Rose just might be the marmite of fragrance, and who would have thought that such a beautiful flower could be so divisive. While a delivery of 28 stems of red roses

will hardly ever be refused, bottles of perfume touting rose as the main note are often subject to some deliberation. 

I'm very into rose, and I'm here to convince you to do the same. I'm often sipping on rose teas, clogging up my sink with rose petals from my bath, or adding rose water to my hot chocolate. Yet my favourite way to use rose has to be in perfume. 

Sure, for many people, rose perfumes conjure up nostalgic scenes of great aunts wearing floral dressing gowns, but trust me. They've come a long way. 

I picked out my favourite rose perfumes to tempt you with, so keep reading and prepare to be persuaded.