Sultry Rose

Mmm, Sultry Rose was love at first sniff. The name suits the fragrance perfectly. It is a fresh, sweet, fruity rose perfume, with a tart sultry twist. Smells a little spicy, a little like skin - probably the black pepper and the ambrette seed. It has a sparkle! Sour, fruity rose in the opening - beautiful. As it dries down, the "vanilla orchid" comes out more and more. When I first looked at the notes after wearing this, I was so confused...I couldn't see the gourmand aspects I was smelling. But then I realized the "orchid" is "vanilla orchid" - and while I don't know what that means, I do agree that this dries down to a floral (rose) vanilla. If you like Delina and Delina Exclusif, you might like Sultry Rose. It is not a dupe! But it has the tart rose opening, along with a sweet, melty drydown - the best of both worlds. It becomes sweeter and more intoxicating the longer it's on your skin. The ambergris may make a faint appearance, too - it has a very slight marine, skin-like touch. Sultry Rose has moderate projection - I have gotten a compliment while wearing this in the past, but it's not overwhelming or off-putting - the person in question wasn't sure if it was me that smelled good, or the candle. That's the way I like it to be, a little mysterious ;) I have been testing from an 8 mL decant. Now I want to try the rest of this line...I do love floral fragrances!

When I first sprayed this on, I thought it a pleasant enough fruity rose, like so many on the market today. But first sprays can be deceiving as this is a perfume you can't make a snap decision about just from a first sniff. You have to give it a little time to heat up on your skin and unfold. When it does, it is absolutely beautiful! I love the use of passionfruit here as it differentiates it somewhat from other fruity roses since it doesn't have the sting of citrus, or the tart sourness of rhubarb, or the excessive sweetness of berry notes. Last week I had a passionfruit gelato, and the smooth creaminess of the passionfruit in that reminded me of the passionfruit here. It complements the rose beautifully giving it a slight tropical, creamy profile. If it just wore on like this it would be pretty enough, useful for a casual day, but when the spices, oud, ambrette, and ambergris show up the real changes begin. It then transitions to a very sensuous, warm and seductive rose that really lives up to its name - Sultry! So, give this one a little time before writing it off, because it really is not what it first appears.

This is a beautiful spicy rose, one of the best spiced roses I've had the pleasure to wear. It starts off with mildly sweet passionfruit notes, and I was wondering if it was going to turn into a gourmand. Instead pepper and musky ambrette keep it indeed sultry and exotic and sensual. This is the kind of quality that Aramis Calligraphy Rose wishes it had and tries to emulate but falls far short. The saffron in this is not cheap or overpowering as it is in Calligraphy Rose. Sultry Rose is delicious in its spiced richness and it has more projection and staying power than Serge Lutens La Fille de Berlin, another spiced rose that I own. Difficult to find samples for this, although Scentbird does carry some of the EB Florals line in samples. It's also expensive, but one of the few luxury lines I think is worth it at Saks. Wearable in all seasons, good for both day and evening wear, although I think perhaps more appropriate for evening.

Beautiful year round fruity spicy rose. Very juicy, wet and dewy. It's smell like the color of the liquid on the picture of the bottle. The saffron here is well done. Not to much like it T'aif from Ormande Jayne. Same with the pepper. Just there to add warmth and longevity. It doesn't disturb the lush and sweet passion fruit or the dewy pretty pink rose. IMO this is year round everyday day or night signature worthy fragrance if you love fruity warm spicy slightly fresh spicy and musky roses. It is light enough for spring and summer wear but hearty enough to carry you through fall into winter. Well crafted and extremely beautiful. A backbone for a perfume collection.

A gorgeous, slightly jammy, saffron-rose. Before sampling, I was a bit leery of the passionfruit note - fruity-florals have been done to death - but my concern was misplaced, as it’s not overdone at all, but adds a ripeness to the rose. It includes oud, but this is far from a Montale-like ‘rose-oud’ fragrance; the oud is very light and subtle, and works with the ambrette and a light vanilla to round and smooth the composition. Add in the pepper and saffron and you have a spicier, slightly creamier La Fille de Berlin, to my nose. Absoutely stunning and full-bottle worthy. This one is at the very top of my wish list.