La Rose aux Plusiers Centres by Nur Muskara
Paint me a single, proud rose, with light and shadow of such exquisite depth that I forget about real roses, lost in the melancholy beauty of the artist’s mind. The candied liqueur aspects of Turkish rose in Parfums de Marly Delina Exclusif give the effect of 1001 roses being condensed into the essence of a solitary rose.
Quentin Bisch courtesy of Quentin
Quentin Bisch, Perfumer, says, “the idea for Delina in the Exclusif concentration was to be more liqueur de rose and rich oriental like a Mille et Une Nuit rose with loukoum and amber.”
stock photo Loukhoum urkish Delight
A Thousand and One Nights rose with Turkish delight and amber, how beautiful! I love that the rose note changes as Parfums de Marly Delina Exclusif develops on skin. At first there is the slightest hint of powder layered over a classic fruity-floral accord: the tartness of lychee and peach reveal the light, happy, carefree aspect of the rose. Parfums de Marly Delina Exclusif shares its happy lychee and rose notes with Parfums de Marly Delina (also signed by Quentin Bisch in 2017), but the opening is where the similarities end.
Collage by Susie Bairds© for CaFleureBon
Later the rose deepens into a lush liqueur. Imagine drinking Turkish rose petals! Imagine it, getting drunk on a flower. Inspired by the Oriental decadence of A Thousand and One Nights, a shimmering veil of incense and oud hangs in the air, revealing the darker qualities of the rose. In the dry down, the smoke clears to reveal a vanilla and amber cloud of whipped cream. This is yummy fragrant deliciousness, but it never competes with the rose. It’s a floriental flirting with the gourmand aspects of rose, inspired by Turkish delight, candied rose jelly dusted in confectioners’ sugar.
Sarah Brightman Harem Tour 2004
There’s a moment of euphoria in Parfums De Marly Delina Exclusif when you realize what happened wasn’t your fault. Oud, like tears from the agar tree, cried because of time lost to a relationship or unpleasant situation. If it wasn’t for that oud, the frosting sweetness of rose and vanilla would spin a dream so thick you just might believe that nothing bad ever happens, ever.
Prasida at the Osswald Event for Parfums de Marly
I like fruity florals because they make me feel happy. I like being honest about my own pain because that makes me happy too. The deepest happiness is only possible when you can let that drop of pain be something real. Elegant rose, sugary vanilla frosting, and syrupy lychee, without that drop of oud, Parfums De Marly Delina Exclusif would be a fantasy. Tiny drops of agar wood tears remain, like shadows turning a painting from fantasy into a realistic rendering of fruit and flowers. 2018 may be ending, but the beauty of Quentin Bisch’s Parfums de Marly Delina Exclusif remains a testimony to the condensing of a year’s experience into a single lesson, carried forward as we look towards the future.
Disclaimer: I purchased my bottle of Parfums De Marly Delina Exclusif at a Parfums de Marly Boutique event. Opinions are my own.
~Prasida Newman, Guest Contributor
~ Art Direction: Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief
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