Stéphane Humbert Lucas
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The lychee and pomegranate burst forth with almost juicy immediacy, their sharp fruitiness colliding with rose oxide to create something briefly tart and slightly bitter—like biting into pomegranate skin before the sweet flesh. The spices are already present, a peppery tingle beneath the fruit's brightness.
The Bulgarian rose expands into fuller voice as the fruit softens, revealing the cardamom and cumin underneath. This is where the fragrance becomes truly intoxicating—the rose gains an almost resinous quality, warmed by those dry spices, the amber beginning to knit everything into a cohesive sensuality that walks the line between floral and aromatic.
The fruit fades to mere whisper; the spices become the dominant conversation, particularly the cumin's earthy warmth and cardamom's bittersweet dryness. A soft amber glow remains beneath, creating a subtle, skin-close finale that lingers quietly rather than projecting—intimate and lasting longer than its official metrics might suggest.
Rose de Petra is a fragrance that refuses the prettiness expected of its floral foundation. Stéphane Humbert Lucas constructs something far more complex—a rose that tastes of blood fruit and bites back with spice. The lychee and pomegranate in the opening aren't decorative flourishes; they interact with the rose oxide to create an almost tart quality, as though fresh rose petals had been macerated in berry juice, then left to oxidise under hot sun. This isn't the dewy, romantic rose of conventional perfumery. Bulgarian rose forms the aromatic centre, but it's immediately surrounded by cardamom, cumin, and pepper that prevent any hint of sentimentality. The cardamom brings a bitter-sweet warmth, whilst the cumin adds an almost savoury earthiness—the kind of spice that makes you think of saffron-stained linen and Moorish architecture rather than femininity. The amber accord acts as a soft anchor, preventing the fragrance from becoming austere, rounding the sharper edges of the spices into something more sensual.
This is a fragrance for those who view rose not as a symbol of romance but as a complex botanical—something with history, texture, and an inherent wildness. Wear it when you want fragrance to be noticed, when you're interested in conversation rather than invisibility. It suits autumn evenings, leather chairs, spiced wine, and the kind of confidence that doesn't need to whisper.
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