Rose (1988)
by Czech & Speake

Not at all complicated, and charmingly unaffected… Czech and Speake’s Rose is a lovely feminine fragrance… as others have said, old-fashioned… simple… warm…

Smelling it brings to mind the appearance of those flowery greeting cards from the Victorian times: Idyllic and pretty.

I’m voting thumbs up because of the visual image of those greeting cards and the comforting innocence and loveliness of the fragrance.

A very well done, simple rose with a light green and woody background. The rose note itself is not too sweet and certainly not sugary. I prefer Dark Rose, especially in vintage formulation, but that's an entirely different ballgame. C&S Rose is completely unisex and wearable by anyone and everyone.

This is a pleasing and old-fashioned rose scent, which would appeal to anyone after a more Victorian take on such an olfactory theme. Like other creations from this house, it has moderate longevity and sillage.

A simple English Rose scent and its beauty lies in its simplicity. A little too feminine and linear for me though. Most suitable if you want to smell like Jane Austen rather James Bond.

Well, it does smell like a rose.
Moreover, it's not synthetic-cheap, good quality though completely linear.
A good Mother's Day present, I think.
Is there a Grandmother's Day?

Fragile, a bit of a waxy fresh rose early in the morning. Its June or July, there has been a small shower of rain in the night, and now the sky is crystal clear and sun is rising fast above the forest-line…




With the notes like Bourbon Rose, Geranium, Ylang-Ylang, Mimosa and Patchouli C&S Rose doesn’t offer any kind of surprises; it smells exactly like the one could expect. Authentic scent of this classic flower tinted with gentle touch of green-earth-like smell.

I would feel silly and affected if I would try to write lengthier review out of this. This is a simple little fragrance.


Nice, but not nearly worth the high price considering the fact that there are so much better rose fragrances available.
For example, if someone is looking for genuinely exiting niche rose fragrance that is a bit similar to the concept of this, then I suggest you get a sniff from Rose Poivree by TDC. That one is a simple and straightforward rose too, but it is so much more vivid and rich. It is also very appropriate scent for men, too.

C&S Rose is a female fragrance. I know there are people out there who don’t approach to perfumes in genre-wise at all (and I partially agree), but if you’re a guy and want to wear this, then…..
...I suppose I should try to hope you’re happy.