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Known for its subtle floral fragrance, Rose de Mai has been the hero ingredient for fine fragrances and age defying skincare.
Rose de Mai
They say a rose by any other name will smell just as sweet, and this fact remains true for the beloved Rose de Mai. Also known as the Provence rose, the cabbage rose, and the rosa centifolia, the Rose de Mai is a hybrid rose developed in the Netherlands around the 16th century. It now primarily grows in Grasse, France where large perfumeries are also located.
The layers and layers of elegantly scrunched-up petals create the flower’s perfectly pink visage. Its subtle, floral essence is coveted among perfumeries and skincare establishments. With over a hundred petals in every flower, people take particular delight in its clear, honey-tinged scent and anti-aging and healing properties commercially available in the form of rose oil, perfume, and some of your favorite skincare products.
This season, relish in the sweet notes of Rose de Mai with our edit of fragrances and skincare:
Byredo Blanche
With iconic rose-scented fragrances like Rose of No Man’s Land, Young Rose, and Rose Noir, Byredo chose to use the Rose de Mai in a more subtle way with Blanche. They describe the scent as “bodies slipping beneath fresh sheets” and “laundry baskets filled to the brim” giving the subtle rose scent a fresh twist along with base notes of sandalwood and musks.
Maison Francis Kurkdijan A La Rose EDP
Maison Francis Kurkdijian has created a love letter to roses in celebration of femininity. Their A la rose eau de parfum is a fragrance that showcases both the Damascena Rose of Bulgaria and the Centifolia rose (rose de mai) of Grasse. Each bottle contains 250 freshly bloomed Centifolia roses to create its floral backdrop and soft and sensual honey accents, topped off by the pear and lychee timbre of 150 Damascus roses.
Tom Ford Rose Prick
Sharp, striking yet pristine, Tom Ford describes this perfume as something “so lovely it hurts.” Rose Prick EDP gives the Turkish rose, Bulgarian rose, and the Rose de Mai their thorns from hints of spice and pepper. Indonesian patchouli guards the roses in a protective haze to create a perfectly bonded scent.
Chantecaille Rose de Mai Collection
The Rose de Mai finds a new life in Chantecaille’s skincare collection. A delicate ingredient rich in antioxidants, it was only right to consecrate an entire skincare collection around the precious bloom. The age-defying Rose de Mai collection features the Rose de Mai Eye Lift, Pure Rosewater Face Spray, Rose de Mai Face Oil, Rose de Mai Cleansing Balm, and Rose de Mai Cream. It’s a beauty heaven-sent that lends the charm, radiance and youth of an enduring flower onto the skin.
Diptyque Eau Rose Scented Soap
There is no luxury quite like bathing in velvety petals of a rose. Diptyque’s iconic Eau Rose scent is the very embodiment of this time-honored ritual–but rendered as an artisanal bath soap. Eau Rose is a fresh and energizing bath essential that energizes senses with Rose de Mai’s subtle floral scent with hints of honey.
