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junior89 – :
So pretty, so proper, so rosey, so faint, so fleeting, so long…
If only this lasted. Wish there were an EDP Intense or Absolu version because that would be perfect. It’s a fresh sweet realistic clean rose, great anytime. Even with the lotion it just seems so faint. Oh, well, peradventure that is part of its charm.
I need to try Marissa’s hair trick (below).
Intaniimala – :
I love roses. I love, love, love roses. And I think I tried to like this rose because it’s a very classic rose perfume, but whenever I tried it, it just smelt weird and watery on me, and usually disappeared in thirty minutes. Even in the spritzer, I never thought it smelled all that realistic.
It’s clean and light and fresh, but not what I look for in a rose. If you can pull it off, that’s awesome, but not quite substantial enough for me to spend my money on.
anuzookorma – :
I spray this (a bit too much) on my hair when I’m in the mood for a happy day scent. I find it lasts longer on my hair, others can still notice it even though my snoz ignores the familiar. A friend complimented me on it twice, assuming I used a really nice shampoo 😉
AnnaAleksandrovna – :
A loving, powdery gentle rose. Can’t go wrong with this one, especially for the price. Smells much more expensive than it is.
sensey72 – :
A fresh clean rose scent. A classical pink rose scent that I loved as a deodorant body spray at first and then as an edt when my dad bought it for me. I will always love it. 🙂 I have had it for 4 years now.
edixxx85.85 – :
It’s a very lovely rose. I am new to rose scent and I usually prefer non powdery smell. This one got me hooked. I love this rose, it surprised me. It’s not powdery and is actually quite fresh. The rose is of course very prominent but in a clear way. For the price, this totally worth it. It doesn’t last long (1-2 hours) on my skin and then disappear but I would gladly refresh anytime. Don’t wear too much though, because 1 spritz radiates moderately.
rolexreplica86287 – :
As a fan of florals this doesn’t disappoint. Clean, fresh and delicate this rose on a background of white florals (lily of the valley and jasmine) is suitable for any occasion. What I like most about Yardley English Rose is that there is not a single hint of old lady powder which many rose scents are afflicted with.
I would most often use it as a daytime fragrance. I find it light enough to layer with other fragrances and elegant enough to hold it’s own when you require something clean fresh ans comforting.
paveltoff – :
A lovely, light rose with fresh airy notes. Unlikely to offend anyone. A good go-to scent for those situations you don’t want to be wearing too much — air travel, etc.
I sometimes layer it lightly over my beloved Youth Dew for a twist.
Bonne Chance.
antec – :
I spray this on my sheets before going to bed on a bed of roses <333
EOA1971 – :
Really love this. Feels nice and classic, plus a cheaper alternative to Rose by Paul Smith which it reminds me of. Probably ‘cos they both smell of roses? 😉
nosick – :
ENGLISH ROSE
As a certified Rose Queen, I love this fragrance. It’s a fantastic rose but I must warn everyone that it’s not a realistic rose which is known as ABSOLUTE ROSE. It’s been chemically formulated in addition there are other scents which are combined with the roses to make something which is more of a floral bouquet. I have experienced the rose and geranium harmonic pairing before and let me tell you it’s beautiful. White floral notes in this fragrance appear to be tuberose lily of the valley and jasmine. It is because of this white floral accord that this fragrance feels old fashioned and like something out of the Edwardian or Victorian age. It smells of something Queen Victoria would have had on her own dresser table, and even King Edward her son! Yardley’s English Lavender is superior because it really does smell of beautiful and real lavender. This one is more synthetic. It’s still very nice so if you’re on Fragrantica searching for a beautiful rose perfume, this one is high on the list. But I would also recommend ROSE DE FRANCE by HISTORIAE. I love that one because it’s a softer, sexier, sweeter French rose whereas this one is a pretty but ordinary English rose. This one I put on whenever I can’t find anything else to wear and again it makes for excellent room air freshner. Avoid TEA ROSE by PERFUMER’S WORKSHOP because it’s mostly chemical and too overpowering. I use it to spray my house with and in October for Oscar Wilde’s birthday I used it during a seance to summon his spirit (he loved roses). English Rose is really nice but I’m more in love with Rose De France by Historiae. This is mostly an impressive fragrance in that it comes from a very good old British company that has history of its own and because English Lavender is such a masterpiece.
thavoilligo – :
(THIS review is for the PINK colored version)
*Blind Buy* for today because I just purchased April Violets last week and really loved it!
I wanted an inexpensive rose frag for bedding, linen & laundry–and I got it!
English Rose is a light simple rose with some white floral on the side.
I think I get a hint of Neroli in there too which is a nice bonus!
Longevity is on the faint side with a spray or 2, but if you go overboard with say, like 10 sprays you actually can get whiffs a few hours later.
For the low price you can spritz all day long and refresh !
My highest rating:
WBABUB= Would buy a back up bottle
PNDT= Please never discontinue this !
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I only wish these were more available in stores like T.J. Marshalls and Wal*Mart instead of having to buy them online (I’m in the USA – NYC suburbs)
dadsHoatteCof – :
Smelled this in a perfume shop and fell in love with it! I own april violets and english lavender by Yardley so i guessed i would like this too, and i certainly did ! A gorgeous fragrance wich reminds me of something from the regency or victorian era. Romance in a bottle! 10/10 for me! And extremly priceworthy!
Nealleync – :
Ahemb i meant…Too bad longevity is only 4 hour range. The sillage is moderate. (To my review below)
cuz981speagoessenda – :
For the most part,i’m into florals. Love the fruity florals,floral-florals and woody florals. This is a delicious spicy woody floral perfume. I love it.
Yes,dry autumn roses are center stage but the spices are very there with gorgeous wood base. I wore this the first day i installed hard wood floors in the house with my bf and it just seemed so appropriate to wear afterward,when the whole house was finished. It gives me a comforting feeling.
I craved this so bad this morning and i think it’s the spices. In all of my current collection,i believe this gem posseses spice that isn’t a pepper note. I need more spice to my collection.
This is more suitable in autumn & winter,imo. Too bad the sillage is only 4 hours.
A good twisted on a rose perfume. Definately,not for everyone.
TeMakA – :
Elegant and clean rose scent. It seems quite strong when you first spray it, but isn’t overpowering, not too long lasting, but I think it doesn’t really matter as the result is just simple, light and pretty. I usually get complements like “elegantly grown up” wearing this.
S1a2v3 – :
Dewy, soft and pretty. It’s like the scent of wild summer roses in the air. I think its beautiful. I find it hard to get a good rose scent as I usually find them too sharp, dry or fussy but this is perfectly rounded with a little musk and tiny hint of wood, that makes all the difference, it makes it more natural and almost like a part of you – like a skin scent. I’m surprised as its so cheap but I like it better than a lot of much more expensive rose scents.
vanica831 – :
I am surprised to see that this perfume smells something else rather than roses nowadays. In the beginning of the 90s my mother had gave me this as a gift. I wasn’t even a teenager back then but I didn’t liked the smell of the roses (I mean just roses). I worn this once in a blue moon until my 18s or so. I guess it has been reformulated, because the old version was only smelling of roses. I am kind of intrigued by this florential version that I am reading
ddr606speagoessenda – :
Let my start by saying that this was a blind buy, based on reviews and my romanticized view of Yardley in general [the notion of beautiful flowers blooming in English gardens, as well as “Yardley of London” being one of the oldest cosmetics, perfume and toiletry companies in the world – I figured they know best, right?].
So, I’ve been wanting to get my hands on Yardley fragrances for years now, even though I never actually smelled them before – apart from “English Lavender”. Problem is, I can’t buy them where I live and ordering them online is not an option either, so when a close friend who lives in the UK said he’d come for a visit, I took my chance and asked him to bring me “English Rose”, “Lily of the Valley” and the new “Daisy”, all by Yardley.
I was so excited when I got them that I opened all 3 boxes at once and tried them all on different parts of my arms… and was instantly disappointed 🙁
It’s not that I didn’t like them per say…they just didn’t come close to what I’ve read and expected.
“English Rose” does not remind me of roses at all; it has that powdery smell you find in those sachets you put in wardrobes and drawers, or the girly stationary with translucent pictures of puppies, kittens, flowers etc. I used to collect when I was a little girl… Mildly reminiscent of white flowers and talc powder, kind of synthetic… I have other rose fragrances that smell much more of rose than this one.
I would be OK with wearing it as an everyday fragrance, or even to the gym since the longevity and sillage are fairly weak and the fragrance is quite inoffensive to most people, but my husband “strongly dislikes” it, so it will stay in the very back of my perfume collection, until I find someone who likes it more than I do.
dahaka47 – :
This English rose is, in fact, a very synthetic, watered down oriental rose. It starts off with a synthetic yet promising whiff of rose flavored turkish delight… And then, nothing! Simple soap has better longevity. You get what you pay for and, in this case, it is a slightly more expensive Febreze.
aleksx – :
A lot of rose-based perfumes tend to not last very long on my skin for some reason. Yardley’s English Rose lasted 6 hours on my skin. A gorgeous strong rose scent (not light and ‘watery’). My late mother used to own the English Rose talcum powder so this scent reminded me of her. Inexpensive and easy to find where I live.
cikanski – :
This is such a beautiful light fragrance. Great for when you don’t want to wear a heavy scent but still want to feel fresh. Very clean scent but poor longevity – it lasts all of 5 minutes on me quite literally. I own the edt, deodorant and soap. I absolutely love this fragrance. I love these types of fragrances – very classic. It reminds me of my grandmother! She loves Yardley. Great bedtime scent as well. This is not a pungent rose attar smell but more like a soft innocent rose scent – the type that still has morning dew on it.
yayabigtorrent.org – :
Second review, for reformulated version (clear liquid). Top notes of neroli, rose absolute, chamomile, heart notes of rosebud and jasmine and base notes of sandalwood and amber.
Opens a pinch fresh and bitter, neroli making its entrance, and quickly settles into a smooth, pretty rose scent, soft, feminine, with woody ambery undertones for sure. It reminds me very much of Cerutti 1881, that same dreamy, relaxed scent, though with different accents of notes. Absolutely office or hospital safe, gentle, unobtrusive, like a scented soap without smelling soapy.
I actually love this version more than the older version with the pink liquid, which is dry and a tiny bit spicy, with a little bit more of a vintage flair to it. I like having both though, but be careful, as they’re really not the same smell. Safe for rose lovers either way, but I would recommend the reformulated version to those unsure of rose.
vladimir_iv – :
Does anyone know where the old formulation can be bought from now (the pink liquid)? So sad. I accidentally bought the new bottle and it really is awful.
Death Cab for cutie – :
me parece que lo reformularon porque no se parece en nada al que probé hace mucho tiempo…. se ha vuelto artificial como sintético, una lástima
Алекандр – :
I really dislike this kind of rose, the kind that smells like an airfreshener for your bathroom. Unfotunately, most rose scents smells exactly like this… like a poutpurri gone bad.
Give me a sweet, powdery, spicy and honeyed rose!
artetskaf – :
Picked this up today as I had wanted to smell it and it was in TKMaxx for only £4.99 for 50ml.
Bit disappointed so far – think they should have left it as a pure rose and not messed with it. Kind of warm and powdery, no geranium evident, meh. Will try it again but will probably end up getting rid one way or another.
Update, 29/10/13: This has grown on me! Yes it’s a very ‘talcum powder’ rose, but if I apply it, in the evening, after a nice bath using some inexpensive but lovely rose shower creme that I have, it is comforting and reminds me of childhood!
seregasing – :
Unfortunately – it’s too soapy and too soft for me. I expected something like Tea Rose from Parfumeur’s Workshop (firstly it is similar to that but after a while I’m forgetting about English Rose and smell only soap.
claivatty – :
Very nice… I love it
wwwzona_jeyn – :
This was an unlikely “like”.
I was comparing this with Yardley’s Red Roses EDT(strangely not listed).
This opens up spicy – a lot of spices sprinkled on top of a weak rose smell. Red Roses was more soothing and rosewater-like. I was about to run away, forget this for good but lo! Half hour later a rosewater scent appears, only stronger, slightly spicy and very green.
It costs S$10.70 here for the 125ml. That’s like USD$8?
A good cheapie.
Longevity: 3-4 hours
Sillage: Moderate
Nara1mail1ru – :
i usually love rose fragrant, this one is a bit funny. it smells nice in a distance but I cant wear it myself, there is this deep spicy scent in it that reminds me of the cough syrup… Sorry Yardley
zgx593Bessinepome – :
…soft, clean, i wear it after bath, keep you fresh. Nice for summer.
KVluty – :
This works perfect for keeping my Borzoi from chewing on furniture ;D
sailor7 – :
I love the smell of Rose …simple n lovely.
Perfect for spring and summer 🙂
Oblighblothsm – :
I have a small bottle left from pre 2000. It is nothing short of pure fantasy from the English countryside. I always thought of it as a soliflore, yet it develops as some white flowers peek through. This works so well as a first perfume for girls! It is the perfect “before bed” spritz. It is so relaxing.
The rose is a cottage garden rose. There are plenty of other bigger roses out there. Innocent, fresh washed summer mornings come to mind. Its a pink, traditional English Rose. This is not Agent Provocateur.
Yardley is one of the oldest perfume house in business today. For an inexpensive classic, you cannot go wrong.
Prinstan – :
I agree with II that this is a thin scent. It’s a shy but pipeingly sweet pink rose (for the 1st 1/2 hour) that settles to more green than rosy pink (maybe yes, geranium). Not a full blown red rose like Annick Goutal’s Ce Soir Or Jamais, or Stella, and after a half an hour it gets soft and powdery, then just fades away in a green smell. I don’t get, at all, that its a big old fashioned Bulgarian rose or a deep red rose in full bloom. To me, its a chaste high pitched sweet 16 yo girl rose. I like my roses to be a dripping top heavy Mr Lincoln or Souvenir De La Malmaison. Sweet yes while it lasts, lacks depth.
WectanceSew – :
I was given a bottle of this years ago when I was getting ready to attend my first jr high school dance. I remember I loved it then but the scent is heavier than I like to wear now. Still nice memories though and it even today it makes a nice linen spray if you don’t want to use it as a perfume.
Dafidolvostrem – :
my 2nd review for this now that i own it again. this is such true rose scent with a soapy dry down. i just love smelling this. its also a clean fragrance that is long-lasting. i’m very happy i have it back.
oh, and this is the original pink perfume. just lovely.
stamp111 – :
As a rose-fan, I’ve once purchased 2 bottles of English rose by Yardley. It had a strong rose smell in it, though rather sharp. Now I may find it again somehow in my bottle of Eternity Moment, although the Yardley was purer and more uplifing – yet the soapy smell is common to both, I’m afraid. I’m not sure that I would use Yardley Rose again.
antonio11051991 – :
This also goes for the “pink juice”: The best rose I’ve had yet. Clean, fresh and easy to wear. Does anybody know, if the new bottle contains a reformulation with an altered fragrance as well?
danil17111 – :
I wanted very much to like this, I always appriciate old, historical brands.
In fact I’m wondering if there is something wrong with my nose, but roses in my country smell thick and sweet.
This is not a thick rose, in fact geranium note is quite intense.
It is a rather thin rose that has something of a geranium.
It wasn’t what I expected it to be.
I find it suitable for young girls and for retro style women.
But I do believe they have to ‘thicken’ the smell.
ADD
It’s not a surprise that it smells like the Elisabethan Rose anyway.
19941814 – :
This is for the original version, the pink juice:
Yardley English Rose smells exactly like an English rose as the name suggests. It is quite a successful creation in its category (soliflores). Wearing it is like walking in a Victorian rose garden, very vintage, and very lady-like… The smell of English roses can be quite overwhelming however. I mean when I wear it I feel like I am smelling like a rose garden, or a vase of roses. This point reduces the actual wearability of the scent, but nevertheless Yardley’s English Rose stays quite a distinctive fragrance.
1234Zver – :
What a rose! Not a polite, delicate little rose. A full blown aggressive one. This is an old fashioned “big” rose scent. Although several notes are listed all I smell is rose: clean, clear, and sweet as if just plucked from a summer garden. Classic, the only rose perfume you’ll ever need.
SlipSpickcogs – :
I bought this blind, knowing I like rose, to wear as a daily scent as an alternative to wearing my more expensive Jo Malone and what a good buy it was. Such a pure rose perfume, it’s amazing. The dry geranium scent is there at the beginning but fades fast into a musky garden rose. I would call this a soliflore really. It seems quite strong when you first spray it, but isn’t overpowering on. Just simple and pretty. I’m really very happy with it, especially at 12 euro for 125ml.
ice697elipseskism – :
Heavy red red rose smell. I can’t say it’s ‘fake’ at all, but I prefer a different, lighter, zestier rose. Like Un Zest de Rose, which is the very essence of spring. This one, frankly, makes my eyes water, it’s very strong! (oddly, it blends well with patchouli, the two combine into something interesting!)
mocart68 – :
Yardley is a ubiquitous perfume brand in Chemists and is often overlooked due to lack of publicity and it’s rather cheap price.
But oh god, English Rose has to be one of the most authentic rose scents I’ve ever experienced.
There are many expensive, upmarket rose-based designer scents that smell rather synthetic, but English Rose manages to incorporate true rose notes at an affordable price. It lasts suprisingly long lasting as well, considering it’s only an Eau de Toilette.
sqwerty07 – :
Miss Guerlain, you are SOOOOO right!! I also think it has a great similarity with Jean Patou Joy, which I love very much too. But it is just what you are saying, are you willing to pay the price for niche or Joy, if you can have it all when you buy this masterpiece for only a fraction of the price?
z1212 – :
Oh niches… Sometimes very overrated & hyped. “Rose Poivree” by The Different Company smells very much like YARDLEY “English Rose”.
Only Yardley’s rose is sharper. Not 100% identical, but yet still “almost like this”. A big old-fashioned classic Bulgarian rose. A deep red rose in full bloom. Sparklingly vibrant, & with an fantastic strength, sillage & staying-power. The old-fashioned rose from the 1800-century. Note: Remeber to use it with a very light hand. A bottle of Yardley’s rose will last you ages.
YARDLEY “English Rose” is $10-15 for 125ml edt. “Rose Poivree” is $233 for 90ml. Well, the choice is yours to make – which one will you choose? 😉
silver79 – :
lovely clean rose scent. a calming gem.
bu_gai – :
Everytime I smell this I remember good old days of my mother. It smells like freshly picked pink roses. It’s very fresh, clean & airy. Nothing synthetic about it IMHO.
schook05 – :
krmarich said it all – Yardley English Rose is my go to clean, fresh and comforting fragrance. Uplifting and perfect for Australian summers.