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Anyone have any experience with "Perfume Factory" rose?
Comments (23)I would guess it could be either size depending on climate and cultural practice. But I’d guess the second listing with width as 3-4 ft is more likely since most HTs are taller than they are wide. Perfume Factory is relatively new so there may not be too many mature plants to judge It’s a terrifc rose, extremely free blooming, long lasting and super fragrant,...See MoreFamous roses whose perfume you can’t detect?
Comments (29)@fig_insanity Z7a E TN "The tea rose scent seems to be one that many people can't detect. I suspect it's because it's one of the less complex rose perfumes. Since it contains fewer compounds, the chances are better that any one person is missing the olfactory receptors for those few chemicals." Interesting to think that, if you consider a more complex rose perfume, two people could both detect "the smell", but they would each be detecting a different mix of chemicals. Even if you try to make a comparison to a common reference, like "a black tea bag", there's a good likelihood that that reference point smells different to each person! (It's like trying to verbally explain color purple to a person blind from birth - it's hard, possibly impossible, and even if try, you will never know for sure if you succeeded.) I guess that the more chemicals, the higher the chance that there is overlap between the two noses' perceptions. So maybe the chance of common experience is higher when discussing a more complex perfume....See MoreDo you wear perfume? Daily?
Comments (74)Not sure rhizo read my last post... As I said above, if you're smelling something, you're breathing it, so putting it on clothing might still be a problem. And IMPO, all those samples in catalogs and magazines smell the same: unpleasant - I simply can't tell them apart. In fact, many of today's perfumes smell very similar to me. And OMG - I used to wear Tabu in the late 70s/early 80s - it's so cloying. Canoe was the other one from the same company - Dana? Back then, everyone I knew used to like musk too - now it's just yucky to me. Remember the Jovan scents? I think they had one called 'Mink & Pearls' that I liked - and I'm sure I would hate now 😄 I think arcy's on point about the age thing - so much of beauty industry marketing is aimed at young, not mature, women. I think many, if not most young women can be insecure about their attractiveness - and advertising reinforces that. If advertising wasn't effective, it wouldn't be the huge industry it is. Also, it does seem scents can be an acquired taste. And fun fact, our perception of a smell will 'turn off' after awhile, so we may think the smell's gone, but it's not. One of my sisters loves scented candles, perfumes and everything else. She's given me clothing that I needed to wash several times before the scent finally went away....See MoreHelp me choose: Dee-lish, Heirloom, Boscobel, Perfume Factory & more!
Comments (20)@forever_a_newbie_VA8 - I think you have a different rose there -- Raspberry Cream Twirl?. Raspberry Cupcake is just out this year, I believe. @Desert Rose (10a Sunset 19) - so glad you picked up the Raspberry Cupcake! It was great seeing you there -- even if I was in my grubbies and hoping NOT to see anyone! ;-) I grew Heirloom years ago (died in the Tea Fire, and I didn't re-plant). It smelled delightful, and it was pretty. I think it bloomed a fair amount. I think I just got tired of it. I'm growing Perfume Factory now, but it's new to me -- planted from a 1 gallon o/r I got from Heirloom Roses last fall. First bloom was pretty and very fragrant. I think I'll like it. I think Love Song beats all the lavenders for form and health, though. I grew Boscobel and it was super healthy and bloomed a lot. I just didn't love the bit of salmon-y/coral in its coloring, so gave it to a ffriend who still thinks I'm crazy for letting it go. I gave away Dee-Lish because the color didn't do it for me -- but it smelled lovely. I think your Raspberry Cupcakes will do well for you!...See Morearkansas girl
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