Hermessence Rose Ikebana

Hermessence Rose Ikebana is "the smell of a rose in the early morning, damp, sprinkled with dew, delicate and light" says Jean-Claude Ellena.  Rose Ikebana is pure perfection.  An airy, delicate, sparkling fragrance. Rose petals, peony and magnolia with just a sprinkling of pink peppercorns. Add in some grapefruit zest and crisp, green rhubarb to heighten the sweetness. Then, top it all off with a bit of vanilla honey to balance out the greenness of the rhubarb. 

Reviews of Hermessence Rose Ikebana

From olfactoriastravels - "Rose Ikebana is a light and airy rose. Starting with a citrus burst, the rose emerges softly and weightlessly, I also smell fresh rhubarb and a tea note. It is easy to wear, undemanding, uplifting, a pink rose on a day in spring.  I love it for it’s lightness and unpretentiousness, for me it smells like the color pink, a soft, light pink, like ballet shoes.Rose Ikebana is a light and airy rose. Starting with a citrus burst, the rose emerges softly and weightlessly, I also smell fresh rhubarb and a tea note. It is easy to wear, undemanding, uplifting, a pink rose on a day in spring.  I love it for it’s lightness and unpretentiousness, for me it smells like the color pink, a soft, light pink, like ballet shoes."

From basenotes - "The rhubarb gives a sour green sharpness to the rose, while the rose brings out a citrus/mango brightness in the rhubarb. The cumin, instead of being sweaty, adds earthy depth while, at the same time, a sour rosy haze of plasticky synthetics which would normally drive me batty actually works here, giving an unexpectedly bright shining freshness."

More information and reviews can be found at Fragrantica.