Signature Rosé

Signature Rose opens up with a rich honeyed raspberry-tinged rose with a lemony green rose underneath it. It plays on a slight citric vibe with a sweet rich rose to bolster it. Despite the sweetness of the Bulgarian rose, this is not sickening or cloying because it's real rose. Real rose doesn't become overbearing even when it's sweet. It's just a beautiful honeyed rose to me. When it starts to dry down, you start getting some of the resins. The frankincense gives a very slight whiff of smoke. It's so slight that you could miss it if you weren't looking for it. Sweet and effortlessly spicy myrrh mingles with a rich vanilla note. This could be the amber as well. I am not entirely sure on that one. I am not entirely sure what sugar cane smells like. There is some sweetness in here that I don't attribute to the rose or amber/vanilla, so I am guessing that it's coming from the sugar cane. You also give a very faint whiff of the buttery sandalwood that Zaharoff loves to use in his creations. Like most of the other Zaharoff fragrances, I do not pick up the oud. I am not sure if I am just not familiar with Chinese oud or that he uses it in small amounts and I can't detect it. Zaharoff Signature Rose is my favorite Zaharoff thus far. It's rich, complex, yet versatile enough to wear in the heat. I do think it's better for cooler weather though. The sweetness of the rose reminds me a little bit of the Declaration D'un Soir's rose. It's not completely like that, but a minor similarity. It doesn't smell like the Cartier, but if you like the Cartier, then you will probably enjoy this one as well. George has taken a note that can be difficult to make unisex and made it super versatile and wearable by anyone. I love this and I see the care that George put into selecting the ingredients for this one and pairing it with his popular Signature Noire base. This is also a fragrance that lasts 10 hours on me. So, don't overspray this one. It's much stronger than you might think it is. This one is well worth even the $145 price tag to me, but I still suggest sampling it first. If you don't like Rose, then you won't like this. It is very rose dominant.

This is my first try of the most recent release from Zaharoff, Signature Rosé (and pardon me if I leave off the accent subsequently), the fourth incarnation of the Zaharoff Signature DNA, with the original as the base and inspiration, and, as its name suggests, pivoting toward a rose-intense experience that’s also evocative of the rosé beverage. It’s pretty remarkable from the onset, and I rather quickly get several intersecting types of rose fragrances that I’ve experienced before—the jammy/syrupy rose, the incense/resinous rose, the fresh rose—and robust inclusion of aldehydes that creates some effervescence ala a sparkling rosé wine. It’s very well-blended in that the rose aspects do not come off sharp, and no particular characterization (jammy, fresh, resinous) seems to stand out too much. Also, it’s clearly dense but does not feel overpowering, great performance with being too overloaded in any particular aspect. It feels like the result of a long, patiently-approached process of blending several roses. Beyond the roses (Turkish and Bulgarian), there are resins (amber, myrrh, oud, olibanum), mostly, along with sugarcane, vanilla, and sandalwood. In this respect, it feels like a pretty straightforward note breakdown but the execution is simply excellent, not surprising in that in comes from Zaharoff, but still a bit remarkable in that few rose fragrances seem this balanced. The rose notes themselves aren’t overwhelming (even with rose being the dominant aspect of the rose) that it’s so bluntly a rose fragrance; even the typically rose-averse may greatly enjoy this due the resins and effective blending of the roses with the resins. Again, it performs very well, and is priced in a similar range to the rest of the collection, at $145 for 60ml via the Zaharoff website. Overall, it’s really a superb fragrance, period, and is a wonderful rose offering that generously provides a blended rose (and rosé aspect) for those of us that really enjoy rose. I’d certainly recommend that everyone check this out! 8 out of 10

Received this for Christmas and just applied. Earlier this summer I requested two samples from the website and George sent them for free. I used this to add/layer rose to traditional mens scents and also alone as a rose fragrance. When my decant was finished I couldn't stop thinking about it. This is a stunning, beautiful, slighty sugary, airy, incense rosÉ. My wife smelled it on me and instantly gave the approval and she's hard to impress. She hates most unisex scents and tends to lean more toward traditional mens fragrances. Without prompting she leaned over and smelled my wrist and said its definitely unisex but leans masculine on my skin. I couldn't agree more. This smells nothing like perfumers workshop tea rose, or toy boy, ha. Furthermore, after seeking out and testing countless "manly rose" fragrances this one is unique and doesn't really share a scent profile with anything Ive tested. The performance is goldilocks on this one. I think its worth every penny. The scent trail is heavenly. I am not a Zaharoff fan boy. I sampled the whole line from Zaharoff and I wasn't really too impressed by the rest. They wore too light, lacked performance, and the notes didnt match up with what I smelled on my skin. The other one that stood out was signature pour homme. It does have designer qualities but its just such a well done fragrance that could easily be a signature scent. If you read some reviews on it that's pretty much the consensus. As much as I just talked this up I don't think its blind buy worthy. I 100% recommend sampling this if you seek out a rose forward fragrance, man or women. For a man, I think you need to experience a few rose fragrances before you try this one to appreciate the artistry. As much as its branded a rose fragrance for men you need some background as reference to this area of perfumery to identify what everyone is talking about. This one is wonderful and I will always have a bottle in my collection.

The best 🌹rose fragrance I have ever smelled! I am not a rose lover or wearer by any means in fragrances I rather prefer it on my woman. As a middle eastern I use to be sick of rose smells because growing up it was always in my vicinity but now I appreciate the notes of rose in fragrances and this one heavily takes the cake. This fragrance can easily be worn on wedding days. It’s so elegant and pleasing to smell. This is the most photorealistic Rose smelling fragrances you’ll ever smell 100%. I have smelled a few rose fragrances before and I would rank signature rose first only because there are few varieties of roses in this fragrance. A close second would be Frédéric Malle’s Portrait Of A Lady however there are more notes in that fragrance. This was a blind buy for me and I was a bit hesitant. I was praying this stuff does not smell feminine and sickly sweet and cloying. However, I was very wrong. Signature Rosé is unisex both men and women can equally pull this off and if sure depending on body chemistry it would smell differently on a man vs a lady. I was blown away by this masterpiece of Zaharoff’s Signature Rosè it’s very elegant and luxurious smelling and blended to perfection. There is nothing harsh about this fragrance I presume all the notes are natural and of high quality. Scent profile: On my skin what I get is this well-blended rose fragrance that smells Rosey, syrupy/jammy. It’s not sickly sweet or cloying by any means also there is this sandalwood component in this fragrance along with oud that makes this almost creamy the sweetness aspect comes from the sugar cane and vanilla FYI the oud in this fragrance is not skanky oud hell I don’t know if I can even detect oud in this and I’m not even there’s a subtle oud in the background in the dry down very minuscule. - I hope my review did you well this was a fantastic blind buy for me and I hope for you as well 🥂

SIGNATURE ROSÉ by ZAHAROFF 4 sprays on skin in 33 degrees. 1. A heavy or a freshy: A middleweight heavy. 2. Drydown: About an hour. 3. Projection: 6/10. About 3 feet. 4. Longevity: 9/10. 8+ hours. 5. Time Niche: Spring/fall/winter. Eve/night. 6. Sugar/oud forward on test strip after full drydown. TASTE: Le Sirop de Monin Rose. Rosé wine. Rose Tea Latte. Agua de Jamaica. SIGHT: Hard sugar candied red apple. Charlize Theron. A Bentley in a showroom. A ballroom waltz. Salvador Dali's "Meditative Rose". Fuchsia pink sunset. Michael Cinco's 2023 designer collection. SOUND: Für Elise by Beethoven. Someone Like You by Adele. All of Me by John Legend. Stay With Me by Sam Smith. Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd. From Souvenirs To Souvenirs by Demis Roussos. TOUCH: Swedish massage. Natuzzi leather. Silk batik. SMELL: Rose incense. Hibiscus tea. Vintage purse that held French facial powder and lipstick. Basket of rose petals freshly plucked for wedding (flower girl). Value/price: 9/10 Insanely well blended to combine sweet, sour, bitter, fresh, and smokey elements. For rose lovers, this is the holy grail. For non rose lovers, this is a top-tier level ballet performance accompanied by the most talented Symphony Orchestra that you can't help but admire, regardless if you are or are not a fan of the genre. Bravo. Feel free to sub to YT channel: Sense of Scents I break down frags in all 5 senses to get a better feel and vibe for them.