Aromatic
Floral
Unconventional
Woody
Notesbasilbenzoinblackcurrantfrankincensegeraniumgun powdermintrosetarragonvetiver
Tags
#fresh
Style
unisex
Perfumer: Dominique Ropion
Master perfumer Dominique Ropion has an affinity for legible complexity, with creations that are deep without losing clarity. Here he offers a deceptively simple rose that plays with contrasts: dry into wet, crisp into voluptuous. In a bit of misdirection, a lean basil and mint twins with rose for an opening that suggests the rest of the journey will be straightforward. That’s until the gunpowder shows up, unfurling its metallic, cold and smoky facets. Geranium shores up the minty rose, while incense, vetiver and benzoin flicker between wood and amber. A dance of beauty and violence.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
A rose for a close conversation with a little friction: crisp herbs keep the opening alert, while cold smoke interrupts the flower’s softness. Its register is intimate but unsentimental, more deliberate attention than romantic flourish.
How to wear
Try it first in mild spring or autumn weather, when the green opening and smoky, woody contrasts can be appreciated together. Start with one or two sprays on skin and let the rose settle before adding more; in warmer conditions, keep the application light.
Who it’s for
For those who enjoy rose with an aromatic edge rather than a purely soft floral treatment. It suits a taste for green herbs, mineral-metallic effects and incense, especially when familiar flowers are given an unconventional frame.
Release year
2025
The nose
Dominique Ropion is known for combining technical precision with expansive floral structures, making complex compositions feel clear and coherent. His work includes Portrait of a Lady and Carnal Flower for Frédéric Malle. In Rose, he sets a richly textured flower against aromatic greenery and the cold, smoky facets of a gunpowder accord.
Headspace’s story
Founded by Nicolas Chabot, Headspace connects scent science with poetic imagination. The house uses headspace analysis to capture and reconstruct fleeting smells, combining these impressions with natural and synthetic materials to translate experiences and emotions into perfume.
Rose’s concept
Rose imagines a bouquet whose petals explode, setting the flower’s associations with tenderness and purity against gunpowder’s harsher character. Ropion builds the floral accord with rose essence, absolute and LMR Ultimate, then introduces a gunpowder headspace reconstruction to explore the tension between beauty and violence.
Extra info
The gunpowder effect is a captured and reconstructed scent, not explosive powder added to the perfume. The rose accord includes LMR Ultimate, which uses previously discarded rose petals. Rose was introduced as Headspace’s tenth fragrance.
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Notesbasilbenzoinblackcurrantfrankincensegeraniumgun powdermintrosetarragonvetiver
Tags
#fresh
Style
unisex
Perfumer: Dominique Ropion
Master perfumer Dominique Ropion has an affinity for legible complexity, with creations that are deep without losing clarity. Here he offers a deceptively simple rose that plays with contrasts: dry into wet, crisp into voluptuous. In a bit of misdirection, a lean basil and mint twins with rose for an opening that suggests the rest of the journey will be straightforward. That’s until the gunpowder shows up, unfurling its metallic, cold and smoky facets. Geranium shores up the minty rose, while incense, vetiver and benzoin flicker between wood and amber. A dance of beauty and violence.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
A rose for a close conversation with a little friction: crisp herbs keep the opening alert, while cold smoke interrupts the flower’s softness. Its register is intimate but unsentimental, more deliberate attention than romantic flourish.
How to wear
Try it first in mild spring or autumn weather, when the green opening and smoky, woody contrasts can be appreciated together. Start with one or two sprays on skin and let the rose settle before adding more; in warmer conditions, keep the application light.
Who it’s for
For those who enjoy rose with an aromatic edge rather than a purely soft floral treatment. It suits a taste for green herbs, mineral-metallic effects and incense, especially when familiar flowers are given an unconventional frame.
Release year
2025
The nose
Dominique Ropion is known for combining technical precision with expansive floral structures, making complex compositions feel clear and coherent. His work includes Portrait of a Lady and Carnal Flower for Frédéric Malle. In Rose, he sets a richly textured flower against aromatic greenery and the cold, smoky facets of a gunpowder accord.
Headspace’s story
Founded by Nicolas Chabot, Headspace connects scent science with poetic imagination. The house uses headspace analysis to capture and reconstruct fleeting smells, combining these impressions with natural and synthetic materials to translate experiences and emotions into perfume.
Rose’s concept
Rose imagines a bouquet whose petals explode, setting the flower’s associations with tenderness and purity against gunpowder’s harsher character. Ropion builds the floral accord with rose essence, absolute and LMR Ultimate, then introduces a gunpowder headspace reconstruction to explore the tension between beauty and violence.
Extra info
The gunpowder effect is a captured and reconstructed scent, not explosive powder added to the perfume. The rose accord includes LMR Ultimate, which uses previously discarded rose petals. Rose was introduced as Headspace’s tenth fragrance.