Frederic Malle
Portrait of a Lady
Warm spicy · Amber · Rose.
Boadicea the Victorious ↗
Rose Sapphire
Concentration not recorded
Warm spicy · Rose · Woody.
Where to try ↗ Share scent card ↗Year2016
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerNot recorded
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
Rose Sapphire brings saffron, turmeric and cardamom into a heart of Turkish rose, immortelle and neroli. Patchouli, cypriol, benzoin and myrrh add a resinous base beneath the spice-and-rose structure.
Original editorial interpretation of listed catalog notes; individual wear experience may differ.
Explore the niche fragrance edit ↗01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.
Main accords
warm spicy
100
rose
55
woody
43
herbal
36
amber
32
earthy
30
aromatic
28
sweet
26
Relative prominence on a 0–100 scale. Not ingredient percentages.
Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
3.67 / 5
43 votes
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category average, not hours
Projection
3.07 / 4
55 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
2.07 / 5
29 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
Season preferences
winter
25
spring
23
summer
17
autumn
30
Vote counts. Categories are not mutually exclusive.
Day or evening?
day
19
night
25
Preferences, not restrictions on when to wear it.
96Own it
27Previously owned
134Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does Rose Sapphire smell like?
Warm spicy · Rose · Woody. Its listed notes include Saffron, Geranium, Turmeric, Cardamom, Turkish Rose. See the overview for the full profile.
Who created it?
A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 3.67 out of 5, from 43 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define Rose Sapphire?
Its listed notes include saffron, geranium, turmeric, cardamom, turkish rose, immortelle, neroli, hedione, patchouli, cypriol oil or nagarmotha, benzoin, cedar, labdanum, myrrh, musk. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Try before you decide
Let your skin have the final say.
Save this fragrance to your sampling shortlist. Retailer stock and prices are not connected in this prototype.
A scent worth sharing
Pass it on.
PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
Rose Sapphire
Boadicea the Victorious
Leading accords
warm spicy
rose
woody
herbal
amber
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Saffron · Geranium · Turmeric · Cardamom · Turkish Rose · Immortelle