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'Roses are red, my love ...'
The title of this review comes from an old Bobby Vinton song that I can't help remembering when I spray a rose fragrance. Indeed, when one talks of Roses the first color that comes to mind is Red ... Red for passion, Red for romance.
With thought provoking names like 'Black Magic', 'Crimson Glory' and 'Lasting Love', the hybrid Tea Rose holds sway as the most popular flower on Earth. Creed's offering unfortunately sparks very little 'red' passion in me but rather takes me on a journey into a softly scented country garden ... it's more pink and white ... but nevertheless a very pretty natural Rose.
There is a tea rose called Diana, Princess of Wales with frosty pink/cream flowers ... Fleur de Thé Rose Bulgare leads my nose in this direction ... despite it ostensibly having been made for the wife of an American President :) … perhaps said wife aspired to Royalty!
When it comes to Tea Rose fragrances, there is very little difference between them in the multitude of what is available. As an exercise for the purpose of this review, I am wearing this Creed offering on one arm and vintage Perfumer's Workshop Tea Rose on the other. Common accords between the two are Bergamot, Amber and of course Rose, but the addition of Sandalwood in PWTR renders the fragrance fuller and more 'complete' ... while the blatant 'Tea' note in FdTRB causes a dried out 'potpourri' feeling, producing a dated effect. A touch of Tuberose in the PW version brings a soft creaminess to the composition ... while the Creed comes across as fairly bitter. Both are ultimately linear Rose fragrances ... I do, however, find myself enjoying Tea Rose more than Fleur de Thé Rose Bulgare. I'm probably biased as I wear PWTR a lot ...
Ultimately, it becomes a fiscal issue with the Creed being exponentially pricier and much harder to find. I really don't see the need to fork out big money when Perfumer's Workshop Tea Rose does a brilliant job of being a Rose soliflore.
A great big thanks to Mia von Trost for including this Creed for me to try in a recent sample swap!! Vielen dank!!
With thought provoking names like 'Black Magic', 'Crimson Glory' and 'Lasting Love', the hybrid Tea Rose holds sway as the most popular flower on Earth. Creed's offering unfortunately sparks very little 'red' passion in me but rather takes me on a journey into a softly scented country garden ... it's more pink and white ... but nevertheless a very pretty natural Rose.
There is a tea rose called Diana, Princess of Wales with frosty pink/cream flowers ... Fleur de Thé Rose Bulgare leads my nose in this direction ... despite it ostensibly having been made for the wife of an American President :) … perhaps said wife aspired to Royalty!
When it comes to Tea Rose fragrances, there is very little difference between them in the multitude of what is available. As an exercise for the purpose of this review, I am wearing this Creed offering on one arm and vintage Perfumer's Workshop Tea Rose on the other. Common accords between the two are Bergamot, Amber and of course Rose, but the addition of Sandalwood in PWTR renders the fragrance fuller and more 'complete' ... while the blatant 'Tea' note in FdTRB causes a dried out 'potpourri' feeling, producing a dated effect. A touch of Tuberose in the PW version brings a soft creaminess to the composition ... while the Creed comes across as fairly bitter. Both are ultimately linear Rose fragrances ... I do, however, find myself enjoying Tea Rose more than Fleur de Thé Rose Bulgare. I'm probably biased as I wear PWTR a lot ...
Ultimately, it becomes a fiscal issue with the Creed being exponentially pricier and much harder to find. I really don't see the need to fork out big money when Perfumer's Workshop Tea Rose does a brilliant job of being a Rose soliflore.
A great big thanks to Mia von Trost for including this Creed for me to try in a recent sample swap!! Vielen dank!!
1 Comment
MiaTrost 13 years ago
You are most welcome and you've reviewed it so very aptly.