Sun & Roses

This is a great summer perfume. Better on days when temps are in the 80's or above. When I first got this bottle in early spring, something about it smelled very bitter/artificial. I wasn't much of a fan at first. But today, I grabbed this on my way out the door for a run. The weather was HOT and sticky. I wasn't expecting much after my previous experiences but wow! She delivered a sweet floral cloud of happiness. I just can't believe how much I like this girl today. It just smells so darn pretty. I'd say this is smells like candied peonies more than rose, but nonetheless she is fresh and perfect for a really hot day. I know one perfume I'm taking on my vacation in July!

What an aptly named fragrance this is! It perfectly paints a three dimensional image of it's namesake. The fragrance opens with sunlight, expressed through cheerful notes of bergamot and magnolia flower. The bergamot is bright, but not juicy, and rich in tea notes, functioning as a constant sunny backdrop to the florals. The magnolia works alongside the bergamot. It is freshly floral, lemon tinged and radiant, but not at all soapy. My nose does not detect any aggressive, seedy, pink grapefruit nuance. As the heart of the fragrance opens, rose appears. She is a garden rose, dense with petals, her heavy head drooping under the late summer sun. Her fragrance wafts with a cool breeze: fruity, sweet and pink, punctuated by minty geranium leaf. Beside the garden rose grows an apple tree. A green apple has fallen from the tree. It lays cradled within tall, unmowed grass. The grass smells sweet and green, laced with crispy clover. The fallen apple is overripe and being devoured by insects, yet it still emits a pleasant green, albeit slightly fermented, perfume. If you look closely into the grass, you can see violet flowers blooming. Their scent is so natural and purple, quite delicate, and not at all cosmetic or powdery. There is also a maple tree growing in this field. It's leaves have just begun to fall. They smell sappy, warm, woody and sweet. If you've ever smelled Bath and Body Works Winter Candy Apple, this is the maple leaf note I am referring to. The fragrance reaches it's base, and a sun shower dapples the rose with sparkling dew. The rain accord here is expressed through shower fresh white musk and ambroxan. This fragrance instantly reminded me of Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Toit. They share a similar note breakdown, and both possess an ethereal, breezy, natural quality perfect for those who dislike cloying perfumes. This is also my only complaint about the perfume: how I wish it lasted longer! Overall, this is a beautiful, tender, natural scent that I would consider unisex.

I adore rose scents, so this was a very wanted addition to my scent collection. It somehow disappointed - it is a sweet, powdery rose, with a hint of citrus, warm and pretty, linear, with medium to weak lasting power, but from SD I was hoping for something more. Vanilla and the woody notes are insignificant. It is not bad, I will probably use it up, maybe layered with something else, it is just a bit boring. The bottle is gorgeous.

Today i had a chance to test it on my skin, sprayed Sun&Roses on one hand, and Crazy Kiss on the other and i couldn't tell them apart! Half and hour later, Sun&Roses is still citrusy but i dont smell the rose, more like the leaves of the rose, not the petals, which bothers me, its greener than Crazy Kiss and i go back sniffing it for consolation, just makes me want the more sweet and powdery Crazy Kiss more :)

Fresh apple and some citruses. It doesn't have big sillage. Citruses are bitter. Perfect for summer. Not bad, but doesn't make a big statement. Beautiful pink bottle. :)