Velvet Rose

Have you ever smelled Creed's Fleurs de Bulgarie? Did you like the rose note? How about Luten's Majeste La Rose, did the green tartness grab your attention? And what about Kurkdjian's Lumierre noir pour femme and JHaG's Lady Vengeance - did the rose/patch combo work for you? Then run for this one, because this is what you'll end up buying. This is now the fourth fragrance I've tried from this line and I can add another praise: it LASTS. I put the smallest dab on last night before bed, and 12 hours later (yes, I'm still in my pajamas), it is still here in full strength. What's left, though, is the medicinal high note of the patchouli (which I love, aka Lumierre noir), and a very high quality bulgarian rose. Bergamot and clove, other favorites of mine, really make this scent sparkle. Sorry I can't give a more poetic description, but when it comes to scents I actually want to buy I"m much more pragmatic. This is a keeper.

This is very aptly named. It really does conjure up a texture to me. In my mind's eye I imagine the strongly fragrant, velvety red rose, Mr. Lincoln, covered with morning dew. All the other notes work to enhance that image of a velvety red rose grown in situ. It's really beautiful. If you are looking for the scent of a pure red rose that isn't as overwhelming as PW Tea Rose, and much better quality too, this is it.

Very unique rose fragrance that - I believe - not only rose scent lovers will appreciate. It's so fresh and natural, that you just feel like sitting with your head in a rose bush wearing it. Yes, it does make me imagine not only rose flowers, but the whole plants, with leaves, stems and roots. It's also very long lasting. Very good choice for spring and summer!

I wanted a rose perfume that would smell like sticking your nose into Chrysler Imperial or another of the big, red, smelly hybrid teas when it's at the peak of its bloom. Thick and intoxicating, sensual and rich. No soap, no makeup, no "old lady." Just sexy roses. Enter Velvet Rose. Oh heaven. First application I sat wreathed in the smell of a rose garden in the dewy morning it just settled around me, the rich scent of hybrid tea at the edge of my senses, oddly, sniffing my wrist where I'd applied the sample just gave me a sharp nose full of alcohol for the first ten minutes or so, but still the hovering scent... Within 10 to 15 minutes on my skin everything but clean dewy rose evaporates and I'm utterly transported. It *still* had me smelling roses after I'd spent an hour grooming, and working a nervous, muddy horse. Now that's impressive. I will be buying the biggest bottle of this they have, I may never need another scent. (Note: Others have mentioned patchouli. I HATE patchouli, it makes me gag but I smell none here. Just rose. That may be my body chemistry or my nose. Normally I see reviews say patchouli and just strike that perfume off my list. So you may or may not experience patchouli in this, I don't.)

Sonoma Scent Studio Velvet Rose vs Perfumers Workshop Tea Rose With one on each arm they both had the same rose base smell when I first put them on. Then I went out for the day and began my smell test. This is the results 2 hours later. SSS VR: This smells like a bed of fresh rose pedals. It goes on much softer than PWTR, and has a moderate silage. It is soft and velvety yet lasts for hours. I think anyone can wear this; young, old, and anyone in between. There is no "old lady" smell here. It's gorgeous by itself or layered. PW TR: This goes on with the smell of fresh cut roses from the garden including the sharpness of freshly cut stems which remain at the forefront of the scent, sometimes even overpowering the rose. This has medium to heavy silage and lasts for hours. In my opinion, the sharp stem smell is great for that feminine soul who stands out in a crowd. Both are straight forward tea rose scents, both are beautiful, but do you like pedals or stems? You decide.