Wild Roses

I didn't think I was a "rose" person... roses didn't particularly excite me, and I picked up a sample of this one (EdP, sprayer) because I had read a nice review of it somewhere, and wanted to get enough samples to make the shipping cost worthwhile. I love it. Love, love, love. This perfume does something to my brain - I'm not sure how or why, but I feel like a cat sniffing catnip. Intoxicating is the only word that fully captures my experience! Full, round, robust, playful, three-dimensional, and just lovely on me. I'm shocked, but, after three tries - I still feel the same way! I don't get a "room full of roses" smell from this. It's well blended, and I get sweet and spicy all at once. Sweetness from the apricot, almost jam-like to me, but in the best possible way (and not in a way that makes me hungry) - but with a spicy, zesty aspects that tickles my nose. For an all-natural, I get good longevity (it's mostly gone by 10 hours, but I'm still getting whiffs from where I sprayed beneath my shirt... which tends to evaporate slower), and it blends well with my skin as it wears. No problems in the summer heat/humidity today. I'm guessing projection is on the low side (my piano teacher, standing over me at my lesson, couldn't smell anything) - but I catch whiffs throughout the day and love it.

Edit second take: I’m almost to the bottom of my sample and will probably purchase a full bottle. There is an addictive quality to this fragrance. The tarragon seems to be equally as important as the rose, giving a delightful savory quality supported by a dehydrated sweet apricot, which reminds me of Middle Eastern dates. The rose is wonderful, dense, humid and warm, a very old rose kind of fragrance. This fragrance has a Middle Eastern aesthetic that sits in between Rose Jam and this candied date/apricot and spicy pimento (which to me just smells like a melange of dried spices). I love it. It doesn't last long, but neither does a delicious meal, so there's an additional quality in savoring the ephemeral that adds to the enjoyment for me. This is a fragrance that could ONLY be achieved with naturals I think.

This is such a divine scent, I purchased a sample and a single spray lasted for almost 10 hours which is impressive for a natural fragrance. The scent is not overwhelming at all, it's a perfect blend that had me smelling myself all day. It's what imagine the female characters in Arthurian legend smell like, I think this will be my first full bottle buy from Aftelier.

Aftelier Perfumes Wild Roses is a mostly fresh, somewhat sweet take on the signature note, with what I detect to be a healthy dose of florals in addition to the main rose note, including the sweet heliotrope and bright gardenia. Also, apricot and vanilla add further sweetness in the dry down, even though, overall, it's not terribly sweet. Inherently a bit feminine, it can nevertheless be regarded as somewhat unisex though I'd say it leans feminine overall, albeit a pleasant fresh option for men in the summer as well. It just might feel out of place in a formal setting. Given the note breakdown, Wild Roses unsurprisingly isn't quite as robust as Vanilla Smoke or Amber Tapestry, but it's a decent performer. With Aftelier's pricing, anything short of a "love" isn't worth purchasing, so Wild Roses is a hard pass for me, but it's pleasant enough that I would certainly wear it from time to time if I already owned it. 7 out of 10

Apricot roses with hints of orange candy. A slight animalic and barely rosy blend with doses of apricots and orange candy note. It does have chili, heliotrope, and vanilla, but i'm not sure it has peony or geranium! maybe bits of geranium as it cools down. This is quite impressive as a slight animalic yet surprising candied (not cloying) roses. It's not your usual rosy blend! very interesting and indeed captivating.