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Alexandria Fragrances Rome in Pink
Alexandria Fragrances

Rome in Pink

aromatic
powdery
leather
green
vanilla
amber
iris
2017 · unisex

Alexandria Fragrances is an indie fragrance house known for creating distinctive, character-driven scents that often draw inspiration from cultural references and unconventional combinations. Rome in Pink, released in 2017, exemplifies the brand's willingness to experiment with unexpected accords and storytelling through scent.

Rome in Pink opens with a striking leather and tomato leaf combination, immediately establishing an unusual green-aromatic profile with subtle vanilla sweetness. The heart deepens this narrative with continued tomato leaf presence alongside galbanum and clary sage, creating a herbaceous, slightly bitter character that keeps the fragrance grounded and intellectual. A substantial base of leather, iris, sandalwood, and balsamic notes (benzoin, tolu balsam, labdanum) provides warmth and sensuality, with musk adding a soft skin-like quality that prevents the composition from becoming austere.

This is a fragrance for someone drawn to unconventional, layered scents that reward close attention. It works best during cooler months when its leather and woody elements feel most appropriate, though the powdery iris and vanilla give it some versatility. Rome in Pink aligns with The Hedonist, The Sensualist, and The Aristocrat sensibilities, offering both comfort and intrigue.

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Main Accordsreported by community
aromatic
100%
powdery
100%
leather
100%
green
75%
vanilla
75%
amber
75%
iris
75%
woody
50%
fresh spicy
50%
animalic
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
Leather
Leather
One of perfumery's most complex accords, smoky, animalic, and slightly woody, evoking tanned hide, polished saddles, or fine gloves depending on the recipe. Leather adds sophistication and edge simultaneously, and is deeply associated with masculinity in Western perfumery (though the best leather fragrances transcend gender entirely).
Tomato Leaf
Tomato Leaf
Green, sharp, and intensely vegetal, tomato leaf (the stem and leaves, not the fruit) has a distinctive, almost aggressively green freshness. It smells like the inside of a greenhouse: humid, herbal, and slightly acrid. Used to add a raw, photosynthetic freshness to compositions that want something more unusual than cut grass.
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Tomato Leaf
Tomato Leaf
Green, sharp, and intensely vegetal, tomato leaf (the stem and leaves, not the fruit) has a distinctive, almost aggressively green freshness. It smells like the inside of a greenhouse: humid, herbal, and slightly acrid. Used to add a raw, photosynthetic freshness to compositions that want something more unusual than cut grass.
Galbanum
Galbanum
One of perfumery's oldest raw materials, a bitter, intensely green resin with a cut-grass, slightly medicinal quality. It's the note that gives vintage green chypres their sharp, naturalistic edge. Galbanum alone is almost unpleasantly aggressive, but in a composition it adds a vivid green freshness that nothing else can match.
Clary Sage
Clary Sage
Dry, slightly fruity, and intensely herbal, clary sage has a warm, tea-like quality with faintly floral and nutty facets. It's the more sophisticated sibling of regular sage, used in Eau Sauvage and countless classic masculines for its clean, Mediterranean character. Simultaneously natural and refined.
Orris Root
Orris Root
Base · 3–12 hrs
Leather
Leather
One of perfumery's most complex accords, smoky, animalic, and slightly woody, evoking tanned hide, polished saddles, or fine gloves depending on the recipe. Leather adds sophistication and edge simultaneously, and is deeply associated with masculinity in Western perfumery (though the best leather fragrances transcend gender entirely).
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Iris
Iris
One of perfumery's most prized and expensive ingredients, iris has a powdery, cool, almost carrot-like richness that is hard to describe and impossible to mistake. It's simultaneously earthy and refined, like the inside of an old Parisian couture house. Iris root (orris) adds quiet luxury to anything it touches.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Benzoin
Benzoin
Sweet, warm, and balsamic, benzoin resin smells like vanilla mixed with incense, with a powdery, slightly medicinal edge. It adds a comforting warmth and fixative quality to oriental fragrances, and blends beautifully with spices. Often used to smooth and round off sharp edges in complex base notes.
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Labdanum
Labdanum
A resin from the rock rose plant with a dark, animalic, honeyed quality that anchors many classic oriental fragrances. Labdanum is simultaneously leathery and sweet, with a raw complexity that synthetic materials struggle to match. It's a cornerstone of amber accords and chypre compositions.
Tolu Balsam
Tolu Balsam
A warm, sweet, vanilla-like resin from a South American tree with a cinnamon-adjacent character and a slightly smoky depth. Tolu balsam has been used in perfumery for centuries as a fixative, adding a rich, balsamic warmth that blends naturally with orientals and florals. It is closely related to Peru balsam and benzoin in its warm, sweet character.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HedonistBest match86% match
More is more. You've always known this.

Opulent, rich, long-lasting. Vanilla, amber, dense florals, gourmand warmth.

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The Sensualist85% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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The Aristocrat82% match
Timeless doesn't try. It simply is.

Cool, clean, commanding. Heritage aromatics, classic citrus, dry fougères, refined woods.

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Opulent, rich, long-lasting. Vanilla, amber, dense florals, gourmand warmth.
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Scent Profile
aromatic100%powdery100%leather100%green75%vanilla75%
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What does Alexandria Fragrances Rome in Pink smell like? +
Alexandria Fragrances is an indie fragrance house known for creating distinctive, character-driven scents that often draw inspiration from cultural references and unconventional combinations. Rome in Pink, released in 2017, exemplifies the brand's willingness to experiment with unexpected accords and storytelling through scent. Rome in Pink opens with a striking leather and tomato leaf combination, immediately establishing an unusual green-aromatic profile with subtle vanilla sweetness. The heart deepens this narrative with continued tomato leaf presence alongside galbanum and clary sage, creating a herbaceous, slightly bitter character that keeps the fragrance grounded and intellectual. A substantial base of leather, iris, sandalwood, and balsamic notes (benzoin, tolu balsam, labdanum) provides warmth and sensuality, with musk adding a soft skin-like quality that prevents the composition from becoming austere. This is a fragrance for someone drawn to unconventional, layered scents that reward close attention. It works best during cooler months when its leather and woody elements feel most appropriate, though the powdery iris and vanilla give it some versatility. Rome in Pink aligns with The Hedonist, The Sensualist, and The Aristocrat sensibilities, offering both comfort and intrigue.
What are the notes in Alexandria Fragrances Rome in Pink? +
Top: Leather, Tomato Leaf, Vanilla. Heart: Tomato Leaf, Galbanum, Clary Sage, Orris Root. Base: Leather, Vanilla, Iris, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Musk, Labdanum, Tolu Balsam.
What other fragrances smell like Alexandria Fragrances Rome in Pink? +
Based on shared notes, Memo Paris Italian Leather (Leather, Sandalwood, Tomato Leaf, Galbanum), Rasasi Junoon Velvet Pour Homme (Vanilla, Sandalwood, Galbanum, Clary Sage) may smell similar to Rome in Pink.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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