Forbidden Rose

There is only one thing I can say about forbidden rose and that is it is damn right PERFECT!!!! It was LOVE at first sniff... I was doing my internship in Germany when I came across this scent and fell madly in love with the fragrance till I HAD to get it no matter what! I even got the deo sray. It had the right amount of sophistication in a fragrance and that apple is to die for! So sexy, fresh, mysterious and alluring... It smelled so good till I didn't even care if I smelled more apple than rose. I didn't even associate the fragrance to smell like rose in the first place cause I just grabbed it and smelled it without reading at first. After that, I just forgot to associate it's name to the fragrance. The color was spot on though. The sweetness of the apple came first and it was really well complimented by the lotus. It made it smell so FRESH and vibrant! The vanilla mixed with the chocolate just gave it the right amount of bitterness and heat that would send you yearning for more. Just the right amount of mystery and sophistication. Best to wear it at night. For me, the sillage was good. I can rate it at medium and it lasted me a good 4-6 hours. After 6 hours I really have to smell it on my skin. Something weird happened though. When I came back to Malaysia it seems to lose it's scent and I can't pick up anything eventhough after I sprayed it more than 3 times. Usually it takes only a couple. I was heartbroken and I kept it for 2 years. Then when I moved to a different house which was located on a higher altitude, the smell came back! How is this possible??? Deffinitely mysterious and I'm loving every moment I get smelling this wonderful fragrance again. If you love Vanilla, apple, and chocolate scents, Avril's Forbidden Rose is a MUST NEED! Smooth, sensual, fun, mysterious and fresh. Absolutely LOVING IT!

Chocolate-vanilla-and more of a cedar-type wood rather than a sandalwood. Those are the three notes I get when I spray and they stay with me the duration of Forbidden Rose. Which is rather nice, it's a different scent to reach for in the cooler months when I am feeling in a tougher mood, ready to take on anyone, anything. That's the implication of this perfume. I love the mix of chocolate and vanilla at the same time without this perfume being too much of a sweet gourmand. Because it's not at all. The wood brings it down to a mature level and adds an interesting thought to what could have been a generic ice cream cone. Forbidden Rose is not sweetness personified, rather, it hints of a masculine scent as time goes on. It is a scent that sits closer to you depending on how you spray. It's also in the category of another unisex fragrance, wavering on the brink of his and hers, although the bottle is definitely more feminine with its' black rose topper, purple juice inside (my bottle has clear glass) and a barbed wire ring (think Pam Anderson's ink) that comes off the top to wear that's a size 7 1/4. The stem inside is black adding to it's well-thought design. It's really a surprise scent, one that you would not expect a femme fatale to wear, but if one does, I'd imagine she'd be causing a bit of trouble. It reminds me more of a grunge era or a biker-chick attitude scent without a doubt with its' huge overtones of woods and pepper blended so seamlessly layered over vanilla and chocolate. I do enjoy its' beginning creaminess. I also like that it segues into a completely different fume. Great for cool, rainy, foggy days wearing moto jackets into the night mist.

I like this. I got a small bottle because the other one is rediculous it's far too big. I do find on some days it annoys me because the apple note stays there the all the time and can screech a little. Most days I love it. I like Avril and I didn't expect it to smell really naughty or rebellious like some people have said so I guess I didn't get dissapointed. It really seems to only have two notes apple and vanilla. I know it has more but when you wear it that's all you seem to be able to smell. Nice if you like that sort of thing. It does not last long which is to be expected.

Out of the 3 Avril's fragrances, Forbidden Rose is the only one that is not on my wish list. After I unexpectedly got 'Black Star' and 'Wild Rose', I found myself that I want to complete all of Avril's fragrance line. So I have to order Forbidden Rose online. Forbidden Rose opens with light juicy apple then dry down to floral but there is sweetness in the base. Very interesting scent. Feel like you're walking in the wild flower garden. The longevity and sillage are moderate. I think it's perfect for casual day. :D

I used to have a 30mL bottle of this about 2 years ago, and I'd have to say it's probably one of my favourite scents I've ever had. On my skin, it opened with apple and developed into a peachy-vanilla scent. I could faintly smell the chocolate and pepper and the scent always lasted on me all day. It was more subtle and fresh, and I always got compliments from people who smelled this one on me. I like this one much better than Black Star, plus the bottle is really cute.