Giving up on rose?

Following the advice of a parfumista friend, I started to explore other fragrance notes and accords to widen my olfactory horizon and not get more of the same thing. I started liking balsamic resinous fragrances with very little floral character, maybe inspired by my surroundings, I started gravitating towards loud fragrances. I still love my rose, but now I make a conscious decision to move away from it and steer myself in other directions. A new favourite of mine is musc shamal, a perfume I dismissed quickly in the beginning thinking another musk. Then I slowly started sampling it and now I am utterly a convert. I love this fragrance, it smells a bit strange in the opening and then settled into a gorgeous comforting scent. I do like comforting scents a lot and to me this is a balsamic caress on my neck and it’s there all day and I love it.
I will be back to my perfect rose search soon, but right now I’m enjoying this.