The Rose

Reminds me a little of Lush’s Rose Jam, and Smith’s Rosebud Salve. I had been wondering if there was a perfume out there that would smell similar to the salve, and seemed to manifest this with a blind buy. This is a beautiful gourmand rose-violet. The violet is very prominent to me, which I’m happy about. I love the smell of violets. The rose note is very distinct, like I just stuck my nose in a fully-bloomed red rose and inhaled... It’s ripe, and there’s greenness. The raspberry and vanilla combined into the florals give it so much sweetness. The fragrance as a whole is strong and dense, and it’s also powdery. I think it would be best to wear this in the spring or fall, day or night. Maybe it’s the properties of the rose that make this akin to a love potion, who knows, but men in particular keep coming up to me enthusiastically complimenting my scent. They love it. The funniest comment I got was, “You smell like a rich lady’s baby powder... A baby powder for adults. Mmm! I’m telling you, buy another bottle.” 😅 Edit: I didn’t notice this till the weather got warmer, but this has such an airy, fluffy, cleanly sweet trail... It’s sublime. I kept thinking it was coming from somewhere else, but it was me. Now I can see why it’s a compliment magnet. I find the cold weather gives it a soapier quality, and I’d rather wear it when the sun is shining.

Another instant love by Musicology. Each of the Musicologies I tried is amazing and completely distinctive. The rose shocked me into amazement - it's a perfect rosy powder scent. It's a big, ornamental powder box of crystal glass with silver top full of airiest talcum and rice powder scented to the maximum with rose petals. It's so soft, silky, unique that I have no words in how wearing it made me smile all day. As if transporting me to a boudoir in French castle. Boudoir with most precious gifts and inventions that can possibly make a female happy in her pursuit of perfection. A scent of this invention I know perfectly well. Forgotten about it, too. I met such powdery goodness but scented with jasmin and violets. The flowers always beautifully captured and enhanced by the powdery softness. Each so distinctive and such a pleasure I sometimes wonder if the males invented it so well to earn money on the unsuspecting female, since first use always thinking it needed against all odds? Rose scented powder is a revelation to me in how distinctive it is from the other powder friendly flowers. Loved it to pieces.

Nathalie Lorson is simply the best when it comes to sweet, feminine fragrances! What a gorgeous perfume. Yes, it is similar to now discontinued Parfait de Roses, but The Rose seems to be lacking the liquor accord, which is a win for me. Very sweet, almost gourmand. Like some kind of a creamy rose dessert, if such thing existed. Absolutely beautiful. It is also performs a lot better for me than Parfait. I compared them wrist to wrist, and Parfait is mostly gone in 5 hours, while The Rose is still going strong. Also... must be projecting monstrously, because it's one of the very few perfumes that I can consistently detect on myself (yes, unfortunately for me as a perfume-obsessed degenerate, my sense of smell is not very strong). So, this is not something I'd wear to work. The Rose definitely goes on "I want it" list.

Gorgeous rose that has all her aspects highlighted. Sweetness is highlighted by raspberry, freshness and lightness by peony, powderiness by violets. And from the base soft woodiness anchors the flower with vanilla that mimics rose nectar. Gorgeous. I received it today as a gift which makes The Rose even more special. Out of the entire main line that I tested The Rose is on the 2nd place after I Belong To U and before Sun Goddess but all impressed me and I wished to have them. I am enamored with the freshness of the rose petals here that does not stop the scent from being powdery. Winter wear is glorious and the scent utterly feminine. It also has great presence. A sister to Lipstick Rose by Frederic Malle.

The raspberries in the opening are natural and juicy, the rose is delicate and the vanilla is enveloping and reassuring. More than a rose-vanilla scent, it's a vanilla-rose scent on me. I think this is beautiful and I love that I can smell it on me all day. I own and love both The Rose and Parfait de Roses, but I wouldn't call them dupes. Some of the notes are similar, but the end result is quite different. Parfait de Roses is less fruity and less vanilla-ry. While The Rose is a Ladurée 'religieuse à la rose' garnished with raspberries, Parfait de Roses is a glass of clear and syrupy rose liquor.