“A hint of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses.”
Confucius was right… Roses are to love what perfume is to diptyque: an inseparable pair. For Valentine’s Day, the Maison is celebrating roses in all their forms. And since there are as many confessions of love as fragrance gestures, we have brought them together in one line, the Roses Collection.
Central to this collection, a pair of roses holds the title role, the most emblematic ones used in perfumery: Centifolia rose and Damask rose. Two roses, two temperaments that express all their dimensions, both in their scents and in their colours, in a complete line of products and above all two exclusive creations: two limited-edition candles, a brand-new one dedicated to the Centifolia rose, and the other to the Damask rose.
Centifolia rose, also known as “May rose” due to the month of its harvest, owes its name to its multitude of petals. There are 100 of them, it seems – or nearly. It has been cultivated in the region of Grasse for the extraction of rose absolute since the 16th century. This is the first time in the history of perfumery that a Maison has devoted a candle to it. Centifolia has never been experienced this way, revealing in the wafts of a flame its scent of fresh, intact flowers, exactly the way it smells when growing in the soil of Grasse. To experience this fragrance, one must usually go out into a field of roses in the month of May, at dawn before the roses are cut… To celebrate this creation, diptyque has created an exclusive illustration to adorn the Centifolia candle.
“Illustrate each and every one my petals! As you can see, they’re dense and there’s a multitude of them all around”, Centifolia might say about her portrait. “I want them to mirror my scent: delicate, heady and lightly spiced with peppery notes. As for the colours: pink, pink and more pink! With a hint of blue.”
As for the Damask rose, if given the power of speech she would say: “I, on the other hand, want it all! Absolutely everything! Yellow, red, orange and purple too, and a mauve shade. It must reflect the intensity of my scent. Can you smell it? There’s opulence, contrast, animality… olfactory fireworks!”
It too is presented “au naturel” in a candle with an exclusive illustration. It releases its voluptuous notes of a rose born in the Orient, in Damascus. It is said that the crusaders brought this flower to the West. Today, it is cultivated mainly in Bulgaria and Turkey. The essence of Damask rose, also known as the essence of Turkish rose, is extracted from it.
Two flowers and their singularities are captured in these two candles that can be burned separately or together. The fresh, delicate scents of one then mingles with the voluptuous, honeyed accents of the other.
The entire collection celebrates roses. Each of its products – eau de toilette, scented oval and paper, soft balm, hair mist and more – like a dense bouquet, reveals the richness of these flowers with such marvellous complexity. diptyque thus offers a thousand and one ways to discover and smell roses. And as many possibilities for gifts, whether personal fragrances or items to make one’s home blossom with colours and scents.
LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION
Centifolia scented candle – 70g / 190g
Damascena scented candle – 70g / 190g
Roses scented oval – 35g
Roses scented drawer liners
Centifolia and Damascena – Set of two 70g scented candles
Eau Rose Eau de Toilette – 30ml
Eau Rose duo : Eau de Toilette & hand cream – 30ml and 45ml
EAU ROSE COLLECTION
Eau Rose Eau de Toilette – 100ml
Eau Rose hair mist – 30ml
Eau Rose solid perfume – 3,6g
Eau Rose hand & body lotion – 200ml
ART OF SKIN CARE
Infused face oil – 30ml
Nourishing lip balm – 15ml