Italian niche house Maria Candida Gentile has launched Rrose Sélavy, a new fragrance named for the Marcel Duchamp pseudonym.
A velvet rose, persistent and unique, dedicated to one of the leading artist of Dadaism: a homage to Marcel Duchamp and to his “double” Rrose Sélavy.
With Rrose Sélavy Maria Candida interprets the “double” of Marcel Duchamp, and his jeux des mots Rrose Sélavy which sounds in French like "eros, c'est la vie", or "arroser la vie", to make a toast to life. Maria Candida pays tribute to Duchamp, making a toast to life with her velvet, soft, fresh, just harvested, with its olfactory vibration, which fill the air and the space, tridimensional just like his art crafts. The name Sélavy emerged in 1921 in a series of photographs by Man Ray of Duchamp dressed as a woman. Through the 1920s, Man Ray and Duchamp collaborated on more photos of Sélavy. Duchamp later used the name as the byline on written material and signed several creations with it.
The notes feature rose petals, Turkish rose, May rose, rose accord, Michelle rose, rose stems and rose leaves.
Maria Candida Gentile Rrose Sélavy is available in 15 or 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
(via mariacandidagentile)
Wow, so much rose! May need to seek out a sample or a decant…
Ditto!
This is probably the first time ever that the press/inspiration (rather than the notes) has actually created interest in a scent for me. I was going to say that I really dislike a name that looks like a typo, and I was going to say that it sounds like too much rose to be interesting, yet I’m totally sold on wanting to try this. The bottle doesn’t hurt either.
Plus, Elephants & Roses was pretty darned good.
This sounds wonderful.
I am so close to breaking my “do not buy unsniffed” rule.