Royal Rose

This is my third review for the Royal line of Juicy Coutures, and I am happy to say that all three have shown themselves to be great quality fragrances.It's a gorgeous floral with touches of incense. Very elegant, and not so girly as the bottle looks. The notes are not impressive, and I initially worried that it would be to similar to other sweet roses like Avon Velvet and Valentino Rosa Assoluto. While all three are in the same 'family', Royal Rose still stands on its own. It's 100% a taif-rose perfume. It's very plush and blushed with sweet nectar undertones. Almost edible! Royal Rose also has a touch of heliotrope that shows off it's almond-pastry facets. The combination here reminds me of the delicious texture of a macaron. As it dries down, Royal Rose also brings out a pleasant incense, which sits somewhere between red musk incense and Indian Temple Incense. It's sweet too, but also very warm and dense. I also sense some amber. Honestly, I am in love the the drydown- it's just delicious, especially when it reactivates with body heat. My only complaint is that Royal Rose is not as strong as its siblings. That said, Glistening Amber and Majestic Woods have bombastic strength so that puts Royal Rose at around average.

UPDATE 1/21/23: My husband NEVER compliments me without me prompting him to give me his opinion. And when I walked in the room, he said "Ooooo, you smell good! I like that one" :) Beautiful scent and beautiful bottle. The sweetness of the rose balanced with the smoothness of the heliotrope and the enveloping incense is absolutely gorgeous. Very well done fragrance. On the complete dry down, about an hour in, the rose hits its peak of sweetness and the incense recedes from being the prominent force and the scent becomes perfectly balanced. It's beautiful from initial spray, but it is much more strong the first hour and the incense is a little more on the smoky side to start (still beautiful though!). Definitely a Fall & Winter vibe, day or night. I need a back-up bottle of this one. I can see it layering well with Delina Exclusif (I only have the Julianna's perfume dupe, Inner Beauty Exclusif) if you want to enhance a tart rose but cut into the price of wearing those fragrances. 10/10 for me. I have Glistening Amber as well and that is an intoxicating one, too!

If you are used to niche fragrances this is not too loud or excellent in persistence, but it is a surprisingly well combined fragrance. It is pleasant, deep, dry rose (not green, not fresh, not velvety or rose oil, not jammy or gourmand). It is very recognisable taif rose perfume, which is unusual and hard to find, a sort of black dry rose. There is a clear base of musk supported by light heliotrope and incense, but everything is extremely well balanced. It resembles a bit Lady Vengeance of Juliet has a gun, but less dark, therefore more versatile. It could be suited for winter and fall day/night, but also spring. I would definitely not wear on summer. The bottle is beautiful and refined, very nice to expose. If you love rose fragrances this is a safe blind buy and a compliment getter. UPDate: I compared it with another taif rose in my rose in my collection, Nina Ricci LExtase Rose Absolu and the difference is massive! This is Ok, the other isa masterpiece. 3/5

this is impossible for me to dislike. vanilla rose incense is exactly what it smells like, although this perfume has a more delightful opening and then fades within an hour into a faint sort of incense rose, heavier on the incense and not quite so much rose but you know it's there. not as sweet as i'd prefer but still been reaching for this for the past few days (also you kinda have to overspray). 💕🥰❣️ so i guess it's safe to say i love this perfume. for those who want a light amount of deep or smoky in any weather and not too syrupy, i definitely recommend this 💚💘

Really beautiful, a bit smoky rose: sweet but not infantile. Sexy, a bit dark. Smoky. Sticky in a good way. crazy cheap for what you get, stays long and turn heads. don't get distracted by crazy tacky bottle - what you get inside is classy and not girly. I have few rose fragrances ALWAYS, I adore rose and cannot live without it - and this is a serious keeper. I would recommend it over many designer fragrances and it's so much cheaper. Great smell overall and sure to please all rose lovers. 9/10