Angel Garden Of Stars - La Rose Angel

For me this is more wearable Angel. If you like the theme/idea of the original Angel EDP, yet you find the original too hard to pull, try this one. Right from the first spritz, you will recognize the Angel theme in it, yet it is sligtly different. Where Angel starts strong, dense and sometimes even obtrusive, this, whilst still truthful to the Angel theme, is more airy and little bit fruity at the beginning. As the time progresses, the fruitiness goes away and you are left with a soft blend of patchouli, rose and some other notes which I cannot identify. There is a tiny little bit of chocolate sweetness and some musk which gives this composition the "fullness". As to the rose note, I wouldn't say that this is overly "rose" fragrance so in this regard I would say that the name is little bit misleading. EDIT: I have been complimented on this one. Further, some have compared this to Midnight Poison by Dior (well, this was the reason why I blindly bought it). I have to disagree. Midnight Poison is more cold minty piercing patchouli rose. Angel La Rose is warmed up and "fatted" by the chocolate/milky note. To sum up, if you want to buy the exact substitute for sadly discontinued Midnight Poison - this is not it. If you want something similar to the original Angel, try it. It does not have a killer sillage or longetivity of the original but these are still well present. It does not kick and scream and demands respect as the original Angel, yet it is still well noticeable and statement fragrance.

I have never been able to wear the original Angel but La Rose is just different enough to make it work with my chemistry. There is something too intense about the original Angel on my skin that is really toned down in La Rose and it makes it so much easier to wear and more enjoyable (for me). I had given up on the original ever working on me and only tried this because I am such a rose crack head. I hear the word "rose" and I start walking toward it in a trance.... "Me must have rose...." I don't get much obvious rose in this but it is definitely more pink floral and fruity and less rich, chocolatey and gourmand compared to the original. It is a bit fresher and feels lighter in weight. But it still retains the Angel vibe that I "almost" liked in the original. It smells very similar but just different enough to make a fragrance I never thought I could wear more easy going and wearable and quite enjoyable. Can't stop sniffing! UPDATE: I have now gone bonkers for the original Angel. I think I just needed training wheels from all the flankers to appreciate the original. The original is out of this world addictive. Not sure why it took me so long to appreciate it!

La Rose strikes on my skin like the drydown of Angel, loud patchouli + choco-caramel combo. It then soon dissipates. Then comes the heart which is my favourite part. Plum, bergamot, patchouli and some pepper, displayed on a rose carpet. Underneath hide chocolate and caramel, which I catch a whiff from time to time. The rose is never dominate, but helps to blend everything in. It acts more like the caramel in Alien the Taste of Fragrance if you understand what I mean. Towards the drydown, the patch + choco-caramel combo becomes more and more prominent but never to full strength like the original. Though I love the typical Angel base notes, I still wish the middle parts could last longer as it combines classic Angel elements but restructures and brings something new to the table. The sillage and longevity are both significantly softer. If you're looking for a toned down Angel, this can be a good option. However, if you're looking for an extraordinary rose dominante fragrance, I'm afraid this might not meet your expectation.

Mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm my dear lovely rose how I love thee! On first spray I detect the citrus top notes, but only briefly for 5-10 seconds (luckily for me as I detest citrus on my skin). After that the patchouli comes out to play but softer than in the original, the pepper lingers, and the caramel adds just the tiniest but of sweetness to the rose. I do not detect the chocolate or vanilla, this fragrance is very well blended and I think the only reason I pick out any notes is because of my familiarity with all Thierry Mugler and the rose pepper combo of Innocent Rock. Overall though, I'd generalize this as a softer, more linear Angel but as where Angel is predominantly fruity gourmand this is a soft spicy floral. Do not underestimate it though, as it has lasted over 7 hours today and is still alive and kicking even in this nasty tropical storm band of rain and humidity. The sillage is amazing as with all Thierry Mugler, he truly did it again! Originality 10/10 Longevity 10/10 Sillage 10/10 <3

This is the one that resembles the most from the whole Garden of Stars series. I am really really surprised to read that people who don't like Angel like this one. The opening is almost identical to Angel and then I can definitely feel the "Angel" vibe even in the drydown. Really makes me wonder what is the ingredient of Angel that they dislike. Anyway, I like Angel La Rose, but I also like Angel. I believe that if someones likes Angel or Innocent, s/he will definitely like this. I prefer Angel more, but this is just a matter of taste. I think this is sweeter than Angel. Angel has a more mysterious air around it and it is more complex. But prepared to be mistaken that you are wearing Angel if people don't know a lot about perfumes or just randomly smell you at the street. Also it doesn't have the duration of Angel, at least on me. It lasts about 4 hours. But, for someone who wants a milder version of Angel, I guess this is better.

I always respected original angel as a masterpiece but I found it very hard to wear.it is aggressive,bitter and masculine on me,thats a long time since I gave up on angel and I was nit even willing to test it's flankes I recieved a 0.8 oz angel la rose as a gift..what a nice surprise There is a vivid angel signature,patchouli and dark,chocolate here but rose plays an amazing magic here,I should confess I love this one! There is a fresh,super pretty rose added to the combination,it changes overall scent to more feminine,lighter and wearable version..it's softer and more rounded.I don't find this one that much sweet too.it's bitter sweet just as original angel,also very longlasting with great sillage and more proper for colder days...very well made and balanced...I love,love love how fresh,wet rose petals delicate scent with a fruity undertone blends with chocolate patchouli,it's very fresh,deep,warm and powerful the same time

A little history: I hated angel when it came out - I only smelled it once on paper, it was overwhelmingly nasty. Well 20 years later, after reading all these great reviews and liking Alien, I tried it again on my skin, I was impressed. Now there are so many flankers out there and I have a lot of catching up to do! I bought this Angel Rose on e bay at a really great price and today I tried it. I liked it immediately. After some time only the Rose, patcheuly and a faint angel remain and it is very soft and calming. I keep smelling my arm and after about an hour I find that it reminds me of great masculine smell, clean, showered and just the perfect cologne...faint...I just find it so intriguing and I think this has got to be a great unisex scent. I need to give it more time and wear it another day before I can really do a good review. I do love it1

This perfume makes me hot and botherered and craving for attention!! Oh my!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! It's Angel with a twist (rose of course). It's sultry, sexy, magnificent and utterly seductive. My hubby is like putty in my hands when I wear this! I won't go into the notes, Zzzz, we all know about the notes in Angel, but it's the experience which you need to savour. This fragrance is hot sex in a bottle, it grabs you, holds on to you, doesn't let you go and before you know what is happening, it's got you on your knees begging for more. This juice is a massive powerbomb, has amazing longevity and takes centre stage wherever you may be. If quiet and subdued is what you want, then please don't wear this. I know I'm biased because I worship all Mugler fragrances, especially the Angel range, but this gets 20/10 from me.

I could kiss this scent This is a beautiful fragrance true to angel with a dusty rose twist and touch if spice, the patchouli is dialed downed and the Dustiness of the rose is taking control of the sweetness which compliments the rose this is like a spiced chocolate caramel candy bar with dried rose petals in a fancy wooden box, compared to Angel the La Rose is much softer but still powerful less loud less in your face, longevity and projection not as intense and long lasting as the original, a beauty but not for everyone definitely not a blind buy, this is my go to for spring and autumn also can pull it off summer nights when feeling a bit naughty. sad this is discontinued, would love to see this one make a comeback I’ll run to get it

My sister has worn the original Angel since its launch. I used to own the original (who didn't?) but I'm afraid I'm one of the people that gave it a negative reputation. Sadly, the lovely floral chocolate I smell on my sister turns into perfumed nightmare on my skin. (I love the way Angel smells on my sister). When Angel La Rose came out, I went through an entire bottle in a couple of months. I couldn't get enough of it. The florals and sweetness of Angel were present, but the rose tempered the patchouli and woods, and made this my perfect Angel. I loved the beautiful red bottle as well. I keep meaning to repurchase La Rose, because it's beautiful, seductive, and has almost secret hints of rose. It's warm, confident, and striking.

Finally - I am happy I found an Angel I can enjoy wearing. Like others, I tried this so many times. Angel smelled great on my best friend. I tried several of the Garden of Stars and finally I decided to spritz on one more try with La Rose Angel. This one was different with me- I even enjoyed the initial blast that startled me with the others. It actually smelled nice and still carried the Angel scent, and even got better as the hours passed. I can feel confident wearing La Rose Angel. Whatever the Rose does- it masks the strange scent that has scared me of with other Angel scents. Funny that a Rose scent (which I tend to stay away from) made the difference. Finally!! I have found my Angel.

The base of La Rose Angel holds a powerful allure, you don't really see it coming given the amount of syrup present during the early evolution. La Rose is sinfully hypnotic once the sugar dissolves and burns off exposing a surprisingly suave Don Juan patchouli seductively saddling a sweaty plum wine induced drunken coumarin clad in rose velvet. This private spectacle goes on well into the night pleasuring all who are privy to it for hours. A spectacular achievement, I admire and respect how La Rose comes to life during the heart phase and does not relent until dawn. The current champion of my collection, I don't ever want to stop smelling this good.

sounds really harsh, but the best TM fragrances are his flankers majority of the time other than innocent. if only these designer houses would come on fragrantica and see how nuts people go over limited editions and how much they disappoint people when they get rid of something that sells like hot cakes. my mum had this at one point its a much softer powdery version of the original. i liked to wear this in the summertime and skip around the funfair while i was holidaying in spain. at that time i also owned Violet Angel which is also stunning Please. Please Please bring this and the garden of stars line back!

Rose + a lighter version of Angel. Very pleasent. My mother has stuck with Vanilla Fields by Coty for since before I was born (I'm almost 19) but she almost switched to this when I let her smell it. It takes a good perfume to get her attention and this one hit the spot. Like wearing angel on a cool spring night when it's still chilly out side and the roses are just blooming and you catch a whiff of their intoxicating natural perfume and it mixes with your angel, becoming this brand new angelic scent that just makes you happy. :] Scent: 10/10 Logevity: MUGLER lol. (10/10) Projection: 9/10 Overall: 29/30

A warm, bubbling vat of Angel with rose syrup poured in. La Rose does not depart from Angel EDP as much as La Violet or the rest of the Garden of Stars do, but instead intensifies the EDP. It's also worth noting that the EDP base used here is the older, richer, sweeter formulation of Angel. The end result is a cocoon of warm, sugared patchouli that has honeyed tobacco and musky facets, with a layer of smooth, pink rose layered overtop. If you have La Rose, you don't need to seek out vintage Angel, because this has all the richness of the original. Of course, for Angel fans, that does not matter much!

I tried the peony, the violet, and the rose from the Garden of Stars and while I was interested mainly in the violet, I fell in love with the rose. It starts out strong and no doubt about it, it is Angel. After a few minutes it softens and becomes this lovely and unique rose with a touch of caramel and plum. I wouldn't use as a day scent unless it is a casual fun day.(This is fun perfume.)After the blast of pink pepper and patchouli it is very soft, and seductive. I like the La violet as well but this one is much prettier and last longer on me. Like all Angels it last a really long time.

Mmmmmmmmm this smells so delicious and sexy. I just bought a refill bottle from a Mercari seller and it was a decent price worth a blind buy. I was absolutely blown away at how potent it smelled. The bottle had not leaked yet it scented up the packaging. When I opened it, I used just a tiny drop on each wrist and it lasted 8 hours. Incredible longevity and the smell is almost identical to the original Angel. If you don't like that, you won't like this either but for me it's heaven "scent". The dry down is a little peppery but that's the only real difference.

I'm a passionate lover of the original Angel. However I love variations, and I congratulate myself very often on having bought large bottles of the whole Garden of Stars. I find them to be "Spring and Summer Angels" The Rose Angel is a bit lighter than the original, but has great staying power. A big, juicy rose is very noticeable for the first hours, it is more of a floral perfume with some gourmand overtones. Then, the rosy aroma fades. Like in a masked ball, under the veil of roses there hides the face of a good old friend, who Angel is to me.

I really hate original Angel but i LOVEEEEEE Angel Rose .... Is awsome the first snif until the drydown... The patchouli apears very soft, i can smell chocolate, caramel, rose,tobacco and a litlle spices. Was absolute an amazing surprise...2 sprays only for sure and stays forever. I'm very happy that i got a 100 ml tester bottle. Is soooo comfort ,sexy ,chic sweet. Pure love!!!!! Update: I need say that i don't hate Angel anymore....is awful on paper but delicious on my skin :) I don't believe that i miss this gorgeous fragrance all my life!!!

I have tried and tried but have never been able to wear or tolerate OG Angel or most of the other flankers, but this!! Who knew adding a rose 🌹 note would win me over! She's softer, more elegant, and romantic. I still get hints of the familiar Angel signature: the patchouli, dark chocolate, and vanilla, but in a way that is blended wayyy better and doesn't go skunky on my skin! 🥰 I've finally found MY Angel! and I'm bummed that she is discontinued 😭 EDIT: Scored two full-sized bottles, I'm set for life!

I bought this unsniffed; just looking at the notes, I knew it was gonna be a winner, and it was. In the beginning it smells like chocolate roses and I can really pick out the patchouli in the dry down. I really like this one, but I bought it close to the beginning of summer, so I haven't worn it much, figuring that it would be better matched to the cooler months. I can't wait for cold weather to get here so I can wear it more often. Another winner in my book!

Strong notes of classic Angel are enhanced by a sweet rose, adding a touch of smoothness and maturity. Over time, it’s the rose that gradually takes the lead, as the patchouli and praline notes become more delicate. If we were to compare classic Angel to a bold, young woman, Angel Rose would be the scent of a sensual woman. The sillage and longevity are just as beautiful as the original. A stunning composition, and a flanker definitely worth discovering.

when first sprayed this smells exactly like angel, but within moments a candied fruity rose comes forth and then the florals are tempered with all the other regular angel notes. this seems slightly more green than original angel and the chocolate and patchouli are a little more subtle. i love angel, i love rose and i love this as well! i think my skin chemistry actually works a bit better with this and i like that it's a bit subtler than angel on me.

This is my second review. at first I didnt like it , it reminded me of pipe tobacco and gave me headaches. I stopped trying to wear it for a a year. Came across it the other night and decided to try it again. OMG now I like it ! I think I was spraying too much before. I have to be very careful to apply lightly.I can tell it still may cause a headache . A really nice blend of Rose and Patchouli. A rich deep Rose :) Glad I gave it anther try:)

I'm so glad I finally found a scent from Mugler's house that I really like! It starts with the overpowering pink pepper but the rose soon balances everything! I just love it! Very feminine,but with that touch of power in it....Indeed very sweet in the end,but still classy! Wow,I can't stop smelling my wrist!!! *** I never liked the original Angel! This is a much more lighter version...*** JUST TRY IT!!!

I don't like the classic Angel, but this one is more comfortable and wearable. It's not nasty, not too specific, good for every occasion. I've found a tester vial recently and felt in love :-D I've had to buy a large bottle. It seems that I'm fond of such fruity-peppery-salty scents ) And yes, as Rose Zircon said, the patchouli aren't dominating (I'm not fond of patchouli too).

I prefer it to original Angel. It's less heavy, but more floral, exactly rosy, so more beautiful to my nose. I also like that there are my favorite plum and pink pepper here. They make it more seductive! And, of course, chocolate, caramel and patchouli like in original one. I love it!!! It's so gourmand and yummy with very beautiful rose. Very intriguing!

It is very much similar to Nirmala by Molinard to my nose but more rosy. Beautiful composition, epsecially I love the fact that despite of the chocolate and caramel notes, it doesn't make you smell like food. It's pretty powerful, but unlike some sweet perfumes of this kind ( like Queen Latifah), it is very smooth and wearable.

Yes, it is rather like standing at the wrong end of a jet engine, but it's lovely. A nose recently commented that by thier reckoning, one 25ml bottle should, with daily usage last around twenty thousand years. Thats about right. Can anyone else detect a blast of coriander/light cumin when this first leaves the bottle?

STILL SNIFFING! GORGEOUS!!! I'LL FIND MY PEACE WHEN I'LL HAVE THIS BEAUTY!!! WHY? OOOH WHY DID I TRIED YOU??? NOW I CAN'T SLEEP AND MY WALLET WILL BECOME ALL SHADOWS AND DARKNESS AGAIN!!! :((((((( BIIIIG NEWS!!! MY HUSBAND GAVE ME THIS FOR MY 27th BIRTHDAY! HE'S A SWEETHEART!!! MY SWEETHEART! LOVE YOU BABY!!!

the first few minutes are a bit sharp & sweaty with the coumarin mixing with the sparkling peppery citrus cocktail. it soon becomes almost doughy with the vanilla patchouli mingeling with caramel drizzled roses. the longlasting drydown is the beloved Angel powdery cocoa with faint roses & plum.

The underlying cold and herbal green accord is what makes this candided rose exraordinary. The rich dark chocolate makes one think of sweet temptations and cold winters, night walks in old European capitals, gargoyles, deserted streets and bells in the distance. Wicked.

Why would they discontinue this? This one is one of the most unique and chocolaty scents I have ever smelled and the garden of stars bottle is gorgeous! This smells like Angel eau de toilette but more chocolate and spice, I love it!

I received a sample of this during a recent swap. Smells identical to Angel to me, maybe a little spicier. II smelled this on me all day long even in the pouring rain. I love sillage monsters and this will be added to my want list.

Instant love. Very similar to the original Angel, but the addition of rose blends very well. Very rich. On my skin it goes to chocolate and caramel fast which is so delicious. Please bring this one back.

La Rose! How indulgent is this one?!! I love this one the most of all of the Garden of Stars. Great longevity, crisp, peppery, velvety, chocolately, just plain gorgeous!

I love this one, sexy, intense, last me through from 6pm til the morning after. Best from Thierry Mugler for me.

I forgot to mention the perfume bottle is stunning as well!

I got a tester vial of this as a thoughtful little gift off an eBay seller ( nice touch !) when my bottle of Violette Angel 25ml arrived this morning . What beautiful bottles these "Garden Angels" come in !! I need to get testers of the Pivione and Le Lys versions next to see if its worth me getting full sizes of those. I would like to complete the set as the bottles are SO PRETTY , and also i imagine maybe collect able in the future as they are discontinued i believe? HOwever , I can't justify buying a scent for bottle alone ( Unless its an amazing bargain find of course - Tip- I get some great ones at Car Boot sales) To the actual scent , a bit of a jumble while still wet. Found it hard to determine any particular note except for the rose ( hey - my nose is very much in training ) . The chocolaty gourmand "Angel" scent comes out when the perfume dries and settles. I find this rose version and the Violette much more wearable than the original Angel....which is too heavy and cloying ans doesn't suit my chemistry. Sweet and powdery on the drydown. It has lasted well on my skin today. Good sillage too , not overpowering but just noticeable enough My BF doesn't find it as alluring as the Violette Angel , but still "nice and sweet and innocent " was his opinion. Pleasant enough , Ive discovered I'm more of a Violet lover than a rose lover. But i still want to buy a full size of this perfume. Id wear it as a nice daytime frag , spring or summer. I can see me wearing it with a pretty vintage, 40s/50s flora day dress. Perfect when you want to smell sweet and pretty as opposed to full on sexy/sultry. Maybe perfect for a summer wedding, meal out in the country ect. 7/10 - Would be higher if i was more "Into" Roses :)

Angel Rose seems to be the nicest flanker in the Angel-range to me. Not only does it work well with my skin from the first seconds after application, but also presents beautiful and mellow sweet patchouli drydown. At first I was a bit reserved, although it did not produce the harsh sensation of patchouli-chocolate-caramel battle as it was in the case of Angel EDP and EDT, it was just plain pink-peppery and rosy, which was not exactly what I expected from this fragrance. Alas, after some time it developed smoothly into a well-balanced, round and sweet patchouli dipped in the caramel chocolate, with only a hint of a delicate rose. At this point I surrendered to its beauty and couldn't refrain from sniffing it off my skin - it's that addictive! AR has great longevity: 8 hours on skin and whole day on clothes. The only downside is that its projection is so much lesser than that of the original Angel, which unfortunately prevents me from willing to reach into my pockets to buy it, especially that it is rather pricey. Otherwise, a perfect Angel flanker - that will most likely please those who cannot cope with the original.

I only tried the original Angel once, and it seemed kind of... normal. Maybe being repeatedly exposed to it through the years by smelling Angel and all of it's knockoffs on legions of tweens, teens, and twentysomethings has taken away all of it's shock value and made it seem innofensive. Maybe my nose was just stuffed up that day. I'm not sure. I know I'm going to have to test it out again soon. I got Angel Rose as a blind buy because it was so cheap, and I love rose perfumes. I really like it, even though the rose doesn't stand out that much on my skin. I don't smell any of the obnoxious synthetic white florals that are supposed to be in the original, thank god. The top note is fruit and camphor. I'm not sure what fruit it's supposed to be. Maybe it's plum, only plums that are a still a few days away from being ripe. Sometimes I think it's mango or even pineapple. After a few minutes, the fruity top notes meet up with the patchouli and chocalate base and provide a pleasant contrast until the very end of the drydown.

Tantalising, sweet, gourmand - but everything in moderation. This is pretty good! It's so not my kind of fragrance but I certainly wouldn't mind smelling it on others (used sparingly). La Rose Angel starts with intoxicating notes of bergamot and plum. Far from subtle but a surprisingly great match. Next the rose and pink pepper set in, a very nice uplifting combination. At first I was a little disappointed when the heart vanished after only half an hour but the dry-down made up for it: Warm, sensuous, complex and longlasting (at least 10 hours). I get vanilla, wood, caramel and a soft patchouli. I can't detect any chocolate but then I wouldn't really trust my nose to find its way through that giant wave of desserts. I suppose what smells like hay with a hint of cinnamon to me must be the coumarin. ----- Update: Do I smell apple close to the beginning? I didn't get it the first few times I tried this. Is my mind playing tricks on me?

This is the most unique & maybe the best (in my humble opinion) of The Angel Garden of Stars Series (Rose, Peony, Violet, Lily).. =D I think the 2nd best is Peony, 3rd Violet, & the least (dullest) is Lily.. At last.. i found the "Angel" that i love (I don't like Angel Original).. ^^ La Rose is somehow dark, lady-like, seductive.. I portrayed a noble lady in an maroon-vintage-Victorian gown.. long lasting floral-gourmand, added touch of "sour notes", & some "dirt /dust particle" notes.. Maybe because of the sour notes & the patchouli, some people resembles this as BO.. But in my humble opinion, that notes make this remarkably unique & very pleasantly seductive.. ^^ I'm not a patchouli-lover, so I'm happy coz patchouli in La Rose is light & inoffensive.. ^^ For you who want to try this perfume, please don't expect this as typical fresh-pink floral-sweet-light-mass market-perfume.. Coz you might be disappointed.. =)

I love the rose note in this when you first spray it on the skin. It's very nice and fresh smelling in the beginning. I wish the rose smell would last throughout the dry down stage but unfortunately it doesn't. If the rose would have lasted longer, it would have been a "love" for me but since it doesn't, it's a "like" instead. What I mostly get in the dry down on my skin is the patchouli and caramel making it smell too similar to the original Angel which I admittedly don't care for. At least this is lighter, which in my opinion, saves it from being too "in your face" which is exactly why I don't like the original Angel. If you don't care for the original Angel and find it a little "too much" like I do, you may want to give this one a try. It's definitely a nice alternative.

oh ah... This is a realy good twist of angel . Sweeter and cleaner then Angel . The angel are defenitly there . but this reminds me alittle bit more of the innocent angel whit a twist of rose.The start have the same twist of Bergamot and ,pepper. i can not say that i feel so much the Cumarin,(but then again what shall i look for? ) the plum makes it delicios whit its sweet notes, this is very much a gormand perfume to me , The Vanilla makes it kind of creamy when it blends whit the dark chocolate and caramel. the patcholi is a delight aswell. this is for thous who cant quite take the angel whit all the notes in the heart . a cleaner version i would say.. To me, the best of the Garden collection

I'm not sure about this. There's no doubt that it's well put together, but I expected and hoped for a deeper, richer rose to match the deeper, more animal facets of Angel. This is very similar to the original Angel, but the rose note is a fresh, aquatic rose. It may be the pink pepper note that is giving me this impression. I didn't really want a fresher version of Angel, but I think some people would appreciate that aspect if they found the original too heavy and body odor-like. There is a really interesting interplay between the rose and the original's pineapple note that I catch when I exhale, but overall I think I'm too sensitive to the aquatic aspect, as usual.

La Rose opens with a fruity rose. I'm not too keen on rose perfumes, but this rose is fresh and infused with plum and bergamot. Some time later the famous patchouli and chocolate combo appear, but they are still covert by a lovely veil of rose. The patchouli, though intense, is not as strong, heady or dirty as in the original Angel. I believe that is thanks to a softer chocolate, with more caramel thrown in. The drydown stays fresh, despite the heavy gourmand notes. It reminds me somewhat of Innocent by the same house. La Rose is a lovely, lighter rendition of the heavy gourmand classic, and it's quite beautiful. Try it. Thanks anna.glowacka for the sample!

I own Angel La Rose, and I do like to wear it occasionally. It's not one which I pull out to wear everyday. I find LA ROSE to sometimes feel too heavily weighted, and it can accentuate a depressive mood.... it's hard to explain, but in those times, it is not really an uplifting fragrance. The rose note in particular is a powdery/old fashioned one in this fragrance. On the plus side, it has long Lasting power. I am glad that I also own Angel Peony, which I find to be more uplifting, flirty and younger.

Wonderful! Reminds me of angel EDT, shame this is discontinued (tho u can bull buy tester sprays from eBay). Sweet, soft rose pairs with a more delicate and greener patchouli. The main gourmand note for me is the bitter chocolate tho the overall accord contains traces of many other notes. Long lasting and moderate, almost strong projection. I think it almost smells masculine, as with the EDT. Great for me as I'm a guy! #winning

To my nose this is rose, patchouli and louds of cotton candy and I love it. This is not a sour or natural branch-and-twigs-rose but a sweet and deep one. Any patchouli lover needs to try this marvellous fragrance. But don't think Cabaret, this one is nothing like it, not as dry or medicinal in the opening notes. No no, this is a rose gourmand amplified.