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gentle thorns
A spring-in-your-step rose. A sweet-n-sour candy rose. The dozens of reviewers before me said it best: this is pink lemonade. Surprised how well the pepper plays like a seltzer-y citrus, as I caught lemon long before I could even appreciate any rose. I love the tiniest bite it has. But they’re gentle thorns, like kitten claws or puppy teeth. Filed under: “a great rose for people who don’t like rose.” (If you want a true, youthful pepper-rose, Raving Rose by Dries Van Noten may be a better bet). She doesn’t last very long on my skin (~2h) and fades out as a classic Byredo just-showered musk, but still one of my favourite roses.
Mental Snapshot: Peach-cheeked lovebirds. Friendship bracelets. Scented stationery. A beach cruiser, built for two. A week of unseasonably sunny weather, of picnics in the park. A pair of jelly sandals, already broken in. Springtime, personified.
tl;dr: pink lemonade
Mental Snapshot: Peach-cheeked lovebirds. Friendship bracelets. Scented stationery. A beach cruiser, built for two. A week of unseasonably sunny weather, of picnics in the park. A pair of jelly sandals, already broken in. Springtime, personified.
tl;dr: pink lemonade