Kai*Rose Perfume Oil

I'm a rosarian and I could write ad nauseum about the fragrances of different rose species and cultivars. Although there are thousands of roses throughout the world, there is a distinctive perfume recognized universally as "rose". I find this fascinating. There was a time in my life I decided I must wear "only" rose based perfumes, because they seemed to be an external manifestation of "me". After trying and owning so many rose perfumes I can't even remember them all, I decided that, ironically, I wasn't a huge fan of wearing the smell of roses. After some more time I realized I wasn't very fond of rose perfumes because, to me, none truly evoked the beauty and mystery of the aroma of roses. (Many rose fragrances smell "alive" when they are in their bottles, i.e. Fleur de Thé Rose Bulgare, Perfumer's Workshop Tea Rose, Jo Malone Red Roses, Avon Roses Roses; but as they mix with my skin, etc. they lose their magic). Kai Rose is the opposite. In the bottle it smells like rose perfume oil...but on the skin...it's resplendent and outstanding. I thought I would layer it with my beloved Kai, but I love Kai Rose so much, I wear it on its own. To my nose it smells like an array of freshly bloomed cream-and-pink, sweet Double Delight roses, in a garden near lemon and orange blossoms, on a warm, sunny day. I don't pick up gardenia as a note on its own (unless layered with Kai, of course). Kai rose makes me feel euphoric, and positive. It is the energetic yin to Kai's relax, calming yang. I treasure it.

I underestimated this beauty of a rose fragrance. Perfumed oils have never really smelled that great on me (maybe I wasn't wearing the right kind) but literally this smells unbelievably intoxicating. This is so rich and ethereal at the same time. A lovely sillage for at least 3 hours and then it becomes one with your skin. I smell amber, gardenia and rose. My lanyard from my keys smells strongly of this and my jean jacket that I have been wearing with this on smells of the most intoxicating ambery rose feminine smell, similar to the drydown of Stella! I love and have Stella as my signature from time to time so if they make an eau de parfum of this, I definitely am getting it. However, the perfumed oil seems to be so strong on its own and complex as well. It does change throughout the day which is the beauty of it.

I recently repurchased Kai Rose perfume oil. It's very pretty, light and natural smelling. This is more of a realistic rose like passing roses growing in a garden somewhere. The original Kai DNA is present for sure, but it stays in the background. This is definitely a rose scent with white floral accents, but it's not an overpowering rose. It's a very polite fragrance. It does last a long time, but it doesn't have strong sillage. I'm on the fence about whether I like this one or the original Kai better. I also have Child perfume oil by Susan D. Owens, which I love, and that is sort of a tropical white floral. But when I want a rose, there is none better than this oil. I love it.

I found it. After hundreds of rose perfumes I've found the one. I have no words to really explain the softness, the shyness, the femininity of this rose.

Young, sweet rose. Very pleasant. Clean.