WHAT I SMELL:   Rougewood opens with a juicy combination of ripened warmed berries and grapefruit and with some added peach blossom it’s beautifully decadent and rather lusty without being too heavy or carnal.  Soon, a sweetened caramel note is added to give the fragrance a bit of sugared depth.  However, the caramel is soft and never veers off the dulce meter.  Finally, a sharpened woody note makes it’s way in tempering the sweet which makes the perfume that much more approachable and kind of cuddly.  Right from first spritz, Rougewood feels like it’s an elixir to summon love upon the wearer.

From the Maison Rebatchi website:

The sweet scent of red fruits meets the warmth of amber woods in a vibrant trail, softened by pomelo, peach and musks. A fiery fragrance that evokes a passionate and extravagant shade of red.

Top notes: Pomelo

Heart notes: Blackcurrant, Peach flower accord

Base notes: Amber woods, Caramel

WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME:  It’s less red and more pink, and quite deliciously so.

THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE ROUGEWOOD:  flirty, coy, tempting

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ROUGEWOOD:  No written reviews found.

BOTTOM LINE:  Rougewood is a wonderfully sexy perfume that seems to flirt rather than throw itself at the wearer.  It’s easy to wear and full of life.  What’s not to like?!

• Bone Rating: 3 out of possible 5 bones
• Scent:  Floral Amber
• Nose:  Emma Doghri
• Classification:  Leans feminine
• Expense:  Starting at $129 for 50ml eau de parfum