I feel fragrances from Rossmann get underestimated. These are all things you can walk in and pick up today.
Monday — La Rive Elegant Woman EDP
This one has BR540 DNA. Saffron, jasmine, a touch of fir resin in the drydown. Warm, sweet, slightly powdery. For under €7 for 100ml, it is genuinely impressive.
Product Page: https://www.larive-parfums.com/product/elegant-woman/
Tuesday — Esprit Rise & Shine EDP
Fruity and bright from the start — grapefruit, strawberry, pineapple, mandarin. It settles into something softer with jasmine and peony. A very wearable, happy scent.
Wednesday — Bruno Banani Limited Edition Woman, EdT
Okay so I picked this up at Rossmann purely because of the bottle. It just looked like summer. I wasn’t even planning to buy a fragrance that day.
It’s the Bruno Banani Summer Limited Edition and honestly? It smells exactly how it looks. You spray it and the first thing you get is this bright fruity hit. Blackcurrant, mandarin, a little citrusy. Then it settles into something softer, more floral, a bit creamy. Uhm… there’s something about this scent that feels very familiar, like something from the early 2000s.
Now in terms of longevity, you’re looking at maybe three to five hours, and after that it gets quite faint. For the price, under €18 at Rossmann, I ain’t complaining.
I wear this when I’m going out but not to a big event. Maybe for brunch, a walk, errands… when I want to feel put together. It’s that kinda fragrance.
Thursday — La Rive Isabel EDP
Warm and grounding. Vanilla, sandalwood, patchouli and vetiver. The kind of fragrance that just wraps around you quietly and stays.
Friday — House of Théom Heaven’s Reserve EDP
Rich and gourmand. Plum, walnut and cinnamon open it up, then cognac, rum and tobacco come through in the heart. It dries down to tonka bean and bourbon vanilla. This is a proper evening fragrance.
Saturday — Câline Vanille No. 25 EDP + Tesori d’Oriente Hammam EDT
Câline Vanille No. 25 is a Kayali Vanilla 28 dupe that people in Germany are genuinely excited about right now. Creamy, warm vanilla with caramel and tonka. Layer it with Tesori Hammam — mandarin, orange blossom and amber — and the combination is really something.
Sunday — La Rive Miss Dream EDP
A Carolina Herrera Good Girl inspired scent. Black currant, jasmine, vanilla and tonka bean. Sweet, milky, creamy. Sunday feels exactly like this.
Where To Buy
Everything here is from Rossmann.
Proof that the drugstore shelf deserves more credit than it gets.