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alexz-iva – :
Lots of violet in this one. Of course it is mostly rose, but definitely a violet undertone. Love the combination of rose and violet.
Impossible to overspray. I sprayed three sprays (huge amount for me), and it was still extremely light.
Paul Smith’s Rose is a timeless classic rose. Reminds me of Rose Milk lotion that ladies used back in the day. Probably my favorite light rose.
nadir198555 – :
Being Alright with rose scent, I thought I knew what to expect. This took me by surprise at first spitz, in a very pleasant way. Like what others have mentioned, it is sweet and fresh. The tea note gave it a slight twist to its advantage and it balances the sweetness of the rose note. Just lovely.
polyanich – :
I am not normally into perfumes that have rose as a main note and I was hoping that buying this will help me understand rose perfumes if not love them. It is safe to say its nice sweet and fresh, not too much not too little. Simple and inoffensive, I would imagine it to be safe for the office.
It didn’t make me fall in love with roses, but it’s ok since my fiancee pinched it and loves it. It worked out in the end, but I know for sure not to keep chasing the roses, it’s just not for me.
batmax – :
I dont like it because it gives me metallic taste..but sometimes I kinda like it for some reason.this is one of those perfumes that I can only wear occasionaly. It smells like green rose.
aniscin – :
There is really nothing to not like about this perfume, unless you don’t like roses. It is not too sharp, not too sweet, not too strong and not weak. Just a nice fresh rose. It dries down to light musk on my skin, and musk is my pet peeve. So, I spray on my clothes and hair to solve that slight issue. It is perfect for hot summers. Stays fresh all day long with even 1-2 squirts. A safe blind buy.
anto36 – :
Defenitly smells good but it kind of burns my nose
Its s something very sharp in it if you use often
ARTEMIY – :
I love the opening in this. A fresh, crisp rose, completely realistic. No sweetness, no artificial perfume, just a fresh, green rose, complete with stem and leaves.
In the drydown however it turns into a bar of soap on my skin. I’m really jealous of all the people who get to hold on to that green freshness, but unfortunately I don’t. So let that be a lesson to everyone: test this on skin first.
I have a lingering suspicion that my skin chemistry simply does this to rose scents. ‘Florabotanica’ acts much in the same way on my skin. I own both organic rose water and rose absolute oil and both get that slightly soapy quality on my skin over time, though the scent of those is too fleeting to make it very noticeable.
However it does follow that I probably just don’t have the right chemistry for roses. Such a pity, because I love them.
But to anyone with the right chemistry: this is gorgeous, it doesn’t get more rose-y than this, without it ever going into a ‘perfume’-direction. Longevity and projection are far, far better than a scent in this price category should possess.
San4EZzzz – :
Personally I would say there’s only one thing in common between Paul Smith Rose and Perfumer’s Workshop’s Tea Rose: They are both fresh, “rose” based florals with green notes and little to no “embellishments”. No additional fruits, vanilla, spices or powder, which accompany a lot of rose fragrances on the market. As far as scent goes they are completely different.
PW a more authentic take on the actual flower. Not so much rose “fragrance” as PS Rose, but rather a fresh, damp roses. It’s sharper and greener to mimic the whole flower, complete with “stem and leaves”.
PS’s Rose is soft and more wearable. This is more of a traditional rose ‘perfume’ where rose is the main character, but has other supporting notes to soften it. It’s fresh, bright scent reminds me of Versace Bright Crystal, but is less complex.
The rose here reminds me a bit of the rose in one of the Love 2 Love scents. Maybe Freesia + Violet Petals, which I didn’t like, but I do like this one.
The dry down is a faint, clean, synthetic white musk that I’ve smelled somewhere before.
skoroxod – :
very similar to Perfumer’s Workshop Tea Rose; this is a sweet, green true tea rose but not quite as powerful with projection as PW. Lovely rose fragrance.
phenix94 – :
This is what I consider my ideal rose scent, as far as the way it smells. A lot of “rose” perfumes dont have enough rose for me & some just arent the type of rose scent i want. This is exactly what I want. That being said, The longevity is not good. I had maybe 3 hours before it just became a skin scent. & I wont rebuy a perfume I feel like I cant at least get 4 hours out of.
I think im going to have to go back to layering Perfume workshop Tea Rose with Vera wang vanilla & rose buds to get the scent & staying power i want.
ksysha_slava – :
I blind-bought this perfume, looking for a realistic rose smell but a little bit fresher than Chloe Roses (which I love!).
What you get is really a true, beautiful rose but ALSO a lot of green tea. In fact, to me it smells more like a green tea perfume with rose, than a rose with green tea!
At first I felt the green tea was a little bit too much for me. It did have that refreshing effect, giving the rose a more youthful vibe, but it was so strong on me it almost became like a MINT, cold smell.
It’s really pleasant and work appropriate, in fact everyday appropriate.
The more I wear it and the more I like it. I can now notice the rose more and the green tea really makes it a refreshing fragrance.
I can’t wait for summer to wear this at work or anywhere really!
So overall it’s good if you want a fragrance to wear in any situation, it is feminine and classy but also very simple and light.
Oh and also 2 sprays last me all day without being too much.
stalker70 – :
I don’t find it similar to Roses de Chloe at all. I went thru 20ml of Roses de chloe, I’m familiar enough with it.
And not similar to the linear and room-spray-like YR Rose Fraiche
Ok, about this Rose- Paul Smith Rose. It’s so cheap, I did’t consider it for a very long time because of the price, to be honest. I thought that if Caron, Amouage, Serge Lutens, April Aromatics, Ramon Monegal, Annick Goutal, MFK, PdN, ProfvmvmRoma,LeGalion,MDCI, etc., didn’t impress me with their rose perfumes, than how could such a modest, cheap, discount-shelf rose perfume impress me? Well, surprise surprise. It’s such a spring-time fresh rose delight. Natural smelling, no lychee, no geranium, no excess sweetness. Good sillage, good lasting power. Develops the notes very pleasently, all stages being fully satisfying.
This is a masterpiece, a hidden treasure. A fresh rose perfection.
P.S.- if you don’t like green tea, you won’t like this. It’s a very obvious note here.
77sem – :
Pleasant rose scent
Not much more to say
Quite linear
Doesnt really develop
pratry – :
Lovely and bright. As soon as I wore it though, I thought it must have virtually identical notes to Yardley’s contemporary edition of English Roses, and I was correct. Not identical, but close enough to be fraternal twins. Though Paul Smith Rose doesn’t appear to have the citrus in the top notes as English Roses does, the tea is so prominent that I really can’t tell the difference between the two in the first 30 minutes. After an hour, the ozone is discernible in Paul Smith, but overall when my two bottles run out, I’ll save my hard earned by purchasing a larger bottle of the Yardley. That’s not to take anything away from the beauty of Paul Smith Roses. More a statement that English Roses, and Yardley fragrances in general, are underrated and great value for money.
Tolian222 – :
Basic, easy-to-wear, classic yet doesn’t smell dated or awkward. I would say it’s even office-friendly. The prominent tea note turned me off for a little while, and I don’t generally like violets much. I picked it up a couple months later when I needed a rose pick me up, and this really hit the spot! I enjoy the tea/violet side notes, they give it a little extra sillage and make it interesting, that will get noticed you in favorable way. Overall, it lends a sweet, rosy aura that is friendly and approachable, and just a touch stylish/sassy. I would compare it to bvlgari rose essential edp which I also have, but this is much easier to wear, and smells more modern, breezy, and less “dated”. I find I reach for this often, a couple of times a week. A new Favorite!
MoLoY – :
Hhhmmph. I’m stumped on this one. I got it in the mail yesterday after wanting it for over a year but never seeing it in my area to test. It is a nice fizzy rose at first spray but then there is a laundry detergent or clean note that shows up. Maybe it is the tea? Musk? I expected fresh, but not this artificial detergent smell. It brings to my mind a note or the vibe in Clinique Happy Heart. I have a bottle of rosewater from my local health food store that I use in my hair and this smells nothing like that. I don’t understand the comparison in so many reviews. It’s not what I thought it would be and I can’t picture myself wearing it because I only enjoy the opening. Womp, womp, woooooooooh :sad trombone sound:.
Update a month later: I have tried several times, the opening and mid are so beautiful and fresh that it fools me into thinking “this time will be different”. But nope, the drydown continues to be a synthetic mess. So, so disappointing.
gregorian1976 – :
I was raving about Rose for such a long time and finally when I saw a 100 ml on incredible discount, I grabbed it with the speed of light, but what was my disappointment when I sniffed it for a first time. It was a blind buy and since I am a huge rose lover, I didn’t expect anything could go wrong. First impression was plain rose water, then it turned into something very citrusy, I swear I smell bergamot. I can not detect the magnolia at all, I was hoping that fragrance would be more floral, but it’s very fresh,musky and even sharp. Inoffensive, save, perfect for summer I guess, but that’s it. No sophistication or romantic vibe for me. I was almost sure that I will fall in love judging by the notes, but sorry it’s not my thing.
Edit: Now I realized that my biggest problem with this perfume is the green tea. My skin tends to amplify that note and turns every fragrance with it, into a men’s cologne. That”s why Green Tea smells horrible on me. So sad.
Manhunt – :
I love to wear this perfume on summer, it is very fresh and classic with a very natural rose smell as if I entered a garden.
sasha sasha – :
I don’t usually wear perfume because everytime I use it, I get headache. This perfume does not give me headache, instead , it told me a story; a soft, romantic, classy and elegant women.
I’m from Malaysia, by the way, and apparently Paul Smith will be closing down soon! I really really hope this perfume stays. I’m definitely purchasing this perfume again.
Sherer – :
Adorable. Fresh, green-rose perfume. Not too sweet, soft and clean frag. Best blind buy ever. Suites to all ages, all environment (working, casual, party…). You “just” feel and smell nice with it. Lovely. Really it is.
vovan19731979 – :
* These are my personal experiences/thoughts with this fragrance. Yours/others may differ. *
Initial – rose + violet
Drydown – rose + musk + cedar
Duration – 6-8 hours
Projection – soft
Experiences – A warm weather rose; cooler and refreshing. Opening is vaguely powdery due to violet. Scent is a fairly linear and straightforward rose.
Quick Thoughts – rosy, refreshing, cool
Reminds Me Of – The Body Shop Atlas Mountain Rose, Chloé Roses de Chloé (drydown)
StimamarEverS – :
I HAD to delete my last review because my feelings about this fragrance have changed.
Now, this fragrance still seems a little too green for me, but I still like the simple, prominent, fresh rose. That being said, the opening of this perfume is much better than the drydown, IMO, because the opening is much more rosy and fresh, whereas the drydown is a little more earthy, probably because of the cedar. I wish this perfume was just a bit sweeter, maybe with some more fruity notes, but other than that, this perfume is actually pleasant.
Overall, this is a pretty, inoffensive rose.
Zerro91 – :
I LOVE the smell of this perfume. It has been my go to my many years. However, the sillage is not very strong on me and the perfume also lasts only a fleeting moment. It seems to project better for others, just not me… So, I’m searching for something that is a bit stronger and longer lasting on my skin.
kupalnyy – :
Paul Smith Rose is fantastic! It was a blind buy and I was so happy to sniff it for the first time that it made me giggle. I love the fresh rose and tea aroma with some violet sweetness. It’s just what I have been after, the perfect tea scent for me.
raindrop74 – :
Cool, fresh / rose.
But fresh, because it blends with fresh flowers, not meadow or sea climates. It smells like a traditional rose freshly broken and arranged in a bouquet and there are still drops of dew.
There is a delicate rose candy, with a mildly aromatic tea background, there is no gravity, no change, no overloading what the perfume with the roses in the lead often happens.
This is a super nice rose fragrance and does not make grandma associations nor old porcelain or pearls etc …
I would recommend to try it.
maloidj1 – :
A blind buy for me, based on reviews here. I adore rose and am in search of the perfect rose scent, and I take the reviews here seriously.
Today, my bottle arrived and I eagerly opened it. The clear juice, the plain bottle, the large size and the inexpensive price, all made me forget I was spraying an EDP rather than EDC. Can one overdo this light fragrance? It would seem so. I am one who initially steps into the mist of a stronger fragrance and lightly touch to the wrist rather than wildly spray. This perfume fooled me -and I wildly sprayed.
At first, due to heavy application, I was disappointed. I smelled mostly tea and not rose. And because I’d gone crazy, treating it like splash cologne rather than a perfume, it was almost headache-inducing and mediciney. However, now that the initial overspray is calming down, so is the scent, and it is developing into something beautiful.
The quieter it gets, the more I love it. It is now a very pretty rose scent, backed with the cooling fragrance of tea which translates in my brain to a spring rain. For me, wearing this scent is like walking through a rose garden on a rainy day. You carry your umbrella, you can hear your steps crisp across the garden path, and the scent of roses and rain are intoxicating and still fresh. These are silver/lavender roses, peach and cream, not yellow or red. The cooling tea mist enhances the smell of blooming white roses.
It is very lovely. I can’t believe it’s as inexpensive as it is, for it doesn’t smell cheap. Rose perfumes are my favorite of all the florals, but also seem hard to get right., because what other notes match rose well? I think tea may be one. This is very close to perfect: just roses and raindrops. It has been two hours since I oversprayed; it is still going strong, but in a good way. Not close to my skin, I have not lost the scent and I leave a trail of dewdrop sprinkled petals when I walk.
This could well be the rose fragrance I have been looking for:simple, pretty, elegant and lasting. I can see this becoming my go-to fragrance. I’ll see how it goes through the day, and I will wear again tomorrow, put on with a lighter hand, and get the truer opening. We’ll see if I have any comments when I’m with with friends tomorrow.
аслан111 – :
Not really a pro when it comes to rosy fragrances, although I did own a bottle or two YSL Paris but this is a different story. A lot of my perfumes do have rose notes in them though, so I`m not totally impartial..
I tried this the other day as for years and years just ignored it in Boots, and I must say easily the nicest and best value fragrance in the whole sale section! I was keep sniffing at it later and what I found was a gentle, simple rose, with a bit of green tea or rose leaves in the drydown, very simple and clean, without any sour or bitter undertones or granny-type soapiness, I didn`t really discover any other notes than these two. It didn`t last too long though, but that`s just more proof how gentle the scent is..
Tamplier – :
I don’t own this one, but have been looking for a rose/peony scent that is light, delicate, unpretentious, not too sweet, and with only the slightest hint of that watery, green, freshness.
Approaching what I’m looking for are RL Romance, YSL Parisienne, EL Pleasures, B&BW Peony….and closest of all, Body Shop’s Rose Sauvage (Wild Rose) hand cream.
While I like scents like the old and new Chloes, there is something too sharp, serious, and heavy about them.
Anyway, for a final push to convince me to buy, I decided to check the reviews here. So many great descriptions, however the one that 100% rang true for me is the post from MissGabrielleO, who offers the comparison of PSR smelling the way John Singer Sargent’s 1885 painting ‘Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose’looks (if the feelingsbthe painting evokes could be translated into an olfactory experience-).
That made perfect sense to me, and is EXACTLY the scent I’m after. I will post an update once I’ve actually bought and worn it:)
demos80 – :
ahhh this is beautiful! Im so glad I finally bought this! I had it on my want list for ages and finally decided to go for it. Trying to expand my wardrobe with all different types of frags and I needed something more floral and rosey for summer but without being aquatic (aquatic scents give me headaches) Paul smith rose is actually beautiful! Its the perfect fresh rose smell, no mustyness, no powder, just fresh roses! The green tea is noticable but it doesnt take over the rose at all, it brings a nice coolness to the fragrance so the rose doesnt become musty..
I love it! Its going to be amazing for summer!! Cant wait to use it : )
I actually really like the bottle design as well and mine came in a little flowery satchet inside the box, so cute! Well done paul smith please dont ever discontinue this one!!
rewq1995rewq – :
This was the first perfume I bought after a period of my teenage years in which I just didn’t want to wear any. I just walked into my local drugstore, smelled this and promptly fell in love with it.
I just got so attached to it so quickly, partly because it reminds me of the scents of my past and my happiest times. It feels like an extension of myself, if I may be so cheesy. This perfume, to me, really does smell like rose, and I can also detect the green tea and the base notes. (And probably the other flowers too, I just don’t know how violet and magnolia is supposed to smell like.) It smells very natural, as if you literally just took a rose and smeared it onto your skin. You can barely even smell that telltale chemical-ish “perfume” scent that almost all perfumes tend to have. My family has always been very engaged in nature, being scouts and taking walks in the woods and vacations on the countryside, and the smell of this just immediately takes me away from the city and puts me in the middle of a rose garden, back into nature which I guess feels like home to me.
Smelling this fragrance reminds me of sitting in a dewy rose garden full of flowers in spring, in the cool morning, after a night of rain. The scent is so crisp, natural and light. It’s calming, in a way. It calms you right down like a breath of fresh air after spending hours in a crowded place. I would describe it as… Innocent and refreshing, just about as natural as can be, as opposed to sexy or flirty or sweet etc. like most other women’s perfumes pride themselves in being. It’s like rosewater. I feel like even a child could wear this in theory, because there is nothing suggestive about this scent. It’s mainly just the soft scent of a fresh, green-ish rose.
For some reason I can’t really determine how long it lasts on my skin… I’ll apply it and then not be able to smell it at all like 5 minutes later, but my mum can smell it even after several hours has passed. I do think I have to reapply it throughout the day, sometime during the afternoon. The scent is pretty mild too, as you’d have to get very close to me to be able to smell it. But I find that it is worth it. I really can’t imagine choosing any other scent over this. Besides, I actually prefer perfumes to be subtle and intimate, rather than loud and strong enough to suffocate everyone within a 5 foot radius from you. I do prefer it when people have to get close to you in order to smell you.
The tragic downfall of all this glory is that while I love this scent, it doesn’t seem to blend very well with my skin, in terms of smell? I find that when I’m wearing it, it smells a lot more powdery and less floral and fresh than it does in the bottle. So I don’t really wear it anymore. But it doesn’t change the fact that I love this, so I might just continue using it as a room spray or something.
I could go on and on, but I’d probably just be talking in circles. I just really, really, really love this perfume, and I can only recommend it.
Gusarrogjv – :
I love this fragrance. It smells like an English summer garden full of roses. It has moderate strength and subtle silage but I can catch a waft of it on the breeze even after I thought it had worn off. I think it is a perfect rose fragrance because the green tea stops it from smelling soapy and dull. Instead it sparkles brightly and I am quite addicted to it. It is perfect for summer and I find it a cheerful and uplifting fragrance.
intimiCof – :
Oh this is my favourite rose-scent to date.
Endlessly classy, lightened with slight greenness, feminine and calming.
It’s very rose and green-tea and not much else. But what else could you want? It’s so British, so very very Paul Smith. The perfect scent to wear on a date, since it’s got a romantic feel.
I wear it when I want to feel special.
Sillage – not much more than an arm’s length, which I think suits the romantic nature of the fragrance.
Longevity – 4-5 hours on skin, much longer on clothing.
puzanov.nikolai2112 – :
I expected a lot from this one but it did not fulfill my expectations. The rose magnolia combination reigns and is accompanied by a touch of violet after some time.It is by no means a flower shop scent and nothing unique about it. No fresh greenness here.
Koss60 – :
Soapy chemical rose, nothing else than fake cheap rose, it reminds of old auntie’s chest of drawers. I can’t explain all these positive reviews. Please, try before you buy.
fildi83 – :
Paul Smith Rose is smell of real roses with quite big amount of smell of green leaves . If you close your eyes , you can image youself sitting on the bunch by the big delightful bush of roses. It is very powerful perfume of big roses bush for people who really love roses perfume or for right mood , right clothes and right occasions . Like for me , it is best from collection of rose perfume made . It is very powerful and very long lasting parfume for whole day and longer. Like for me It is the best perfume from Paule Smith collection too.
ras2008man – :
I tried Paul Smith Rose, because I thought that maybe I was mistaken to discard perfumes with rose as a main note in the past. After all, rose is the queen of flowers, a symbol of love, femininity and elegance. Well… I wasn’t. The fragrance is womanly indeed, and although I can detect some other notes that make it richer, it still reminds me of rose water. It will be a perfect fragrance for rose lovers – nice fresh rose.
DiGREMLIq – :
Beautiful rose with a little bit of an Oriental side. It has green tea and it’s very detectable, aromatic, green, herbal rose. There’s a bit of a bitter green aspect like drinking rosewater actually mixing tea and rosewater. The violet stands out and the dry down is musk and woods. Not complicated and very classy, not luxurious but simple and effective as a perfume to wear in the day or night. I think it’s on the mature side but we have to grow up sometime. Love roses.
andreiS1961 – :
I’m reviewing this from a male point of view..wow this is a gorgeous rose scent that has transformed my opinion of rose fragrances from granny’s bathroom ..it’s like smelling a bunch of roses with great longivity and simplicity ..gorgeous little violet twist also..I get the tea note which gives it a wonderfully grounded appeal ..I love parma violet sweets ..I don’t think it needs over spraying either as this seems like a less is more type. Roses and tea with parma violets ..everything is pointing towards granny’s enjoying pots of tea but somehow it’s extremely modern and traditional which is a very fashionable moment we are in ..men’s fragrances are all about oud and pipe tobacco in contrast but the same vibe.
Sasha_Natasha – :
I bought this fragrance in a sale, because the first thing you smell is convincingly similar to the scent of roses. It’s exactly like sticking your nose into a big bunch of them, which is lovely. When it dries down, however, it becomes more and more fresh, and I’m dissapointed to say, more like the rose-spray I use as a toilet refreshener. Of course, I do not want to smell like that! Maybe it’s the combination with my skin that makes this fragrance smell cheap, or maybe my toilet refreshener is a better fragrance than other toiletsprays! I’m afraid that’s what I’ll use Rose by Paul Smith for though. Or to add some scent to love letters. I don’t think I’ll wear it again. Such a shame for something which seems so promising at first.
wxj859bedyWelty – :
Got it in discount price for spring use. Liked this scent until I realized it was the same scent that a lady working on the same floor wears… she keeps reapplying it throughout the whole day and year.
The opening is light, like white-pink rose with a tealike nuance which I find refreshing. Perhaps that’s what the the lady keeps reapplying for… understandable.
HOWEVER, when applied too many times too soon, the top notes get mixed up with the drydown. The musky presence is very strong in hot humid weather( literally fills the hallway). And the musk keeps piling up every time you reapply…The fresh top & middle notes start losing against it and the scent itself turns into something that reminds me of scented detergent. My nose isn’t educated enough to describe this specific scent, but I’m totally stuck with that olfactory image…I really wish I could come back with a fresh nose!!
This is just an extreme example I guess…
Overall I think of Paul Smith Rose as an introverted, gentle and delicate scent.
It needs to be treated kindly and not be used as any sort of deodorant.
(Isn’t that how perfumes are supposed to be handled?)
mobigettzz – :
Try to imagine it´s a hot summer day. You´re visiting your grandmother, and goes for a walk in her garden, that has a lot of old rose bushes. You close your eyes a take a deep breath, and feel the sweet smell of old-fashioned roses.
That´s what this lovely parfume smells like.
Pastor – :
This is perhaps the best value perfume that I own, truly. I bought this in a dutyfree store way back in 2009, flush with the thrill of being on my first business trip with my first grownup job with my first real paychecks. This is the scent that got me hooked on fresh rose and the scent that I believe most people associate with me since it’s the one I tend to wear during the day, most days.
It is a light pink rose, tender, feminine and youthful, balanced by gorgeous green notes. The greenery keeps it from being overwhelmingly rosy for those that hate rose fragrances. It smells so true to life, sometimes I think I’m walking in an English garden. Apparently Paul Smith had this rose created for his wife so the added romanticism of the perfume makes it appealing!
Though sillage isn’t loud, it lingers in a very pleasant way long after you’ve left a room, and for something so light and inexpensive has great longevity – I can smell it on my skin and clothes 5+ hours after spraying it. I do like to bring a small purse spray of this when I wear it during the day so that I may refresh it, particularly as the first whiff of this is so particularly beautiful. This is a joyful spring fragrance that is easy to wear – and at $30 or so for 3.4oz, it is an absolute steal. I go through at least a bottle of this a year!
NDLR: This fragrance smells almost exactly like Sargent’s painting “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” looks. Look it up! 🙂
Yuli – :
I like this quite a lot, so please don’t think this is a negative review.
This should be named “Paul Smith Violet.” It has the sweet, candy-like aroma of violets that is in something like the initial phase of “Nannette Lepore.” If you are afraid of the green stuff (ahem, PW Tea Rose), then don’t be… there is a pinch of tea just to keep things from going completely into diabetic shock right off the bat, but it is far from aggressively green. Five or six good sprays, including two on my legs, and I smell like fresh, sweet flowers.
It is not until several hours into wearing that the roses come out. By then, the violet has worn off a lot, and just hangs around to sweeten the red roses. No citrus or patchouli jumping in to interfere. I get a little musk at this point, and just a hint of cedar. I am surprised by how long it lasts. Application at 7:00 am is still noticeable at 7:00 pm, and is still recognizable the next morning. It doesn’t seem to have much sillage, but the jury is still out there.
This is “cute” without being cloying, and “clean” without being too zingy. I think it’s suitable for wearing just about anywhere.
EDIT: May 25. Whoa. I have gotten so many people stopping me to ask what I am wearing because it smells so pretty. I put it on in the morning before I go to work, and they are still asking in the afternoon.
marasin – :
Bought this yesterday after eyeing it up in Superdrug for a while. Chose the best day to get it aswell as it was half price with an extra 20% off on top! So it cost just under £22 for 100ml.
This is a very fresh green rosey scent. When sprayed on there is no mistaking this is primarily a rose scent. To me, it doesn’t smell as old lady-ish as most floral/rose perfumes. It smells like it could be worn by a young girl all the way up to an older woman. I am 24 and I think its lovely – a perfect daytime and spring/summer fragrance. This is a total contrast compared to my usual perfume purchases and my collection. Never go for green fragrances usually but this one is truly gorgeous. It is a simple yet sophisticated rose floral with hints of tea.
Longevity on my skin isn’t that impressive, just a few ours. Sillage is however as I can smell it around my desk at work when I get back to it after a coffee break!
The packaging is pretty but the bottle is very plain. I think in a way though it suits the perfume. I was pleasantly surprised by the pretty rose patterned bag the bottle came in though!
All in all a new favourite for me and a perfect scent for day to day wear.
kores900 – :
try to get your hands on this fragrance if you are a rose fan at all! it is nicely blended with magnolia, green tea and light musk/cedar so easily gender-free and delicious… very well blended and natural smelling. The rose comes off bright and refreshing, not overly sweet, dark or dated. Smells 90% similar to Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Toit for only $22 large tester bottle on ebay. Perfect for spring and summer
Poolellexhaub – :
A lovely fresh pure rose. I imagingine rain drops dripping of the petals. A little citrus keeps it fresh but sometimes a bit too sharp. Alot like chloe de roses but sharper. A really great one for the price.
landa123 – :
I love this one,more than anyone can imagine,it is my pure,romantic rosey love!
Clear,innocent,pure,bright,fresh,delicate,deep,calm,silky rose scent,there is nothing syntethic here,nothing old fashioned and old ladyish,nothing dry or cloying,this is just the real scent if real rose,just tha same scent you can detect from a bush of red,garden roses,fresh and rain washed,with the greenness of le