Indie botanical brand Strange Invisible Perfumes has introduced two limited edition fragrances for Spring 2013, Likewise and The Rose With The Broken Neck.
Likewise ~ "A shy, yet amorous reply to a declaration of love or devotion." With vanilla, rose, grapefruit, ambrette, black copal, jasmine, neroli, vetiver, ginger and cistus.
The Rose With The Broken Neck ~ presumably named for the Danger Mouse song, with rose, vanilla, nutmeg, palo santo, vetiver and white cognac.
I do not know prices or sizes; the fragrances are exclusive to the Strange Invisible Perfumes boutique in Venice, CA.
(via siperfumes)
Update: The Rose With The Broken Neck is $350 for 50 ml Eau de Parfum.
“The Rose with the Broken Neck” is a TERRIBLE name for a fragrance. I can’t even imagine wearing it.
And “palo santo” is just a fancypants name for guaiac wood. I’m surprised they didn’t call jasmine “gelsomino” or nutmeg “myristica absolute”.
I have to agree. I can’t stop thinking “what’s next, the Grace with a Broken Ankle fragrance?”
Really? Maybe I like it because I like the lyrics to the song.
Probably,”The rose with the broken neck” is not a good name
suitable for a fragrance but the song is beautiful
and I also like the lyrics of
Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) .
I did not know this song so,thanks for the link
I guess. It’s a small scale limited edition, so doesn’t seem like such a terrible idea to me.
I don’t know the song and I’ll take your word for it that the lyrics are great, but it just seems like such an awful name for a fragrance (I can’t imagine telling someone that’s what I’m wearing). Like “My Bloody Valentine” is a good name for a band (or a 1980s horror movie) but a bad name for a scent.
I found the name intriguing and it made wonder about the notes (I love dark roses)..And now, thanks to you Robin- I am addicted to the song..It is the perfect accompaniment to the Shalimar on my wrist and dull yellow-lit room..
Needs fancy names at $350 a pop.
I don’t know the song but I love that name! It reminds me of one of H.C. Anderson’s more heartbreaking tales.
Aha, someone on my side
Perhaps we both have a soft spot for tragedy! What could be more poignant than a rose with a broken neck?
Actually reminds me of ‘The Nightingale’, one of Oscar Wilde’s stories. An all too altruistic nightingale dies by pricking its breast on the thorn of a rose in order to dye the rose red. It dies for a student who needs a red rose to give to his love. But a rich man has already given her an expensive ring and so she tosses the rose to the ground –
There ought to be a perfume called The Nightingale!
My 3 years old watches Cinderella every evening, and the Nightingale will forever remind me of the awful stepsisters’ singing practice!
$350?! That’s Amouage pricing. Seem to be suffereing from sticker shock today…
Yes — they’re an expensive line. They do a lot of their own distilling.
I suspect my husband would break my neck if I spent $350 on 50 ml of anything:p
You have made me choke on my breakfast with laughing!
lol!
Would I spend that much? Over my broken neck I would!
I got their Fire and Cream on the las swapmeet here, and I absolutely adore it. Quality stuff, beautifully done, totally worth the price, me thinks.
Maybe because I was such a The Cure fan in the 80’s, but I really like ‘The rose with a broken neck’. It sounds so dark!
First I have to say $350 for 50ml is A LOT of money.
With that said – I purchased a sample of it and the scent is amazing. It is a perfect mix of rose and incense, and interestingly, the perfume has a “dry” champagne quality to my hose. My only complain is that it faded quickly, but then again I don’t know how much of it is due to me using very very little on my skin now.