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**Tender Defiance** opens with a dry spark of citrus and pepper: bright at first, yet never sharply acidic. After a few minutes it softens, and at the center a cool rose appears with the green edge of geranium.
Shared notes: bergamot, pink pepper, rose, geranium, patchouli, amber
Where it differs: mandarin, iris, vetiver
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Released 2021
**A Kiss from a Rose** opens with a cool citrus flash: bergamot and mandarin give it a transparent, lightly sparkling start.
Shared notes: bergamot, pink pepper, rose, geranium, amber, patchouli
Where it differs: mandarin, black currant, jasmine, violet
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**Diptyque Essences Insensees Rose de Mai Eau de Parfum** opens with a pale, almost transparent freshness: a citrus flash of bergamot, cool green nuances and a touch of pink pepper.
Shared notes: bergamot, lychee, pink pepper, geranium, white musk, cedar
Where it differs: green notes, rose de mai, peony, magnolia
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**Mancera Wild Rose Oud** opens quickly and brightly: a citrus spark of bergamot and lemon throws light across the rose from the first seconds.
Shared notes: bergamot, pink pepper, rose, patchouli, cedar, amber
Where it differs: lemon, fruity notes, jasmine, oud
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Released 2014 by Alienor Massenet
**French Leather Rose** opens with a dry, cool flash of lime and bergamot, while pink pepper adds a fine prickling edge at the start.
Shared notes: pink pepper, bergamot, rose, geranium, cedar, white musk
Where it differs: lime, juniper berries, clary sage, suede
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**Montale Diamond Rose** opens bright and slightly cool: a citrus spark of bergamot meets the juicy sweetness of fig and raspberry.
Shared notes: bergamot, geranium, raspberry, rose, patchouli, amber
Where it differs: fig, jasmine, violet, vanilla