Czech & Speake · 2022
Dark Rose Eau de Parfum Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
floral
romantic
dark rose and saffron, leathery oud glow
Scent Notes
Floral / Rose
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The full profile.
About This Perfume
Dark Rose Eau de Parfum by Czech & Speake is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men. Dark Rose Eau de Parfum was launched in 2022. Top note is Litsea Cubeba; middle notes are Taif Rose, Saffron and Lily; base notes are Cambodian Oud, Cedarwood and Musk. Dark Rose by Czech & Speake is a rose-centered composition built around contrast between bright spice and deep woody notes. The fragrance opens with the citrusy, aromatic character of may chang, leading into a floral heart where Taif rose is accented by saffron extract and soft lily. A base of Cambodian agar wood (oudh), musk, and cedarwood provides a darker, resinous and woody foundation that underscores the floral core.
Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Occasion
Date
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
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The Brand
Czech & Speake
Czech & Speake, the London house founded in 1979 by Frank Czech and Jonathan Speake, has 14 perfumes on Scendira, from about $169 to $241. People discuss No 88 Cologne, No.88 Eau de Parfum and Perfecto Fino Eau de Parfum most in community talk Scendira follows, two takes on No. 88 and the smokier Perfecto Fino.
How the Czech & Speake picks open and dry down
No 88 Cologne (1980) is a fresh bergamot cologne with a floral sandalwood drydown, with bergamot on top and sandalwood and vetiver below.
No.88 Eau de Parfum (2021) reads as bright bergamot and green floral rose over velvety vetiver, keeping the same bergamot opening and ending on vetiver and sandalwood.
Perfecto Fino Eau de Parfum (2021) smells of smoky citrus with clove and warm leather, opening on bergamot and lemon and drying to amber, labdanum, leather, patchouli, sandalwood and tobacco.
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