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Femme Rochas by Rochas is a fruity chypre fragrance for women. Launched in 1944, the nose behind this composition is Edmond Roudnitska. The top notes unfold plum, peach, cinnamon, bergamot, Brazilian rosewood, bergamot and lemon; the heart reveals cloves, carnation, ylang-ylang, rose, rosemary, iris and jasmine; while the base notes settle on oakmoss, leather, benzoin, amber, patchouli, musk and vanilla.
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The perfume, among others I always use, besides Guerlain’s great classics, is a woman from the 1930s who smoked and rode horses in trousers and didn’t care what anyone thought. She was, is and will be my Muse and above all my Mother. Furthermore, she was very pioneering in the Gourmand genre; Femme was one of the first with its candied peach notes and volatile aldehydes… she used to explain to me her entire molecular process to elevate the weight of the essences and refine the formulas, making the less odorous raw materials the main ones and the most intense fundamental ones, unlike nowadays when they are reducing the concentration of the base notes, the most expensive ones that give the perfume its body and longevity. Femme could be the unrecognised father of hundreds of fruity oriental fragrances born in the nineties with memories of magical fires, exotic dancers, arabesques and One Thousand and One Nights. My memories are based on a bottle from the nineties. I’m sure there were better formulas before, but this one contained an excellent perfume; the notes enter and exit like actors in a theatrical performance, you can almost feel the dust they raise when taking a step, though more than dust it’s something slower and sweeter. I have no idea about the quality of the current Femme; it’s a perfume with terrible distribution compared to others with more fame. If Femme isn’t more famous, it’s because Rochas hasn’t bet on it in recent decades. It was visionary, a perfume from the forties that went its own way… the myth of Lilith enclosed in a bottle, although of course from this legendary girl she only takes the seduction and eroticism, nothing ugly or demonic; Femme is happiness. I love this quote by Alex, it defines its essence perfectly: ‘It’s fruity; a nature in decomposition, almost rotting, melon-like, and it’s the most erotic ripe fruit accord in the history of modern perfume’.
I’ve used it occasionally as a substitute for Mitsouko since Femme is much cheaper. It’s very pleasant, although in my opinion it lacks the strength and brilliance of the other. Edited: 4.5 out of 5 for the original; I haven’t tried the reformulated version.
Marvellous… I only wear this perfume on very special occasions because I truly adore it. It’s heavy, robust, fruity and extremely sensual; it’s so glamorous that when I wear it I receive many compliments about it 🙂
Well, I’ve just bought it, thankfully only a small tester bottle… it’s awful, it smells like summer sweat on my skin, obviously. Without deodorant, it might be okay for women working in the fields or riding horses, but for city-dwelling urban women, it is absolutely dreadful; the scent is nothing like floral or delicate perfumes… what a terrible perfume.
A dense and very spicy perfume that reminds me of the style of Mitsuko by Guerlain and Bal à Versailles by Jean Desprez. It is a historic fragrance, created by Marcel Rochas as a token of his love and wedding gift for Helene. It was subsequently manufactured for commercialisation by the Rochas house, becoming a sales success. I would recommend it for cold weather, preferably for adults or characterful young people who wish to demonstrate personality and elegance.
It is a dense and very spicy perfume that reminds me of the style of Mitsuko by Guerlain and Bal a Versailles by Jean Desprez. It is a historic classic created by Marcel Rochas as a wedding gift for Helene and later launched commercially with great success. I recommend it for cold climates, ideal for adults or characterful young people who wish to demonstrate personality and elegance.
A delicate, exquisite, and elegant perfume. It should be noted that to enjoy it properly, one should shower, thus avoiding the ‘summer sweat’ scent mentioned in another comment.
Delicate, exquisite and elegant. To enjoy it to the full, one must shower before applying it; this avoids that ‘summer sweat’ smell mentioned in other reviews and it smells much cleaner.
For true lovers of special fragrances. My nose detects peach, cinnamon, leather, jasmine, and musk, all very well blended. I don’t have a taste solely for fresh, woody, fruity, or floral perfumes. I enjoy when a perfume unfolds over the hours and releases all its notes. It is definitely very well crafted, not light, so if you have clean skin when applying it, you will enjoy all its components. It has great personality; it’s not just for smelling good. It is one of my favourites. I wore it 25 years ago when I was young and loved it; now at 45, I have bought it again.
A perfume I could describe as magnificent… it possesses the charm of 1940s scents. The opening is very strong and spicy. After a few moments, as it settles on the skin, the cinnamon takes centre stage, providing a warmth that embraces… like a delicious cup of cinnamon coffee. After a while, plum appears and lingers, slightly dusty. I detect lime at five minutes, adding a sharp touch that blends perfectly with the plum. It is strong, but the sensuality of the vanilla makes it very special. Rochas has a characteristic, in my view, greatness… it has something that sets it apart. It is memorable, nothing synthetic, intense, sensual, not cloying, penetrating yet adaptable. Some from that era are heavy, but this one isn’t for me. It has vintage delight, the greatness of Rochas, and a delicious mix of fruits and spices. I have the vintage version and it is a jewel.
Spicy woods and potent spices… this perfume bears the hallmark of classic perfumery; it overwhelms at first, yet paradoxically isn’t as strong as it seems. I’m lucky enough to have the first reformulation (1989) in a 1991 bottle, now vintage, and I must confess it’s a thick, balsamic beast. The opening is citrusy with dense, sweet florals before yielding to clove, pepper, cinnamon, and a deep, smoky animalic leather… delicious, sexual, and radical. I adore and treasure it as a classic, but on my skin the spices turn to curry or saffron, which I find hard to endure. Longevity is 5 hours with moderate sillage. I discuss this and other Rochas fragrances on my blog.
One must smell a woman before seeing her. What an astonishing creation. From the start, you feel leather and fruit juices with cloves and cinnamon. There are so many notes, so well articulated and unique. It is intoxicating, captivating, and narcotic. Compared to Mitsouko, it is darker and more mysterious; the plum and smoked leather give it character. Over time, the plum and peach shine on that cinnamon-tinted leather. It is sweet, semi-bitter, warm, and suggestive. I love Femme in all three versions; it drives me mad with how it works that pure, sensual fruit, like Mae West’s hips. This review is of the vintage; the 2010 version seemed more woody and the fruit lost its magic, though it is not bad.
I bought Rochas Femme blindly, guided by reviews; my bottle was from May 2011. I wanted to try it for the plum note, which I like in other perfumes. It is elegant and of good quality, but the scent did not captivate me: it projects too much spice and the other notes become muted. When it dries down, it turns powdery. The trail is moderate but the longevity is spectacular. I would wear it at night for its opulent and warm feeling. Greetings from Chile!
I bought this blindly at my usual perfumerie due to the glowing reviews and my curiosity about that plum note I adore in other scents. The bottle is from May 2011. It’s a good perfume, elegant and high quality, but on my skin it becomes very spicy and mutes the other notes; as it dries down, it feels more powdery. The trail is moderate, but the longevity is spectacular. I would wear it more in the evening as it gives an opulent and warm sensation. Greetings from Chile!
How can one forget this perfume! My mother wore it at every special event; I associate it with her lovely and well-groomed image. It was a scent that marked my childhood. It is a surprise to realise it is still available in online shops. What a great perfume!
Can there exist a perfume that withstands the passage of time better than Femme? This undervalued creation by Roudnitska is disorienting when trying it today because it doesn’t smell like anything old. Femme is a completely timeless fragrance, and this must be viewed from a broad perspective, not as a personal note, which sometimes I can be a bit of a know-it-all… to say Femme is timeless is to undersell it. I’m sure that in a blind test almost no one would say it’s from the forties. To avoid confusion, it’s a cornucopia of honeyed fruits and sweet woods, sinuous, velvety and satin-like that leaves you breathless… Femme has more followers than it deserves, because many don’t even realise they are fans since it’s not too well known outside the circle of enthusiasts. It’s a perfume that must be tried at least once in a lifetime, not to satisfy our encyclopaedic egos, but to attract new users, because it deserves it. It doesn’t smell old, it doesn’t smell outdated, it doesn’t smell like what you take out of the attic of a grandmother’s memories like with other titan perfumes that make you visualise wafer stalls, music boxes playing a chotis and coal distributors (some very old Guerlains, for example). Femme smells like something that will never go out of fashion: desire. A soft, well-worn leather that melts into your skin, drunk on fruit jams with pits, slashes of dry and leathery moss trying to escape the sweet fruit paste, when you least expect it, good cinnamon, not the kind that smells like cheap candles, spicy and aromatic cinnamon with a flavour of esoteric rituals from ancient Eastern lands, lifting the previous mixture to a level of natural and erotic sweetness, orgiastic. And finally, a sexy, woody and spiced bed, cosy.
Is there a perfume that lasts longer than Femme? This creation by Roudnitska is disorienting when tried today; it smells of nothing ancient. It is a cornucopia of honeyed fruits and velvety, satin-sweet woods. It has more followers than it deserves. It does not smell old or like a chest of memories, but rather pure desire: soft leather with fruit jams, dry moss, and spicy cinnamon. It could be the father of the fruity oriental fragrances of the nineties. It is happiness.
Reading the reviews I was eager to try it. As I do not have the previous version to compare, on my skin the cinnamon (which does not disappear) and the cloves stand out very much, perhaps because I use them a lot in the kitchen and my nose distinguishes them well. After some time I smell a beautiful worn leather with the cinnamon still present. It does not last long nor does it have much trail. It is timeless, but it does not feel dense to me; I think it could suit someone else, but simply it is not for me.
I wanted to try it after reading numerous reviews. On my skin, the cinnamon and cloves really stand out, perhaps because I use them frequently in the kitchen and my nose distinguishes them easily. After some time, I detect a beautiful worn leather scent. It doesn’t last very long nor does it have much projection. It is timeless yet not dense for me. It could suit someone else, but simply, it is not for me.
I gifted a July 2011 La Rocheposay Femme to my wife and daughters. Their first impression was excellent: a tremendous scent. I see it for women of character, brave and commanding; whoever wears it will not smell like dough. It is unlikely another woman will smell the same. I shall wait to see what they say about longevity and sillage. Blessings!
In a forgotten corner of Paris, Edmond Roudnitska created something eternal: La Femme. After decades of exoticism, he returned to the essentials with an offering of fruits ripened to honey, plums and peaches of autumn, like a mirabelle tart with cinnamon and honeycomb. Roudnitska dressed her in velvet and moss, declaring anathema to despair. The nineties version remains imperative in these times of happy decline and eroticism, far from perfumes that have been botoxed.
Subtle aldehydes that, to my nose, recall musty orange furniture polish with a hint of mould and honey. Just as I think I don’t like it, a touch of Cointreau appears to save the day. The original La Rocheposay hooks me; Interperfums has something of Guerlain but is drier yet still valid. I like both: one for day, the other always. The original smells of high-end cuisine with a smoky musk note.
El Femme de Rochas was my mum’s perfume in the eighties; my dad would buy it every time it ran out. My brother once threw it away, soaking the carpet and filling the house with the scent for months. I can still smell it now. I wouldn’t wear it myself as it’s not my style, but I like it for the memory of my mum.
Rochas Femme was my mother’s perfume when I was a child in the early eighties. It was the big gift my father would buy her: every time it ran out, he bought a new one. My younger brother once threw it by accident, the perfume soaked into the carpet and invaded the whole house for months. I remember the fragrance as if I were smelling it now. I would not wear it because it is not my style, I only like it because it reminds me of my mother.
I have the vintage Parfum de Toilette in an atomiser, a well-preserved museum piece that I luckily found on eBay, as I shall never find another like it again. It is sweet but with a leather base and that plum note is so potent you can almost taste it, almost alcoholic. It is incredibly beautiful and the longevity is good, around 7-8 hours though very discreet, perfect for winter. As Ramsey, that YouTuber and true vintage expert, says, the feminine fragrances of the past could make current men’s versions tremble. It is incredible that the old ones had more guts than what they produce today for ‘men’.
I got lucky and found a vintage atomiser for Rochas Femme Parfum de Toilette, a museum-quality piece in perfect condition that I won’t see again on eBay. It smells sweet with an intense leather and plum base that’s almost alcoholic. It’s incredibly beautiful with 7-8 hours of longevity, though discreet, making it ideal for winter. As Ramsey, the vintage fragrance expert, says, pre-war women’s scents make today’s pseudo-masculine fragrances tremble: they had more guts than what they’re pumping out for men now.