The Bulgarian rose and its delicate, timeless fragrance.

It is said that its fields perfume the entire valley at dawn, when the pickers slide their fingers through the petals still pearly with dew. That sultans made fountains flow with them to perfume their palaces. And that Queen Victoria had them delivered regularly, as a remedy for melancholy. The Bulgarian rose (Rosa damascena) has been cultivated in the Valley of Roses, Bulgaria, since the 12th century. The flowers are picked at dawn, from May to June, when their fragrance is most intense. For Domaine Singulier and the Eau Belles toilettes creation of green almond, Bulgarian rose, and cedar, the perfumer chose rose alcoholate for a delicate and light rose note. Rose alcoholate is a softer, more airy substance than essence. It is attributed with soothing and balancing properties similar to rose water.