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Guest Post by Michael
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Hi Fragaholics
The lovely Portia passed on a sample of a new fragrance currently piquing my interest, Rosae Mundi from Italian niche house Profumum.
The official lines from Profumum: “Sentiments that have has always belonged to me merge with the unseen. Joy and passion. I envision letting myself go in your arms to mysterious sensations and emotions.” Err, okidoki then.
Photo Stolen Fragrantica
Fragrantica gives these featured accords:
Rose, patchouli, cedar wood and vetiver.
The opening is a very familiar rosey bouquet.
The rose smells quite loud and perfumey. It doesn’t strike me as a deep multifaceted rose nor is it naturalistic. This is the smell of womens rose perfumes of past decades and does remind me of the rose in YSL’s Paris (original formulation). In addition to the rose I get a violet accord, some white florals (Jasmine?), aldehydes, iris and green notes. I think it’s supposed to provide a sort of bouquet effect, but I get more of an impression of a woman wearing a big floral rose. Remember the 80s? Shiny dress, permed hair and big shoulder pads –power dressing and power perfumes.
After 30 or so minutes the Rosae Mundi starts to settle down with the floral rose notes receding slightly.
Patchouli and cedre form the base with only a very little vetiver as far as I can tell. Again, these notes aren’t deep multifaceted renditions nor are they naturalistic. Think singular, aroma chemical representations rather than natural oils or complex accords.
Photo Stolen FragranticaPerhaps the easiest way to describe this fragrance is the rose/florals of Paris on top of the deconstructed base of Lumiere Noire Pour Homme. Of course it’s its own fragrance but this is at least an approximation.
If you like 80s rosey florals a la YSL’s Paris then I’d suggest giving this a test run. It could possibly appeal to guys looking for a semi-masculine rose too, although I suspect most guys will run 1,000 miles from wearing this leaving a big bloke-y shaped hole in the wall.
Longevity and sillage are both high
LuckyScent has 100ml/$265 or .7ml/$5
All in all I’m still not entirely sure what to make of this Rosae Mundi. What do you think of it?
Australian Perfume Junkies 
ha! ha! I was one of those shoulder pad wearing young ladies and I probably would have doused myself in this perfume had it been around back then!
great review!
xx
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Thanks Brie. We just had an 80s day at work and it was a sea of big shoulder pads and fluro colours!
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I lived in Amsterdam for most of the eighties
and definitely missed out on the shoulder pads. Mega LOL. Rosy florals? Uhm ….. no ta. Entertaining review!!
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Aww cookie, are you not a floral fan?
Luv florals myself, esp Tuberose!
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I was a shoulder padded wearing lady well into the 1990s and the drag community would make fun of me. Now they’re back I really want to engage but can’t find anything much I like this time round except duster coats.
BTW Michael, nice work. We both read Rosae Mundi very differently.
Portia xx
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I loved the 80’s. I miss shoulder pads and big hair. I miss people wearing big bold perfumes. Great review. I’m laughing at the image of guys running through a wall to get away from it.
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He is an amusing fellow, our Michael. I was laughing at that too Poodle.
Portia xx
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Aww Portia, you like to flatter 🙂
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poodle 🙂
Nice to see a fellow pooch lover.
Shame so many guys dismiss “fem” frags. They miss out on some great smells.
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Agreed Michael! More men should be wearing traditional “ladies” fragrances and, may I add, vice versa :)!!
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lurv a fanged floral, tuberose & narciscus seem to get the lion’s share of the take no prisoner treatment tho, would really enjoy a thorny wild 80’s grace jones type rose
btw, portia with you on the leather duster
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