Rose Pompon
Eau de Parfum, Goutal (2018)

Rose Pompon is a sweet, fruity rose. Raspberry brings the fruitiness, which isn't cloyingly sugary thank goodness. I'm also glad not to see black currant with the rose for once! On drydown, a soft non-gourmand vanilla comes to the fore. I don't get any violet, really. Rose Pompon is very pretty, but probably a tad too sweet for me personally. Projection is moderate at first and then fades to skin scent, but the perfume lasts through a working day on my skin. Like, but not crazy love.

The opening blast displays a rose in bloom, but this solifloral experience only lasts briefly, and a pleasant raspberry joins the rose. This is a nice floral-fruity dyad, which is given additional freshness by a grapefruit and also by whiffs of an orangey nature. The rose is on the brighter side.

The drydown witnesses a change of the rose, with the aroma of the stem and the rose leaves most prominent now; the actual rose blossom is in the background at this stage. Some slightly darker violet impressions add some complexity and development.

The base brings in a restored vanilla, which is not very intensive and hence not in danger of taking over; this is a vanilla that is not particularly intrusive and certainly never cloying. That is true for the mix as a whole, and although the rose is sweet, of course, it is a civilised sweetness that is never very strong.

I get moderate sillage, very good projection and eleven hours of longevity on my skin, albeit close to the latter towards the end.

A very agreeable spring rose scent, not without an original twist, that might not be particularly exciting especially in the later stages, but it is crafted well and the performance is good. 3.25/5.