Complete Earth For Women

Complete Earth opens soft and bright: mandarin and green fig leaf give a fresh, slightly fruity lift, just as Rochas Absolu does. The heart fills out with lily, rose and orange blossom over a touch of pepper, an elegant floral middle that grows stronger as it develops. The base is the heart of the matter - benzoin, tolu balsam, labdanum and cedar building the sweet, amber-rich, lightly animalic drydown that earned the original its devoted following. Against the discontinued Rochas, Perfume Parlour keeps the warm oriental-woody character intact but renders it a shade flatter and simpler. Longevity and projection are moderate, very much in step with the original's own mixed performance. A sophisticated, sensual ambery-floral for cool-weather evenings, date nights and refined occasions.