Imogen Rose

I'm finally getting around to trying/reviewing all the solids I bought in 2014, and this still smells just as nice to me now as it did when I first sniffed it. I'm not *overly* fond of powder scents, but I was raised by old women so it's a scent I associate with comfort and familiarity. This and Rose Jam are on fairly equal footing for me as "updated" rose perfumes (they smell nothing alike). Imogen feels like a young girl who likes to play alone in the woods. A little bit witchy, but sweet and playful. This association may just stem (ha! stem! *pun*) from playing outside in my Nana's roses and breaking the stems by hand since what kid ever carries snips around?? I don't know how the spray behaves, I tend to stick with Lush's solids since I get headaches easily from scents, but I'm thinking of giving it a try for the sake of extra longevity. EDIT: Bought a bottle of the spray and it's divine. I think this is actually the first "green" rose scent I've ever owned. The solids are great for the pulse points and the ends of the hair. The texture of the Imogen solid almost feels a bit powdery, and the pink tint is a little tricky, but it absorbs into the skin okay after some massaging. (I'm a redhead, so there isn't a visible pink tint when I put it in my hair, but I've wondered what it would do to blondes). The Powder Puff dusting powder from Lush shares its scent with Imogen Rose. Both have that rosey/vetiver thing going, but the powder seems like something extra special. I hope the Kitchen makes more soon, since I used up my last bottle this summer.

This is one of the few that I didn't adore when I first tried it. But my sentiment has changed. Now I LOVE it! At first, the earthy hay note was just too off-putting. That is the note that I detect in ALL of Lush's scents, and I really disliked it at first as a perfume note. Maybe because I grew up in farm country and with cows and horses, and hay wasn't something I equated with perfume. But since being gifted a small solid stick of this, I've become a fan. BTW, why in the WORLD did Lush design this as a push-up? I push it up too far and it won't go back down. I have to put it in the freezer to make it solid so I can push it back in. Annoying. Anyhow, now, it's more spicy with a bit of this grassy/hay note. The rose is really legit rose with a bit of a sharp edge, but certainly not overpowering. It's not really sweet as far as many rose scents go, but there's a natural sweetness to it. This is not my favorite rose ever. And since I'm not an enormous rose lover (I guess due to the over-saturation of that note in perfume), I don't know that I would need to replace this once it runs out . . . if it ever does. But for now, I'm thrilled to have this in my wardrobe. Again, that's a solid, not the spray. YMMV.

I would recommend the spray version over the solid unless you look for a very modest rosey scent. It is not that the spray has more rose, no it has less than the notes and name suggest. But it is a truly rich scent that combines young/modern (green and gourmand) with the classic (musky floral), thereby creating a rose portrait that manages to be contemporary and bohemian at once. There are definitely notes shared with "kerbside violet", I perceive a green raspberry nuance and also lots of powdery orris of course, these notes pull imogen rose towards contemporary floral gourmands. And to top it off, I get a musky rose somewhere in the drydown that I can actually truly enjoy - that is a first for me. So definitely try this in spray form if you are having a difficult time with roses and particularly musky roses and are in search for something enjoyable and richly layered in that category. Sweet, powdery, deep. This is testing in summer.

I have had both edp sample and solid form of this. My then five year old took straight to the edp, choosing to apply it after her bath. On her skin it was beautiful, soft rose, vetiver held back, a teeny dab was plenty, and far more suitable for a child than most of the sickly baby offerings with their chemical musks and citrus. On me, the solid heralds its arrival on skin with an equal blast of vetiver and rose, but thankfully the rose wins. It softens as time goes by, allowing the mellow orris base to come through. as others have said, this is not every rose perfume. It's more real, and not that awful tea rose kind of perfume I hate, yes you... Paul Smith and Crabtree and Evelyn!! I'd recommend this for a comfort scent, post bath, on a dark winter evening. Pour yourself a glass of nice red wine to go with it, and make sure your bedlinen is fresh, I think sweet dreams should ensue.

Oh my gracious this is beautiful-not at ALL what I was expecting.I guess I expected a fussy rose scent but I actually don't get much rose-at least not in the traditional sense.I have the solid perfume-not sure if there is much difference between it and the liquid.It smelled a little odd before I put it on(maybe because it was so not-rosey) but once I did the first thing I smelled was honey(??!!)then I realized it must have been the tonka-ambrette seed combo.I smelled floral underneath-like the deepest,darkest,least powdery rose ever.Definitely not a tea rose type of smell.It smells so familiar to me-maybe because it has the undercurrent 'Lush' smell....will edit when I figure out what it smells like. Overall on me it is a honeyed rose-not much throw but lasts forever and had me wanting to eat my arm.I think even people who don't like rose scents would like this.....lovely:)

i always like karma but always find it too zesty and strong at the same time. today i popped into lush (which i hadn't have set foot for ages) and out of curiosity and in order to kill time i tried this imogen-rose. okay, it was a rosy scent. i am not a person who has good chemistry with roses but this one surprises me. the drydown is particularly interesting as it has some karma on my skin too!! i often think karma is too a bit too strong being a solo-scent for me and imogen-rose is a beautiful surprise. rosy karma.... the sillage is pretty strong on me too, since it has been over 10 hours since i had the spray and there's still a very slight scent on my wrist (after shower). particularly love imogen-rose in times when i want to be feminine but also edgy :))

I LOVE this perfume even though I feel like I shouldn't. It smells of play-doh and grandma initially... but in a way that instantly makes you smile. This perfume just makes me feel fresh and happy and playful, it really calls good memories to my mind. After wearing it for a few months I grew to smell it's more complicated notes of orris root and bergamot which sharpen the rose and keep it fresh, also the vetiver and tonka notes that warm the rose up. My boyfriend cannot get over the rose = grandma factor. So I wear this scent just for me on spa days when I want to feel relaxed and comforted, just like grandma used to make me feel. ..but you know... in a way that dosent make me feel like I AM a grandma :)

I'm glad i decided to give Imogen Rose another chance. It smells TERRIBLE on my skin, but I'm truly in love with it as an all over scent. The rose note is so enchanting and I get strong whiffs of it throughout the day. It's amazing how perfume can smell so different depending on how you use it. The underlining musk mallow adds a touch of sophistication to this charming beauty and gives it great sillage as well. This one requires a little patience, as the initial spritz might be a little too intimidating for the more timid sniffer, but with time, the scent turns to a very gentle and soothing powder rose with just a hint of vetiver.

Like someone sprayed Love’s Babysoft inside a florist’s walk-in fridge containing cold fresh and bruised roses. Imogen rose is a sharp and pungent green rose with a powdery musky vegetal facet. The rose smells alive, but crushed. The other green nuances are difficult for me to pin down though they're very much present. It almost smells like mulch made out of freshly torn up rose bushes, dirty musk, and makeup powder. It's somehow wet and powdery smelling at the same time. Definitely not for everyone but I think it's pretty hot. I tried this a few years ago and it smelled different. It's not sweet anymore, which is good.

this is a review for rose lovers, otherwise don't bother reading it or buying Imogen rose..It is powder and rose, a smoky dusty soft rose, I only get some iris in the opening lasting a few minutes, rest is all about rose, not old lady like, simple but chic, I luuuv it, but unfortunately sillage and longevity is weak as in all Lush scents..this one is more pricey as it is made of real rose petals, not synthetic at all, but I question whether it is worth the money or not..and for the ones unfamiliar with Lush perfumes, they are tiny tiny GORILLAS (don't get fooled by the pictures it is only 30 ml).

Still searching, searching for my perfect rose--got a deal on the solid, so I chanced it. Well--not what I was expecting, but WOW! I LOVE it! The reviews said it was made for a little girl, but I don't get anything childlike or innocent from this. It is rich, spicy, and sensual. I cannot say I have ever experienced a fragrance like this one. On me, I do not get any powder notes. After an hour on my skin, it really does not seem to have changed at all! Kind of a cinnamony/rose, sweet but not overly so. Of course I would find this now that they don't make it any longer!

Beautiful simple rose patchouli, I thought...but no patchouli in the listed notes! So well done, smells fresh, smooth and natural. I am not a lover of heavy or dry rose perfumes so this rose is surprisingly lovely fresh and the patchouli reminiscent base is smooth and creamy sweetened. For it to be exquisite it is lacking something in between the rose and the base but as a simple everyday scent it is lovely. This review is for the solid perfume. It was very modest in sillage and longevity. Will try spray version next time.

Rose flavored bubblegum! I love it! Imogen Rose is modern, playful and charming. I can only speak for the solid version which is strong enough for me. I put just a little and I am surrounded by this lovely reassuring smell. A very sweet rose with an hint of incense (there is no incense so it's must be some other note). But it's there and make me think of some sort of a pink plastic church for Barbie! Absolutely lovely scent, the olfactory equivalent of comfort food.

This is a very nice, high quality, rose scent. Even if the rose note is very intense and velvety, as someone has already mentioned in the comments, this is a green rose. You can also smell the leaves and the whole bush. I find it very sophisticated. There are so many rose scents who smell all the same, are not very intense, natural or long lasting. This is something completely different. And unique!

Gorgeous perfume! What an experience. The opening is an intens fresh, dewy rose, surrounded by some greens, but the rose quickly becomes incredibly smoky and dark. The drydown is dark, balsamic, incensy smoky, but the rose is still quite noticeble and even sweet. A true delight to the nose. Strange and maybe not entirely wearable but glorious non the less. This goes straight to my want list.

Rose Absolute AND Rose oil? YES PLEASE! It is rare, very rare that you'll find a fragrance with both... and the fact that this is only around £40 for 30ml is fantastic value for money. If you're a rose fan you must try this! It's such a delicate, soft-powdery, buttery, green scent. I like to wear it in winter and spring.

This is excellent value for money. The rose is pretty, but not too sweet. It smells a lot more expensive than it is. There is something retro about it, like those rose breath sweets you used to be able to get in a tin. Longevity is very good too. It's also great to see the solid perfume being available more.

At first Imogen Rose is a strong overgrown rose garden, like a powerful brashly mixed roller ball from a hippy shop... But in the dry down becomes a mellow, warm hug from a box of Turkish delight. Best warn after a shower cosied up in fresh pjs sipping on tea,,. A delightful surprise

I tested the solid version and what I found was the nicest, calmest, most fragile scent I have ever tried. On my friends arm (she has ivory skin and red hair) it smelled very soapy and quite squeeky. But on me it was sweet, toned down and very soft. Try before you buy ;)

Honey, rose, violet, woods (raw & twiggy) & musk. Very vintage and soapy in character - exceptionally beautifully done. Potent and lasting. One of my favorite rose scents by LUSH, along with Flower's Barrow (dry, herbal) and Rose Jam (sweet, gourmand).

This is one of my favourite perfumes from Lush.I have the solid version and I absolutely love it It lasts on me the whole day and brings out a fresh vibe of a woody rose forest scent absolutely beautiful :)

I put this on before going out, and after partying for hours, around 4 AM, I was standing alone shattered when a guy came up to me, apologised and hugged me 'simply because I smelled so good'. enough said.

Edit to add, I was wrong--they DO still make this!! I am waiting for my order to arrive, and I am thrilled to have found this incredible scent.

I had to smile at the post below...I was looking at these reviews because I'm wearing Imogen Rose today and I wore Chaos yesterday...

I've tried the stick version, it's a beautiful, delicate, powdery (a bit soapy) rose. Perfect for layering too. Recommended.

I have often expressed exasperation with the house of Lush "perfume" concoctions, many of which contain such harsh citrus oils in such ridiculously high concentrations that I find them altogether unpleasant to smell, if not downright destructive to my nasal passages. Thank goodness there are a couple of exceptions to the rule, IMOGEN ROSE being a case in point. This perfume--yes, it actually seems to me to be a perfume, unlike most of the "stuff" from this house--smells swell. How could it not? one might well wonder, given that it boasts ambrette, orris butter, and damascus rose--both absolute and oil. Also present are vetiver and tonka. Notably absent? Let's see... yes, you guessed it: citrus oil. I love the comforting, rich layer which the rose, the ambrette, and the orris create. The sweetness of the tonka is perhaps cut by the vetiver. Overall, there is a splendid texture to this composition, and I would easily choose to wear this as a perfume, rather than simply donning it before a bath, as is my usual use for the not-so-lush liquids in the sample vials of which I have quite a collection, having ordered them in order to satisfy my curiosity about this house. In fact, I did just don IMOGEN ROSE before a bath, and when I emerge, I may put it on again... Nice work, Simon. Way to steer clear of the citrus oil on this one.

This is a vintage-like rose scent, for sure. But it is not all that is to it. It has many faces. The first thing out of the bottle is that sharp vintagy 'old' twang, almost an 80'ies floral. The green is there, but is not nature-like, it is a little old-school chypre-like. Although there are no aldehydes, you start to imagine them and recoil in horror. At least I do. The second phase is the simple little spray directly on skin. You cannot and should not stick your nose close to it if you value your sense of smell. It is not bad per se, but it can easily trigger migraines. Strong and pungent, soapy, concentated, oily ROSE, almost synthetic smelling, although far from that. It stays like this for hours and hours until you try to wash it out and fail. So, it spends the night with you. Then there is the smell that lingers in the air. From the bottle itself, from you, from paper blotters, etc. There you start to discover the beauty of this stuff, as it lingers just far enough to enjoy its rosiness. But the most enjoyment I got from it is by smelling my fingers after spraying some 15 min later. The miniscule concentration revealed a beautiful garden, with no soap, no nose burns, just a little greenery and roses in eternal bloom. I strongly suggest to apply the spray version in a mist all over you and to use 1-2 sprays max.

Soapy, powdery (baby lotion?) rose to my nose, but in a good way. I hate obvious rose. I DO like this, against all odds - I usually like strange/woody/unisex scents, so maybe this "rose" scent works for people like me? Maybe because it's so...different? Yes, baby lotion. Or something baby, but nice baby. I wouldn't put this on a baby (there are baby perfumes formulated for their delicate skin, this probably isn't one of them), but for some reason that's what comes to mind. Baby lotion, or even baby shampoo? Oh baby, I thought I'd hate this even after sampling it in the Lush store but I bought the rollerball anyway because my gut told me to grab it and gift it if it didn't work. Six months later, it's still here, only because I have 9000 samples and rollerballs to get through before I buy one more full size in any scent that *doesn't* come in samples or rollerballs. Otherwise I'd wear it more often just because it's weird. This is why I love Donna Karan Chaos - it's "weird," or was 15 years ago when people said WTF when I made them smell my wrists. Same-same, but totally different from one another. My BFF who loves more traditional, classic scents hates this like fire. tl;dr: Weird (yay), baby lotion (lolwut?), allegedly rose (hate rose), yet I somehow like it. It makes me smile. :)

I have an old love affair with Lush, the frankly gorgeous Simon Constantine, the fun shops after the Body Shop lost their social conscience, and the silly named things. However, I have come to the conclusion that their stuff is a bit like buying a bag of air. The scents are too linear, simple and a little boring, even good ones like Icon and B-Scent, which are the ones I admire the most. I expected great things from Imogen Rose, but really I would buy Coty's L'Aimant before this for a rose/jasmine kick. And I do feel that they vastly overprice their stuff. My basket came to about £30 for a few bath fizzers (all over in a few seconds) and a deodorant (£7 for a bit of Aromaco!). Come on Lush, bring the prices down a bit - where are those socialist principles going??

I had this perfume once upon a time, and I actually really enjoyed wearing it- I love rosy scents. I'm not a huge fan of all of LUSH's perfumes, but seeing as this one isn't citrussy based it's really nice. The main notes I got from this one were rose and ambrette, both which seem to sit quite nicely on my skin. I would wear this perfume generally on an average day because where it did smell really quite nice, I didn't find it to be anything super special. I did however, appreciate that one could tell it was a rose fragrance and not a fragrance with rose in it. I may buy it again someday.

When I tried on the solid perfume at a Lush store, I could barely smell anything, even after leaving the building. The liquid sample smelt horrible in the bottle, so I put it off of my mind until today when I wanted something rose-scented. It started off clean and floral (I pictured a nice cup of herbal tea, and then a spring shower on a quiet rose garden), then it slowly turned to reveal a sweet, melon-like scent. Though I'm not particularly fond of wearing fruity fragrances, the development is interesting for such a subtle and calming perfume. This might just become my daytime staple.

My 30ml bottle (almost empty now!) was made in 2017, and honestly... I hated it at first. It felt like being slapped in the face with a powdery Victorian rose. But somewhere along the way, it won me over. It smells weirdly nostalgic — like real roses in a garden, leaves, stems, dirt and all. Still not “me,” and I wouldn’t buy it again even if I could, but I’m glad I got to experience it. I'll keep the solid perfume tin version I have for many years to come just to sniff when I feel sentimental like a dramatic child wandering in a rose garden.

A true aromatic rose. Such a stirring composition. Imogen Rose has been a wonderful discovery, actually most of the Lush Gorilla perfumes have impressed me. A sensual earthiness embraces you adorned in this slightly-alternative witches brew. I sense the crunch of the ambrette seed oozing erotic musks, herbaceous freshly torn basil leaves and thick velvety rose petals mostly on my skin. Rich vanilla tonka notes fashion a comely presence while vetiver constructs a masculine edge. Climatic amatory musks awaken the beast within. Stunning.

I don't think the rose here is the dark one. It's a soft rose, almost baby-like, with some wood to keep it unusual. It smells like a real rose with some sweetness on my skin, and that's why I love it. It's a dreamy perfume with lots of romance and love in it combined with a gentle touch of a baby powder. It reminds me of old rose perfumes but has more style and loveliness. Beautiful. "Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows lies the seed that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose."

A lovely sweet and slightly powdery rose. The rose and tonka are the strongest for me, giving it a slight gourmand feel a little like Yves Rocher Rose Absolute. However, Imogen Rose leans more towards the light and romantic side, whereas Rose Absolute is thicker, spicier and more sensuous. The natural ingredients in Imogen Rose are evident in how realistic it smells. The vetiver adds a woody, earthy depth, and the drydown is dusty, honeyed rose petals. A gorgeous scent - definitely recommended.

Opens pleasantly and brightly with rose, vetiver and lime. Middle phase comes within the hour reminding me of a fresh rose scented linen/room spray. Drydown apppears to be much warmer and very oriental with the tonka and musk mallow. This phase reminds me of a mix between incense and potpourri for some reason. Overall, I like it. It's fitting for when i want to smell an oriental rose scent.

Wow, this is a strong rose fragrance and not one that I would associate with children or innocence (even though it was named after Simon Constantine's daughter). It is very much an old-fashioned style fragrance, at the same time, with an in-your-face edginess to it. I prefer the scent after it's faded away to a faint whiff... everything before that is too much for me.

At first spritz this is overpowering and not pleasant, this needs time to settle down, give it half an hour for the brash top notes to fade, then the rose is finally revealed. Once you get to the rose, it is soft, sweet, and rather like a vintage parfum. However I highly suspect that the rose oil is mixed with the inexpensive rose geranium oil to keep prices down.

A sharp blend of woody notes and rose and quite soapy too. I was trying to find a true rose fragrance so sadly this is not quite what I have in mind. Also, it is so difficult to smell the perfume as krmarich mentioned earlier that in the lush store you are engulfed by these different scents. It kinda makes it hard to try perfume in this store.

Imogen Rose is a lush, velvety rose fragrance that's loaded with powder and a really earthy orris root. That pretty much sums this up, there's not much more to this perfume. This was a blind buy while on vacation and I've now worn it a couple of times, but am still on the fence whether I like this enough to keep it.

A pleasent scent but I would advise everyone against buying the solid version it's hard to push up and beware if you push it up too far you can't push it back down as the wax is too mushy, stick to the spray version peoples :) xxxxxxxxxxxx

This is a very "shy" rose fragrance. It's a shame because it's a very youthful and somewhat sweet take on rose, and I can't seem to flaunt this beautiful scent to people more than an inch away from me.

Imogen Rose smells exacly like Musk Sticks candy popular in Australia and New Zeland. Rose accord is sugared and sweet mixed with hippy oils and musk...Very bohemian and gourmand.

The spray version is a lot less rosy than the wax version

I really wanted to like this but for me, the dry down is just too powdery and comes off a bit like a stereotypical older woman's perfume. There's a spiciness to this that I do really like, that's not too common to find in a rose perfume. Unfortunately, I just don't think it mixes with me personally very well.

Well, I have to say that Imogen Rose has amazing longevity. The first time I wore it, I put it on before going to bed. The next morning, over 8 hours later, I woke up and it was not only still there, but it was going strong - enough to give me a headache. I washed it off and thought it must've been a bad idea to try it for the first time as a bedtime fragrance. But now, trying it again, I still can't say I like Imogen. On first application, it's a beautiful deep rose with smoky vetiver. I want very much to like this. But something about it is syrupy sweet and powdery at the same time, and that triggers headaches for me. It's just a little too cloying, a little too strong. I've been looking for a rose perfume, so it's not like I don't like rose - it's just that this particular one isn't for me. I bet I'd love to smell this on other people, but it's not a fragrance I can have on myself for too long.

A Starch Dry Rose As many have mentioned this is the scent of of Rose-scented talcum powder, evoking images of Victorian period with dandy ladies and coifed hair. As intended by its creator, the rose is true to life, but in a dried Rose petal form, its "powdery" texture propelled on by Orris and Vetiver with a plushness layer added by signature Tonka focused base. Personally I only like a very small spectrum of roses, most of which are dark sweet and velvety, this Rose is not for me! For those who says this is cheap and overpriced scent , i beg to differ, while Lush Scent definitely bend outwards of the normal Perfumery Style, they do use high quality oils and absolutes. Listed in particular are Rose Absolute,Orris Butter, Tonka Absolute, Vetiver Oil , Ambrette Seed Oil, Rose Oil , Bergamot Oil (citrus oil) Sillage is overwhelming with an average longevity

For the record: I love Roses, and I know what they smell like, in their all their oils and infusions and wild live-on-branch varieties. I can tell when somebody says "rose," but they really mean "peony." We're looking at you, Imogen Rose. Imogen had an appealing lightness to her when I was running down the samples at my local Lush store. All the other scents were so dense and forbidding that the friendly embrace of rose oil beckoned. It smelled like rose for about 15 minutes. Pleasant and cheery for the first half hour, Imogen Rose's scent devolved with time into the salty powdery scent of one of their overpriced bath bombs (8.95!?) sweet like the nasal singing of unnamed Disney pop princesses. In short, a Turkish Delight opening with Bazooka bubblegum drydown.

Sadly after trying it out for a few times (3 sprays to be exact). Tried to layer it with other boring perfumes. I had decided to let this go. I can't see myself wearing this on any occasions. It is too...bitter powdery in the dry down. The opening is green with dried rose with other interesting facets (a lot of dry woods). A very dimensional perfume I must say. I don't agree with it being youthful and innocent. I find it rather old in the dry down and mature in the opening. Anyways...I like the rose in this even though it's not the fresh kind. It's the vintage dried rose that doesn't last for long. Tiny bit cloying but not enough I guess? I like sweet fresh rose. The overall longevity and sillage are great though!

There's a briar patch on the edge of a forest where the wind doesn't blow, where the ground is dry and covered in dust, and the dust crawls into the cracks of your feet and further up, and up, into your nostrils as you walk toward that briar patch, and on the briar patch there's a rose. This is that rose. I'm pretty sure this is what it smelled like outside of Sleeping Beauty's castle when she was asleep and Maleficent was in charge, all darkness and dirt with no sweetness to be found. Sniffing this makes me feel like coughing. I will say it's enchanted in a dark way, but no thanks. I like my roses more optimistic.