Elephant & Roses

Very pleasant! A different animalic rose. Rather than a voluptuous, old-fashioned civet + heavy floral combo, here we have a tender, sweet rose that is barnyard animalic. She used great caution with thyme because thyme can be so overwhelming. Here it is used in such tiny doses that it comes off as a little minty. Moving into the heart of the perfume, this mintyness becomes more of a grassy scent, which plays so well with the ambergris to create the scent of a clean stable. These days, farm animals are fed all kinds of nasty stuff: man-made sludge, chemicals, hormones. It is incredibly sad. But those of us who are familiar with grass-fed animals are aware that the scent of a farm is rather nice, sweet, and animal poop smells grassy and a little sweet due to the digested hay. It's a nice aroma! Elephant Roses nails it! Very cute and thoughtful concept that is well-executed. It is barnyard fecal, yes, but nobody would notice except the wearer. Sillage is very light, but for a scent such as this, I would not want it any stronger.

This is a very unique fragrance. I am not sure about how I feel toward it. I am tempted to love it because of how unique it is. First it smells herbal, not sure if that is thyme or just hay and herbs. I cannot call this a rose perfume because the roses are just a hint. Then it turns powdery, and here I can sense , just a little, the rose powder . While in the powdery phase it aquires a lactic quality where I can distinctively smell something milky , kind of sweet, don't be turned off but it's kind of like breast milk. The whole perfume , although it is more like a water or body mist than like perfume, smells ,after the initial herbal opening, like the skin of a newborn infant. Is it animalic ? Well, in a way, because newborn babies, puppies and kittens kind of smell the same when they are just out in the world. . Soft, warm, milky, powdery, humid, and just a little fecal. Who knows, maybe baby elephants too... It is a very strange one indeed .... It is clearly not sexy, nor elegant, but very comforting.... Like a warm barnyard. The lasting power and the silage are close to zero, this is a skin scent. I think I love it, or at least I feel strangely attracted to it and want to spray more and more.

Having thoroughly enjoyed MCG's Rrose Selavy, I had to try her other rose creations. Elephant & Roses instantly stole my heart, in spite of it's intimate projection. I love aromatic rose perfumes that integrate fragrant herbs, and this one does that wonderfully well. It's not green: as the name suggests, this perfume evokes the color grey. The dry, slightly salty thyme note is addictive, and blends beautifully with the rose to create something that's perfect for a midseason day when you want something not too loud, but unique. The ambergris, vetiver, sandalwood and unlisted leather combine to create a base that's distinctive and extremely pleasant on skin. In warm weather, the animalic notes become more pronounced. Love this unusual rose!

As curious as a baby elephant... unusual and intriguing. Elephant & Roses opens with light, fresh rose petals, crushed herbs and vetiver reminding me of Bond No. 9 Washington Square, but at a whisper of its volume. Slowly the fragrance warms with some soft suede that turns into musty, well-worn leather. I agree with reviewers who say that it smells a little like a barnyard, but like warm, animal-slept-in hay. I like this rendering of ambergris which gives depth to a very soft scent. This scent is joyous and natural, like going to your local petting zoo on a hot day; flowerbeds of spend roses and dried grasses.

Perhaps Maria's weirdest concoction: damask rose meets elephant dung ... but it works! It shares with favourites like Sideris and Cinabre a fresh, natural summery vibe, of floral scents caught in a warm breeze, alongside an earthier, dryer note of drying grass and old wood. Lovely!

Boozy and spicy rose with lots of naturally smelling lavender (well, I guess it’s thyme) and some dry woody (and slightly animalic) base. It’s interesting, very refreshing but also kinda “dirty” at the same time. I like it, it’s very unusual! Follow me on IG: scent.guide

Elephant & Roses has a salty lavender-like aroma, even though neither salt nor lavender are listed in the notes. It’s clean, aromatic, breezy, and quietly intimate.

I have no idea how this is considered animalic. At the very best it's a soft delicate rose with a touch of spice. Maybe a tad bit herbal and green but this is a total pass. Performance sucks also. I am not familiar with thyme at all but I'm guessing that's where the light spices come from as it's listed as the most recognizable note?

Oh I wanted to love this perfume, in fact for about a minute on my skin I get the animalic notes that are discussed, and then poof my skin sucks it up and all I am left is with is a tiny bit of creamy white musk. Try before you buy. I suspect this one has huge variation on wearers.

Open a jar of dried thyme and inhale...this perfume smells exactly like this. After 15 minutes appeares oldfashioned oily rose that blends with herbs.Even the compositions turned nicer when rose appared, it's too late - unfortunately the opening ruined this perfume for me.

On a mouillette smell a lot of thyme. Be warned. Well on the skin also but just for a few minutes while slowly turns in a soft warm temperate clean morbid soft rose. A soapy energising and creamy summer shower for the senses. Smell like a clean cotton fabric. Aromatic, balsamic, warm, talc. Flowery woody? just a bit. Amber? Too Much de-make-up style aroma cosmetics or showergel for woman in my opinion and not a "never smelled one" but nice pleasant romantic and English, why not. Would perfectly suit on Queen Elizabeth. Maria Candida says that while she was working at this fragrance suddenly has seen a pink elephant crossing her mind: so why this name.

This is quite nice, it's like a Thyme water on bed of liquid pink roses. I guess osmanthus is seriously involved in this juice. Feels refreshing, clean, and like a splash of soap spray after a cold soapy bath, wearing a pajama and heading to bed under the satin sheets. Edit (21st Aug 2016) After applying it more than 4 times and in generous amounts i just realized that it has animalic notes, and i guess it's something like musc and jasmines combination, and maybe some sort of mettalic but not that shown. This fragrance after all is thin and not that long lasting and it is good for bedtime true.

This fragrance opens quite oily/balmy and reminds me of many things mentioned below: breast milk, suede, orris, the warm and lived-in barnyard of a baby elephant (less the stinky animalic bit), makeup-y with a hint of very dry thyme. It's quite a subtle work of art, though I'm unsure if it deserves a full bottle. You'd need to be the mood to be transported to the sleepy afterhours of a carnival quite frequently for that. ETA: I do think it's FBW but is quite a soft scent, personal and delicate

Second impression conferm the first:it's a perfume for brave hearts,with style and elegance.A masterpiece,original,funny and out of chorus.

Marvellous.A vision ,a picture,a beautiful name for one of the deepest and fascinating roses I never smelled.Pay attentions,it's addicted.