Estate Rosewood begins on a strong base of Solstice Scent's house vanilla called Estate Vanilla to which notes of tea rose, oak casks, tobacco, woods, bourbon, rosewood and hinoki wood have been added. This perfume opens with a light tea rose accord top note and sweet vanilla, warm oak bourbon barrels and a touch of aromatic tobacco with a faint trace of spice. The bourbon is rich, golden and woody with slight caramel and raisin undertones. It is not boozy, rather think rendered down bourbon syrup or a well-aired glass of bourbon carefully blended with the other notes. There is a bit of fine sustainably-sourced sandalwood at the heart. The rosewood is light, with hints of lemon and tea rose. The Estate Vanilla base emerges to the foreground as this perfume wears and after several hours the vanilla and spent oak casks are the strongest remaining notes with a faint trace of tobacco and woods. Estate Rosewood has a sweet, creamy, warm, golden, slightly woody drydown with a wisp of non-powdery amber, though no amber is present in this composition. With notes of Estate Vanilla, tea rose, oak casks, tobacco, bourbon, woods, rosewood and hinoki wood.
Created by Angela St. John as part of a collection of fragrances based on the fictional town of Foxcroft, Maine. Estate Rosewood is an eau de parfum, edp.
SOLSTICE SCENTS ESTATE ROSEWOOD REVIEWS
Fragrantica: This is just stunning. While this definitely doesn't feel heavy and is closer to the skin than Solstice Scent's White Feather or Estate Carnation, it still has tremendous lasting power and performance. I sprayed a couple of sprays, it had dried down and I still smelled it hours later. And again while it isn't heavy, it does have an almost-smouldery quality on initial spray. I find Estate Rosewood incredibly beautiful and a bit more feminine leaning, although I bet it would smell great on a guy. It does start out slightly boozy, with the precious woods at the forefront and that hint of sweetness and amber. It ultimately (on my skin. Ymmv.) dries down into more complex, precious woods heavy, Estate Vanilla laden scent. Love! I love this during all seasons, it's a wonderful cozy fragrance in the cool weather but there's something I absolutely love about it when the weather turns a little bit warm. It's definitely not too cloying, as many woody fragrances can tend to be in warm weather. This was masterfully crafted. Angela has done a brilliant job on this. I have since nearly finished one bottle and have *2* backup bottles stashed away. This is one I never want to be without.
