L'eau À la Rose

This was one of the four MFK samples that got me into this hobby (which btw for anyone overpaying for mfk samples on Mercari, you can get a set of 4 samples for $30 free & fast shipping direct from mfk website. They come packaged so beautifully and the price of the set can be used towards a full size purchase. Cannot recommend it enough) Anyways, this is also the fragrance that made me reconsider my distaste for rose. I had been disappointed by so many dusty musty rose water scents in my search for an authentic representation of real life roses that i gave this one whiff and blew it off as just another. For months, it sat in the back of my fragrance drawer while I continued my search. Then one day I decided to give her another chance and spritzed her onto my wrist. As i went about my day I kept getting hints of rose floating in the air, the scent was so reminiscent of real roses in fact that I actually looked around to see where they were. Months spent searching for the perfect rose and there it was all along. Test on skin and let it fully develop before dismissing this beauty because she deserves a chance and I now want a full bottle.

This sort of lightly aquatic, pink rose & litchi theme is popular for good reason. Paris-Paris, Rose Kashan, Rose Pompon, Delina and all her children. I tried about a dozen of them before buying my bottle of L'eau a la Rose. L'eau a la Rose strikes me as being an almost hyper-hygiene scent. It reminds me strongly of the smell of various shampoos from yesteryear: Herbal Essences, L'Oreal Kids in the fish shaped bottles, Garnier Fructis. L'eau a la Rose also smells to me of wet hair itself - the musky smell of the top of your head, the smell of water, of sun, chlorine. Pear. Ambrette. Lemon. Strawberries. Melon. Laundry detergent. Rose, yes, but if you told me it was a cherry blossom or a hibiscus I would have believed that too. It's more unusual than it first appears, and despite the pink bottle, the lack of any real sweetness makes this plausibly wearable for a man. At least, I'd like to think so - I've been wearing this all spring and summer and feeling dewy, fresh, and clean.

Wow. I’m not a huge rose fan, but this is very pretty. So light and subtle. Kind of like a rose garden after a rainstorm, dashed with a hint of bright peony and juicy pear. The lychee is EXTREMELY light here, which I appreciate as I can find lychee to be a very cloying note. Honestly, the rose/lychee combo is NOT one that I am a fan of. I think those combinations are sickly sweet and very overpowering (looking at you, Angel Nova) but this is so light and springy that it doesn’t have that effect at all. This fragrance is EXTREMELY short lived, so be prepared to reapply fairly often. I think the musk at the bottom of this is perfect as well, it gives a clean, yet comforting base. The rose/musk dry down reminds me of Dior’s Rose ‘n Roses which is one of my favorite rose perfumes. I was expecting to like this one the least out of all my samples and I’m pleasantly surprised that that isn’t the case! Very gorgeous rose fragrance.

L’eau A la rose a is fresh, sparkly, dewy, clean wet rose without the stem or leaves. It has a shampooey/soapy vibe to it. It’s pretty linear and it doesn’t have that strong of a musk scent in comparison to other rose fragrances. I prefer this over “A la rose” because it’s not as heavy on the musk and it’s a lighter scent...think of freshly rained on wet rose on a cool morning. The rose in “A la rose” is as if it’s been a hot summer day and the scent off the rose is radiating and you can smell it from two feet away. If you love clean, fresh and minimal fragrances you will love this. Lasting power is about 2-3 hours and you will have a light scent bubble around you. This is my favourite rose fragrance and my runner up is Blouse however I do notice that if I wear this for two days in a row it gets boring and I don’t feel like wearing it for another week or so.

Sometimes you need a soft yet refreshing rose -this is it. When you just wanna be there but not to be loud. It is a discret and beautifule rose, I got my full bottle today blind bought and a LOVE it! I needed This -I have Delina too but I find it sometimes loud. This will be my solid scent- tomorrow I will try it for the GYM for example. But it would be nice to office or to go to Doctor, to a child party, etc. I’m happy that I have it! Longevity is on me 6 hours, sillage is good. NICE and refreshing youth rose! EDIT: I’m at the Sea Side, there is 32 degrees and this parfume is excellent and beautifule- it’strong and blooming exremely good! I feel like a Queen with it!🥰🥰🥰