A Rose For...

**The perfect perfume for a strong, dominant woman** As I man, I have to say that if a woman wants to let men around her know that she is strong, able to take charge in the workplace, and hold her own on a date, this perfume is perfect. It seems so tailor made for such women in fact, that despite it being called a unisex scent, I wouldn't suggest this for anyone other than a woman of this type. The heavier red rose, tuberose and orris provide a feminine aspect on women, without being too dainty or softly floral, and the woods and spices underlying give a dominant, traditionally 'masculine' tone that lends itself to women in a way that is both executive in a work setting, yet also seductive and feisty in the evenings. I have many female friends who could be described as strong, independent, dominant women who really don't take any shit, who can hold their own against dominant men, walk all over soft men, and yet are girly in their own way. When they ask for recommendations I've suggested this and they love it. Caution: It'll wear the woman if she's not this type of girl.

This is a slightly sweeter version distant cousin of Estee Lauder Desert Eden. Very incense heavy. The black tea gives a refreshing quality to the heavy woodiness and incense of the bouquet. The vanilla is just the right touch, never cloyingly sweet just enough to round out and soften any rough edges. The incense here gives almost a cinnamon like quality and I but wonder if there is cinnamon added here. It sure smells like cinnamon to me maybe they lied to get past IFRA dirty regs. The rose is here but more of a dark red bouquet that is surrounded by church incense, aromatic woods, darkly brewed tea, and cinnamon sticks. I do get a far off animalic quality that I don't know if it comes from the tuberose or the oud or both but it is distant, you need to "look" for it to make it out. So glad I bought this unisex by today's standards but this baby is all mine. My husband will love this on me. A beauty. Regal.

A pretty and fresh honey-oud and rose with black tea. Without looking at the notes I picked out the tea easily. There's nothing to compare this to, as I've never smelled a rose oud scent quite like this one. The rose is elegant; very English and a bit serious, not at all soapy but deep and a bit spicy. While it smells nothing like POAL, for a fragrance of a similar note composition it has a quiet elegance and warmth to it. Like an embrace from someone you love who's wearing a rose and tea fragrance. I appreciate the fact there are no fruit notes sharpening the edges of this soft, honeyed, rounded oud rose fragrance. Suitable for formal occasions -- such as a winter wedding or black tie holiday party. 🥀😶🌫️😌

This is very interesting. On me it smells like incense, flowers, vanilla and clean laundry. I was afraid the incense and oud combination would make it too heavy but that wasn't the case. It smells familiar, kind of like baby wipes (in a good way). Ive had it on for 8 hours and I still smell it, although it has turned into a skin scent for quite some time now. Ive heard it being compared to jo malone velvet rose & oud but I don't find them that similar. The Jo malone is smells more jammy and the oud is stronger.

This starts off with a dark spicy rose and mellows to a dark rose with black tea after a few minutes. It’s very warm, very beautiful, very unisex. The rose here is perfect for cool weather. I’ve been sampling a lot of rose scents lately (I have about 50 niche rose samples I’m working on), and I have already ordered a bottle of this perfume. I think it’s one of the more memorable roses out of what I’ve sampled this far!