Atlas Mountain Rose The Body Shop 2012 Eau de Toilette

“The Body Shop” was primarily perceived as a brand focused on its sustainable and ecological products until a few years ago. Although this claim has remained after the takeover by L’Oreal, the presentation has been adapted to the mass market, and the products now resemble more budget items from drugstore discounters. However, this does not mean that the quality has generally suffered.

For cost reasons, “The Body Shop” offers many uniform packaging and containers that only differ from each other by different colors, stickers, and labels. This is also true for the “Atlas Mountain Rose.” A pink sticker with some roses and a hinted building is placed on a simple clear glass cylinder, topped with a gray sprayer with a straightforward cap. Voila! Many fragrance houses have designed significantly uglier bottles for a lot more money.

The scent greets you even before the first spray. There is rose, rose, and more rose, with just a little something else on the side. The rose is initially very intense, almost overwhelming. However, it is only slightly artificial at first, but this becomes less bothersome over time. The intensity diminishes a bit after a quarter of an hour and settles into a generally acceptable level. My cousin is a rose breeder near Uetersen, so I think I can detect two different rose varieties here. They smell surprisingly natural and almost refined, with no trace of air fresheners or cheap room fragrances. Later, a few other notes also emerge. There is definitely a subtle orange and soft vanilla. Unfortunately, I cannot clearly identify other notes from the pyramid.

Rose fragrances can range widely from delicate to intense to overpowering. “Atlas Mountain Rose” is a positive surprise despite its budget appearance. Because, contrary to its intense notes, the rose hardly comes across as artificial and, despite its very noticeable sillage, is not annoying to the environment. However, a moderate application is advisable. The longevity is surprisingly good for this budget fragrance; even after nearly 20 hours, the scent is still distinctly perceptible.

If one were to criticize this fragrance, it would probably be its somewhat undifferentiated scent notes. A quick look in an online encyclopedia lists the characteristic herbs, flowers, and trees found in the Atlas Mountains. Unfortunately, you can smell none of these potential scent influences here. Thus, it remains a largely empty name for a quite lovely scent.

“Atlas Mountain Rose” is another underrated budget fragrance from “The Body Shop” that definitely deserves to be tested.