Stella Nude

I absolutely love this! In my opinion Stella Nude is way better than the original Stella, which I thought was alright but not worth enough to pay for a full bottle. I there is some rose at the beginning but to me the peony dominates this fragrance. Stella Nude is delicate yet it is still strong. Its very fresh, but not in the laundry type of way to me. More of a clean musky sort of vibe. The notes that I found for this said it contains "grey amber" not completely sure what the characteristics its supposed to have but I think its creating the musky vibe. The pink pepper really makes it pop when you first spray it on and there is only the smallest amount of grapefruit on my skin. It is very long lasting and beautiful. I love how natural it smells and how I can feel it lingering around me all day. Its romantic, sensual, sexy, and cozy all at the same time, its also very easy to wear! I feel like I never want to run out of this this its that amazing to me.

When I smell this perfume, it feels like I am holding a perfect rose in my hands. I can feel the gentle petals and see how the morning light reflects in the dew drops. The scent is absolutely gorgeous in its natural beauty and simplicity. This perfume starts as a gentle blend of grapefruit and rose. I do like the choice of grapefruit in the opening as a soft touch. It makes the opening fresh but not too harsh like fragrances with strong lemon or orange. Rose and peony are dancing together in a perfect harmony as the heart notes. But I do feel that roses play the leading role. The base notes remain rosy with a small touch of vanilla. I tried to detect the amber but I do not feel that it is very noticeable. This is a beautiful natural, fresh and clean fragrance. It is not dramatic or overly complicated but it is so gentle, warm and a pleasure to wear.

Being a rose lover, I really like this fragrance -- a soft, spicy rose scent. A clean, fresh rose not an over-ripe, dusty one. I can't really smell grapefruit, although I had hoped to. This is a perfect daytime/work fragrance except that this fades fast -- on me, it's completely gone in two or three hours. I suppose that's to be expected in an eau de toilette so I just re-spray with resignation. But I would LOVE for Stella McCartney to bring this out in an eau de parfum! UPDATE: After wearing this daily for a month or more, I love, love, LOVE it! Yes, I have to re-apply during the day, but it's a fragrance I never get tired of, so I don't mind at all. It's the perfect professional woman fragrance for me -- lovely, adult without being "old", and just a gentle hint of clean sexiness. The warmth of summer brings out some lushness. YUM!!

I love Stella, Rose Absolute and all the sheers. They are beautiful and rosy. Each one has its own slightly different mood, from morning rose in the fresh dew of the day, through to sunset rose in the heady evening scents, but Stella Nude is a little different... I find it nude, not in the fresh nude scent way, but nude, as in getting nude with your lover in the heat of a hot summer's night in the garden next to the rose bed whilst the stars twinkle and the satellites whiz past above unnoticed in the heat of passion! It is more sexy than the rest, the vanilla and pink pepper add so much more to this than the sum of their parts. Amazing!

I am really loving this clear, yet soft, rose scent. It is quite a dreary day outside today, but this perfume has definately brightened my outlook. This is unmistakenly Stella, but softer, cozier and more of a skin scent. IMO this is even better than Stella, with a more true to life rose. Not a powdery rose fragrance, and I don't really pick up much of the pink pepper, so I wouldn't consider it a spicy rose either. Just a beautiful, easy to wear, 'fresh from the rose garden' floral scent. Try it on a rainy day.