Many people are under the impression they hate rose perfume. Chances are good they've never had the chance to smell perfume made with REAL roses.
I confess I sometimes play a rather sneaky trick on my clients who tell me they hate rose perfume. I dip a blotter into a bottle and say. OK tell me what you think of this flower.
Wonderful! they say when they've sniffed. Really beautiful! What flower is it??
Rose. Pure Authentic Real Live Absolute Rose I tell them with a bit of a grin as I watch the look of astonishment bloom on their faces. Talk about a reality check.
While synthetic floral scents have come a very long way indeed since the plastic versions of the 50's, there is still nothing that can quite match the deep resounding glorious smell of the real thing.