Rose Whip

This opens as a yummy bright jammy rose. I lose the blackcurrant for a bit, as it very quickly then gives super sweet candy rose as the liquid is drying. But after a few minutes it starts to settle, the pink pepper comes through, but gently so. There’s a freshness in the middle. The osthamus is lovely here as it gives the sweet jammy rose a hint of fuzzy ripe apricot. I’m not getting any nutmeg, I can smell the woodiness coming from the base. The amber, musk and cashmere wood in the dry down are really lovely. Benzoin and sandalwood aren’t listed in the notes, but I’m defo getting a trace of Phlur’s distinct DNA which is lovely here and adds a tease of creaminess at the base to this fruity, sweet rose. Despite this opening as a bright, jammy gourmand-esque rose, it has settled into a beautiful, ever so slightly spicy, fresh & slightly woody, fruity rose with a warm ambery, slightly musky, base that gives it a tease of an intimate, sensual rose. Beautiful! This is really lovely. It’s one of those rose perfumes we’re a person will say “I don’t like rose” but possibly change their mind when they smell this. Very nice indeed.

Don’t think for a second that this is a dupe for Delina E. I mean, I guess I can sort of see how they sort of have the same vibe as they are both very rose forward and Carry kind of a sweet muskiness to them, but they’re just not the same. For the record, I love them Both but for very different reasons. Rose whip is absolutely stunning. It’s very warm and musky and spicy and subtly sweet. It’s also quite soapy. There’s something in the complete dry down that kind of reminds me of eggnog. To me it actually aligns more with for her musc noir rose. But it’s a bit more sweet. I freaking love it. I keep smelling my wrist every two minutes cause I love it so much. I’m trying to think of a proper occasion for this stuff..... rose Garden tea party maybe? A lunch date with all your besties in the fall? I don’t know. It doesn’t really seem like a date night or for the office frag. Phlur is notorious for having crappy longevity and projection. But this one is pretty decent I’d say. I get a solid three hours out of it. And I get wafts of it every now and then so I think the projection is pretty good. overall, 9/10

LOVE this. This rose is strong and bubbly but tempered by the cashmerian wood, musk and amber. (I'm a STELLA ride or die girl so you know i like my roses, big, bouncy and jammy. This is not that BUT it has a similar vibrance & peppery kick enhanced with blackcurrant & nutmeg.) The sillage is strong - my partner hunted me down through the house to ask if i had lit a new candle, then demanded i list all notes til he could identify what he was smelling. (I think it was nutmeg?) 24 hours later after a shower it's still detectable on my skin as a light powdery rose with musk and amber. My partner said it reminded me of his grandma in that she wore rose powder. I'm not normally big on musk but this is not overpowering - somehow at all stages it is neither too musky or too powdery. It is as close to perfect as I have found for me. A-men.

It’s rare that I find a rose fragrance that I love this much! I’m usually a vanilla gourmand lover. I’m so surprised to see people comparing this to Delina. To me the pink pepper and nutmeg make it so much more interesting and seductive than Delina. It’s not the most unique smelling fruity rose but to me it’s the best smelling one. Starts off fruity and bright. Turns warm, sweet and jammy at the dry down. I can’t tell if it’s the pepper or osmanthus that sticks around and keeps the fragrance exciting rather than turning into a basic sweet rose scent. Longevity is 6+ hours on me. Projection is great up until the 4th hour after that it’s more intimate. I have a travel size and debating getting a full size once it’s done. An absolute love!

Hmm, this one has everything I love in Commodity's Gold + and none of the staying power. At least not to my nose. I agree with others that the opening notes are kind of fizzy, fun, but a touch chemically for literally a minute or two, until the fizz settles. Then it's literally beautiful. The Osmanthus brings a lactonic, almost whip creamy (without the sweet) smell - I remember making home made whip cream any time we had guests, that fresh -whipped creamy, lactonic, somehow smooth-creamy-sweet smell. But, then...where does the fragrance go? It's a fun comb of notes that works but I'm either anosmic to it or...I just prefer something that lasts longer. *note: if you spray it on your clothes that 'sparkly' opening lasts a long time!