Maison Francis Kurkdjian · 2019 · Francis Kurkdjian

L'Eau à la Rose

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Toilette

Dewy Bulgarian and Grasse roses with peony, lychee and pear, resting on soft musks.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian says

You’ll smell musks, peony, Centifolia Rose, Damascena Rose and lychee.

More from Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s description

It also mentions Damascena rose oil from Bulgaria, Centifolia rose absolute from Grasse and Pear.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

L'Eau à la Rose’s scent picture, a draft: musks, peony, rose, lychee, pear, limonene (orange peel) drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

L'Eau à la Rose, top notes: Limonene (orange peel)

Heartas it settles

L'Eau à la Rose, heart: Peony, Rose, Lychee, Pear

Dry-downwhat stays

L'Eau à la Rose, dry-down: Musks

What’s inside it

What the label names

8 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals1 spices1 powder

9 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

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Rose 01Swiss Arabian · shares cashmere knit, peony, rose and lychee$68 for 50 ml · about a third of L'Eau à la Rose’s $235
Destin de BalmainBalmain · shares cashmere knit, peony, rose and lychee$155 for 100 ml · about half of L'Eau à la Rose’s $235
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.