I am wearing Rose collector again today and I felt the need to add to my previous review. I am passionate about perfume, and I am a perfume collector. That being said I have to say Rose Collector is probably most unique take on rose I have ever smelled and that is saying something because I have many rose fragrances in my collection. And as I am wearing this perfume for the second time, I have the picture in my mind of a long-lost love story. This perfume smells like rose petals lovingly kept in an old, very valuable leather-bound book. The owner of the book lives in a cabin deep in the woods and the book is kept on a finely carved bookshelf made of oak. Opening the book reveals the memory of the scent of that long ago day spent w/ that loved one walking around the countryside.
The smell of newly bailed hay, the woods, the earth and the wild roses. They collected some of the roses and pressed them in a book to remember that wonderful and beautiful day. Roses of love, roses of memory.

I just received my bottle of The Rose Collector today and it is a stunning unisex rose fragrance. My husband will adore this and probably share this bottle w/ me. I can't wait until he comes home from work to smell this. He is a lover of roses as am I and this is a rose a man or a woman can wear. The Rose Collector opens w/ a strong herbal hay accord and as that fades a bit (never leaving) the jammy roses start to bloom; it becomes more opulent. Rich and sweet like a rose wine. Woody and crisp juniper comes through w/ an almost medicinal feel. There is a brightness to this fragrance but a deepness as well. A honeyed earth tone that mingles w/ the sweet jammy roses to create something quite unique but familiar as well. I get an orris root in the dry down, must be from Ananda's amber accord. Powdery and earthy but not cosmetic powder, but an earthy rootedness that comes direct from nature. This is a really powerful fragrance that connects a person to the heart of nature. A very bright, bold and unique take on rose.

if you like rose perfumes this is one of anandas beautiful and lush roses.even if you are not a rose kinda lady this one will blow you away.rose collector is one of my favorite perfumes from gather and i'm so grateful that it is being made again.this perfume is so lovely.you too will enjoy.