Pink pepper gives the first spritz a spiciness. Then, Turkish rose petals and rose absolute blend with raspberry blossom for ...

until I got my hands on the perfume that completely changed the trajectory of my scent journey and forced me to look at rose fragrances through a whole different lens—Portrait of a Lady by ...

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And honestly, I get it—many of the rose perfumes of yore had that suffocating powdery quality that strikes people as old-fashioned. Or, as several of my friends have put it, “old lady-ish.” ...

Over the years, fragrance legend Frederic Malle has gifted us with several iconic rose scents. The most beloved—and headstrong—may be Portrait of a Lady, a decadent, opulent perfume composed ...

But the stereotype persisted even as fragrance trends shifted ... Hermès Ikebana and the beloved Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady are both rose scents that featured sleeker visuals and more ...

Our top picks include woody and sensual Hermès Barénia (the newest fragrance from the brand), along with tried and true favorites like Frédéric Malle’s Portrait of a Lady, which pairs rose ...

This obsession recently led me to the most fabulous adventure in the South of France, courtesy of Matiere Premiere. There, I ...

I had the idea of adding an exceptional quantity of Turkish rose ... “This fragrance was love at first sight,” Ropion says of his creation, which was christened Portrait of a Lady.

Full stop, I've long considered rose perfumes to be old-fashioned, too old lady-ish, and, in some cases, flat-out nauseating. Nonetheless, when I was tasked to find the best rose perfumes ...