Bvlgari
Bvlgari
163 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Turkish rose crashes in with bracing immediacy, its petals punctuated by blackberry's tart raspberry snap. The combination feels fresh and jammy simultaneously, as though someone's pressed rose petals into fruit compote, before a subtle talc-like powderiness softens the edges.
The blackberry's trajectory flattens noticeably as the rose becomes monochromatic and introspective, floating on a bed of earthy patchouli that provides barely-detectable grounding. Sweetness rounds the composition into something almost nostalgic—like bottled rose water from a grandmother's vanity.
Patchouli emerges with slightly more assertiveness as everything else evaporates, leaving behind a skin scent so faint it borders on disappearance, clinging precariously to clothing rather than skin, almost abstract in its diminishment.
Rose Essentielle is a fragrance caught between whisper and declaration—a rose-centric composition that prioritises intimacy over projection. Béatrice Piquet's 2005 creation announces itself with a burst of Turkish rose and blackberry, the latter's tart juiciness immediately softening the floral's potential heaviness. What emerges is decidedly powdery, almost cosmetic in its refinement; this isn't the heady, animalic rose of classical perfumery but rather a rose that's been dusted with talc and dressed for the boudoir.
The heart settles into an extended meditation on rose itself—stripped back, contemplative, slightly abstract. The blackberry recedes, leaving the petal as sole protagonist, whilst patchouli lurks beneath like an earthy insurance policy, preventing the composition from becoming entirely ephemeral. There's a sweetness here too, gentle rather than cloying, that prevents Rose Essentielle from drifting into austere territory. The fragrance reads as almost androgynous in its restraint; masculine enough for someone seeking floral subtlety, feminine enough for those tired of ponderous rose fragrances.
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