The new year is off to a frosty start and up here on the Baltic Sea it’s also snowy. Nevertheless, I’m already feeling a bit like spring again. The first hyacinth shoots are already peeking out of the ground and there are already clear buds on bushes and shrubs. These are due to the mild winter of the last few months and will hopefully not freeze over in the coming days and nights with sub-zero temperatures. Christmas is over and so is New Year’s Eve. The year 2026 lies before us like a book full of blank pages waiting to be written on. What’s more, we are now on the cusp of the warmer season. Reason enough to take a first look at floral creations that might be just the thing for spring and summer: Flower Lust and Rose Blaze by D’Orsay.
Flower Lust – Flowery pleasure
The direction that Flower Lust is taking can already be guessed from the name: It’s floral. The French label relies on master perfumer Dominique Ropion on the one hand and the floral components of orange blossom and ylang-ylang on the other. Ropion combines these with pink pepper, black pepper, benzoin resin, sandalwood, tonka bean, patchouli and vetiver to create a fragrance that is “very sensual, powerful, deep and intoxicating, a kind of love potion.”
With Dominique Ropion, D’Orsay has chosen one of the most experienced and renowned perfumers of our time. Born in Paris in 1955, Ropion completed his training at the Roure Bertrand Dupont Academy in Grasse, one of the most influential training centers in modern perfumery. He has worked for the fragrance company IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances) for many years and was appointed Master Perfumer eight years ago.
Over the course of his long career, he has created several hundred creations, of which various compositions have become true classics: Alien by Mugler, for example, Portrait of a Lady and Carnal Flower by Frédéric Malle, Vanille Leather by bdk Parfums, Velvet Iris by Essential Parfums, part of the Sepia Collection by Olfactive Studio or Osmo and Magma by Andrea Maack, to name but a few.
What does Flower Lust by D’Orsay smell like?
Flower Lust starts off fruity and floral. The orange blossom brings clear fruity accents to the creation and is less creamy than usual at the start. Fresh, sparkling facets of pepper – subtly spicy and dry – lend the orange blossom spicy moments and create a certain tension. The fragrance soon becomes calmer and softer. Ylang-ylang flashes its tropical, milky nuances, which combine with the vanilla sweetness of creamy benzoin resin and the spicy, almondy warmth of tonka bean. The orange blossom blends with this seductive, dense and opulent melange, which is accompanied by earthy, woody patchouli and ambery sandalwood.
Is Flower Lust a fragrance for the cooler or warmer seasons?
Even if the name immediately makes you think of a summer fragrance, I see Flower Lust more in the cooler season. This is because the extrait de parfum impresses with beautiful notes of orange blossom – very excitingly combined with pepper – and ylang-ylang. But the base gives the whole thing a spicy, sweet, creamy and cozy direction. I would classify the presence of Flower Lust from D’Orsay as medium, and it lasts very well. An ideal fragrance companion for anyone who prefers floral-spicy and sweetly ambery creations.
Rose Blaze – Rose seduction
Jordi Fernández is working for the D’Orsay brand for the second time – after Tonka Hysteria – and is devoting himself to rose fragrances with Rose Blaze. As a classic ingredient in floral compositions, the rose symbolizes love, passion and desire. And this is exactly where the perfumer comes in:
“I wanted Rose Blaze to leave a lasting impression – not only evoking love, but also the fire it leaves behind. I envisioned this fragrance as a story of contrasts: between light and shadow, tenderness and desire. A fragrance that unites opposites with intensity and finesse, with the rose at its heart.”
In Rose Blaze, Jordi Fernández combines rose with ingredients such as bergamot, peach, pink pepper, iris, sandalwood, tonka bean and benzoin resin to evoke a fragrance “that symbolizes both innocence and sensuality.”
What does Rose Blaze by D’Orsay smell like?
Rose Blaze opens with peppery, spicy rose notes, subtly spicy and slightly tingly and woody, which are very elegant, honey-sweet and mature. A thoroughly successful start to this composition, in which velvety peach then provides subtle fruity accents, while creamy iris, vanilla-milky benzoin resin and warm sandalwood combine in the background. There is also a pinch of tonka bean for spice. I also perceive a soft, earthy, dark nuance reminiscent of patchouli, very subliminal. The rose becomes lighter and more light-hearted as it progresses, losing some of its initial seriousness and grown-up attitude and allowing itself to fall into the seductive melange with nectar-sweet floral notes.
When is the best time to wear Rose Blaze?
Rose Blaze is not a carefree, youthful spring rose fragrance, but a rose in full bloom, a femme fatale, a seductress who knows what she wants. Deep, mysterious, complex. Feminine on the one hand, unisex on the other. The presence is medium to strong, the longevity very good. Ideal for anyone who prefers high-quality, elegant and modern rose fragrances with a clear sillage. The creation is more suited to the cooler months of the year and is particularly suitable for the evening, going out and special occasions.
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