Roos & Roos have created a fragrance for Mellerio, the world’s oldest jewellery house. Founded in 1613, the family owned company is renowned for its high-end craftsmanship, producing bespoke jewellery and luxury items.
The fragrance, Couleur Vendôme, was composed by IFF perfumer, Dominique Ropion who says, “For Couleur Vendôme, I started with Turkish Rose, a molecular distillation LMR with a persistent, plant freshness that’s quite unexpected because it has no beeswax facets. I chose to set it with Orange Blossom, an unusual duo. Although they have molecules in common, they rarely rub shoulders with each other. What guided me? Gathering the vitality of a Mellerio Jewellery piece from which a fantasised Eden emerges. I’d say the wild Rose is the central element, like a monumental stone in a fine jewellery collection. Everything around it, its ambery spicy characters taken on different colours, bright or muted, to colour it, to highlight it in all its splendour”
The scent is housed in the signature Roos & Roos bottle, which has been subtly transformed into a unique object for Maison Mellerio. Retaining the same proportions, a curved rectangle with a radiant cap, this one is in sparkling black and white. The transparent emblematic label purposely reveals a treasure: an archive drawing of the Monterosa Rose. Packaged in its green Mellerio sheath
Couleur Vendôme is available now as 100ml Eau de Parfum. In the UK, the fragrance has just launched at Fortnum & Masons.
