Coveting True rose essential oil...

I would love to make a true rose soap, but the price has been prohibitive. High quality true rose essential oil has a price tag in the triple digits for less than an ounce. Who wants to pay $35-$40 for a bar of soap? Rose essential oil has a reputation for doing magical things for the skin, but it's the smell that I covet. The smell is a sure thing drive me crazy with pleasure deal. I can put rose petals in my soap, I can put rose petal decoctions into my soap, I can put rose infused oil into my soap-none of which compare to rose essential oil in the smell category. Thank goodness there are a few essential oils that mimic the real deal in quite satisfying ways and are much more affordable! Rose geranium and palmarosa essential oils impart rose similar scents that I can live with. I especially like to blend the two together. Palmarosa essential oil comes from a type of grass-isn't that interesting?
So far, I have not had any negative reactions to these two oils. I cannot say the same for citrus oils, evergreen oils and several spice oils. No ginger essential oil scented soap here, I hate to say!  Absolutely no citronella either.