Roses Al-Rehab

Source: Fragrantica

I had two failed attempts at getting my Al-Rehab scents and almost gave up after the second order placed became a non event so to speak. A kind fragrant friend pointed me towards a different source and voila! I am now the proud owner of Roses and a few other Al-Rehab perfume oils.

It opens with a rather shrilly green citrus similar to the opening of Perfumer's Workshop Tea Rose, which I dislike, not being able to get past the screechy citruses to find the roses. I was rather crestfallen that the Al-Rehab would suffer the same fate as my bottle of Tea Rose and hide in the depths of my closet till swapped or sold.

Thankfully the roses came in and boy did they show up en masse. Fresh roses, still tinged a pale green at the tips of the opening buds, that shoo the pesky citrus to the background where it hovers waiting to steal the limelight again. The scent stays that way for the end of its pretty impressive lifetime, a lemony (geranium?) rose soliflore. 

True to its name with amazing village and longevity, Al-Rehab's Roses is well worth its price-tag and more. However I prefer my roses to be softer and more velvety and Roses is a bit too strident for my tastes.