Snow Rose

I love rose scents (if they are well done) and this is a very pretty oriental rose. Very soft and pretty. Floris is a great line and worth checking out.

I love this one; a soft, sweet, powdery and chillingly green rose. Way to go Floris!

Ok, it's mid-December and we're heading into the 3 months of the year most of us can actually wear Floris Snow Rose. Nothing wrong with that; perfumers make tropical fragrances all the time and no one expects them to be worn in January. Floris Snow Rose is a vast improvement over their White Rose. It actually has discernible rose notes as well as way too much jasmine (in my opinion) and some geranium, but not enough geranium, also in my opinion. It's spicy and powdery, but never gets into the chalk territory the White Rose commands. The projection is probably at least 10 feet and I can continue to smell it at least 7 hours after applying. But it actually demands a winter environment. An icy, dry crisp winter environment, with tons of dry snow crunching under your feet. I tried this a couple of times last summer on even a 65 degree day, and it just doesn't work. I tried calling it summery names too, but it still wants icy cold. I really liked Snow Rose when it first came out, and even bought a second bottle knowing it was a limited edition and figuring I'd want more in 10 years. But shortly thereafter arrived the dawn of oud fragrances. There is simply no comparison with them. There is mild spicy with Snow Rose, and the fall of Rome with nearly anything with oud in it. The fall of Rome wins.

As others have mentioned, this is not an overly-rosey scent. I get a fizzy/sugary top note mixed with a little flower spice (geranium?), followed by the twig-and-stem of a rose bush, not so much of the actual rose flower. I also detect a papery note, which gives this fragrance to me a dry and subdued feel, not at all like a dewy rose. My nose finds some similarity with the top notes of Trussardi My Name. The sillage is low and the longevity poor unless you spray liberally and then repeat the spraying within 30 minutes. I initially tried this scent in Winter and got very poor wear out of it, I'm finding it works better in Summer, which sounds strange given the name. I don't really detect the vanilla, to me the base notes are more dry, sweet and delicate musk. I like it but it has too many flaws for me to recommend it.

I also picked it up at TJ's on discount and must admit that I was expecting much more of a rose scent. It is still very nice and soft though and not overpowering ... I am going to look for something more rose-ish from their line next time.