Rose Amber

The ingredients list for this fragrance starts out with Rosa Centifolia (which is "cabbage rose") and then also includes a variety of processed ingredients with botanical origins (e.g. cinnamal, eugenol, linalool). While I'm not sure that have ever smelled a cabbage rose, I don't know that I feel like this fragrance smells much like any of the roses that I have smelled in my life, either immediately after I spray it on or later on. I do feel like there is some floral here (even if I don't identify it as roses), and a good bit of sweet spice, and a resin-y type smell that I guess is what people are calling amber (even though I don't see amber in the ingredients list). However, I have yet to find a 7 Virtues fragrance that I do not think is terrific and this one is really lovely as well, even though I am not really getting rose from it. Unfortunately, for me, the scent fades away more quickly than with most of the other 7 Virtues fragrances that I have tried, lasting just a few hours.

After some time , I decided this would fit as my signature fragrance. Of COURSE, now it’s discontinued. Tragically, I wouldn’t be surprised that the USA’s departure from Afghanistan, where some of this scent’s ingredients were sourced from, has contributed to Rose Amber’s demise. I’m glad I have my full size bottle and will cherish it. Rose Amber comes off as a close-to-nature rose. A mature, elegant, yet still approachable flower, warmed by the almost “head shop” type amber. I find it wears very comfortably in all seasons and weather. Not synthetic, screechy, powdery, musty, or shampoo-y. Just a juicy and slightly jammy rose that embraces the wearer like a lifelong friend. My only wish is that it projected juuuust a little more... and that there was more of it available, of course. But alas... everything I love must be discontinued.

If you enjoy Fenty or Kayali Elixir 11, chances are you will enjoy this too. Not dupes, but they're also rose fragrances that give off similar vibes. I really enjoy this one. One of my favorites from the brand. I think it's being discontinued though sadly, so I may have to finally pick up my full-size bottle before it disappears off their website. Full-size is already gone from Sephora* Edit: just want to add that this Rose fragrance has some warmth (Amber) and a little sweetness from the vanilla that keeps this from being just a dusty floral. Far from a Jammy Rose tho* but those aspects give it enough character for the gourmand & woody lover in me. I do enjoy some rose fragrances too but I'm seeing I can be more picky than I thought.

A fresh, young rose — very similar to MFK Delina though not as complex. Rose Amber is Delina’s ingénue. This vernal rose has little life experience as yet. She’s innocent, unsophisticated, adorable, sweet. Inhaling her scent takes years off you, transports you back in time to a simplicity of life that only the very young are privy to. Everything is easy, fun, possible. No barriers, no boundaries. Life is a breezy bike ride down a multi-chromatic rainbow into a big bowl of cherries w/ no pits. That’s what this rose is giving. I’ll take it! 🌷😊

This started out very much like Dusita’s Rosarine with the tart, jammy rose and bergamot blend. However, this turns a bit indolic somewhat sooner than Rosarine. Later on, the base notes form an earthy cozy blend that grounds everything. It reminds me somewhat of JHAG’s Lady Vengeance at this point. It’s sad that this got discontinued; I could see it being a good signature scent for rose and patchouli lovers.