Bvlgari Rose Essentielle Eau De Toilette Rosee

Rose Essentielle L'eau de Toilette Rosee (as it states on the box) is a scent of fresh roses and patchouli. It's ultra feminine and delicate. The patchouli note stood out to me from the first whiff. It gives an earthy and sophisticated feel. It mixes pleasantly with the soft, sweet roses. This perfume has very simple components, yet it's not lacking depth. The violet note does not stand out particularly, but gives it a delicate powdery note. Very elegant! As this perfume wears on my skin, the bitter patchouli note dissipates, and the scent gets more subtly sweet. At that point I detect a hint of fruit. Orange and bergamot are the notes listed here, but I think blackberry is more accurate since I don't get any citrus note from this, and blackberry is listed in the original EDP. I also don't smell any other flowers than rose in this. Jasmine could be there, but probably mixed completely into the patchouli. The musk is not strong but ever-present here. It rounds the perfume, gives it a warm, sensual feel as opposed to the earthy greenness. This perfume is fresh, but not crisp, unlike Paul Smith Roses. The latter is more of a simple, innocently crisp rose. It's also earthier and more tuned-down than Roses de Chloe. It reminds me of L'eau de Chloe, another of my favorite rose-scented perfumes.They share the same patchouli note. But the rose note in Essentielle is fresher and closer-to-real. L'eau de Chloe has quality of the Chloe EDP, which is a rich, ambery, vintage rose. To me, Rose Essentielle is the most elegant and sophisticated out of all. It requires some taste to appreciate. I love the scent now, but I remember hating it the first time I smelled it two years ago. I couldn't handle the patchouli in there. I was more into Paul Smith Rose back then. As an EDT, the longevity is beyond my expectation. I can still sniff it after 5 hours. I think this is the best line of Bvlgari perfumes. I also adore the Mon Jasmine Noir and Mon Jasmine Noir L'eau Exquise (No one does jasmine like Bvlgari!). Also, it does smell like Vera Wang Truely pink! Which is also an amazing scent. :) :)

I have always been a huge fan of Bvlgari's even since i have come back in to the fragrance scene. They never release a dull fragrance, always refined and accurately tuned to smell very rich and smooth. Roses are obviously the centerfold to this delightful creation, held up so tenderly by the other accords. Almost as if the other accords are sacrificing the virgin, youthful and sweet rose to God himself! Roses are one of my most favorite fragrant flowers, besides jasmine, and orange blossom. I remember my mother and grandmother when i was a child (4-6) taking me to this far away place where there were flowers, knick knacks for your home and food made-from-scratch. This place was called "Ashcombs" and we would visit it once in the spring, and once in the fall to get all sorts of different seasonal flowers for my mothers garden, and food for my endless appetite for savory delectables. I also remember specifically (when i wasn't running from the hungry, greedy bees) taking the time to gather the fragrances from many different flowers into my nostrils. One in particular that i would always vist over and over before we left was the rose. So soft and tender, the sweet rose was very pleasing to my young nose, and smelled very sobering in a cool early june breeze. The woman that wears this fragrance surely is well spoken, humorous and seductive, everybody loves her, and the people that don't, completely envy her. I approve Smell: 10 Longevity: 9 Sillage: 6.5

The perfection of this rose scent is astounding. After smelling this one I will be forever spoiled for any other! It is to me what catnip is to some cats; I would love to roll in the stuff. It sparkles, yet it's gentle. It's clear but muted. There is a hint of spice but it's rosy. It's got a distinct personality...and I think it's me! Since I love it so much, I don't mind that it only lasts about four hours on my skin because I'll enjoy re-applying it. Edit: I would like to add that the patchouli note in this is integrated into the fragrance in a completely smooth way. It works beyond what I would have expected. Fortunately, I didn't know what the notes in it were when I smelled it for the first time. This fragrance has complete harmony with no jarring notes to my nose. Smelling it on my skin is like listening to beautiful music. I have received many compliments while wearing it.

I loved this EDT so so much, it's light, sweet rosee and fresh, airy like, as if iam flying on soft clouds -- but it is like a deflated balloon, it is not long lasting. The 100ml bottle is massive and heavy so there is no way i will carry that in my bag to reapply every few hours. I thought i was smart - I went off and get the EDP hoping that it would last longer. Well, EDP truly last well over 6 hours. OK, i feel very bad when i say this, but this EDP is strange, it is like cat pee... sorry... it is that weird. Why the EDT is so different to the EDP? To fix this cat pee error, i sprayed 1 of EDP and 5sprays of EDT....well, that will fix it ...temporarily... until the EDT is gone... i smell like cat pee again...argggg..... seriously, i will give this EDP away, and will only buy EDT in future.

I bought this one as well for my best friend for her bday last week, and it absolutely complimented her to no end! My best friend is a very big rose perfume wearer, and her queen of scents is of course Lola. But when i had her open this perfume and spray it on herself, it was like a different kind of heaven to what Lola provides. Love the smell of roses and that orange blossom and jasmine, even though you can just smell them, still compliments the rose, giving it that boost of feminine it needs, the powdery musk when it hits cooling off and drying down was sensual as well. In the end, it ended up smelling kind of like a musk stick and made me want to eat her wrist, but it was still great! Another great blind buy from myself, and im glad i got it for her! 9.5/10!