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Everyone knows Valentine's Day calls for romantic and sexy fragrances. While "romantic" is subjective and up for your nose's interpretation, there's nothing quite like a classic rose scent.
Unfortunately, rose has garnered a bit of a bad reputation recently. It's divisive among everyone, both fragrance fans and normal perfume enjoyers. It's fair; no one wants to smell like a grandma. The powdery, old-lady scent should be avoided at all costs (unless you enjoy that—we're not judging).
Finding your perfect rose-centric fragrance can be tricky, though. Luckily, we've saved you from a potential scent-induced headache by compiling a list of the most interesting rose fragrances. Take it from this beauty writer with over 20 bottles (and that's not even including travel sizes and samples), these scents aren't just normal florals.
Whether you're looking for a sexy date night scent or your new daily-wear signature, there's a fragrance here for you. So, keep scrolling to shop our picks for the best rose fragrances that are anything but boring.
Editor's Pick
OUAI Melrose Place Hair and Body Mist
Scent Profile: Fresh & Floral
Melrose Place is the It girl of rose scents with its additional notes of lychee, berry, pink peppercorn, champagne, and bergamot. While you could just wear it on your hair or body with this mist, you could also wash your clothes, bathe, and moisturize with it, too.
Editor's Pick
PHLUR Rose Whip Eau de Parfum
Scent Profile: Warm & Floral
PHLUR's Rose Whip, on the other hand, is the bad girl of rose scents. At first sniff, it's sweet with black currant berry and honeyed osmanthus, but then it develops into an almost leather base with notes of amber, cashmere wood, and musk.
NOYZ The Love Club Solid Fragrance
Scent Profile: Spicy & Floral
Roses aren't just lovely, they're also violent. NOYZ's The Love Club captures it perfectly with its nuanced and complex notes, featuring saffron, Sichuan pepper, mandarin, bergamot, Tuscan leather, Turkish pink rose, patchouli, black amber, and so much more.
Editor's Pick
Le Labo Rose 31 Eau de Parfum
Scent Profile: Woody & Floral
Looking for true sophistication without overwhelming the nose? Le Labo's Rose 31 is all you need. This truly gorgeous scent features Centifolia rose with a warm base of cumin, olibanum, cedar, amber, vetiver, musks, and guaiac wood.
Gisou Wild Rose Honey Infused Hair Perfume
Scent Profile: Sweet & Floral
This hair perfume promises to leave your hair shiny, soft, and smelling like you stepped into the brand's beloved Wildflower Bee Garden in the Netherlands with notes of wild rose, vanilla, and Mirsalehi honey.
Editor's Pick
Heretic Dirty Rose Eau de Parfum
Scent Profile: Musky & Floral
Heretic's Dirty Rose is an intoxicatingly sexy blend of spicy and musky roses that will have you addicted to smelling it—be warned. It features notes of pink pepper, nutmeg, cedar, Damascena rose (an aphrodisiac), black currant, patchouli, and vanilla bean.
Tom Ford Cafe Rose Eau de Parfum
Scent Profile: Warm & Floral
Command the room with this sophisticated and strong rose scent. Cafe Rose opens with a blend of Turkish rose and black coffee, then intensifies into a base of Bulgarian roses, ylang ylang, patchouli, cardamom, and coriander notes.
DS & Durga Rose Atlantic Eau de Parfum
Scent Profile: Fresh & Floral
Rose Atlantic by DS & Durga is a summery, ocean-forward floral scent that will make you feel like you're lost at sea and imagining a rose garden. It features notes of bergamot, petals from Rosa rugosa (the musk rose), lemon oil, dune grass, salt water, and white moss.
House of Bō Rosario Parfum
Scent Profile: Citrus & Floral
Rosario by House of Bō smells like first date blushes and shy kisses during the summer. It features notes of blush roses, Sicilian lemon, watery musks, white peony, pomegranate, freesia, and dries into a beautiful base of incense and vetiver.
Editor's Pick
BYREDO Rose of No Man's Land Eau de Parfum
Scent Profile: Musky & Floral
BYREDO's Rose of No Man's Land is a lush and complex take on the rose fragrance. It smells like chic sophistication and wealth, while remaining an unisex scent. It features notes of pink pepper, rose petals, raspberry blossom, rose absolute, papyrus, and white amber.
Granado Rosa Sublime Eau de Parfum
Scent Profile: Spicy & Floral
Looking for a truly intense amber rose fragrance? Nothing compares to the power that Granado's Rosa Sublime holds. It features notes of cassis, nutmeg, rose, geranium, jasmine, saffron, amber, and sandalwood.
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How We Choose
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