Penhaligon's The Coveted Duchess Rose
4.0
Overall
Accords
rose
musky
woody
citrus
floral
powdery
Notes Pyramid
Top
Mandarin OrangeCitrusMandarin orangemandarin orangecitrus
Heart
Roserosemusk
Base
MuskCedarSandalwoodWoody noteswoodymusk
Pros & Cons
- ✅ turkish delight with a very gentle dusting of powdered sugar, it's sweet without becoming too saccharine or cloying.
- ✅ Very lovely scent ... a versatile day to night scent.
- ✅ A very earthy rose with a lovely almost metallic richness; not hyper‑fem but a classic rose.
- ✅ “Turkish delight with a very gentle dusting of powdered sugar… it's sweet without becoming too saccharine or cloying.”
- ✅ “Very lovely scent… a versatile day‑to‑night fragrance.”
- ✅ “A beautiful linear rose scent that feels like a fresh garden in spring.”
- ✅ It smells almost exactly like the Yardley rose soap, which is nice.
- ✅ Turkish delight with a very gentle dusting of powdered sugar; sweet without becoming cloying.
- ✅ A pretty, inoffensive soft rose that is versatile day‑to‑night.
- ❌ Ends up smelling harsh, synthetic, and gross; some compare it to play‑doh.
- ❌ Very weak performance – lasts only an hour or two on the skin.
- ❌ Price is ridiculous for the level of longevity and sillage.
- ❌ “Harsh, synthetic, and gross… someone mentioned Play‑Doh and that’s pretty close.”
- ❌ “Longevity is weak; the perfume fades after 1‑2 hours on skin.”
- ❌ “Price is absurd for the performance – it barely projects beyond a skin scent.”
- ❌ Harsh, synthetic, and gross; some compare it to Play‑Doh.
- ❌ Longevity is weak – fades after 2‑4 hours, making it a skin‑scent.
- ❌ Price is absurd for the performance; many find it overpriced.
