Rose Bouquet

Orientica seems to be a new line from the masters of Arabian perfumery Al Haramain. I love this ‘Rose Bouquet’ oil in its tiny pink roller ball bottle. It smells exactly how the bottle suggests, pink and cute (but not childish nor sweet) it’s a perfect rendition of a true rose. It’s transparently pink like Turkish delight with a little musk. Yes it smells like old lady rose soaps, but that’s comforting, pure and bursting with rosey love. It very much reminds me of Arabian Oud’s ‘Musk Motassalik’ but no where near as expensive (and not quite as good in terms of quality). It’s so much better than Jo Malone’s ‘Red Roses’ and heaps better than Perfumer’s Workshop ‘Tea Rose’. I wish I’d found this years ago when I was in my old lady, aldehyde, rosey soap phase. I going to use this for layering when I want to add some musky pink roses to the mix.

Love it! It's a strong very strong rose scent but a good one. You really have to love the smell of rose otherwise it's not for you. Projection and longtivity are very good. It lasts the whole day. Even the next day i can smell it in my heart. So power bomb rose scent.

It smells like a handmade glycerin rose soap which I completely dig. Not a very complex scent but sometimes I'm actually looking for the exact smell of my soaps and shower gels.

It's alright, a really strong and vivid rosy scent, maybe a little bit too strong (I personally don't mind, but it was pointed out to me by someone else, so it might be irritating to others). I actually like rose and geranium scents a lot, but the only reason I give Rose Bouquet just an "OK" grade is that Orientica has two others rosy/flowery edits, which smell richer, more vibrant, and have more to it, and I prefer them more. This one is a bit "flat", monotone, there are not many notes in there, just plain rose. If that's what you're going for - you will like it. Anyway, these oils are an amazing value for money.

There is something salty in this scent I cannot stand . I just can’t get past it. It just turns sour on my skin . The rose is in the background but all I can smell is a rose covered in pee . I know 🥲 I wanted to love it but .. it has to go ✌🏽