Rosewood

Like others I blind-bought this; and like others I find this to be a nice fuzzy fragrance (I came here and was pleased to find others have used the precise adjective I had in mind). FUZZY!! It's warm, warm, WARM. This isn't actually a heavy fragrance in my estimation, but it is quite soft and comforting, it's warming without being intense or rich (I like rich, but sometimes I want light). It's for short, wintery days; what one could wear perfectly to a professional gathering...but not *too* professional. It's playful with it's lack of balance, and is somehow cozy, unrefined, unbalanced, but still thoughtful. It doesn't smother, but it projects a little. It get something crisp, yet indistinct in the opening...never the alleged lime. After a few times with this, I finally understand the tea note...but it's still more white tea rather than green. All in all, it suffices to say this is predominantly an amber scent. I wear this when I'm around people who dislike loud things, as it tends to create a cloud of ambery warmth. It hums, but doesn't holler. It feels like the oxytocin, snuggles, and serotonin. It makes a good bedtime fragrance as well, and eases the mind when I suffer from insomnia. *update* I can't emphasize ENOUGH how great of a daily driver this is...especially for the price. My husband loves if and I've actually grown to love this whilst it was previously only on the "like" shelf. It has longevity and does well in every type of weather I've subjected it to. I spray it on headbands and it has the ideal performance without being noxious to anyone sensitive. A gentlewoman, and a warm hug of a fragrance...and as a mom, it's my ultimate "scent for others in mind" go-to. I certainly wear some other beastly things, but I need something like this too and I'm so grateful for Rosewood.

Brazilian Rosewood. I must admit the notes here have me perplexed. I might be the only one, but I get a Brazilian Rosewood from this scent: dusty rose, soapy woods, powdery sweetness. The dusty rose colour of the juice and the name accurately represent the scent imho. Admittedly my bottle is from somewhere between 2006-08, but it still smells the same to me today as when I got it. The Brazilian Rosewood accord has reminders for me of other scents with Brazilian Rosewood: Organza Indecence Givenchy, Presence d'une Femme Montblanc & Midnight Fleur Nest. Has above average performance for year round wear. Contrast to Organza Indecence Givenchy: These are different, and Organza Indecence has much more forward cinnamon & vanilla notes, but their are similarities with the Brazilian Rosewood note. Organza Indecence outperforms. Contrast to Midnight Fleur Nest: These are different, but this scent is probably the closest scent to Rosewood imho. Rosewood is sweeter however, and a little softer. Rosewood outperforms. Overall: gorgeous dusty rosewood scent with above average performance. It's a longtime love for me with nostalgic memories: Enjoy!

What this is not: A citrus tea freshie A sophisticated complex perfume from the past with 36 notes. Something bitter and snobbish that only someone like a sommelier would love and average people pretend to like because an expert says that it is tasteful or elegant or whatever. This is a simple amber perfume with powder, dusty pink rose and maybe a smidge of white musk. It's warm and cozy and I would put Rosewood in the same family of fragrances as Burberry Woman and not any tea fragrance. I don't get any tea or bergamot at all. It's like a mixture of Kuumba Made Amber Paste with Demeter Baby Powder and Skin Musk. A little rose essential oil for good measure. This performed well on me in the winter, maybe 6-8 hours then a skin scent of white chocolate? Like another reviewer said about getting white chocolate from this. A little waxy, maybe not high quality white chocolate - the kind you buy in blocks at a grocery store during Christmas season to make peppermint candy bark with demolished candy canes. I like it a lot and bought a second bottle. Update: I'm able to smell the rosewood note now and it makes me like this even more.

I'll agree that this one is reminiscent of Ellen Tracy's Bronze, but in my case, that is a happy thing. I loved the smell of Bronze, but was unable to pull it off because of the tartness of the lemonade accord. I do envy those who can make tart citruses work. Rosewood allows me to enjoy what I do love about Bronze... the soft, warm, powdery pastry-like feel, with just enough citric quality to kind of "wake it up" from the bergamot. Rosewood feels to me like it has much more going on than just amber, tea, and bergamot... I swear I detect orchid. The tea note is there, and it almost does what the violet leaf note does for Bronze, but what is that giving Rosewood the powdery pastry effect? Amber? Really... just amber? Hmmm... not convinced. Overall, Rosewood gives a peaceful, comforting, softly "clean" impression that is a joy to have around. It's definitely more suited to office or casual wear- you're not likely to seduce a hot stranger in a crowded nightclub with this one. Rosewood is all about quiet, friendly glances over a hot cup of tea.

This is just gorgeous. Regretfully, I did not find the one in the coveted wooden box (!), but, I did find this amazing fragrance. I have found myself drawn to sweeter perfumes, so long as they don't remind me of food, and this fits the bill so well. I am happily surprised at the brief list noted above (Although, I did read another description listing champagne as a note also), as this fragrance is decidedly more than a three-note pony. I think this is tea, amber, and bergamot used with a hand that is masterful. My top ten of frags change, but so often it is because my favorite scents stop being made for whatever reason. This is in my current top ten and will only leave when the last drop has left me. Light, sweet, very present sweet tea and your "honey" in this tea is amber. Beautiful, sexy, Spring and Summer frag. Sillage: 6/10 Long: 7/10 Juice: 8.5/10 Bottle: 7/10 (No wood housing-cardboard pink and white flowered box). Repurchase: Yes

I picked this fragrance up at Burlington the other day 3.4 oz for $16.99. What a deal! This perfume is amazingly beautiful! I am always fascinated with fragrances where there are only 3 notes listed yet they smell much more complex even totally different than the notes would suggest. Rosewood is one such fragrance to my nose. I get a very sweet, warm amber, somewhat mentholated by the bergamot which is a totally different expression of bergamot than I have ever smelled before. Usually bergamot is quite a citrusy note to me but not here, perhaps it's being tempered a bit by the tea note? The tea note here is not black tea but green tea and it is always lingering in the background the star of this fragrance is the rich, sweet, amber note! Lasts about 4 hours becomes a skin scent on me in about 2 hours and appropriate for any weather or occasion. This fragrance is my first exposure to Banana Republic fragrances and a total win blind buy!

I used to have Rosewood and the cap was broken. It had been originally given to me in a swap this way, and unfortunately it became a "dab on" scent because the sprayer didn't work. It became very difficult for me to apply it and kept leaking every time I tilted the bottle, so I got rid of it because I couldn't figure out a way to decant the liquid into another container. Now here we are in the middle of Winter and I am sooo craving for this scent for its ability to literally keep you feeling "warm". There is nothing else I have ever smelled that comes close to this scent for this reason. It's characteristics are being woody, deep, rich, smoky vanilla spice and amber. It opens up powdery from the bergamot, spicy from the tea and amber which envelops me in a cloud of warmth. It is perfect to keep you warm on dark, cold days. Ebay has some amazing prices on this. It is a shame it got discontinued!

Exquisite, classy and immensely comforting - I am in love with this fragrance ever since I blind-bought it online. I smell absolutely no bergamot and lots of vanilla in it, though not listed in notes. There's a lingering trail of white floral notes too, again not listed, and I'm sure my nose isn't just playing tricks on me ;) The vanilla notes are never my favorite, but I love the woodsy-vanilla-amber base notes with the tea notes tingling occasionally. Such sophistication - seems more expensive than it actually is! This definitely is one of those fragrances with few but carefully thought-out notes that do not go wrong at all. Lasts on my skin for 7-8 hours and even then I can get an occasional whiff and creates an arm-length sillage around me with just two spritzes. Oh, and the wood box packaging is so classy! Pity it has been discontinued.

Oh my goodness. This stuff is wonderful. Not really difficult to describe. Amber-vanilla-woodsy. Just awesome. One of the reviewers here described it as "honest" and I have to agree. It has a very unpretentious feel to it. It brings to mind someone sweet, intellegent and hopeful, but also innocent. -This is unisex. Men can rock it. -Not usually one to rave over packaging (I'm more concerned with what's actually in the bottle) but the box is the sh!t. It's large, dark reddish wood and closes magnetically. Like, seriously, you can totally reuse it for other purposes. So freaking classy and so Banana (those who shop there regularly will know what I mean). -Versatile fragrance. Works for day or night. And although I'd say this is best for winter and fall, it's light enough IMO to pull off in summer. -This screams "signature scent".

This is quite the fragrance for such an simple composition. Upon first spray, i do get amber, tea and a woody accord, though it's not listed. I can't detect any bergamot. It's a tad bit sharp in the opening but not in a unpleasant way. This performance is out of this world! This fragrance definitely can fill room when you step in and last 8+ hours on my skin. It performs even better in cooloer weather. Though this is marketed for women, this is a very unisex fragarnce. If anything, it's a bit more masculine than feminine. The packaging is very unique. Besides the price, nothing about this fragrance comes off as cheap. I got my mom hooked to this fragrance after she smelled it on me and she's extremely picky about fragrances. I highly recommend that people give Rosewood a try. Scent: 10/10 Packaging: 8/10 Performance: 10/10

This is absolutely one of my favorite scents! I think it is a seasonal perfume - perfect for autumn and winter. Rosewood is a very warm, slightly dark, slightly spicy oriental scent. The notes are described as 'green' and 'fresh spicy' and while I don't argue these notes, they are green and spicy in a warm, animalic way rather then in a spring or aquatic way. On second thought, I wouldn't really consider this a 'green' scent. The amber is very prominent throughout the scent profile and it smells a bit powdery to me. I personally love the old-school beast-mode floral and spicy orientals of the 1980s and Rosewood is not that - it is a more modern, updated warm, amber, spicy oriental scent. I would not recommend this as a safe blind buy unless you really enjoy the notes. It is a lovely, lovely scent.

This is the second review I've written for Rosewood. Lately I've been going through my earlier reviews and compared them to what the perfume smells like now. Over time my perception has changed, and it's only fair to note that change since it affects my appreciation of the fragrance. So, in the case of RW there's a deeper note I didn't catch before. It almost resembles dark chocolate, which does not appear on the pyramid. Still no amber or tea as far as I can tell. There seems to be a bit of musk, although not enough to make the fragrance fuzzy. The drydown of RW is where the transformation happens, the notes deepen into something almost gourmand. Even more weird: I like it. There's something very appealing in that warm, dark chocolate note. I'd planned on selling RW, but now I may just keep it.

No roses and no wood, but still a very lovely unisex fragrance in my book. It is a fairly linear amber with just a hint of citrus to keep it from being overbearing, but it is an amber that leans slightly powdery. I haven't really tried layering this yet, but I think it could be quite good for that purpose as well. This is an easy "out the door" kind of fragrance that will keep you smelling good throughout the day. It isn't challenging or complex, but sometimes that's exactly what I want. The longevity and sillage are pretty good too, especially considering the price point. This is a great bargain that can be worn in any season, but definitely fall and winter will see this one show up in my timeline more. There's something quite cozy about this one, and that makes it a total winner in my book.

Pascal Gaurin of IFF is one of my favorite perfumers, based largely on BR’s Rosewood, CK2, and his Karl Lagerfeld for H&M scent (which unfortunately resells for much higher price points than Lagerfeld’s luxe bottlings). Gaurin is a master of creating fragrances that are unique and interesting, while remaining accessible to many and friendly in mundane workspaces. I love a challenging perfume! But not every day is one where I can wear a challenging scent. Rosewood is among my staples when I want something comfortable but also pretty in an engaging way. This is a rosy, citrusy black tea when it’s steeped too long and releases the tannins. There’s grounding musk and some uplifting cozy fuzziness. It’s informal, but not too casual.

I really enjoyed this scent, but every time I wore it something bothered me. I knew I had smelled this scent before somewhere. I couldn't put my finger on it for the longest time, but one day I was going through my perfumes to choose a smell I have not worn in awhile, when I reached for Curve Crush by Liz Claiborne. As soon as I spritzed it on that's when it hit me! This smells almost identical to Curve Crush. I hate that! It bothers me when a perfume basically rips off someone elses scent. I don't know which of these came out first, but I have seemed to of lost interest in wearing either one now. Too bad. I guess it's just one of my quirks.

Rosewood opens with vanilla and a light fruity note. I don't get tea or citrus. This fragrance has little resemblance to Classic, another Banana Republic scent I have. There's nothing sugary in Rosewood, although there's a sweet fruit note. It's a feminine scent, light and soft, very wearable for all ages. Like Classic, Rosewood dries down quickly and melts into the skin. This isn't the kind of perfume that beats the wearer and bystanders into submission, Rosewood whispers where other frags shout. There are other similarities between Rosewood and Classic: both are inexpensive but neither smells cheap or harsh. Good job, Banana Republic!

This is such an awesome affordable sleeper right here. What you're getting is basically a poor man's Chinatown by Bond No. 9. To be sure it is no where remotely near as sophisticated as Chinatown. But it's in that same family of "sexy nerd" (or "sexy librarian"). It's slightly sweet enough to convey a touch of sensuality but this girl keeps her legs together thanks to a pronounced bitterness. My only complaint about Rosewood is it's a wiiiddle too synthetic. But for such a dirt cheap price for a full bottle (not to mention the extra fly wooden magnetic casing it comes with, which is a treasure in and of itself) it's well worth it.

I finally had a chance to try Rosewood thanks to litldove7 for swapping with me! Rosewood is very similar to the scent of the FlowerBomb lotion I have(I don't have the perfume unfortunately). I love the powdery smell of Rosewood. It reminds me of some scented lipstick I have or like talcum powder but not the grandmother kind. To me its like the powdery notes in Hanae Mori and Casmir. Hard to explain! It might be from the woodsy notes. I love the creamy sweetness the vanilla adds from beginning to end along with fresh white tea leaves and white amber. The lasting power is great. I just need a huge bottle of this!

If you like Bond no.9 "So New York", you will enjoy this, for fraction of the price while somewhat lighter and more wearable (here's less of bond's winter vibe and minus cocoa). I love "So NY" too, but should I have known about the similarity, I wouldn't have spent on Bond, but get Rosewood instead. 80% similarity in the vibes I'm after. Shea from The Body Shop makes the other 20% by only adding creamy coziness to it. Edit: Same musks you will find in Banana Republic Malachite and Afnan 9 pm. In case if you are looking for something more masculine - the latter is in the drydown.

This has been one of my favorite affordable daytime fragrances for over a decade. Interestingly, it doesn't feature any rosewood note. It's a soft, easy to wear amber fragrance suitable for most settings. Unfortunately, like all BR fragrances, the longevity is terrible. BR, you need to work on this! It's to the point that I no longer purchase new BR scents, regardless of how much I fancy them, because they wear off far too quickly. Try to find this at a discount because it's not worth full retail price for a fragrance that wears as long as body spray.