Penhaligon Elisabethan Rose

$255.00

This is rose without the usual soap or jam, hazelnut and almond giving the opening a toasted warmth before tangerine and cinnamon add brightness. Then the rose itself arrives in three forms at once, May rose, rose oil, and plain rose, layered with black currant and red lily so it never sits flat.

Geranium and plum keep the middle from turning purely sweet, and the base takes an unexpected turn toward orris root and vetiver, dry and slightly powdery, with violet and musk smoothing the edges. It's a rose for people who think they're tired of rose.

Why We Carry This

Building a rose fragrance around orris root and vetiver instead of vanilla or amber is a real choice, and it pays off. This is the rose we reach for when someone says they want florals but nothing that smells like their grandmother's perfume.