tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post472023177187199346..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Rochas Madame Rochas: fragrance reviewPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84604003902990971322020-03-30T05:48:53.687+01:002020-03-30T05:48:53.687+01:00I bought bottle from Amazon in January 2020 for $5...I bought bottle from Amazon in January 2020 for $58.<br />It is wonderful! I m so happy I researched it and read this article.~margo~https://www.blogger.com/profile/16451269213941356683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-841119608904432832019-01-22T20:42:49.117+00:002019-01-22T20:42:49.117+00:00I just purchased an edt of it and I can't smel...I just purchased an edt of it and I can't smell any of what you guys are smelling. Maybe I have a bad bottle but I doubt it. I got an edt and it really smells like petroleum oil to me. I can not smell Lanvin's Arpege either except it starts with a tallow scent that is really offensive and gag inducing and remains that way until I take it off. Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139610420901167133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-89432386126467314102015-04-13T00:44:44.012+01:002015-04-13T00:44:44.012+01:00Je suis desole! My favorite through many decades. ...Je suis desole! My favorite through many decades. Nothing even comparable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-53736820028426764522013-12-13T13:59:37.702+00:002013-12-13T13:59:37.702+00:00Anon #2,
I can totally feel your pain. My own use...Anon #2,<br /><br />I can totally feel your pain. My own used to wear it (after my grandma who also wore it) and it would mean a lot smelling it again as I remember it. <br />Old bottles do crop up on Ebay, though it's a risky bet in the sense that they don't always keep well. <br />Thanks for sharing your story with this scent!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-9199233712699848762013-12-13T13:57:51.990+00:002013-12-13T13:57:51.990+00:00Anon,
I too was psyched to see the re--re-issued ...Anon,<br /><br />I too was psyched to see the re--re-issued version of Madame Rochas, though I have yet to see an actual bottle on an actual counter to try it out. But at least they're honest enough to admit the reformulation, repackage and hope for the best. <br />Madame Rochas used to be a fabulous perfume many moons ago. May it continue to grace women in the future. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-77260992106314557922013-12-12T21:34:52.004+00:002013-12-12T21:34:52.004+00:00This was my mother's signature perfume. I wis...This was my mother's signature perfume. I wish I could find some, scent is a strong memory trigger for me. It would be like having her with me again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16963119360108866272013-08-09T02:35:43.376+01:002013-08-09T02:35:43.376+01:00Vintage Madame Rochas is my favorite fragrance of ...Vintage Madame Rochas is my favorite fragrance of all time I think. The vintage parfum & PdT especially were exquisite, the EDC sharper and less sublime but still gorgeous. I can't find it in myself to be sad that it's discontinued because the modern version bore no resemblance whatsoever to original Madame Rochas, so in my view MR was dead a long time ago. According to 'Perfume Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23711657193474661412012-05-31T17:42:59.477+01:002012-05-31T17:42:59.477+01:00Suzy,
thanks for the compliment and glad I pegged...Suzy,<br /><br />thanks for the compliment and glad I pegged the right profile of the ladies who would love this one. <br />Calandre is such a beauty and a sleeper, though it survived for so long. I do hope they never stop making it (and never ruin it either). Parfum...wow, that's a good one!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78191646111505938642012-05-31T17:41:29.821+01:002012-05-31T17:41:29.821+01:00MG,
I know.... :-(
I suppose the only solution i...MG,<br /><br />I know.... :-(<br /><br />I suppose the only solution is to make a point of buying what we like, to buy it at the brick & mortar when possible (so that the sales look good to the companies, I don't think discounters count) and to keep on buying & sharing with the rest of those we think would be interested in the hopes that we garner enough sales for our favs not Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-87633151700829008982012-05-31T17:39:14.759+01:002012-05-31T17:39:14.759+01:00M,
you simply can't go wrong IMHO. Even the n...M,<br /><br />you simply can't go wrong IMHO. Even the newer edition is pretty good stuff. When one starts with great genes...<br /><br />Grab a bottle, I don't think you will regret it.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-83631016509231173972012-05-31T17:38:27.543+01:002012-05-31T17:38:27.543+01:00Cheryl,
it's a travesty, I cna't think wh...Cheryl,<br /><br />it's a travesty, I cna't think why. Surely they're not fast sellers and the brand is largely unknown, but it was ripe for a resurgence and it looked like it would happen taking in mind the recent fashions developments. Inexplicable!<br /><br />Unless -I guess- they aim to bring on NEW stuff, just like they did with Balenciaga (we should only be so lucky as to get Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4620566668931635182012-05-31T17:36:15.884+01:002012-05-31T17:36:15.884+01:00Anon,
alas this kind of sharpness and well-cut, s...Anon,<br /><br />alas this kind of sharpness and well-cut, shapely tailored effect in perfumes went out the door with the last tailored clothes. Now it's all hooded tracksuits in bright colours in fake velvet and huge trainers in bright colours. Egh!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74164558409262739322012-05-31T17:34:54.774+01:002012-05-31T17:34:54.774+01:00Lalique,
that's such a thoughtful gift! And a...Lalique,<br /><br />that's such a thoughtful gift! And at such a perfect introductory age. There's something about being presented with proper perfume for a young girl that is so glamorous, so grown-up, so...adult. Assuming the juice is so too, of course (not something from Justin Bieber, LOL)<br /><br />Love your description of Gold!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78526826115274029202012-05-31T15:21:02.841+01:002012-05-31T15:21:02.841+01:00Thanks for this thoughtful review. Coincidentally,...Thanks for this thoughtful review. Coincidentally, I was wearing Madame Rochas yesterday when I read it, in honor of Guy Robert. <br /><br />Your assessment of who would like M.R. is absolutely correct. It reminds me of the parfum version of Calandre, which I once owned. <br /><br />~Suzy QAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45577004144391493922012-05-31T15:08:52.516+01:002012-05-31T15:08:52.516+01:00I can't believe they are discontinuing this. H...I can't believe they are discontinuing this. How sad. Soon we'll be left with just the Justin Bieber Juices of this world. It's not right.Mimi Gardenianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-66141391749763789632012-05-31T15:06:07.028+01:002012-05-31T15:06:07.028+01:00THAT'S IT. I will finally go and just snag me...THAT'S IT. I will finally go and just snag me a bottle of Mme Rochas. I've been thinking about it for some time, but it might be now or never.mals86http://themuseinwoodenshoes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36746649943877405442012-05-31T14:27:49.041+01:002012-05-31T14:27:49.041+01:00It seems P & G are discontinuing all
Rochas fr...It seems P & G are discontinuing all<br />Rochas fragrances. Femme and Tocade have pride of place in my rotation and sadness is all I can feel.<br /><br />Didn't think the fakery that passes for beauty, scent and grace could get any lower...I was wrong. The Emperor really has no clothes.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-34895962744307824602012-05-31T13:59:39.927+01:002012-05-31T13:59:39.927+01:00My mother had one of the old gold-lace encrusted b...My mother had one of the old gold-lace encrusted bottles of this in her drawer when I was growing up. I used to sniff the cap & still recall its wonderful sharpness. I bought one of the reissues a couple of years ago and was of course disappointed. The sharp elegance is gone. The new softer version is a tame, powdery floral. I just bought a bottle of somewhat vintage Calandre, however, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40839473049022310442012-05-31T12:57:50.694+01:002012-05-31T12:57:50.694+01:00Lovely review of one of my absolute favorites. My ...Lovely review of one of my absolute favorites. My father brought me a bottle back as a present from his travels when I was 15 yrs old and I loved it then as I do now. Amouage Gold is like an Arabic-speaking Mme Rochas flying to exotic lands on a magic carpet. I guess it's not surprising given they were both created by Guy Robert.laliquenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55703511100490410052012-05-31T11:31:58.110+01:002012-05-31T11:31:58.110+01:00L,
(nice to see you! how are things?)
nothing ag...L,<br /><br />(nice to see you! how are things?)<br /><br />nothing against weird per se (love some weirdos myself), but this is not what a classic French perfume would/should aim for. MR does not and wouldn't ever dream of. <br />It's very lady-like and totally incongruent with modern sensibilities in a way, which needs appreciation exactly for what it is: a well-bred womanly elixir thatPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-80069143150646848232012-05-31T11:29:45.499+01:002012-05-31T11:29:45.499+01:00M,
hi there!
Indeed, very lady-like, REAL lady,...M,<br /><br />hi there! <br /><br />Indeed, very lady-like, REAL lady, as you succinctly point out. (I kinda think this is exactly why my grandmother who was a real lady and a most kind person chose it in the first place). <br />It's a pity that there are not more perfumes of this calibre (if not style) available today.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61632405470788030712012-05-31T11:27:41.645+01:002012-05-31T11:27:41.645+01:00Sarahbelle,
oh geez, this is seriously BAD news!!...Sarahbelle,<br /><br />oh geez, this is seriously BAD news!! Thanks for bringing it here. <br />How can anyone replace Femme, Eau de Rochas and Madame Rochas? These are irreplaceable gems!! *throwing my fist on the table with a bang*Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36943935028795073572012-05-31T09:14:03.508+01:002012-05-31T09:14:03.508+01:00Hey, don't say a word against weird. I use bir...Hey, don't say a word against weird. I use birch tar oil undiluted instead of fragrance when I feel like it; admittedly, it annoys the hell out of some people.<br /><br /><br />And now I'm not exactly off to dig up my small bottle of Madame Rochas as I'm at work, having my coffee break, but I'll get back to it when I'm home. Need to reevaluate.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62451050919804069002012-05-31T07:59:39.981+01:002012-05-31T07:59:39.981+01:00It was a lovely perfume!!!
A REAL ladies one .It was a lovely perfume!!! <br />A REAL ladies one .lady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45217791846736403452012-05-30T22:20:45.836+01:002012-05-30T22:20:45.836+01:00Over on fragrantica.com, there is an interesting f...Over on fragrantica.com, there is an interesting forum thread about the recent discontinuation of this lovely scent.<br /><br />We may need to say a sad farewell.<br /><br />http://www.fragrantica.com/board/viewtopic.php?id=37241Sarahbellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237035186722084903noreply@blogger.com