♥ My Favorite Rose-Infused Beauty Products ♥

I have always been drawn to rose motifs. There is no more iconic symbol of romance and feminine beauty than the rose—-plus, they just have the most delicate, yet intoxicating scent. In this post, I will describe my top favorite 3 rose-infused products and where you can buy them. 

1. Roses Et Reines Perfume by L’Occitane

I have long been on the hunt for a good fragrance. I knew I wanted something unmistakably girly, but as much as I want to like them, I can’t stand sweet-smelling perfumes with notes like vanilla or amber. Finally, I found L’Occitane en Province’s Roses et Reines (French for Roses and Queens), and I fell in love.

Roses et Reines Eau de Toilette is a fresh and velvety fragrance, a floral tale that celebrates the flower of the queens. 

The muses behind this fragrance, the four daughters of the Count of Forcalquier, all cherished roses, the flowers that were said to have made them queens.

Their favorite roses, the Grasse rose, Bulgarian rose, Moroccan rose and Turkish rose are brought together in this precious scent, enhanced by a unique rose extract from Haute-Provence with delicate fruity notes, obtained by enfleurage.

First of all, I absolutely love the packaging for this product. The fragrance is contained within a thick glass bottle with ridges running through it lengthwise, and the L’Occitane logo engraved along the bottom rim. My favorite part, of course, is that the perfume itself is tinted a lovely subdued pink color.

As for the fragrance itself, it’s a fairly simple rose scent with a slight hint of sweetness–just enough to be young and fresh but not so sweet that it gives me a headache. I think it stands out from most other rose fragrances in that it has more of a genuine, fresh rose scent, rather than smelling powdery or cloying.

Where to buy: L’Occitane En Provence website for $59

2. The Face Shop Daily Perfumed Hand Cream – Rose Water 

Hand creams are an inexpensive way to add a little luxury into your everyday life. I like to use The Face Shop’s Perfumed Hand Cream in #1 – Rose Water after washing my hands, particularly after using that foaming soap that is in so many public bathrooms as I feel it makes my hands feel very dry. I love the smell of this cream. It might be a little weird to say, but the smell of it makes me kind of hungry; the scent, color, and texture remind me a lot of the filling in high-quality rose-flavored macarons. Another great thing about this product is that a little goes a long way—-I’ve had this tube for about a year now and I think there is enough product in it to last me about another month.

Where to buy: YesStyle for $6 

3. My Beauty Diary Damask Rose Face Masks 

I have used a lot of different face masks in the past, and the ones by My Beauty Diary (我的美丽日记) are some of my favorites. I was a bit worried before trying their Damask Rose masks, as I expected a more artificial perfumed scent that might irritate my sensitive skin, but the masks are actually very subtly scented. Best of all, they’re really hydrating. The sheets are soaked in so much essence that I like to save the pouch while I’m wearing the mask, then at the end I squeeze out a quarter-sized amount of essence leftover in the pouch and apply it to my negligee area. It’s a luxurious and affordable way to treat myself at the end of a long day~

Where to buy: I bought a pack of 8 masks at a nearby Chinese grocery store for about $12, but you can also buy them on Amazon for $14