Rosa Alba 1842 Happ & Stahns for women

I saw the pincushion bottle on Pinterest and knew I had to have it. The actual perfume was secondary, but I read reviews – all of which were glowing. The reviewers talked about its “rose scent with an edge,” and since I like florals and chypre florals I figured I might like it.

I must warn that I measure all rose scents against my favorite rose scent, Yves St. Laurent’s Paris, so at first I was slightly disappointed in the slight “cologne bite” of this rose. “I won’t like this,” I thought, but since I’d bought it for the bottle it was no big deal.

Well, it’s almost a week later and I’m spraying it on every day. Somehow I’ve grown to really, really like this perfume. Sometimes the rose predominates, other times the wisteria comes through (although to me it’s more of a hint of gardenia).

I would not call this a feminine-girly scent at all – it is truly a “rose with an edge” or “rose with attitude.”

I´ll have this nini...

Aaah...just found it at Anthropologie, what a pleasant surprise! Such a wonderfully luscious yet delicate, feminine, dainty floral that draws you in like there is no tomorrow. I stopped by the store twice on the same day, just to smell it, testing if I'd care for it on the second try - and I did. I'll try it again, when I am near Anthro, and if it works with my chemistry, I am so buying it! The bottle and packaging design is just precious!! Would make a truly lovely gift for someone who is into delicate florals.