SUPERMARKET SWEETHEART

100 roses, £40, Tesco, in-store AN OPULENT bunch of velvety roses — the grandest of gestures. It is hard to trim the stems and cram them into the vase while maintaining the circular design, though.

ORLANDO SAYS: The roses are a decent colour; the darker the rose, the more expensive they become, but in this case they’re a good price. The almost open heads look as though they’ll last well — sometimes they come as bullet shapes which don’t open.

LASTING LOVE? After six days a few heads have dropped, and some outside petals have curled in a bit, but they still look impressive. Another couple of days and they are starting to look their age but are just about alright from a distance. 8/10