Hardcore Rose

I just went into a VS today and had no intention of buying a fragrance for myself. I saw the Bottle of Hardcore Rose and loved it; picked it up to test it, and immediately fell in love...so I had to leave with it. What a beautiful modern rose scent. It is very fruity, but on my skin, the rose does come out also. It's a slightly jammy rose that never gets too jammy. The fruitiness gives the rose a playful airyness, so that it's not cloying. This fragrance is quite sexy in my opinion. I can imagine wearing a black tight fit puffer coat with beautiful fur around the hood; paired with a bold red lip, black leather boots, ripped dark jeans, and that would work perfectly as a look for this perfume. I don't have many rose fragrances that I like. This one is just soooo good. Also, I sprayed it on my hand and kept getting wafts of it for quite a while, so longevity is great. For me, this is a beautiful signature scent, perfect for any season, but it does tend to remind me more of winter. I will be using this quite a bit for the rest of the winter. Update: This scent has insane longevity. I get 12+ hours out of it! Crazy for the price I bought it for during VS sale.

Hardcore Rose is a refreshing take on a rose scent. It has rose DNA, but lifted to a more youthful presentation. The plum gives it a sweetness that helps offset the soapy/waxy quality you’d expect in an older, more traditional rose fragrance. The amber base is subtle and smooth. I’m not sure why so many reviewers list this as Spring/Summer scent or that it’s for daytime wear. This clearly smells like exactly what it was marketed as: something for a Valentine’s Day date (i.e. - a Winter evening) to me. If you’ve been on the fence about rose fragrances, this is a great place to start. It was a seasonal run for VS’s 2019 V-Day promotion, but I think it’s part of the permanent in-store collection now. For something I paid less than $40 for, this is better than some of my high end selections.

Has been my scent for the past two years - absolutely gutted when I found it was gonna be discontinued but managed to grab a few bottles before the sale ended. Normally never into VS scents at ALL, but this scent is just beautiful. It’s very rosey but with a sweet and warm kind of twist to it. It’s playful and grown up at the same time. The scent is very sweet but this is the only sweet scent where it never gets nauseating or makes me feel sick of it. I hope one day they bring it back! I have to go on the hunt for a similar perfume now. If you manage to get your hands on these somehow, definitely give it a try - and worth a blind buy.

Oh my gosh, this was an instant love at first sniff for me. I discovered it yesterday as they made it available for the semi-annual sale at VS. I immediately had to buy it. It conjures images of me floating in a silky ribbon of air and freshness with roses and raspberries. It is just divine. I recommend it for those who like a sweet (berry fruity) fresh rose.

Because of the plum/rose combo it registers more like raspberry to me. Rose, raspberry which I loved in the top but then the mainstream vanilla took over and some musk, also some patchouli. Dark for evening. Wish it had stayed in the top with the fruity rose. Got a little sour in the base.