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A rose by any other name...
I am so, so picky with my roses. I like roses in real life, but I'm usually not a fan when it comes to rose in perfumes. I often find them to be just too overwhelming and cloying and the very sweet jammy roses can really turn my stomach or set off a migraine. The more sensual, deep roses give me old dusty dirty vibes. There have been roses I like but I've never encountered a true rose perfume that I would say I love, but I love a la Rose.
This is the freshest, brightest, most realistic rose fragrance I have ever smelled. When I spray this, I am sitting in a rose garden in the early morning. There's dew on the grass and there are fresh cut roses on the table. Maybe there's a lemon tree in this garden as well. This is not a dark heavy gothic rose, rather it is light and bright and happy. This is so feminine and pretty and I also think it's one of those scents that feels just ageless/timeless. A young girl could wear this as well as a more mature woman. In terms of performance, a la Rose has moderate projection (this is no BR 540) and lasts about 3-4 hours. I also think it will be a bit too fresh and bright for really cold days but for the realism of the rose itself none of this matters to me. I'll happily reapply and at the expense of my bank account, happily rebuy as well.
I have been playing around with layering this with a woodier scent in the cooler mornings (specifically Santal Blanc by Van Cleef and Arpels) to help give it a bit more depth and I am liking the combo. It's still a fresh rose but the extra woody boost just helps ground it some.
This is the freshest, brightest, most realistic rose fragrance I have ever smelled. When I spray this, I am sitting in a rose garden in the early morning. There's dew on the grass and there are fresh cut roses on the table. Maybe there's a lemon tree in this garden as well. This is not a dark heavy gothic rose, rather it is light and bright and happy. This is so feminine and pretty and I also think it's one of those scents that feels just ageless/timeless. A young girl could wear this as well as a more mature woman. In terms of performance, a la Rose has moderate projection (this is no BR 540) and lasts about 3-4 hours. I also think it will be a bit too fresh and bright for really cold days but for the realism of the rose itself none of this matters to me. I'll happily reapply and at the expense of my bank account, happily rebuy as well.
I have been playing around with layering this with a woodier scent in the cooler mornings (specifically Santal Blanc by Van Cleef and Arpels) to help give it a bit more depth and I am liking the combo. It's still a fresh rose but the extra woody boost just helps ground it some.