Note

Rose

Rose smells of fresh petals with honeyed sweetness, green stems, and sometimes lemon or pepper. It usually shapes the floral heart and pairs with citrus, spices, woods, and musk.

In 1,297 perfumes. Usually found in the heart.

Opening
16%
Heart
81%
Drydown
3%
Red rose, at midnight
Red rose, at midnight. Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography, CC BY 2.0.

Most popular with rose

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to rose more often than chance would predict.

How it reads

Sweet and woody above all. Reaches for rose, musky and floral far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • sweet
  • woody
  • rose
  • citrus
  • musky
  • fruity
  • floral
  • vanilla