Rose de Mai

Jean-Claude Ellena explains how the small centifolia rose or Rose de Mai colours his memories of Grasse in early summer, when he would help his grandmother with the harvest. Palest pink in colour with a delicate complexion and sweet, subtle perfume, the rose is at once light, sublime, fresh and seductive. But it unleashes all its sensuality when combined with Musk or Patchouli. “To balance its provocative appeal”, says Jean-Claude, “I used languid, luscious notes. From fifty-plus species of roses, I chose the rose de Mai: it is the most commonly grown flower in Grasse, and, more importantly, it has the most luminous, radiant perfume”.

NOTES
Head: Rose Absolute
Heart: Immortel, Geranium Rose
Base: Musk

INGREDIENTS: alcohol denat., parfum (fragrance), aqua (water), alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl alcohol, citral, citronellol, eugenol, farnesol, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, isoeugenol, linalool.