L'Anima Della Rosa

This is such a stunning, amazingly beautiful rose scent. I love rose fragrances and have many, but this one is truly special. A real soul of the rose. It’s a really warm, bright, optimistic rose, all notes are very finely blended and I find it almost impossible to distinguish single notes. L'anima smells like a late afternoon rose garden when the air is rich and filled with aroma of roses, still warm and inviting. Brings colour yellow and gold to my mind. Maybe that’s the narcissus? That sunny note? There is a slight crispness, the scent of passion fruit flower (I recently discovered passion fruit flowers peeking from my neighbours garden). It’s gives this really nice, vibrant nuance. Other notes I can detect is earl grey tea, when you open the bag and take a deep breath inhaling delicious scent of bergamot. And somewhere in the background I also smell oakmoss and a tiny bit of musk. To me, it's a rose masterpiece. I just hope Auphorie will not discontinue after a year or so as they do with their fragrances. This is a keeper! If you like warm, positive roses, try it. It’s so worth it!

The fragrance does indeed accomplish its stated goal--to capture John William Waterhouse's "The Soul of the Rose" a reproduction of which appears on the bottle. The rose in this one is different than the spicy POAL or many of the hundreds of other rose scents on the market. Eugene Au and Emrys Au added a number of atypical floral notes to surround the dominant rose--yellow narcissus, passion flower, angel's trumpet, lily and acacia. The fragrance wants us to imagine a journey back in time to the Pre Raphaelites and the verse of Tennyson. Does this make the fragrance old fashioned? I think the opposite is true. This is an innovate creation that will stand out for its notes, its subtle blending, and its invocation of a time far different than the one we live in today. It is long lasting, moderate to strong sillage, unisex. I feel lucky to own this one.

This has really turned me into rose scents! My friend sniffed the decant and said that it must be for winter or special occasions, but no, this rose is so delicious I used up my sample in just a couple days! It's not too dark (like Amouage lyric woman) and it's not a soliflore. It's sweet and yet green. A full bottle is priced more than what I feel comfortable spending, but now I am exploring cheaper options on the rose theme to see if I can find another rose frag that is as inspirational.

This is, like the song goes, the stuff that dreams are made of. A most potent and earthy rose scent that will stay with you until the morning after. Not your average rose but, the deepest, sexiest, most bewitching rose on earth. A must have for rose lovers like me. Will be acquiring full bottle.

slightly milky oakmoss & thorn roses. The musk is adding that soapy clean effect to the blend hiding the strength of the roses and the milky lily. The narcissus is trying to twist the blend somehow but the honey suckle is helping to drift this blend toward a floral yet rosy side. The base ambergris IS the one that adding depth to this blend as the overly used honeysuckle is just THE RIGHT method to drift this blend away from the sharpness of roses and the herbal taste of the oakmoss. I didn't expect something that amusing from this blend but it turned to be quite impressive! i believe it's a bit more effective on women over men because of the soapy musk and a honey suckle twist. Very amusing. Edit (6th March 2019) Very apricot and sweet roses with narcissus and clean musky oakmoss.