Eau de Parfum Tea Rose

I’ve been trying the EDP version of Tea Rose for a few days now so I feel like I can write a proper review of it. Please note that the results are only on my skin as I have not smelled this on any one else yet. Without looking at the notes pyramid, I’d say this is a rather linear creation. From the moment it hits my skin, I get green-tinged roses. There are no herbal tones and no other floral notes. The rose I smell the most is, true to its name, the tea rose. There’s a hint of sweetness that rose naturally projects so, thankfully, the perfumers added no sugary notes to this juice. The base reveals a hint of warm musk. The notes pyramid doesn’t list it but I still get this “warm skin” smell. I get none of the cedar or the violet leaf notes. I’ve recently done a side-by-side comparison of the PWS Tea Rose EDT with this version... EDT: Lasts around 12 hours. From top to bottom, this is a rose with fresh-cut stems. Projects to high heaven. EDP: Lasts 12+ hours. I mean, it lasts and lasts and lasts!! This is a green rose, however the fresh-cut stems in the original EDT are toned down about 20% here. Consequently, the vibrant, sharp edges in the EDT version are also a bit more rounded. The musk note at the end warms up the composition and anchors it to my skin better than the EDT version. Projection is about 20% more than the EDT version. One last thing: In the EDT, especially towards the very end, I only get green notes. The rose is almost completely gone. In this version, the rose is a rose all the way to the end. Yes, it’s linear. But I kind of prefer it that way. :) Some of the comments I’ve received about this fragrance... “You smell like some kind of rose. Exactly like a rose petal!” “What is that you’re wearing? It’s not perfume-y. It’s very fresh and pure. Is it some kind of rose oil? It’s so realistic!” I agree with the comments too. This perfume is a very lifelike representation of the Queen of Flowers. Snap this one up folks. I recommend this timeless classic for both genders and all ages. At these attractive prices, no perfume wardrobe should be without it.

EAST Meets WEST. Fluffy, Velvety, Whipped-Rose Classic.... Opens with a burst of rose that's a blend of roses and peony with citrus, velvety and green nuances. As it develops it takes on powdery, whipped, velvety, peppery and fresh facets, resting on a soft cedar base that becomes root-y & earthy as it dries down. In the drydown, the rose blooms, taking on a fluffy, whipped & velvety quality. The rose here is a blend of a vintage-y tea-rose, peony and a what reads like a MiddleEastern leaning taif-rose. Seekers and collectors of rose scents will not be disappointed. Overall: Beautiful rose scent with well above average performance, this is the perfect scent to wear while bridging distances. It's a love for me. 10/10 for a rose scent. Enjoy! Contrast to Tea Rose EDT Perfumers' Workshop: The EDP version smells very similar to Tea Rose EDT, but side by side, you can tell there's a peony & Taif rose in the EDP, taking on more of a whipped-velvety quality compared with the more powdery-velvety EDT version. The EDP is my preferred version due to the fluffy & whipped quality, although I have enjoyed combining them - one to each wrist. Both have excellent performance. Update 03/27/25: Sprayed this on today. It's gotten a lot sweeter and the chamomile has come more forward. Although it's gotten sweeter, it hasn't gotten jammy (neither has the EDT), but it's sweetness is more of a rose-syrup. Although I can smell the peony, it never overtakes the rose (as can sometimes be the case), which I'm grateful for. The EDP is less linear than the EDP, with the rose getting deeper over time. Love it still.

I hated it. I hated it some more. And then I bought it. I bought it not because all of a sudden I loved it, but rather out of respect for Her Majesty Rose. Usually when one thinks of a rose scent, all these associations of powdery raspberries, musky peonies or jammy ouds come to mind. I was expecting the same while hunting for a perfect rose fragrance. When I first smelled Tea Rose, she, the rose, smacked me in the face. I couldn't believe that this mustiness is Her real smell. I tried again and was hit hard again. Then I got back my senses and came to terms with the fact that a rose is not sugared raspberries. A rose is a rose and it has its scent that is pungent, musty, green and yet intoxicating. Tea Rose smells like a rose. A real rose – from petals to leaves and thorns and stems, to the rotting water and moldy refrigerator that the roses had been kept in. If you are looking for a real rose, not the fakeness of the overpowering traditional perfumery additives, and can get past the musty tanginess of this realness, try Tea Rose. I found that Tea Rose comes closest to Jo Malone's Red Roses. The latter is much more expensive and lasts longer. However, it has that honey or beeswax note that on me turns into urine stench and I end up smelling like a public lavatory that has just been cleaned with a rose-scented detergent. This was the main reason I went for the Tea Rose.

This smells like a freshly cut bouquet of roses! The rose here is a fresh, floral, and powdery rose, not an Oriental rose. Though the scent is linear, you get all the nuances of a freshly cut rose; The flower, stem, and leaves! There is even an earthy undertone that's very reminiscent of a real rose. The opening of this fragrance is very synthetic, like dish soap. Once it settles however, it becomes the lovely rose perfume masterpiece that it is. Very potent stuff, a powerful sillage, and certainly unique as far as rose perfumes go. Though this is a very nice clean floral fragrance, you must be a rose lover to fully appreciate it.

Fragrance net is selling testers for under $10. Figured I’d share the information. ☺️ This is one of those perfumes that has such a following that they don’t have to have it in the stores. It’s just absolutely beautiful. Very oily juice. Lasts for hours and I’m so glad my husband got it for me. Happy Mother’s Day! Side note; sometime ago I was looking for a layering fragrance to go with Aromatics Elixir by Clinique. I by mistake bough the EDT which was not quite refined enough for the AE. This however is beautiful and I can’t wait for the weather to be just right to test it out.