Wake up and smell the roses

Advantages: Light, unusual, delicate, feminine
Disadvantages: Delicate notes are not noticeable

...Launch date: 2007 Available: stores, online Top notes: rose, violet Middle notes: rose oil, green tea, magnolia Base notes: cedar wood, musks The bottle As you would expect from Paul Smith who is famous for revisiting the classic and redefining it by adding modern contrast to it, the bottle of this very airy and delicate fragrance is quite heavy, with a thick bottom that makes up about ¼ of its entire height. The shape of the bottle is also unusual, it widens to the middle then suddenly comes to a short, stumpy neck that is slightly elongated with the simple, cylindrical metal cap. The box features the rose developed by Paul Smith bearing his name and first presented in 2006 on the Chelsea Flower Show. The fragrance A unique technique is used to capture the smell of the Paul Smith Rose...

lillamarta 31.12.2007 (30.12.2007) · Read review
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Review of Paul Smith Rose Perfume Eau De Parfum

A Sophisticated & Pretty Rose Scent

Advantages: Smells beautiful & very pretty packaging
Disadvantages: None

...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 I had disappeared to. It was just so pretty! A gorgeous picture of a lovely pink rose - flower and stem stand out on a light cream background. This is in complete contrast with the bold...

Allypag 16.07.2008 · Read review
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The Perfume of a Princess!

Advantages: Smells Very Distinctive, Long Lasting, Beautiful Bottle, Very Feminine
Disadvantages: May be too sweet and floral for some

...One of my favourite things to treat myself to is perfume and those who have read my earlier reviews will know that I am a self confessed perfume addict. I love the different varieties you can buy all with their own distinctive scents and pretty bottles. I have worked hard at my perfume addiction though and have really cut back on the amount that I buy ? these days I adopt a one in one out rule as I started getting far too many bottles of half used fragrances sat in my wardrobe (any perfume lover knows that you keep bottles out of daylight to keep them smelling fresh). Before we went on honeymoon I used up a couple of bottles of perfume and so I decided to treat myself to something new rather than buy a replacement for the fragrances that I just finished from the duty free shop at the airport. I had already been and tested a few...

shazzaspannered 18.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Vera Wang Princess Perfume

The Princess and the Perfume

Advantages: Light and delicate scent, sexy
Disadvantages: Slightly expensive

...If you've already read my Vera Wang Princess Satiny Body Lotion review, you will know I recieved this perfume along with the gift set from my boyfriend for my Birthday last November. And as promised, I said I would write a review about the Vera Wang Princess perfume, so here I am now. Vera Wang, if you haven't heard of her, is a lady from New York. At frist she was an editor for Vogue magazine,then going on to do other things. She started designing dresses for celebrities and now owns her own Wedding Dress collection. She has her own Vera Wang accessorie collection and more importantly her own fragrance collection, including more scents than just the Princess collection. As the story goes, Vera Wang Princess collection is a new spirit in fragrance, inspired by a modern-day princess. Confident, indipendent, with a total zest...

loise007 01.02.2009 · Read review
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Roses are Red....

Advantages: Beautiful flowers, wonderful variety
Disadvantages: Take a lot of care

...added to the list. The incredible number of these varieties is just bewildering. If you are planning on growing some roses in your garden, I would recommend that before you make your final choice, that you visit some established gardens, and observe for yourself the different range of roses all growing in different conditions. If you are going to do this, I would recommend that you do this over a period of time, so that you can observe the plants growing habits, height, speed of growth, flowering, scent, health, vigour and how long the flowers last so that when you do make your final decision you will not be disappointed. If you are looking for some more unusual rose plants, most national rose associations will publish lists that give details of the member nurseries and garden centres that stock the plants. FRAGRANCE If you are looking...

SnowiestElf 11.01.2006 · Read review
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Review of Roses

Not quite a bunch of roses : Cadbury's Roses

Advantages: Nice chocolate, a couple of good fillings
Disadvantages: Lack of variety of fillings, lots of old flavours are now missing

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was feeling a bit sorry for myself the other day (no specific reason why - just one of those days), and when in that frame of mind, there is only one thing which can ride me through until a better mood is upon me.......chocolate! While in Morrisons, I looked all through the usual offerings of things like Kit-Kats, Bounty Bars, Maltesers etc., but none of them seemed to appeal to me. Then, my eyes rested on a wire trolley-load of boxes of Cadbury's Roses, on special offer, at £1.99. My eyes kind of lit up, my spirits lifted slightly, and I dumped one of the boxes in my trolley. I actually forgot I'd bought them until I got home and unpacked the shopping. Now, I don't trust myself with this amount of chocolates, especially if I'm using them as comfort food, as I can be in danger of eating the whole box all at once - so, I divided...

CelticSoulSister 22.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cadbury Roses

Why are they called Roses?

Advantages: Lovely cadbury chocolate
Disadvantages: Centres not as good as they used to be.

...Before Christmas several shops had offers for tins of chocolates and I bought a big tin of Cadbury Roses. We are still digging into them but I have sampled them all, even the ones I dislike! My tin contained 1.05kg, I do wish I had counted how many chocolates were in the tin, but on second thoughts I don't want to know how many we have consumed although they have been shared with friends and family! Best before date is April 2009, I was surprised to see the contents are stamped on the base although different chocolates could be replaced if necessary. There is information on the makers Cadbury Trebor Bassett and contact details, if you need to complain. Although it does say there could be a white bloom if the chocolates have been left in the sun or exposed to heat, which is harmless. There is a list of ingredients and a note that Soya...

jo145 06.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cadbury Roses

Do you prefer daisies or roses?

Advantages: Versatility, great flavours, high quality
Disadvantages: No strong smell

...Every now and then, my dear mum decides to treat us. Whether its on a day out, a trip to the cinema or a special meal for tea, she usually makes a big effot at least once every two to three weeks. I love these times, when me, my mum and two younger brothers go out for a posh meal to a big fancy restuarant or we drive 3 hours to a theme park and spend the night in a hotel. Sometimes though my mum is slightly tight for money and has to put the treat off untill the next week, although she doesnt do this often, when she does she feels really bad and she always trys to make it up to us- introduce Cadburys Roses. Couple of months back, my mum had just paid for a trip to Germany and was slightly strapped for cash and so our monthly treat was going to have to wait. So, around that time when she had just popped to the shop for milk...

SweetTooth93 09.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Cadbury Roses

Rose Fantastique

Advantages: Great quality, innovative - great shades available
Disadvantages: This shade is not easy to get your hands on,

...ensure that it's safe to use. Depending on how sharp you like your point, you shouldn't need to sharpen this too often either, so you'll definitely get your money's worth out of this pencil. Price and Availability Speaking of getting your money's worth...the Bourjois Khôl & Contour eye-liner pencil retails at £4.20 at Boots. However, getting your hand on the Rose Fantaisiste shade could prove tricky, since it's not available on the Boots website. I can't say whether or not it is still available in store, as I haven't had any reason to look out for it since I bought it. I've had mine for over a year now and it's still going strong. If you're interested in other shades, the Boots website has 7 different shades (albeit it two different black shades and their new, double-ended black and white Khôl Contour pencil). The Bourjois website...

lora44 18.10.2009 · Read review
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Ibiza Hippie by Escada perfume!

Advantages: beautiful light smell!
Disadvantages: Hard to find, and a little expensive!

...has the kind of smell which you can wear any time, I find that it is like that with all Escada perfumes, none of them have sophisticated smell to them so they can be worn whenever you want! What is the packaging like? The bottle is the traditional love heart shaped Escada bottle, which is normal with all of their perfumes, with a deep red plastic lid, this same deep red continues onto the bottle and halfway down until the bottle turns to a transparent light blue colour. It?s a very pretty bottle, and a girly bottle, which makes you think of evening. The box is a simple rectangle, with a rose with a kind of tribal pattern behind it at the top of the box, below this is the name of the perfume, then underneath this is a pair of jeans which are tied up, with the information on top of that about the bottle size. The bottle is...

stephbond89 15.11.2009 · Read review
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