Fun with Avon's rose fragrance

Discussion in 'Preshave and Aftershave' started by gorgo2, Mar 17, 2022.

  1. gorgo2

    gorgo2 geezerhood

    Along with my two typical Avon finds today, I bought my daughter one I'd not seen before: a small pink and white castle containing their Roses, Roses perfume, which indeed smells like roses. Potent roses.

    On a whim, I mixed a dab of the rose with Avon Leather on one wrist, and another dab with a tired old vetiver cologne on the other.

    The Leather mix is interesting...very dry and soapy/woody with floral floating on top. Nothing spectacular but doable.

    But the rose not only sharpened and brightened the desired fresh grass smell of the vetiver, but also hints at clean, damp earth which neither one had before. This blend is a keeper. Weird how fragrances can do stuff like this.

    Is rose even a thing for men? Was it ever?
     
  2. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    Rose water. Rose creams. Rose witch hazel. All appropriately masculine.
     
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  3. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    TSD Desert Rose shave soap just so happens to be on deck for this morning's shave.
     
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  4. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Here's your soundtrack:

     
  5. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

  6. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    Sell my heart to the junk man and give my love to Rose.

     
  7. urrlord

    urrlord Well-Known Member

    I mix rose cologne with Avon Wild Country. makes a very nice mix.
     
  8. Ursa

    Ursa Well-Known Member

    That sounds like an interesting blend.

    I bet Clubman VIBR would add a lot of depth and some staying power to Wild Country.
     
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  9. Ijustmissedthe50s

    Ijustmissedthe50s The Warnee

    Roses of Bulgaria is a really great aftershave and cologne that I really enjoy.
     
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  10. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Rose & vetiver sounds interesting. I will have to try that.
     
  11. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    One of my old shave soaps(well, maybe I still have it, lol), has roseWOOD in its fragrance arsenal.
     
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