Perfumer Reviews 'L'Homme À la Rose' by Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Reviewing Maison Francis Kurkdjian's L'Homme a la rose.
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[@richardjordan2290]

I personally love this fragrance! I wear it a lot when I just want something clean and easy to wear, I like wearing it to the office too. I would love to see more 'masculine' rose scents! Thanks for the review Aaron!

[@traybrook]

The thing I love about watching your reviews is that no matter how you feel about a fragrance, you always seem to be able to separate your personal feelings from how you think a fragrance should be graded overall. In other words, even if it’s not your style, you can still see the beauty or you can respect the work that goes into making the fragrance. Great review. Holla.

[@mnsor79]

Glad you decided to review this favourite of mine. Thanks Aaron!

[@Dangleesak69]

Loved the chat about dyslexia, I’m glad you feel so comfortable to talk about it. Always admire how genuine and real you are! Amazing video as always. I hope you get a mens rose fragrance soon, would love to see that.

[@Afs.affairs]

Outstanding, as always. To say your reviews are one of a kind is an understatement, would also love to hear your expertise thought on Gentle Fluidity Silver as well. Please, keep up the good work 👍

[@kellybri9285]

I love you Aaron!!!! You are one of the sweetest on YT. It really touched my heart see you talking about your dyslexia. I knew right after watching 2 or 3 videos but come on.!!! You are a brilliant creativ person and nobody is perfect so wtf. Big hugs from Germany....

[@hewassuchaniceguy.7453]

The way you can personally not like a fragrance, but professionally agree that it's awesome perfumery sets you apart my man. Keep it up, Aaron.

[@Safefragrance]

Love this review.... And yes I did write down the rose accord as I am creating a scent called "smoke & roses" 🌹🦄

[@Ed-ce5mb]

Aaron, it is always an education watching your videos. Thanks for all you do.

[@maxsmells]

I learn something every time I watch your reviews. Nice job!

[@juliochingaling5824]

Thank you Aaron for another honest and straight up review. God bless brother 😎🤜🤛

[@zexiniooo]

I absolutely love this. Probably my favorite rose fragrance.

[@victoriabradley5273]

MFK is my fav niche housse. Every fragrance is just so refined. Each one is a an easy reach without being simple. Luxurious and classy and as you have just said..very long lasting ❤

[@colecrooks3391]

Anytime I want to get an honest opinion about fragrances and detailed note breakdown, I always come here! Keep up the great work 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@kd4029]

100% 🙏🏿

[@OlfactiveOverdose]

I haven't even heard of this one so thank you for putting it on my radar love your as always would love to see you review lhomme ideal edp from guerlain

[@farbrother123]

As with all your scents you too have a signature .. I can tell straight away your work, it's unique to you and it smells amazing 😊

[@MBalvin]

My fav KZbinr 👌 keep up the great work Aaron!

[@dahnyul]

Loved this review for sure. I struggle with ADHD, and while it's not the same as Dyslexia, it is a "neuro adaptation." I am still learning how to use its advantageous/creative/energetic parts. Thank you for discussing it and congrats on 85K!!!!!! Cheers head unicorn leader :)

[@AaronTerenceHughes]

my pleasure

[@ttnajjar1]

Thank you Aaron for a great review as always. Off the topic, you look great!! I like your hair.🌹. Please review more MFK fragrances. Thank you!!

[@tealsbrownsandgreens]

We are spoilt today :). One review here and also your ranking on frag-mental. Yay. Good chill out time after work.

[@ginichimaru9020]

The review is great as always don't get me wrong but I'm smashing the like button this time for his talk about dyslexia, the way he looks at it is great, people who have it should listen to that in case they didn't already know it.

[@Icewolfen70]

Each review has it's own pace but with your signature, when you were talking about making a Rose accord and said: "I hope you're writing this down" I smiled cause I was actually writing it down 😅. Again, amazing review, gives you a sophisticated view on the perfume, really picks apart the scent and let's you see it's "inner" workings. Aaron, question, how do we go about communicating either with you or your company for a few questions? Thank again for the top tier content as always

[@christopherr6363]

Good stuff brother! As always, Im glad to hear your really doing well 😊 #higherself

[@cooncob9090]

I did not enjoy this one at first but it has really grown on me❤

[@bigmich485]

As per usual, an enlightening review.

[@ashishtalwar1438]

As always it was a Masterclass. Speaking of florals. Could you please review Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT/EDP. It's supposedly the first Oriental fragrance for men. I only recently got it and I am enamoured ❤️❤️❤️

[@chaseweir8800]

Personally just a huge thank you for you knowledge and experience Aaron it’s very much appreciated. Wishing we could purchase your creations in little old New Zealand. Kindest regards Chase

[@AaronTerenceHughes]

Id love that to. We took off Canada, Australia and New Zealand as the feedback was horrid. People didn't want to pay the shipping which was about £100. Dangerous goods is crazy expensive. I got so fed up with explaining about shipping I withdrew it completely

[@chaseweir8800]

Ouch very understandable, anyway keep up the brilliant work and thank you for the reply. Chase

[@themusicdr]

so weird that i watched this review and youre talking about rose and doing a rose fragrance today i wore nasamatto black afghano and layered your original "rose" fragrance on top of it - AMAZING!

[@saiheerayuan7092]

Finally you pronounce MFK in a perfect way! ❤️

[@mohkamaltaha]

I learned from you to appreciate things for what they are even as I don't like them.

[@blessed3338]

I just found your channel and subscribed! I saw your video on another channel and I just loved the way you describe the notes in the fragrances! I knew you were good at your craft and I noticed that you too like recurring numbers! I was so excited when I learned you have a fragrance house. I was so sad to learn you do not ship internationally to the US. If that ever changes please, please,please let us know here! I would love to get my nose on these scents! Many blessings! 💕

[@Kedzunya]

Have a sample bottle of this, I do really like the idea behind to represent a rose, not just a flower, but with stem and leaves. There is something off putting in it while on my skin, like in "Masculin pluriel", it kind of gives me furniture polish vibe

[@aromafromheaven]

Fantabulous review

[@terrysmiles8599]

Very Nice Aaron just catching up on your videos!

[@jonathans.6259]

This is my favorite fragrance for the warmer weather, definitely in my top 5 overall. I just wish the price was a bit lower so I can make it my signature fragrance (currently ADG Profumo is my warm weather signature).

[@tonymalizia]

As I suspected, one of the first listed allergens is Hydroxycitronellal (Lily-of-the-Valley) followed by Geraniol (Geranium/Rose), a fresh green white rosy floral accord, like the flag of Italy 🇮🇹🤌

[@agiandilettijr]

Would love to see a review of Pana Dora Imperial Wood and/or Grand Musk! Thanks!

[@blacklite911]

I think this is one of the underrated scents from his line. I smelled this at the department store along with the feminine rose and it dawned on me that they go great together. I imagine a couple wearing this, perhaps on a wedding day. They would smell glorious together. It is clean and I do see the plasticy vibe because it’s kinda a fresh sharp crisp aromatic floral, I think that’s his way of making it masculine whereas the feminine rose has the same rose but it’s more of that traditional floral rose makeup. Neither are an old school rose fragrance though, both very modern. I do agree that it’s not for me unless I wanted to pair it with a lady Spring time outdoor wedding they would go great.

[@mickm2486]

Aqua Celestia forte and Aqua universalis Forte are my favourites from the house personally. Never got on with Ala Rose. There's something in it that didn't work off my skin. But appreciate the quality

[@manuelsoto9939]

I think this is best men's rose fragrance.

[@aronsilver4420]

Great review. Was wondering where you would look to buy niche fragrances and how you confirm they are legitimate?

[@kayleecutter8020]

I wish you could have tried the original Egoiste, Geo F Trumper’s Sandalwood cologne comes very close but without the lovely rose.

[@roygale2543]

Ill Keep saying it your ROSE is my favourite ever ... you really need to re release it ...... even in a 10 ml bottle its fantastic work and I like it "very very much "

[@AaronTerenceHughes]

I loved it to. But it never sold in enough volume to keep.

[@ericp.9497]

I know Dior's ROSE Élixir Précieux was your inspiration. L'Homme a la rose was what hooked me.

[@jakeantony8447]

You should do a review of multiple fragrances from back in the day like blue stratos, Old spice, hai karate, polo sport, aramis, denim etc maybe 1-2 minutes for each one. Give the nostrils a right hammering

[@louisefisher9959]

That would be fun idea 💡

[@Pedro-hd6df]

Can you review Rochas Man ? Its an oldie but i LOVE it, just curious of you would think about it

[@BroskiTheGreat]

The beard looks great bro.

[@cheekster777]

Thank you Aaron.

[@eheis5]

I had a very rough experience with this scent in below freezing temperatures. It erupted to headache inducing strength, the kind where you're not sure if you're tasting or smelling. Hoping I can eventually enjoy it again

[@raucusretread]

I agree 100%. I think many of his scents are Spring/Summer creations. I have that problem too. I think even his Grand Soir and Satin Mood go hype mode below freezing. I'm just glad there is someone like me out there! Cheers!😁

[@MatevzRotar]

Please do Not the eau extreme, just the regular allure homme sport. That stuff is amazing, my favourite fragrance off all time. It has way more of a zing to it than eau extreme, with the orange, sea notes and aldehydes, but still some sweetness from tonka and vanilla. Prefect for spring and summer.

[@ems_h.eartnotes]

I just received some samples from this house. Petit Matin is absolutely gorgeous, it has hawthorn and I have always wanted a hawthorn perfume. Unfortuntately I can't smell the Baccarat Rouge perfume or extrait and I have no idea why. I would be interested in smelling more of his house. He is the nose behind a lot of designer scents. Love your reviews.

[@DocRock71]

BR540 has a known issue of people being ansoimuic to it, although those around you can smell it, sometimes strongly. I myself am fairly ansomic to BR540...all I get is a slight sweet airy scent that comes and goes for several hours, but I have to get my nose close to pick it up most of the time. I guess it's the aromachemicals he uses in that one.

[@omomo202]

I couldn’t smell BR after an hour which was fine as it made me feel sick! 🤢

[@airgetmar1928]

aaron if you could do a review on Orphéon Eau de Parfum Diptyque that would be very cool 😎

[@JasubOjeda]

I had a dislexic friend, man did we have a lot of laughs with his mixups. It was all good, he was always joking on himself too.

[@icebarice]

Any chance you could say what season a fragrance would suit. It's getting warmer and I need a new interesting summer scent x

[@ryanepps771]

It's a banger for sure. I like it a lot

[@zanescents3986]

I can’t decide whether the musks are right for me and thats what gets to me. I want something softer and more linen-like

[@YoDadWasHere4321]

You should review Yves Saint Laurent L'homme Ultime if you get the chance. A phenomenal and well loved manly rose fragrance. Would love to hear your thoughts on it. :)

[@voltaire5427]

Yeah. It sounds like Aaron was describing a niche Ultime.

[@garthwright6308]

I would like get your take on Rosendo Mateu #5.

[@mierezsaturday5855]

Absolutely absorbing. Respectfully

[@Caimmia_]

I know you have done Layton exclusif but I think you should also review the normal Layton?

[@Frank72728]

Wish I could get a sample of this to see how it works on my skin before purchasing

[@DocRock71]

They sell four 2 ml samples for $16 on the MFK website.

[@CarlosHPena]

I would like to know you opinion on MFK Gentle Fluidity Silver Edition

[@Varanis_Ridari]

Kurkdjian used to be all about creamy slightly-animalic musks underneath clean accords. Orange blossom and ambery musk (APOM), rose, artemisia, and musk (Lumiere Noire), orange, amber, cumin, musk (Pour le Soir). Then LVMH came along and said "only clean freshies with high adoption rates", and most MFKs are all about ambroxan and white flowers. Everything I mentioned above is gone. That said, Masculin Pluriel, Amyris Homme, and Grand Soir are solid, as is Gentle Fluidity Gold, and I do like Petit Matin even if it is more of the "ambrox and white flowers" shtick the brand is stuck on.

[@sandymcconnell1969]

Grand Soir is my only MFK purchase. His fragrances just haven't resonated with me to date. Perhaps I need to order a few samples to be better informed or swayed e.g. Gentle Fluidity Silver.

[@LuisCastillo-xb7oy]

Hi question which fragrance would you recommend Arron for 115 degree heat ? From your line ?

[@whatsilviadid3993]

Hello Aaron! I received today my order with Raw Cherry and a discovery kit that i bought online in La Schiller as your team recommended (btw their service was very efficient and fast delivery) since i live in China but my family lives in Spain. For all the women out there curious about ATH female leaning fragrances here is my sister’s top 5 ranking: 1- Oxytocin 2- Gardenia Blanc 3- Forbidden 4- Raw Cherry 5- Jasmine narcotique . I would love to order Boss bitch next since it was not included in the discovery kit and get a few full bottles. Since I live in Shanghai, I will have to wait for covid to go away so i can travel to Spain and can try your fragrances myself, but so far i trust my sisters choices haha Thanks so much for sharing your work with the world. Big hug from Shanghai ❤️

[@RachelKNg]

Hi Aaron!!! Excellent review as always! Don’t worry about pronunciation ❤️ you’re fantastic! Thank you! I’m not a huge fan of MFK (personal preference). Perhaps in our home the fragrances we prefer align more with ATH. 😀

[@nieczerwony]

I have problem with MFK as all frags I tester were OK. Nothing really special, but are priced really high.

[@kinskunja]

You need to increase the volume of background music.. just a tiny bit more.. tiny bit.

[@OmniNatureSmore]

Im personally looking for Rose Fragrance for the longest (I dont buy into the for men/ for women). If anyone have recommendations, doesn’t have to be pure rose but definitely want something that screams ROSE!

[@vincenthusvh]

Lyric Man/Woman / Rose Incense, Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady and this one, are great rose based fragrances 👌

[@RaquelATX]

I’m wondering about the difference between the La rose and home La rose

[@justinjackson6496]

I have never heard Aluminum pronounced that way before lol. Sounded very fancy

[@rmoshammer]

I don’t know, why this one gets so much hate, for me it is quite enjoyable - but I have to admit I never smelled Lumiere Noir, which people say was way better.

[@EricF647]

Excellent

[@iismellgood]

I wonder how this compares with lyric man

[@caseyplunkett6083]

MFK declined with the purchase to LVMH. The fragrances known for being deep and more daring were dropped by the conglomerate. The "Cologne Forte" line-up offered very little and was not received well. With Kurkdjian becoming the in-house perfumer for Dior I predict very little substance from MFK moving forward.

[@kfactor09]

Sadly, I have to admit that I agree

[@samuelgege2299]

I get lots of Dextro Norlimbanol from this fragrance.

[@caizey]

MFKs creations are quite borderline for me 🙊 some are too medicinal, soapy, stuffy or ambrox heavy, which create strong aftershave vibes like this one. All I get here is light rosewater aftershave 🙈

[@seaniethelamb1]

Nice one

[@akinaykenar1861]

Man's Rose Fragrance. You should have a look at imitation man by Amouage

[@MarioMario-rh3rk]

How much oil %?

[@szymonmusio4156]

Lets go for Givenchy gentleman Reserve prive

[@D1210]

What was the last fragrance that just blew your socks off and you didn't analyse .

[@kidnfs4218]

❤

[@nickvarga463]

Not a big rose fan in fragrance, but this is fantastic in the air and keeps you coming back 🤌

[@chloechlo7112]

👍

[@ChescoYT]

Bought it. Smells identical to a freshly cut rose 🌹 in a floral store - peddles, green stem sitting in a vase of water. Brilliant perfumery, and I haven’t reached or worn it once having owned it for 2 years. It’s more for a gay man, or to be layered with another fragrance, i use leather.

[@alex.ginola]

There is a problem mfk scents. Samples and bottles smells different. I have sample and bottle of l'homme a la rose and i didnt like bottle version.5 ml sample smells greeny and rose but bottle version is more fruity and also both of them batch code are same. My sister had same problem mfk feminen pluriel, sample smells more floral bottle version is more fruity.

[@carbondated21]

2:49 what?? 😂😂😂

[@JoinTheProgress]

I heard him say that it "smells JEW-ey." Hmph. I'm not sure what Jewish people smell like. But as a member of our local JCC, I aim to find out.

[@janoskaszas5612]

Lumiere Noire P.H. was way better.

[@admenocal]

MFK’s rose accord is beautiful, not realistic, yet stunning. His perfumes smell clean and while I like many of them I do not like this one.

[@YouCanBeTheBass]

I didn’t like it. I had a sample and it wasn’t for me

[@ThisisFerrariKhan]

what does jewey smell like, Kanye would like to know 💀

[@ForeverAnonymous]

Dewy lol

[@maktas6247]

i found this one smelling artificial

[@ToTheWind]

It's not from either. Too weak.

[@prpwnage9296]

its not masculine

[@CircusInto]

I hate, hate, hate this perfume. There’s nothing masculine about this fragrance at all on my skin. It was very disappointing release for me. Quite honestly there’s not a lot of their offerings that I like… Out of this house, the only two perfumes that I enjoy are Absolue pour le Soir and Oud Velvet Mood (sadly both discontinued - perhaps they had too much character). Their perfumes are quite overhyped IMO

[@CircusInto]

And I find it smelling quite synthetic

[@andrei19maran47]

Cry more

[@kevingilhooley2064]

Totally agree.....

[@CircusInto]

@@andrei19maran47 thank you for your feedback. Luckily there are other and better brands 😉

[@CircusInto]

@@daniell5740 thank you for your mature feedback 🥶

[@aromaddict]

This house is trash.. truly overrated

[@Rough_cut613]

Just my 2 cents but I find most Francis Kurkdjian Fragrances have a kind of nitrile glove vibe just underneath the top notes. I Found it in Baccarat Rouge and the Ouds as well as L'homme a la Rose. Something in his maceration style? I don't know but it's pretty prevalent amongst the Kurkdjian perfumes.