Neil Morris Fragrances Rose Vampyr “A Gothic Tale”

Neil Morris Fragrances Rose Vampyr review

Vampire Zlatina-Blood Rose, photo by VampHunter777 on DeviantArt

Chapter One

A thin breeze barely blowing the curtains as the clock chimes dully from down the long hallway. Outside, the sky darkens purple and grey as the sun sinks into the clouds. Night creatures begin to scuttle. She rises from her dressing table, touching her wrists with a shrouded scent. A soft step of velvet and the slim, mineral tang of blood. She turns with a small intake of breath. He stands in the doorway, black roses in his begloved hand.  Darkness accompanies him; the smell of turned earth and the old, dusty reek of oud. From the fading blooms, the thick carnality of roses spreads itself and hangs in the air like an unspoken word. Neil Morris Fragrances Rose Vampyr steps in the room, invited.

Neil Morris Fragrances Rose Vampyr is seductive

Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Dracula, image via Syfy Channel

Chapter 2

Time travels backwards for Rose Vampyr. There is no top, no lightness with which to begin this story. It is all base notes, the aromas of fresh-turned soil, of ancient trees. Rising from the ground, moss and patchouli vine around each other, the odors of a forest that has not seen sunlight. Oud rises like flame smoke; ashen, full of dark wood, medicinal oils and soot. Green coming back to the fallen leaves, wind stirring flowers where the ground was bare. But now the roses open, gathering in the center. Life…stirs.

Neil Morris Fragrances Rose Vampyr

 photo by Neil Morris Fragrances

Chapter 3

As time breathes and the clock ticks, inky rose expands joined by its mossy cousin and the sweet silkiness of tonka bean. The two roses bloom alongside each other, heady and sensual. Narcissus seeps into mandarin juice like a memory of Caron Narcisse Noir twined with blackened rose. A small metallic glint of salt and subtle hedione lift the deep florals off the skin, and the immediate air blooms with the fragrance of captive, overripe flowers.

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Chapter 4

The roses spread on the skin like wine stain. In a reversal of its usual introductory role, aldehyde comes late, more pronounced as time inches forward, its sparkle muted. Dawn is coming, and with it, the warm, fleshy redolence of labdanum and musk after the breathless night. She stirs beneath the bed linens; he retreats into his cloak, a backward glance at the sky beyond the window, a sliver of crimson at the horizon. Traces of rose, the strangeness of oud, of marl and moss, cling to his skin.

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Photo by Willy Vanderperre for Vogue China November 2012

Chapter 5

As her heavy lids part, he is gone. The room is aslant. This was fever, she tells herself. As morning rises, and light creeps across the floor, her hand moves instinctively to her throat where she feels a pinprick of pain. There is a smell of roses and earth still.

Lauryn Beer, Senior Editor

 

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  • Ine Espenes says:

    I love the dark romanticism of vampire, the smell of decaying leaves and soil in Autumn… And I love roses. Do this scent speaks to me in more than one way 🙂

  • The Plum Girl says:

    Ooooo! This is SO me! Thank you for this smell of roses and earth still review – oh yes, I’m entering this draw (EU based) Dark, goth roses are my weakness…

  • The resemblance with Dracula and his rise from the ground is exceptional. Also, the review makes me believe that Rose Vampyre smells backwards, which is very uncommon and interesting. Thank you for a great review, and Happy Birthday, Lauryn! I live in EU- Romania.

  • Happy birthday, Lauryn! Congrats for the review! I am sure i will definitely love this fragrance since i am absolutely inlove with the oud-rose mix. Thank you for the draw!

  • This is everything I want in a fall scent: dark, earthy, medicinal. I would love to sample this. I’m in the US.
    Happy birthday, Lauryn!

  • Happy Birthday Lauryn! Love the concept behind this one! Kudos to ‘chaptering’ the review. I might have to seek this one out even if I don’t win it! In from Canada!

  • Dear Lauryn! Wow. I’m silenced by the wondrous words you’ve woven to tell the story of Rose Vampyr! Truly so emotional and beautifully written. I thank you from the bottom of my heart! And thank you, my dear Friend Michelyn! You do so much for so many and have always been so supportive. Happy Halloween and Happy Birthday, Lauryn!! Fragrant Hugs!

  • I enjoyed this vampire-inspired tale written in chapters like a short novel. The fragrance sounds dark and velvety and I would love to try it. Happy birthday, Lauryn! I am in the USA.

  • Happy Birthday, Lauryn! This is a provocative and interesting review. I love all things rose and musky. I live in the US.

  • Lillyhollowayblog says:

    Happy birthday Lauryn!!
    Neil Morris does dark rose so well. His Lilith and Essence of Melina are two of my favorites.

  • I’m intrigued by this fragrance’s vitality, with its indiscernible opening. It bites swiftly, and it bites hard; just my kind of fragrance. It would be really interesting to smell how the rose impacts the earthy scent of the patchouli in here. (Commenting from USA.) And Happy B-day Lauryn!

  • I love all the chapters! Nice writing style Lauren. I would love to try Neil Morris fragrances, Rose Vampyr sounds incredible! thank you for the chance. USA

  • I love the episodic format of Lauryn’s review (happy birthday!) The chapter by chapter narrative works well to explain how the scent unfolds on the skin. Vampires denote danger and seduction which seem perfect for a feminine fragrance. I would love to smell how the salt accord in incorporated. I live in the US

  • Shamrock1313 says:

    Happy Birthday Lauryn!
    This sounds like it’s exotic with dark intentions – soooo good.
    Pennsylvania USA

  • wallygator88 says:

    I love the way that Lauryn has broken down this review into chapters that evolve the notes – don’ think I’ve seen that before.The use of salt (which seems to be a theme perhaps in Neil’s perfumes) intrigues me.

    Also, Happy Birthday Lauryn! Sniff and Write on!

    Love from Madison, WI

  • Happiest of Birthdays Ms Lauryn! Vampires, roses, earthy moss and myrrh …. love this! Thanks for the opportunity to try this fragrance! USA

  • Andrei Artimon says:

    Gothic , mystical and dark , sounds like a perfect scent , being that halloween is around the corner , new york , usa ,

  • This description took me for a ride that made this fragrances feel like it was alive. I’m in the USA for the draw.

  • A very sensual, dark, enchanting description for this perfume. Very vampiric – ish. Love to try it! Ana, Romania, EU

  • What a brilliant idea to present scented chapters whereby one introduces a scent. I find the idea highly original and I do believe it’s a great way of rendering the notes and what the fragrance has to offer. Chapeau !
    Would love to try Rose Vampyr . I am based in Europe

  • I absolutely love rose fragrances intrigued by the notes especially black musk, dark rose, patchouli and myrrh. Many happy returns to Lauryn and best wishes from UK Cheers

  • Happy Birthday to Lauryn. I am intrigued by the notes moss rose and salt. Who is not intrigued by the story of Dracula and vampires seems like a fitting scent for halloween. I loved the way Lauryn broke down the notes like chapters in a book like telling a story. Cheers from UK

  • This fragrance is very intriguing, it doesn’t seem like the classic rose, there is a mysterious gothic aura, the combination with the note oud gives body and warmth to the composition that at the end blends perfectly with the skin, like a hug, it seems to me a romantic and sensual rose, but for safety I should try it 🙂
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY
    Linda – UE

  • This fragrance is very intriguing, it doesn’t seem like the classic rose, there is a mysterious gothic aura, the combination with the note oud gives body and warmth to the composition that at the end blends perfectly with the skin, like a hug, it seems to me a romantic and sensual rose, but for safety I should try it 🙂
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY

  • I love the detailed gothic nature of the review, how it conjured such vivid images in my imagination.
    It’s always interesting when a scent can take you on a journey.

    Happy birthday!!! Hope you have a great day

    From Ireland.

  • Monica Beaton says:

    Beautifully written and a very Happy Birthday (Booday?) Lauryn. I miss the old pulpy schmaltzy paperbacks of this sort. And Mr Morris – what a daring combination of notes – I must get my nose on this. Happy Halloween all! I live in Australia

  • The thing I like most about this fragrance, other than the vampire name since I love the novel Dracula, is that there are only base notes and no top notes. I haven’t smelled a perfume like that before but I think the concept works for this one quite well. I live in VA, USA. Happy Birthday Lauryn! Thanks for the draw.

  • Happy Birthday, Lauren! This review is amazingly gothic, perfect for Halloween. A backwards vampire perfume that feels like a fever dream? Yes, lease. I am in the USA.

  • Happy birthday Lauryn. Love your story-telling description of Rose Vampyr…perfectly fit for Halloween today too! I took away from your writiting that this is a dark and gothic, possibly a little unusual but also sensual smelling fragrance. Am definitely intrigued. Thanks for a great review on your birthday. Best from Boston USA.

  • Happy birthday Lauryn!
    This was such a romantic and poetic read. I was fascinated by the dark and artistically structured short story, perfectly fit for the Day of all Dead. I would be delighted to smell this gothic scent worth of a dark fairytale. From EU. Thanks!

  • I love this scent, you did such an amazing job describing it in a very creative way! Neil is such a kind, compassionate person, and his perfumes are always stunning, with this one being my absolute favorite, so it’s so cool to see it featured in this blog.

  • redwheelbarrow says:

    This was such a fun review. I’ve been wanting to try some Neil Morris fragrances but I’m at a loss of where to start with such a huge selection. This sounds right up my alley as I love an earthy rose. Thank you for the draw. I’m in the US.

  • Happy Cake Day Lauren! I enjoyed this article. Cool and mysterious story. The fragrance mysterious as well. Haven’t got the chance to try any Neil Morris fragrance. Thanks for the draw, Ca

  • Happy Birthday Lauryn, and I really loved your review. It really seems to convey the nature of this perfume so well. Neil Morris is one of my favorite perfumers, and I have several of his fragrances. I’ve not tried this one, but I would really love to. Thanks for this most generous draw. I’m in the USA

  • Dear Lauryn, happy birthday! I hope you’ll have many prosperous and happy days ahead.
    This is a beautiful review, Mr. Stoker would be impressed. I know what you mean by saying there’s no “light” top leading to the dark heart notes, and I do like an honest perfume.

    Russia

  • Well, being born in Transylvania it would be natural that I would want this scent 😉
    It sounds exactly like it should be – dark and mysterious. Would love to enter the draw – I am in Melbourne Australia

  • Richard Potter says:

    There you go, Lauryn, making me want to by yet another bottle of perfume. You had me from the jump, and then sealed the deal with that “memory of Caron Narcisse Noir.

    Happy Belated Birthday, Lauryn! I give you Halloween for a present. Make it all about you.

  • Happy Birthday Lauryn! I love the story & images, and the perfume sounds amazing – my favorite fragrance is a rose with other luscious notes like Narcissus. In the US – thanks for the wonderful opportunity!

  • Happy birthday Lauren! This was really interesting, the format of the review being in chapters and like a story. Very cool and a great idea. The fragrance is intriguing. The only rose fragrance I’ve tried is Intense Cafe, this sounds very different from that and I would love to try it. I’d like to experience moss rose and black rose. The rest of the note breakdown is very appealing as well. In the U.S. Thanks for the great draw.

  • Happy birthday, Lauryn! I’d love a scent that pairs with the red wine that inevitably hits my shirt on a Friday. This sounds like a powerhouse, in the best way! Moss. ⭐️ I live in the USA.

  • Oh Wow!!! This dark, earthy, gothic rose sounds absolutely incredible! This one just went to the top of my must try list! Thank you for the draw, live in the US.

  • Happy belated B-Day, Lauryn.
    Lauryn had me at rose & oud – add patchouli and we’re more than likely in for a treat. VA, USA.

  • m.r.everything says:

    First off, Happy (now belated) Birthday Lauryn! I hope you had an amazing day! You described Rose Vampyr so perfectly. It is as if we were in the room with the woman and the vampire…. how perfectly fitting this being right around all hallows eve! Rose Vampyr sounds so dark, mysterious, and alluring. You have described it to be thee perfect “dark” fragrance. I want to read the rest of this book…. Thank you for the dark write-up and the hauntingly beautiful description of Rose Vampyr! Happy Birthday to you once more! Thank you to team CaFleureBon and Neil Morris for your generosity and for the opportunity to own this mysterious beauty! I live in Delaware, US. I hope everyone has a great rest of this Halloween night!

  • What appealed to me most is the concept of carnal roses and a black rose. I’ve never smelt anything that revolves around that idea and would love to get my nose on this. And Happy Birthday Lauryn!
    Based in Canada.

  • Sunny Chaudhary says:

    Wish you a very happy birthday Lauryn. Wish you many more years of happiness and health.

    I’m mesmerized by the wondrous words you’ve woven to tell the story of Rose Vampyr! Truly so emotional and beautifully written. I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

    It would be really interesting to smell how the rose impacts the earthy scent of the patchouli in here.

    I am in USA.

    Sunny

  • Happy Birthday with late, Lauryn! Wonderful review as usual! I like roses in every way, but this one looks perfect..I live in Dracula’s country and I enjoy this connection. I live in Romania, EU

  • Neil Morris always has such interesting concepts behind his perfumes. This one was also highly appealing, shrouded in mystery and anticipation. I also felt triggered by the fact this one perfume doesn’t develop according to the standard rules. I am from the EU and wish Lauryn a most happy birthday.

  • I enjoyed how this review was written in chapters to give an episodic feel. The fragrance sounds like an interesting twist on a typical rose fragrance. Happy birthday, Lauryn! I live in the USA.

  • Happy belated birthday! What a wonderful and timely review of another amazing sounding scent from this master of niche! The narcissus and rose combo mixed with earthiness and aldehydes sounds so deep and lush! I would love to try this one. Thanks for the draw. I’m in the US.

  • Happy belated birthday! What a wonderful and timely review of another amazing sounding scent from this master of niche! The narcissus and rose combo mixed with earthiness and aldehydes sounds so deep and lush! I would love to try this one. Thanks for the draw. I’m in the US.

  • I love the dark romanticism of vampire, the smell of decaying leaves and soil in Autumn… And I love roses.USA

  • I love the smell of roses. “The roses in Rose Vampyr sink into the skin like wine stain”. This sounds interesting. I love it.
    I live in USA.

  • I have to say I must chuckle at the use of the “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” book cover in this review. It was one of my favorite books in high school, believe it or not!
    I also appreciated the notes of this fragrance being described in terms of chapters. Very clever 🙂
    Wishing you a (likely belated) happy birthday! I hope you enjoyed your favorite sweets and had special time with friends and/or family.
    US

  • I love “dark” rose scents that use patchouli and myrrh. It sounds gorgeous.
    I live in the US.

  • The imagination of this Gothic dark romantic rose fragrance is very alluring and mysterious. The scent of sexy vampyr is just awesome. Great review. I am very interested. Thanks for the draw. I live in the USA.