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.

Tabu Rose is an excellent flanker. It opens as a sweet, non-powdery rose, quite strong and natural, with a touch of fruit. Then the woody/amber accord emerges, giving a slight impression of the original Tabu, but not taking over from the wonderful rose. This is a sensual, womanly fragrance. My partner thought it was extremely sexy. Longevity is great (12 hours), with good sillage.

Wanted to buy a full size bottle but it's not on Dana's website. C'mon Dana make this again! Please. I only have the little tiny bottle. This is a perfect rose scent!!!

Perfect- rosey- effervescence. For me this is one of the best rose perfumes I have ever smelled! Lovely!

This is one of my favorite blind buys. I have never seen this in the stores, or have seen any advertisements. I saw it on an online discount perfume e-tailer and looked up the notes here. Looked safe enough to throw down $12. Best $12 spent in a long time. This is a bright, clean and very wearable rose. Does not come across as stale or musty which some rose scents can. It has an airy crispness to it, very refreshing for a floral. It's not earth shattering, but it's safe in close quarters without being boring. Sillage is soft and longevity is about 5-6 hours on me.

Rose is my favorite note. This is a bit weak and watery. It's nice but mainstream and unremarkable. It's like a green rose watered down with some vanilla. Nice, safe. It develops a little more in the drydown and warms with the amber. Not a gourmand or amber rose like some Lancomes and such that are niche but this is a warm rose that is not too sweet and not dark. Very springlike. And, thanks to the stupid atomizer bottle, I wore it once and the entire rest of the bottle evaporated. I didn't have this long.

A nice, clean rose scent. I don't really smell much here other than rose, but it is very pretty, and it does not turn sour on the skin over time as some rose fragrances do. Longevity is about 5 hours. It doesn't project very far from the skin, so it's a safe and inoffensive choice for work or anyplace that a quiet scent is called for. Lovely after a bath as well. This is ridiculously low-priced. If you enjoy rose fragrances, don't hesitate to add this to your collection! The packaging is very cute, too.

This is not a flanker of Tabu. It smells nothing like the original Tabu. This is a very good and cheap dupe for Roses de Chloe (fresh, dewy, watery sweet rose) that smells more expensive than it is. It's a simple one so you can layer it over an oriental for some really nice results. I layered it over the original Tabu and they do work very well together, it turns it into a smoky/incense rose and gives it more depth. It reminds me of walking through markets in Istanbul as a kid :) Try it!

For some reason I am getting white musk with roses, although I see there is a litchi note - my nose is easily tricked, lol. Bought this EdT on secondary market website in 30 ml for ten dollars, and about 5 ml had evaporated. Still, it is a very pleasant fragrance and reminds me a lot of Chloe Roses, which I own as well. Smells very clean and soapy. For those on a budget, you can't go wrong with this pretty scent.

This is actually quite nice. I like original Tabu, and this rose version is nothing like it. And that's not saying there's anything wrong with Tabu! The Rose flanker is quite remarkable though. It does have a light rose scent, a bit soapy. This is a great fragrance to wear and not offend anyone with maximum sillage. Tabu Rose is a cheapie but it doesn't smell cheap, I was pleasantly surprise by this blind buy.

NichloeET Vapor pressure, of the alcohol and essential oils/ fragrance oils, can cause molecules to escape out of the sprayer. Thanks for the heads up. Vaporization has been reported twice, no, three times now. I just checked mine, and it seems to be ok. I still have the box and black cap and will change it out tomorrow. Much obliged! Walmart.com has it.

Cute bottle, cute scent. Not remarkable, but nice. It's sweet and subtle, very gentle on the nose. The atomizer is kinda weak but 2 or 3 squeezes of the bulb should be equal to one spray from a pump atomizer. Or maybe it's just my bottle lol

To my nose, this is a light version of Stella or Chloe. If you like those fragrances, you'll like this one. However, I like powerful fragrances and I feel like this is too light for me, but since it was cheap... I can't really complain.

At first it just smells like laundry. I was so disappointed at first but then it just pops out! There's my sweet little rose! Nothing to crazy or complex but it's nice, it's sweet.

Tabu Rose is a fresh, soapy rose (I smell a little lychee...) that leans somewhat "masculine" on me. I'm a fresh rose (and cheapie!) fan and tried it next to Paul Smith Rose, Gres Cabotine Rose, and Paris Hilton Rose Rush. I prefer the greener rose of Paul Smith and the more fruity/tropical lychee + papaya rose of Rose Rush to Tabu Rose's soapiness. Cabotine Rose, for its part, is just a pretty, fresh rose, but with less character than the others (also, it starts out with this icky solvent-type odor right after you spray it; luckily that dies down within a minute and it becomes very wearable, if a little boring). As for Tabu Rose, to my nose, it's just OK and I will not be keeping it in my quite large rose collection (I'm on the fence about passing on Cabotine Rose, too; it may still have a place as a light rose-floral freshie).

I'm not getting a lot of rose from Tabu rose. It is more of an abstract idea of rose. Watery, vague and somewhat lacking a soul. It isn't bad but it isn't good either. There is a lack of vision or force w/ this fragrance. I feel it is neither here nor there. I got a 1 ounce for $8 and I am sure I will be able to find a home for it. If you like the idea of a slightly tropical shampoo rose smell that is watery and non offensive Tabu Rose is a good way to go but I will be giving this away.