How it smells
Main smell: vanilla and gourmand. It opens with almond and pear, moves to rose and jasmine and dries down to vanilla and tonka bean.
- Came out
- 2018
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- winter
Quartz Rose notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Molyneux Quartz Rose EDP in detail
Molyneux is the house behind Quartz Rose EDP. It comes as Eau de Parfum.
How long Quartz Rose stays on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. Natura Biografia Assinatura and Lancôme Variety last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like vanilla and tonka bean are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Quartz Rose: day or night?
It works better in the day than at night, so it is a good pick for work, school and daily wear.
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Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Natura Biografia Assinatura and Lancôme Variety spread further.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is vanilla (100%), followed by gourmand and rose. You will probably like it if you enjoy vanilla and gourmand smells and notes like rose and vanilla. Less obvious notes include lemon, tuberose and sandalowood. Perfume fans rate it 4.14 out of 5.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is winter. It is less suited to fall. Ranked by season: winter, spring, summer and fall. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Flankers and editions
There is 1 other version of this perfume, released in 1995.
Perfumes that smell like Quartz Rose
Similar picks to try: Serge Lutens Datura Noir (6 shared notes), Natura Biografia Assinatura (6 shared notes), Lancôme Variety (5 shared notes) and Montale Paris Sweet Oriental Dream (6 shared notes).
Questions people ask
Is Quartz Rose expensive?
No, it is affordable: about €31 in Europe.
Can men wear Quartz Rose?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2018.
What is the difference between Quartz Rose EDP and Quartz pour Homme?
The other one is the Eau de Cologne and lasts about 3 to 6 hours.