Bvlgari: Rose Essentielle, Eau de Toilette

This is one of my favourite fragrances. I had not really come across 'Bvlgari' (pronounced 'Bulgari') fragrances before and I knew the brand more for bags and shoes... I came across this perfume on one of my shopping trips to 'Debenhams' where they have a large selection of perfumes to sample and choose from. I was drawn to this particular frangrance 'Rose Essentielle' as it was one of the ones in the 'new' section and I was looking for a perfume that had a sweet flowery scent that was not too strong, just nice and subtle... and this was one of them. I was really impressed with this one that I got the big 50ml bottle that seemed like a ...  Read the complete review

Launched: 2005 Group: Floral ~ Introduction ~ I have an ever growing mini collection of Bvlgari fragrances and Bvlgari Rose Essentielle Eau de Toilette is one of them which I solely keep for sampling (Otherwise I would have used all my minis up a long time ago!) A couple of months ago I sampled Paul Smith Rose Eau de Parfum I've found it was a nice and clear modern rose scent and both being scents created around the 'queen of flowers' I have been wondering in what ways Rose Essentielle was different and how it compared to Paul Smith Rose? ~ The packaging ~ The unusual shape of the bottle is a characteristic, ...  Read the complete review