Ensar’s Rose

Ensar’s Rose is an in-house blend made of the same roses I use in our EO Parfums. It’s because of this that I reluctantly sell any rose neat—because it’s a key ingredient. Fine rose is not just a cornerstone of EO Parfums, but the class of rose we select is second to none at any given time. 

The best roses can cost four to five times more than otherwise fairly decent oils, and you can guess which end of the spectrum you’re looking at before qualifying for being added to an EO Parfum.

Enjoy its tenacious, piercing aroma that puts your nose up close to early spring petals in bloom. An absolute perfumer’s delight, and a fragrance famous for stirring up romance at home.

Quality rose harvests are notoriously limited, extraction costs are high, while all the besotted rose-lovers and leading perfumers stand in line calling first dibs on the finest harvests. And at the front of the line was Sultan Qaboos, who made tracking down the world’s most prized aromatics nothing short of a presidential mission.

Leading the show is an exceptional Ta’ifi rose from the treasury of Sultan Qaboos, who was as renowned for his love of fine rose as he was for exotic ouds. This extract was literally locked away for years – likely decades – and until now impossible to get hold of. That, while ‘aged’ among rose traders means two or three years.

Rose is a versatile ingredient but greatly depends on the kind and aromatic depth. If it’s too light, you lose the diffusiveness you want to add to a perfume (take a guess how you achieve Enchanted Rose’s projection…… ) and if it’s too earthy, you mute the other flowers and muddy the spice.

Ensar’s Rose beautifully showcases different facets of a fine rose. Obviously, if you want to use it as an ingredient you can stop looking for anything better. But most of us will choose to take a fat swipe neat and let the beauty of fresh rose transport us.

Alongside the aged Ta’ifi, this also contains Rose 1978 (which I also stopped selling neat), and fusion of both rosa rugosa absolute and otto (which was specially made for EO).

The clear bright lemony pitch of fine Ta’ifi against the deep red of Rose 1978 glistening with the fresh sparkle of the rare Japanese duo makes for an exquisite scent – and a pure rose blend like no other. 

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