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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Illusive rose
meets Rose de Grasse.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Ambrette (Musk Mallow) · Amber

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with green; Concentration not recorded leads with rose. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Incarna parfums Illusive rose bottle
Incarna parfums

Illusive rose

Concentration not recorded

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Aerin Rose de Grasse bottle
Aerin

Rose de Grasse

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20202015
Leading accordsgreen · rose · floralrose · musky · floral
Notes unique to this recordRose, Green Notes, GrassWatery Notes, French Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Musk, Woody Notes
Longevity / 52.92 · 12 votes2.68 · 198 votes
Projection / 42.31 · 16 votes2.04 · 226 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Illusive rose

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Rose de Grasse

Eau de parfum · France listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water aqua eau, Phenethyl alcohol, Citronellol, Geraniol, Farnesol, Linalool, Citral, Benzyl alcohol, Eugenol, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Bht

Official French storefront declaration. Formula reference is preserved; check the packaging of your bottle for its batch-specific list.

Source: Estée Lauder official French storefront ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN42248

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed green and rose direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed rose and musky direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.