Paul Smith Rose

I just love everything about this perfume...the name, the design of the bottle and of course the perfume itself. It is a beautiful, elegant sweet rose. It reminds me of summer when I was a child, my uncle used to maintain the gardens of this huge posh ( to me anyway ) country house that had beautiful gardens that seemed to go on forever and sometimes he would take me with him :) They had orchards with apple and pear tree's, herb gardens filled with rosemary and thyme etc...and a rose garden filled with so many different roses....the smell was like heaven. The pink ones where my favorites. One time a lady ( who must of lived there) came out to me with a blanket a glass of lemonade and a plastic bottle half filled with water and asked if I was bored and would I like to make some perfume. I was a 8 year old girl who already loved perfume...so stupid question :) It was very warm bright summers day and I remember i could hear the faint and constant hum of a lawn mower somewhere in the distance, probably my uncle. The smell of freshly cut grass mingled with the soft sweet rose petals that had been warmed by the sun....I will never forget that smell....it is the true smell of a summers day for me. I collected what seemed like 100's of rose petals that afternoon and pushed them all into the bottle one by one then shook the bottle until my arms felt like they would drop off! Sad to say that my perfume turned brown and vinegary and had to be binned a few days later :( I am in no way comparing my concoction with Paul Smith's Rose lol...not at all. But whenever I spray Paul Smith Rose it takes me right back to that day, sitting on that blanket in the center of a rose garden on a glorious summers day and I can almost feel the sunshine on my face.....its beautiful and the truest rose perfume I have ever smelled. This is a very soft, fresh and delicate rose scent, ultra feminine and innocent smelling. Longevity is ok, around 3-4 hrs on my skin, a little longer on clothes. Silage is soft but this is a soft innocent rose fragrance so I totally expected it to be. I love it :)

First impression of Paul Smith Rose: wow, this is a stunner! This perfume opens with a burst of newly-bloomed pink rose, green tea, and violet. The rose note is hypnotic. It isn't completely photorealistic — it lacks some headiness and depth of real roses, but it's close enough. More like a 90% true-to-life rose note. (To be honest, I compared this side-by-side with a rose right from my garden.) This perfume is sort of like The Healing Garden's Green Tea spray (remember those?) blended with light pink rose. All in all, a very modern, youthful fragrance. I've been outside in the June summer weather today, so the drydown of this fragrance started early. The drydown is absolutely gorgeous. It's a slightly powdery musk, with traces of the top notes. I can see why passerby may think this is a unisex or men's fragrance. The rose note stays close to the skin, while the fresh green tea emanates much farther out. The rose is much more noticeable to the wearer than to other people. It is the first note to fade away, as well. This does not bother me, as I'm personally captivated by this scent from start to finish. (Tip: the rose lasts much longer on clothing than skin). The longevity and sillage are weak to moderate. It obviously is more noticeable in warm weather, to which I think this perfume is tailored. When it comes to strength, this perfume is not in the same league as Perfumer's Workshop Tea Rose, which is basically a nuclear bomb. I love rose, in both perfumes and in nature. Actually, what brought me to this perfume are my bushes of fuschia and pink roses that have bloomed in the past week. The heat carries their scent all around the yard and it is enchanting. This is a once-a-year experience that renews my fervor for rose. Paul Smith Rose was $26 USD including tax, from ebay. It smells a lot more expensive than it is. Highly, highly recommended.

I went on a mission to find a true to life rose frgrance, not just a note but a main event type rose, and stumbled on this. I ended up getting Tea Rose by The Perfume Workshop, Rose by Paul Smith, and Les Infusions de Prada Rose, each from various price points. PW Tea Rose is by far my favorite, BUT the power of that scent should not be underestimated! I read the reviews that said how strong that was and i doubted it and gave myself 3 good sprays to test it out and OMG its crazy too much!! I have never gotten a headache from perfume before until that scent! EDT? It isnt even more like a EDP and i would put this up there with straight parfume its so strong. The actual scent is vibrant rose bush, juicy and succulent with a good amount of wood. Its absolutely beautiful....in very small doses xD. I also really loved the Paul Smith Rose, in comparison, i would say this one is less juicy and woody and more powdery, delicate, smokey and soft but also has decent sillage, not near as much but very decent. Les Infusions de Prada Rose was the most expensive and the biggest disappointment. It is more similar to Paul Smith Rose with a little more complexity and a more musk scent, but i dont think it lasted more than an hour or two and had almost no silage. If you are looking for straight up rose like I was, all 3 were a safe blind buy, but I am thinking Paul Smith Rose was the best middle ground, though i like PW Tea Rose better, it wont be as easy to wear. Prada Rose Infusion was a waste of money.

:D:D I HAVE FOUND THE ONE! I had been searching for the perfect rose-scented perfume for a while, then Paul Smith Rose came along and completed my journey. This is the ultimate fresh rose scent. The first whiff smells like taking a deep breath at a freshly bloomed rose after a night of rain, but minus the greenness. It resembles Roses De Chloe, but not as airy. It has a very juicy and sweet note to it that mixes nicely with the rose and gives the scent more body. I think that comes from the magnolia, which is a very sweet flower. The green tea comes out after a few minutes and gives it a crisp element that sets it apart from the Jo Malone Red Roses which gets a little heavy and cloying to me over time. It also resembles the gorgeous dry-down of D&G Rose The One, without the sugary and minty top notes that I dislike. Needless to say, this is the most well-rounded rose scent I've ever smelled. It's a very simple and basic rose scent that smells like nothing but roses. The lasting power on me is 3 to 4 hours. Not the best but great for a simple scent like this. The sillage is great as I sprayed my room with it and could somehow still smell it on me in the next hour after I had left my house. If you are interested in complicated rose scents such as Stella by Stella McCartney or Bvlgari Rose Essentielle, this is not for you. If you're into spicy, powdery rose, you should also look away. This is definitely in my top 3 favorites. I give it 10/10. :D :D

This is perhaps the best value perfume that I own, truly. I bought this in a dutyfree store way back in 2009, flush with the thrill of being on my first business trip with my first grownup job with my first real paychecks. This is the scent that got me hooked on fresh rose and the scent that I believe most people associate with me since it's the one I tend to wear during the day, most days. It is a light pink rose, tender, feminine and youthful, balanced by gorgeous green notes. The greenery keeps it from being overwhelmingly rosy for those that hate rose fragrances. It smells so true to life, sometimes I think I'm walking in an English garden. Apparently Paul Smith had this rose created for his wife so the added romanticism of the perfume makes it appealing! Though sillage isn't loud, it lingers in a very pleasant way long after you've left a room, and for something so light and inexpensive has great longevity - I can smell it on my skin and clothes 5+ hours after spraying it. I do like to bring a small purse spray of this when I wear it during the day so that I may refresh it, particularly as the first whiff of this is so particularly beautiful. This is a joyful spring fragrance that is easy to wear - and at $30 or so for 3.4oz, it is an absolute steal. I go through at least a bottle of this a year! NDLR: This fragrance smells almost exactly like Sargent's painting "Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose" looks. Look it up! :)