Note · floral
May Rose
584 perfumes feature this note.
Giorgio Armani
Si
2013The opening of Sì feels like blackcurrant liqueur poured over chilled silk—tart, bright, and unapologetically modern.
RoseAmberVanillaPowdery3.8 / 5· 17,074Nina Ricci
L'Air du Temps
1948Few fragrances carry the weight of L'Air du Temps — a postwar release that became shorthand for romance itself.
IrisRoseAmber3.7 / 5· 6,315By Kilian
Good Girl Gone Bad
2012Good Girl Gone Bad opens with a white floral rush that feels surprisingly restrained—jasmine and rose arrive hand in hand with osmanthus, the latter lending a subtle apricot-leather undertone that keeps the bouquet from veering into bridal territory.
FloralRoseAmberWhite Floral3.8 / 5· 5,873Chanel
Chanel No 5 l'Eau
2016The original No.
Rose4.1 / 5· 5,868Chanel
Allure
1996Allure opens with a lightly sweetened citrus—more rounded peach than sharp bergamot—that gives way almost immediately to a soft haze of florals.
FruityRoseVanillaWhite Floral4.1 / 5· 5,792Sisley
Soir de Lune
2006A floral chypre that opens with a sharp citrus-spice greeting—bergamot and nutmeg creating an unexpected brightness before settling into something quieter.
MossyIrisPowderyRose4.0 / 5· 5,446Guerlain
Mitsouko Eau de Toilette
1919The first spray reveals a tart brightness—bergamot cutting through ripe peach and rose, the classic chypre tension already apparent.
MossyFruityCitrusWarm Spicy4.0 / 5· 5,195Dior
Miss Dior Absolutely Blooming
2016The first spray is a burst of fruit cordial—pomegranate and raspberry tart enough to cut through the sweetness, pink pepper adding a fizzy bite.
FruityRoseFloralSweet4.0 / 5· 4,515Issey Miyake
L'Eau Bleue d'Issey pour Homme
2004L'Eau Bleue d'Issey opens with a bright jolt of lime and rosemary, immediately clarifying and herbal rather than sweet.
HerbalLavenderWoodyMossy4.2 / 5· 3,109Rochas
Femme
1944Femme announces itself with an unexpected contrast: ripe stone fruits and plum dusted with dry cinnamon, a baroque opening that feels both indulgent and restrained.
MossyLeatherPowderyIris4.1 / 5· 3,051Agent Provocateur
L'Agent
2011The pink pepper here sparks quickly but politely—a fizz more than a bite—before ylang-ylang arrives with its creamy, slightly indolic sweetness.
TuberoseAmberPatchouliRose3.9 / 5· 3,000Giorgio Armani
Sì Intense
2014Sì Intense opens with a sharpness that quickly softens—black currant and bergamot create a tart, almost jammy brightness before freesia smooths the entry.
VanillaAmberRosePatchouli4.0 / 5· 2,701Jean Patou
Joy
1930Joy opens with an almost shocking opulence—tuberose and Bulgarian rose arrive simultaneously, their combined richness verging on the indecent.
TuberoseFloralRoseWhite Floral3.9 / 5· 2,637Tom Ford
Café Rose
2012The first spray delivers a jolt of dark roasted coffee laced with saffron's metallic warmth, an unlikely pairing that somehow works.
RoseSmokyWoodyAmber4.1 / 5· 2,559Dior
J Adore l'Or
2010J'adore L'Or opens with a brief flash of floral brightness—jasmine and rose announce themselves clearly but without the piercing intensity of their fresh counterparts.
RoseAmberVanillaPatchouli4.2 / 5· 2,538Tom Ford
Rose Prick
2020The rose in Rose Prick announces itself with a bright, slightly green edge before settling into something darker and more textured.
RoseChocolatePatchouliSweet3.7 / 5· 2,470Kayali Fragrances
Eden Juicy Apple | 01 Eau De Parfum
2021Eden opens with a bright, tart snap of black currant that reads more berry-forward than strictly apple, despite the name.
SweetVanillaWoodyFresh3.9 / 5· 2,334Kayali Fragrances
Invite Only Amber | 23
2021Invite Only Amber 23 opens with a dessert tray: honey, hazelnut, and chocolate arriving simultaneously, gourmand and unapologetically sweet.
AmberVanillaRoseHoney3.7 / 5· 1,766Giorgio Armani
Si Eau de Toilette
2015The Sì EDT is a lighter, fruitier reading of the original EDP's chypre-oriental architecture.
RoseVanillaAmberCitrus3.8 / 5· 1,583Chanel
Chanel No 19 Parfum
1970No.19 opens with galbanum — that sharp, intensely green, almost metallic vegetable-leaf note — alongside neroli's delicate bitter-orange blossom.
MossyIrisEarthyRose4.3 / 5· 1,581Moschino
Cheap and Chic Hippy Fizz
2008Fizzy and irreverent, Hippy Fizz opens with a burst of raspberry and lemon threaded through magnolia — bright without being shrill, slightly candy-like without tipping into sweetness.
RoseFloralAromaticPowdery3.8 / 5· 1,568Kayali Fragrances
Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper 25
2021Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper 25 opens with saffron's metallic warmth and the bright snap of pink pepper over bergamot — an immediately striking combination that announces itself without apology.
RoseAmberWarm SpicySoft Spicy3.8 / 5· 1,466Azzaro
Wanted Girl
2019Wanted Girl opens with a tart pomegranate sharpened by pink pepper and softened immediately by orange blossom — a fruit-and-flowers opener that reads as modern and clean rather than retro-sweet.
VanillaAmberLactonicWhite Floral3.9 / 5· 1,420Estée Lauder
Modern Muse le Rouge
2015Modern Muse Le Rouge opens with raspberry, saffron, and pink pepper — a bold trio that balances sweet fruit against metallic spice against dry heat.
RoseFloralCherryVanilla3.8 / 5· 1,420Giorgio Armani
Pivoine Suzhou
2014Pivoine Suzhou opens with a fleeting brightness—raspberry and pink pepper that dissolve almost immediately into soft, pillowy peony.
PowderyFloralSweetFresh4.1 / 5· 1,282Louis Vuitton
Pacific Chill
2023Pacific Chill opens with a shock of peppermint clarity—bracing, almost medicinal in its intensity—before orange and blackcurrant soften the edges into something between a beach-town juice bar and a herb garden at dawn.
AromaticFresh SpicySweetPowdery4.5 / 5· 1,276Etat Libre D'Orange
Fils de Dieu du Riz et des Agrumes
2012A lime-sharpened opening cuts through the haze of coconut milk and toasted rice, bright citrus meeting creamy tropical warmth.
VanillaCinnamonAmberRose4.0 / 5· 1,224Valentino
Valentina Pink
2015The first spray is pure berry sweetness—strawberry macerated with blackberry, juicy and unapologetically fruity, softened by a halo of clean musk.
FloralFreshRoseMusky4.0 / 5· 1,151Jean Patou
1000
1972The opening arrives as a peculiar green-floral harmony, where tarragon's anise-like sharpness cuts through Bulgarian rose and a whisper of apricot.
RoseMossyFloralWoody4.2 / 5· 1,103Yves Saint Laurent
Mon Paris Intensement
2020The opening bursts with ripe pear and raspberry, their sweetness tempered by a dark currant edge and a flash of citrus.
RoseVanillaCherryMusky4.0 / 5· 1,077Mexx
Fly High Woman
2007Yuzu opens with a sharp, citrus brightness that feels distinctly modern rather than Mediterranean—more tart grapefruit-lime hybrid than sunny bergamot.
OzonicFruityAquaticFresh3.9 / 5· 922Dior
J Adore Absolu
2018J'adore Absolu is the heavier, more concentrated sister to the 1999 original, pushing the white-floral bouquet deeper into dark territory.
TuberoseRoseVanilla4.0 / 5· 918Issey Miyake
L'Eau D'Issey Pour Homme Fraîche
2015L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme Fraiche is a crisper, colder sibling to the 1994 original — less woody, more citrus-forward, built for summer afternoons the original wasn't quite light enough for.
LavenderMarineOzonicPatchouli4.2 / 5· 867Giorgio Armani
Si Passione Eclat De Parfum
2022The opening bursts with the tart, almost wine-dark clarity of black currant—bright but not sharp, carrying just enough sweetness to promise warmth ahead.
RoseMuskyFloralCitrus3.7 / 5· 843Juicy Couture
I Am
2015Raspberry pulp and candied grapefruit open with immediate sweetness, the kind that announces itself before subtlety has a chance.
SweetFloralTropicalWhite Floral3.8 / 5· 827Creed
Carmina
2023Carmina opens with saffron's leathery, medicinal warmth softened by pink pepper's fizzy bite—a bright but serious introduction that announces itself without shouting.
MuskyAmberSmokyFloral3.8 / 5· 795Jo Malone London
White Jasmine & Mint
2007The opening is a jolt of cool mint, almost medicinal in its clarity, tempered by cardamom's warmth and a whisper of bergamot.
FloralAromaticWhite FloralFresh Spicy3.7 / 5· 786Roja Dove
Sweetie Aoud
2015The name promises sweetness and oud, but Sweetie Aoud delivers neither in expected ways.
SmokyBalsamicAmberWoody4.3 / 5· 753Roja Parfums
Enigma pour Homme Creation-E pour Homme Roja Parfums 2013 Eau de Parfum
2013Cardamom and ginger announce themselves immediately, a warm spice introduction tempered by bright bergamot.
WoodyWarm SpicyTobaccoCitrus4.2 / 5· 742Penhaligon'S
Elisabethan Rose
2018The opening is unexpectedly gourmand—almond and hazelnut dusted with cinnamon, like marzipan warmed by spice.
RoseCinnamonCherry4.0 / 5· 737Amouage
Overture Woman
2020Overture Woman opens with saffron's metallic gleam softened by bergamot, then quickly pivots to spiced apple—not candied but slightly fermented, almost cognac-soaked.
SmokyCinnamonLeatherWoody3.9 / 5· 722Mendittorosa
Le Mat
2014Le Mat opens with a dry, almost medicinal heat—black pepper and clove mingling with the faintly sweet rasp of nutmeg.
Fresh SpicyPatchouliWoodySweet4.3 / 5· 698Paloma Picasso
Paloma Picasso Eau de Toilette
1984The opening strikes a balance between sharp citrus and the faint medicinal coolness of neroli, refusing the sugared brightness that marked many florals of its era.
AromaticFreshAldehydicMossy4.2 / 5· 659Courrèges
Empreinte
1970Empreinte opens with a tart, fleshy brightness—peach and bergamot cut through with galbanum's green bitterness and a hint of fig's milky sweetness.
LeatherIrisPatchouliRose4.3 / 5· 647Atelier Cologne
Iris Rebelle
2018The opening is bright and peppery, with lavender that smells more herbal than soapy—a slightly wild, botanical edge that resists the typical clean associations.
Fresh SpicyWoodyVioletEarthy3.7 / 5· 647Kayali Fragrances
Elixir 11
2018The rose here announces itself without pretense—plush, slightly honeyed, carrying that characteristic sweetness of May rose at full bloom.
RoseAmberVanillaFruity3.6 / 5· 630Rancé 1795
Joséphine
2005The opening is a powdery floral rush, bergamot barely tempering the heady sweetness of jasmine and ylang-ylang.
FloralPowderyAmberWoody3.9 / 5· 626Dior
J Adore l'Or 2017
2017J'adore L'Or arrives with a molten brilliance, jasmine pushed to amber extremes.
TuberoseRoseVanilla4.3 / 5· 614Issey Miyake
L'Eau Bleue d'Issey Eau Fraiche
2006L'Eau Bleue d'Issey Eau Fraiche opens with a sharp aromatic rush—mint and rosemary cutting through bergamot like cold water over herbs left on a windowsill.
HerbalAromaticFresh SpicyWoody4.2 / 5· 586Amouage
The Library Collection Opus X
2016A study in contrasts, Opus X opens with two roses—Turkish and May—each rendering the other starker, more vivid.
RoseLeatherFresh SpicyAromatic3.8 / 5· 579Hermès
Calèche Soie De Parfum
1992Calèche Soie de Parfum opens with a citrus brightness that feels scrubbed clean—neroli and bergamot without sweetness or heft, more like linen than fruit.
RoseIris4.4 / 5· 574Kayali Fragrances
The Wedding Silk Santal | 36
2023The opening feels sun-warmed and slightly tart, with black currant lending a jammy edge to the powdery softness of freesia.
WoodyVanillaFloralCaramel4.3 / 5· 569Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce Rose
2021Dolce Rose opens with a bright, almost dewy rose that feels freshly cut rather than powdery or vintage.
RoseWoodyMuskyFruity3.6 / 5· 549Louis Vuitton
Rose des Vents
2016Rose des Vents opens with an unexpected softness—peach and blackcurrant blur into a hazy, jammy sweetness that feels more powdered than fruity.
IrisPowderyMuskyRose3.9 / 5· 522Armaf
Derby Club House Blanche
Derby Club House Blanche is Armaf's version of a very specific idea: the clean, aquatic bergamot-and-tea accord that Creed's Silver Mountain Water made famous.
CitrusMuskyFruityAquatic4.0 / 5· 520Pereja
Leylak
1984Leylak — Turkish for lilac — opens with pineapple, melon, and bergamot: a tropical-fruity brightness that's more 1984 than its name implies.
AquaticFreshRoseAmber3.1 / 5· 508Davidoff
Cool Water Woman
1996Cool Water Woman took the aquatic revolution of the original and redirected it toward the feminine market — bergamot and melon open with the requisite late-nineties aquatic brightness, pineapple adding tropical sweetness alongside.
VanillaAmberMuskyFloral3.1 / 5· 505L'Artisan Parfumeur
Rose Privée
2015A green-fresh opener — basil and violet leaf alongside carnation and lilac — that shades darker into a lush May rose heart.
FloralGreenFresh SpicyRose4.0 / 5· 498Molinard
Molinard de Molinard
1979Black currant and galbanum open with a green, slightly bitter edge before the floral heart arrives in full force.
BalsamicRoseAmberFloral4.0 / 5· 495Roberto Cavalli
Roberto Cavalli (2002)
2002The Roberto Cavalli signature fragrance — its wearer is the house's subject.
AmberVanillaWoodyAromatic3.9 / 5· 483Dior
La Colle Noire
2016François Demachy composed La Colle Noire as a tribute to the Grasse estate where Christian Dior grew his obsession: the May rose.
RoseFreshWarm SpicyWhite Floral4.1 / 5· 476Roja Parfums
Sweetie Aoud
2015Roja Dove's Sweetie Aoud wastes no time: bergamot's citrus brightness opens and departs, leaving May Rose standing alone in the heart — a compositional choice that signals confidence in both the rose and what follows.
OudRoseBalsamicSmoky4.1 / 5· 463Roja Dove
Aoud
2010Roja Dove's Aoud opens with the obligatory citrus—bergamot and lemon—but these are brief, evaporating within minutes to reveal the architecture below.
RoseWoodyOudVanilla4.3 / 5· 454Roja Dove
Danger
2011Danger opens with a trio of citrus notes—lemon and grapefruit's brightness lifting against bergamot's rounder warmth—that feels almost classic before the heart unfolds.
CaramelHoneyPowderyWoody4.2 / 5· 452Paris Hilton
Rosé Rush
2017Rosé Rush opens on neroli — a fresh, slightly bitter orange-blossom note that reads cleaner and more sophisticated than the branding might suggest.
RoseMuskyAmberTropical4.0 / 5· 451Gritti
Adele
2018Adele opens with a dazzling white-floral clarity—jasmine and May rose converging with osmanthus's apricot-suede undertone.
TuberoseFloralRoseWhite Floral3.9 / 5· 416Roja Dove
Scandal Pour Homme
2011The opening is bracing and aromatic — mint, tarragon, and petitgrain alongside lavender and citrus, landing with the confident sharpness of a barbershop elevated by serious materials.
LavenderMossyMuskyCitrus4.4 / 5· 409Roja Parfums
Manhattan Roja Parfums 2022 Eau de Parfum
2022Manhattan takes its subject seriously: a fragrance for an urban environment that is simultaneously exhausting and seductive.
SweetSoft SpicyAmberWoody4.2 / 5· 408Moschino
Stars
2014Peony and may rose open dewy and green, with a pinkish lift that reads spring-garden rather than perfumery rose.
White FloralFreshCitrusFloral3.3 / 5· 400Mac
Ruby Woo
2016Opens with a sharp leather and saffron prickle dusted by pink pepper — bright on the surface but already shadowed underneath, the leather reading more soft suede than tannery.
IrisLeatherFruityPowdery3.8 / 5· 399Goutal
Rose Absolue
1984A soliflore that takes rose at its word.
RoseTobaccoFloralFresh4.1 / 5· 394L'Occitane en Provence
Arlesienne
2014The 2014 Arlésienne opens with mandarin orange's sunny brightness, quickly warmed by saffron's gentle spice — a combination that evokes Provençal afternoons without heavy-handedness.
RoseVanillaAmber4.0 / 5· 389Courrèges
Empreinte New
2012A simple top of bergamot before the perfume's chypre architecture asserts itself.
MossyRoseWoodyFloral4.0 / 5· 376Dior
J Adore Extrait de Parfum
J'Adore Extrait de Parfum distils the original's floral thesis to its most concentrated form.
RoseHoney3.9 / 5· 364Roja Parfums
Aoud
2011Aoud begins with the briefest citrus flash — lemon and bergamot, gone in minutes — before ylang-ylang and May rose declare themselves in the heart.
WoodyAmberFloralSoft Spicy4.1 / 5· 357Roja Parfums
Elysium Eau Intense
2023Elysium Eau Intense opens with a sharp aromatic chord — lavender and thyme over a bright spray of citrus — before the grapefruit fades and a lush floral heart surfaces: tuberose, May rose, orange blossom, lily of the valley.
FreshCitrusSoft SpicyWoody3.8 / 5· 353Hugo Boss
Boss Alive Eau de Toilette
2021Boss Alive Eau de Toilette opens with a fruit-bright rush — mandarin, lemon, and apple — light enough that it reads as sparkling rather than sweet.
FloralWoodyFruityWhite Floral3.3 / 5· 352By Kilian
I Don T Need a Prince by My Side To Be a Princess Rose de Mai
20194.1 / 5· 350Coty
Masumi
1967Pineapple and melon lead the opening with a juicy tropical sweetness, bergamot adding a sharper citrus edge.
VioletFruityFloralWoody4.2 / 5· 346Nina Ricci
L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum
1948The eau de parfum concentration of L'Air du Temps reads heavier and more resinous than the toilette.
RoseIrisAmber4.0 / 5· 331Roja Dove
51 Pour Femme Essence De Parfum
2021The name references the rule that a parfum must contain at least 51% natural materials — and 51 Pour Femme Essence de Parfum makes no effort to understate its ambitions.
FloralRoseTuberoseVanilla4.1 / 5· 329O Boticário
Elysee Succes
2021Elysée Succès opens with bergamot's familiar brightness alongside plum's deep sweetness and labdanum lending a resinous warmth from the first moments — an unusual arrangement that gives the top a rich, slightly jammy density.
RoseCitrusOudEarthy4.0 / 5· 325Bond No. 9
Andy Warhol Success is a Job in New York
2009A Warhol-era fantasy rendered in bergamot and cardamom — the opening is bright and aromatic, nutmeg adding a dry, almost smoky edge before the fruit emerges.
TuberoseVanillaWhite FloralAromatic4.1 / 5· 320Lubin
L de Lubin
1974The opening pairs creamy gardenia with a tropical-banana ylang-ylang, both sweet white florals but with different temperatures — the gardenia cool, the ylang warm and slightly indolic.
FloralCitrusWoodyWhite Floral3.8 / 5· 318Chanel
Chanel No 5 l'Eau Red Edition
2018A red-bottled flanker built around the bones of No 5 L'Eau, this 2018 limited edition opens on a wide citrus shelf — neroli, lime, lemon, bergamot, orange — that reads more aperitif than aldehyde.
RoseIrisVanilla4.5 / 5· 312M. Micallef
Mon Parfum Pearl
2018Mon Parfum Pearl opens with blackberry and mandarin against a background of rose — the fruit is present but not dominant, functioning more as a colorist choice than as flavoring.
FloralPowderySweetLactonic3.8 / 5· 312Louis Vuitton
Heures d'Absence
2020May rose opens with a fresh, dewy floral — green-rosy and slightly tart rather than jammy.
RoseFloralYellow FloralFruity4.2 / 5· 310Roja Dove
Innuendo
2012Innuendo arrives on a burst of citrus — lemon, orange, bergamot, and the sharp green quality of lemon verbena that extends the freshness slightly past the usual opening phase.
FloralRoseYellow FloralWhite Floral4.2 / 5· 304Roja Parfums
United Arab Emirates
2014United Arab Emirates was created as a tribute fragrance, and it smells like one: serious, ceremonial, designed to project cultural weight rather than individual personality.
AmberFloralSoft SpicyWoody4.3 / 5· 301Roja Dove
Manhattan Eau de Parfum
2022Manhattan wears its inspiration obliquely.
FloralRoseTobaccoMossy4.0 / 5· 298Guerlain
Nuit d'Amour
2006Nuit d'Amour opens with lychee's watery-sweet pulp against the mild heat of pink pepper — bright and lightly exotic without committing to anything tropical.
RoseMuskyVioletFloral4.0 / 5· 294L'Erbolario
Frescaessenza
2015Frescaessenza earns its name: the opening is sharp and clean, with lime and petitgrain delivering a crisp, woody citrus sharpened by a kick of pink pepper.
IrisRose4.1 / 5· 292Giorgio Armani
Si Rose Signature II Eau de Parfum
2017Si Rose Signature II extends the Sì DNA toward something slightly more tart and floral.
RoseVanillaWoodySoft Spicy4.1 / 5· 285Moresque
Diadema
2015Diadema opens with a bright citrus flash—orange and bergamot—that quickly softens into something warmer and more cushioned.
VanillaRoseAmberPatchouli3.9 / 5· 280Roja Parfums
Reckless pour Homme Roja Parfums 2014 Parfum
2014Reckless pour Homme opens in familiar Roja fougère territory: lavender and citrus, clean and confident, before May rose signals the bridge to the base.
Soft SpicyWoodyBalsamicSmoky4.2 / 5· 277Roja Parfums
Parfum de la Nuit 3
2015Parfum de la Nuit 3 lives up to its name: this is a deliberately dark, low-illumination composition built for intimate wear after sundown.
WoodySoft SpicySmokyBalsamic4.3 / 5· 275Roja Parfums
Vetiver Roja Parfums 2012 Parfum
2012Vetiver Roja Parfums 2012 Parfum strips away nearly everything to foreground one material.
GreenSoft SpicyCitrusWoody4.2 / 5· 274Bois 1920
Oro 1920
2013Ginger and incense open with a smoky-spicy haze, raspberry adding a tart fruit gleam that reads dark rather than sweet.
LeatherSweetFruityWoody4.3 / 5· 267Roja Parfums
Musk Aoud
2013Musk Aoud draws the oud tradition toward something softer and more carnal.
WoodyAmberSoft SpicyAnimalic4.1 / 5· 263Giorgio Armani
Sì Giorgio Armani 2014 Eau de Parfum Intense
2014Sì Intense deepens the original's chypre-oriental formula by loading more ambroxan into the base, giving the whole composition a radiant, skin-like quality that carries through hours of wear.
AmberRoseVanillaMusky3.8 / 5· 262Ramón Monegal
Olé
2019The opening is theatrical — pineapple slathered with raspberry, then a smoke plume crossing the fruit and a quick whip of castoreum that adds an unsettling animalic edge.
SmokySweetFruityWoody3.8 / 5· 259Maison Alhambra
Rose Petals
Bulgarian rose and may rose open layered — the Bulgarian variety leading with its dense honeyed jam character, may rose adding a fresher, slightly green floral lift.
OudRoseVanillaWarm Spicy3.9 / 5· 258Chanel
N°5 Chanel 1921 Eau de Toilette
1921The opening explodes in aldehydes — that distinctive soapy-fizzy sparkle that lifts neroli, lemon, and bergamot off the skin into something nearly architectural.
AldehydicFloralPowderyIris4.2 / 5· 255E.Coudray
Iris Rose
2012A layered composition that opens on a cool wash of violet leaf, lemon, iris, bergamot and rose — the iris and violet keep the citrus and rose from feeling bright, lending an almost watercolour stillness.
AlmondLeatherMossySmoky4.0 / 5· 253Roja Parfums
Qatar
2017Qatar opens without any real top phase — the fruit hits early but reads more like a heart accent than a citrus lift.
OudBalsamicAmberSmoky4.1 / 5· 248Agonist
The Infidels
Pink pepper opens with a dry, slightly rosy crackle — not sharp, more peppery-pretty — leading quickly into a balsamic core where myrrh and opoponax pour in their dark, resinous syrup.
AmberWoodyBalsamicAromatic4.0 / 5· 245Jacques Fath
Les Frivolites
2017Pink pepper and bergamot open lightly, with osmanthus adding a peach-apricot softness that blurs the line between fruity and floral immediately.
IrisFruityPowderyMusky3.6 / 5· 239Fragonard
Rose de Mai
1998Rose de Mai is a meditation on the centifolia — the May rose harvested each spring in Grasse's fields — rather than a perfume about roses in general.
MossyRoseWhite FloralFloral3.8 / 5· 237Jean Patou
Joy Forever
2013Peach and bergamot open alongside galbanum and orange blossom, giving the top a fruity-green freshness with a faintly spicy edge from clove and nutmeg.
IrisRoseAmberAromatic4.0 / 5· 236Pierre Balmain
La Mome
2007Pink pepper and freesia open with a light, prickly freshness that gives way almost immediately to the fuller rose.
AmberSweetRosePowdery4.1 / 5· 235Giorgio Armani
Pivoine Suzhou Soie de Nacre
2016From the Soie de Nacre collection, Pivoine Suzhou reads the rose as a silky, high-resolution bloom rather than a market-stall bouquet.
RoseFloralFreshFruity3.9 / 5· 235Roja Parfums
Chypré Extraordinaire
2018Chypré Extraordinaire is the house's fruity-floral take on a classical chypre.
MossyRoseTuberosePatchouli4.3 / 5· 232Roja Parfums
Taif Aoud Roja Parfums 2014 Parfum
2014Taif Aoud is the house's straight take on the rose-and-oud pairing.
OudRoseSmokyBalsamic4.2 / 5· 225Roja Parfums
Ti Amo
2016Ti Amo opens with an unusually loud fruit: pineapple slung against bergamot, sweet and almost candied.
ChocolateVanillaSweetFloral4.0 / 5· 220By Kilian
A Kiss from a Rose
2021GreenRoseWoodyWhite Floral4.0 / 5· 216Roja Parfums
Scandal pour Homme Roja Parfums 2011 Eau de Parfum
2011Scandal pour Homme is built on the British men's-cologne template — petitgrain, tarragon, lavender, basil, lemon, bergamot — but the herbs are dosed heavily, almost medicinal at first inhale.
LavenderCitrusSweetPatchouli4.0 / 5· 212Roja Parfums
Roja
2013Roja, the eponymous flagship, is the house's most classical statement.
BalsamicPatchouliVanillaMossy4.3 / 5· 211Bella Bellissima
Emerald Dorée
2003Saffron and pink pepper open with a warm, metallic spice over a bergamot-rosewood brightness, making the first impression both vivid and slightly exotic.
AmberLeatherBalsamicVanilla3.6 / 5· 208Kate Spade
In Full Bloom
2018Lemon opens with expected brightness, though it disperses quickly.
FruityRoseFloralGreen3.6 / 5· 202Roja Parfums
Vetiver Roja Parfums 2016 Eau de Parfum
2016A direct vetiver portrait, opened with lemon and bergamot and brushed past a single touch of May rose.
EarthyMossyCitrusSoft Spicy4.0 / 5· 201