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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Forbidden Rose
meets Rose & Cuir.

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

Shared ground

Geranium · Vetiver

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with rose; Eau de parfum leads with fresh spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Psychotic London Forbidden Rose bottle
Psychotic London

Forbidden Rose

Concentration not recorded

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Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir bottle
Frederic Malle

Rose & Cuir

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20232019
Leading accordsrose · aromatic · fresh spicyfresh spicy · aromatic · rose
Notes unique to this recordPink Pepper, Raspberry, Damask Rose, Patchouli, Black Leather, MuskBlack Currant, Sichuan Pepper, Cassis, Leather, Rose, Cedar
Longevity / 53.82 · 22 votes3.70 · 692 votes
Projection / 42.55 · 22 votes2.63 · 791 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.

Forbidden Rose

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Rose & Cuir

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water\aqua\eau, Geraniol, Citronellol, Linalool, Citral, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Isoeugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Bht, Tocopherol

Source: Frederic Malle official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN46988

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 rose and aromatic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed fresh spicy and aromatic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.