Roger & Gallet
Roger & Gallet
104 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Aniseed dominates immediately with its sharp, almost peppery spice, cutting through the bergamot and yuzu with an unexpected herbaceousness. Within seconds, you're caught between brightness and warmth—the citrus notes trying to lift, but the licorice-like character of aniseed keeping everything grounded and slightly provocative.
Frankincense emerges as the citrus fades, introducing a dry, resinous smokiness that transforms the composition entirely. The violet arrives as powder and minerals rather than floral sweetness, whilst the aniseed's warmth persists beneath, creating a sophisticated middle phase that feels vintage and slightly austere—like sitting in an old church wearing expensive linen.
Tonka bean reveals its creamy sweetness, but patchouli and iris immediately counter with earthiness and dryness respectively. The aniseed's warmth lingers subtly, anchoring what could have become a predictable vanilla base into something more textured, more lived-in—a skin scent that whispers rather than announces.
Open White arrives as a deliberately paradoxical fragrance—one that announces itself with the sharp, almost medicinal bite of aniseed before allowing gentler elements to emerge. The yuzu and bergamot create a citrous top that feels more herbaceous than bright, caught somewhere between morning grapefruit and the green leaf quality of a freshly cracked fennel seed. What makes this composition compelling is its refusal to stay purely fresh; the aniseed's spicy warmth (dominating at 100% in the accords) immediately signals this won't be a conventional citrus fragrance.
As the heart develops, frankincense introduces a resinous, almost liturgical quality—that smoky, aged-wood character that feels simultaneously earthy and cosmetic. The violet here doesn't sweeten the composition; rather, it adds a powdery, slightly dusty minerality that prevents the fragrance from becoming cloying. This is where the 76% powdery accord manifests most prominently, creating a skin-scent quality that feels intimate rather than projective.
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