Roos & Roos

The Roos & Roos brand was formerly known as Dear Rose. The name was changed in 2018, when Chantal Roos, a renowned name in perfumery, promoted the new collection together with her daughter, Alexandra Roos. Alexandra works in music and has released four modern chanson albums. That is essentially what the brand is: two different worlds, where Chantal and Alexandra's sensibilities bring fragrances and music together in extraordinary notes, giving the warm Roos & Roos collection a completely unique style. Roos & Roos is a true legend in the world of fragrance. Chantal Roos has launched more powerful fragrances than one could possibly describe. While working at Yves Saint Laurent in the 1970s, Roos launched many fragrances, including Opium, Kouros and Paris, to name a few, before moving to Shiseido, where she helped launch Issey Miyake fragrances. Then came the real turning point: in 2014, she launched her own fragrance house, Roos & Roos (formerly known as Dear Rose), with her daughter Alexandra. The Roos & Roos collection currently has 12 beautiful fragrances, tributes to strong women. When Chantal was asked to rank her five favorite scents, she placed the smell of her children as babies first. Next came the smell of the skin of the man she was in love with (at that moment, of course). In third place, she put the Atlantic coast. "My grandmother had a house there, and now we have one too. I love going there and smelling the ocean, the oysters, the freshness of the sea air. It has meant a lot to me since I was a child. Whenever I go there, I feel at ease, on vacation, even if only for two days. And I have never translated it into a fragrance because I don't think anyone can." In fourth place was the smell of the forest. She says she simply loves being in the forest. That's also why, she says, the brand created its new fragrance, In the Wood for Love. It evokes the smell of earth, roots and moss. "It's dense and powerful," she adds, concluding, "I hate the smell of the city." Finally, in fifth place, she ranked "my little morning coffee. Our culture is very much about cafes, and I love going to my cafe and having an espresso." One principle guides Roos & Roos fragrances: creating incredible scents without compromise in the way they smell or in the choice of ingredients. The same principle applies to the creator of the brand's first twelve fragrances, Fabrice Pellegrin, who was closely involved in creating Roos & Roos almost from the beginning. Born in Grasse into a family of perfumers, he grew up surrounded by the natural ingredients that became his main materials and now form a distinctive part of his style. This sensitive creator may have an introverted temperament, but he is nevertheless prolific. He works for large groups and smaller brands, and excels at bold, distinctive compositions built on concise formulas that are easy to understand for anyone who smells his creations. In the Wood for Love by Roos & Roos is a Pirchoni fragrance for women and men. In the Wood for Love was launched in 2018. The nose behind this fragrance is Fabrice Pellegrin. The top notes are orange blossom, Bergamot and Mandarin; the middle notes are Orris and Violet; the base notes are Patchouli, Cedar and Vetiver. Suitable for spring and fall.