Sa Majesté la Rose

2000 FloralEDPFrance

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Editorial notes

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A transparent rose soliflore composed as a deliberately straightforward statement in an era of complex compositional layering, a counterpoint to the maximalism of contemporary niche.
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Lutens framed the title (French for 'Her Majesty the Rose') as a regal coronation for the most overused flower in perfumery, still worthy of attention done plainly.
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Sheldrake's composition rests on just six ingredients, an unusually pared-down formula for the Lutens catalogue of the period.
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Composed by Christopher Sheldrake in 2000 around Bulgarian and Moroccan rose over a geranium-honey-clove heart with a musk-guaiac base.

Dossier

Edition · 000

Status · Active.

A soliflore rose.

Composed by: Christopher Sheldrake
Founder: Serge Lutens
Country: France

The pyramid

Top: bulgarian rosemoroccan rose
Heart: geraniumhoneyclove
Base: muskguaiac wood

The brief

Sheldrake built it as a deliberately straightforward, transparent rose soliflore in an era of complex compositional layering — a counterpoint to the maximalism dominating niche perfumery.

Name'Her Majesty the Rose' — Lutens' regal framing of the most overused flower in perfumery as still worthy of a coronation.

The Curator's Note

A rose with six ingredients, in a catalogue famous for forty.

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