Saks En Rose Bond No 9 for women

A delicious, literally mouthwatering rose-tuberose confection. I like it much better than Saks proper. Nothing artificial or plastic-like is sticking out of the composition so far, and Rose is in the spotlight with tuberose just lending a sort of sensual creamy glow.

Somehow, this reminded me of a long forgotten scent from the early nineties - Sweet Courreges. They seem to share the same approach to rose: very fresh, borderline aquatic but not quite venturing into that territory, with lots of green to support the freshness and just a hint of delectable spicyness. A pleasant surprise indeed.
Saks En Rose also shares some of Bvlgari Rose Essentielle DNA, but luckily sans the acetone which eventually made the latter unwearable for me.

All in all, a beautiful fresh floral for those who don't mind being complimented on smelling like very expensive soap, myself being one.

I have a sample of it and I love it because I can't stand roses! I don't smell roses at all in this. It's a very gentle scent and I smell some of the same notes that are in Bond No. 9 Chinatown. This would be something to wear to the office or in the daytime. Seems like a lot of money to spend, though. Glad I have a sample. I hope somebody makes a dupe of it!

Bond no 9 SAKS EN ROSE opens as a light woody-tuberose fragrance, which I like quite a lot. It's not at all in your nose in the way so many white florals are. Rather than a Big White Floral, here we have a tender, gentle tuberose.

Shortly thereafter, however, the lovely floral aspect of this composition begins to fade, making ever-more obvious a strange little lego-block-type note which I've detected now in four different Bond no 9 offerings. It smells to me very similar to Dentyne or Trident, and in other cases this note appeared up front, after which it dissipated quickly. Here, however, the Dentyne/Trident note (although more minty than cinnamony and quite light) emerges as the feature of the drydown, rendering SAKS EN ROSE a polite, inoffensive, personal hygiene aid. Hmmm... you win some, you lose some.

I received a sample of this and have tested it yesterday and today, around 5 times. At it's best it smells like rose, but it does not last! I have also put it on and said "where is the scent?" I have tested quite a number of Bond samples and some of them I love, but this is so bland that I cannot recommend it. Beautiful bottle, by the way.