Bulgarian Rose

About Damask Rose

Damask Rose is one of the central rose impressions in perfumery. It suggests rich petals, honey, green stems, soft spice, and a faint fruity brightness, giving a composition a full floral heart.

Scent Profile

The profile is rich, sweet, floral, honeyed, green, and lightly spicy. It can suggest raspberry-like fruit, fresh leaves, warm petals, and a deep rose body that feels more robust than a pale petal accord.

Use in Perfumery

Damask Rose works at the heart of florals, chypres, ambers, oud accords, musks, citrus florals, and spicy structures. It can stand as the main flower or act as a bridge between other florals, woods, and resins.

Did You Know?

That fullness makes it valuable when a perfume needs a rose that feels emotional, structured, and unmistakably floral rather than merely decorative. Small green or spicy accents can keep the richness alive, while musks and woods help the petal effect last on skin. Damask rose is strongly linked with traditional rose-growing regions such as Bulgaria and Turkey. In fragrance language, it often signals a honeyed, spicy, full-bodied rose image.