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Her Magesty the rose

The rose is undoubtedly the most famous flower. It is a true icon in art, religion and nature, with a strong personality.

The rose is undoubtedly the most famous flower. It is a true icon in art, religion and nature, with a strong personality.

Na perfumaria, a rosa é sedutora e multifacetada, é simultaneamente feminina e masculina, leve e forte, misteriosa e luminosa. Quando combinada com outras notas olfactivas, a rosa tem possibilidades infinitas.


A água de rosas é utilizada há 2000 anos, mas foi na Pérsia, no início do século XVII, que a essência de rosas foi criada. E ainda hoje, a água de rosas é utilizada como tónico facial devido às suas grandes qualidades para a pele. A rosa é uma das flores mais utilizadas em perfumaria, mas também é cara. Devido ao seu elevado preço, são poucas as fragrâncias que contêm essência de rosa, a grande maioria recria o aroma da flor. Os tipos de rosa Centifolia e Damascena são os mais comuns.

And even today, rose water is used as a facial tonic because of its great qualities for skin. The rose is one of the most used flowers in perfumery but also expensive. Because of its high price there are few fragrances that contain rose essence, the vast majority recreate the scent of the flower. The types of rose Centifolia and Damascena are the most common ones. <br><br>

In the last few years, fragrances that mix rose and oud are very popular because of their sensuality and mystery. The idea of this special combination comes from the Middle East, where fragrances with rose are worn by women and men who also love to finish their perfume ritual impregnating their clothes with oud smoke. Some brands started to create fragrances exclusively for the Middle East market inspired by this concept, but it quickly became a worldwide trend.

And even today, rose water is used as a facial tonic because of its great qualities for skin. The rose is one of the most used flowers in perfumery but also expensive. Because of its high price there are few fragrances that contain rose essence, the vast majority recreate the scent of the flower. The types of rose Centifolia and Damascena are the most common ones.


In the last few years, fragrances that mix rose and oud are very popular because of their sensuality and mystery. The idea of this special combination comes from the Middle East, where fragrances with rose are worn by women and men who also love to finish their perfume ritual impregnating their clothes with oud smoke. Some brands started to create fragrances exclusively for the Middle East market inspired by this concept, but it quickly became a worldwide trend.

Some legendary rose perfumes:


- Rose Jacqueminot by Coty (1904) it was the first rose fragrance of modern perfumery. It no longer exists.

- **Rose by Caron **(1949) with powdered rose.

- Aromatics Elixir by Clinique (1971): a great perfume that belongs to the Chypre family and reveals the magic of the rose-patchouli accord.

- Nahéma by Guerlain (1979): propose a modern accord of fruity rose.

- **Paris by Yves Saint Laurent **(1983): first rose-violet accord that imitates the scent of a lipstick.

- Trésor by Lancôme (1990): following the line of Paris with the rose-violet accord.

- Sa Majesté la Rose by Serge Lutens (2000): in the begging of niche perfumery.


Nowadays, perfumes like Rose d’Arabie by Armani Privé, Burning Rose by Carolina Herrera Privé or Rose Prick by Tom Ford are fragrances where the rose is still the queen of all flowers.

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