Dark Roses

This fragrance was my first full size perfume and my gateway drug. This humble, inexpensive bottle set me on the path to becoming a frag head. Dark Roses is sumptuous, romantic, and modern. The roundness of the rose is so perfectly balanced, never sharp, never powdery, or nose-tickling. It’s sensual in an understated way without being amber-heavy. Could be worn by someone of any age. It doesn’t knock you over the head with projection, but does last a day or sometimes more on fabrics. Doesn’t last more than a couple hours on my skin, but I’ve come to enjoy re-spraying it. The ultimate scent for the rose-obsessed who want a true photorealistic rose with some depth and intrigue.

i didnt expect to love this so much as i typically go for heavier perfume concentrations, but it’s just amazing to me. it smells as velvety as rose petals feel. amazing for layering with other rose scents as it retains its own character despite the softness. and something about it just smells so clean to me — I want to bathe in this! a perfect, soft, realistic rose.

This is so incredible! I want to bathe in it. Longevity very good for a Demeter fragrance, projection is there. It's also smells almost identical to yves rocher's discontinued Pur Desir de Pivoine, so if you are a fan of it or wanted to try it, this is as close as it gets!

I feel like Fragrantica doesn’t have all the notes accurate on here. I just tested this fragrance. I personally HATE Rose leading perfumes. But it was part of a set. I surprisingly really like it. You can definitely smell the Rose but as the name suggests it’s a darker take on a regular Rose scent. I didn’t notice the Patchouli. All I got was Rose & fruitiness. It honestly smells like a medley of dark berries but only Red Currant is listed.

The name doesn't fit this perfume at all. It's quite pretty, but there's nothing dark here. This is a bright, lush rose bush with abundant fresh blooms as well as rotting roses on the ground below. It's buoyed by a sweet, juicy fruit note, but it really reads as photorealistic rose. I'm looking forward to layering with this.