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nekro1994 – :
It was smell like a oldlady. I really dont like this one. I love rose but not this one..
sevasn – :
A Fragrance For The Home
Rosewater is a dime a dozen but this is really quite lovely. Crabtree & Evelyn has some very well made floral scents. As the biggest flower child – all grown up- I adore flowers and would be miserable without my therapeutic fragrances at home. Rosewater is a soliflore with just the right amount of additional flowers thrown into it – violet peony and something green almost like a lily of the valley scent. It’s definitely an herbal aroma, and smells like a rose bush that has been soaked by rain.
This comes in many editions including hand creams body lotions and of course bath water. This is a sweet pink rose petal scent, watery, green, fresh, floral, and aromatic. The violet note emerges or rather sneaks in very quickly. The peony is a rose like scent on it’s own so it matches up with the rose scent. To my nose there’s no musk though it is something akin to a clean musk. This is good for the skin and clearly made to splash all over your body.
This is an affordable fragrance and is selling big time on eBay. For those of us who love roses and want to bathe and luxuriate in the pleasant and very comforting scent of roses roses roses. I love this. Smells so good after a long bath. Spoil yourself in this rose and feel the stress disappear.
Thank You
Crabtree & Evelyn
Carolyn Parker
Dev 123 – :
A pleasant enough classic rosewater with violet. Smells like a rose handcream I had.
Not my usual kind of rose scent. Not bad, just not my style.
UnMaria – :
It’s annoying but my perception of smell changes daily. Sometimes even within hours. In the morning it may smell like the best thing that has ever met my nose, and in the afternoon it may make me want to double over and gag. Unfortunately this was one of them!
I was looking for a scent that smells like Benetint. This one was quite close, but by the afternoon I figured it was too sweet for a rose fragrance.
Lucky thing is, it lasted forever on me. 6 hours later and still almost as strong as when I first sprayed it on. Silage was moderate, which is perfect.
postal2112 – :
Rosewater by Crabtree & Evelyn is a lot like an Avon fragrance from the 50’s 60’s. It’s a simple floral toilet water. You won’t get a full bodied rich perfume out of this scent. It’s not meant to be worn as a statement fragrance, to parties, weddings or even to work/the office.
It’s a subtle skin freshner for after your shower or bath. It’s also meant to be worn DURING your bath. In bath water it smells amazing. I have actually sprinkled my bath with rose petals along with this fragrance and I end up smelling like roses for a while before I leave the house and in the car when I go pick up my son from soccer practice or daughter from dance class. My husband loves this scent and also uses rosewater in his bath. Sometimes we’re in the bath together. So basically this is one of the loveliest Bath & Body scents ever made. It’s no wonder they have so many hand soaps, body lotions and skin creams that smell like this stuff.
The notes include a fresh green dewy rose like a rose bush that has become wet with a downpour of rain. It’s green and rosy, with only a slight citrus scent coming out of nowhere. There are additional notes of violet and peony flowers. The dry down develops quickly as a light musk. There are other associations with this fragrance: shampoo. It smells like a good rose scented shampoo. It has a soothing, therapeutic effect. It calms you like drinking a good tea after a shower. I would also say that this scent goes from fresh and a bit cold to warm and cozy. It’s a very comfortable and easy to wear unisex fragrance for rose lovers. It’s also quite realistic to rose as far as chemically recreated rose scents go.
So much love for Rosewater! I keep this in my bathroom. I have also discovered that my daughter uses it so she loves it and she’s still in school. I’m always happy to know that my fragrances are being used by more than one person at my home.
Affordable but very well-composed rose floral aquatic fragrance for your skin. It’s good all year round. I mostly use this at night during bath nights and still smell of it as I drift off to sleep.
Beautiful Rose
Fire24 – :
Rosewater is so clean, crisp and fresh! I always get compliments each time I wear it. I purchased this fragrance to be worn mainly for work, and I love rose fragrances! Rosewater just smells so summery, fresh and cheerful. Like a summer garden wedding in the country.
dbt241InsuffBooni – :
I’m kind of confused by the different bottles. Mine is the more smooth, “classical” style? one I guess. It says rosewater on it, though, so I don’t think it’s the old version of “Evelyn.” Are they the same thing, anyone know? O.o
I went to buy a new bottle since mine is sitting at about 1/2 an inch from the bottom and holy crap! Wtf, people are wanting like, upwards of $90 for this?!? I paid $5.99 at TJ Maxx. Also got a giant bottle of shower gel, lotion, and a smallish bottle of rose&argan oil for the same. Holy crap, guess I should go back and stock up!
Xeroxrtfpv – :
A million times better than Tea Rose which while not a bad smell can become the rose from hell, just too much rose. This is the scent of rose petals dipped into water. And that’s what rose water is anyways. Notice the bottle. It’s just the rose- scented water you put into your bath. Smells purely of rose very realistic with green leaves and pink petals. The peony note is perfect and since it already smells like a rose it matches up with the rose note. The violet is not coming to me. This is mostly rose and peony. The musk wears like the warm base but it’s oily and not super musky. A beautiful fragrance. You have to add this to your collection if you can truly call yourself a rose lover.
wpaska – :
Rosewater is a winner in everyone’s book because it’s the perfect rose perfume. It has nothing but rose in it and it smells like the sweetest dewiest petals of roses as they are poured on scented waters into your skin. The peony in a fragrance is very similar to the smell of rose so I see why they included a peony note. The violet is there to provide an additional flowery smell but it’s not the key player. This is rose from beginning to end. The green notes are there to recreate the stems of roses and are quite realistic but not sharp or too strong, just wet cold and green. Despite the fact that this is purely a floral and really more of a soliflore, it’s subtle and soft, not the least bit heavy nor offensive in any way shape or form. The only way you can’t like this fragrance is if you’re not into roses and you can’t stand the scent of roses. I’ve never met a person who didn’t like roses but this world is big and there are bound to be rose haters out there. As others have already mentioned, this perfume is lovely but it has a better function not as a day-to-day perfume for yourself on your skin but more of a bath product. This is straight up rosewater so you need to scent your bath tub with this. It’s a bath oil. It makes me feel so good when I pour the rose water into my bathtub while I luxuriate in a long bath. I tried to get a boyfriend of mine into this scent but he said “this is for girls” and he was afraid to even enter the bath tub because he thought the fragrance would turn him into a girl. If you’re that unbelievably sexist, closed-minded, difficult and ignorant, don’t buy this fragrance and stick to your Brut or Invicturs or whatever. This fragrance is for anyone male or female child or adult young or old who loves the smell of roses and doesn’t mind surrounding themselves in the scent. For me this is a unisex fragrance meant for the enjoyment of all of us. This is a tradition that goes back to the ancient world when the ancient Romans and Egyptians scented their baths with rose water and immersed themselves in it’s theraupetic aroma. It’s aroma therapy. And we all need that kind of therapy in our stress-filled world filled with financial problems, personal problems, relationship problems, family dramas and on a bigger scale this year’s election turning into a reality show drama starring Donald Trump, the terrorist attacks on Belgium and other parts of the world. This is a fragrance that takes you away from all that. It’s a dreamy rose that invites you to a world of peace and gentilitiy. PS the boyfriend who was afraid he’d turn into a girl is history. I was smart enough to get out of that relationship because he was revealing himself to be more ignorant and more typical than I dared suspected. It’s been more than 3 years since I saw him. I have no idea where he went. Now everytime I smell Rose Water I think o my God he really did turn into a girl and he must have been so embarrassed he must have moved out of the US LOL
den_smirnov – :
As you can see from my other reviews, I love florals, and this is the quintessential floral fragrance. It’s very rosy without being overpowering – much like an old-fashioned rose. Simply gorgeous! They do lots of matching products – my favourites are the hand scrub and hand cream… smells like I’ve been handling roses all day!
tlefdndsd – :
Simple. Not a perfume but actual Rosewater which I use to scent my bath. I love to spray this inside the bathroom and I put it on after I’ve had a bath. It’s such a soothing, relaxing, therapeutic fragrance. Of course it’s big on rose and smells just like real rose petals. I have been around gardens long enough to know which floral scent is which and I was able to detect the peonies and violets. But they’re soft. Actually much too soft for anyone to smell it on me. I normally love stronger violets. Green notes are clearly there but I don’t detect any musk. This is mainly a rose scent with peonies and violets helping to bring out a sweetness. This is sweet and makes me feel clean and so good. I can only wear this just after a shower or a bath. It doesn’t last very long so it’s something to put on when you don’t have anything else to put on. Totally floral. Totally beautiful.
rea992 – :
its just like the name “rose water” like you in the bathtub with full of roses.. its very vintage and classy but the power is poor.. just for 2-3 hours in my skin.
элька – :
It’s like every single rose in the world exploded and ended up in this bottle! If you looove rose perfume then this is right up your alley very rosy and simply lovely!!!
Just_a_Soul – :
I first had this when I was in junior high/high school. I absolutely love this fragrance. I still have the older version and not the new updated version. I hope the scent hasn’t changed too much. This reminds me of spring/summer and is light and comforting. A true rose scent.
Borodam5 – :
*Disclosure: I have family members who work for this company but I wasn’t paid for this review nor asked to promote any of their products.
Ahhh, rosewater. “Holy water” pure and timeless, softly sweet at the heart and dewy, a smell that seems embedded in memory from the first moment you pressed your nose into one of those lush, hypnotic blooms.
“Crabtree & Evelyn Rosewater” is an effort that captures the whole rose, after a rain-shower. Cool, creamy Rose petals dripping with rainwater. Slightly spicy green stems make a crunchy entrance and a hazy, almost soil-like violet gives a mellow touch in drydown.
While never too starchy and dry-soapy, “Rosewater” does smell like sweet soap because rose has been an ingredient in nearly every laundry, bath and body product since the dawn of human hygiene. “Rosewater” reminds us why. This is the most classic scent ever and a reserved, tranquil break from the chaos of modern perfume and in that spirit, the chaos of The Modern World.
If you want to go back to childhood baths, breakfasts at Grandma’s, gardens in June and the feeling of being scrubbed down for bed, looking out a window at moonlight sparkling over hills of snow, try “Rosewater”. It’s as simple and classic as scents come.
Spalialierecy – :
Like what another reviewer said, this is a pure rose scent. However, it does smell very luxurious. I wear rose perfumes almost everyday, but I wear this when I want rose and only rose. 🙂 I would recommend this to any rose lover.
alban1111 – :
A very unattractive bottle. It does detract. I have the Eau Fraiche, whose packaging is much nicer, if even then not evocative of expensive opulence. I took it to be a light everyday thing, to be used in the same way as pot pourri or a bar of scented soap in the bureau, if one does, which actually one doesn’t. I really love the Eau Fraiche even though as has been observed, its longevity is nil. I think I’ll wear it tonight for a choral thing. It’s perfect for classical music performed in a church. An entrancingly clear soprano note of rose purity.
serdvijevsky – :
This is a gorgeous rose that I’ve worn for years. I like it better than Roses de Chloe, Bvlgari Rose Essentialle, Jo Malone Red Roses, Creed Fleure de Rose Bulgare, Malle Lipstick Rose, and Annick Goutal Rose Absolue.
Факел2 – :
I don’t have the EDT, but the dusting powder in the cardboard canister. It’s wonderful layered under rose-centered fragrances. I love it with both rose-incense and rose-oud perfumes.
Also great layered under perfumes containing some rose as a note that tend toward masculine on their own (Chanel 19, Coromandel). It has also served very well all by itself on warm days. The scent lasts all day.
pilgrim58 – :
Although the rose-scent is weaker than my other two favorite rose perfumes (Jo Malone “Red Roses” & C&E’s “Evelyn Rose”), I find it more suited to the hot, humid summer days here in the South. The sillage is weaker, which is preferable for closed-door meetings, and I find its scent doesn’t tend to increase with body temperature like the other two. That said, it also doesn’t last as long. (A good reason to carry a tube of the hand crème. It’s a very good product in & of itself.)
So my Rose scent preferences are:
Date nights & cooler days: Jo Malone “Red Roses”
Warm Spring and Fall days: C&E’s “Evelyn Rose” (when I actually HAVE some – it seems to always be out of stock)
Hot, muggy southern days: C&E’s “Rosewater”
Aerohoplenerijui – :
Classic but staid, like a bar of rose soap
alexn72 – :
I have the older version in the round-shouldered bottle called “Rosewater Eau Fraiche.” It is a nice rose soliflore with pretty good longevity and projection. I don’t detect any of the supporting notes. The rose has a slight (but inoffensive) soapiness that disappears as it settles.
Wooxreotbruit – :
I used to use the Crabtree and Evelyn bath products. Of course with any product such as these, the scent is something you enjoy in the bath, because it’s gone by the time you reach for the towel. Still I liked the old fashion look of the containers, especially the tin talc powder, and used them as decor in my bath.
Well I guess some jack-leg came along and told Crabtree and Evelyn they needed to change the containers in an effort to keep up with those horrible, smell them from a mile away, pre-teen, bath and body shops in the mall. Crabtree and Evelyn has done just that. Their containers look like every other product out there. If you were looking to fit in C&E you succeeded, and there you will stay, fitting in with all the others on the shelf, because you won’t be coming home with me.
323549 – :
this was given to me as a gift. I generally like the scent of roses. However, I had a terrible reaction to this perfume. My throat tightened and I had trouble breathing. i.e. I had an allergic reaction to it. I am generally sensitive to scents though. Just an fyi to anyone with allergies that may be thinking of buying this.
alexandr_de – :
I got to sample this today. It’s very pretty and inoffensive.
I do respectfully but strongly disagree with the poster below who compared this to Red Roses by Jo Malone. In my opinion this is 100 times better. The top notes of red roses is very nice but the dry down is horrendous. On my skin and on paper- with time Red Roses turns very Barnyard.
If you love roses this is very nice.
script – :
Another favorite. It has a very light, clean , fresh scent of roses with clean green notes; very very pretty without being at all overly sweet or cloying. And my favorite part is that it’s not the least bit powdery or heavy; it’s very clean, fresh and bright. A wonderful fragrance, and a less expensive alternative to my much loved signature fragrance, Jo Malone’s Red Roses. I love the entire Crabtree&Evelyn Rosewater line; the Rosewater Bath Gel is a fabulous product , and I buy 4 to 6 bottles at a time for my nightly bubble baths . And it’s all very reasonably priced given the quality of the products. I love the whole line.
zanyssya – :
Even though I enjoy this a lot, it is strightly my bed time scent. I don’t wear this out during the day because of it’s lack of silage.
This is a light, fresh, roses in full bloom scent, delicate and not overwhelming. Too bad the staying power is poor on me or I’d live in it.
Embeweedo – :
Rosewater EDT by Crabtree & Evelyn is a delightful, fresh fragrance. It’s the perfect light, feminine, natural rose for summer. Wish longevity was better, but it is one of my favorite fragrances. I even apply it before bedtime 🙂
Lllevvitt – :
A scent from my childhood! I would always get a hand cream or shower gel in Rosewater from my father at Christmas time and I loved it. The EDT is light in staying power but it is a true, fresh rose. Simple and to the point! The soaps are to die for in this fragrance too!
filnovoros – :
I have the Rosewater eau fraiche. It’s light but smells beautiful, much lighter than Evelyn Rose. The eau fraiche doesn’t last very long but it’s ok, I really enjoyed it.
Do6puK – :
Rosewater delivers on it’s promise: it’s Rose-water. I don’t get much else other than rose from this (none of the green or woody-ness per se), and it lacks longevity and sillage power. But while it is there it is very nice! I didn’t buy the accompanying toiletries as I wanted the EDT to stand alone, but it is very light. I wouldn’t buy again, but it is nice if you’re looking for a very light rose scent.
nuvorish – :
Run into thousands of little, delicate rose petals in full bloom. Delight yourself in the little heaven you’ve found.
That’s what rosewater smells like to me. It’s sweet, innocent little rose smell that makes me feel chaste.
It’s a linear scent but who needs complex scents all the time anyway?
I’m not a floral person and when I am, it’s always rose that I go for 🙂
The staying power of this is just …bad. It lasts no more than an hour or two on my skin and reapplication can be hassling.
Skoch – :
I really love this scent; it is fresh and yet absolutely rose in a wildrose way. Doesn´t stay long on my skin though, but I guess that that´s the story of all fresh scents!
dymka_1990 – :
I actually really like this one, but as someone else mentioned the staying power is nil. Part of that is because it’s a Rosewater, which isn’t supposed to be very potent. However, I’ve found I can increase it’s lasting power by layering the shower gel, lotion, and eau fraiche and the putting a drop of the environmental oil behind my ear and on my wrist. That really helps it “stick”…I get compliments on this and yes, Rose can be “old lady” (I HATE that expression – as if all ladies suddenly reach an age where they begin to smell a certain way!) but it also has a refined, Victorian feel to it when worn correctly. I enjoy wearing this one, as I do many Crabtree and Evelyn fragrances. If you like a harder hitting rose scent, then perhaps try their Evelyn Rose fragrance which is more potent.
dqu703elipseskism – :
I have this, and the body wash. I love the smell, but even used together, it doesn’t last at all. Don’t waste your money on anything from this company. Their products may smell wonderful, but the quality is quite poor. Try White Rose by Floris if you are looking for a similar-type rose scent.
Death23 – :
I remember I tested it in a Crabtree store and it wasn’t the kind of rose I like. It was more an oldfashioned and – like the name says- watery rose. I like rose scents but this one is not for me.