Rose de Mai

Rose de Mai opens with the bright, slightly honeyed green of May rose—that first-bloom freshness before heat sets in. The heart layers violet's powdery whisper beneath jasmine's creamy warmth, while lily-of-the-valley lifts everything with its cool, almost metallic sweetness; gardenia rounds the edges into something creamy and soft. As it settles, ylang-ylang's custard-like depth and a dark cassis undertone ground the florals, turning the composition from airy garden into something sensual and faintly shadowed.