Comments on: Stella McCartney Stella and Stella Rose Absolute ~ perfume reviews

By: BeachGirl

BeachGirl — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:27:33 +0000

I have the regular Stella.. and the scent is absolutely fantastic. I love it! It’s sensual, musky, settles nicely on the skin… very empowering and sexy… a MUST TRY! I’m always complimented when I wear it

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:12:57 +0000

Thanks for the nice review!

By: englishrose

englishrose — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:37:20 +0000

I’ve actually found the opposite to what most people are saying about Stella – the original fragrance. For me, it’s quite deep and sexily ambery, but without being overpowering (the knock-out effect of eg Opium is too much for me at 25!). I’ve never found it watery or thin, and in fact, it’s the only perfume I’ve ever had that I can still smell hours and hours later. It’s also the only perfume that people compliment me on consistently – an exboyfriend still reminisces about it, and people have stopped me in shops to ask what it is. I didn’t like Rose Absolute – I found it too heavy and just a poorer version of the original. I admit, when I first smelled Stella I was concerned it smelled too rose-y and bathroom-y, but after about 10 minutes, it’s gorgeous. I’ve been wearing Stella for years now and would highly recommend it to anyone who wants something original but beautiful.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:16:25 +0000

I can't comment, I've never smelled the Agnes B, but if you bought it 20 years ago it is almost certainly reformulated, assuming it's still made.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:39:36 +0000

Stella by Stella McCartney is a knock off of Agnes B, by the French designer Agnes B. How do I know? Because I bought Agnes B at her boutique in Paris, probably more than 20 years ago. It was and is still a great scent and Stella probably didn't think anyone would find out, since Agnes B is not too well known compared to most designers. Of course, I don't know if she still has her scent now, or has reformulated it since.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:56:26 +0000

I really don't, sorry!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:32:51 +0000

Do you know where I could find a high quality rose oil? The rose ottos dissapoint me and I don't like the greener scents of the stems mixed in. Years ago, my Dad bought my Mom some pure rose oil from a florist shop and it was the most beautiful scent I can remember. I think it may have been a tea rose variety. Anyhow, the closest I've ever come to replacing it was through a solid rose perfume called “Kasmir Rose” by Temple Essence. It's lovely, but I still pine after that oil. Of course my Dad can't remember where he bought it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:08:18 +0000

Well that is def. true – not little girly indeed, which is nice. Still, it does seem more geared toward the older teens to my nose. But little girly is a trend I'm glad she chose not to go with. And teenagers need perfumes that aren't made of fruit salad, too, after all

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:35:10 +0000

S, the 2000 et une rose is around $180-200 USD, if I remember correctly, for 100 ml. Only at the Lancome Institut in Paris, although they might ship to you (I know they won't ship to the States). Hey, congrats on the Eclix and the Flowerbomb!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:09:21 +0000

R, today I tested Stella, I think it was the Absolute version – yes, they had a tester – At first it didn´t impress me much, though it wasn´t bad at all, but I thought it lacked something, cannot exactly say what. But now (after about 3 hours) I have to change my opinion a bit: it´s a nice subdued rose fragrance & since I didn´t get a sample, I think I´ve to revisit rather soon. Maybe the “normal” version would please me even more, I forgot to test it because the S.A. only showed me the Absolute version – don´t ask me why. They do have both.

Do you perhaps know how much 2000 Et Une Rose costs? Is it only available in Lancôme Paris boutique?

By the way I wanted to tell you that I purchased La Perla Eclix last week It´s indeed very lovely! (And Santa brought me Flowerbomb. I really don´t know why I like it since it´s so sweet, but I do…*lol*)