Turkish Rose Perfume Oil

Basics first--this is very strong smelling on a test strip but it dies on my skin and isn't very strong or particularly long-lasting, I'm guessing it just doesn't jive well with my skin chemistry. It still lasts well enough that I'm enjoying wearing it but I do have to put my nose right on my skin to smell it. Right now I've got Turkish Rose perfume oil on my left wrist and a spritz of my sample of Ellis Brooklyn Rrose on my right, I'll do a bit of compare-contrast. Rrose is I would say a more standard rose perfume, smells like what you'd expect, very sweet floral, a true floral-floral? A very standard "perfume" smell if that makes sense. I like it alright, it's well balanced and likes my skin. Now to contrast: Turkish Rose is a less standard rose smell, which is what I like about it, and I'll do my best to explain what I mean. I wasn't sure what I was smelling at first in addition to the rose but now that I see plum listed as one of the notes I can pick that out a bit. The rose scent itself is. Hm I'm not sure what the right words are, but almost less floral while still being a floral. Closer to having an herbal type smell than the extremely flowery true floral scent you usually expect from rose scents--but, again, it's recognizable as rose, it is floral and not herbal, just a different approach to how rose is most commonly treated? Maybe the word I'm looking for is it's more fruity actually? The closest I can get is that this smells more like a growing rose on the bush rather than the dreamlike, idealized version of rose usually used in perfume. Smells like a darker pink to me. Hope that made sense.

This smells delicious. I hate rose in general; it typically smells like cat pee on me and gets super screechy. This one lets the rose mellow out a bit; it smells like a ripe berry with rose as an afterthought. I think it's the plum in the notes that's keeping this one smelling sweet and not screechy. It's like Tresor Midnight Rose or Mugler Angel Nova without the stinky artificial smoke in both of those fragrances. This one is just clean rose, juicy and ripe plum with enough woodsiness to keep it cozy. It lasts long enough but my main gripe is its sillage is basically 2 inches. It's unfortunate because this is a perfect all-day all-weather fragrance. I love it but there are better values out there. Update: this smells so amazing I might just have to get a bottle. And this is coming from someone who HATES rose scents. It reminds me of Herbal Essences (the OG pink bottle) but in the best way--clean and green and fresh and just enough fruit/sweetness to keep it going. I also re-tested this recently and it has a very light almond/marzipan thing going on in the beginning, which is part of the allure. It smells slightly edible/delicious. Poor sillage might be fixed by layering products.

I'm not a big fan of rose scented perfumes, so when I smelled this for the first time, I was surprised of how much I loved it. It opens up with the sweet notes you get from the plum, but then the freshness from the rose comes through. The sweetness isn't overpowering; It won't leave you smelling like a teenager. It is also not super florally and mature, where you end up smelling like a grandmother. The reason I love this scent so much is because it's a floral scent that isn't accompanied with citrus or spices, just sweetest. It's simple, soft, and feminine. This combination of a fruity/sweet rose perfume is so hard to find, which leads to me why I am disappointed with Nest. There's absolutely no sillage and the longevity, quite frankly, is extremely terrible given the price. Which is appalling because 1. all my Nest perfumes projects and last all day and 2. oil perfumes are known for being strong and staying on. I'm so sad because I finally found a rose scent that I am absolutely in love with, but in order to smell it, I have to put my wrist or shirt to my nose. I really hope Nest decides to make this into a spray bottle (a girl can only dream).

So, here I was, fully prepared to have buyer’s remorse, ready to curse Sephora for getting me, yet again, with their 20% off sale. It just got delivered, and I‘d already made plans to return this at lunchtime. I’m here thinking to myself, “Seriously.... Who buys rose oil? Is this 1940? Are you okay? You don’t even like rose. ” Then I said, “Well... it’s already here.... let me just open it up and see.” (The fragrance junkie in me strikes again.) I open the box. First thing out of my mouth: “DAMN this is delicious!” This is not the typical, dated rose oil scent that everyone seems to hate and complain about. THIS baby is rose 2.0! Maybe even 3.0. It’s fresher, brighter, juicier, more inviting, and believe it or not, sexier! Quick note: The box says it includes “hints of saffron” but it’s not listed on Fragrantica’s notes profile. I think it’s the saffron that makes a huge difference in upgrading this fragrance to smell so luscious. I want it all over meeeee! Edit: Reading some of the other reviews, I think it’s safe to classify this as a rose-inspired rose for those who don’t like traditional rose. A rose for the anti-rose nose, if you will.

WOW. I love this! A warm rose that is cozy and comforting with whispers of fruit jam. I do not pick out plum unless I am actively searching for it. The faint jammy fruitiness is in the background. However note, this is not a fruit forward perfume, this is a rose perfume. BUT the whisper of sweet jam adds this unexpected element to the perfume oil that makes the rose smell so delicious, slightly sweet and warm to my nose. The rose profile itself is a beautiful and natural rose scent, not at all artificial or loud. A spa-time rose. A lot of rose-forward perfumes can lean mature, but this is so delicious smelling and modern that I could see women in their early 20s enjoying this. Of all of my rose centered perfumes this is the one that I would reach for in the colder months. Or a night time rose fragrance. Really you could wear it anytime, it is that yummy. If you are a fan of rose, this is a great one to pick up. One of my new favorites.