWarm SpicyFloral4.1 / 5· 368Kayali Fragrances
Citrus 08
2018Pink pepper, black currant, and bergamot open in a peppery-fruity rush, the cassis reading slightly sour and the pink pepper sharp on top of the citrus.
CitrusAromaticRoseFruity3.5 / 5· 366Pana Dora
Imperial Wood
2021A dense, smoky opening: tobacco, dry thyme, and damask rose collide so the rose reads like petals scattered over an ashtray rather than a perfumery bouquet.
Warm SpicyTobaccoSmokyLeather4.2 / 5· 364Lorenzo Pazzaglia
Cherry Ink
2022A boozy, nutty opening of almond and rum laced with black pepper and bergamot sets the cherry-ink intent immediately, more cocktail-bar than fruit basket.
RumFruitySweetAlmond4.3 / 5· 357Lancôme
La Nuit Trésor Fleur de Nuit
2023La Nuit Trésor Fleur de Nuit opens on damask rose — full and immediately present, not the pale gesture of many nighttime flankers.
RoseTuberoseOudPatchouli4.0 / 5· 346Ormonde Jayne
Damask
2020Damask begins on a cold, juicy note — pear and black currant given a sharpness that keeps them from reading dessert.
RoseEarthySoft SpicyAromatic4.2 / 5· 345Dior
Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet Roller Pearl (2008)
2018Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet Roller Pearl opens with a clean burst of Sicilian mandarin and bergamot — light and almost effervescent, the kind of citrus that vanishes quickly and makes way for what follows.
FruityRoseFloralFresh4.2 / 5· 343Memo Paris
Sherwood
2022Pink pepper and black currant open in a tart, slightly catty cluster: the pepper buzzy and faintly rosy, the black currant green-acidic with a hint of fruit.
FloralWoodyPowderyMusky3.9 / 5· 340The Spirit of Dubai
Turath
2019The opening is dense and busy — pineapple and strawberry fruit collide with cinnamon, cumin, cardamom, and pink pepper, while bergamot and black currant pull the citrus and berry edges into focus.
LeatherFruityWoodyWarm Spicy4.4 / 5· 334Kayali
Invite Only Amber | 23
2021Cinnamon and chocolate sit on top, dense and slightly bitter, with damask rose pushing through the spice rather than softening it.
ChocolateWarm SpicyCinnamonWoody3.8 / 5· 331Lancôme
Ôud Ambroisie
2016Ôud Ambroisie opens with a dense, simultaneous hit of honey and oud — sweet but never syrupy, smoky but not medicinal.
HoneyOudRoseWoody4.1 / 5· 331