Une Rose: created in 1908 by Jacques Guerlain.
So what does it smell like? It was a rose soliflore. All types of rose perfumes were popular during the 19th century. Formulas for Rose perfumes appeared in several perfumery manuals and pharmacopeias during the period. These formulas were based on mixed blends to suggest the fresh odor of rose. Natural extracts, infusions, absolutes and tinctures would have been used early on, but as the 19th century drew to a close, newly discovered synthetics and aroma compounds such as heliotropin, musk xylene and methyl ionones would have been utilized. Later versions of the perfume add sparkling aldehydes and a green accord to round out the rose. The general recipe included the following ingredients:
Presented in the quadrilobe flacon (parfum), the Capsule flacon, the Goutte flacon (eau de toilette), and the Amphore facon (parfum).
Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? It was a rose soliflore. All types of rose perfumes were popular during the 19th century. Formulas for Rose perfumes appeared in several perfumery manuals and pharmacopeias during the period. These formulas were based on mixed blends to suggest the fresh odor of rose. Natural extracts, infusions, absolutes and tinctures would have been used early on, but as the 19th century drew to a close, newly discovered synthetics and aroma compounds such as heliotropin, musk xylene and methyl ionones would have been utilized. Later versions of the perfume add sparkling aldehydes and a green accord to round out the rose. The general recipe included the following ingredients:
- Top notes: wild berries, hyacinth, verbena, Bourbon geranium, lilac, cassie, neroli, petitgrain, sweet orange
- Middle notes: Ceylon tea, pepper, cinnamon, rose absolute, clove, carnation, heliotrope, rose oil, violet, jasmine, tuberose
- Base notes: musk, orris, oakmoss, patchouli, sandalwood, benzoin, cedar, ambergris, tolu, civet
Recently, I was able to obtain another sample from my good friend Alexandra Star, who has lots of rare antique Guerlain treasures in her etsy shop, Parfums de Paris. If you are interested in experiencing the spicy herbs and florals of Guerlain's Une Rose, stroll on over to her shop and take a look around. I will do a proper review on this sample soon. My first impression is fresh cut green roses and a distinctive note that reminds me of a band-aid, this is indicative of the usage of cresol, specifically, m-cresol, then I can smell a latex rubber odor, probably from the tuberose, which smells faintly sweet.
Bottles:
Presented in the quadrilobe flacon (parfum), the Capsule flacon, the Goutte flacon (eau de toilette), and the Amphore facon (parfum).
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