Paul Smith: Rose, Eau de Parfum

Launched: 2007 Group: floral woody musk ~ Introduction ~ While buying Paul Smith Extreme Woman / Man as part of my Christmas shopping last December, I also got a couple of samples of Paul Smith Rose. Rose themed fragrances have been around for centuries, so I was intrigued to find out about this modern rose scent, the first I had sampled to date. So, what is a 'modern' rose Eau de Parfum like when it comes from Paul Smith? ~ The packaging ~ As you would expect from this British designer Paul Smith who is famous for revisiting the classic and redefining it by adding a modern contrast to it, the bottle of this very airy and ...  Read the complete review

I have always loved the smell of roses and I had been searching for the perfect perfume for years when I came across this so I was understandably a very happy girl when I found it. And an even happier girl when I was given a bottle for christmas! Even loving the rose scent as much as I do I have never had a rose perfume before. They're usually a bit sickly and overpowering and generally not aimed at the younger woman! This one is very different. The first thing I spotted - across a crowded House of Fraser - was the box. I ran across the shop regardless of anyone who might be in my path and leaving my poor bewildered mother behind wondering where ...  Read the complete review

I am a perfume junkie. I would love to be one of those women that has a signature scent, so that when I waft into the room people will immediatly know its me....but alas. I have about ten different perfumes, and wear different ones depending on my mood. I was flicking through a magazine one day, and saw a perfume ad for Paul Smith Rose. I peeled back the little foil perfume thingie, and popped some of the fragrance on my wrist. It was so gorgeous, that i had to keep on smelling my wrist all night. So, I bought it. The box is very pretty. Its white, with a pink rose design on the front, and Paul Smith Rose in a bold black ...  Read the complete review

I am a big fan of Paul Smith perfumes. As a designer I am not so fussed but the perfumes are always very unique and delicious! They tend not to be overpowering or too musky. They are very modern and fresh smelling. I was not sure about a Rose perfume, as it seemed a little old fashioned to me. I was bought Paul Smith Rose as a present and I do not like to waste things so I thought I would use it up but only on occasions when I did not care what I smelled like! I was happily surprised by this fragrance. Of course the overwhelming smell is of rose, what else would you expect?! But there is a woody undertone. This makes it far deeper than an old-fashioned ...  Read the complete review

The packaging for this perfume is one of my favourites - it's very simple, but the box is gorgeous! The perfume bottle itself isn't particularly exciting, but the outside packaging is divine! So onto the perfume... as to be expected from a fragrance called "Rose" it is very flowery. However this isn't an "old lady" flowery smell but a more modern scent, aimed at the younger woman. The scent isn't overpowering at all, it's more subtle and soft. It is quite a musky smell - this will be the cedarwood undertones coming through - though still manages to stay light and airy. Paul Smith Rose smells really natural, just like a real ...  Read the complete review