By Dane
As with any purchase you make, two things show the quality of the product - components, and construction. Perfume is no different. Proper ingredients pieced together with a skillful hand is what makes a perfume great. Those ingredients don't necessarily have to be expensive (although that helps), but they do have to have a certain caliber about them. Just because a scent is "good", doesn't mean it will always be your cup of tea though, which brings me to Rousse. Great content, great composition, but still not for me.
Rousse is all about cinnamon. Opening with a red hot, spicy accord, you'd think they found a way to bottle those little red hearts. An iris note is apparent, although not listed in the official notes. I find iris scents to often have a faint spice about them, and it seems as though Rousse took that element and overdosed the formula. As with many Lutens scents, subtle floral elements are in the background, but generally Rousse stays a straight path through to the drydown. You might also notice a mentholated, muscle-rub note most apparent in the drydown, which according to an Internet search, is derived from Cassia oil.
If you're one of those people that grabs the pack of Big Red at the checkout counter, or currently wears Estee Lauder's Cinnabar or Comme des Garcons' Harissa, Rousse will be right up your alley.
Year: 2007
Perfumer: Christopher Sheldrake
Notes: Mandarin Orange, Cinnamon, Clove, Amber
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