121 community ratings

Desert Rose

Perfumer: Marie Urban Le Febvre

2014UnisexClassic

Votes lean feminine

7.2/ 10

Community score
121 ratings

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Urban Scents Desert Rose is a fresh, spicy and lightly sweet unisex scent built around cardamom, ginger and rose.

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How does it perform?

From 101 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.9 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

6.0 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.2 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

5.8 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

69% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Spices Cardamom Rose Musk

Salicylate

Ginger

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Floral
Green
Sweet
Synthetic
Spicy
Woody

What does Desert Rose smell like?

Spices, cardamom and ginger give the scent a warm, lively edge from the first moment, while rose softens them with a floral touch. Musk and salicylate stay in the background and give it a clean, slightly synthetic feel; green and woody tones keep the sweetness from turning heavy.

Longevity and sillage are moderate. Most voters pick spring and autumn, and it wears easily in summer too. It leans towards leisure, daily wear and the office, and evenings suit it as well. More voters read it as feminine, though it sits comfortably on men too.