Sheer Stella 2008 Stella McCartney for women

This is my favorite Stella Sheer. So Rosey and beautiful! Not too overpowering. Not the faintest bit 'grandma' in the field of rosey scents.

This is a very fresh rose with more than a hint of peony. Like a morning dew on a rosebud.

I like the smell itself. I think it's a safe option for everyday use. I also like to spray it several times and then add a spray of Burberry Brit Red for slightly more dramatic effect.

A beautiful well-blended floral with prominent rose. Not "me" enough to wear out, but lovely for a day off at home. With thanks to Sofia for decanting this fragrance.

I love the scent of roses in nature, but when it comes to fragrances, rose tends to smell too heavy, too syrupy and too bold. I didn't like the original Stella because it was far too rich for my tastes, however, Stella Sheer 2008 is a completely different story.

This fragrance is a lighter, more watered-down rose, with Spring-like hints of sweet, jammy raspberry, pink pepper and soft, white musk. It's the type of fragrance that I enjoy wearing on a daily basis because it's light, pretty and casual.

Stella Sheer 2008 is a layered composition in the sense that it keeps you guessing what you'll be smelling next. It's a fun, flirty and feminine fragrance that reminds me of the fruity rose in Annick Goutal's Quel Amour!

To my nose, this fragrance is delicious and clean, like the scent of expensive, rose-scented shampoo. The soft muskiness, provides a smooth base on the skin, that is both natural and delicate. I think this fragrance would work best in Spring and Summer, however it is also has a soothing quality that makes it irresistible for bed time wear.

Thankfully I can still purchase this fragrance from my Priceline pharmacy for a good price. It was supposed to be a limited edition replaced by 2009, 2010 and 2011 versions. I'm very glad to still be able to get my hands on this gem of a fragrance.

Goodness gracious, how many Stella Sheers are there. I went looking for Stella Nude today but only found sheer. At less than half price I snapped it up but I'm not too sure which sheer it is??? - there was no tester available to pre-sniff so this is a blind purchase

Having got it home I sprayed a little on paper (no skin test yet as I have on another scent)and I'm a little perplexed by how sharp it is. I feel a twinge of pain behind my left eye, the area where dreadful perfume headaches begin.

The rose is nice enough but what is that weird artificial note? My bet is its the white musk and being musk it's sure to stick around for sometime.

I will provide my skin review soon.....
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So, I couldn't wait to test this properly (the reviews below are very intriguing) and I must say this improves remarkably on the skin though the 'SHEER' label is still misleading one spritz and this is strong, very strong and rather loud. I think on next application I will spray in the air and walk through the mist.

As for the scent.. not a deep pure rose it is more 'floral with a rose note'.

The pink pepper adds a nice warmth but I still crave a sensual soft rose that slips transparently over the skin in a romantic veil.

The grass others refer to is pleasant and provides a moist green quality that I like, if you can't have pure rose why not enjoy an enhanced composition with a little fresh foliage dampened with water droplets.

If the 'walk through the mist' method of application works to lighten its strength I will love Stella Sheer otherwise my search continues.

By The way: I did purchase (and review) the 2008 edition
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update: sheer has moved from like to love

This is stunning straight out of the shower with wet hair and damp skin (the humidity enhances the fabulous wet foliage and moist pink petals... so beautiful, fleshy and so so womanly)- I can't remember which reviewer mentioned they like this after the rain it may even have been for another Stella edition but I would tend to agree.... REMARKABLE.

I bought this today 1/2 price and was unable to test it but not disappointed. I don't have a rose based frag and this fits the bill. Smells like a rose in my garden. The pepper and musk keep it from becoming too sweet. I usually like stronger scents but this one is a keeper.

This version of Stella is pure softness, a bit cold and distant, very feminine and proud. Rosy, dewy, with very strong pink pepper undertones. It's a pink rose after the rain, dripping wet, with greenery oozing their freshness.
Despite the softness, when sprayed generously, it has amazing silage and decent lasting power.
It almost a fresh blossom soliflore, but not quite; pepper, peony and green leaves and delicately part of the concoction.
Being a rose lover, I cannot help myself but appreciate the virginal purity it eludes.
It resembles the Ecume de Rose from the Rosine line, as well as Miracle by Lancome. If you like those two, you will adore this one.
I know I am enjoying it! And it's strong enough to collect compliments all the time. And all this, thanks to the lovely NathalieZ! Thank-you, NathalieZ!

Simple and complex, youthful and elegant, all at the same time, this scent got my attention (as well as the fact that it reminds me of wedding flowers!). The peony, freesia, and rose trio is stunning and powerful. The three flowers are constantly interacting, mingling, and giving a consistent, uniform scent, as well as variety, and movement within the scent, just between themselves. I only find the pink pepper as a silent player, it's there, not as an individual note, but, always acting in the scent, livening and lightening the scent. The rasperry is very quiet, too. It's just a thin, thin juice, not sugary or syrupy. I imagine the musk to be a "white musk", it's soft, clean, and fresh. The musk I could sense at the very beginning, and at the very end. Oh, and the end..the drydown is a delicate feminine whisper of musk and flowers. The sillage is intense to begin with, it's very airy and but loud, but settles down quickly, and it is just right for hot weather!

A rose bush near my previous home had lavender-pink flowers and the most amazing fragrance. It smelled like a blend of Rose, Apricot and Raspberry. I'm not usually a fan of solifleur Rose or of strong Fruit. But i'd love to find a perfume that smells like this rose bush, not gourmand, yet rosy and fruity. The scent of those roses uplifted my often gloomy spirits.

Someone suggested Sheer Stella 2008. Since it is a limited edition, it is out of production and hard to find. An eBay vendor was selling multiple bottles of Sheer Stella - year not specified - using a photo of the 2008 edition. I wrote asking if it looked as advertised. They said, no, that was a stock photo. Stock photo? Impossible! The box and the bottle are redesigned for each limited edition!

I purchased from another vendor who specified 2008, but i was still a bit worried. My order of Sheer Stella arrived a few days ago, and it really was the 2008 edition. That was a relief!

I sprayed some on my arms... and i was disappointed. It smelled of ordinary tea rose and citrus with a little "green", a bit cheap and overbearing. Plus i kept tasting "lemon" - was it the cintronellol, the citral, the limonene, or the linalool listed on the box? I have the same problem with natural lemon verbena fragrance - the taste stays in my mouth for hours and hours and hours. I was unhappy. I was sad. :-(

Today I put on the same shirt and the scent of rose that lingered was so very appealing! So i decided to give Sheer Stella 2008 another try. This time it smelled richly rosy and fruity, although i didn't smell the berries specifically, and no "lemon" taste in my mouth. It was pleasantly complex, not just 2 or 3 boring notes. While the rose dominated, it was supported by non-specific fruity and green notes. As the day wore on, the berry scent grew stronger, while the green subsided.

I don't know if the difference is the weather - it's much cooler today - or my body chemistry. But i'm quite fond of it and i keep sniffing my arms. It isn't the rose i am looking for, so i'll keep up the hunt for my apricot raspberry rose. But it's a good addition to my "fragrance library" and a very nice change from my usual fragrances.

There are several other roses with apricot i intend to try. I suspect i may end up layering one of the apricoty fragrances and Sheer Stella 2008 to get closer to "my" rose.

Lovely fragrance! I smelt a lot of peony at first, very feminine opening, afterwards it became kinda bitter, there were green grass notes added to the flowers.

Overall the fragrance is very remarkable and unusual in my opinion. It definately appeals to me, the only thing I'm not sure about - those grass notes, that might bother me after a while.

I think I will retry it one more time, before I buy it.

P.S. it is very long lasting and dry-down is a wonderful gentle rose.

I liked it - a delicate floral, with light, rain dripping flower scents... The only reason I didn't buy it was cos it turned too green on me.

It smells as summer morning in the garden. In these perfume I feel raspberrys, roses, grass. This smell is very natural, adorably subtle, femine. Pretty. Though I prefer smells enough sophisticated, even hard, Stella 2008 pleases me from day on day more and more.