A sensual, sparkling, alchemically composed fragrance, incredibly addictive, radiant magic without limits, for cold nights—a masterpiece fragrance from another era, a fragrance of desire and eternal passion.

The fragrance was inspired by Rochas’s young wife and was presented to her as a wedding gift.

One of the classic fragrances of the century

Box decorated with black lace designs

The bottle was designed by Marc Lalique, based on Marcel Rochas’s sketches, in the shape of a curved amphora—utterly sensual.

The bottle features a Bordeaux-colored ribbon bearing the house’s emblem.

White-colored clasp

The heavy, transparent bottle was made by French artisans at Saint-Gobain Desjonqueres, bearing the SGD mark, a global leader in glass packaging for luxury fragrances.

The product was distributed in Greece by the perfumery HELLENICA COSMETICS S.A. (HEIMARAS PARADISE AMAROUSIOU), and we had exclusive sales rights as authorized distributors. 

PERFUMER : Edmond Roudnitska, with more than two hundred (200) rare flower, leaf, and stem extracts from around the world.

FRAGRANCE INGREDIENTS: (BOTANICAL – MINERAL – ANIMAL) AND SYNTHETIC (CHEMICAL):

Bergamot (Calabria) - Lemon (Citrus limon – Amalfi) - Peach (Prunus persica) - Plum (Plum) – Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) – Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) - Rosewood (Brazil - Aniba rosaeodora). 

Jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum – Grasse) - Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata – Madagascar) - Rose (Rosa damascena – Bulgaria) - May rose (Rosa centifolia – hundred-petaled – Grasse) – Orris root (Iris pallida) - Violet (Viola odorata) - Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) - Clove (Syzygium aromaticum – sun-dried buds – Zanzibar) - Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) - Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus – India) - Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) - Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) - precious immortelle (Helichrysum stoechas – everlasting flower).

Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin - Malaysia) - Oakmoss (oak lichens - Evernia prunastri) - Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides – Java) - Musk (Moschus moschiferus) - Sandalwood (Mysore) – Benzoin (Siam) - Vanilla - Leather (birch tar) - Labdanum (Cistus ladaniferus) - Castoreum (Castor fiber) - Civet (Civettictis civetta) - Ambergris.

Prunol → Methyl Ionone - Aldehydes (C14 – Gamma Undecalactone) -

Aldehydes (C18 – Gamma Nonalactone) – Methyl Isobutyl Ketone – Cumin – Cardamom – Patchouli.

Prunol (a complex fragrance base from the De Laire pharmaceutical and chemical works); the material had been kept in a sealed barrel for five years, in what was known as barrel number 5.

One of the most captivating fragrances: animalic, woody, with a dreamlike leathery warmth; spicy, sensual, dark, mysterious, enthralling—a mesmerizing masterpiece with gorgeous fruity notes.

A sensual, sparkling, alchemically composed fragrance, incredibly addictive, radiant magic without limits, for cold nights.

A masterpiece fragrance from another era, a fragrance of desire and eternal passion.

THE PRODUCT IS INTACT

THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN USED

AUTHENTIC AND RARE

PRODUCT CODE : 010156

THE BOX IS SEALED WITH CELLOPHANE - ON THE TOP OF THE BOX IS AN AUTHENTICITY LABEL -  MARCEL ROCHAS.

EOF (National Organization for Medicines) FILE NUMBER : D. 5204/ 82 

MADE IN FRANCE   EMB 78498 B

The production code is on the bottom of the bottle.

ÁÁÁ      EDITION

As you will see in the photo gallery, there are no pictures of the inside of the box or the bottle, because it would not be right for us to open them and deprive the buyer-collector of the joy and pleasure of being the first to open a product after many decades.

The strict rule is that Parfums / Extrait must not be opened.

PRODUCTION      1983