Pure DKNY A Drop Of Rose

I just purchased this luxurious scent and it has me totally captivated...obsessed even! Once I spray it on, my wrist is practically super glued to my nose. I just can't get enough of these dewy, heady, sublime roses. To my nose, this really smells like a fresh rose bush or bouquet. Incredible. Indulgent. Irresistible. I am so sad however...I have found that it is not detectable in the slightest after the first 30-45 minutes no matter what I have tried to extend its life on my skin. I usually spray pretty lightly because my husband has allergies and a very low tolerance for fragrances, but I have even broken my rule about that and have been spraying a LOT on at a time (about 5-7 spritzes on my neck and 2-3 spritzes on each wrist). Sadly, even this isn't helping the intensity, the longevity or the sillage at all. I went ahead and practically soaked my shirt with it and it didn't even hold on to fabric any longer any better than my skin. What a letdown! I love this scent so much - it would definitely have to be in my top 10 favorites - except for the fact that it doesn't exist after 30 minutes. So...I'm going to enjoy it at home. where I can keep the bottle next to me and reapply at least once per hour. This juice is so precious, it is well worth the inconvenience! ETA: It is now the very end of summer here, and because I have read others mention that the season can change the way one's chemistry reacts to scents, I've been trying this perfume again the past week or so. I have to say that the season-chemistry connection idea must be correct, for me and this frag at least. Before, this scent seemed to last a mere few minutes on me - and now a couple of spritzes last for at least 4 hours. Quite an improvement, especially since the scent itself is divine! I plan to continue to test throughout the seasons and I thank those who have postulated this idea very much!

Mmmh... A drop of rose is amazing. It smells just like fresh cut roses. Picture a bouquet of roses with the morning dew still on its petals, that's what this DKNY perfume smell like to me. The rose in here is very dominant, I smell almost nothing else but the rose, which I like. There is something that help cut down any sharpness, but I can't put my finger on it. Could be the vanilla but it's by no means a sweet vanilla scent. Pure rose, I love it. I smells likes roses for hours and it's a delicate and fresh, no powdery sweetness. I feel like an English lady in long white chiffon dresses when I wear this.

This reminds me of a rose-scented face cream I used to use as a kid, and I have to say it's really nostalgic. This perfume smells like real rose...not the synthetic smell of roses, but actual, full-on rose. If I have to compare it, I would compare it to something like l'Occitaine's Rose 4 Reines...very heady rose. For me, the rose scent turns powdery, but remains a steady rose scent on my skin...it also lasts quite long on my skin. It's definitely a very classic, feminine scent.

This might one of the most beautiful rose perfumes I have ever smelled. I tried really hard to like "Florabotanica" but felt that it was too "perfumey." This one is the total opposite. It literally smells like pure rose, as if they just blended a bouquet of roses and threw it in a bottle. It's soft and feminine, and I feel like that is what Florabotanica was lacking.

Fresh, clean and clear. And natural. Like fresh rose petals. Both this and a drop of vanilla appeal to me. The rose is accompanied by magnolia. Black currant is very sheer, the same with verbena. Just to highlight the rose. It has a good presence. Sad to hear it is discontinued. At least I have my bottle.

I smelled this without high hopes, but my instant reaction was excitement! It is the perfect rose. Simple, natural and fresh. But by the end of its life (less than an hour) I came to the conclusion that, however nice, it was not a lot different from rosewater. And rosewater is cheaper...

Beautifully simple! I can see myself purchasing this after finishing my recently gifted bottle. Potential staple, for sure! Dusty, but fresh.. not overly sweet or dry, feels very close to a purely natural scent. Perfect for the spring!

Love this !!! Very rosey , romance and fresh ... And still fresh rose scent all time But top note and middle note almost like Paul Smith Rose except base note still fresh than Paul Smith rose !!!

This is my favorite rose purfume for all time. The smell is very fresh like fresh rose. It suite the name for the pure rose. You will feel lovely and innocent after wearing this.

Just bought this perfume.i love the scent.feeling like I'm the sweetest girl now.very feminine, girly n soft.

It makes me feel like i'm in a rose garden. Fascinating!!!

Pure, sweet and fresh rose scent. Very lovely.

Lovely fresh/dewy rose with lemon verbena, a bit of vanilla, cedar & too much currant. The currant mucks it up & makes it an unsophisticated & ho hum perfume. I would wear this all the time if it were not for the currant. The rose is absolutely lovely & the verbena is a pretty green lemon scent. I feel they were going for the marketing angle of all the sickly sweet fruit perfumes when they threw in the currant. They didn't go crazy with sweet currant but it's still a bit much. No nasty patchouli. It lasts all day & in to the next on my skin. The sillage is big (not huge)- one spritz is plenty. If you like fresh rose & a bit of sweet currant, you will probably love this. For me, it's a "Like" not a "Love". I also bought the "Pure DKNY - A Drop of Vanilla" at the same time. It starts out lovely with vanilla, rose & cedar but the currant is way too overpowering & throws the balance off making it almost sickly sweet. They should have named it "Drop of Currant" because that is the most noticeable note. I was hoping for a lovely vanilla perfume. It lasts and lasts on me & has plenty of sillage; one small spritz lasted until the next day & I did not have to sniff my wrist to smell it in the air. If you like fruity sweet scents but not the teen type of sweet scent - you may like this. It's not disgusting sweet like "Fancy" but definitely sweet. These two scents are interesting in that they have pretty much the same scent notes but in different quantities.

Oh, if ONLY this lasted longer! I bought this by accident - I meant to buy a backup of DKNY Pure and came home with this instead (the pink lettering on the box should've tipped me off). But rather than return it, I kept it, even though roses are not at the top of my notes list, as they frequently give me the sneezes. Upon first spray, however, I was captivated. Like other reviews, I agree wholeheartedly that this is a very real, fresh-smelling rose. Sometimes when I try to wear a scent with a one-dimensional floral note, it seems "scratchy" and unwearable. Not this scent. The rose is so real, you can almost feel the softness of the petals. After the rose calms, I get the delightful scent of a forest, which must be the cedar. It's like carrying a bouquet of roses through the woods. This combo is just beautiful to me! Alas...it doesn't last! If ONLY this lasted more than a couple of hours, I would make this a favorite for sure. I love DKNY Pure (the original, and the one I thought I was buying) and the longevity on that scent is pretty amazing. Drop of Rose just doesn't have the staying power. I will certainly use this up, and since I bought a small bottle at TJ Maxx for $15, it's no problem to keep it in my purse and reapply during the day. That initial burst of roses really does me in!

I'm a fan of this fragrance. It's feminine, but not "fussy" at all. It's a clean, fresh, and pretty scent. If you are a fan of roses, you should love this. If you are not a fan of roses, I still recommend trying this; it's not too heavy. I'd say that this is a really good introduction fragrance to roses. Upon initial spray, the rose and the verbena come out. It's very floral, powdery, and watery. As it dries down, I smell more of the cedar blending in with the rose. It smells like a garden on me (I can even smell a tad bit of dirt on me; but in a good way). I really love it. I can't really smell the black current or the vanilla in this, to be perfectly honest. I find this scent to be a straight-up floral. The only thing I'll complain about is the duration. The sillage is quite good (so you don't need to spray yourself liberally with it), but the lasting power isn't the best on my skin. It lasts roughly about 2-3 hours on my skin. Overall, I love this. While this perfume doesn't make me feel like a bombshell or anything, it does make me feel romantic, light, sophisticated, and feminine. It's a "happy scent" for me!

The concept of the Pure range appeals to me. The use of recycled materials appeals to me. Unfortunately however, what comes out of the bottle just doesn't really do it for me. Like katuliena says, it has weak staying power. Other people may smell it on her, but on me it just disappears. This is not supposed to be a heavy hitting queen of rose perfume, I get that, but ... I couldn't even call it a skin scent. Spray .. oh! a little dusty rose .. pouf! .. it's gone! Being an optimist and positive person it took me a long time to decide whether or not to post a review about Drop of Rose as I don't like to be negative. Being honest about an experience though, I think, is more valuable. This one will, sadly, be going on my swap list when I arrange it. Shame ...

Agreed with most other reviews here that this perfume smells of whole rose, with stems and thorns. The initial spray reminds me of Yves Rocher Rose Eau Fraîche, although that one has nothing but rose in it, whereas DKNY A Drop of Rose has mild spices underneath. Dry down smells like a much lighter and more feminine version of Moschino Toy Boy. I can detect elemi and pink pepper in here, even though they are not officially listed as notes. However, in DKNY, they are in the background and aren't as dominant as Toy Boy. Longevity is not too bad on me. This is not a strong scent but the scent clings on to the skin well. It can, however, trigger headaches if oversprayed. Overall, I like it, though there are other rose scents that I enjoy more.

Someone here, said something bad about Turkish roses here..No offense, but that is such an uneducated UN-awareness. You may not like roses (I’m crazy about them) but Turkish roses (ISPARTA city) are known and regarded By all authorities of the industry as EQUAL if not SUPERIOR to Moroccan and Bulgarian roses. I studied Aromatherapy and Ayurveda and I have a collection of over 1000 bottles. This particular scent is one of the best among my rose scents. Quite undetectable and sophisticated like most DKNY perfumes. Cheers.

Very nice summer-scent. A bit "dry" rose in nice mix with Verbena, Vanilla, Magnolia and Cedar. I also have Prada Infusion de Rose - and they are like sisters, they share the "dry" abit dark unsweet Rose-note. Great!! En riktigt härlig sommar-doft. Lite "torr" ros-not i go mix med Verbena, Vanilj, Magnolia och Cederträ Jag äger oxå Prada Infusion de Rose, de är lite lika, som syskon ungefär. De delar den lite "torra" djupa osöta Ros-noten. Härligt!!

Very clean, very pretty - pure and fresh rosy floral. Dries down to a soft floral/citrus soapiness. Really just very pleasant and inoffensive. Somehow modern and fresh smelling despite the genre. Not sweet at all, it is crsip with a hint of bitterness. I get no sweet fruit or vanilla. The notes that stand out are rose and verbena. Even though it stays fairly close to the skin, it is quite long lasting. A clean, soapy, citrus rose.