Rouge Smoking

This is probably the best perfume in my collection. It’s also the standout from BDK, which IMO is a quality, but otherwise imperfect line. None of their other fragrances hit the flawless mark that Rouge Smoking does. This is a perfect elegant vanilla gourmand that’s appropriate for any occasion and stands up to any measure of scrutiny.

Interesting! I wasn't expecting to like an adult cherry cola scent. It can be cloying initially, but that quickly fades into this mature, almost gourmand, but not quite, scent that's honestly relaxing. I don't personally get smoke, if I do, maybe it's very very VERY subtle, but there's enough in the base that feels so rich and powerful.

An absolute love. This is cherry cola in a very Dr. Pepper way sans sugar, and instead, with and added smoke. This is luxe. The atomizer on this is to die for and the scent lasts hours and hours. Definitely a grown up, sexy cherry. Not as bright as TF Lost Cherry but way more staying power. This doesn’t feel gourmand. It’s a dark, mysterious fragrance. Very femme fatale.

It's been decades since I drained an entire big bottle of fragrance because nothing hits that "spot." Until now! I bought a sample, then a decant, and now I am well into this big 100ml bottle. This stuff is so gorgeous - it's literally perfect. I instantly feel pretty, alluring and confident in this. Soft, billowy, dustings of delicate powdered sugar berries in plush vanilla'd suede and ethereal musk. Sophisticated and elegant, yet playful and flirty.

SO different in the best way. It is a bubbly cherry that reminds me of cherry coke, and in the dry down I smell tobacco leaves. The sweet herbal tobacco. If Tom Ford marries Tobacco Vanille with Lost Cherry, this is your fragrance! It is LOVELY. I bought the 10ml because I was branching out, so if you’re looking for something different—go that route. Awesome fragrance!

This is a WONDERFUL scent. What a sweet surprise. This opens with a fizzle of cherry coke and root beer. It blooms into notes of Texas BBQ, Dr. Browner's lye rose soap, and creamy soda pop. Absolute gourmand to the tens! Would wear again and again, especially in the summer months when I feel quite lackadaisical and a bit morose. What a mood cleanser!

Initial floral burst then unchewed pink powdered bubblegum. No lost cherry vibes on me, more of a less serious version of Heeley Bubblegum Chic. Dreaming of fancy floral garden with a play box full of pink powdered bubble gum. Jump in, they are hard but start to get soft with body temperature. Breathe in; yeah these aren't cheap gums, must be gourmet. Enjoy, you're dreaming. Sublime. Wait... I'm a grown adult woman in a play box. Fight to get out but the gum is getting softer. Gum tar. Quick sand gum. Finally out, covered in expensive gum powder like a rose water Turkish delight. Gum powder instead of gun powder inside a chrome pistol prop that shoots out a huge fresh tea rose. Order an agua de Jamaica at the bar before I wake up.

Oh my, the cherry. I would NOT have expected to find that as the special note that makes me recommend this. I am always going to like bergamot, tonka, vanilla--no surprises. But this scent was very much it's own individual, and I chalk that up to the cherry accord. It is worth a try if you like something a bit mysterious but still inviting, a bit sweet but still sophisticated.

I am thrilled with this new fragrance house. I will admit to being a snob when it comes to my scents, but this house is in the same league as Guerlain. I found at first blush this fragrance too “girlie.” My deficit. Let it sink in and the fullness of vanilla, Ambroxan and Tonka meld together for a scent that says evening out. I just ordered today a FB of the Tabac Rose. I simply cannot decide which FB to order next. I’m leaning toward Nuit De Sable. Good thing Christmas is coming.

From the description and fragrance notes, I was expecting something bold and sexy; an olfactory representation of the infamous Quartier Pigalle that inspired it. But on my skin, there was nothing but a whiff of indistinct florals and sweet berries. Squeaky clean. These dried down almost immediately to an unpleasantly acrid note of burnt sugar, with just a hint of cheap incense and musk lurking in the background. Within a couple of hours, even this was reduced to a simply vanilla skin-scent that soon faded completely.