Beauty

[Quinny]

I enjoy true, soft rose fragrances, ...not the artificial, "headache producing", cheap loud rose fragrances. 

The nearest place for me to try or buy Philosophy fragrances is 120 miles away.

I would love to know from those who have tried and/or bought, which is your favorite?  Philosophy Ballet Rose or Nude Rose?

[Diva on The Q]

I haven't tried Nude Rose yet but have Ballet Rose and really like it because it's not too heavy. It smells like lightly scented roses. 

[glam_girl]

Hi.  I you have tried Roses de Chloe by Chloe, Amazing Grace Ballet Rose is very similar.  Definitely a true rose scent, extremely feminine and pretty.  I don't like rose scents, but I do like Ballet Rose for some reason.  My favorites from Philosophy are: Baby Grace and Pure Grace mostly, but I also like Unconditional Love, Falling in Love and once in a blue moon Amazing Grace before I go to bed.  I have not tried Nude Rose yet but it seems to be a very faint smell of rose, a barely there kind of rose smell from what I've read.  I hope this helps.

[Fluke67]

@Quinny, the pure grace nude Rose is really nice too. Definitely not an artificial rose. I pre ordered the TSV and it arrived today, sprayed some on immediately, around 1pm eastern. At first it smellled a lot like pure grace and I did not detect much rose, but a few hours later the rose came out, and a bit of green notes too. It still has that clean vibe, but more feminine. I can still smell it in my inner elbow at 9pm and it’s not faint either. For me this one is a keeper, and love the longevity compared to other philosophy fragrances.

[september]

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@glam_girl wrote:

Hi.  I you have tried Roses de Chloe by Chloe, Amazing Grace Ballet Rose is very similar.  Definitely a true rose scent, extremely feminine and pretty.  I don't like rose scents, but I do like Ballet Rose for some reason.  My favorites from Philosophy are: Baby Grace and Pure Grace mostly, but I also like Unconditional Love, Falling in Love and once in a blue moon Amazing Grace before I go to bed.  I have not tried Nude Rose yet but it seems to be a very faint smell of rose, a barely there kind of rose smell from what I've read.  I hope this helps.

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This is true!  I was wearing Ballet Rose, and someone complimented me and asked if I was wearing Chloe.  at that time, I didn’t know Chloe had a similar scent.  

[chiclet]

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@Fluke67 wrote:

@Quinny, the pure grace nude Rose is really nice too. Definitely not an artificial rose. I pre ordered the TSV and it arrived today, sprayed some on immediately, around 1pm eastern. At first it smellled a lot like pure grace and I did not detect much rose, but a few hours later the rose came out, and a bit of green notes too. It still has that clean vibe, but more feminine. I can still smell it in my inner elbow at 9pm and it’s not faint either. For me this one is a keeper, and love the longevity compared to other philosophy fragrances.

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Thanks for the review.  When in Ulta I smelled both I think and liked one more than the other but could not remember which one.  I love pure grace so I guess I could not go wrong with that one.  Good to know the staying power is better.  While watching the presentation I sprayed the Amazing Grace parfum all over my t shirt and on my arms and could not really smell much and after a few minutes nothing at all.  I wish when I bought this from Ulta I had returned it.  In the past my clothes in the laudry basket would still smell good but now I can drench my shirt and smell nothing in a short while.  

[Shelbelle]

I have both and I prefer the Nude Rose.

[Fluke67]

@chiclet, I know what you mean. Living grace was my go to for years and I’d smell it for days on my cardigan, etc. I tried the whole shebang this morning (shower gel, body cream and EDP) and it’s still going strong . The sillage isn’t huge, which is OK with me, but longevity seems really good. Nude rose needs a few hours to develop IMO and then it’s just lovely. Don’t judge it too soon.