Harrods Rose

There are times I wish I was a neuroscientist so I could study the brain and its response to different things, especially taste and smell. It would be great to quantitatively measure the subjective experience of these senses and how people "see" things differently. I can tell you that some fragrances are like drugs. I believe in the power of aromatherapy to stimulate, relax, enlighten, reflect, imagine. Some like lavender are calming. Powder and antiseptic smells and earthy smells like patchouli can be numbing or grounding. Have you ever smelled Chanel 19 and said to your partner, "oh gosh you seem approachable now!" Dopamine, GABA, adrenaline --- I think all fragrances can have an effect on these hormones. If my brain were on an imaging scanner the first time I smelled Harrod's Rose, it would light up like someone on MDMA. This stuff is amazing! I instantly felt a flood of serotonin! Joy! Brightness! Energy! Love! I didn't think I could love Rose any more than I already do, but this one has put it over the top. Its companion tuberose stands next to her like a groom in a black tuxedo, making her radiant glowing white ivory dress and red lips burst forth in a study of blended harmony and contrast. Their marriage almost bears forth a love child that seems like gardenia, but there is no bitterness of gardenia, only the energetic life force. If you've been to Harrod's in London, you know it's a bit dark and austere in places where clerks await neutrally. It's wealthy and pleasant and sometimes you have to walk through the tea section just to get a pulse. But this is life and light. I haven't been this excited in a while. My reaction was purely subconscious too. My brain lit up like a tree on Christmas. Instant joy. Love Love Love

I feel so bad, guys. I went to NYC recently and, of course, a number one for me was to stop by one of Bond No. 9's flagships. For those who are unaware, Bond is eponymous with New York. Barring recent years, 90% of their fragrances are specifically crafted after individual neighborhoods within the city. I don't visit particularly often, so it's always a treat to go to one of their boutiques and get a souvenir that actually means something and is connected to the city. Wellll, that was my idea at least. I stopped by their boutique in the Upper East side. The girl who helped us was so nice - I do forget her name, though. Anyways, there I was searching for my New York scent that I loved enough to spend 400+ dollars on when I found it. The only problem was it was not New York at all - rather it was 3,000 miles away in the heart of another great city. Harrods Rose opens with a delicate punch. It's the punch of a romantic, powdery bouquet of roses drizzled with sweet honey. Immediately, it's aroma is quite strong but fizzles away quickly (give or take 15 minutes). Once that effect dissipates the powdery, rosey scent lingers (albeit more subtle) and that's when musk begins to creep in. It's strange because, unlike many musk scents, this feels very clean - very proper. I understand why it gets it's inspiration from London, specifically Harrod's. I envision a very demure, chic English woman walking through the streets of rainy London in a heavy trench coat. That's the mental image painted for me with the scent. It's refined, faceted, but also very point-blank in it's nature. Like other Bond scents, it takes you on a journey and it surely does not disappoint.

Harrods Rose projects Emily Post and properly set tables. She wears a hat on Sunday, waits for her door to be opened and wouldn't dream of raising her voice. Doilies, tea and crumpets come immediately to mind with this prim beauty. How odd is that? Harrods Rose has a slightly dusty paper accord present throughout. Maybe it's responsible for turning my thoughts to ladies of yesteryear? There's nothing progressive or modern in this fragrance, believe me. The narcissus is quite prominent. I'm not accustomed to it featuring so prominently in fragrance. The ambrette is equally cultivated here. Rose and tuberose actually take a bit of a backseat, but are stunningly beautiful nonetheless. Both adding a bit of color to the palette. I shouldn't be able to find myself within the notes of Harrods Rose. I bear no resemblance to her. Yet there she sits, rather straight-laced, on my Fragrantica favorites shelf. She'll be there awhile, polishing the silver.

Bond really knows how to do modern floral fragrances that not only smell great but perform great too. This is yet another one I've fallen in love with. While I do find it similar in profile to Bond's Earth Day and Central Park South as it shares many of the same white florals, unlike them this has a beautiful soft rose, cashmere wood, and a musky ambrette that adds a lovely velvety softness to the profile. The last two notes really make this fragrance something special, turning it smooth as silk and totally devoid of anything sharp. It's just such a perfectly balanced scent of sweet, soft flowers in bloom. While I only have travel sprayers of the others, this is deserving of a great big bottle. I just know that this pretty, well made, and very feminine perfume is going to get a lot of love from me.

Beautiful, refined, sweet and floral, feminine, distinguished and very distinctively from Bond no 9... The initial spray is zesty fruity and guess that it must be due to white narcisse...very nice and pleasant and certainly different...then, I can detect tuberose heart notes, familiar from other Bonds...Harrods for her, Saks for her, Saks en rose; on this occasion the tuberose is lighter than in both Saks but very similar to Harrods for her..Dios mio!..I love this note,,,finally the musk, amber and cashmere base notes arrive slowly and they envelope you in a wonderful comfort zone of sheer luxury... Another memorable beautiful experience from the NYC House... Big thumbs up

It is a very narcotic and glamorous rose with a white floral scent. I have no idea but this reminds me of Gardenia by Chanel and Joy by Jean Patou, but I guess it is because of tuberose and narcissus. I feel this fragrance is mixed adding some floral sweetness and less rose vibes. I loved Joy however disliked Gardenia because Gardenia was too watery and had some watermelon vibes, but this fragrance is immaculately gorgeous and flawless since it has warmer accords.

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Bond no 9 HARRODS ROSE is one of my favorite floral perfumes from this house. This is a very fine blend with significant tuberose and narcissus along with the rose. The ambrette (a note which I appear to love...), cashmere wood and musk provide an excellent and enticing base, conferring excellent longevity to the composition as a whole. This combination of rose with tuberose and narcissus works very well for me. With not too much of any and just enough of all three, these notes together produce a very smooth and sniff-worthy floral from start to finish--though I should perhaps clarify that this is a fairly linear creation. Highly recommended for floral lovers. This is a modern perfume!

I finally bought a full bottle when I saw it on sale in Harrods. I'd describe this as a cashmere rose. It smells both expensive and cosy - perfect for pairing with a nice winter sweater, scarf and hat. I previously stated the lasting power was not great but I change my mind on this. Now I have a spray bottle I find it lasts a long time and projects well. It is a little sweet, powdery and almost cotton-like beneath. It touches on a cosmetic rose (that smells like vintage lipsticks, face powders, boudoirs etc.) but also has something more tame about it than typical iris-rose makeup bombs.

Having hated rose scents for years I have recently found a new love for the note and have become somewhat addicted to scents with it in. As said previously this is a wonderful vintage kind of rose, this is powdery but not too deep or complex. The lasting power is not great compared to other Bond fragrances I have tried out but then again my skin seems to absorb fragrances very quick. This is wonderfully sweet and romantic, perfect for day or night and is overall very beautiful.

I was gifted a sample of this today. Wonderful sweet roses with musk and ambrette. I bit too sweet for my taste but really a nice scent. Longlasting and less is more, spray carefully or this will become a room-killer. Jag fick ett prov i gåva idag. Underbara söta rosor med musk och ambrette. Lite för söt för min smak men verkligen en härlig doft. Otroligt hållbar och lite är lagom, spreja försiktigt annars blir denna en rumsdödare.

Opulent powdery rose bomb. The central Turkish Rose note can halt trains from the start. At first it is surrounded by slight other florals (narcissus anc tuberose) and then it settles into powdery synthetic musk, ambrette and slight woody notes. The feminine leaning perfume has strong sillage and lasts forever so discretion with the spray button is warranted. Like drowning yourself in a vat of rose petals. Enjoy!

Thank you Mooniq for the sample. I wish I could say that I like this perfume but I don't. All I can feel is a overwhelming rose smell, is just to much. Tack Mooniq för provet. Önskar jag kunde säga att jag tycker om den här parfymen men det gör jag inte. Det enda jag känner är en överväldigande rosdoft, det är bara för mycket.

Harrods Rose is most definitely for women. It's very fresh and feminine on my skin. Not entirely rose, (as there is a rather dominant tuberose accord throughout), but nevertheless a rich and somewhat exquisite floral composition. The rose in this fragrance is clean, rather like the scent of an old-fashioned, rose scented bar of soap. There's a slight creaminess, which I believe is the tuberose shining through, and a hint of fruitiness too, perhaps the scent of pureed pears. I find it elegant for the most part, but it does have this underlying sense of girlishness and frivolity. Despite the lack of fruits listed in the scent pyramid, Harrods Rose does have a fruity feel, which would certainly appeal to the younger generations. You could say that the bottle represents how this fragrance smells. I personally prefer my roses much richer and deeper, however this lighter and crisper interpretation isn't necessarily disappointing. Ambrette, which is a note that I sometimes find difficult to love, creates this smooth muskiness from the heart onwards. The overall feeling that I get from smelling Harrods Rose, is that it's fun and it's meant to be enjoyed. Sweet pink roses, with musk, pear and tuberose, all combine to create a scent that is not sexy nor sophisticated, but has an undeniable girlish charm. The lasting power is more than reasonable, lasting a good six or so hours. I was initially drawn in by the cutesy, baby pink coloured packaging, knowing full well that light rose scents aren't usually my thing. I am impressed, but admittedly not blown away. I will happily use up my sample, but I doubt I would give up my cold, hard cash to buy a full bottle.

This is a very nice and fresh rose perfume ... easy to wear ... I get a little bit of the tuberose nicely blended in. Quite elegant, as it dries down, yes, something sweet like honey is in there ... I am tempted to compare Harrods Rose (a sample) with Paris by YSL which I have in a spray bottle. Paris seems to be a busier perfume ... and, at a lack of words, more salty ... There are lots of rose perfumes on the market; probably Harrods Rose is supposed to be reminiscent of the many roses in London's public parks ... when I visited long ago, I only admired them and did not sniff them ... I could almost wear this to work, lightly applied.

Very floral and feminine. I'd like to find a new home for my bottle (almost full) that I bought directly from Harrods, get in touch if you're interested.