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Turkish Rose
Indonesian PatchouliUnknown Pleasure Lost Rose
Three materials is all that John Richmond Unknown Pleasure Lost Rose Eau de Parfum 100ml holds, and knowing that before you buy matters more than anything else that could be said about it. Bergamot opens, and it is over quickly. For a few minutes there is a bright, slightly bitter citrus lift, the sort that reads as clean rather than fruity, and then it steps aside and does not come back. Rose takes the whole middle and most of the wear. It is handled as a full flower rather than a sheer one, jammy at the edges and a little sharp in the centre, closer to a bunch of them in a warm room than to anything soapy or cosmetic. Indonesian patchouli is the third and final material. It is darker and earthier than the citrus suggests, damp and slightly bitter, and because nothing else is present it does something unusual: it sits directly under the flower with no padding in between, which makes the rose read as deeper and more serious than it otherwise would.
That is the entire composition, and it behaves the way short compositions do. There is almost no development to follow after the first ten minutes. What arrives early is what stays, and whether that is a virtue depends entirely on how much you like rose, because this is a rose fragrance with very little else to distract from it. Eau de parfum strength gives it decent staying power, six hours or so, moderate in projection throughout. It reads as unisex and suits cooler weather, evenings and anyone who wants one clear idea rather than a journey.
The label belongs to John Richmond, the Manchester born designer who graduated from Kingston Fashion School in 1982 and set up on his own immediately, keeping design in London and manufacturing in Italy. It is best known for its denim and its rock and roll styling, and the brand has been part of the Arav group since 2017.
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