Archived

Tom Ford Rose de Chine

Rose-forward, floral, resinous, warm, and smoky.

Key Fragrance Notes: Rose on Rose Extract, Rose Neoabsolute, Yellow Peony, Clary Sage Absolute, Tonka Bean, Cistus Absolute

Rose de Chine combines layered rose materials with yellow peony for a luminous floral center before clary sage adds a dry aromatic edge. Tonka bean brings smooth almond-like warmth while cistus absolute deepens the drydown with smoky resin and ambered texture. The composition avoids the transparency of a fresh rose, using herbs, tonka, and cistus to make the flower feel darker and more sensual. The result is polished and warm, balancing floral richness against resin, soft spice, and smoky depth.

This Bottle Has Reached the End of Its Current Route

This fragrance is currently unavailable through Full Bottle Route and has been moved to our archive.

Archived fragrances may return if full-bottle inventory becomes available again, but restocks are not guaranteed. We recommend checking back periodically for updated availability.

We keep select past listings available so you can still reference fragrance details, notes, and other product information.

Looking for your next destination? Explore our current collection of available full bottles—or check back to see if this fragrance returns to the route.

Explore Available Fragrances →

Route map

Key Notes

Rose on Rose Extract, Rose Neoabsolute, Yellow Peony, Clary Sage Absolute, Tonka Bean, Cistus Absolute

The brand presents these notes as a unified composition rather than a formal top, heart and base pyramid.

Fragrance Details

Reading this fragrance profile…

About the Fragrance

Rose de Chine is Tom Ford’s darker rose study, built from layered rose extracts and yellow peony with clary sage absolute, tonka bean, and cistus absolute. Aromatic dryness, almond-like warmth, and smoky resin give the floral center a deeper, more sensual character.

This fragrance is currently part of the Full Bottle Route fragrance archive.

Quick Facts

Brand: Tom Ford
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Fragrance family: Amber Floral
Expected wear: Extended
Projection: Moderate
Strength: Strong
Scent profile: Rose, Floral, Resinous, Warm, Smoky
Availability: Archived

Production Status

Production status: Discontinued

Notes & Composition

Key notes: Rose on Rose Extract, Rose Neoabsolute, Yellow Peony, Clary Sage Absolute, Tonka Bean, Cistus Absolute

The brand presents these notes as a unified composition rather than a formal top, middle and base pyramid.

Scent Profile

Primary profile: Rose, Floral, Resinous, Warm, Smoky

Your Route Match

Checking where this fragrance sits on your scent route…

When to Wear It

Best seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring
Best for: Date Night, Going Out, Special Occasion
Day / night: Night
Mood: Romantic, Warm, Smoky

The fragrance's fuller profile give Tom Ford Rose de Chine a natural place in cooler-weather wear, especially after dark. Moderate projection and a 8+ hour wear estimate keep the guidance grounded while its romantic, warm, smoky character suits date night, going out, special occasion.

Route guidance is based on the fragrance profile, stored wear context, and listed notes; performance and preference vary by wearer.

Summary

Rose de Chine is a warm rose-centered Eau de Parfum that contrasts polished florals with smoky resin and soft spice. Layered rose materials and yellow peony create the main floral body while clary sage introduces a dry aromatic edge that keeps the composition from becoming overly plush. Tonka bean adds smooth almond-like warmth and cistus deepens the drydown with ambered, resinous texture. The result feels darker and more sensual than a fresh rose scent, suited to shoppers who want rose framed by herbs, warmth, and smoke rather than bright citrus or jammy fruit.

About the Brand

Tom Ford Beauty extends the American designer’s luxury aesthetic into fragrance, cosmetics, and grooming, with perfumes spanning signature scents and the more specialized Private Blend collection. The fragrance house is known for bold, material-led compositions and polished sensuality across woods, leather, tobacco, florals, amber, spice, citrus, fruit, and gourmand themes. Rose de Chine shows the darker floral side of that design language. Layered rose extracts and yellow peony create the floral center before clary sage, tonka bean, and cistus add aromatic dryness, almond-like warmth, smoke, and resin. The treatment turns rose into something warmer and more shadowed, fitting Tom Ford’s preference for clear central materials intensified through strong contrasts.