Tabu Rose

What a pleasant surprise this was. I'd seen it on sale at Rite-Aid in the US, and rushed over here to see how it was rated. Based on what I read, I went back a day later to get it. Yummy. I love it from start to finish! It doesn't smell like other rose fragrances I've had, but the way it blends with the fruity part of this is kind of intoxicating. It's much sweeter than most of my favourite scents, but the sweetness is like something far away and exotic. After a couple of hours it takes on a more woody note and seems to be done with the fruits, but it's still dreamlike and mysterious. For the money, it's well worth it, it's not derivative and doesn't have that cheap generic note. Edit: Unbelievably I have gone through HALF the bottle already. In about six weeks. lol. Second edit. This is annoying. I had half a bottle left and it all evaporated in just under 2 weeks. I now have an empty bottle and I can't understand why. When I pick it up, there is perfume oil leaking out all around the top of the bottle. It's been standing upright on my dressing table. Next to it was an apple and my daily pill box, both of which taste like perfume right now, lol. I've never had an atomizer spray before so don't know from experience if this always happens with atomizers. Oh well, easy come easy go. It won't stop me from buying it again but I need a solution to the evaporation.

Affordable & Wearable Modern Rose... While not a dupe, this has a lot of similarities to Chloe EDP Chloe and Delina Parfums de Marly, with a fruity, fresh and slightly tropical rose over a petrichor rose, that sweetens over time picking up some near-honey tones. This doesn't have the tart rhubarb note as in Delina PDM, but there's a soft shampoo-like vibe here that reminds me of Chloe EDP, and so I find it a little closer to Chloe EDP Chloe. There's also some passing reminders of Body by Burberry range, also by Michel Almairac. Although there's nothing groundbreaking here, and no similarities to the original Tabu Dana, overall at a mere fraction of the price of Chloe EDP Chloe, this is a very affordable, wearable modern rose scent. It's a love for me. Enjoy! Update 03/23/24: The shampoo vibes are leaning a little more soapy, and the cedar note combining with the rose is reading like something close to freesia. It remains a love. Update 07/30/24: This really shines in the heat, and has gotten a lot sweeter with aging. I find it even closer to Chloe EDP Chloe now. Tropical fresh & powdery rose that dries down with near-honey & tea tones and a faint soapy note in the background. So good.

I just love this rose scent. It's so nice. Not stuffy, not too much rose, not powdery. It's a sweet balance of notes - rosey, fruity and to me, a staple rose fragrance. It's also a great fragrance for layering with patchouli or incense scents. I agree it's similar to Chloe Roses De Chloe - love them both. And this Tabu Rose is a fantastic value and well done, and as noted in reviews it does tend to leak so might want to transfer to atomizer and keep bottle for it's crazy-cute retro look.

Delicious! I'm having a hard time removing my nose from my arm. The fragrance is soft and clean, ultra feminine. Sweet but not cloying. Definitely a keeper. *As another poster wrote, my perfume also quickly evaporated. For anyone who, like myself, never before had a perfume with an atomizer, do NOT leave it in the bottle. It looks really pretty, but it will cause your perfume to leak everywhere and evaporate. When not in use, remove the atomizer and put the black cap back on the bottle!

Wow! This stuff is AMAZING! It is rosy, yes. But so much more! It is sweet and warm with the litchi and amber. It smells almost edible! And it has a touch of freshness from the cedar. It is so so good! Sorry that I've missed this beauty for so long. And the bottle is absolutely adorable! But, I have to say I don't see any resemblance to Roses de Chloe or Gotte de Rose....both of which I own.