Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle

Portrait of a Lady Perfume by Dominique Ropion

A baroque, sumptuous and symphonic perfume that required hundreds of trials to balance such an expressive formula, Portrait of a Lady is undoubtedly the perfume containing the strongest ever dosage of rose essence and patchouli heart. A perfume evocative of sensuous beauty, it attracts people like a magnet. A modern classic.

Carnal Flower Perfume by Dominique Ropion

If nature offers olfactive clashes, tuberose is probably the best example. These pretty flowers exude an almost carnal smell, superimposing in a quasi-miraculous way flower-shop freshness, camphoraceous violence — spicy and animalic — and milky sweetness. This mysterious equilibrium has always fascinated perfumers. Eighteen months were necessary for Dominique Ropion to create a modern version of that theme, an “olfactive Everest” that only the most talented perfumers are capable of reaching.

Musc Ravageur Perfume by Maurice Roucel

Launched in 2000, this composition was a turning point in the history of amber orientals. A sensual perfume, powerful yet perfectly controlled, dramatic and mysterious. Composed by Maurice Roucel as an “act of seduction and generosity,” Musc Ravageur is an uncompromising oriental that runs against current fads. Its explosive departure of bergamot, tangerine and cinnamon is set against a backdrop of vanilla, musk and amber. A sexy, turbulent perfume. In a word: ravageur.”