When I was a kid there was thisĀ Rosebud Lip and Hand Salve that seemed really really classy. It was in a vintage looking tin. While that rosebud salve is absolutely divine, some of its mystique has faded into the oblivion of my childhood.Ā However,Ā Vaseline has now put out a rose flavored vaseline in a mini vaseline box.Ā It smells deeply erotic.Ā And you have to plunge your finger into this rose flavor goop to apply directly onto your face. Sensuality!Ā Ā The rose fragrance is really well synthesized. It whisks you away to working class glamor like the 20s or somethingā¦. If you get it you get it- if you donāt you donāt!!!!!!Some French guy once told me rose scented stuff smells like bathroom cleaner. He couldnāt be more wrong. Fragrance is classically one of the many French/ American divides. The fact is in America, we are overwhelmed with complicated fragrances for cleaning products, candles, and lip balms. Were inundated with Dr Pepper flavors , Coconut passion, Strawberry Attitudesā¦ Vaseline is presupposing and imagining a land far far agoā¦ where choices were specific, simple and deeply erotic.