English Rose Contemporary Edition

Omg. I never see testers out for Yardley but a store in my city re-jigged their perfume section a little bit and lo and behold - testers for the whole line! I only tried this one but I was blown away by how much it resembles Diptyque's Eau Rose EDT. I was about to purchase that one soon, so THANK GOODNESS I got to test this - saved a buttload of money in the process! Longevity is surprisingly decent too considering how little it costs. I can still smell it in the crook of my elbow 3-4 hours later Edit: now some time has passed I'm able to better pick the two apart; they're indeed very similar but Eau Rose is more aquatic and English Rose leans a touch green. I'll be transparent and say I prefer Eau Rose and now my budget allows for it I'll be buying it, but English Rose is a legitimately good dupe, not just "for the price", it just IS, period. It held me over these past two months and I didn't long for Eau Rose in that time, I'm just in the mindset of "I prefer the subtleties of the real thing, so why not buy it now I can?" Despite me making the switch I still maintain that this is an extremely good budget option if you don't want to fork out for the Diptyque!

I have kept Yardley rose soaps around since my childhood. For many years, I had forgotten about the rose soaps but I noticed my husband’s grandmother’s house smelled like Yardley rose soap. My husband expressed May times how much he liked the smell of his grandmother’s house so I ordered the soap on Amazon and gave it to him for a bath and he was so comforted. I stocked up on Yardley rose soap and have a bar in every bedroom drawer to fragrance the clothes and I have several bars in the closet to scent the closet. I have purchased the Yardley English Rose lotion, deodorant and the perfume. I recommend this Yardley scent in all available forms.This is a classic scent for all ages. I think it is especially appropriate with ballet pink dresses or darker paisleys. I wore some sort of soliflore rose perfume as a child especially at Christmas with darker velvet dresses in the 80s so I also associate rose scents with Christmas and winter church festivities. But since my husband so adores the soap, I mostly associate the scent with him and it is comforting to me. It is my romantic love scent, but it is also a scent of comfort, protection, and human connection.

A lovely, fairly complex rose water scent that lifts me up and calms me. I used to have a real hate for rose perfume. My tyrannical nanny wore rose everything and almost ruined it for me. In 2020 I kept hearing that smelling rose could help improve my mood, so I started using Yardley rose soap, cream, powder and quickly added the body mist. I soon forgot about nanny and just started enjoying rose. I usually detest when musk is paired with vanilla, but I love it with rose! It makes it smell so clean and cozy. The body care line is affordable and makes a nice base for other perfumes. I particularly like the cream. It’s rich and the smell lasts. I’ve been traveling without my Yardley so today i treated myself to a little edt bottle to lift my mood. Zero regrets.

I tried this on my wrist the other day and can't stop thinking of it. It's not often a rose perfume actually smells like an actual rose, but this certainly does. I think the added tea note really gives this fragrance the true "tea rose" scent. I can't wait to buy it now. I forgot to mention that I think this reformulation is much better than the original. As it is so reasonably priced, I'll buy a couple to tuck away in case the company re-reformulates and I don't like the result. I've been reading other reviews of the Yardley reformulation of the April Violets which has left many disappointed. Luckily my pre-2015 older version is still pretty full.

I finally tracked this down and purchased a bottle as Yardley products seem to be out of favour in local shops and online (I live in Australia). That would be so sad, because some of us appreciate the Old World Charm of this company. I think it would be a mistake to assume that the new edition of English Rose is basic, one noted and old fashioned. The citrus and tea notes are quite pronounced, but enhance the rose and rose bud, rather than overwhelm it. This is just a delightful fragrance.