It’s Now; It’s the New WOW!   Black Roses!!  They have taken on a whole new meaning. Black roses have carried a long time reputation of having different negative meanings and connotations. To name a few; the kiss of death, fiction, mysterious, and gothic. There is a whole new evolution beginning to form and they are taking on a whole new meaning. There is an old saying that says: “the blacker the berry the sweeter the juice.” In this case black roses are not exempt. They have been taken to the next level. They are getting away from the old tradition that terrifies you, to now taking on a new appeal that tickles the mind. So fasten your seat belt; you are about to go on a roller coaster ride never to be forgotten.

They can be used to convey the following:

1. Fabulous at 40 – Forget the old “over the hill” connotations. Fabulous at 40 have taken on a new excitement for women and men. The more mature the wine gets the better it tastes. The roses help accentuate the celebration of maturity.

2. Catch the excitement – Include them in a vase with an assortment of other colorful roses and watch what happens. They become a dazzling display resulting in riveting conversation.

3. Fun and Cheerful – They can add laughter and cheer to a person’s day especially during Halloween where there is nothing but fun and laughter on that day.

4. Sexy – Wearing black can mean seductress, enchantress or appearing like a goddess or a hottie. No more needs to be said here; I think you get the point.

5. Bold new look –For just about any occasion a touch of them here and there can add boldness and sleekness to a center piece making the occasion in a class by itself.

So as you can now see; Black Roses Rules and they are the new Wow! The next time you send your friends or loved ones a bouquet of them make sure that you write on the card; “The Beauty of Maturity Lives On.”

For those of you who have been around for a while you may remember the commercial where Mother Nature stands on the mountain stretches out her arms and says; “It’s not nice to Fool Mother Nature.”  So that brings us to the subject of Black Roses. If Mother Nature never produced a natural black rose; the question becomes if black roses do not exist, how are they advertised and sold in some places?  Well like many of us, we like to make some changes to our appearances by putting on make-up or dying our hair a different color; and I have to say that I have been guilty of that many times.       Just like our appearances we desire a different look sometimes. 

We want a little bit of this and a little bit of that and there is nothing wrong with that; change can sometimes be a good thing.  Roses are not exempt.  In order to get black roses; they have to be changed from their natural color appearance of either dark red, red, or white and so naturally dark red, red, or white roses requires tinting or dying with a black dye.  Once they are fully dried they can make an everlasting mysterious and unique impression in a centerpiece or integrated into decorations.  The looks, ooo’s and ahh’s for sure will begin.  So are we fooling Mother Nature?  Of course not.  Mother Nature knows that we all want something that we can’t have that she did not produce, and so she is okay with us using our imaginations, gifts and talents that were given to us by her Boss; to make minor changes to nature to enhance a natural look or appearance.  So there you have it.  Go ahead; indulge and enjoy your black roses that have been tinted.    Show them off, flaunt them guilt free.