Evelyn's Rose

Hands down the prettiest true rose scent I know. It's not a 'grandmotherly' rose. It's not a clone of Perfumer's Workshop Tea Rose. It's not a musky rose, an oud rose, a patchouli rose, a sour rose, an earthy rose or even a jammy rose (it leaves LUSH's Rose Jam for dead!). Mark's inspiration for his "Evelyn's Rose" was the David Austin rose named Evelyn (which Rose and I actually located yesterday in the Rosebud section at the State Rose Garden). According to the David Austin website, the Evelyn rose has "a sumptuous fruity note reminiscent of fresh peaches and apricot. Named on behalf of Crabtree & Evelyn, who used it in their range of rose perfumes." Mark has captured these qualities beautifully in his scent. I also think it has a hint of geranium, which I love paired with rose. FYI I own a sample of Crabtree & Evelyn's 'Evelyn Rose' in EDT and also a FB of it in a room spray. But the C&E scent is not something I want to wear - it just smells like an 'old-fashioned', slightly sour rose frag. Mark's version is a million times better!!!

English Rose & Ambrette musk... Elements of No. 18 and high quality oils. Very beautiful.

Oh how I love this oil! Thanks to Amarah for an incredible swag of samples to try, I have this on today and am transported to another land, one where I am young again and fairytales still exist, my darling granny is still alive and is making biscuits while I play in her garden and sniff the flowers there...roses, the real old school kind that actually SMELL like roses, her beautiful carnations, little forget me nots and wild flowers, mandarin trees and tomatoes. And Fluffy, the sweetest looking but grumpiest old cat in the world! These are the memories that come back to me now. Love this delicate oil.